Prologue

"God, This rain had to visit the town today only! I have been calling you for a long time but it's Sunday today Dear God, now there you come? Everything is just.. Awesome!"

Holding her bag and the umbrella on one hand and the ice-cream on the other, Mishti is coming back home. But damn this rain! It takes merely 15 minutes from her home to the market but today it seems one hour minimum will take.

"Damn you, dear God! Let all these clouds pour today only. Why such heavy downpour? Have you too broken up with your partner?" Mishti said looking at the sky. She somehow managed to reach the bus stop, at least now she can stand under a roof safely in this terrible rain.

"This is not done partner. I was supposed to go on a movie date but you just spoiled my whole plans for the day. Why yaar! I told you yesterday right, maybe this time I will take a step further.." Mishti muttered with a frown while licking the ice-cream. Only God knows how long she is supposed to stand here waiting for the rain to stop...

Not like she doesn't like rain, in fact, she loves it. This rain brings so many memories... Some of them brings a smile to her dull face, then some others would snatch away all the brightness from her soul. But then, isn't life all about these memories?

Be it good or bad, at least they stay with you till the day you go amnesia! Mishti giggled. One thing she has learned well from life is to smile, even if for the sake of not letting those teardrops drip out of her eyes, but she knows to smile... a smile big enough to hide herself - hide her story...

The Chaiwala (Tea vendor) nearby turned on the radio.

But this sudden rain and the fragrance of the wind tells a different story today. Mishti could feel the change in the air. Is it a sign of something new? What if her life is about to change? Mishti smiled. She knows, this pretty rain comes exactly at the time she needs it the most.

"Dear rain, no matter how much you trouble me, I'm gonna love you anyway."

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5 years...

5 long years...

Abir sighed, indeed a long time! He was finally back to his city.. to his people..

But this rain! It had to come today only. To get stuck in the traffic jam is something he hates the most. "But there you go Abir Rajvansh! First day in Rajkot and even God is not happy with you! Everything is just... so awesome!!" Abir looked at the watch. He would have reached his place by now and surprised his Maa (Mom).

Maa... how much he missed her! He loved her always, but these 5 years has taught him how he is so useless without his Maa. He missed her, in fact, he missed every single thing about Rajkot. Everything he can call his own belongs to this city only. Aah, how excited he was to embrace his Maa after so long.. his home.. his room.. his friends.. these streets.. this sky.. this wind.. everything..

And this rain! It just spoiled all the fun! His surprise comeback is almost spoiled. Abir is frustrated now. He never really like the rain. And today he got another reason to hate it.

"Bhaiyya, turn on the radio please. This traffic already spoiled the mood. The starting is already ruined in Rajkot, who knows what I'm supposed to face here now." Said a frustrated Abir.

Suddenly out of nowhere he opened the taxi window.

Abir smiled. Who knows if this bad starting leads to a happy ending? This rain comes with so many memories. And this rain belongs to someone special. Can he take this as his welcome gift? After all someone told him long back, rain comes exactly the moment she needed it!

What if this is the sign of finding traces of some old stories?

Maybe for the first time, he let those stupid rain droplets touch his face, intentionally... This rain reminded him of a long lost chapter..

"Only Mishti can love rain so much!"

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