Rediscovering Love (Short Story)

Samir was now an owner of a big oil refinery. His company has been able to establish itself as the leading player in oil refining in recent times. All people near Samir were very impressed by this steady growth done by Samir. He started his business as a small oil vender. Now with his hard work he was able to become an owner of biggest oil refinery of Asia. However his personal life had seen some setbacks. His wife and two small children were got killed in a plane crash last year. Therefore he was an alone man today. His parents were forcing him to marry someone but he was resisting this move because he still finds it hard to forget his dead wife and children.

One day he was supposed to visit Jamnagar where his refinery was situated. On his visit to Jamnagar, when he was busy with his production managers then he got message that a woman wants to meet him for a welfare work in area. He decided to call her. When he turns to see her he was very surprised to see that it was Rekha, his college love. About her he only remembers that she got married to a bank officer after he failed in his initial business. She told him that she is here for taking his permission for starting welfare work for the workers of his refinery. He invited her for tea in evening and assured to discuss the issue at that time.

When they were taking the tea Samir was remembering days spend with Rekha. He has never thought that they will meet again like this. He asked Rekha about her husband. Her face become pale and she replied slowly that her husband and kid died last year due to malaria. Samir felt very sad to the Rekha and advised her to have courage. He allows Rekha to start her work in the refinery area and assured all kind of help to her. Within few days Rekha’s welfare organization does a wonderful work in the area of health and sanitation in the area, which become quite helpful in increasing workers moral. With the help of Samir Rekha’s organization is able to set up a free dispensary in the area.

However, all this has again given chance to Samir and Rekha to come together. Slowly, they both started forgetting where they are and again getting back into past memories. Finally it comes the time to finish the project. Therefore, Rekha come to Samir for saying him goodbye. But Samir does not want to lose her again, so he proposed Rekha for marrying him. Rekha also wants to marry him but she was worried about what people will say because marriage of widows is not looked right in India. Samir assured her that he did not care about the world and he is ready to marry her. Samir asked for the approval of his and her parents. Being modern in thinking and looking for the better future of their kids they both allow the marriage of samir and Rekha. Finally they are able live together and rediscover their lost love.

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