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Sometimes life lessons are learnt the hard way!
During war, there are many soldiers and innocent people who lose their lives. These people are remembered for only a short period of time, but how do the families accept their absence and move on?
This heart-wrenching post of a woman who lost her husband shared her story in a post, and we must say, that each word of hers makes us realise how tough it is to lose your loved ones.
Check her post below, in her own words...
"It was 2009. The first time he proposed, it didn't happen the way he had planned. I was visiting him in Chandigarh with a friend. We drove to Shimla but there was a curfew there. The restaurant he had booked had closed early and he had forgotten to get the ring. So he went down on one knee with a red pen drive that he had in his pocket! In 2011, we got married and I shifted to Pune. Two years later, Naina was born.
He would be gone for long periods for his professional assignments. Since my daughter was young, our families suggested that I come back to Bangalore. But I stayed on. I loved the world we had created and didn't want to leave it. Life was an adventure with him. From going to meet him at 14000 feet with Naina to sky diving as a family, we did it all.
In 2016, he got posted to Nagrota. We were staying in the officer's mess as our house was not yet allotted. On November 29th, we suddenly woke up at 5:30 am to the sound of gunshots. We thought it was training but there had not been any intimation. Soon even grenades went off. At around 5:45 am, a junior came in to tell him that militants had taken the artillery regiment as hostage and he'd have to change to combat clothing. The last thing he said to me was "you must write about this."
All the ladies and children were put in a room. Sentries were stationed outside the room and we could hear constant firing. I sent a text to my mother-in-law and a conversation continued between her, my sister-in-law and me as the morning wore on. At 8:09 am, he texted us on the group saying he was in the firefight. Around 8:30 am, we were shifted to a safer place. We were still in our pyjamas and chappals.
The day wore on and there was no news. I started getting jittery and had a sinking feeling. At 11:30 am, I could not help myself and made a call. One of his team members picked up the phone and said "Major Akshay has gone to a different location". Around 6:15 pm, his commanding officer and some other officers came to meet me. He said "Ma'am we have lost Akshay. He was martyred around 8:30 am." My world collapsed. I was inconsolable. I wish I had texted him. I wish I had hugged him goodbye. I wish I had told him I loved him one last time. But we never expect things to go wrong. I sobbed like a baby, like my soul was being ripped apart. Two other soldiers were martyred but they saved the women, children and the men who were held hostage.
I
got
his
uniforms,
clothes
and
all
the
stuff
we
collected
over
the
years
in
a
truck.
I
tried
hard
to
fight
back
my
tears.
I
haven't
washed
his
regimental
jacket
and
when
I
miss
him
a
lot,
I
wear
it.
It
still
smells
of
him.
At
first,
it
was
difficult
to
explain
to
Naina
what
had
happened
but
now
her
papa
is
a
star
in
the
sky.
Today,
I
have
set
up
my
own
place
with
the
things
we
had
collected.
He
is
there
alive
and
speaking
to
us
through
the
pictures
and
the
memories
we
created.
We
smile
through
our
tears
because
we
know
that's
what
he
would
have
wanted
us
to
do.
Like
they
say,
if
you
haven't
felt
your
soul
being
torn
apart,
you
haven't
really
loved
with
all
you
heart.
Though
it
hurts,
I
will
always
love
him."
Sangeeta and Naina Akshay Girish
PC: Senthil Kumar
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