When

08 JULY 2021

 Fortis Hospital, Amritsar …

 Those memories still send a sharp, stinging pain through me. I walked to the Fortis internal medicine ICU. My heart was racing and I was flooded with emotions. After a few minutes, I was standing outside the ICU door; Saloni was behind a green curtain. “Listen, you have to be brave and calm. I want to inform you that Saloni’s condition is deteriorating further and we’re planning to put her on a ventilator,” the doctor said in a concerned tone and handed me a document to sign. I felt numbed. As these icy words pierced me, it felt as if my blood was freezing. “What are the chances of recovery?” I asked bluntly. “Rare chance; once she is doing well we can remove her from that, but her condition is getting worse. The ventilator is not the problem, the infection is.” “So, is she not on ventilator yet?” I asked. “Can I see her?” “That is what I called you for. This ventilator will only be removed once she starts recovering or there are signs of improvement. She’ll be administered anesthesia which will make her unconscious so that the ventilator doesn’t cause any damage.” “What if there are no signs of improvement?” I asked. “Then, I’m sorry…” he sighed. “It is possible you’ll be talking to her for the last time.” I went behind the green curtain. I thought I would hug her, but that would make her feel that something was wrong and she might break down completely. With a heavy heart and this dilemma in mind, I went to her. There was blood around her lips. She lay with her mouth open and her eyes closed. It was the most horrifying moment of my life. Watching her struggle to breathe made me insane. I wished I could have given her my breath and a part of my life, but I was helpless. I had never felt so disabled in my life. With great difficulty I said, “I had lost you once in my life and now I met you after more than two year so now I want to spend the rest of the life with you, Saloni. And you are my true bestfriend.” She collected her strength and whispered something with ragged breaths. My life changed from that day onwards. What my life was before and what it became after, is something that forced me to write this book. I wish I could rewind time and go back and relive all the beautiful moments that we had cherished together. All those days are very memorable for me which, I spent with my one of the best friend and , I never forget those moments because when we find a friend whos is your soulmate , that ime we spend our all secret with her and also made a trust on her even she never cheated on you if we find a loyal best friend . So, this article will be published in part and here I will discuss about the first part.