THE FOLDED EARTH
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- They defied their families to be together, those first few months they were exultant castaways who had fitted on two rented rooms and a narrow bed.
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- Yes, we are! I am happy for the two of us!
- We're married!
- Soon after, Michael yearns to trek that makes Maya feel that her husband is with her, although he is not, due to his continuous poring over maps and unearthing of his boots and jackets.
- I want to trek
- One year, Michael had tried to reach Roopkund once before and failed because of bad weather and lack of experience
- This time, he had better equipment.
- I'll go back to Roopkund. This time I have better equipment, I was timing it differently so, I know what to expect.
- He is leaving again. I'm worried for him. It's too dangerous.
- The night before Michael left
- Don't be worried because the trek is not hard. The rain and snow would have retreated from that altitude by the time we reached it, and there would be wildflowers all over the high meadows on our route. I'll promise. I'll be fine. I promise you, I will be back.
- The news came to me by way of my landlord, who had a telephone. They had found Michael’s body after three days of searching. It was close to the lake, I was told, he had almost made it there when the landslides, rain, and snowstorms came and separated Michael from the others with him. His body had a broken ankle, which was no doubt why he had not been able to move to a less exposed place. And the face was unrecognizable, burned black by the cold.
- He's gone. He left me. He is already dead.
- THE END
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