O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;

Naina and Abhi stayed where they were, in a daze, for a long time, before Naina realised, she has very little time.
Very little time before the execution, and...she must see him.
She has to.

She gets up, and runs out, tears still running down her cheeks.

The place of execution is not too far away, and she cannot even think clearly enough, to somehow get a ride.
She keeps running, stumbling, falling, getting up again.
Wiping her tears, when her vision gets too blurry by them.

Abhi had tried to stop her, run after her, but knew she wouldn't stop.

She reaches the spot, and sees him standing there, hands still in handcuffs.
Surrounded by officers.

She tries to get to him, but is stopped by one of the guards.

Its almost time.
She is panicking, has cried so much, that her tears have run dry, and is so exhausted, she feels she will fall down anytime.
Yet she fights the guard holding her.

She hears the officer say something to Raj.
Any last wishes?

Raj is looking at Naina, who is looking so beaten.
He shakes his head from left to right, signaling a no. Telling her not to come here.

Please mere...haath kholdijiye.
He requests politely.

The officer orders. A guard does it.
Raj raises his hand, in a frail salute, to her, as a smile comes to his lips.
At least, he got to see her one last time.

The officer shoots.
And the world stops for Naina.

At first, nobody moves, and Naina feels hope, that maybe, perhaps the officer missed.
But then, as a red patch starts to form on his dirt matted shirt, fresh tears fill her eyes.

He falls backwards, slowly, as Naina hears a thud, and he hits the ground.

But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,...

The guard holding Naina finally releases her, as she rushes forward.

Comming to him, she takes his head in her lap, even as she herself is shivering hard.

He looks at her.

He tries to raise his hand, intending to remove the strands of hair struck on her face, but fails.
His hand falls to his side, even as Naina grabs it, rubbing it, trying to do something...anything.
She bends down, to kiss his forehead, and a smile come to his lips.
A real smile.
The smile that has always reassured her, that all will be well.
Her tears fall on his face, as she kisses his forehead a second time, and a third.
Please Rajveer sir,...please mujhe chorke..mat jaiyye..
I..I can't. ...live without you.

He is still looking at her, as one final time, her name comes to his lips.

Nainaa...

He wanted to say a lot of things. To tell her not to cry, to reassure her, that all will be well.
To take her in his arms, to wipe her tears.

But none of these happen, as his heartbeats fail him, even as his eyes remain open, looking at her.

O Captain! My Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills;

He lies there, with his head in her lap.
There are no mourning hundreds, for this fallen soldier.
There will be no gun salutes, and no flag will be wrapped around him.

Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!
But I, with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.

Naina did not remember, how long she stayed there. Or how she got home.
Or what happened afterwards.
All she cpuld remember,  was him, his salute, his smile, his wave. His taking her name.

She did not remember, that while she had sat like this, she was surrounded by her friends, who had followed her.

She did not know, they had mourned with her.

All she knew, was that he was no more.

The last enemy to be conquered is death.
-Albus Dumbledore.

( A/N : The poem, titled Oh Captain, My Captain, is a beautiful one, written by Walt Whitman, when Abraham Lincoln died. Do look it up guys.

Secondly, maaham123, I havent forgotten my promise.

Third, epilogue remaining. Please stay with me guys.)