write a short story using the following story starters : it was not the birthday gift she had expected
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Although the burial took place early in the morning, the entire atmosphere looked dusky and gloomy; an impending threat of rain and thunderstorm was brewing up in the skies. Naina felt that the weather itself was agitated over the unjust turn of her friend’s fate.
Naina wore a black dress to the funeral, with a beige shawl covering her head. The dark shades she wore had kept her tears hidden from the world around but the tears she shed in her mind were unstoppable. Only two families and the security staff of the apartment were present to pay their last respects. There was nobody from Rina’s family, not even her husband or parents. Naina could not digest the fact that anyone could hold on to hatred or grudges even after a person was dead.
Naina stood a bit longer, even after the others had dispersed. She could not believe that Rina was no more. From now on, she would miss their lively and non-stop chats, their regular shopping trips together and their hangouts at their favorite joints!
A few drops of rain fell upon her forehead and Naina snapped out of her thoughts. With a heavy heart, she walked past the grave towards the gate of the cemetery, where her husband waited for her in his car.
On her way back, Naina did not talk much. Nevertheless, thoughts about Rina flooded her mind.
It was only yesterday that she had talked to Rina…if only she had heard her words!
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