The icey cold wind was freezing. Rakshit pulled his gloves upward hiding the bare gap between his gloves and jacket. He followed the path which was pre decided. The shoes were leaving marks behind in the snow. Two more footprints we're following him. He knew their familiar sound. The atmosphere getting more colder as the night getting darker. The snowy path leading to the mountain top was exhausting but it was the ultimate destination. The pin drop silence getting disturbed with the gush of wind.

" Can't we take a small break " Viren asked following Rakshit.

" No..we are very close to the final destination, we are not stopping anywhere. " Rakshit warned him and continued walking.

The bag pack was heavy but not heavier than the burden to reach on the top. Afterall, they have faced too much for that. Few minutes later their footsteps slowed down. Rakshit placed the bag pack down and sit down breathing heavily. Viren has done the same. They both smiled at each other. Their eyes were shining.

" We did it, we are here. " They hug each other celebrating their victory. Their body was trumbling due to cold but the energy inside was enough to melt down the snow mountain.
Viren take out the small tent from the bag pack. Rakshit tried to make little fire inside the tent to get small relief from the cold. They can finally take rest now.

" I can't believe we completed the treck " Viren said handling tea cup to Rakshit.

" Yeah..with all that freaking incidents..I too never thought that we will make it alive. "

" Isn't it little weird that seven of us has started this journey but destiny has its own plans. Now just the two of us are here..alive. " Viren filled the cup with hot tea.

" There is no such thing like destiny, I mean I don't believe it. For situations like this you have to be strong mentally and physically. We remain strong, so we made it. Rest all gone for rest in peace. " Rakshit's tone was hard but confident.

" Hmm..but I feel, universe has already planed for us. Who we will meet, where we will go, everything. We just have to follow the road. " Viren take the sip from the cup and stared.

" With due respect, but I don't agree, whatever we have aimed in life will eventually come to us, if we are worthy enough to take it. " Rakshit replied placing down his cup.

" So you mean to say all that deaths happened because they are not worthy winning. " Viren continued his talk.

" Yes..Something like that. "

" Well then we have great reason to celebrate, we are worthy, we are the ultimate winners. "
Viren smiled taking out the winners flag.

" One last question, How much this victory means to you ?  " Rakshit smiled at his non stoppable questions.

" Everything, There is no life without success. Success is the ultimate truth. " Both came out from the tent to the edge of the mountain to hoist the winning flag.

" True, Success is the ultimate truth. But it does not comes to worthy people, we have to make overselves worthy to get it. " Viren hoist the flag deep down inside the snow.

" What you mean ? "

Viren come closer and in a blink of eyelid he pushed Rakshit from the edge of mountain only to hear his yell from deep down.

" I told you, Universe has plans, We just have to follow it. " The secrets of all the deaths  hide behind the sound of his wicked laugh echoing in the dark from the peak of mountain showing the side of inside devil coming out for the hunger called success.

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