Beyond The End...Chapter 12, by Nisha Raj

Soon Shanaya was totally fine by now. So we came back to Ahmedabad.  I was the happiest person in the world. I had everything a person wants in his life. 

It was new year’s eve. Everyone was praying to god for a better life and a better year ahead. I was with Shanaya praying to god.

‘Thank you god for giving my life a new life.’ I said as we sat in the temple.

‘Do you know who gave me a new life?’ Shanaya asked suddenly.

‘No I dont, do you know?’ I asked her quiet surprised.

‘Yes, I know.’ She said with a spark in her eyes.

‘Who?’  I asked.

‘Meera.’ She said looking into my eyes.

‘What!!!!’

‘Yes, she loved you 9 years back and loves you today also. No in this world can love you more than she loves you. Not even me or not even you. You never understood her love. But yet she loved you selflessly without expecting your love in return. I knew she loved you the day when we had that accident. She was in ICU I had read her diary from  her purse. There was not a single page in her diary where she didn’t mention how much she loved you. And when you told me I got a donor I knew it was her. I went to meet her and asked why she was doing this? And you know what I got the most beautiful answer in my life. She said that she loved you beyond any limits and you are his life. But your life is in me. So she was in turn just saving your life. She said she can’t see you getting away from your love. She said she was suffering from brain tumor so she was to die anyway. So better to die this way than to die without any purpose. She is the best person I had ever known. She has a letter for you  Abhi. Read it.’ Shanaya had tears in her eyes when she completed saying.

And I was shocked. Meera taught me the real meaning of love. Now I understood why people say, ‘To love is to sacrifice.’ I took the letter from her and read.

‘Dear Abhi,

I am leaving. It’s my time to go. For the second time, but this time never to come back. 9 years back when I tried committing suicide I thought this was the end, but then I realised that there is always something beyond the end. But the important thing is you need to know what it is. That day I realised, there was still some purpose left in my life that’s why I was still alive. Look I served the purpose. Shanaya is a nice girl. See I will always be with you now because my heart is with her. Everytime you will see her breathe I know you will remember me. YES, I still love you. But you were never mine. But who said love means staying together? I will always be with you, not physically. We were never together but never apart.....Have a beautiful life ahead.

Someone who loved you always,

Meera’

And I fell in love, but this time not with Shanaya, but with Meera. But she was not with me. She always said to me that the day you will realise how much I love you I will not be with you. And she was right as always.

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I was in tears when Abhimanyu completed his story. 

‘It is 2 months since Meera is no more, but she never died. She is alive, her heart beats in Shanaya’s body. And look she made me fall in love with her.’ Abhimanyu said emotionally.

After Abhimanyu left I thought that the story needs to be shared, because its not a mere story. I could not do justice to Meera’s feelings or Abhimanyu’s but I just finished it. And you all are reading it. 

Remember true love never dies even if it is one sided.....

*The End*

By Nisha Raj

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Beyond The End...Chapter 11, by Nisha Raj

'Abhi, I want to tell you something.’ Shanaya said very seriously.

‘Yes, go on I am listening.’ I said

‘I have a congenital heart defect. I came to know about it two months back. I need a heart transplant. But you know how difficult it is to get a heart donor that matches you. So I left you and came here for the treatment. I didn’t want to spoil your life if I die. But then you found me and I thought that maybe god wants us to be together. So I let you enter my life again. But now the doctor says if the transplantation is not done within a week, there is no hope. I am sorry Abhi I must have told you earlier. I am really sorry. Please forgive me.’ She said meekly.

‘What? Are you kidding?’ I asked.

‘I swear on god Abhi.’

‘Oh god, why didn’t you tell me.’ I was shocked totally.

Words were too inferior to describe my feelings what I felt for her at that moment. I quickly contacted all the hospitals and all the doctors I knew. But there was only one reply that within a week nothing is possible.

At last I contacted Meera since she was the dean of a hospital and I wanted every help in all possible ways. I told Meera everything about Shanaya’s case. She assured me that she would do her best. Always wait for miracles for miracles always happen.

After 3 days I received a call from Shalby hospital that they have found a match for Shanaya. I thanked god. The operation was due on the next day. I wanted to know about the donor, but the hospital staff refused to share any information about it. 

The surgery went successful. My Shanaya  got a new life. I thanked the unknown person thousands of time mentally, that person was god for me. 

Shanaya recovered quickly after that. I also wanted to thank Meera, after all it was her hospital. But I just couldn’t contact her. All her contact numbers were switched off.

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Beyond The End...Chapter 10, by Nisha Raj

‘Abhi, I love you. I can’t live without you. Please don’t leave me.’ Shanaya said hugging me tightly and sobbing.
 

‘But you are the one who left me.’ I said.

‘I am really very sorry for what I did, please forgive me and don’t ask me the reason why I did all this.’ She said still sobbing.

‘I won’t ever  ask you anything, I just want you, nothing else.’ I said kissing her forehead.

‘You had a long journey Abhi, why don’t you rest for a while. I will go to the shopping mall and get something to eat.’ She said lovingly.

‘I am coming too. I don’t want to be away from you for even a while.’

‘Ok then, come.’

I didn’t know that this visit to the mall will redefine my views and my thoughts on love. I was watching her shop when suddenly someone tapped my shoulder. I turned around. It was Meera.

‘Hi, Abhi...’ Meera said.

‘Hi, Meera. How are you? What are you doing here?’

‘I work in the ‘Shalby Hospitals’ here. I am the dean of that hospital.’ She said.

‘Oh wow, thats amazing. Anyways meet Shanaya, my fiancee’

‘Hi, Shanaya. Nice to meet you. Abhi and I used to study in the same college.’ She said.

‘Thats nice. Abhi never told me about you.’ Shanaya said.

‘He must have forgot. I need to leave now. Thank you.’ She said politely and left us.

Just two days after that mall incident where I met Meera, I received a call from Shalby hospital.

‘Mr. Abhimanyu, we have a patient named Shanaya Patel admitted here please come over.’ The nurse from the hospital spoke.

Within minutes I was at the reception of Shalby hospital.

‘Patient Shanaya Patel?’

‘Bed no. 18, general ward.’ The receptionist said after checking the data.

‘Thank you.’

I went there. Shanaya was all right except some scratches on hands and face.

‘Baby are you all right?’ I asked anxiously.

‘I am all right you should thank that friend of yours whom we met at the mall remember. She saved my life. We met at the super market and took the same cab but the car’s brakes failed. She pushed me out of the car at right time. But before she could jump off, the car crashed in a tree. She is in ICU. I think we should go and meet her. She is alright now, but still I think we should thank her.’ Shanaya narrated the whole incident to me.

‘Yes you are right. You go, I will complete the formalities here and come.’ I said.

After sometime I was in ICU sitting beside Meera. Shanaya was also there. I thanked her. She smiled back. And the old memories of the days when we were together came to my mind. 

‘Did she still love me? No thats not possible that was 9 years back. She must have moved on in her life by now.’ I thought.

After sometime we left....

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Beyond The End...Chapter 9, by Nisha Raj

I was madly in love with Shanaya, I couldn’t even imagine my life without her. My career was also well set now. With my hard work I had set up a clinic.Shanaya  and I were going to be engaged soon. But then suddenly I saw change in Shanaya. She started avoiding me and one day she suddenly disappeared from my life. I was broken I didn’t knew what to do. Her parents had died when she was just 10 and so she used to stay at her uncle’s house. I went there but they refused to tell me where she was. I tried hard to find her but it was of no use.

 

I was trying to move on in my life but it was just equal to impossible. Without her everything was just empty. Life was lonely.

As usual I was going to my clinic that day when I met Varun he was the mutual friend with whose contact I had met Shanaya.

‘Hey bro, whats up? How’s life? I thought you would go to Darjeeling with Shanaya..’ He said.

‘What!!!! Shanaya is in Darjeeling?’ I said totally shocked.

‘Yes, why you don’t know?’

‘Ok, can you please tell me the place where she is staying?’

‘Ya, sure’

Varun gave me the address of Darjeeling where she was staying. And without even thinking once I went to Darjeeling. I knocked at the address where she was staying. And someone opened the door. Yes, it was her....

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Beyond The End...Chapter 8, by Nisha Raj

When she completed her story I just couldn’t know what to say. I thought that this was the end of Meera and Abhimanyu’s story. I can’t say it a love story because Abhimanyu never loved her. He cared for her. They were best friends. But some stories are different and if you think that it is just another story of love, rejection and suicide than you are wrong because this was not the end. It was a beginning. A beginning of something new. 
 

Meera was discharged from hospital after few days and as everyone says life never stops. I moved back to my own world and Meera to her own.

You will think what can happen next, but I will like to remind everyone that, this was just Meera’s love. Abhimanyu’s love is still left.

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9 Years Later.....

I was sitting on the couch in my house reading a magazine when the doorbell rang. I got up to open it only to find a stranger standing in front of me. I felt I knew him but I had never seen him before. He sensed my agitation and introduced himself.

‘Hello, I am Abhimanyu Roy.... maybe Meera told you about me.’ The stranger spoke.

‘Ohh...yes please come in.’

We sat. I didn’t knew what to say. So I began casually.

‘So how come you are here I mean, yours and Meera’s chapter ended 7 years ago, right?’

‘No, Abhimanyu and Meera’s story can never end. True love never dies, it never ends. I came here because Meera wanted me to tell you the rest of our story.’ There was pain in his every word.

‘Oh please go on...’

And he began........

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I knew Meera loved me but I never realised how much she loved me. After that incident my parents asked me never to talk with her and as I had no feelings for her it never bothered me. I stopped talking to her but she was dying each and everyday. It was difficult for her to forget me as we were in the same class and saw each other daily. She never had courage to talk to me. At some occasions she did try talking to me but I never responded. 

Finally the day arrived when our college life was over. Everyone went there own way and I never thought that I would ever meet Meera again in my life. I soon forgot her and I fell in love with Shanaya, she was a fashion designer. I met her through a mutual friend. She too loved me and our lovestory was perfect.

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Beyond The End...Chapter 7, by Nisha Raj

Everything changed after that day or say after our first kiss. Till now I had accepted his refusal willingly but now I cant take his no. It was beyond my control. Had this incident not happened our life would have been different . Had I known that this one kiss would end our friendship I swear I would have never let that happen. But its all destiny after all. According to him we were never made for each other. It was now impossible for me to control my emotions. Our exams were over and our vacation began. We started chatting. And I tried to convince him again. And he said he needed time to think over it. His words gave me hope. And I was happy. But my happiness never lasted long. After one month when we came back to our college once again I noticed a drastic change in his behaviour, he would not reply to my messages he even started avoiding my calls. I just wanted to talk to him once, just once , but he never did that.
 

And then the day arrived which I feared the most. I had forgotten to take my cell phone to the college it was in my hostel room. So when I came back to my room in the lunch break, I was shocked. It was his message.

‘I cannot do this. Its a no....’ Abhi.

I couldn’t react it was so sudden. I sat down on the bed. My world came crashing down. I didn’t know what to do. All the old memories flooded my mind. It is at times like this when you realise how much your past mistakes have hurt you. All the sad memories which I had somehow managed not to remember came back to me. Just then my cell phone rang. I picked up the call and somehow managed to say, ‘hello’

‘Meera, Ishaan is no more. I don’t have any further words to say, because you are the one responsible for his death. I called you just to tell you that he committed suicide because of you. You are a murderer. And don’t you even come to see his dead face. Remember you will have to pay for this. You will have to suffer, and you will suffer. Byee.’ The call was disconnected.

I couldn’t even say a word. Sorry I forgot to tell everyone about the most important character of my story because of whom I am here today. The girl who called me was Dhara and the boy about whom she was talking was ‘Ishaan’ her elder brother.

Dhara and I met when I was in 11^th grade and I had joined karate coaching. She had joined a month before me. We were of same age and soon became best friends. Her brother used to drop her to the classes and pick her up after that. He was Ishaan. A second year engineering student. I used to go to Dhara’s house often and because of which Ishaan and I also became good friends. But I never realised that he had started loving me. One day Dhara told me that Ishaan loved me. I thought that he was just attracted towards me. After all who falls in love at the age of 16, but I was never in love so I couldn’t understand that love sees no age. I tried hard convincing him that it was not love but he was adamant. So I left my karate classes. I never shared this part of my life with anyone. I never knew why. I just considered it as an another normal event of my life. I forgot all about him. Time passed and I entered my college life. It was only few days ago when I came to know that someone had hacked my facebook and whatsapp accounts. It was none other than Ishaan. He had called me just 2 days back and had confessed what he did. He just said that he can’t live without me and would never interfere in my life anymore. And today Dhara is telling me that he is no more. 

Because of me someone died. The burden of my own mistake was too much for me to take. And then I again made a mistake. I took 24 sleeping pills. The reason was Ishaan, because I cannot live with the guilt of someone’s death on me. But everyone thought that I did it because Abhi said no to me. But how can I say all this to anyone. 

Ritvi came to know what I had done when she saw empty rappers of sleeping pills on my bed. She called Abhi and everyone took me to hospital. I didn’t wanted to talk with Abhi once. Just once.

Abhi came to meet me. I asked him just one thing.

‘Why you said no?’ 

‘I can’t Meera....’, this were his last words and he left me there, never to turn back.

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Beyond The End...Chapter 6, by Nisha Raj

On the same evening I was sitting with Shreeji and Margina. And I confessed my love for Abhi to them. They were excited. Just then my cell phone beeped. Yes, it was Abhi, my Abhi, the love of my life.

'So who is that guy?' Abhi texted me.

'I am not telling you.' I replied.

A minute after that myphone started ringing. It was Abhi. I knew he want leave me without knowing the name.

'If you consider me your best friend you are telling me the name. Or else I am not talking to you.' he blurted out as soon as I picked up the call.

'Abhi I told you I can't.'

'Ok let me guess. Is he from our department?'

I was silent. 

'It means yes, and I am sure it must be someone from our class itself.'

Again I was silent.

'Is it Arjun?'

'No'

'Meet'

'No'

'Kush'

'No. And I have some work I will talk to you later.' I said disconnecting the call.

Hardly 10 mins passed and I received a text from Abhimanyu.

'Is it me? Please reply'

I didn't know what to reply. Finally after 2 hours I replied.

'Yes.'

He called me and explained me that we couldn't be together. He never felt for me more than a friend. I was not shocked. Maybe I expected the same answer.

Next day I left for Ahmedabad. Soon we started talking more than we normally did. We started chatting on whats app and more. 

Soon it was the day before our university exams. And coincidently the seating arrangement was such that we were seating next to each other. It was our 4 th paper when I recieved his call.

'Hey whats up?' Abhi said.

'Nothing much. Feeling very lonely.'

'Why?'

'I dont know I feel like going away from this place. Somewhere far away.'

'Even I feel the same. Let us go out somewhere after the exams. We will go out after completing our last exam.'

'Ok as you say.'

Our conversation ended that day. I was eagerly waiting for our last exam. 

Soon the day arrived. We completed our exams. I went back to my room.

'We will be leaving at 3 pm be ready. C ya.' Abhi texted me.

'I will be ready.' I texted back.

But call it destiny or what it started raining. By the time the rain stopped it was 4:30 pm.

He came to receive me. I sat behind him on his bike. It was my first bike ride with a boy and that too with someone whom I loved from all my hearts. It was still raining gently. And it was the best experience of my life. Riding on a bike with Abhi in slow rain. It was beautiful. It was a long ride. Soon we reached a garden. Since it was a rainy day and the garden was very far away from the city there was no one in the garden. We sat under a tree.

'I just brought you out here because you were feeling lonely and we also needed to talk.' Abhi said.

'Ya, I know.'

'So today I want to here everything from you. Your feelings and what do you feel for me and just everything about you.' he said looking in my eyes. 

And then I poured out my heart all in front of him. From my school days to my high school and then meeting him, falling in love with him and just everything. After I completed I had tears in my eyes. He cupped my face and wipped my tears.

'No matter what, I will always be with you forever. We will be best friends forever. And I will be there for you always even if the whole world leaves you alone I promise you that. Now look into my eyes.' He said with utmost care.

I looked in to his eyes and he hugged me tightly. I felt lost in his arms. I never wanted to let him go. I felt the whole world in his embrace. And then with his one hand he gently entwined my hair strand. 

'You look pretty when you smile. So always keep smiling.' he said.

And than before I could realize anything his lips touched mine and yes he kissed me. I mean we kissed. My first kiss. It was a heavenly feeling. He was kissing me passionately with his hand constantly pulling my waist and our tongues silently exploring each others mouth. He was not letting me go. His stuble was pressing against my face bruising it. He should have shaved at least. After a long kiss of about 10 minutes we broke apart. He looked at me and kissed my forehead and than my cheek. We hugged yet again. And I sobbed softly.

I didnt realise that it was maybe our first and last kiss. I was still reeling with the impact of our kiss. My head buried in his chest.

I wished time should have stopped right then.

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Beyond The End...Chapter 5, by Nisha Raj

As usual after having our boring and tasteless dinner in the mess we  were going back to our hostel. Suddenly I started feeling dizzy and I sat down there on the pavement itself. 

'What happened Meera? Are you fine? Is anything wrong?' Margina asked me quite worried on seeing my condition.

'I am feeling dizzy and my chest is paining like hell. I cant walk. It feels as if I will fall down the moment I will stand.' I said with great difficulty.

'Ok I will call someone. Just remain awake.' Margina said.

Actually that day Shreeji, Hany and Megha didnt come to have dinner so only Margina was with me.

'Hello Abhimanyu, fast Meera is not keeping well. I think we need to take her to the hospital. You please come near the mess we are waiting.'

'I am coming be there.' Abhimanyu said.

After about 10 minutes Abhi came on his bike.

'Come fast Meera,sit we need to go to the hospital.' Abhi said

'No I dont want to go the hospital, just drop me back to the hostel.' I said.

'But your condition is not good we should get a check up with the doctor.'

'No I dont want to go the hospital.'

'Just shut up and sit I said we are going to the hospital do you get that no arguments.' He shouted on the top of his voice.

People walking on the street turned around to see us. I sat on his bike quietly I was totally shocked by his behaviour.

'Do you also need a invitation to sit?' he asked Margina.

'How dare you talk to me like this. Dont you ever come to see me in the hospital again. I just dont want you.' I said with tears flowing from my eyes.

It was our first fight. Actually you cant call it a fight but it was the first time I got upset because of Abhi.

I was admitted in the ICU yet again following my breathing difficulty and severe chest pain. Everyone from our group arrived by then. It must have been near about 4 am in the morning when I was discharged. Abhi came in front of the hospital on his bike waiting for me.

'I would prefer walking to the hostel rather than going with him.' I said angrily to Shreeji.

'Please Meera come on now please sit.' Abhi requested.

I kept walking and he kept driving slowly beside me trying to convince me.

'You know Meera, when I called Abhi to come here he was in the mess. He left his food and came here. He was here the whole night. I know you felt bad but he is your friend. He has a right on you. After all he is the one who always comes for you whenever you are admitted.' Margina explained me the situation.

'Oh god what have I done?' I half muttered to myself. I rushed to my room took my cell phone and messaged him.

'I am really sorry Abhi, I didn't know that you came without having your food. Really sorry.'

'Its ok dear. No offence.' he texted me back and I was relieved.

Days followed and then months our friendship just became more and  more deep. And it was not long time that I realised that I loved Abhi. But I didn't wanted to loose our friendship by bringing love in between all this. So I decided not to tell him anything.

Soon our university exams neared. 

It was the day forms were to be filled up for our exams. Everyone was sitting in the class waiting to fill up the class.

I was talking with Abhi when Arjun came up.

'Meera if you get time from Abhi you can talk with rest of the people too.' Arjun taunted me.

'What do you mean I talk with everyone.'

'Yeah....we know that. Abhi is your special friend we are just no one.' he said trying to tease me.

But I felt really bad and I went away from there. Abhi came following me.

'What's the matter Meera? He was just joking.' Abhi said

'Just leave me alone I don't want to talk with anyone.' I said sadly.

'Ok come with me we will talk over this.'

And he took me to the stairs which lead to the terrace. We both sat there.

'Now tell me I know this is not the matter there is something else that is going on in your mind. So tell me.' he said holding my hands.

'Its nothing. Its just that I can't pay attention anywhere.'

'And what's the reason behind all this?'

'I think I love someone but I am afraid.'

'Whoa....thats great. Who is the lucky guy?'

'I can't tell you that, it will affect our friendship.'

'I promise you nothing will affect our friendship whoever be the person.'

'No I can't tell you.'

Just then his cellphone rang.

'We will talk about it. The forms are ready lets go.' he said.

We went. But I was scared about what I just told to him.

And it all began that day.....

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Beyond The End...Chapter 4, by Nisha Raj

A new journey began with me and Abhimanyu becoming the best friends. Summer began with longer evenings and shorter nights. We all used to go for a walk in the evening. Our walking group included me, Abhimanyu, Arjun, Meet, Shreeji, Hany, Megha and Margina. We would have food in the mess and than we would go out for a walk. It never used to be a long walk but ya the most memorable walks of my life. If I had any adjectives to describe it I would rather say it in the Nicholas Spark way...'Walk To Remember.' Because all these were the moments which brought me closer to Abhi. 
 

'So you had your dinner?' Abhi asked me as we walked along the deserted road behind our hostel ground.

'Nope.'

'I knew it, and I also know you keep eating this outside food all this junk. Its not good for your health. I know the mess food tastes like shit but you know we have to manage it some or the other way.' 

'I know Abhi but its very difficult for me. I just cant adjust with the food over here.'

'Ok no problem we will discuss it later now lets walk'. As soon as he said this his hand caught hold of my waist and we were walking together with me staring at him like a freak as he kept on looking at the stars in the sky above. The nearby world reduced to zero and I was just in some other world. I didn't realize what my heart was feeling than or maybe I just ignored it.

On the way we would all end up drinking sugarcane juice or orange soda and sometimes even that ice gola thing. We were all enjoying every bit of our life than it seemed that life couldn't have been more better. What I didn't know was that the memories which were taking me to heaven are going to make my life a living hell just few months later.

Time went on as we came closer  and closer. He too was from Ahmadabad so we used to go together in the train and come back in the bus together.

I used to share each and every problem of mine with him. And he always ended up solving it. I never realized when it was that I fell in love with him, maybe that was my first mistake. Had I known that I was falling for him I would have stopped our ever progressing relationship.

I still had no idea about my feelings for him. I just thought we were friends just good friends. He was always with me in every situation, whether I was admitted in the hospital or I ended up having terrible fight with my friends. He tolerated me in every condition all my temper tantrums, my mood swings almost everything. I could never get a better friend than him. 

I had never imagined in my wildest dream that we could ever get apart.

But as people say time changes everything and ya it did its work quite well.

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Beyond The End...Chapter 3, by Nisha Raj

'What is all this? What happened to me?' I asked totally bewildered.

   

'You fainted when we were chatting, we tried waking you up but it was of no use, so we informed the faculty and brought you here.' Shreeji said in a tensed voice.

'Nothing to worry about young lady, its just because of the weakness maybe you are not having your food properly that it nothing serious.' the doctor said patiently after fully examining me.

I was discharged after sometime. Soon days passed and all of us forgot about this. We were now excited for the freshers party that was to be held the next week. Everyone had to perform some or the other thing that was the rule. We all were busy preparing for it.

'So Abhi what are you going to do for the freshers?' I asked him curiously.

'Nothing' he said without any change in his expression.

'What do you mean?' I asked rather taken aback by his curt reply.

'Can you imagine me dancing or singing or something like that. This all is totally not my cup of tea I tell you Meera, so I am not coming. You people can do anything you like.' and without even waiting for my answer he just went away.

'This guy is really strange. Anyways let me concentrate on my drama.' I mentally uttered.

I was going to perform a drama some were going to sing and some decided to dance.

Soon the day of doom arrived, we all were nervous.

The party started with calling everyone one by one.

'Next will be Abhimanyu Roy who will be singing a song.' the seniors announced.

I was thinking what was he going to sing, afterall he turned up at the last moment.

'Pani da rang vekh k....

Pani da rang vekh k...' He was singing.

I just couldnt supress smiling rather say laughing. Because he was singing badly, or say horribly. Everyone was shocked and trying to control their laughter not to offend him. But all this are the memories which make your life worthwhile. If you are just perfect and you do everything just perfectly life is of no meaning. I would say there would be no difference between we the living people and the so called non living machines. Party ended at a good note leaving us some beautiful memories to cherish.

Now our department seemed to be a family. Seniors, juniors and faculty everyone was together now.

But as someone said a coin has two sides, we had seen only the better side. The worse was yet to come.

And it all started with the beginning of winter. I continuosly started falling ill. I would have one or the other complaint sometimes I would faint or have difficulty in breathing or end up with cramps all over my body.

The day after it was my birthday and I was in the hospital. My parents came and took me away. I cried. Because I wanted to spend my birthday with my friends. But they had to take me away keeping in mind my condition. I had to skip the whole January month from the college for my treatment. We were consulting a neurologist after I was diagnosed with partial sezeiure problem. Soon the medicines started which had all kind of side effects. But still I was happy that now atleast I could go back to the college.

'We missed you so much yaar...' everyone said.

'I too missed you all, but now I am back.' I said excitedly.

'Hey everyone its my birthday and we all are going out for a treat. So get ready fast. We are leaving at 7:30.' Hany came and announced.

'Yippee......many many happy returns of the dear. May you have many more years to come.' I said hugging her.

'You all go I am not coming.' Shreeji said. 

I looked at her totally shocked. We all were best friends and I couldnt imagine such a reaction from her.

'But why?' we all said almost instantly.

'No I am not feeling well so you people can go.' she said.

Everyone tried convincing her but it was of no use. Hany almost cried. And my mood changed instantly. I was very sad. First I couldnt get the reason why she was doing this and second it was just not justified. I had always been very possessive about my friends, and I couldnt see Hany the way she was right now. Everyone moved out without saying a word. We got ready and arrived at the Hotel The Landmark. As I sat on the chair my cellphone beeped. 

'I am really sorry Meera' it was a text message from Shreeji.

 'You should be sorry to Hany and not me for spoiling her mood today. And I just cant forgive you for this' I texted her back and as I did that a tear slipped down from my eye.

Abhimanyu saw this.

'Meera is their anything wrong?' he asked quite concerned.

'Nope its just my mood. I am not feeling good.' I said.

'Come with me' he said. And he took me out of the hotel.

'Ok now tell me what happened?' he asked me.

'Abhi its this Shreeji I dont understand why she is doing this. I really value our friendship and our group and I just dont wanna loose anyone thats it.' I said with almost tears in my eyes.

'Its ok Meera it happens. No relation is perfect. It has its ups and downs but we need to hold on. Thats life.' he spoke tenderly. And than he continued explaining me that things can go wrong in life but important thing is we need to mend it.

And that was the day when my life took turn. Abhi and I became better friends from that day.

Relations are always valuable than our ego. So never let your ego come in between your relation.

 

 

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