"I don't think that he wants the world to know his real name. And if I told you his real name you will surely post a blog. And the view does matter for you."
"Do you think about me in that way? I mean views indeed matter to me but I care for him and respect his privacy. I don't want the world to know his name!!"
The tense atmosphere was visible. The air had a pungent smell...
“I have one more question?”
“What now?”
“You did journalism so how did you end up in engineering college?”
“I was in a different department but in the same college as him.”
“So how did you meet?”
“Save your questions for later Jiya, we need to hurry if we don’t want to miss any ride...”
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Isn't it beautiful to live the dream we want? In childhood what we imagine won't happen in reality. It's just are innocent wish. When we understand our boundaries the day we are awarded as mature people. And Aisha was already awarded as mature but Jiya was still breathing her childhood. She used to always quote,” ‘Boundaries' do us has it?"
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The plates on the table were empty. They had remnants of 'Bhakri and Pithala'. After finishing breakfast Jiya and Aisha went off on their journey.
"I wanted to eat a sandwich for breakfast. You forced me to eat 'Pithala-Bhakri. Who eats it for breakfast?"
"Jiya, I wanted to have it. I had it years back and nowadays our bachelors don't get to eat this food on our normal days. And wasn't it yummy? I missed this taste."
"Hmm, that's why I just ate it. But afternoon dinner will be of my wish."
"Okay!!"
It was the time when those little birds disappeared. The birds often keep on provoking the silence. And then it was the time for the demons to appear. The moon was bright in the sky. It bestowed its moonlight as if Chakor (a bird that survives on moonlight) was too thirsty.
"You have forgotten about your book Jiya. Don't you want to read the other chapters?"
"Hmm, I can understand your curiosity sweetheart but now I won't be reading it. I will tease you!!"
"Well, I'll read it myself."
"Hey, you cheater, read with me."
It was a calm sunset. And the two friends were saying goodbye to the day that they spent well. The fun they had at Wet and Joy Park started becoming a beautiful memory for them.
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“If you don’t want to tell me about Antara it's fine. I can afford to remain curious forever.” the voice of discontent had already caught Rishi’s ears. I think he figured out my feelings for Antara. It’s obvious; I can't hide my feelings about her. My eyes reflect the man who is longing for his long-lost lover, Jay always told me. I didn’t even expect an answer from him but still, it was the call from inside. If I wouldn’t maybe I would have regretted it. Nowadays I have started hating to have regrets.
“She is dead. She committed suicide five years back.” Rishi's confession was not only shocking but I felt my world collapse.
“What!! This is not true, right? You are joking, aren’t you? Tell me you are joking!!”
“Calm down Tanay. Every word I said is true. If you don't believe you can attend her death anniversary. It's round the corner.”
I busted out immediately. I didn't want to hear this. It won’t matter much if she married him but she died. It was the most painful confession I have ever heard. Losing someone dear to you, I felt the pain. My lungs were heavy, it felt like my heart wasn’t beating and the air was so suffocating. Not after a few minutes, I fainted. I wasn’t able to endure the pain. Her smile constantly appeared in front of me. Her face used to be happy; she always used to talk about how beautiful life is. She loved to live, she taught me to live. How she ended up like this? It was her that kept telling me the magic of this mysterious world. She introduced me to my new version. But was she suffering a lot? Only if I had known her very well I could have found out. I was surprised she had committed suicide. It made me guilty had I wasn’t able to save her. The thought of why she took such a cruel step started haunting me. She was a free soul. What made her trap her in this worldly game that she committed suicide? It was Rishi that I suspected the most. He was different when he talks about her. From what I have seen it wasn’t his painful memory but the one that makes your life hell to live in. Did he murder her?
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