We became best friends eventually making me relieved that I was not alone anymore. But, I had a secret crush on her too. However, she had eyes on another student whose name was Rahul. He was quite handsome from that age only. He has golden eyes brown or brunette hair. He has a chocolate brown skin tone. He was every girl's dream boy of the class. He used to have a friend whose name was Bhaskar. No, not a friend though. Even though they actually acted like friends, they were rivals in everything, in every matter.
For me, they were really evil and Play-boy type. They also used to bully me whenever they got the opportunity before. But, after what Rina did, they never got the bravery to do that again. But, Rina didn't know that. So thus, used to love them. I cannot bring myself to tell her about this as the way she used to adore Rahul proved how much she loved him.
One day, I was just passing by through the classroom corridor when I heard:
'Hey! How about playing a game now?' said Bhaskar. 'If you would be able to make Rina fall in love with you first then I will not apply for the seat of the Ceo of the Donxi Company and if I make her fall in love with me then you will not. Good deal, right!'
'Okay! Why not? Even though she acts all brave. But, in the end she is a girl. If every girl can fall for my face, why not she?' said Rahul.
'That goes for me too', said Bhaskar.
I was listening to their conversation secretly hiding behind the doors. How nasty evil they were!
I, without any hesitation, went to library where Rina was to warn her about them. But, she was nowhere to be found. Later, I heard she went to home.
Next day, as soon as I reached the classroom, I saw Rahul and Bhaskar started to approach her.
In the recess time, when she and I were together, I told him about what I heard. However, she didn't believe me. But, I didn't know what to do. She would be left broken in this pretending relationship. I just hoped she never fall in their trap.
One day,
'Hey, why are you this with Rina? Why are you playing this sort of trash game with him? In which way is it fun to do this with her? What did she do to you two?' I confronted them.
'So, you overheard, you big head. You are eavesdropping into other's conversation too much this days. You were not like this before. You were always like a pig scared of lions and tigers like us. Are you trying to be us, right now? Who gave you that right to talk to us? Who gave you- Oooooh! I totally forgot about Rina. So, without Rina you are nothing but a loser, huh!
They kicked me, punch me on my face to the point of formation of blue bruises like the old ones all over my body.
'YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO THAT TO RINA!' I said and fainted.
I was taken to the nurse room but this time when I woke up I didn't find Rina by my side but that cold face of my father.
I was taken to home. I took some days of absence too to take sometime to recover. Their was no talk about what actually happened as if they were trying to hide the fact that bullying also takes place in the school.
Later, my wish came true but in both sad and good ways. Good news was that Rina got transferred to another school because of the transfer of her father's job. So, Rahul and Bhaskar wouldn't be able to decieve her. But, what about me? As a bad news, I lost her. I lost my only best friend or my first love. Is this the end for us? Wouldn't we be able to meet again? I wanted my father to allow me to change school to Rina's school. But, I didn't have the courage to talk to him anymore. My life became again back to what it was just like 2 years ago when I was 8. How funny, right! Later, Rahul and Bhaskar transferred to other school too after 5 years.
15 years passed like Rajdhani express and I didn't even noticed the fact that I became 25 years old so fast. The face of that cutie still appeared in my mind while waiting for my plane at airport and I wished to reunite with her again. She had made many friends by then, right! I hoped she was happy wherever she was. I decided to study more about software engineering in abroad in London. So I boarded the plane and sat on my mentioned sit. It was a window seat. Seeing the nature outside rather made me feel relieved and secured. But, an unexpected incident happened.
Just after the aeroplane took off, after 5 minutes something was happening to the plane. A jerking took place and the next seconds it started to fall down the land inclined. I really panicked but accepted my fate as their was nothing fun or worth about my life. But, still I wanted to say my last goodbye to my crush. I got her number through many connections. The first and last thing that I texted in my past life to Rina was - 'I wish your journey to be healthy and happy.....I love you'. And the plane crashed down. Many people died maybe. Many lost their closed ones. But, their was no one to lost me. I lost myself.
I woke up only to see an old lady dressed as a shaman with an Hour Glass in her hand. It was dark everywhere except the place she was standing.
'Where am I? Who are you? Am I not dead?' I asked to her.
'You are. You are just a soul right now'.
'But, where am I?'
'You are now at he edge between heaven and the mortal world'.
'What! Am I Tithonus, right now? Are you kidding me? Or am I just dreaming?'
'No, you are not dreaming. This darkness is none other than the sadness that you have in your heart.
'So, what do you want from me? What will happen to me next?'
'Actually, I have make an exception for you? You have two options in your hand. One go to heaven or hell as prescribed by the higher-up gods. Two go back to the past, and change the future. Which one will you choose?'
I hesitated for a moment. (To myself) 'Is it really not any dream?'
'What happened? confused? Why don't you pinch yourself? You will be able to understand it is not a dream?'
I did. It was really not a dream. I felt the pain of it.
'Fine, I will choose the second one. I want a second chance to change the future'.
'Fine! As you wished'.
(To be continued)