Lost her forever

It happened two years ago I was suffering from stomach tuberculosis. After taking my evening doses I was sitting and talking to my parents about my upcoming exams next month. I was worried whether it was a good idea to go for it in such a pain or not. Then suddenly, I received a call from an old best friend, Kriti. She had come to know about my illness through some common friend. Truly she was concerned about my health. We took turn by turn to ask each other's whereabouts and we had so much to talk about, we were friends from the time we started our college I still remember how we used to talk all the time, study together it sure was fun. Then came our second level exam of Chartered Accountancy. Unfortunately, even though I was a bright student, I couldn't clear. But Kriti cleared the exam in the first attempt. Of course, I was sad but I was truly very happy for her. Then lives changed a little as again I got busy with studies, she was busy with her office. Now, we talked really less. It was nothing like before, things had changed completely. She wished me luck before the exams. As soon as my exams got over I called her up so that we can catch up.

Her landline number was not reachable and she was not answering her mobile phone. After a few days, I tried again but I realized she was ignoring me. I was all sad for many days.

Today getting a call from her was really surprising but I didn't ask her about that old stuff. Somehow I felt it was not right. When I asked her how are her family members doing, she said her grandmother expired the previous day. I was really sorry to hear that. I was trying to console her but then she said something which was shocking; She said " I handled things well when my mother left for heaven, grandmother was still very old" I will manage.

Kriti faced the biggest agony of her life all alone. There was complete silence in my mind, in my room. " hello Ushi, you there, please don't worry it was two years back and I am totally fine now."

I felt as if I am possibly the worst person on this earth. I couldn't utter a word on that day.

Ayushi Agrawal