Well, it's simple. Anika Trivedi decided to let things go by writing what had happened a year ago; at Career Camps.
Filled with various feelings, all negative, she tries to keep distracting herself by staying busy. But when lockdown happens, she fi...
I know I ended yesterday's note with rather ominous expression. I am sorry. It wasn't about dinner, it was about having a peaceful last time with everyone I knew.
Everything that happened that night is still etched in my mind.
That night, just before Akash was coming to pick me and Radhika up, Sanjhana, my another best friend, pulled me aside before I could step out of the tent. Our tent was big enough to fit three sleeping bags, suitcases, and a big pitcher filled with water.
There were almost a hundred tents, so people kept passing our tent, chattering loud enough to disturb us. Samjhana grabbed my hand rather tightly, and dragged me to the only isolated place in the camp.
Samjhana looked quite frantic, her usual attire a mess. Her skirts were wrinkled, and her shirt was loosely hanging on her body. Even her always combed black hair was tied in a messy pony.
The old washrooms of the camp were mostly isolated because of the smell of unwashed and dirty toilets keeping people away. Both of us had to cover our nose even though we were at least six feet away from actual stalls.
The grass here was unkempt, and the peace felt unreal as this was the first time we were away from the buzz.
Samjhana looked around, and spotting no one, she gravelly said, "There is something wrong in the camp. Everyone I spoke to, including the authorities, are too sweet or too rough. There is definitely something going on." She looked around, as if someone was going to jump from those bushes.
The lights there were dim, adding a sinister effect to her words. This wasn't the first time samjhana had done this, accusing or overreacting on something small. At that time I just thought she was wrong as usual.
I was impatient to meet Akash. I finally said, heaving a sigh, "How about we talk tomorrow. Maybe you are mistaken." I just wanted to get away from that place and Samjhana's warning wasn't helping.
Sometimes I wish I had stayed there instead of leaving.
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