The Roads Less Taken

Hallucination-SiMi

Standing at the edge of the terrace all his mind could process was the recent happenings in his and his two most important people's life. It all feels a dream when they all were happy all were happy despite of the differences all their life, world and thinking's had. They were happy with themselves with their works and how smooth, steady and gradual the life was. On contrary to that this silence and pain caused a havoc giving shape to something bigger than the situation itself. He himself was confused than he thought he could be. Both this growing distances between him and Sanju, the pain wreaking havoc in his besties heart was somewhere exhausting him. Not being able to be there for both the important ladies of his life was affecting him or probably frightening him making him believe in the nightmare he had seen months' backs. The nightmare of losing his only family he had seen when he and Monu had a fight for the first time. The nightmare he had seen when Sanju was refusing her love towards him and refused to trust his love at her village. 

This unsettling feeling was taking a toll on him. Moreover, Monu seemed to behave way weirder and confusing than she used to be these days. Sanju was also coming to a conclusion without a proper communication without hearing him out fully. Both of them were unknowingly distancing themselves frightening him for he could never see himself without these two. The time when all of them were happy, words rolled like a ball from their mouth, their chest heaving with laughter now just felt a fragment of dreams, imaginations or probably his weird hallucinations. Hallucinations. Wait he can't be hallucinating it all. He can't be hallucinating all the happy, lovable moments. No he won't allow it to be just a broken fragments of dream. He has to talk to at least his bro if not Sanju. Suddenly his mind burned with another thought. Taking a deep breath and with a strange determinations shining in his eyes he walked away from the terrace towards Sanju and Monu's room only to stop a step back from the door. Though he started of determined now the worry again took its place. Would he be able to handle her emotions even if she lets it out, would he hurt her more, would he be really able to work it out and help or at least even confront her at her lack of communication. With worry lines etched to his forehead he stood there not knowing what to do.

He stood there trying to calm himself for a long time when he suddenly felt a hand on his shoulders. He instantly opened his eyes only to see a startled yet worried Monu on the front door. She opened the door and he didn't even know that. Anyways the next thing he felt was his eyes moving towards her worried eyes which were boring into his. He sighed greatly and moved towards her bed with Monu following him. She closed the door and sat just beside him. Both friends sat beside each other silently. A soothing silence, no it was not a soothing one rather it was a suffocating one. Both of them didn't know what to say and what not to say. Siddharth was going to say something when Monami's phone binged of with a message. It was Karan's urging her to meet. She looked away from the phone towards her friend only to see him looking into particularly nothing. She sighed and replied him with a 'will meet after a while' statement. She kept it aside and called out for Sid, her bestie who have been worrying her for a while now. Sitting in the same room still both the chatterboxes didn't have a word to speak that certainly frightened her. A while later Monami braked the silence not being able to take it anymore.

"Sid, what are you doing over hear at this time? Are you ok? Is everything fine?" blabbered an anxious Monami with the worriedness lacing in her tone.

"Nothing in particular just wanted to check if you are fine". Siddharth replied. Long gone was the Siddharth who wanted to confront his friend now he just wants to ensure her well-being. He sighed gathering his thoughts and replied in a monotone.

"Do you remember Aanchal from our college, Aanchal Singhania."

"From Psychologist department right." She continued receiving her friends nod alongside remembering the fond memories related with it.

"Remember you guys were always at loggerheads. Anyways what is that you want to speak about her and that too after all this years", voiced a confused Monami.

"Nothing heard that she has her own hospital now wherein she treats number of patient and she is quite good at her work. So ...".

"So ..."

"What about we going and meeting her anytime soon."

"Why suddenly but."

"Okay let me be truthful about it. I guess I mean I know I mean I think that you Monami are hallucinating and imaging things and your mind is screwed I mean that you need help".

"What exactly make you feel the same Sid."

"Umm I thought so cause that's exactly you are behaving Monu Bro".

"Behaving as in?"

"As in you blushing staring at nothing, laughs unnecessarily not that I have pro- "

"You are not to explain yourself again and again at least to me Sid" said Monami tried of him trying to explain him. She really doesn't need him telling about each and every thing he tells or do she knows him and his way of thinking better than anyone. Nevertheless, she told him to continue.

"Yaa so concluding it you see I think you need help." The words were as if spoken to air for she did not replied and a silent atmosphere lingered and clouds of fears and insecurities in his heart too. A minute passed followed by other and then by three more and not being able to take her silence anymore he blabbered out.

"Monu Bro you know what I take my words back you don't worry I will never ever force you. You do what your heart tells right or wrong as usual I will always stand by your side but dare you leave mine for I will not let you at least not in this life. I promise I will never ever force you with things you dislike but stop torturing me with you silence. Monu Bro don't take it on your heart, I was just worried about your ignorance and this strange behavior nothing more and nothing less. Beat me or scold me but at least spare me with this Bacha. Monu –Bro" He would have for sure continued with his speech if he had not been thrown onto the floor with his bro over him hugging him tight. A startled Siddharth gave out a small yelp but instantly took over his little baby in his hand and promised to himself that he will be the friend she wants him to be. He felt that his bro is not entirely vanished or screwed up as he thought too rather she was still there somewhere hidden just like she used to in their childhood when they used to play hide and seek.

On the other hand, Monami was literally ready to kick and punch herself for even hurting the one who had been there with her in her all ups and downs. Then and there she decided to change the already changed dynamics with him for she could not afford to lose her family and bro. She doesn't know what's written next but she will never ever hurt her bro and will never leave him come what may.

That's how the scars of yesterday thought a new lesson in their life so that the coming tomorrow be more brighter

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Hey Guys'

As I said I am back with an Os. I am writing it for the very first time so kindly forgive the mistakes.

I don't what exactly have I written but hope so you guys will like it.  No rechecking is done so forgive the mistakes.

Wait for the next as it's on the way till the I am signing off bye.

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