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An Indian girl travelled to New York with a dream to pursue her higher education, but what she didn't expect was something else-- or someone else-- waiting for her.
When a predicament arised, she needed...
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Everything was set. It was my last day with my family, as tomorrow I would be on my flight towards my dream journey. I had never been on a plane, so I was a bit scared.
Since it was my last night here, I wanted to spend it with only my family, but they planned to throw a farewell party for me instead. Obviously, I didn't even want it, however, I couldn't say no to them. Mahi was behind this. She wanted to make my last day memorable.
I had no idea how I would manage without her there.
I didn't have many friends. Mahi was the only one who was very close to me. The others were just classmates, and I couldn't include them on my friend's list because friends are those whom you can trust. In fact, I didn't trust many people at all, and maybe that's why I was always told I was arrogant and full of attitude.
Well, it's my attitude and my problem. I don't give a damn about others.
I didn't really care about what others thought of me. All I cared about was my family and my best friend. Now, it will probably be easy for you to guess the number of people attending the party.
There was Mahi, my parents, and Ankur—my brother's best friend—who was very sweet and treated me like his own elder sister.
My mother wanted to invite our relatives too, but I was not in the mood to deal with them and their conservative thoughts. A girl going to a foreign country all alone for two years is a really big deal in our country; that's why I didn't want to brag about my admission.
However, my mother wanted to celebrate it with them as it's a really big achievement to get admission into NYU. But I didn't want to take any risks.
My mother was already upset, and these relatives would put more just fuel on the fire by manipulating her with their stupid thoughts.
Mahi started the music and invited us to dance to lighten the mood. I was smiling in relief because Mahi knew my taste in parties. It's not like I hate parties; I enjoy dancing, playing games, and eating. What I dislike about parties is loud music, rooms filled with show-offy people, and nonsense chit chat etc.
I looked at Mahi and noticed she was smiling too, but it didn't reach her eyes, and I knew that I had to cheer her up. She was sitting with my mother, so I went over to join them.
"Maa, I'm going only for two years. Please don't be sad," I said, pulling her into a hug.
"I know. It's just that I'm gonna miss you a lot. I know you're a big girl now, but I'm still going to be worried about you because you're still my baby girl," she replied, rubbing my back.
