DECEPTIVE TRUTHS [ON HOLD]

PROLOGUE

PROLOGUE

"No! This.. this can't be! Please say the truth! ", I shiver in fear as I hear the news.

"Sorry to say.. But that's the truth.."

Tears flow down my eyes, uncontrolled.

I try to shout out my pain but the lump formed in my throat doesn't allow me to do so.

My Mom tried her level best to control me and my raging emotions.

She hugged me tight and slowly caressed my scar-ridden face and made me feel better.
But unfortunately, that couldn't change the grim reality that we were forced to deal with.

I fall down on my knees and place my right arm on the hospital floor,looking at my mutilated left arm. It hurt.

"Even I don't want to live anymore!
How can I live my life without him..?",I break down again.

"Beta please control yourself..please", my Mom wailed as she tried bringing me up.

"There's no point in living..I want to meet him Maa..I just want to die..I just just..want to..".

I look ahead near the front door.
I could see him!

HIM!

But I didn't understand why he was a fairer version of himself.

He smiled and indicated to be strong and get up with his hands.

"Come here! Here ! Help me!",I yell again.

"What happened beta? There's no one there! "

"No Mom! Just see near the door! See there.. ",I tried pointing towards the direction of the door with my mutilated left hand, but failed.

"There's no one there! ", Mom repeated her earlier dialogue much to my dismay.

But this time she was correct.

"Where did he go now! ",I cry again.

My Mom continued consoling me.

Slowly,the white hospital tiles start blurring out.

Darkness.

•••••••

2 YEARS AGO:
2019 A.D.

"At last! This too is done with!"

I felt relieved as the six month long training session at TCS Bangalore came to an end.
Six months since I met my family and friends in Mumbai!
Even I couldn't believe myself that I sustained myself so long.

That very day itself I boarded my train back to Mumbai.I couldn't wait to meet my family and my best friends for life - Abhishek and Aditya.

I met these two idiots when I joined engineering at PIIT Panvel. Since then we have never looked back. Our friendship grew stronger which each passing day. We were inseparable.

Currently, Abhishek- the university topper is well placed at L&T at Airoli and Aditya..well,he's in the Mumbai Ranji Cricket team!

But,how luck played with Aditya was quite unfair.
In second year,he joined the PIIT cricket team as a wicketkeeper. Third year-he got selected as the team captain due to his match winning knocks and eventually, he led the team to its first ever league victory. At last,he had carved his own name,in his field of interest.

But destiny had some different plans for him. The day the placement drive was conducted, he got a call from the Mumbai Ranji team for the role of wicketkeeper.
He was in a dilemma. His family urged him to chose the placement over cricket. His mind too said the same. But his heart was somewhere else. And as expected,he chose to follow his heart and passion and opted for cricket. But that opened the doors for new problems in his life.