The Secret Love Story

Part 12

29 August, 2011.

"It was a bright spring morning. I was at grandma's place during vacations. Ram, Akaash & Preksha were there too. I was a happy teenager. Like almost every teenager I had a great bonding with Ram, Akaash & Preksha. We shared anything and everything with each other. We decided to relive our childhood moments playing hide n seek, ice water and much more. There was a sudden change in the weather but we still decided to play. It was cloudy. We were playing and were enjoying. We were happy. But I never thought that happiness would not stay longer for me. I suffered a sudden breath shortness. I felt suddenly trapped into something. I was feeling suffocated. Because of that I fell on the ground. Everyone came rushing to me leaving all their work. All I could see was everyone around me. My sight was blur. And then I woke up in the hospital. Mum and dad sitting near me and everyone else outside the room. Mum talked to the doctor and I somehow overheard their conversation. What I heard shook me. The doctor told mum that I suffered from Atrial Septal Defect (i.e., hole in the heart). It can't get fully cured but through treatment doctors could increase the period it would not totally affect my body and turn me into a dead body. Doctors said the treatment could only increase my life upto 5 years from now. 5 years would mean only till 2016 and me just passing out my 12th. this was the bitter truth with which me and my parents had to live during our remaining lives......."

Natasha closed her diary with tears in her eyes again. Since the time she wrote it, she had read it so many times and everytime ended up in tears and having goosebumps. This was one secret she hid from everybody. Her parents thought she doesn't know about this. This was that one thing she never wanted Abhimanyu to know about. She knew this would hurt him way too much. And that's why she decided to move away from him gradually. She thought this would be better than suddenly leaving him half way. Thinking this she reached the airport to catch her flight back to India. She boarded the flight and things kept going on in her mind. She thought how would she face Abhimanyu the next day in school after what all happened last night. She did not sleep the whole night and knew even Abhimanyu would not have slept. She checked her phone. There were calls and messages from Abhimanyu asking her to atleast speak to him once. But she did not respond to any of his message except the last one. To his last message which read "If u love me then please reply baby. I really need to talk to you. she just replied "Yes Abhi I do love you. And that's why I want you to be happy. And this is the reason I need to be away with you. Nd just maintain a teacher-student relationship after this. That's all I can say now. Rest you'll come to know soon. Meet you in class tomorrow, sir!"

On the other hand Abhimanyu too packed his bag and left for the airport he had read Natasha's message endless times. Everytime hoping that he would figure out the reason for everything that happened. But there was nothing he could know. He had decided, after going back to India he'll talk to Natasha and ask her why all this happened. He boarded the flight, sat on his seat and closed his eyes thinking about Natasha and moments spent with her. The plane took off.

To the girl who left without a reason,

Hey! How are you? Yeah I'm also sort of fine. Just wanted to tell you whatever happened last night was way too shocking for me. As I never thought of parting ways in such a way in fact never ever thought of parting ways with you. You know Natasha meeting you and being an eternal part of your life is the one special thing in my entire life I never want to forget. Of course all moments spent with you were and will always remain precious as much as they are today. You made me write to my life. You were the one who always supported me, helped me improving my writing skills. No matter how worst my write-ups were you listened them all, no matter whatever rubbish I ever talked you bear me. Then what happened suddenly that you had to leave? What was it that made you walk out of this beautiful picture of our lives? Of course you have all the rights to do what your heart feels like doing. Be it ruining my freshly set hairstyle or pulling my cheeks even after telling you not to or be it shouting at me for me not texting you back. But what made you exercise the right of leaving me? And that too just like that without even telling me a reason. Okay you are not accountable to me for every action of yours. But for this one you need to give me answers Natasha. You know how much I love you and I also know that you love me too. I just want to know what is it that is stopping you to meet me, to with me.

Waiting for a reply from you.

- From a guy who'll always love you.

This text from Abhimanyu gave Natasha mixed emotions. She could see the pain behind every word written by him in this text. She knew she wouldn't have done that. But she did whatever she thought was right at that time. She knew Abhimanyu will break down after hearing about her condition. But still she decided that whatever be the consequences she'll soon tell Abhimanyu everything about her condition.

Sometimes life tests you in different ways. Life is one that classroom that teaches the lessons after taking tests. Each test either makes you strong or teaches you a new lessons. Life, fate and karma walk hand in hand. Whatever you get in life is either because of your karma or your fate. There's no third reason to it. You don't have any control over your fate because after all its your fate. But you do have control over your karma. Life always gives you second chances. Natasha too waited for that second chance at the right time to come so that she could tell Abhimanyu everything. She knew she's hurting Abhimanyu by all this. But she still waited for the "right time"