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That one year - Confluence

Chapter -51

(That One Year – Confluence)

I was lying on a stretcher and opened my eyes after almost 30 minutes. I raised my head and could see two people dressed in completely white heading the stretcher inside a dark room which has a sign board as “X-ray room”.

I was brought out but I closed my eyes, until I had  injection on my back. I stood up at once and was searching for the person who did this and kept calm after knowing that it was a nurse. I found two of my friends standing at one corner of room and laughing at me.

“Nothing happened, it is just a mild shoulder crack.” A person with stethoscope in neck casually said and scribbled on a white paper while I was still dumb and unaware of what is happening around me.

I was still lying on stretcher when john and Din came to me and continued their laugh.

True friends are the people who laugh aloud when you fall down but they are also the first who help you to get up once you fall down.

I gently caught John’s shirt collar and pulled him close to me as I was unable to get up.

“ I saved your life,you owe me a lot.” I said in a low tone.

“With which hand ?” saying he tapped on my injured shoulder. Though he tapped slowly but the effect was very heavy .As heavy as a hammer hitting on the tip of finger nail.

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 “One week no see, what sup bro? How are you?

“Shoulder broken, scar on nose and on the top of it fever. What can you expect more?” I am sick I said walking out of my home, while John was waiting on bike.

“Dude lets go out for a while.”

“Now? Impossible I won’t .”

“Bro it’s for Suhitha, since one week I haven’t switched on my desktop as it was out of order like you.” John giggled.

“So what do you want?”

“Let’s go to a internet Café Aj.”

“I won’t.”

“Bro… please, not more than 30 minutes, please…”

I said my mommy that I will be back in 15 minutes and went out with John taking a ride on his new Scooty pep. Though it is awkward for boys riding a scooty pep but we still enjoyed as we were just 16.

“Cabin 4 , 1 hour” Internet café owner wrote on his daily ledger book and I was exchanging a serious look with John as he said 30 minutes and I said my mommy that I will be back in 15 minutes.

We both sat for a while but as I was seeing too many I love you messages in his messenger I slowly walked out to give him some privacy. This reminded me of Nisha a lot. I walked towards a coin box outside the café ,dialled Nisha’s number twice but cut the call before it rang.I walked back to internet cafė and started reading newspaper in the waiting hall.

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“Where were you AJ I was searching for you?” John asked coming out of the cabin after 1 hour 45 minutes.

I kicked him and said him to move quickly as my mom would worry about me. As there were no mobile phones available those days I was unable to convey anything to my mom.

As we reached home I noticed my mom waiting for me outside, I asked John to stay calm and signalled my mom not to scold me in front of him. I bid bye to John and as I was walking inside my mom caught my hand tightly as never before and asked

“Where were you till now Aj?

“I was with john in internet café, I was messed up with other work so it was late.”

“Did you call Nisha?”

“Nisha??” I was startled by her question. “I was with john in internet café.”

“Nisha’s father rang up, and warned that he will book a case on you.” My sister said with a voice already broken into tears.

Everything in front of me seemed to be astonishing, I felt as if I was watching a Japanese movie without subtitles.

“Tring…Tring …” (Phone ringing..)

I took the call this time.

“Hello..”

A long silence.

“Is it Aj”

“Yes.” I said

It’s Nisha’s voice. I heard it after one and a half year. I could feel the wonderful sound. I was indeed overwhelmed. I turned crazy listening to her voice. But my happiness dint last for even a milli second.

“Are you in your home?”

“Yes” I replied.

“Please don’t call me again and again and make the mess out of my life.”

I could only hear the beep sound of the phone and the way she hanged it made my ears turn deaf.

When did I call her? What’s all happening? How can she be so rude to me? How dare her father warn my parents in my absence? What did happen? Of all is that my Nisha who said those words.

I promised my mommy that it wasn’t me who called her. As my father was out of station, and Nisha’s father un reasonable warning scared them a lot.

                That Night I dint have any sleep. I called John and found that Nisha’s father made a mess even in John’s home. I recalled her words many times and this is the first time I cried for one complete night.   “When did I call her? What’s all happening? How can she be so rude to me? How dare her father warn my parents in my absence? What did happen? Of all is that my Nisha who said those words.” These questions repeated a thousand times.

        I was still not angry on Nisha and I can never be, but I just want to know what’s all happening in my life.

 

// Hey guys , hope you are enjoying HssH I am sorry for my late updates and another sorry in prior as I can rarely update chapters in next 2 weeks. But next  4 chapters will be a temporary end to HssH as the mystery gets revealed and they will be Nisha’s Pov from now.Thanks a lot for your Huge support. All the followers of this novel are from now official "Highschoolsweetheartians" :P //