The Dreamer & The Catcher

§§~SEVEN~§§

"And you know what, we went to scuba-dive after the paragliding!" Siddharth said as they moved towards the cafeteria. Avneet just rolled her eyes secretly. He had been talking about his recent visit to Mauritius since like forever.

Once they had taken a seat in the cafeteria, avneet asked,

"Isn't all of this life-threatening? I mean these adventure sports are pretty dangerous na! I have heard that they even make you sign a contract that if you don't come back alive it's not their fault!" she said as if she was revealing a secret.

Siddharth chuckled.

"Ofcourse they do, stupid! You have to sign a contract and there's nothing wrong with it😂" Siddharth said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Hey i am not stupid! And why are you soo keen to play with your life? Kyu khelte ho apni zindagi se?" Avneet asked. She herself didn't know how was she talking like that freely to an unknown person? Okay, not so unknown afterall but still, this was progress! She had to tell Tunisha about it.

" Kyunki yahi toh mera favourite game hai! Jaise logon ka hota hai na.... Basketball, football, badminton..... Mera bhi hai! Zindagi!" Siddharth said as a ghost of a smile made its way to his face and he kept staring at nowhere.

Avneet shook her head.... This person in front of her was totally insane!

"Itni happy life kaise jee lete ho yaar? Kabhi rona nahi aata? Kabhi bas aise chupp ke baithne ka mann nahi karta? Sabse door... Sabse alag hoke.... With just yourself as your company?"

"Aata hai na! Rona bhi aata hai! But ab maine khul ke rona seekh lia hai! Rona aa raha hai toh chupana kyu? Jab bhi udaas ho, ro diya karo! Ki farak penda? Grieving is completely okay! You deserve to feel every emotion, right? Never be embarrassed about your grief. Aur rahi baat khud ki company ki toh i just love to solo-travel.... Bas kabhi bhi kahi bhi nikal jaao! You just have yourself to take care of. Insaan ko dibbe mein sirf tabhi hona chahiye jab vo marr gaya ho! Apni zindagi ka khul ke maza lo naa! Zindagi bhi toh tumhare maze leti hai!? Apna hakk nahi banta kya? Uske maze lene ka?" Siddharth gave his bhashan to which surprisingly avneet was paying real attention.

"Pretty..... Complicated i see!"

Siddharth facepalms.

"How are you so confused and indifferent towards the fun of life mann?! Kya kya sikhana padegaa??" Siddharth looked at her as his face rested on his palms.

"why will you teach me?! I-i c-can l-live my life h-happily myself!" Avneet stammered and avni facepalmed as she hit avneet on her head from behind. Avneet jerked forward a little bit as she rubbed the back of her head.

"yes yes! This is how you will live your life naa! I-i c-can!" Siddharth chuckled as he mimicked Avneet. She narrowed her eyes at him.

"Okay okay sorry chill"

They ate their food in silence.

"Acha now we all are meeting at my place today for the practice of the play, I'll text you the address, be there. And i don't want to listen to any denials, you need to practice and this is the best way we can improve your confidence level." Siddharth told rather ordered her.

Avneet gulps down the food nervously.

"But why are you helping me?" Avneet asked. She couldn't help but doubt anyone that was super nice to her. Life experiences had made her like that.

"Because you are my friend and you can count on me like 1,2,3 I'll be there! That's what friends are for. Trust me" Siddharth said, tapping her cheek as he smiled lightly.