Reality : Not So Beautiful [COMPLETED]

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By 9pm I went to the kitchen to make Sabu dana ka khichri for my dinner. After it, I leaned over the bed and went back to WhatsApp to check onto other statuses.

My pupil dilated, my fingers went cold, my heart skipped a beat, my body went numb, my hand resisted to move at the sight of Partho's status. Partho was my school mate not so good friend. His status captioned "sudden meet" showed few known faces. From the left it was- Vedika, Anup(the school time couple), Partho, an unknown girl(seemed to be Partho's girlfriend), Suvo with his newly wed wife, and at the right corner was Pranzal.

Pranzal.....
Huh... I sighed.... it was more than seven and a half years that I have seen him. Last time was the last day at school, the farewell party. He was my first and last love. I was too young to understand what was love. But I knew I had special feelings for him and I still have.

Pranzal...
He was one of the adorable guys in the school. We had some common friends- Partho, Anup, Vedika, Chitra, Suvo. Pranzal and I never talked much from the beginning itself. I don't know why but he was not the same as of others. Girls found him cool. But for me he was cute, humorous and kind. He never had a girlfriend although many girls were mad for him. In class ten our roll numbers were 26-Pranzal and 27-Pritha. So we were always in the same group for the whole session and the next year too.
I didn't knew when I fell for him but when I realised I was almost the end of 11th class. I told to my so-called school best friend and her reaction was "Pranzal... seriously... I think you just have an attraction towards him..." said Chitra
"It has been almost 2 years that I know him. I adore him as a person... I love him for his character not for his looks.... wait what did I say? I love him?... really do I?"
"See... I think it's just for a thing to say. You know that a dozen hot chicks propose him in a week.... and you... don't feel sad but you are nowhere. The only thing you are good at is studies and you never had a boyfriend even.. you don't know about relationships.. He wouldn't accept you.. guaranteed"
Yes... she was proved right within a month when the whole class knew about it and I had to propose him. He rejected me. I accepted it and he promised to be my friend.
Our friends always teased us. At many a time I was taunted that I never loved him truly. Initially I explained them but all in vain so I stopped explaining my view. I swallowed the taunts.
The thing that always startled me was that Pranzal behaved bit rude in front of his friends. He just smiled at the taunts made for me. But I saw a soft corner for me.
I always had a question in my mind that nibbled my soul: "Did he believed that I loved him as a person and not just for his looks?" I hoped he didn't think the other way.
I still have a thought about it that may be I was wrong. I overthought about it. Might be he liked me.. Might be he didn't. But still I believe somewhere he too had a feeling for me.