PLAYBOY[Manan's Ff]

chapter 6

When you're happy you enjoy music. When you're sad you understand Lyrics.
-Unknown.

Nandu's POV

His words shook me off from my Dreamland and hit reality. No one wanted to be my friend and he truly just pretended to be my friend up to now, I understood.

I just wanted to be with my true friend, the loneliness that never leaves me. My inner voices started to blame me for trusting a new person who came into my life for a few days. I promised myself not to be friendly with anyone and be in my little bubble.

I don't want to see him or talk with him. I don't want to cross paths with him. Whenever I realize that I don't have anyone except Mom, tears drip down. I even didn't visit Santa; he, too, didn't come. Even my friend Alia didn't call me even to check up on me whether I was alive or not!!.. Even Thinking that she might call me is so foolish of me. I was just stuck in my room with gloomy thoughts. Mom came back in the evening. I pretended to be asleep, so She just left. The next day, I was too tired of everything and slept overtime. Mom watching me didn't force me to go to school. She left for work, making breakfast for me. Me having no interest stayed in my room. I listened to the old sad songs, which worsened my mood even more. I found the only remedy to spill my sadness was Dance.

Every line made my nerves to reciprocate the pain in me. My hurt soul danced till Mom returned. Her footsteps made me stop dancing. If She found me dancing, she, too, would shout for me to come down to have lunch. I sat still with no interest. Mom, watching the untouched breakfast, threatened me to come unless I wanted a beating. I know Mom never beats me unless she is angrier, but when it comes to food and studies, she is completely strict. I reluctantly got up to go down. When I reached the table, she served us both my favourite chicken biryani. My tummy growled at the sight but my heart says otherwise. If I am in the right mood, the food might not be sufficient for me, but now I have left half of my food.

We both watched the movie Chicchore; it was fun, and it, too, made me more depressed. I don't say anything about the movie, but it just made me realise that there are no friends to me like them. A tear slipped my left eye before Mom noticed I rubbed off. Mom gently came near and asked me, "Has anything happened in school, or are you feeling lonely at home?". Listening to her words, I kept silent because both of them were true. I don't know why, but I have an urge to feel my mom's warmth. I slept on her lap without saying anything. She continued to embrace me with her words, saying, "You know, right ! You're the only reason that I'm still surviving in this world. If you'll be sad like this, then I too feel sad. My happiness is you .... Just you, Remember".I nodded and sighed with a fake smile. Then Mom offered to go to the exhibition, which I often ask to spend time with her, but now I don't have any interest in going, so I declined.

But Her words made me retreat and not feel sad about not having friends. I have my mom. That is enough for me, but somewhere in my heart, I'm sad about the truth.

In the evening, Mom announced that Manik was coming to meet me. I don't want to talk to him. Why is he even here ?? to see me, whether I am crying or not? Or mock me?. So I remained silent. I thought he'd go back, but he entered my room. I noticed when he called me. He questioned me about not attending class like he didn't know the reason. I replied, "Don't want to.." in a monotone. He was like interrogating "Why?? Am I the Reason??. I nodded as 'NO' not to let him know that his words n.   me. But being Manik, he never leaves me until I open up. His three words let out my tears without hiding anymore. He hugged me and confessed that he missed me.

His words really made my heart happy to find some strength just like my Dad. (He too never left me until he came to know the reason behind my tears and gave me support ) I finally got to tell the fear of not being his friend. He hushed me and rubbed off my tears, telling me that he was always there for me.

I'm really happy now and him pinching my nose made me beat him not so hard just like that. He ran off not to get beaten, but I caught him after some time, which made us laugh. Our laughter died down and he again sincerely asked me to be free with him telling, asking about everything. He asked me to come out to have some fresh air and show him around. We spend some time walking. I watched Ramu Chacha (uncle) selling panipuri and asked Manik to have it, which he gladly accepted. I had my tummy full of panipuri and said chacha to ask mom for money. We walked for a while, showing him the park and surroundings. Getting dark, we went home. He left before asking me to come to school tomorrow, to which I agreed.

I happily went in. Watching me, Mom smiled. I said to Mom that I was hungry, to which she served me hot biryani, and I started watching the Naagin serial. After watching I went to my room and changed into pyjamas playing music. Music relishes energy in me, and the urge to dance developed instantly. Unlike before I danced happily for a while. Then I jumped on to bed.

All the day came into my thoughts. Sad morning to bright evening...After a while, I opened the window and watched the stars for a while. Dad always told me that stars shine brightly, but they only hide due to obstacles when clouds cover; that doesn't mean they really disappear; they just got hidden by clouds. Likewise, happiness too hides when our feelings get hurt. Today, I remembered Dad constantly. I watched over the Manik's window for him as the lights were off before I opened the window itself; I thought he had slept. I then slept with a smile.

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