Road Not Taken ✔

Chapter 34

I got up next day with pleasant mood . I took a quick bath then I ate breakfast . Today Reena didi made Poha ( Pressed rice cooked with veggies , peanuts and spices ). After relishing Poha with Strawberry shake , I decided to study . Tomorrow is the exam of the subject that I  love the most ....the subject which drives me into world of fantasies making me curious , satisfied and happy. Yes you all guessed it right ! tomorrow is my Fashion studies exam .

So, after breakfast I took out my Fashion Studies textbook and the school notes . Then I started to study the notes carefully .I did chapter 1 'Overview of Fashion' which consists of basic knowledge of fashion studies including introduction and definition, factors influencing fashion, key words and concepts ,salient features of fashion designers and brands , theories of Fashion movement ,International  Trade in Fashion , Fashion Regulatory bodies in India , Role of Fashion Professionals etc. Then I did Chapter 2 'Introduction to Fabrics, Dyeing and Printing ' dealing with Textile fibers , Yarns , Weaving ,Dyeing and printing .Now my theory for tomorrow's exam was done as only these 2 units are there for mid term syllabus. Then it was lunchtime so I ate my lunch .

Argh....eating alone is so boring .Sometimes I feel like I am living with furniture . I mean my mom and dad spend most of their time at hospital. I know that their profession demands it but don't  I deserve some quality  time with my parents  . Okay....you all might be thinking that I am going selfish now . But yes I do miss my parents at times when I need them the most . There are times when I don't see mom and dad for days , don't you all think that my parents should have made some memories with me . In my childhood we never went to vacations , we never went for movies or a trip to any amusement park or trade fair etc because my parents didn't had time for me.

I guess my mom and dad have been always too busy with their profession , they never looked towards my emotional needs . My mom tries to there for me but dad has drifted apart from me because he is just engrossed with his hospital. He never thinks what I like or dislike , he just commands me on how I should live my life with a career choice of his own .

As I was thinking of my relationship with my dad , my phone rang . I first  thought to ignore it because my mood was upset and I had a empty feeling inside me . But then my phone rang again so, I thought to see who was the caller .Strangely ,it  was an unknown number . Hesitantly, I picked up the call. It was an unfamiliar voice on the other end of the call. But this unknown unfamiliar female caller made my ground under my feet move .

The unknown female caller said  "Am I talking to Diya Mehra?"

I answered in a positive .

The unknown female caller said "Chirag has met with an accident and he  is taken to Arogya Hospital ." Then the call was cut abruptly by the caller.

After this I was in tears , my heart thumped louder than ever , all sort of bad thoughts regarding Chirag's accident came in my mind . Then suddenly it  clicked me that Chirag was admitted to my own hospital Arogya .Now how can I meet Chirag in my own hospital where my parents must be  present.

Argh....what should I do now as I need to see Chirag asap .Let it be .....I am going to see my Chirag as my heart is craving and my mind is going crazy to know about the well being of my love .

Then I went to Reena didi and I cooked up a story that I was missing mom and I am going to see her at the hospital. Reena didi was shocked by my statement and she looked me in disbelief as I never go hospital to see my parents as I am habitual to stay without my parents but today all of a sudden  I was asking to go hospital to see my mom. Reena didi called my mom to ask for her permission to let me go on my own to the hospital . Yes! shockingly my mom gave me permission to come and see her at the hospital.