The Only String Attached

10

"Bela, I'm so sorry I din't tell you this before. But, did you like our surprise", asked Mahir with a broad smile.

"I'm sorry Bela, I myself was confused about this and that's why I din't tell you", Bani di said with apologetic look.

"Bela, how are we looking together"?asked Mahir while putting his arm on di's shoulder.

"You..you..both look great", I said.

"You wanted to tell me something right"?asked Mahir narrowing his eyes.

"Actually Mahir..", Vish was saying but I caught her hand and stopped her.

"Ya.. Mahir..actually I applied for my dream university and I got my admission there", I said trying to talk without breaking down.

"You din't tell us"?they both asked in unison.

"I.. I got to..know about it yesterday only", I said and all were looking at me shocked.

I applied for it long ago and got my admission too. But I stayed back for Mahir and I din't even tell my dad about it.

I could hear sounds of thunder indicating its going to rain.

"Bela..I...", Bani di was about tell and I cut her off in middle.

"Ah..di actually I have a call to attend, I will talk to you later", telling that I rushed out running.

I saw Vish, Vyom and Yuvi coming behind me running. I came out of the hall and looked around. It started raining lightly.

"Bela..just listen to us..", Vyom was telling something .

"Guys don't worry I'm fine...I ..I will call you later...I need to go now and please don't follow me", I said and started running.

Now it was raining cats and dogs. I came far from my collage and collapsed on the road crying hard.

"Why did you do this Mahir? You and Bani di, both betrayed me", I was talking to myself and started crying loudly on the road.

The road was empty. My left sleeve was torn and my shoulder was bleeding lightly due to a cut which I got because of a tree branch.

But I couldn't sense any pain. My heart is broken into million peices. It's deep, no one can join it again. My world shattered today.

They were behind my back and I couldn't sense it also. I made a fool out of myself. In collage everyone were expecting me and Mahir, now I'm a fool to them also.

"I asked you both many times, but none answered me, you both were too hideous", I said.

It's been an hour since I'm sitting here in the road and crying. It's still raining cats and dogs.

I got up and sat near a pole still crying.
I saw a group of boys in bike coming towards me. They stopped their bikes in front of me.