If he called...

 “How can you do this to me? You’ve changed, Abhishek”, said Ananya and burst into tears. She had never thought that her first love would hurt her all the time by not picking up her calls. She had this inexplicable pain in her heart and always thought Does love end with the end of a relationship? Just because she and Abhishek were no more in relationship didn’t mean the love had vanished in the thin air. After all it was LOVE, something about which she had fantasized for years.  A true, everlasting love.

“Yup, I have changed and all I have become is meaner than ever. Do you mind?” Abhishek shouted. His decibel was so high that even Ananya’s roomies heard it.

Embarrassed Ananya was just able to squeak and in a low tone said “I know the mistake was entirely mine but please don’t get angry. You know I love you.”

“No, I don’t and I don’t want to. Why do you have to call me all the time and bug me like this?  And well I didn’t mean what I said yester night.  I blabbered out all that because I was high. You very well know I have moved on and so you too, go and get a life” saying so Abhishek disconnected the call abruptly, not even giving Ananya a chance to say something.

I didn’t mean what I said yester night were the words that were hammering her mind. She had been so elated after what he said but he didn’t mean it. Tears were constantly rolling down her cheek.  And she remembered his words Ananya, now if you were with me, I would hold you tight in my arms and never let you go. You are very special. I wish I could kiss you. These lines had made her so happy but her happiness was ephemeral.

“Why the hell don’t you understand that this dog isn’t meant for you? You keep telling Shivi that she deserves somebody better. The same goes for you. Just get over him”, yelled Ashi with anger as well as concern.

“Don’t be a fool and waste your life on such a bastard. There definitely are better options in the college itself. Sid…oops! Sorry” said Saumya.

“Shut up. Will you people mind leaving me alone for some time? And for your kind information Saumya, Siddharth was just a crush who has already been crushed. He is just a good friend now. Make that pretty clear in your small head” said Ananya sarcastically and left the room, banging the door behind her.

Siddharth – a cute, much talked about guy from Delhi and most importantly, a guy who made Ananya feel that she could fall in love again. But he wasn’t a boyfriend material, so Ananya had to give up thinking about him. Any girl would spoil her life if she happened to fall for him. This is what he said for his own self.

A week had passed and Ananya’s pain was only amplified. Time maybe the best healer but in her case it wasn’t so. She was getting weak, emotionally as well as physically. Nobody understood her, not even her parents.  She wanted to run away – away from this mean, brutish world where love is just a game and heart is just a toy, which is to be thrown away when you’re bored of it.

“Hey Ani, wassup? You look so pale and in pain. What happened?” asked Siddharth, who had just rushed into the canteen.
“Nothing as such, just a mild headache.  How have you been?” Ananya asked with a fake smile as she was in pain.

As she reached the hostel, she locked herself in her room. She was in pain – screaming and screeching. Ashi,  Shivi and Saumya were banging on the door. “Please open the door. What has happened?” While opening the door, Ananya fainted and her eyes opened the next day in the hospital. All she could see were sad and tensed faces of Ashi, Shivi and Saumya. 

“Hey sweetheart, you’re fine right?” Ashi said.

Ananya could do nothing but give a smile. She tried to sit up but couldn’t.  Her whole body had become numb with pain.

“I want to talk to Abhishek. Please call him. I love him”, she said, crying like a small child. Ananya’s friends had tried calling up Abhishek several times but every time he said that he’d call later.

“Try and sit up” said Shivi, almost bursting into tears.

“I can’t, ab kuch bhi mere control mein nahi hai”, cried Ananya.

She could see a new world, far away from this mean world. She groaned with pain, but slowly the pain was easing.  She was feeling relieved.

Suddenly the phone rang, Abhishek’s name was flashing on it.

Saumya picked up the cal.

Abhishek : Hey, I want to talk to Ananya. I am really sorry; I have been busy these days.

Saumya : Keep busy for your whole life then. Ananya is in a better world now, where she would find somebody who would really love her - maybe a Shahrukh Khan or Ian Somerhalder.