Guest Post - Dishi

Shall We Say Goodbye?



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The alarm rang, and she woke up. She was barely sleeping, and she didn’t get a chance to get any sleep last night.
Her dad came into the room and said “ Wake up sweetie”…not knowing that she was already awake, he continued “ It’s your last day of school” , he kept her uniform on the bed and left.
***
She was in the midst of a feeling which was a cross between nostalgia, sadness, and excitement. She tried to remember her first day at school, real hard, but all in vain. All she could gather were faint images.
She got ready real quick. Her hair smelled of the lavender, from her conditioner She still couldn’t understand why she was changing schools. She thought over the thought as she slipped her legs into her white school skirt for one last time.
Before she knew it , she was being dropped off at the front gate of her school.
***
“ Aatiyyaa!” Her best friend screamed, as she saw her at the end of the corridor. She held her, and hugged her tight. Soon, all of her friends were around her, and were hugging her as if there was no tomorrow. She got about five “ good bye” cards, and some three bouquets.
There he stood, her boyfriend, the guy she’d been with for the past three years. He didn’t want to see her today, because he was upset that she was leaving. She walked up to him, and their eyes did the talking. She kissed him on the cheek, and walked away. This was it, they were no more “ Aatiya and Arjun” They were 2 different souls now.
***

Through out the morning, she thought about her friends, her (ex) boyfriend. None of them would keep in touch, she knew. Would she be able to start over and make new friends? Everyone in her school knew her , was she ready for a new beginning? A completely new environment?
***
Soon enough, the recess bell rang. All her friends and her, went to the canteen. She was giving them a treat. Everyone grabbed whatever they wanted, and thanked her. She bit into a chocolate bar. She felt something strange and cold running down her cheek. It was a tear. She was sad. And seeing the tears in her eyes, her friends started crying too. A hugging session all over again =). Arjun came up to her and gave her a tight hug and whispered “ It’ll be alright , you’ll be alright,. I’ll miss you” in her ears, and kissed her forehead while pulling away. She quietly said ,” I’ll miss you too”
***
The day got over, and it was time to leave. Time to leave the institution she’d invested eleven years of her life in. She’d miss it of course, she’d miss her friends. She’d miss the little things, like the inside jokes, free periods, the assembly, the canteen, the amazing food, the leg pulling. Heck, she’d miss all of it. The good and the bad.

Was this really the end…?
***
“ The only thing constant in life in change”

^ That, made me sound like a grand mother.

I love you more than you could imagine, Shruti. I do 

Dishi
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