I am dedicating this chapter to Surabhi.....

Anu's POV

I was really mad at her, for doing this to me. She was trying to say something but, I was not in a stage to understand her but annoyed with her stunt.

I picked my mobile from the bed and left the room immediately, to outside. She followed me, "Anu, please don't be angry with. I can't bear it." I replied, "Rami, I want to be alone for sometime, cannot you do this favour for me."
She tried again, "Please, listen to me once, I did it mindlessly without thinking about the consequences. Arjun begged me to do this, because you are not going to open up with him in any time soon. He wanted to unite Surya and you."

"What the hell!? Who was he to unite us and what was there to unite. Except the pain he given me and the memories that were killing from inside. I had enough of them. I don't want anymore." I haven't stopped my feet and headed towards canteen.

Rami seemed to be annoyed but I don't know why. She spoken finally, "Are you mad or what? I don't know why you are making it a big deal about those petty things. It was all over na, make it a fresh start girl. Surya cannot live without you...."

I snapped her, "HE CAN, Ms.Rami. HE CAN. And ITS NOT OVER WITH THAT AS YOU THINK AND I AM NOT A PERSON TO SULK ABOUT PETTY THINGS. You are not even having patience enough to know the complete story and you started judging me. You are insane".

Just at that time, Arjun also came. He seemed to be frightened because of my voice. Nobody know, I can be this much loud and angry. He took long strides towards me.
"Hey Anu, it's all my fault, don't scold your friend for that. Please don't raise your voice. People will come and take it as an entertainment. We can sit somewhere and discuss the things."
Though I'm really angry, his point made a sense.

We three sat on a bench on the road side. It was going to be a long night for me. Though the clock has not reached 10' o clock, people of village were already sleeping. So, the surroundings were so silent. The only noise was due to the leaves which were dancing with the windflow. This environment was somehow cooled my mind. My anger was subsided with regret for shouting at Rami. She was innocent. Whenever, she tried to do something though it results in terrible experiences but she was good at heart. I really wanted to apologize her. I turned towards her, who was already staring at me, told,
"Sorry"
"Sorry"
"Sorry".
One was mine, other two are from the people sitting with me, Rami and Arjun. We three laughed together. After that, an awkward silence was spreaded.

Sensing no one was going to open their mouths, Arjun made the initiation, "I am sorry for eavesdropping at your conversation. But, I really wanted to know what happened with you, there was no any bad intention. However, I am the one, behind your bad mood, so want to make it up..."
His words were stopped by the ringing of my mobile. It was Kishu, ahh I forgot to callback him. I excused myself from them went away from them to answer the call.

We talked for a minute. He asked me, "Are you okay? You seemed to be upset. Your voice was so dull."

"It's nothing Kishu. Rami asked about the past with Surya. You can know the rest. Right now, I am with Rami and Arjun, outside sitting on a bench, trying to sort out the things with them. Will call tomorrow."
He replied,"Ok Mirus, Sleep early. Don't come to me tomorrow with bags and dark circles around your eyes. I want my beautiful Mirus to have a long journey."
I chuckled with his words and we both said our byes. I turned to my friends who were staring at me with blank faces. I wonder what happened. I asked the same.

Arjun's POV

She left to answer the call. I was wondering who called her at this time. Within minutes her mood changed from grumpy to happy. This time I really wanted to know who was the caller. I thought to ask her but how to ask, if I ask ,' with whom you are talking' Arghh that sounds rude. I have to ask her nicely.
Ha, I got an idea. "Was the call from home?"
She said, "No".
I was looking at her hopefully, to continue her answer. She scrunched her face with questioning look. Then her facial muscles relaxed as she got the hint.

"It was Kishu. He called me to ask my how abouts. Here, I have friends who are making me starve to know my dark past, as it was a suspense thriller."

I banged my head with my hand.
"Sorry yaar, I forgot about it. I brought you this dark chocolate for you as you are hungry. See I am also a good friend."

She looked at me suspiciously and that turned to glare. "If only I can't find Rami mobile, I have believed you are a good friend. Even she took your brother's side. Forget about good friends, I don't have anyone on my side except Kishu."

Aucch!! Her words were so mean and also filled with grief. I am really screwed now. I hold my ears with fingers and said sorry with the best puppy face. I eyed Rami also to do the same.

Anu was not a one to hold grudges. It was so easy to make her cool. I learned it in this very short period. I ponder how my brother missed this thing. Whatever, for now, making Anu cool was our goal.

Her face was softened. She was trying in a vain to control her smile. Her lips were curling inside from twitching upwards. I took it as a clue and said aloud, "Someone is controlling their smile. Smile....smile..... smile......"

Finally she smiled contently. I gave her the chocolate, "Take it to let me know my apology was accepted and don't avoid me like earlier at the start of the camp, even though at that time I did nothing and innocent."
She took the chocolate and said, "Who said there was no reason for avoiding you?"
"Then what? "
"You have beaten my best friend, Naren, don't you remember? not only that, Whenever I saw you, that will be a fighting scene, so, obviously, I got scared. Even Surya knows that and here you are saying, 'You are Innocent"
Offo!! "You are scared of me?? That's a breaking news."
"Haha, enough. I am not scared now, but annoyed."
"I already apologized na and you took the chocolate as acceptance. So, now cool please."
"Ok! since, you pleased me well, I am giving you the post of my good friend."
I felt happy with her statement.

Rami spoken at last, "I am sorry Anu, for not understanding you. I behaved as a stupid right?!"
Anu replied, "Don't say that, as a stupid,"
with that Rami smiled,
Anu continued, "you are indeed a stupid."
Now Rami's smile changed to pout. Anu and I laughed.
Rami said, "If I have known your past completely, I haven't talked like that".

Uhmm. Now I realized why Anu called Rami stupid. I saw Anu's face dropped. Rami was bewildered now not knowing what to do. Being the only normal person here, I took the control of the situation.

"Anu, are you okay? Do you need some space. It's okay if you don't want to share, we will understand. We will never bring this topic again."

Anu was trying to speak, "After that depressed holidays episode, our second year started. I wanted it to be whole new forgetting about the incidents happened earlier. But to my dismay, the things were always be unexpected from my thoughts."

Surya's POV

I was unable to sleep, felt suffocated in the room with all the memories retrieving. All the mistakes, I have done were forcing me to repent more. To get some peace of mind, I walked out. I roamed on the roads of the village, thinking Nishi, my love. Though, I behaved as an ******* , she was always there for me to care, forgive and love. We have so many ups and downs. Mostly, I will be the reason for our separation and she will be the reason for our reunion. This was a fact that I will accept without any ego. At the end of our first year, during our holidays, I realized how much I missed her, how I have hurted her. Adding to that, Nandana was always clinging with me. Slowly, I realized her motive and her intentions. She was not behaving as a friend but more than that. I slowly tried to avoid her. One day she confronted me about it.
"Why the hell are you avoiding me Surya?"
"Nandana, I am not avoiding. I just ...just don't have time to hangout."

"What are you doing that you have no time to spend with me?"

This girl was getting on my nerves. But controlling my temper, I said, "I think it's none of your business. Will you please leave now. I have some work."

"What? You are openly asking me to get out right? I should have guessed it previously because you have the history of leaving the loved ones for silly reasons. Good bye."

Oh God! What she said? She was the one who fuelled my anger, poisoned my thoughts and now blaming me. Now, it's not time to know who was the guilty but about the victim. Anu. Just one time, I showed my anger, Nandana had left me, but Anu always tried to cope up with me for our relationship. We never said love you to each other, except the first time I confessed. Still she valued our relation. Are we really in love? I don't know. But, I clearly know now, Anu was pure at heart and honest with me. I should ask for her forgiveness. If I called her, she will never answer. So, I should talk to her directly. I waited for day the school was going to roepen. Never once I thought, I will wait for the school reopening after all who wants to go to school, have bundles of writing works, records ,exams, grades instead of enjoying at home, playing video games, street games, fighting with siblings.

I really prepared a lot to ask her forgiveness. The day I waited, finally arrived.

To be continued.........

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