She was goin through the album of her school days.. The old
pics took her to a ride of those “good-old-days” with her “Buddies”
Nidhi is a happy-go-lucky girl by nature who never got tired
of talking and loved to make friends..her friends loved her, pampered her and
she was the “kiddo” of the group..
But unfortunately, every good thing comes to an end!
It was time for her to leave the best-school days of her life
and enter into a new road and begin a new journey..
She flipped through the pictures and travelled down to the
memory lane where she could hear the laughters with her friends, she could she
the tears rolling down after fights..
The good old days came as a flashback to her all of a sudden
and she started living them once again.. the vague memories turned crystal
clear! Her friends, best-buddies and all those “out-of-this-world” happy days
were right infront of her..
There was a group pic-all the crazy bunch of people,her
friends in a single frame on the last day of their school life..the pain was
not invisible though there was that mask of extreme happiness or enjoyment..
Her eyes turned moisten and she went back to that day, where
promises were made and friendship was relieved…
“now get up guys, bohot nautanki ho gayi..you girls na!!
screamed Ali,seeing the girls bursting into tears.. It was their last day after
all! The “Group” was about to fall apart..they believed that nothing could even
touch their friendship but it was the distance that mattered to them..everyone
had different dreams and destinations!
Okay enough of it now..we are not dying yaar,just moving
to different places and won’t we meet every year during vacations?? Ofcourse!!
Then? Just relax.. an over senti- Tiya uttered the words,controlling her
emotions which was really hard for her! She was Nidhi’s best friend and from
the time they were in school,they were inseparable….
For the first time,they were going away from each other
and now they had to share secrets through STD calls..yes! that was the first
thought crossed their minds!!!
Keeping their “mixed” feelings aside, everybody got into
the groove once again, just to live their last moments together.. Nidhi,the
most energetic and crazy girl, was low,unexpectedly! She was sad after
all…really sad! But nothing stopped her from dancing her heart out.. it was the
best she could do..
They had their best night but was again, another best
thing came to an end! It was the end of “their” night..
Rishab left the dance floor and came to sit near the
pool..he looked back and saw his friends enjoying..he gave a wry smile and
realised he was going to miss them like hell!
Kruti came and sat by his side, she caught his thoughts
and hugged him tight..
I will miss you,said she,unable to control her tears
anymore.. Rishab couldnot utter a word and just hugged her back.. The music
slowed down, the dance floor emptied and each one of them were sitting by the
pool side.. A weired silence which contained lots of words in it.. atlast Nidhi
decided to break the silence..
She started speaking, We may be moving to different
places, meet new people, make new friends, live our dreams, stay away from each
other and the calls may turn to STD now, may not meet almost everyday,not even
the weekends..we are still going to be the same! The same crazy bunch of
people, the inseparables, the “Buddies”.. what else do we need?
This is not our last night together..this is just an end
to an everyday-craziness, after all even we need a break guys.. isnot it??
Tears rolled down from their eyes and Nidhi was no
exception..
She continued, at the end of this of this beautiful night
with my group I want u all to promise few things to each other..and these
promises are NOT meant to be broken ever..
A tinge of smile glued to their lips and like always they
stood in a circle, intact, and promised never to forget each other, never to
break the “circle”, remember everyone’s birthday,meet during every
vacation,call whenever they could and the most important one-To carry the group
picture wherever they would go…
The last group hug they had and “it” came to an end..
unfortunately!”
Nidhi could her tear drops on the picture..sshe rubbed them
and looked at each of them once again.. she missed Tiya the most. Even when
they talk almost once a week(yes, now it was not everyday) she miss her “old”
bestie.. she missed Ali, the dude of the gang and the sweetest guy she ever
met..she missed Raghav,kruti, Akansha,Karan and everyone of them…she missed
“those” days… the “not-meant-to-be-broken” promises were broken a lot of times
and since many years, the birthday wishes were forgotten! She really missed her
Friends..
After wiping her tears, she closed the album with a smile
and a satisfaction! Suddenly her eyes struck the watch and it was 1 min.to
12.00 which meant it was her birthday after just 1 min.
She heard her phone ringing and it was an unknown number..
first,she thought to ignore but then, ignore a call on your b’day was not a
good idea..
She picked up the call.. “Happy b’day to you, happy b’day to
you.. happy b’day to our kiddo..happy b’day to you”.. a chorus song was
all she could hear and it did not take her any time to recall the voices..yes,
it was them! Her “buddies”..this time they did not forget their Promise.. And
this was the best thing for Nidhi, the best she could wish on her Birthday…
We go away from our friends, loose contacts, donot even
meet..
But we never FORGET them..we live our “Best Days” with them
after all..
