chapter 5...
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Raghav was driving and priya was sitting beside him ,while i and aunty sat on the back seat of the car ...mohina aunty was busy instructing someone on phone and Raghav and priya were having a banter over which band is the best ;coldplay or GnR(guns and roses)...initially i supported priya ,she was debating for GnR ...But after sometime i lost interest and started looking at the vehicles passing by...thats when something caught my eye...A shop...there was small flower shop out there named
"Pushpa flowers" ...and a smile covered my lips as all those bitter-sweet memories flashed into my mind ...
Flash Back...
three years back i participated in the NBC (National Boxing championship) ,I was beyond thrilled and excited as for the first i was participating in a National level championship after that delhi boxing incident ...it was a really big opportunity for me to prove myself ...and this time there was no place for mistakes...
A night before the championship all we girls were sitting my hostel room chatting,fighting over silly things and having a gala time ,sama was preparing my diet chart and aaliya was helping her while pooja and tanya were busy packing my bags ,they packed the best of outfits for me and decided my look as it was a national level tournament so a lot of media was going to be present and they wanted me to look my best ...after the delhi thing everyone changed ..they became more caring and loving ,everyone made sure that i was full of confidence as they were Hell scared! that if anything went wrong i would again perform the same "drug" stunt ...
it felt good to be surrounded by so many caring friends sab kuch perfect tha sirf ek kami thi
"sama ,aaliya bas karo yaar ...mai sirf ek week ke liye ja rahi hu aur tum dono ko dekh kar toh aesa lag raha hai jaise mere pure year ka diet aaj hi plan karoge...aur pooja-tanya mai boxing championship ke liye ja rahi hu femina miss india mai nai participate kar rahi so STOP fussing over my looks..."
"But sia..."sama interrupted
"NO buts ..aab tum sab jao aur ja kar sojao...i will be fine.."
"are u sure "tanya said in concerned tone
"Yes,tanya...now GO guys!"
"ok -ok"said pooja and everyone left after wishing me luck for the last time and left the room
i closed the door behind me and took a sigh of relief ...my lips curved into a smile while i stared at the mess we created ...cold drink cans ,wrappers of chips ,almost a dozen clothes spread over my bed ...i fetched through all of them and finally found the thing i was looking for..the last gift which he gave me...the watch ...it was his only belonging which i had ...i placed it close to my heart and closed my eyes..."I love you pushpa" a tear trickled down my eyes...as i remembered those sweet moments those nok -jhoks which we had ...i missed him ..a lot....
...to be continued
Edited by Bhavikakosambia - 12 years ago
