Sarthak-"LiVe A MeanIngfUl liFe" ...Chapter-3

Chapter-3 "The Day It Ended Or Started"

"kuch chehre aankhon mey humesha k liye bas jate hai,

kuch lamhe humesha k liye tham jate h,

kitna bhi bhago aisi yaadon se....

aata-jate ye aankhon ko nam kar jate h..."

It was the month of May...and not only the body but the eyes were sweating as well that day...they all had come to say a final good bye to Akshay.Akshay had got placed in the penultimate semester in Infosys and was to join Infosys from 24th May in Delhi.Everyone had arrived apart from Purohit,Harsh tried to call him but his cell was switched off..the train was an hour late....everyone's eyes were wet...those moments kept popping in each of thier minds...this was suppose to be the last time all of them were meeting....after this everyone was to report to their respective firms...and whether in future all will be available at the same time or not was a big question....
Temperature was rising and with it emotions too....there were two questions flying in the air that moment.....first....when would we meet next??...second...where was Purohit??
It was 2:30pm...train was to leave at 3:oopm and suddenly from the wet eyes Akshay saw a figure walking towards him...looking similar in structure and a familiar face...and suddenly he shouted "teri *******......" with a voice full of tears and emotions..(boys have this tendency to remember every realtive of thiers when they are emotional).Hearing those beautiful words from Akshay's mouth everyone turned their face to look at the reccipient....it was Purohit...unshaved...long hair...in his typical chappals..as he walked towards Akshay....as hardly as Akshay abused him...he hugged him...two of the closest friends when they become emotional...the scene is more "sentimental" than any of the bollywood movie...there were tears...there smiles....there was pain....there was love....and there was friendship....
Everyone asked Purohit where the hell he was...and why was his cell switched off....and his answer was a typical Purohit reply..."just like that"..
Train shouted..."its time"...Akshay stepped in....it startd to move...gradually it started to move away from them....it was raining that summer afternoon not from the heavens' but from the eyes...eventually Akshay moved out of thier sight...still waving thier hands...to Akshay...the ambience was gloomy....one by one each of them left..only two people were there....Purohit and Ridhima....for one final time she said to him "Bye....All the best.." and she smiled with it...Purohit replied..."Same to you" but without a smile....and she turned her face....Purohit wanted to hold her back...and talk...tell her what she means to him.....but till the time he gathered courage to speak....Ridhima was gone....and it started to rain heavily...

As Purohit was falling in these memories....suddenly he heard one of the boy from the group downwards shouting...."money order karna sale"
and it brought a smile on his face because those were exactly the words Purohit shouted when Akshay was leaving....he said to himself "boys will be boys..and whereever you go they will have some common attributes.." and smiles..wipping the few tears...