Yes, every day is a new journey but have you ever thought that one day you wake up and from that day a new chapter of your life begins? Your entire attention is only on your work but what if you meet someone from somewhere and you don't even know that she/he will be your tomorrow friend with whom you will spend this journey?
Well, I think that your meeting someone and that person becoming your friend is destiny. And even who will stay with you for how long or who will just leave, all this is also destiny. Often you don't have enough control over some things or people.
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As usual next morning I wake up feeling exhausted and tired, I drag my self in my room while thinking..
how come sleeping is so much tiring? how can a person work so much? I don't know why my mind work in sleep too?
with these thoughts running inside my head, I reached inside my room. Like a robot I start doing my daily routine. However, while taking shower I start hearing my phone ringing and this break my robotic trance so, I speed up the process of taking shower. Once the shower completed I dried myself with a towel then wear a bathrobe, quickly I come outside the washroom. Hastily I walk towards the bedside table to answer the call but when I reached there call got hanged.
Seeing this I unplugged the phone from charger, sit on my bed then unlock my phone to know who called me. After seeing the caller's name I got a big smile on my face, I immediately called her back...
Me: Hello
Vihaa: Hey Kiddo! all set for today?
Me: Yeah I have just taken the shower, I will go and get ready then I will be going to eat my breakfast.
Vihaa: Great, we will be meeting in thirty minutes in front your house.
Me: Okay.
Listening to this she hang up the call, I keep the phone back on the side table then get up from the bed and start getting ready. As today, I have an exam to give I choose to wear casuals a simple baby pink golf t-shirt and a dark blue jeans because I just want to feel comfortable. Once I finished getting ready, I pick up my bag which has a register, two pens, an empty water bottle in it then I walk towards the bedside table pick up my phone from there and keep in my right pocket of the jeans.
In the end, I come out from my room carrying the bag on my right shoulder and a pair of socks in my left hand. I started walking directly towards the kitchen as I have only fifteen minutes left in which I have to finish my breakfast, fill my water bottle plus, tie my shoes and leave the house. So, thinking all this first I filled up the bottle, then I serve myself two slice of bread with butter on it and a glass of milk.
I keep water bottle inside my bag then standing in the kitchen itself I start eating my breakfast. Though, my moment of silence disturbed when my mother come inside the kitchen, seeing me eating like this she start started scolding me...
Mother: (Scolding) Siya!!! what is this? Don't you have manners? I mean seriously you could just sit on the dining chair and eat it there.
Me: (While eating last bite of my bread) Yeah I know but I don't have enough time to do so because I have to leave the house in just six minutes.
Mother: O yes I know you have an entrance exam to give today. I hope you are prepared well for it by the way how are you going to travel?
Me: (Finishing up my milk, start cleaning my plates and glass) I am bit nervous but all prepared I guess. And Vihaa is taking me to the university.
Mother: Okay, good. Best of luck.
Me: (Moving outside the kitchen) Thank you, bye I am leaving.
After this hurriedly I walk outside the kitchen, start walking towards the main gate of the house, hastily I take out my shoes and put my feet in it. However, without tying my shoes I open the gate then move outside the house closing gate behind me. Taking some steps ahead, I bend down then start tying my shoe lases.
While doing so, I hear a horn of the car. As soon as I hear the horn of the car, I slightly look up and find Vihaa there, waiting for me. I again look down the and continued tying my shoe lases, once done I enter inside her car and fasten my seat belt.
As soon as I settle down inside the car, Vihaa start driving the car. After nearly five minutes, Vihaa initiated the conversation...
Vihaa: You know kiddo I am really excited to drop you at the university.
Me: Okay but why?
Vihaa: Because I have completed all of my studies from there.
Me: (Surprised and shocked) Really?
Vihaa: (Looking at me grinning) Yeah, I am just happy and excited, I will be your guardian there.
Me: Wow, I hope everything will be good there.
Vihaa: Look, don't let the past dictate your tomorrow.
Me: (Looking straight on the door and muttered slightly) But I am just afraid to try something new what if I fall down again?
Vihaa: So, let me tell you how things will work in this university.
Me: Okay, say it.
Vihaa: Once exam got over, if you pass it then you will receive a mail tomorrow telling you about the registration process. Then you will be completing the registration process in the university itself day after tomorrow. And yeah take uncle with you for that.
Me: Okay.
Vihaa: For exam do keep in mind not to write stories, try to answer the question more crisp and clear.
Me: (Feeling zoo in my stomach) Okay.
Vihaa: Stay calm and relax, I know you will do good. I trust you.
Me: (This sentence of her filled an unknown confidence in me) Okay.
After an hour we are in front of the university, Vihaa stopped the car and start speaking...
Vihaa: I am dropping you here only, when you will enter inside the gate you will find someone who will be guiding you the way towards the examination hall. Just don't take tension, relax and you will do good. Okay?
Me: (Opening the door of the car) Okay
After this I step outside the car, close the door behind me. However, the moment I took a step ahead to walk inside the university, I hear Vihaa's voice..
Vihaa: Hey Siya, I will meet you here only after three hours okay?
Me: (Looking back at her) Yeah okay.
After this she started driving the car and I move inside the university, as she said I find someone there who guided me towards the examination hall. As I enter inside the hall I find around thirty to forty students more are also giving the examination. Soon the invigilator, showed me my seat which is in between two students (one girl is behind me and another girl in front of me). Once I got settled down with just a water bottle on my table and pens in my hand, invigilator announced that after five minutes exam will begin.
The moment she stop speaking, I hear a voice coming my back so, I turn slight back to know what happen. Seeing, that my attention is finally on her the girl initiated the conversation...
Girl: Hey I am Carissa.
Me: Hey I am Siya. (Inside my head, beautiful name and meaning 'graceful')
Carissa: So, for which field you are thinking to apply?
Me: Clinical psychology.
Carissa: Same here, where are your form?
Me: Local only.
Carissa: I am from Ireland. Umm I hope I am not disturbing you with my talks, I just want to know you.
Me: Okay and you are not disturbing me it just exam, is about to start and I don't want to talk before giving it.
Though, she is genuinely wants to know me but I don't want to because, I just want to come and study here and not to make friends plus pass my time.
Before she could speak up anything else, invigilator start distributing the paper so, I sit straight again and waited for my turn to get the paper. Once I got the paper I pay my full attention on it and start solving it, half of the exam time passed and I am doing it fine. However, my concentration break hearing Carissa cursing in low voice so, I just sit straight then slightly whisper...
Me: Hey, is everything alright?
Carissa: (Whispering back) No my pen died, I don't have another one.
Me: No issue, take mine.
After saying this I secretly pass my pen to her and thankfully invigilator not noticed it. And again I start solving my paper with full concentration, just like this rest of the time too passed by. Once exam got over all of the students submitted their answer sheets to the invigilator, then start moving out of the hall. After five minutes, when I am about to step outside the university I heard Carissa's voice calling my name...
Carissa: Siya!!!
I turn back towards the voice, I found her standing with an elder man. Seeing me she started walking in my direction, the moment she is in front of me she start introducing my with that man..
Carissa: Siya, this Alexander my father and father she is Siya the girl who helped me in the examination hall.
Me & Alexander: (Together) Hello uncle/Dear.
Before we could talk something else I hear my Vihaa calling my name...
Vihaa: Siya!!!
I turned back looking at her who is waiting for me on the gate of the university, I waved at her smiling and mouthed 'wait I am coming.' After this I again turn back to say my good byes to uncle and Carissa but find no one there, though I got surprised for it but choose to ignore it because Vihaa is waiting for me. I move out from the university, seeing me coming out Vihaa get inside her car and I also do the same.
Once we both settled down inside the care she, play some soft instrumental music the start driving the car. Just like this fifteen minutes passed, I am enjoying the music thoroughly. However, soon my trance break hearing her voice...
Vihaa: Someone is smiling.
Me: (Looking at her) Yeah music is good, exam was good too.
Vihaa: Great so, let's go and celebrate.
Me: What? No I don't think so.
Vihaa: Why?
Me: (Fidgeting with my finger and looking at my lap) Because I don't have enough money.
Vihaa: Huhhh when I am here then no need to worry and you can give me money back later. Okay?
Me: Okay. But lets go out in the evening what say?
Vihaa: (Excitedly) Okay but till we reach back home I am going to tell about this university, how my life had been while studying here.
Me: Okay
After this she start telling me how her life was used to be here, about her friends, the fun she had, how she used to get scolded and list goes on. Just like this whole one hour passed, I enjoyed thoroughly listening to her talks. Around two in the afternoon she dropped me in front of my house, with a wide smile on my face I ring the bell of my house,
while waiting for door to get open I thought how similar her and my life used to be but still it is different. However, listening to her story I come to know she used be fun loving, extrovert, full of craziness type person but with time she become mature and responsible person. I guess time does this to everyone.
However, my thoughts come to halt when house gate opened and seeing that person my smile got vanished and my mind speak up...
Mind: (Smirking) Welcome to the party.
TO BE CONTINUED.....