A Lost Boy

The end of schooling remarks the beginning of a new phase of college life full of mysteries and we all create our own unique history..

So, here's the story of one of my friend Daksh, born with a passion of being a cricketer one day, enjoys the solitude with music, books and a little bit of writing, introversion defining his shyness.

The first day to the college was full of excitement and anxiety when Daksh was all ready to make new friends with whom he wanted to spend the most wonderful phase of life. In school, teachers used to say that the three years of graduation are never going to come back so, this was the time to live life to the fullest.

Entering the college gate, he could feel the wind blowing around him as if welcoming him to the new horizon accompanied by the smell of surprises.

He had just made himself comfortable at one of the back benches when a boy came and tried to initiate a conversation with Daksh. Few minutes were awkward but soon other people joined in and all were comfortable enough to give each other nicknames, based on Greek letters..Alpha, beta , gamma, sigma and so on.

All were hilariously laughing when a sudden strange voice fell on his eardrums which made him numb. All the other sounds becoming fainter, there was only that voice echoing in his mind and hear. What was happening to him, he couldn't guess it at all.

The voice was not a sweet melody as that of a Nightingale singing and blossoming flowers all around. It was just an extraordinary sound ringing bells in his mind and he turned to see that the owner of the sound was a girl sitting behind him and talking to her friend. Her eyes sparkling like she hid glitters in them and her smile too wide making him miss a heartbeat.

Sensing his glares over her, she stood to walk outside of the room. And, his heart plundered when she was walking past him.

Not the one being too popular in the college and queen of many hearts, girl with perfect size and shape; she was just an ordinary girl who made his heart flutter with just one look and his mind said at once, "She is my girl."

He wanted to go to her and tell her the feelings he had for her but the fear of rejection pulled him down and he just tried to befriend her.

Getting the chance to know her in better way was a gift of god as they became part of the same group. Further conversation revealed that they belonged to the same town and shared common interests.The heart was fueling up with love empowering him to crush all the barriers between them.

But, without twist, a story seems cliche( Too boring)

So, when he was on cloud nine and things could work out for him, a proposal for Saumya by an anonymous college boy appeared on college's confession page.

Daksh was all shattered from inside. The curiosity,to find that anonymous guy, inspired Saumya's best friend to trick every boy of the class. Daksh, on his turn, blushed on just hearing Saumya's name and all people around took no minute to assume him to be behind that proposal. He tried to clarify but friends only fuel up the fire in such situations. Same happened with him. He was the source of entertainment for all.

Boys and girls, all took fun by teasing the two and this story propagated like fire in the whole class.

His friends insisted him to make the move as soon as possible and he finally proposed her one day.

She said yes and all clapped for the new couple is what you are thinking, right??

Nothing happened like this. I told you its not cliche!!

She said a big No to him. He felt all his hopes being shrouded and stood helpless there. Collecting the broken pieces of his heart, he simply escaped from the college.

Phone switched off, he had not reached home. All his friends were worried on this sudden reaction of his and tried to search his whereabouts but he was nowhere to be found.

Lost was he in his own dreams and everyone searched for him in reality..

To be continued..