So, my story ended in the best possible way.

Not for me, but for everyone. I thought, the reason of these forfeits is hidden in the over honesty towards others.

That was a lovely Saturday. It was genuinely lovely, as I had comfortable myself in the last corner bench to get a self satisfactory view of her.

My time went stultified in her absence. But when she entered from the front door by pasting a jolly face and took her usual front seat.
I was happy as I did not have to put any extra effort to get a glance of her.

A glamorous glowing skin with blood-red lips, which were shining because of baby lip balm. Perfectly tall and perfectly shaped morphology, a craft, which God can call his masterpiece.

But in reality, none of these belonged to her.

She was a girl who had put simplicity as a crown. Saffron fair complexion.
What can I say about her sugar-coated words. For which I kept my phonoreceptor wide open towards her.

I put less interest about others, as I liked only her. Or else, you can say, I loved her.
More and more than anyone.

Sorry, where I was?
Yes, yes
On Saturday, at the last corner bench.
My best friend was absent that day, he had already informed me, the day before.
He had to attend one of his family function; he would come after the school over to pick me up.
I had also got an invitation by him.
So it’s obvious that his seat beside me was vacant.
Still, I managed his absence.
My focus was on my love, my girl, my sweetie.

Oh, God!

I felt stupor when I found myself caught in her notice. I was almost dying, as it was too late to get recover from the magical spell offered by her smile.

A few seconds later. I gave her a responsive smile.
I thought I got the answer of my love letter, which I had sent to her yesterday.
With the help of one of my friend. 

I become a bit more excited and beckoned to ventilate hi to her.

My smile stretched. I got the same quick response from her.

With an inaudible lip-synch, she made some fingering gesture to convey me something.

She was like my favourite cookie cake. So, it hardly took any time for me to understand what she means.

She wanted to borrow some time of mine.
I noted to give her assurance.

The time got impeded without leaving any time to breathe.

leisures were also packed with back-to-back classes. So, we hardly got any chance to meet the blinks.
The periods were at their end. 45 minutes left for the school-over-bell to ring.

I gave her a final notice.
I could observe the mark of stress in her eyebrows.
She torn the two middle pages of her classmate notebook and quickly engaged herself in taking down something.

I became sure that definitely a letter would come to me.

The final bell rang; alarming everyone to rush out.

She was about to come to me. When her friends called her from the back.
Showings an odious face. 

She turned her head back to announce them, ' Wait, I'm just coming'. She came running towards me and slipped out a folded letter from her Skirt pocket.

She forward that to me and told, " I’m sorry I have to go"
"Okay, Take this and meet me at the gate" she added

I grabbed the letter between my thumb and index; she left the letter with me and disappear somewhere in the crowd.
My eyes didn’t tried to hunt her.

I got stuck in the thoughts of that letter.

I could felt the sizzle of Adrenaline under my tummy.

I made myself to reach at the door of the room and close without locking it.
I took an immediate seat and proceed to explore the letter in my hand.

It is genuinely started with a smiley emoji with a statement left aside, 'open with a big smile'.
I read further

"I can distinguish up to a large extent that what I was once and what I'm today because of you.
I become numb for myself as all I have for you only. I will blame the time for which I always get a grasp towards you.
Your unspoken words which always convey me a lot. The way you look me up is not the usual, which I found with others.

why I always feel shy to talk with you, although we had spent eight years of schooling days.

Why I become so selective while exchanging words with you.
I can't wait until you.
So, I convey that.
I love you Atharv.
I want nothing but expect the same love from you. You really have no idea how much I have to gather the courage to take down these, because I don’t want to lose you. My love will be the same for you forever. I will be waiting for you and for your response,
I love you so much
To my love Atharv
From your lover Ruhi".

I move my fingers over the sentence"I love you".
That day, I didn’t want to hold it within.

My tears escape from my pain-filled eyes. I set them free. Let them slide and wet my cheeks and nothing more.

"Hey, you are still here. You don’t want to go home", I looked up by hiding my tears and so also the later.

There was our English teacher, Mr Mukesh  Raj, Purohit. I ran out without meeting eyes with him.

I was about 50 meters to reach the main gate. I could saw her stood right there, waving hands towards me.

I took a sprint and stood in front of her; breathing heavily by keeping support with my knees. "Are you alright?", she asked, I looked up without giving any reply.

Her expression changed, as she could read the mark of tears in my face.
"Anik", someone called my name loudly from the back.
I found Atharv. My best friend stood there to pick me up for his family function.
Ruhi stood there and saw both of us and I left for Atharv.
We both left from there. Leaving Ruhi behind.

I was inside the car.
"I have something for you, my friend" I offered him the most alluring smile that I have, that moment.

"And what's that", I could read the excitement on his face. Like he knew everything.
I handed him the letter " this is from Ruhi"

He grabbed it and in a hurry to unfold it.
Atharv ordered his driver to move and he started reading the letter.

I knew, that was hard for me. Still, I keep some relations in my first priority list.

I was hiding my tears from Atharv and looked out through the window.
I gave Ruhi a last glance. But what I saw, was about to blackout
me.
 
Ruhi was hugging Avinab.
The person who is associated with the rumour that he was in a secret relationship with Ruhi.

But I thought, it was a potential rumour not to believe.

They were hugging, jumping seemed they had won a victory.

They vanished so quickly from my vision that I won't get any chance to show it to Atharv.

"Listen Atharv I have done a big mistake" the feeling of guilt was dropping with my sweat from my forehead.
"Now, what happened?" he asked.
I knew that the announcement would break his heart. But I have to tell.
"Look!
Ruhi is not a girl of your type.
She was lying. She don't love you.
She was in a relationship with Avinav. I have seen her.
I have seen both of them hugging each other, I promise". I was in a dilemma, what to do?

But Atharv was not disfiguring his smiling face.
" You are lying, my friend"
He add, " Ruhi had told me everything. You are disturbing her from so many days. I know.
Ruhi actually loves me. She finally decided to reveal it to get rid of the stalkers like you.
Ruhi is also coming to my family function so it's better for you not to come there. I'll drop you at your home", He ended.

"Stop the car, I can go by myself", these were the last words I have for Atharv.

Life again taught me a big lesson.
Sacrifice without hope of expecting anything from anyone in returns.

Leaving your best friend and the love of your life, both at a time, was not probably a goodbye from your life.
Rather a bad one.
A bad bye.