The Irony of Life(Chapter 8)

It was a 2nd Saturday, they were supposed to meet today at a new place. The agenda of today's date was very different.

I don't want to do this. This is wrong, why me?

He had called Neha at the entry gate of Nainital, he hadn't the faintest idea why, maybe because that was the way out Nainital, something philosophical, it was all too much. Maybe it served as a conduit of sorts, reminding people, that things can come and go out of your life, but they might not stay forever, doesn't matter upon your will, it's just that…

When things have to leave, they leave, when people have to leave, they leave, and it's not just because of their will sometimes, it's the circumstances that make this happen sometimes.

Circumstances, a word I had earlier thought was for the weak, but sometimes, some things are just unavoidable, life is just too unfair, I can't do this to her! We both love each other. Irony is a word which suits this situation much more. What could be worse than this?

She was always punctual, a quality that was rare in people, that he would find out later, he himself, well, he used to always be early, that habit he would shake off later on in life.

It was almost time. He was standing at one side of the road, she would be coming from the opposite side. She would have to cross, why couldn't he just wait for her there? He didn't want to face her. Although, it didn't make much sense, he would have to face her after 2 minutes, well, we human beings are quite complex and stupid, ironical in ourselves in some sense.

"ABHISHEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKK!"she shouted.

She's here.

He looked up.

"Wait, there, I'm coming."

She was crossing the road and then it happened.

A car sped by, hitting her, sending her flying in the air. The car didn't stop.

Abhishek was stunned, pale, dumbstruck, shocked, at first he felt the air go out of his lungs. Then finding some strength within him he ran towards her, she was lying with her back on the road, bleeding, her right side was totally shattered, several fractures, maybe a broken skull, she was breathing, but barely. Abhishek held her up in his hands, helpless, being a child, he didn't know what to do, children are not taught to face these situations a such an age, but still, he somehow managed to run to the check post, with Neha in his arms, he was crying, without even knowing it.

All he could hear her saying was,"Abhishek, promise me…..aaaah….pr…o…mi..se…me….”

"SHHHH…don't speak anything please, I'll save you."

"You……"

Blood had started flowing out of her mouth now.

"Find…someone else…love…someone else….pr..o..mi…se…me."

He looked down at her and smiled, "I'll never find a more beautiful brown-eyed girl."

"Pr…o..mise…me.."

"You'll live and we'll be together, okay?"

"Pr…"and she fainted, too much blood had been discharged from her body, it was now or never.

As soon as he reached the check post, he shouted at the guard," CALL THE AMBULANCE, ROAD ACCIDENT, HIT BY CAR!"

Abhishek was lucky, maybe, an ambulance, was going to a hospital, the guard stopped the ambulance, showed the girl, and in the back they sat and sped off.

The paramedics did the necessary first-aid and arrangements for the girl to survive till the hospital.

"Who are you?"asked one of them.

"A friend."

Shit, shit, shit….curse you!

"Okay, do you know who her guardian is?"
"Yes…she….lives here, her dad."

"Okay. Does she have an ID or do you have his contact number?"

"She might be having her school ID."
"Okay."

They found an ID on her and called her dad.

They gave him the details of the hospital and told him to reach soon.

They reached the hospital in 5 minutes, Neha was rushed to the emergency ward and Abhishek sat outside, they asked him to donate some blood, he did what was necessary, he donated blood, called some friends who had mobiles, very few had them at that time and everyone refused. Everyone, every so-called friend.

Harsh and Prasoon wouldn't have, but he didn't know how to reach them.

Then, her father came, he rushed to him, grabbed him by the throat and shouted, "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?"

Abhishek was helpless, he couldn't say a word.

 I was only trying to do what you told me to do, nothing else, if I hadn't, this wouldn't have happened. It's all my fault, all my life I tried to prove to people that circumstances are not for you, they are created by you and you can change them, and now, when I bent to common opinion, this happened, I should have fought for my love.

"Leave and never show your face again.Never!"

And that was the last time Abhishek saw Neha again.