The Irony of Life(Chapter 9)

PRESENT DAY

"That was the last time I saw Neha, I lost the first love of my life to an accident. Now I won't rant about why she was the 'first'  love of my life, but I will tell you this, I loved 2-3 more girls before finally understanding the irony of life…" said Abhishek.

"And what is that?" asked Hemant.

"That is what you might already know…"

"Still, you can tell us I suppose?" asked Shivani.

"Yeah, why not, very simple, 'It is until you have lost what you need, is when you realize, that you needed it the most'. Simple, yet, true, ironical and surprisingly elegant."

"Yes." said Shivani, looking at Hemant from an angle which wasn't noticeable.

"Well, Shivani, the last love I lost didn't die, I just lost her due to pure stupidity, and lack of belief and a pure mere sense of self-insult."

"Self-Insult?" said everyone in unison.

"Yes, I just never believed a girl so beautiful could hit on me, for I for the most purposes and angles believed, was ugly and despicable and un-hit-on-able."

"Well, that's a new word," giggled Shivani.

"Yes, it kind of is. But it was the truth, and such beautiful was she, all the girls I loved had a few things in common, brown hair, brown eyes, beautiful eyes, a cute face, childlike from within and brutally caring. The last one, of course, I think I loved the most, for I lost her without getting a chance with her, even though she liked me, and she was with me in a phase which I could explain to no one except my best friend, bless him, and she cared for me more than my best friend, she dragged me out of alcoholism, gave me a chance to live and dragged me out of depression, ah, how beautiful she was."

"Was she that beautiful?"asked Hemant.

"Yes, Hemant, on the inside and the outside, she was childlike, stubborn, stupid, innocent and a bit bratty, but still her caring nature was amazing, and it was not until I lost her to another person that I realized her importance."

"What was her name?" asked Shivani.

"Linda, Linda Batra. She was so beautiful."

"Why are you talking like that? Did she die?" gasped Hemant.

"NO, you fool! NO. I was just reminiscing my memories of her, I had grown quite fond of her in such a short time."

"Why were you getting all-emotional about your mother and her love for you?" asked Hemant.

"Dude, not just my mother, but my father as well, parents are the only people, if you can trust, that they will be there for you till the end. It's quite obvious and self-evident. You need not ask me that."

Abhishek looked at the time.

"OH GOD! IT'S 6 A.M. I have to take you back to the hotel and put you guys to sleep."

"Yes, Let's go." said Nupur.

All of them got up and back to the hotel. Abhishek took them to their rooms and then went back to his.

I am so dead. These kids got me so late.

He put his key into the keyhole and rotated the key, as he opened the door, he could listen to the sound of the television, her favourite show.

He smiled.

"Sorry, baby."

He grabbed both of his ears and stated doing squats.

"Did I say anything? I didn't scold you, I missed you a lot today, you know, you switched off your cellphone, please don't do that to me again, I get scared."

She started crying and hugged him deeply.

"It's okay, baby, I can never leave you and will always come back to you, you know that right? Don't you?"

"Yes. I do."

As she stopped crying and he wiped her tears off her face, Abhishek fell in a trance.

Brown hair, brown eyes, cute face, childlike nature, she is so beautiful.

LINDA.

Sometimes in life you do get what you want, if you really want it and work for it, even with the irnoy of life working at it's plan.

He switched off the television, kissed her on the forehead and lay her to sleep, he lay down in the bed with her, hoping that Hemant would realize the importance of that girl who loved her so much, he had almost lost Linda a few years back, he hoped that the same didn't happen to Hemant, he was a nice kid.

As he turned around, he put back a curl of her hair with his hands and whispered with all his heart,"I love you, Linda." 

"I love you too, Abhishek, now let's sleep and not waste another day, Okay?"

"Yes."
"Good night."

"Good Night."