Relinquish (Story Of Sixteen)

Ram asked "Can I say something? " Seetha answered "Sure".Ram said " You are really a brave girl. " Seetha thanked him with a gentle smile on her face. After chatting for few minutes, they decided to go to sleep. They slept peacefully especially Ram who didn't sleep properly for days.

The next day, Seetha got up early and went to the kitchen. After few minutes, Ram also woke up, got fresh and saw Seetha making breakfast in the kitchen. He greeted good morning to her and helped her making dishes by cutting the vegetables and peeling onion, etc. Seetha turned on the radio which is on the shelf to enlighten their morning. They both were singing and dancing some small steps while they were cooking. It was really a delightful sight to see.

After few minutes, Seetha finally completed cooking. They ate breakfast together. At that time, Ram told that he was going to search job again. Hearing this, Seetha immediately wished him good luck as she was happy for him. Then they finished breakfast, put the vessels for Washing in the sink and started getting ready. When they got completely ready, they parted their ways after biding bye to each other.

Yeah, it was definitely a good start for Ram to forget his past. Firstly, he went to check on Lisa to ensure she is okay after all the chaos that had happened last night. At Lisa's apartment, she got a call from the receptionist regarding Ram's visit. She immediately ran down to the ground floor to see Ram,hugged him and also welcomed him to her flat. They went to her flat. There she offered some coffee for him. Ram was sitting on the couch besides Lisa. He sipped the coffee slightly and asked "How are you feeling now? " Before answering, Lisa patted back on his head which made him scream lightly. Then she replied "I am fine. How many times I need to answer this, ha? "

Their conversation continued.

Ram: I just came here to check on you and...I also want to say something.

Lisa: What is it?

Ram: I tried a lot to forget about the past. But in the end, I always screwed it up. After you had gone missing, I started realising that just losing the love of your life doesn't mean losing your whole life. There are still people who care for you, who are there for you. They may be your family or friends or someone else. All that matter is you still have them and you have to work for them. For me, that is you. That is Nakul, that is Tharma, Balu and Sadid.

Lisa got emotional by his speech.She looked at him silently for few seconds and held his hand between hers. Then she said "Yes, We are your family and friends. We will be always there for you. "Then she released their hands. She took a deep breath, patted his shoulder and said " Thank god, you finally understood this."

Ram smiled and said "Yes and it's all because of you guys. I started noticing how we care for each other and there for each other especially when you have gone missing which made me guilty, angry, sad, worried and I also understood that how bad it will affect you guys when I am not taking care of myself. I really don't know what to do next till last night.

Lisa: Then what happened?

Ram: Your friend told me to have a new dream.

Lisa: You mean... Seetha.

Ram nodded his head as yes.

Lisa: So what is your new dream?

Ram:"First, I need to find a new job and after sometime I will decide what to do next.

Lisa was happy as she realised he was really moving on this time .She was so happy that she immediately hugged him and shouted "Superb Ram. " She released her hug and happily said "I am proud of you." Ram was laughing when she hugged him with force. and excitement.

Then they dialed Sadid's number and put it on the loud speaker. He also told them that he is going to find a new job.On the other side, Sadid and their other friends wished him good luck in chorus which made Ram and Lisa laugh. After few seconds, he cut the call and bid bye to Lisa.

At the other corner, Seetha went to her college, attended the classes, and took notes of it. Finally, it was a lunch time. She and her friends went to canteen to have lunch. When they were having lunch, one of her friends asked Seetha "Is everything ok with Tarok and you or does he still pestering you to be his girlfriend? "

Seetha replied "Actually, " Before completing her sentence, she was interrupted by another friend as she said "Don't say that you have accepted his proposal or you are having interest but afraid to confess him. Am I right?"

Seetha strictly said "No, we just became friends. "

Everyone get shocked and asked "What? " at the same time.

One more friend teased her saying "If you guys are friends then the next stage will definitely be falling in love, right? "

Seetha refused again.

The friend who started all these conversation said "Come on Seetha, it's normal that friends becoming lovers these days. " She continued by looking up as she was lost in her imaginary world "And it's normal to fall for that handsome boy Tarok. "

Everyone nodded their head as yes except Seetha. They finally stopped their imagination and asked "At least, tell us how you guys became friends? "

Seetha answered "It was a long story. I will tell you guys at the free time. "

She changed the topic by asking "By the way, next period is maths period and it's always boring for me. So I have decided to bunk the next class. Whether anyone is interested in joining me? "

Everyone immediately said yes as they were also not interested in maths.

Seetha teased everyone by saying "I think you guys should focus more on maths than focusing on Tarok. " They teased her back too.

Finally, the lunch time was over. They left the canteen. Two of her friends went with their boyfriends who were from other department. Seetha and one more friend were sitting on the bench in the garden area. They chatted a lot about themselves and about their college. After few minutes, her friend went to the washroom.

When Seetha was waiting for her friend's return, she saw her maths professor walking in the garden area so that he can quickly go to classroom. She really got scared and ran towards a tree so that she won't get caught by him. She was hiding behind a tree and watched her professor leaving.

When he finally went out of the garden, she took a deep breath in sigh and turned to leave. But accidently, she got bumped into somebody. When she looked up to see that person, she got startled.