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REALITY
BYTES
"i
love you as my brother..."
 Two
years ago I was in class 10. I am good at
my studies and at cricket. And that was
the reason why everyone loved me in school
as well as at home. There were many girls
in my school, but there was this one girl
in my class called Soma. She was quite good
at studies, let's say she was one mark behind
me, and there was always a healthy competition
going on between us. But she had an advantage
over me and that was that she was a girl
and very beautiful, too. If you asked me
to give an example of brains and beauty
together, then I would definitely take her
name.
Every
guy in the class was in love with Soma in
more ways than one, but nobody could dare
to express it to her because she was so
good at studies. So, all the guys of my
class decided to make me the bali ka bakra.
I was selected to propose to her. Soma had
a very stern image, so proposing to her
was a tough thing to do, but I always loved
to do things which are impossible for others.
I always hated failure, so I had to make
it good in one go or I would be no more
than a halal ka bakra.
For
this, I prepared myself mentally as well
as physically and for some days I said namaste
to my studies and started preparing
for Operation Soma. One day, when I was
sitting alone, an idea came to my mind.
So the next day, when the last period was
over, I requested Soma to remain in class.
After everyone left the classroom I went
to her and said, "Soma, you're my good
friend, I never thought of you as my rival,
you're my best friend. I respect you a lot...
blah, blah, blah." Then I started applying
my idea-I told her a fake story-I said,
"Soma, I am all alone, my parents had
adopted me from an orphanage, but three
years later they got their own child so
they stopped caring for me. Nobody loves
me at home. I am no more than a useless
thing for them, they (my parents) don't
care for me, they hate me." To make
it more real I started crying (thanks to
the glycerin which I had brought from home).
Guys, you won't believe it, but she believed
this fake story and also started weeping.
It was happening as planned. But then, all
of a sudden, she started saying, "How
could you say nobody loves you and cares
about you? There are so many people around
you who love you and care for you."
I said, "Yeah, there are many people,
but you are not one of them." She replied,
"I, too, love you and care for you."
After hearing these lines I jumped with
joy. The next moment she said, "I love
you as my brother, as I don't have a brother!
I am also all alone, your face resembles
that of my dead brother, who died soon after
birth. (Maybe she had seen Dil.)
Guys,
you won't believe it, but after saying all
this she burst out laughing and said, "You
fool! Don't act too smart, I know everything
about you guys. It will be much better if
you concentrate on your studies and other
things instead of proposing to me. Well,
your story was nice and you acted well too,
but mister, don't forget I am your rival
and my name is Soma and I am better than
you." And with a smile and a flourish
she left the classroom and I was standing
there with failure, a broken heart and a
smile on my face. She is really impossible
now because whenever she looks at me she
gives me a smile and I remember that unlucky
day of my life, when everybody laughed at
me. And now every time
I see her, I start singing this song, "Nehle
pe dehla ho gya, ki karye, ki karye."
-Prakash,
Darbhanga
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