HALLUCINATORY TRUTH

N.B - Based on a partially true story. Any comparison with personal lives should be at own behest.

I could sense something unusual as the dawn was breaking. An acute pain coupled with thunderous cacophonous sound rattled my brain. Deemed it wisely to move out to have some fresh air. Everything was placid. The haunted streets created a sense of fear. Everything was stand still with no sign of life on the road. No sigh of relief for my mental condition. The mournful silence further deteriorated my mental & physical condition. Everything seemed an illusion and caused dizziness paralyzing my senses. However continued walking through the street beside the meandering river. Just after few footsteps through the desolate place, could hear the sniffling sound. Being frightened & gathering some courage I traced forward the amplifying crying sound. There was a lonesome girl weeping on a bench.. Some sort of apparition! On my first sight had an eccentric feeling of déjà vu. There was some uncanny familiarity. However my aberrant mental state provided me no assistance in recognizing her.

I approached her to know the cause of grief . What was she doing alone in this isolated place? She got even more feared and was adamant of breaking her silence. After persisting obligingly for some time, slowly she stopped weeping and started muttering her sorry story in an undertone.

Her initial words seemed incoherent. Her name was ……. She deeply loved one of his school mates. But never approached him ought of fear. She would spend long hours thinking about him. Once she gathered all her courage and disclosed her feelings for him. There was no reply. Like strangers they carried on. The only visible change was sharing of a smile on seeing each other. She heard something from his friends. Of late that even he developed some feelings for her. However he didn’t want to embarrass her publicly and lacked fortitude to convey his response to him. However her parents were adamant on the decision of her marriage. As it was considered taboo for a girl to be single at her age in the society they were living in. Her affection was so deep that she could not even think of anyone else. Hence following her heart she was left with no choices. The only viable option was to flee away or SUIC…

As the shades of night were getting lighter, I was interrupted by a call from home and moved away a bit to attend it. As soon as the call ended I turned back, to my dismay found the bench vacant. She seemed to flee away by the fear of being recognized by hordes of morning walkers in an isolated place. 

So even I left towards home with my sub conscious mind. Still thinking of where had I saw her? Am I connected to her in some way? Many questions started revolving around my already shattered brain. As I grasped the daily local newspaper and peeked through, I got shivers through my already numbed body. The headline reported of a suicide in the nearby colony bearing the photo of the same girl. She attempted suicide last night in lieu of respect for her love, who happened to be my closest friend. Soon everything got clear .  I fainted then & there itself and have no clues of the aftermath.