Somewhere Between Almost and Always

Tanvi

I felt some sweat on my forehead. When I opened my eyes, I noticed that my mother was standing near the door and looking directly into my soul. When my eyes reached the switchboard. I screamed in my mind, SHE SWITCHED OFF THE FAN!!.Arghhhhh She does it every single time. My soul left my body when I noticed her running towards me with a "belan" in her hand. I quickly got up from my bed and ran for my life. I could hear her shouting at me,
" Jaldi brush kar aur nahake aa, I have to go to school early today. Khana table pe rakha hai. Exams khatam hue hai, padhayi nahi jo enjoy karne lagi hai. Aisa nahi ki naye books nikalke padhlun thoda sa!!. When I was your age, I used to borrow books from my seniors to go through everything earlier. But you guys will never understand the value of these holidays." I sighed in frustration. "Mumma yaar please stop now, nahake wapas bhi aa gayi, still you haven't stopped yelling yet. My boards are over now, please let me enjoy it now." My mother came near me smiling. "Okay beta, enjoy I'm waiting for your results then I'll show you the real enjoyment." I rolled my eyes and finished my breakfast.

I am watching Stranger things S4 right now because few days ago I had my farewell party, and these stupid people decided to launch ST S4 that day only. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to watch it then. The funny thing is, Krishna denied that she can't join the farewell party due to the launch of ST S3. Only Parul, Asha and Chandni agreed for the farewell party. We enjoyed a lot tbh. We made memories, we laughed, we clicked photos, we ate a lot, we danced a lot. When the party came to an end, we all had tears in  our eyes. Our parents were not wrong when they said, " Endings are inevitable. Leaf falls and you close the book that's it." It went by fast just like our parents said it would. Everything ends eventually. As much as I've looked forward to this day, I have always disliked endings. The feeling of getting detached from the people you have spent your whole childhood with, hurts a lot. We cried , we hugged each other like we used to when we were in 1st standard. The flashbacks never hesitated to stop . All the memories were visible in our eyes in the form of tears. None of us said goodbye because we knew that this friendship is for lifetime. Krishna, Parul, Chandni, Asha and Swati were my family. I can't imagine my childhood without them. I still remember the day we all cried, 11th November. I smile every  time when someone remind me of that day. They made my school life worth living. I love them a lot.

After watching Netflix I switched off the TV and decided to cook some food. I looked for ingredients, and I decided to cook "Maagie" lmao. I chopped onions, tomato, garlic and my "finger". Yes it's me, KAAM KARNE JATI HUN KAAND HO JATA HAI!!. I quickly applied some ointment and band aided my finger. I made my maagie and decided to watch YouTube.

It's past 4pm right now and my Mumma came back from school and as usual started yelling at me for not keeping everything in it's actual place. When she went to kitchen, she nearly got a heart attack. It was actually horrible. She looked at me with disbelief. She  picked up her belan and I ran for my life. Dude belan is actually dangerous.

As a single girl child I really feel lonely sometimes. Like my mother and father, both  are working and we hardly get some time to spend with each other. In my family, my grandfather is my bestfriend. I share everything with him. Since my father and mother both are working. My grandfather used to stay with me, maybe that's the reason why I'm so close to him. From the 2nd standard I learnt how to serve food and heat it in the microwave, my father taught me this.

Next morning

The alarm buzzed, and I woke up with puffy eyes. A tear escaped from my dry eyes. I cried a lot last night. Parul is moving to another city for further studies and Swati will after a few days. I cried a lot watching our old videos and photos. My mother noticed me ig. She came and sat near me. " What happened mama?" Her voice is soft yet firm.