My Best Friend – A Short Story

My Best Friend – A Short Story


The incident I’m describing is from my school days. It was the winter of January

It was an icy cold night of February in Delhi. I was crying in the corner of my room as my mother was shouting on me. It wasn’t my mom shouting mom which made me cry, it was the reason for which she was shouting at me. I had lost my tuition bag and my Science and English textbooks along with it. I felt as if my whole world had fallen. I had no idea what to do. I year end examination were due in 15 days. I thought, I’d take one of my friend’s notebooks and copy the notes. But that didn’t seem as a feasible idea. I can’t ask my school friends for notebooks, where the hell would they study from? I can’t ask for my tuition mates for help as they had their exams lined up in a couple of weeks too. Copying notes from one to other textbook wasn’t going to be an easy job too. It would at least take 3 days of time. Then, I talked to chachi (Aunt), who used to live with us (we were kind of joint family), to copy one subject’s note for me, as she had the best handwriting in my family.

But still, I didn’t have the notes to copy from. I knew every hour I was loosing was precious and had to come up with a solution really soon. I know, this was the time to test my friends but I didn’t want to do it. I was scared of the fact that what will happen if they don’t help? This would certainly create some issues between me and my friends. Though, I completely understand that gives your notebooks to someone else, when your exams are hanging on your head, wasn’t only their own decision. I knew many of my friends mothers wouldn’t allow them to do that. No body wants their kid of suffer because of some other dumb ass, irresponsible kid.

Well, yea, you guessed it correctly. I thought about it more than I did. I made up my mind that my friends won’t help me without even asking them for help. And, yes, I’m still as confused as that kid was in 8th standard.

The day after, I’d lost my bag; I was sitting in my room and getting frustrated. Cursing my fate, abusing god and whomsoever, I could blame it on. Then, somebody knocked on the door. I opened it and there she was. Yea, even I was surprised. I hadn’t seen her since 5th standard, when I changed school. Even though, she livid a couple of blocks away from my place, we kind of drifted apart after I moved to new school. We were good friends but ‘school’ good friends. Even during my earlier school life, there were rare chances I went to her home or she came to mine.
I couldn’t believe her sitting in front of me. But, to top that, I couldn’t believe what she did for me. She brought her Science and English notebooks and not for me to copy from them. She gave the notebooks to me. Even though, we studied in different school but our schools were CBSE affiliated, thus, were following the same syllabus.

Me: - I’ll copy them and return ASAP
Her: - No need to copy. Return them after your exams are over
Me: - But, what about your exams?
Her: - Don’t you remember? We have exams in mid April in this school.

She told me that my mom met her, early in the morning, at the Mother Dairy and asked if she could help. Then, I realized how perfectly the issue was solved without anyone suffering.

I don’t know and still can’t figure it out that if she was best friend. But, on that day, for me she was a godsend. I used to be good at studies but thanks to her, I stood second in my class that year. But, things went normal again. I didn’t see much of her again, other than the few moments of me passing by her on the road and her passing the smile. The last time I heard about her was when she was getting married.

The Earth Hour

We, people or human, have been advancing and growing in population exponentially. There were days when people used to say this is not possible, that's not possible but man have made everything possible. Even the bad thing. We have exploited earth resources to that extent that we now are searching for new options.

With the resources drying up, i won't say is a bad thing or good thing because we knew that there is a limit to that.......petrol, coal etc are limited, we knew there will be one day when we won't have any petrol, gas or coal. I'm more pissed on the wastage of things which can and could be saved but was never done. Especially people, who can afford these facility tend to waste them. One of the stats i referred while creating this post was how much does the one time food cost in a developed country compared to the one undeveloped country? There stats are tragic. Costs ratio is close to thrice.

There have been many discussions and all about different issues around the world. Many decisions taken but how well were they implemented? One case study i read about the OZONE Layer Depletion which was one the biggest threat in the 1990's and early 2000's. Affecting all the countries, across Africa, who have line of Equator falling in the regions. People suffered sun burns, skin diseases and many more adverse affects. Governments across the world took the issues seriously and implemented strict laws to cut down the emission of CFC's around the world. Refrigerators and Air-conditions using CFC's were banned. After years of implementation of the laws, we saw the result. Depletion of Ozone Layer stopped and after a couple of years improvement was seen when the Hole was seen to be closing. Though it will take time to reach the perfect stage but good initiative lead to a revolutionary change.

We require a revolution like this again. Global Warming is getting big and can prove fatal to Island countries.

I have joined in the revolution by joining the EARTH HOUR and promoting it so that maximum people can roll in.


What you got to do.


3 Steps to Roll In

1. Join Earth Hour
2. Show Your Support.
3. Spread The Word

               
             

Help Needed

First thing, i don't need help rite now, atleast. I do thank god for that.

HELP. I'm posting today about the thrust which pushes feel to help people around me or my friends. Its really important that you help people. It is one of those things which makes your day. Getting a THANK YOU from a stranger or person can make my day. It atleast makes mine. I remember when i used to work at the call center. When ever i used to get my caller's issue resolved......the thanks from the person made me work harder for the next call.

So, one time my friend asked me this question:
what you feel when somebody asks for help especially a friend?

Here's what i answered.

When somebody asks me for a favor, i feel as if i'm the most important person for that guy/gal at that moment, atleast. It's really bad to say.....but that gives me feeling of being like god. It feels as if only i can help the person out.

I know the reason is pretty bad. It's bad to compare self to god. But whatever is the reason, i have supported and helped my friends every time i can. Would rate it one of the best reason why i have so many friends and really good friends.

Here, i wanna say that whatever will be the situation, my friends can always trust me for being there. So, woo hoo....\,,,/.....to my friends. This one is for you. Love you all.