The call

chapter - 2

After the call… I was frozen . I didn’t know what to do . It was too much. Too sudden i was still in shock . The fear of losing her .

Before I could even put the phone down, I felt a gentle  tap on my shoulder.

Soft. Familiar.

Yashika.

She was smiling — bright and loud, like always.

But my face?

It said everything.

She tilted her head. “Bhai, what happened? Why are you looking like this? Fix your look, bro!”

Her tone was full of energy — who wouldn’t be happy on farewell day?

I glanced at my watch.

11:50.

The stage event would start in 10 minutes.

I wasn’t sure if I’d make it.

Yashika stood there, half confused. She could tell something was off .

Then she asked.

The question.

“Where’s Sakshi? I haven’t seen her till now…”

My throat dried up. I could barely speak. And i was not sure shall i tell her or not .

“Yashika… do you have your car keys?”

My voice cracked in places I didn’t know existed.

She frowned, instantly serious. “Car keys? Bro, what happened? Tell me—”

I looked up, but my voice broke before the sentence could.

“I… I have to go to the hospital .

Sak…shi…

Sakshi had an accident…”

Just saying those words felt like coughing up pieces of myself.

Her name.

That word.

Accident.

Together? It didn’t make sense. It shouldn’t.

I saw her face change — I’d never seen Yashika go silent like that.

She knew me. She knew what Sakshi meant to me.

“So what now?” she asked quietly.

Her eyes were on mine.

But mine… were stuck to the floor.

“I don’t know,” I whispered. “I just want to be with her.”

And I looked up — really looked — into her eyes.

That’s when the DJ started. Loud music filled the ground.

But it was still quieter than my heartbeat.

A heartbeat that was only beating for her.

Because of her.

Sakshi.

Yashika didn’t say another word.

She opened her purse, pulled out her keys, and placed them in my hand.

“Go to her,” she said, her voice soft but steady.

“And don’t forget to confess.”

I didn’t even think.

I just ran.

I heard my name — classmates, friends, calling out.

But it wasn’t her voice.

Only she knew how to call my name like it meant something.

At the gate, I saw my Physics teacher.

Our eyes met.

He didn’t say anything.

Neither did I.

I ran.

I unlocked the car. Tossed my phone aside.

Loosened my tie.

And started the engine.

I didn’t know what was going to happen.

I didn’t care if I was ruining my farewell.

What even was a farewell without her?

Her voice… her memories…

And every unfinished moment in my head.

I drove like I had something to lose.

Because I did.

Her.

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