There were two good friends- a girl and a guy. They were
good enough for each other almost every time. They always sat together. They
ate together. They laughed together and shared new friends together. Then came days
when both of them got busier and spent less time with each other. Since they
were there for a purpose, both of them started working for it. In the race they
lost track of each other.
Suddenly one day, one of them came and told the other one
that he likes her a lot since the beginning. He was very fond of her and very
serious about his feelings for her. He tried to convey this feeling to her in
every possible way thereafter. He expected the same feelings and devotion from
her. But things were not so smooth, she was delighted to hear about his
feelings but she did not respond with the same feelings. Maybe she had feelings
or maybe she did not have any. But he really wanted her to have those feelings
for him. One fine day, she told him that she likes him as he has been a great
friend throughout and she wants them to be the best of friends ever, but she cannot
go beyond this. He was hurt, as the response was against his expectations. He smoked
and got drunk more than before. He became sad and upset. She tried to cheer him
up, but no good, she was the one who hurt him and she cannot mend it now maybe.
With each passing day, things and situations became complex. They got less time
with each other now as a lot of things around them had already changed when
they got busier. He was in a difficult situation as he wasn’t in a state to
talk to her, since she did not have the same feelings and he had strong
feelings for her. He made more friends and started staying with them. But
anyways he wasn’t able to get over the fact that she did feel the same. He decided to refrain himself from talking to her, because he thought
this will only make him worse. Before the final decision he wanted to know
exactly what she had in her mind. But again a limited time, made them talk for
a short while and in brief. Following this brief conversation, he decided not
to talk to her at all as this may cause pain to him. He made new friends; he spent
more time with them and did not talk to her. He was upset but he knew that
whatever he is doing is the best for him and her.
Maybe this is an ordinary situation; maybe many people have
been through his pain and are able to relate to his story. But is it really
just his story? Is the girl not important? Is she not a human being? Why do
people think that she chose to break this friendship? Why can’t anyone see that
she had a friend (for that matter the only friend in class) with whom she
shared everything? She has lost that…or I should say not lost but she cannot
share anything with anyone now.
Her part of the story begins here…
They were good friends. She felt comfortable when he was
around since they were together from the very first day. They sat together, ate
together, laughed together and shared new friends together. She thought it will
go on like this. But as they got busier, their lives changed. The people around
them changed. He was running in a prestigious race. She feared that if he won,
he will be famous and may not choose to stay with her then. But at the same
time she wished that he won the race. Finally he did win and became famous. She
did not understand how things should be then, and started giving him time and
space so that he doesn’t feel too suffocated with her. They chatted less,
laughed less and shared less. Then came a day, he confessed that he likes her
from a long time. She did not have a hint, rather she feared that she has lost
her friend already when he won the race. She was delighted to hear that as she
thought that she hasn’t lost her friend. They again started talking more than
before and shared their thoughts and problems with each other. She thought they
were best friends now. She was very happy as best friends light up your
otherwise dull life. She thought this is the best thing happened to her as it
came as a surprise to her. She thought now they are so good friends and they
will remain so. But things started changing against her expectations. One day
he asked her to tell about her feelings for him. She liked him every which way,
but at the same time she was aware that there is no future to this. She was a
practical person and wanted him to handle it that way. But he was an emotional
person and was not able to handle it anyway. She became helpless, thinking
about what she can do to keep this friendship the way it was. She tried to cheer
him up and convince him to talk to her. But all her efforts were in vain. He
took a decision that he won’t and can’t talk to her now as it was becoming very
difficult for him to handle his feelings. She understood this, but it was even
more difficult to handle this for her because her friend was in a problem that
she could not solve and that is costing them their friendship now. She wanted
to make things fine, but he became stubborn with each passing day and behaved
differently. He was miserable, but even she felt terrible because she did not
bring the “liking” part in her friendship and she could not handle it well when
it came from him. She kept on asking where did she go wrong, where did she mess
up all this, where did she lost everything, why did she lost a friend like him…but
guess it was too late to think about anything.
The only choices she had were- either say yes and lie to her
and him, as there was no future or say no and lose him, as he can’t stand her anymore.
She lost from both sides. The friendship ended on both sides…what was the
solution that could have enabled this friendship to sustain…I guess no one
knows.
