(All the characters are imaginary, just influenecd by real life. Any resemblance is purely co incidental, just like Jane Eyre)
CHAPTER ONE
It happened that day.
It was the 21st of September, 2004.
It was the day when the Sun rose from the West!!
It was the day when the most impossible happened.
For the optimists like Amlan, it was the day when the possible crossed the boundaries of improbables.
It was the day when Amlan felt what is called boundless joy, a sense of fulfillment, a sense of being complete. So immature was he!
For starters, it was the day when Hiya declared her love for him, at last.
CHAPTER TWO
Memories are dangerous. Amlan read the Mahabharata in childhood. He knows how Yudhisthira saved the lives of his brothers by answering correctly to the most intriguing of questions. He knows that the thing that travels the fastest is the human mind. The mind and memory! When both of them join up and decide to go for a little tour down the line, you never know what they will bring up-joys, sorrows or nothing-sifar. How Amlan wished he never has these memory trips. Now that it already initiated, he decided to not to be choosy. Although he knew it will be tough and will have to go through heavy roller coaster rides, he, in a hidden part of his mind, really wanted to revisit all those days- His journey through the times, his journey to the complexities or artificiality.
CHAPTER THREE
“Did you really say that Amlan?”
Amlan stares blankly at the Principal. He can sense the smiles running through all around him-the teachers are smiling at him.
“I repeat, did you really say so?”
Still no answer. He does not know what to say, how to response in this most awkward of situations. Can he openly say that he said he really wants to marry this girl? Loving someone is a crime? It may not be. But he knows, he has said it too early.
“You will definitely marry her Amlan.”-The Principal says.
Amlan can not believe his own ears. Has he heard clearly?
“You will definitely marry her Amlan,” the Principal continues, “once you grow up. Its very good you have chosen her. But you can’t marry her right now. Don’t you think you are too small for that? You have just entered school. You are in the first standard. Once you grow up to be a successful man, you can marry whoever you want to. Your dad himself will welcome any decision with both hands. Just concentrate on studies and be successful. Now you may leave.”
Amlan is shocked. He came here prepared for a harsh punishment, to stand outside the classroom the whole day. But what he got is encouragement-unbelievable, incredible. His motive of life is clear now – to be successful and to marry her as soon as possible. He will do anything to be successful in his life –he takes the first resolution of his life.
As it turned out, like all the resolutions he took the rest of his life, the first resolution lasted exactly three days. And the girl was not Hiya!
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(To be continued)
