Farewell..
“Lily pass me the ball ” Emma yelled. I just tossed it directly at her and she pointed it perfectly at the hoop and no doubt its an goal.
“That was a wonderful game you folks ” Amelia was excited. We just laughed and gossiped while going to the class. My name is Lily Clemente sounds odd right , I know I can’t change my name. I am presently going to a college named Steward University , at London. Having an unremarkable financial plan to spend and live in London , study well and find a decent place to work , this is my life and my dream future.
“Hey don’t dream here darling you will fall down” Emma shouted.
“Yeah..” I replied.
They both started laughing like idiots. Well I love my friends a lot. Amelia and Emma have been my childhood friends. We always the most fun wherever we were together. And even now we managed to get into the same college. We spent 22years together so they are memorable friends. We headed to library to gather some books our next lecture in Maths . To be honest Amelia and Emma were not a major devotee of books.. Amelia really likes this person called James. So she goes to the library to admire him and count the number times he looked up, looked up in the sense not at her just a glance at the surroundings .But still she was really happy. And Emma continues to speak more and more to encourage Amelia’s determination to love James. As for me I just look at the whole movie played by them and smile to my hearts content. James has a lot of fan following and 99.999% were girls among them. The boys weren’t any different in either way.
“Hello Lily”
I heard a gentle voice. Gosh it was Eden. I couldn’t speak for a while. I tried to pull myself together.
“Hey hi ”
I spoke in the most gentler way.
Eden was the new guy who joined our college last month. He has been the new charmer to most of the girls. But his charm was so effective and powerful that even I got pulled into it.
“So umm..what has brought you here..?” I asked him.
“Well this a library so I guess I am here to read books ” He spoke with a huge question mark.
Gosh why am I a dumb head. Why would someone come to a library.. obviously for reading books. Uff...Lily pull yourself together and think before you speak.
“Would you mind if I sit next to you” He asked.
I instantly replied “Yesss..I mean No..Not at all...“And i gave a sick smile.
He gave a small smile and sat. Why am I so excited. Ok Lily he’s just a human like others. Nothing more. I expected him to speak more but he just read those thick fat books related to unusual activities and other universes . That’s silly who would read about paranormal activities , and their inventive measurements and about different universes like ours. All I think is that there is a single world and that’s ours. No more shit.
“Why are you reading a book like this..?” I asked without a doubt.
“Well I am trying to look for a different universe like ours so doing a sort of research” He spoke with great interest.
“You crazy..?” I just spoke without thinking. Oh my god. He was just staring at me.
“Well I trust in paranormal activities and so the science which demonstrates the presence of another universe like ours” He answered in a harsh voice and he kept reading.
I held my head and lied on the table. I messed up again. Tears rolled down my eyes. I was sick of controlling my tears all these years. Mom...i am sorry..I promised I wouldn’t cry..but its not a just a tear but a bunch of burden to me now..
Eden looked at me and his eyes widened.
“Hey I am so sorry I didn’t mean to offend you or something ,Did i trigger some past or something . I am so sorry calm down.” He tried to control me but I couldn’t.
“What the hell do you think you are doing to her” Amelia shouted and pushed Eden away from me.
Emma hugged me “It fine we are here”
She whispered and patted my back. Later I took the same old bus and went home.
“I am home Mom” I yelled.
She was waiting at the dining table. I washed up and came down to have dinner .As usual we had a small chat about college stuff and about my studies and upcoming examination. I went upstairs and slept. I woke up in the morning and packed my books. I saw a diary in my bag. Its not mine so I opened it for a sneak peek. Isabella’s Time . Woah there is no one with the name Isabella in our class .
“Lily you are getting late come down.” mom shouted.
I threw the book in my bag and went downstairs. “I am going Mom” I waved at her and went to the stop.
I sat in the usual bus which drops close to our university. I opened the book and started reading. She has a great handwriting there. As I read I felt much more interested in this girl. She was a high school girl. What is a high school girls diary doing in my bag. I thought it must be someone’s sister. And what was so special was she was crazy about her a guy called Park. There was no page without the name Park. She was great at Maths cause her test sheets were a 100 and 98. I wished for a similar number in Maths paper but I suck at maths so don’t ask me.
I reached our college. I put the book in my bag and got down the bus. Slowly classes went on. Eden was absent today. It was lunch time. Amelia and Emma had tennis match so they were on leave. I went to the canteen and continued reading the diary. As I read I realised that she barely had friends. Sad life. I wonder how she looked like. As i was reading I was struck at this line. “Never go near the lab never i should forget what-” as I was reading the next line
“Boooo !!!!!” I heard a sudden shout.
“Arghhhhhhh” I shouted.
It was Amelia and Emma. They were shocked cause I was I scared to death. I hid the diary behind my back so they wouldn’t ask me about it. I had small chat with them about the match they had.
It was the end of classes for now so I was getting ready to go to home. Well I take the usual transport Bus no. 2341 which drops me in the Caraway Street and I walk home from that point. I put on my headphones and detach myself from the world. Have you ever heard about this quote
” I love tuning in to the music of my own world ...away from all the bull shit in everyday life”
This is me. I cannot digest the fact that the world is so merciless at times. I got down the transport and I thought about Isabella for a while. That line in her diary didn’t mean a happy one. Today the transport was pretty late so it was dim and dark. As i continued walking thinking about I was humming my favorite song playing in my earphones
” ..all the pain that made me so...hmhm..”
I heard a low singing from the outside..
“If this isn’t reality then how can i....”
I felt nervous how could I hear a hum when i am already having earphones that too at high volume. I remove them off and look around me .
“Looking for someone there dear ”.
“Ahhhh..Who are you ?” I yelled.
“My name is Terry ” He talked with a chilled voice.
He looked like this old man from old times with a hat and long dark dusty coat and a hat and a black framed sunglasses.
“Wow great.. but I don’t care , if you could move aside I will get going”
As I told , I gradually pushed him aside yet he got my hand “Let go of my hand NOWW !!”
I yelled. “HELLPPP someone..” I shouted like it is the end of my life.
“You have an extremely intriguing future ahead ...be prepared to confront it ” He whispered in my ear. I tumbled down for a second . I was terrified , not little but rather alot . I tried to gather the mental courage and stood up . The man was no where to be found . I ran right back to home later on. I arrived at home.
“Mother I am home.” I shouted while removing off my shoes.
“Suppers prepared, freshen up” she gave a wink and kept cooking.
I gave a smile and went upstairs to my room. I lied on my bed considering how frightening a moment can be. I barely had the time to continue that diary of hers. I ate and had a little chat with my mother about college stuff. I went upstairs and opened her diary . I turned on the lights and tried to read, but I couldn’t. I felt suffocated so I went downstairs and sat in the garden to breathe in the fresh air. As the cool air blew all over I had a stroll in our garden. As I was having a look at our garden there was a lovely lily plant .
“Wow..this is beautiful , never realized mom had lily blossomed in the garden” It was so pretty that I couldn’t stop myself from touching the light delicate flower. It was standing out from all the other flowers I had seen in the garden. I sat next to the lily cause I am Lily. Hehehe.. I laughed at myself for a while. I opened her book and continued that line. The moment of truth.
“Never go to the lab...forget what I heard from there..its horrible...please someone...Give me the courage ”
I turned the next page it was blank. “Poor Isabella she had no courage to speak up..I wish I could have been there for her..” I felt sad.
“True..Isn’t it sad..” somebody behind me was smiling wide with his teeth showing out while exchanging looks at me the book and the lily.
“True what sir” I asked him firmly.
“At last a lady...” he talked in a shocking tone.
“What lady.. , what are you doing in our garden first of all” I asked him. He didn’t reply for some time .
“Isabella...hmm..” He spoke in a low voice.
I was shocked I couldn’t move for a while. How does he know her name. I caught the book tighter.
“Do you know her..?” I asked him if he had some information.
“What’s done can’t be retrieved...and what has to be done cannot be destined..and what is to be done in the next second is to be admired..and now your commitment is all that matters...” He spoke in low spooky voice.
I didn’t understand a single statement he just said. I laughed and thought he was a madman.
“Whatever...just leave our house garden ” I told and turned aside.
He lifted his hand .
“Farewell Lily” .
Everything went blank.
