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The Phone Call
Sitting in the porch of my newly built home, with a cup of black coffee and a tranquil mind, I felt fortunate. If you ask me whether I'm satisfied or not, I would say a clear NO. Eight years ago I had THREE things to achieve - 1. To take good care of the ones who brought me up to what I am now, 2. To attain the goal I had in mind, since I was 7yrs old, to be an IAS officer. Somehow, I managed to achieve both of them. Yes, It's been 8 years...8 long years. I know there might be 100 questions in your mind that you want to ask and trust me I have all the answers too. I can clearly recall everything happened in my life during the past 8 years.
Life was not easy at all. I have been through many things which I thought I would never face.I had lost people I loved, I got to see the true colours of people, I have met many sincere humans in the long journey. I have gained a lot of experience. Last 2.5 years brought a new meaning to my life. I cracked the civil service examination in the third try and now working as an assistant collector of my own native place.
You might be thinking why I'm not satisfied with what I have. I haven't mentioned the third important one yet. It is him, always him. I had never heard a word about him since I left the university. "I will call you" - that was the last promise he made through a whatsapp message but that never happened. The lockdown had lasted for 4 months and the university had conducted sudden exams for the final year students immediately after the lockdown. We had been asked to join the university only in the next academic year that means one and a half months after their exams. Everything got messed up. I tried to communicate with him many times using our mutual contacts but nothing worked well.
I had not seen him after that. Deliberately I had to keep aside all those feelings for him. Somewhere deep down I knew that I will see him again.
One evening I got a call, it was from my superior officer. I was asked to attend an International Seminar in Delhi, the day after tomorrow, on behalf of the superior officer (district collector). Little did I know that the call and the delhi visit is going to change everything.
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© athmasakhi
Life was not easy at all. I have been through many things which I thought I would never face.I had lost people I loved, I got to see the true colours of people, I have met many sincere humans in the long journey. I have gained a lot of experience. Last 2.5 years brought a new meaning to my life. I cracked the civil service examination in the third try and now working as an assistant collector of my own native place.
You might be thinking why I'm not satisfied with what I have. I haven't mentioned the third important one yet. It is him, always him. I had never heard a word about him since I left the university. "I will call you" - that was the last promise he made through a whatsapp message but that never happened. The lockdown had lasted for 4 months and the university had conducted sudden exams for the final year students immediately after the lockdown. We had been asked to join the university only in the next academic year that means one and a half months after their exams. Everything got messed up. I tried to communicate with him many times using our mutual contacts but nothing worked well.
I had not seen him after that. Deliberately I had to keep aside all those feelings for him. Somewhere deep down I knew that I will see him again.
One evening I got a call, it was from my superior officer. I was asked to attend an International Seminar in Delhi, the day after tomorrow, on behalf of the superior officer (district collector). Little did I know that the call and the delhi visit is going to change everything.
(read next story)
© athmasakhi
