I signed her to sit.
"Zoya. Just asking you properly... Tell me everything ".
My mobile rang... I cut the call without seeing who called me.
I put it switched off.
Zoya...
My loud voice echoes that classroom where only 4people were.
Madhu took her mobile. Those times had no password and all we had so in mobile.

She checked the call list.
By the time ... Rammya also came ..as Madhu already informed her of the serious help.

Zoya...
Ok ... She started to cry.
Seeing her cry I felt more pain and anger.
Madhu got a call and she went to attend it.
Zoya started ..with...
I love Sagen.
Uff her words banged on my head!
I thought you both are not in a serious relationship.
So on that day when he came ... I saw him first...
Rammya could not handle anger ... "Abe...k...mini... She started with abusive ...
I held her shoulder to control.
I said, "Zoya carry on".
"Nothing... I understood my mistake... I will not call him...
"How you got his number".
I asked him...as he left I took Sofi and we talked... I told him, that I'm your best friend... You tell me everything ...so if anything happens to you ... I will call him...

My head was having two voices... Why he did that... Why he didn't ask or told me yet?

I looked at her and said...
" Love is given... It can not be snatched ever."
Zoya continued...
"I tried to talk to him... But... He denied talking...
So one day I told him... You don't trust him...she makes fun of him... Calls you stupid...in front of all... What value...she has...

Ramya started laughing. "haha... She calls only stupid ...as per Swath...stupid is abusive... What I say to my man ... If you had heard... Hahahh....You would have married him right... hahaha oh my God... ".
I felt to laugh as I imagined Ramya was me then... By the time Zoya would have reached hell.

Madhu came and switch on my mobile.
I looked at her. She said first you set down.
She gave me water to drink.

Zoya continued...
I have no problem with you Swa. But with Madhu...
Madhu was clueless," What me..." scratching her head.

My headache was spinning me.

Zoya, "Actually, I understood .. Sorry because of me your relation got over."
Madhu replied quickly... "True Love never gets over...you will not understand Zoya."
"You just shut up," Zoya said to Madhu.
This attitude of hers made me speak...
You should shut up your low and cheap mind. Wasting the time of others.
You called him...asked for relation...when he said no... You would be get cleared right.".

"Zoya said...no he is not as innocent as you think...
He asked me for causal relation he can keep"
"This made me cry...
Madhu kept her hands on my ears...and took me out...
You don't need to talk with her...just go and call Sagen clear up... You both sit and talk".

I wept again
I heard Rammya getting angry and going abusive. Madhu and I pulled rushed to get her back.

Swath... I'm sorry... I will not call him.
I said, "I have nothing to say. As I still believe you are a good friend whom I met on day one".
This made her cry loudly.
I thought you forgot how we met. I felt you don't consider me as my friend... I blamed Madhu... I was jealous of your growing friendship with others and getting high marks each time.
I manipulated Sagen that you give attention to Professors...perhaps they give you marks even if you write answers of your own not as per the guidelines given to you.
You write a poem that day, and Mrs.Stella appreciated you joining M.A. in English and you said, you wish for History... So I cook story between you and Our History professor...told Sagen, that he doesn't deserve you...
She wait for a grasp, ...then continued...
"I told Sagen to see me near HDFC at least for the last time... I told him on that day also that you don't trust him... That's why calls him... You will replace him, already a few boys proposed to you. I told him that...
"Enough Zoya".I felt... it's too hard to digest everything.
But she kept speaking...
I will not call him... It was just I felt insecure that I m left out as you keep bonding with all...and you have him who comes from far away to see ...so was just...
On that day...he brought chocolate for you, as a surprise visit... But I took from his hand and had...I lied to him that you are at the library.
When he cut your call... Before that, only I told you that you don't trust him...

Enough... I moved back pulling the arms of Rammya as my brain stopped working.
Listen... I understood I made a mistake... I came in between you two...
"Hahaaa... You are not a condom to come between lovemaking... Just shut up. "Ramya said.
I pressed my nail digging her arm.
I took a deep breath... And said...
"Zoya stops crying stop wasting time on others' life. Exams are coming focus on that".
Madhu pulled me to get out of the class.
We left Zoya and Sofi there.
I felt something... I went back and said, "You did it out of immature and being fool under jealousy. First work on yourself. As far as my talking or being my friend...
I can't tolerate lie and fake. So you decide you can be my friend or not".

Rammya hugged me...and said...I love you dee,


I took a sip of hot tea. Madhu was gone nauseous as she had her first trimester of pregnancy. She was waiting for her husband to pick her up for visiting her Gyne.

Rammya played Tamil songs on my mobile headset... As Tamil music has a healing capacity and I like them so much!

We three were blank.
Hot tea made my lips get pinched on Sagen.

I need to talk to him.
"Not now. Give space to cool down things. As you are still on the lava side plz wait."Madhu said.
"I still want to laugh yar... What all we call on our lover...how she said calling stupid is disrespectful in Swath's heart"
Madhu giggled... "Are I call my husband Takala, Donkey...when I get angry. But it's all love I feel for him...oh see donkey came ...bye.."
She got up carefully. Hugged me...and left.

I was still sailing like a boat on the desertland!
© Saranya Anish Nair