This is a true story of one of my dearest friends. Hope it finds someone who needs it.

Have you ever felt like you got too used to somebody that when they suddenly leave you feel empty. Everybody would have felt this at some point in time or other. But, after a very long time I felt it again on May 13,2022.

First, let me tell you the last time I felt it before this. It was around 11 years back, the first day of school after summer vacation. I was very excited to meet my friends after a long time. We were a group of four bestfriends – I, Vamsi, Kishore and Abhishek. I met Vamsi and Kishore and we were catching up on what we did during the holidays. We were waiting for Abhi, class started but he’s nowhere to be seen. Initially, we thought since its first day he might have bunked. But, it’s only later that we came to know that he will not be joining us. He took admission in a new corporate school.

And that’s when I felt the void for the first time. Anxiety, panic, sadness, scared, pain – I don’t...