I woke up with those distant voices which seems to whisper now.
"she will be fine. It was a panic attack and it often happens when one is in a certain shock. She needs to rest and-" my movement diverted their attention towards me.
"Oh, Azalea!" Mom rushed towards me, holding my hand, slightly squeezing it. Her eyes were all red and puffy. She had been crying and my heart sank with the thought of the reason behind it. I turned my face, avoiding eye contact with anyone in the room because all they had was "pity" in their eyes.
The doctor smiled at me and analyzed me thoroughly.
"All perfect! Get well soon dear." then he left the room.
"You scared us to death dear! we thought we lost you...too" she whispered the last part, but loud enough for my ears to capture it. I sighed and turned my head away, not wanting to face the reality. Though it can't be denied, a ray of hope still lingers.
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we arrived at the funeral. Dad told us we were very late so he thought it was better to do the ceremony on time. I couldn't even see her one last time. I couldn't even say goodbye to her. Somehow deep down I was fine with not attending her funeral and not seeing her like that. I could not handle it. It was no one but Mia herself. Till now she was right beside me at every function or any ceremony but now she is too far away for me to reach her. It was so hard hearing all the people talk about her this way. It's so hard. All of it just happened in a blink of an eye. I bit my lower lip the whole time, to keep it all inside me.
we were headed back to our home. I placed my head on the cold car window and started playing with the due drops on it. all of the scenarios in my head, of how it was so obvious that she was going through something, encircling. what about the love of her life? It clicked me. Maybe he is the reason behind it. I have to find him no matter what. but how did all of it end like this? Was this the only escape? How could she do this to me? she betrayed me... she left me... all by myself. A tear escaped my eyes, making me realize that we have arrived. I got off the car and rushed inside directly to my room. Not wanting to face anyone anymore. This is it for me.
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I took out my phone and turned all around to find signals but still not even a single bar.
"No??" Mia asked with worried eyes.
"Nah! I shook my head, hopelessly.
We had been walking for the past three hours and had no sign of a way out of this highway. It was just so never-ending and creepy. Both the sides of the road had thick jungles. Plus the grey clouds were now hovering over the sky and it looked like the situation would get worse. And like I said, the chilly breeze introduced itself right on time. Leaves started floating in the air, followed by some sand. Minute by minute it was getting harder to walk as the wind started whistling hard now. I grabbed Mia's hand so that we stay together.
"This!...is what you call hitchhiking?" She gritted with clenched teeth.
"my bad!" I answered with a very shameful face and when I say a shameful face, It's probably a face more like a shy smirk.
we decided to struggle a bit more and kept on walking till it was all dark. we only had our phone's flashlights and a bit of strength left. Mia groaned and was literally dragging herself now. the thunder stroked the sky and holla!
RAIN!
We literally had nowhere to rush so we stood there for almost 10 seconds, thinking 'what now? so we laughed it out. that was what we could do anyway. so we threw ourselves on the empty road. We lay head to head trying to look into the rain. and It actually felt good.I felt as if my battery was recharged. Right away, an idea popped into my mind, I quickly stood up and told Mia to get up too by offering my hand. She was halfway getting up when a screeching sound made my neck swoop to my right...
And
I unbolted my eyes wide awake. My heart was pounding. I stared at the ceiling for some time and then took a deep breath. I got up to take a glass of water from the side table and gulped almost 3 glasses of it. I sat on the floor, folding my arms around my legs, pulling them towards myself, I placed my head on them.
Mia...
where are you...
come back...
"...passed away" dad's word lingered in my mind.
How can a person leave their loved ones in agony? don't they think about what will happen to them? Mia loved us, she loved us like anything, she would never leave us in such pain. right?
Mia! I wish you were here right now. how much I wish I could see you now, talk to you, hug you. The pain was so unbearable. all I could hear were my own sobs in this huge empty room.
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I woke up when the sparkling sun rays hitting on my eyes. an incomplete blurry vision of dad picking me up and placing me in the bed quietly was there. He then covered me up with the blanket, kissed me on the forehead, and whispered "my little girl".