Weaving together the threads of red dream

Sequented with satton and beads of cream

Whirl of lace adoring the dress of vision

The time is for fusion and not fission

The Goddess coming down from paradise

A prince on white horse couldn't move his eyes

Standing there was the most beautiful element of earth

Gazing her was like the only purpose of his birth

Meeting together, they held their hands

To be together, they exchanged the bands

Sky thundering loud to give an applause

Drops falling like flowers on this new clause

Nightingale sung the song of love

The Thee blessed new couple from above

The cool breeze kissing my cheeks, and the downpour singing the melody of nature, I closed my eyes to feel the most pleasant music of the era with the sparks of the lightening giving spotlight.

Abrupting that song, was the loud sound of thunder, as if applauding the rain for the jingle.

The network of neurons getting tangled so fast and all the memories reviving in my mind, and I, mesmerized, left my books at a side and stood outside my house to enjoy the raindrops being pulled by Earth's gravity.

I could see me as a child playing with those paper boats which never floated too far.

All ,we, toddlers, jumping, dancing with water spilling all over around us and my mom, knowing my affinity of catching cold, asking me to come inside and I, used to insist for just two more minutes to enjoy that pour for which I waited for the whole year.

With growing years, changed the way to look at this miraculous phenomenon of nature and the boats in the hands, got replaced by umbrellas and the joy and enthusiasm turned into the worries about the troubles of water logging after the precipitation.

Those precious moments of searching the reasons to get even the slightest delight and happiness seem to have disappeared with the progressively moving hands of the clock....

The growing up process may have turned down our lives on stressful paths, but if we try to think a little, then, we can relish every moment of our lives with spirit.

You have one and only one life, so get the most out of it. As, leaf once fallen can't turn green again, similarly, time once gone will never come back!!

Hii beautiful and lovely readers,

First of all, I am too thankful for the overwhelming response I received from all of you and I have no words to explain how motivated I felt while writing the next part of the story,”A Lost Boy”.

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As, you all have been patiently waiting for the next part so here I am and not wasting more of your precious time, let’s continue..

The colours of the painting, Daksh drew on the canvas of his mind, were now faded and it made him feel despair. The dreams broke into pieces. So miserable was he that he felt life to be meaningless.

All his friends turned into detectives, tracing every corner of the college and nearby hangouts to find the forlorn figure. The sun was going to sleep and the atmosphere of tension was developed among all.

Finally, the stress was over when they recieved a call from him. He excused saying that he had jumped into the wrong bus and battery was

drained out. And, all were finally relieved.

The night for Daksh was a dreadful one with ‘No’ hitting like a slap to his soul. Having no other choice, he was bound to forget everything. So, he made up his mind to heal the scars of his heart.

The next Sunday morning was filled with a sudden surprise for him when he received a call from Soumya apologising him about her reaction and offered him a hand of friendship.

One of his friend enjoying the single status himself, suggested Daksh that it was not just friendship but a step towards conquering his love. A little slower but the friendship was much better than the burden of having an incomplete love story.

So, the days started to pass with little studies, stock of laughs and box of gossips with college friends and moon was welcomed with chatting with one and only Saumya. She was a true friend and more he got to know her, more he could explore the deep secrets she hid under her innocent smiles. The chats were getting longer with passage of time but the end was always with a flirtatious comment of

So, the days started to pass with little studies, stock of laughs and box of gossips with college friends and moon was welcomed with chatting with one and only Saumya. She was a true friend and more he got to know her, more he could explore the deep secrets she hid under her innocent smiles. The chats were getting longer with passage of time but the end was always with a flirtatious comment of Daksh to which Saumya always responded coldly.

The month of February ignites the fire of love in all the couples. So, this time, he again dared to ask her out for celebration of Valentine’s week. But, she refused.One should respect the decision of other,so this is what he did.

But, friends are always there to play their part in your story. So, all the mutual friends somehow, managed to insist Saumya to go for an excursion with Daksh. She clarified that it was not going to be a date at all and the plan was made after Valentine’s week.

The spring time is the time to visit Mughal Garden for Delhites to enjoy the aroma of the scented flowers and gaze at the beauty of nature. So, there were they moving with thick silence in air and looking all around enjoying the scenery.

Coming out of the garden, they went to a nearby park to savor the flavour the ice creams. Daksh’s brain was searching for some random stuff to start conversation but her presence next to him made his mind blank. The heart thumping so fast overloaded with joy, but, the face hiding his enthusiasm very nicely. And, turning towards her, he found big round drops of tears falling over her cheeks.

He stared her for a while thinking hard of what wrong did he say but the matter of fact was that they said nothing. And, then, suddenly, she put her head over his shoulder.

The shirt wet with her sobbing and she was melting on his shoulder like ice cream he had in his hand. No idea how to react, he remained intact. Promptly , she said the three magical words he never expected to come out of her mouth and there he was, sitting like a dumb as if trying to decode her language.

Realising the depth of her words, he finally replied and since then the two are together like love birds.

The time passed with many ups and downs to which they were standing together like two pillars ready to face even the strongest cyclone of troubles.

The three years of graduation have ended now and now, they are in long distance relationship. But, the distance would never be able to affect the knot of promise they are tied to, making them stay happy forever.

The end of schooling remarks the beginning of a new phase of college life full of mysteries and we all create our own unique history..

So, here's the story of one of my friend Daksh, born with a passion of being a cricketer one day, enjoys the solitude with music, books and a little bit of writing, introversion defining his shyness.

The first day to the college was full of excitement and anxiety when Daksh was all ready to make new friends with whom he wanted to spend the most wonderful phase of life. In school, teachers used to say that the three years of graduation are never going to come back so, this was the time to live life to the fullest.

Entering the college gate, he could feel the wind blowing around him as if welcoming him to the new horizon accompanied by the smell of surprises.

He had just made himself comfortable at one of the back benches when a boy came and tried to initiate a conversation with Daksh. Few minutes were awkward but soon other people joined in and all were comfortable enough to give each other nicknames, based on Greek letters..Alpha, beta , gamma, sigma and so on.

All were hilariously laughing when a sudden strange voice fell on his eardrums which made him numb. All the other sounds becoming fainter, there was only that voice echoing in his mind and hear. What was happening to him, he couldn't guess it at all.

The voice was not a sweet melody as that of a Nightingale singing and blossoming flowers all around. It was just an extraordinary sound ringing bells in his mind and he turned to see that the owner of the sound was a girl sitting behind him and talking to her friend. Her eyes sparkling like she hid glitters in them and her smile too wide making him miss a heartbeat.

Sensing his glares over her, she stood to walk outside of the room. And, his heart plundered when she was walking past him.

Not the one being too popular in the college and queen of many hearts, girl with perfect size and shape; she was just an ordinary girl who made his heart flutter with just one look and his mind said at once, "She is my girl."

He wanted to go to her and tell her the feelings he had for her but the fear of rejection pulled him down and he just tried to befriend her.

Getting the chance to know her in better way was a gift of god as they became part of the same group. Further conversation revealed that they belonged to the same town and shared common interests.The heart was fueling up with love empowering him to crush all the barriers between them.

But, without twist, a story seems cliche( Too boring)

So, when he was on cloud nine and things could work out for him, a proposal for Saumya by an anonymous college boy appeared on college's confession page.

Daksh was all shattered from inside. The curiosity,to find that anonymous guy, inspired Saumya's best friend to trick every boy of the class. Daksh, on his turn, blushed on just hearing Saumya's name and all people around took no minute to assume him to be behind that proposal. He tried to clarify but friends only fuel up the fire in such situations. Same happened with him. He was the source of entertainment for all.

Boys and girls, all took fun by teasing the two and this story propagated like fire in the whole class.

His friends insisted him to make the move as soon as possible and he finally proposed her one day.

She said yes and all clapped for the new couple is what you are thinking, right??

Nothing happened like this. I told you its not cliche!!

She said a big No to him. He felt all his hopes being shrouded and stood helpless there. Collecting the broken pieces of his heart, he simply escaped from the college.

Phone switched off, he had not reached home. All his friends were worried on this sudden reaction of his and tried to search his whereabouts but he was nowhere to be found.

Lost was he in his own dreams and everyone searched for him in reality..

To be continued..

Just stop there and turn for a while

I can do anything to see your million dollar smile

I know I am being selfish for you

But, I can't imagine my day without you

We hurt each other whenever we talk

Our love story is not the like the one in folk

But, things can be changed if we give a try

Why do you want to make both of us cry

I want to walk miles with you

Why do you leave me in just a few

I want to tell you about all my stories

My happiness, my strengths and all my glories

The fear of ghosts and hatred from those who boast

I wanted to lead my life with you at the coast

You could tell me all about yourself

I would have been a good listener myself

Tears shedding from those closed eyes

But, he was gone to listen the sobs of her silent cries.

Is your life full of stress?

Do you find it a big mess?

Sometimes, you do have a downfall

It’s like you are blank in the exam hall

Everything around you seems to suck

You feel, it’s only you having the worst luck

Happiness gets evaded like wind

Result of some curse, you think to be sinned

Deprived of the adventure, enthusiasm, gay and thrill

The moments are too void for anything to fill

It’s all suffocating you from inside

So, it’s time you need to come outside

Take a deep breath, give mind some rest

Anxiety and envy are not going to do the best

The time is always going to flow like a fluid

You have to keep the chapter to be continued

Smile a little, walk like a kitten

Find the answers of the questions hidden

Standing at the ground, mountains seems to high

But, remember you can have your wings to fly in the sky.

You are an angel sent from heavenly abode

Adoring my life, you are the messenger of God

The life sometimes, is too dull and harsh

But,with you, it’s fun to even walk the hardest

march

The small fights could never even touch the bond of ours

Melody in innocent laughs could be heard even by the distant stars

You are a true friend to me indeed

Our friendship is a bond totally free from greed

Hugging you once and all sorrow just fades away

You surely fill bright colors in my life so grey.

You are an antiseptic healing my every scar

You are like the cord of my life’s guitar.

Oh friend, days with you pass like hours

May our friendship always blossom like flowers!!

The agony of those words ripping off my self worth

Leaving you was my best decision to get a new birth

The time spent with you was too short to define

But, the hell and the heaven both seemed to be mine

The magic in your poems made me drag towards you

Your magnetic grip turned me all into new

You were like poison coated in sugar

The more I took in, I felt myself to be sucker

But, I should thank you too,

Running away I could meet my soulmate so true

The poetry was once not my cup of tea

But, yours made me express my talent so free.

I couldn't marry you,we were not a good match

Farther I went from you, the closer I reached for my dreams to catch.

The pure agony of no one being nearby

I can’t even specific my version of thirteen reasons why

Whom I blame for my despair, the list is long

The pain of torment can’t be healed by any song.

Standing of the cliff, I want to turn back

To say a goodbye to the ones who may feel my lack

To tell my parents how much I loved them

To say everyone that my marks couldn’t ever stitch my hem

Thinking it makes no sense now

Because no one would care why it happened and how

The thought of living more is just mundane

It’s easy to die than to find life as gain

My presence is just obsolete

So, I looked down deep down below my feet

The depth scared my heart to hell

Already failed in life, I can’t fail in death as well.

I closed my eyes and jumped without thinking next

The air took me in its arm like a mother’s jest

Going down, I could remember my childhood

How I used to run with my friends into the wood

Father bringing a chocolate for me everyday

Mother’s embrace was the safest place to stay

How could I do this,came to my mind

I could have tried once to search my talent hidden behind

What I did was too stupid, I realised

I yelled but there was no one to find

I got up with all sweat on my face

Oh, it was only a mare and I was still in the race

My parents were terrified seeing me that way

I told them the whole,they felt chocked to say

My mother took me like a child of four

Her tears telling me not to ever think such stuff anymore

I thanked God, he showed me the right way

But, not all get the second chance to live the life with may.