1 That Phone Call

I never thought I would write something. I mean I am not a fan of books. I am neither a writer nor a reader. It is quite unexpected for me to write something but can't even match the level of unexpected events which I am about to tell. Sit back relax, you are going to go through a series of events. So let's Begin.

It was a day like any other day, pretty average. I woke up my phone was beeping like every other morning, full of spam notification. I saw the time, it was 8 O'clock in the morning. Oh and forgot to mention I am lazy like hell.

I am Omi, doing my MBA from Meerut. After waking up I remembered that I need to go to college today. No I am not a nerd or interested in attending lectures, I need to go for our gathering. I live in a hostel and whoever has experience in living in hostel knows hostel life is best and worst at the same time.So, one of my friend is coming today and it may probably be the last day because it's 4th semester and no one comes to college these days.

She was coming at 9 O'clock and it was 8 O'clock when I woke up. I thought I still have 1 hour let me sleep for just 30 minutes more I'll get up at 8.30 and do my stuff because I am lazy. I don't know if anyone does this or not but I do this everyday. I am living by procrastinating everything. So I get off my bed did my stuff and she called, I received the call and she was asking where I am. I told her that I am off to college but she knew that I was lying and said "I know you are not dressed yet" and I said "I swear I am off to college and will be reaching there in just a moment". I hung up the phone and it was 9.07 in the clock. So I got dressed and took off to college.

As I mentioned it was an average day, went to the first lecture of that day and it was somehow related to religious views. The professor asked me what do I believe. I replied nothing at all and that was quite awkward moment. Professor said "Is there any reason" and that's where things got a bit salty. Elections were near and everyone was talking about it. I replied that in India people can turn religion into politics and started a debate there. But at the end of the lecture everything was sorted.

TikTok is at it's boom these days. Those who don't know about TikTok I have two things to say, you are safe my friend and are you living under a stone or what. Everyone either uses it or makes fun of it. One of my friend is also a TikTok user and he somehow tried to drag me into one of his videos. But I managed to get out of it and I shot his video. I'll be honest, it was lame but I did it.

We were chilling one of the canteens of our campus. Carefree and trash talking to each other, it was 1 PM. My phone rang, I pulled it out of my pocket. It was my mom. She usually doesn't call me at this time. I knew something was wrong at that time. I received the call all I hear was ambulance siren. That was like real turn of events. I picked the call and my mom said "Take leave from college and come home quickly, your father's condition is critical, I am thanking him to the hospital". She was freaking out. I said "Don't worry I am coming back". My hometown is in Assam. My friends sensed that something is wrong. They asked me what happened. I told them that I need to go home. They were expecting an explanation so I told them that I will explain later and I took off to hostel to pack my stuff and fly back to my mom. I was calm and stressed at the same time. I didn't knew what to do then. All I knew was I need to go home as soon as possible. That ambulance siren created an image in my head. All I was thinking that I can't freak out now.