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Chapter 4

Crisis

Anamika the most beautiful girl in her class. She was cheerful, beauty and easy to get along. Her friend Eva is another beauty who is always with Anamika. They are two great friends who always stick together. Anamika was seating at the window seat when Aman came and sat beside her.

A light ache feels in her heart. When she look in his blue eyes she lost track of time and keep staring at him.

Then her friend Eva arrived and sat. It was like a dream for her. She has always been watching Aman from the side. She is been in love with him when she first saw him on the first day of school. On her first day of school, he protects him from the dog but he never looks behind back at her. He totally ignores her and just save her like a prince and left. She always wants to say thanks to him for his help but every time she approaches him she fails. She can not able to utter a single word when she came near to him. Time passes and years have gone yet she was still not able to tell him.

"But today miracle happened and he came and sits beside me. Ahh! He was so hot, I wish we can become friends. He didn't talk to any girls unless it is necessary. Ahh! Now how will I approach him!"

" Today he lost in truth and dare and was given a dare to sit between girls and talk with them. Ahh! I was so lucky." she began rolling on her bed holding a teddy bear and thinking about today's meeting.

" I had to talk to him. First I must become his friend.

But whenever I go near him my mouth doesn't open. Ahh! Why I am so useless ?"

Oblivious of her feeling Aman is tossing in his bed.

" Ahh! What happened to me. Her green eyes still haven't left my brain. Shit, what happened to me. Why I am thinking about her? But her smile was so beautiful. The whole day her laughter is echoing in my ear and her eyes and smile in my brain. Shit I have become useless. I need fresh air."

He stood decided to go to the garden to take a walk. Seeing his brother so restless Light laughs go to the garden after him.

" Hey, Aman why are you so restless? Something happens on the trip?"

" Ah brother, nothing worth mentioning."

" Seeing you so restless, I think you have fallen in love. Who is she?"

"Me and love that's impossible. Girls are not meant for me at least before I achieve something I can't indulge in them."

" Well, well if you don't want to speak then it's ok. But do remember to study hard. You are seeing our situation. Father is jobless, our mom earns very few and grandpa pension isn't enough for us. This year I had to go to college. You had to look after mom and gramps." Speaking in a serious tone.

" Yeah I know brother." He replied in a solemn mood.

Telling him he goes inside the house and saw his mother crying.

" Mom what happens? Why are you crying?" A heavy and serious expression could be seen on his face.

Seeing Light, Sarah got startled, " Light when do you come? "

Sarah wipes her tear and moves towards the kitchen.

Light holds her hand and speaks in a serious and angry tone.

" Mom I am not a kid anymore. This year I will be going to college. Did father beat you again? Tell me the truth. Whenever I go to stop or speak to him you stop me or Aman. I can not tolerate this anymore. "

Crying, " Don't. I don't want you to involve in it. Besides your father is not at home from the morning." For a mother, her child would always be a child whether he grew old or not. She will always try to protect her and shield her from any worry or trouble.

" Then why are you crying? You swear on me, tell me the truth."

" Your father has taken the money which we save for your college and lost in gambling and now we are only left with this year's school fee of Aman. I don't know what I can do. How will I bring so much money."

" Don't worry mom I will take a loan from the bank and return it when I get a job."

" No how can I let you take a loan? You haven't started earning and got yourself in a loan with me living around. What a terrible mother I am!" Saying this another wave of tears came falling down her cheeks.

Seeing this Light feels pain in his heart. He clenched his fist, then let it go.

He then hugs his mother, " Don't worry mom. I will manage don't take tension. Look after Aman when I am gone."

He wants to say more..... more enough to ease her mother's pain but he knew he can't. He knew he must have power for that. The problem was not just his father or money. It had greater, far more frightening than he imagined.