A Girl from London : Episode-3

Wind on The Face.

It was an uncomfortable 4 hours flight journey from Nepal, both Diya and Indu were exhausted, so once they went to the room, they took some rest. Amoditha was still on tour and it might take three more days for her to return.

After some rest Indu went to meet Varun, he came to India with Indu from Nepal to spend some time with Indu. Diya wanted to meet him, but she wants Indu to spend time with Varun, so she stayed back at the room.

As she was alone in the room, she relaxed beside the balcony to enjoy her favorite view, whenever she spends some time near the balcony, she always feels fresh and light, but for the first time, she was not able to enjoy the view. When she saw out of the balcony, she can visualize the view which she saw on the mountain top at Pokhara when she closed her eyes, she can still feel that cold breeze sensation on her cheeks, indeed they were one of the best and memorable moments of her life.

If there is a possibility, she would be more than happy to visit that place again. She would be glad to stay back in India rather than going back to London, but Diya knows that she can't stay back in India because she has a life in London. She wanted to make sure that her journey in India will be always with her, so she decided to write a diary for herself with all the experiences and circumstances she had gone through since she came to India.

She began to write everything down into that diary, there were lots of memories for her in India. The places, people and the emotions which she has gone through in Kolkata. It was around 7 pm Indu came back to the room after spending some time with Varun,” What are you doing? I thought you had completed the thesis work, looks like you have been writing something?”

“It’s not the thesis, I am writing a diary for myself to remember all these things which we did in Kolkata,” said Diya.

“Well, what made you do this? I mean you haven't written anything since we came to India”,

“I felt these moments are worth to write, so I took some time and wrote in this dairy”

“That’s good, I hope that you would do the same once we get back to London, you know that you can write things better, but you always choose to hide it, this might be a fresh start for you in writing, so think about it,” said Indu.

“Let's see, I would love to write but I need something, like enthusiasm or a mood to pen them down,” said Diya.

“Something is better than nothing, let’s consider this as advancement, I forgot to tell you Varun is going back tomorrow so we need to go to Airport to send-off.”

“Yes of course,” said Diya and they went to sleep, Diya was not able to sleep, she has lots of confusion following her life, all these days she was happy and was not in the mood to think the opportunities after she leaves India. she felt like literature is her thing which she always aspired to do, she was really happy all these days as she was learning her passion, if she goes back to London, she might not be able to write again, she lacks that motivation to write.

The next day Indu and Diya went to the Airport to send off Varun. Indu got really sentimental and began to cry.

“Oh, come on! You know if you do this it will be hard for me to go back so why do you do this, it’s just a matter of 1 month, after that your course will be completed and you will get back to London,” said Varun.

“I know, but this is something which I can’t control, so for now, let me be with you till you go to transit.” Said Indu with low tone.

“I Haven't been able to give you time Diya, I am sorry. Once you get back to London, we got lots of stuff to talk you will tell me all the things you did in Kolkata. “said Varun.

“That’s fine, it's more important to spend time with Indu rather than anything else and I can understand that and yes sure we have a lot to talk about”.

After sometime Varun got his final call for boarding. It was really hard for Indu but there Is Diya to take care of her, after Varun went to board his flight it was already 10 pm, So they booked a cab to go back to their room.

The next morning Amoditha came back from her trip.

“So how was the trip” Asked Diya.

“It was really awesome for the first four days but after that, I’d rather not talk about it,” said Amoditha with a frustrating tone.

“Why? did everything go well on the trip?”

“Everything went flawlessly as planned, we started from Kolkata on a road trip we halted in some areas to take rest and enjoyed the road trip but, the real issue started once we reached Kathmandu, but everything got sorted and the trip went well later on,” said Amoditha and continued to tell them about her trip.

“It was night 9 pm when we checked into the hotel, we all agreed on to go out for sightseeing early in the morning. When we woke up Vaibhav and I have a common friend Sidharth, he is more like our best friend in college. Guess what? he just went off the grid, he was not there in the hotel and even his phone was switched off, the only information we had was a note which he left by the reception, that he will be back in 2 days”.

“Are you serious! wait for a moment, is he the guy whom you referred to earlier? the guy who goes on a road trip if he feels low?” asked Diya.

“Yes, that’s him, it took Vaibhav two days to find him out, he was in Pokhara, I know that he will be fine it’s just his thing to get off the grid, when he feels alright he will eventually get back but, Kaira his best friend insisted that we had to go to Pokhara, we can’t just leave him there right.”

“If that would have happened with us, we will be tensed and you can see all the stress of the world in Indu,” said Diya sarcastically.

“When he began to do that, we used to feel tensed as well but later on we got used to it, it’s not his fault, he needs some space from things and people but he can’t leave us as well”

“Is everything alright with him, why would a person be that much depressed?” asked Indu.

“He had a breakup 6 months back and it was really hard for him to take that, he changed since then, A part of Sidhu was gone missing. He pushed everybody and everything aside, it took him 3 months to get back to his senses”.

“Was it a serious relationship?” asked Diya.

“He was really serious about Riya but, she was not ready for a relationship and she only considered him as her friend, this got difficult as we all are from a similar friend group, we all know that Sidhu loves her and the situation became tougher when people began to think they actually are in a relationship. When Sidhu came to know Riya is actually suffering from that he just made his distance from her.”

“That is one of the most difficult situations, these are really hard to handle”.

“Yes, it completely broke him, he is like family to Vaibhav so we didn't give up on him and made sure that he gets out of it, but sometimes he feels low and gets off-grid, right now Vaibhav is with him so they will be fine.”

Diya was astonished to know that there are still some guys out there who get depressed for their breakup.

After 1 month:

It was the last day of their college, Diya and her team had submitted their thesis in the university, the entire university was amazed by their thesis and gave them the best excellence team award. It was their graduation ceremony, Vaibhav and Amoditha attended their graduation as they were the only people she has in Kolkata.

“It was nice having you two in here,” said Diya.

“That’s fine, we are here for you and as it is Navratri, we have a pooja at Kaali Ghat today, I invite you both to attend the pooja, It is one of our main festivals,”.

“Definitely Vaibhav we will come”

“You should see Kolkata during Navratri; it will be one of the best festivals which you can ever celebrate. I promise you that and it’s time for me to leave I have to make arrangements for the pooja, you people come to Kaali Ghat by 6 pm. “said Vaibhav

“Is Sidhu coming to pooja?” Asked Amoditha.

“Of course, he will, but I can’t guarantee it, we do not know how exactly he feels at that moment, anything can happen,” said Vaibhav.

After the ceremony is over Vaibhav went to his home to make preparations for the Durga pooja.

“Vaibhav, go to the temple and make sure all arrangements are done, we will manage everything here and take Sidhu with you, it’s been a while since I meet him, is he coming to pooja,” asked Vaibhav’s mother.

“Yes, maa he will come to pooja, do not worry we will take care”,

Said Vaibhav and started to check on the arrangements happening in the temple. On the way, Vaibhav tried to contact Sidharth, but his mobile was switched off.

Vaibhav thought “Damn! did he switch off his mobile again, where are you, Sidhu? Let me call Kaira she might know where he is”.

“Hello Kaira, this is Vaibhav”.

“Yes Vaibhav, tell me “.

“You know right, I am having pooja at Kaali Ghat and you have to come, I insist”.

“Yes, of course, Sidhu already invited me on your behalf,”.

“That’s great, the thing is, do you know where Sidhu is? I have been trying to reach him out but his mobile is switched off”.

“It’s a long story, do not worry he will be there for pooja for sure”.

“I know that he will come for the pooja, but where is he?”.

“He is in Sagar Island”.

“What! Are you serious, what the hell is he doing in Sagar island?”

“I told you it's complicated you know Vicky right, the guy in Sidhu’s academy, he challenged him for a race and Sidhu accepted that”.

“Race! Seriously, is he nuts! racing outside the academy is illegal, how did you let this happen?”

“You know him Vaibhav, if we stop him, he will definitely end up doing that. We should let him do whatever he wants so that he can get through with it”.

“Whatever, if he gets in contact tell him to call me as soon as he can”

“Yes, sure”.

Meanwhile in Sagar island

Ok, people, this is a one on one race, one side we have Vicky with his brand new Suzuki Hayabusa with 1,340cc inline-four engine with 195PS power at 9500rpm beast on road for racing and on the other side, we have Sidharth with his custom modified Yamaha YZF-R1 with 998cc inline-four engine with 200PS power at 13500rpm the perfect match for Hayabusa.

This race is going to be a single-track race across the Island, you guy’s need to start the race from here at the end of island road you can find a red flag the first to cross it is the winner.

This race is outside the academy, so if you guys get caught by police it is up to you people, so I wish you guys won't end up in police station, now racers onto the track.

The atmosphere had suddenly got heated up with their race, we can see Sidharth on his black matte finished Yamaha YZH-R1, he upgraded his bike with his own hands according to his wish. He is very particular about his bike and its performance.

3……

“You got this Sidharth, be calm and go with the phase of your bike”.

2….

“There is no back off now, I have to do this.” This all was running on the mind of Siddhartha, but however, he is not a person to back off from a race.

1….

The two of them boosted the bikes as fast as they can and the race began, Sidharth drifts into the open wide road building the speed and velocity of his bike.

The two of them were going as fast as they can on the roads of Sagar island, it was an intense race between them, it was a close call for Vicky he just glided from the side of a heavy vehicle.

“Damn, that guy’s fast”.

The road was filled with sand and the bikes became hard to control, Sidharth hit the brake and glided through that road with ease. While Vicky was somewhat off with his balance, Sidharth was steady and able to cross everything like a racer in Video games.

They were nearly at 180km/hr, even at that speed he can see Vicky still chasing behind him. It was a neck to neck between Vicky and Sidharth.

Sidharth has raised from 180 to 190, they come across a curved road so they ease off and made a smooth glide towards their right, it was wider road than before, Inside his mind, there was only one sentence going on again and again “I am going to do it, I am going to do it”.

Sidharth hits the last gear and accelerated the bike as high as he can and raises the front tire of the bike which eventually boosts the speed and velocity of this bike, in just a matter of seconds he leaves Vicky in the dust and tears down through the opening which he found, Sidharth crosses the red flag and hits the break which slows the bike.

“And the winner is Sidharth Roy,” announced the host, the entire crowd were applauding.

It is not the first victory of Sidharth, he is one of the professional bike racers in Kolkata and best in his academy.

“Hey Vicky, chill it’s just a race and you gave a strong fight, let’s race again some other time, Deal?” said Sidharth and forwarded his hand for a handshake to Vicky.

“Deal,” said Vicky by shaking hands.

Sidharth believes that racing is also a gentle men's sport, you have to honor each and every opponent, he loves his bike and races, his bike is the only companion that he spends most of the time with, when he rides his bike he likes the way the airbrushes his face, he feels like the world around is sinking in with his speed, it helps him to recover from his past. the only thing he can think about while riding his bike is his surroundings and the high octane feel he gets from it.

Sidharth just halted at one of the shops in Highway for a smoke and he switched on his mobile, his phone was flooded with messages from Kaira, by seeing those he called Kaira.

“Hello Kaira”

“Where the hell have you been Sidhu, and which retard will be gone out of Kolkata for racing and that too for an illegal racing during Navratri”.

“Are we done in here, you know right, that I need to go it's about my fame in Academy,” said Sidharth.

“Fame! Seriously, if you had been arrested by the police, then what would have been to your fame?” asked Kaira.

“Did you just texted me to call back so that you can make an argument or is there anything else which you need to talk rather than this?”

“I am done with this topic, do whatever you want, it’s actually Vaibhav called me he wants to know whether you are coming to the pooja or not.”

“Yes, of course, I am coming,” said Sidharth with a firm tone.

“Then fine come and pick me up by 5 pm so that we can be on time.”

“Look who’s talking about time, let’s see your time sense today, bye I’ll call you once I reach to your house,” Said Sidharth and turned on his bike and proceeded to hit the Kolkata highway.