Luckiest.

I try to enjoy every moment in my life to the fullest with what I’ve. I understood the concept of one life at a very young age. It doesn’t mean I’m carefree, I do plan things and stay focused. But, I try to be happy as much as I can. None of my college friends have seen me being upset about something.

This also changed one day. That day I came late in the class, I kept a quiet whole day, I even wept when no one was around. Some friends even a few teachers noticed that change. A boy who can’t stop talking and laughing all day was quite and if you looked in his eyes you could see sorrow and could tell that he was thinking about the past.

No-one but one was able to know how much in pain and sadness I was. My Maa, she didn’t even saw me as I live far away from her, but she calls me every morning and just by hearing me, she asked me what happened last night, I hung up making some excuse, because I didn’t want to make her upset by telling how vulnerable I was feeling that morning, that I didn’t even want to move from my bed.

The previous night my girlfriend and I broke up. That evening I was thinking that I lost my love. And while I was thinking that, my phone rang and it was Maa. I told her about the morning and apologized for hanging her call. She acted like my best friend at that time and that 46-minute call changed my mood. After talking to her, I was thinking that this generation talks about love, finding love, making love. But, if you are really searching for love, just call your mom and talk about random stuff, there is nothing better feeling than that. Lucky are those who have mothers to love them.

I am the luckiest!

-      Akshat Atray.