The Truth about Akia

Once again I woke up early in morning and I was thinking what the old man said. There is a truth in his words, somehow the meaning had reflected about my life. What should I do about this thing? This issue won't leave me unless I have to something about it... no, I had chosen new path and I need to succeed in it.

As usual I had freshed up and eaten some breakfast outside, started my journey to the school, wait a minute! Its looks like I'm in the kindergarten. Even though I had graduated I'm still going to the school, sometimes our fate won't change no matter how much harder we try to revise it. I had laughed a bit considering the joke. I was expecting something about to happen and precisely it happened. When I turned around Akia was there standing silently behind me and making an attempt of another prank. She covered the act since I had spotted her. She formally said good morning to me and I wished her back later on we were walking towards the school. The scenario was good around me but mostly it happened because Akia is with me.

On the way of road I got a call from Kanna informing that he got an urgent issue to deal with so he requested me to drop his daughter at school... since his home is on the way so I had accepted it. Both of us are gone to the house and his daughter is already waiting for us on the outside. She wished me good morning when I'm noticed by her but she made an anger face towards the Akia. I don't want to make a situation over there so I had simply said Nana (the daughter of Kanna) it's a good behavior of wishing others whether you like them or not. She became silent facing her head down. Meanwhile Akia replied let's go Shiva we are getting late to the school. Still she was calm not speaking anything. I thought it's better to leave the matter like nothing and I had taken her to the school. I was wondering why all of them hate Akia, it's not only the students who hated her something must have been happened... something... something happened...

The morning classes are started, all the teachers went to the classroom including Akia and I was idle. I got only two classes per day. One class is before the lunch hour and another one is after the lunch hour. In the rest of the time I can do whatever I want or I can assist other teachers if they seek for any help. Since Akia gave me permission to stay in her room so I went inside. As I had mentioned earlier the room was amazing and peaceful. I got a drink from the refrigerator and watching the outside view from the window while drinking. I was enjoying the environment with a chilled coke. Unexpectedly a heavy wind blasted inside the room and the documents which kept on the shelf went all over the place. As you know when the paper flies you had one job to do, close the door and roam around the room until you catch them up. It took hell of a time for me to find all those papers and other documents. Since I don't know how to arrange them properly I had just placed them like that in the shelf randomly. When I was moving away from the shelf I had found an envelope beneath my foot. I came to know that it was a letter from Akia's father to her by reading from and to addresses. Its not wise looking at others privacy but my curiosity about her made me to look into it. I lost my words after reading it and the bell ranged. Suddenly Akia came inside the room by opening the door and I had hidden the letter in my pocket.

I don't know what it is? But I was worried about her, a lot more than before... she came near to me but I was frozen. She observed the disorder of the documents. What is this? How many times I had to arrange them. No, Im fed up with them; still there are some papers on the floor. Shiva can you help me? Shiva? Are you hearing me or not? Shiva... shi... va..... Yeah! I can hear you... sorry, I have a class to take and I need to leave now. And I left the place in a hurry...

I had waited outside the class for a while and when the bell ranged I went inside. The class was going normal and the students are listening with interest. The time passed like blooming of a flower. At last the class was over. The students are raised their doubts but I'm not in a mood to clear them. Sorry students, I am somewhat busy today so let me clarify those doubts tomorrow. Finally the lunch hour started and I came out of the classroom...

Morning Akia asked me to do the lunch with her but how can do it with her after reading that letter. The words inside the letter are really sorrowful. I don't know how to face her and I came across to her room while thinking. What? How did it happen? Think about it. When I came out of the room I was thinking and when I was halted thinking I was at her room. I think I shouldn't be here in the first place. By the time I was to leave I heard someone calling me, Shiva where are you going? When I turned around she was there looking at me.

I had already informed you Shiva to have lunch with me and you're about to leave... here take the box and eat. She had prepared a lunch box for me but I was about to ignore all of feelings, for the first time I had felt a little bit of shame on me. We had continued our lunch. I was quite while eating the food and I couldn't be able to conversate with her. She observed my gloomy face, did anything happened to you Shiva. No, nothing at all but there is something I wanted to speak to you. I don't know how you will react to me. No, Shiva I don't mind at all. Didnt I tell you that you can ask me anything... is your father doing well? I had asked her.

Everything went silent after that, I can hear the other sounds clearly but I couldn't be able hear her voice. How did you know about him? She questioned me. I had given the letter to her and replied I found it from here. So you had red the letter... sorry about this and if you don't want to talk about it, we shall leave discussion here itself. No Shiva there is no denying in that, my father used to be the principal of this school but 3 years ago he got arrested by police in order to cover up a student mistake. As you already know the world believes what they see compared to what they hear and they believed my father made the mistake without knowing anything...

I had a clear cut meaning what was the letter about and why her father written it in a depressed manner. Because of what happened to her father, the people around are treating her in such a way. The final bell had ranged and I need to leave now, I had told her something before I left, I believe in you Akia even if the entire world didn't...

The class was finished before the usual time; actually I had completed the lecture fastly since I need to talk to her. I had came back to her room but she isn't there. I was waiting for her outside of the room, and she had shown up at the evening time. Are you waiting for me? No, I'm waiting for a friend who needs my help... and there she is crying like a small child.

She erased her tears by using my kerchief, how did you know I would cry? Arent you holding them up for while, maybe it's time to let them go. Dont worry I'm going to stay with you until all of them are gone. She hugged me after my words. You felt alone didn't you? Yes, I was alone for a long time. Are you gonna cry again? No, I won't because you're with me... I see, shall we go now because the school is about to close. Yes but before going to home, Shiva can you come with me to a place. Yes, let's go but we need to get back before dark.

I don't know where she is taking to me and I had no choice but follow her, finally we reached the destination. Its the place where she met me and where I met her. She sat on exact please where I sat before and I was looking at her. I had glimpse of complete scenario of what happened on the other day, So I had asked her... "If you have any trouble tell me, I'm right here to help you"....