A Party

I'm in my room, collecting all the paper pieces torn by my youngest sister and mom comes near the room.

'What are you doing', mom asks as she reaches the door of my room.

(The door is not open yet)

'Nothing mom, cleaning room', I reply.

Cleaning what? (mother)

I cleaned it an hour ago. (Adds mom)

(Mom opens the door and sees me gathering the pages of book)

God! This is the same book that you were awarded for winning the quiz competition, no? (mother)

"Um... yeah mom, you're right. This is the same book", i say

"It's alright mom, I have more rewards which have been awarded to me throughout my career", i convince mom so that she should not be worried.

Each prize is more valuable than every other prize, a prize is a kind of thing that describes the work behind achieving it, a secret of hard work, the secret of your love with the work. It explains that how passionate you're with your work.(mother)

Mom stops talking as the telephone rings

"Hello, Mrs Carl's Speaking", mom picks.

Hello Mrs Carl how are you? This is Mrs. David, we're coming to you at 8:30 pm.

Well, yeah okay. (mother)

"Okay", Mrs David.

Bye, see you in the evening. Adds (Mrs. David)

Goodbye, you see. (mother)

(Astonishingly) Who is it mom?

She was Mr. David's wife, they're coming to us tonight. (mother)

Tonight? For doing what? And who this David is?

'He's your daddy's friend, he's coming to dinner with his family', the mother replies.

Dinner? Tonight? (Nyle, amazingly)

See your suit, I put it on bed in your room. ( mom smiles)

I bought a three piece for you.(mom adds)

I rush toward my room without Waisting a single second.

"Oh God! What a suit! A combination of black and red. What if it would have given to me on the day when i will be standing together with Perry on the day of our wedding, mine and Perry's wedding, she will be wearing red too. Although it's not a tradition but i will make her to do so", i just loss myself in a kind of imagination and my sister knocks the door.

"Nyle, John's calling you", mom(distantly)

I put back the suit and leave the room hurriedly.

"Hey Nyle, it's a movie plan", John states.

"John, i will be getting busy. You guys can go. I'm not coming this time, next week we will be going to watch movie together", i refused to go.

"Okay. Okay. Let it be us then", John laughs.

"Nyle come here, get some...some vegetables and some sort of other things from market", mom speaks from her own room.

"Yeah mom, what kind of things are to be brought", i implore.

"Ummm... Take a page i want you to note down, you get forget", mom.

"Oh mom... I won't be forgetting anything", i say.

"You often do my love, now just take a page, a pen and just.. Just note down", mom(politely).

"Okay, make me note", i say.

"You have to buy two packets of tomato sauce, a jar of butter, three dozen bananas" mom makes me to note down.

"apples, oranges one kg each", mom adds.

"Is that all", i ask.

"No, no..one more things is to be bought. And it's Will's suit", mom tells.

"I just forgot taking it from tailor's shop", mom adds.

"Do you remember which shop it is", mom further adds and asks.

"Yeah mom, i do, it's the SN Tailor's shop", i say.

"Isn't it", i ask.

"Exactly, it's the same one", mom says.

"It's a party of Will's friend tonight, all the children are to go there by the night", mom adds.

I went to the market and having completed all the works of market i reached home, and got into my room.

The main gate of our house is knocked

"they must be the guests", mom says.

Yeah. Okay, let me go and see who they are...(dad)

Dad opens the gate...

"Oh God!", dad grunts as the gate is stuck to him on his head.

The boy with the guests, little boy, was just contentiously pushing the door and as dad did open the door. It hit him hard at the top of his head.

"Welcome... Welcome Mr and Mrs David..",dad greets.

"Hello my Dears, you're most welcome here, how are you all?", mom speaks as she approaches them.

"Come. Come, have seats. Please...", mom adds.

They all are sitting on the sofa kept outside in the veranda just in from of my room.

"Where is your son Mrs Carl? I don't see him", i listen someone is saying so. It's a never heard voice.

'Alright i am going out'(i, saying it to myself)

"Oh well, he's coming...", mom laughs.

"He's just inside of his own room", mom adds.

"Well, where are the other children?", the lady guest asks.

"Uh.. They all have gone to a friend's party of them", mom replies.

"Come up quickly Nyle, the guests have arrived", dad shouts.

I just don't listen to him and keep being busy in getting ready.

I... My hair... They always get weird on events like these...

I just comb improperly... And getting out of my room i say,"hi... How have you all been..."

I mute after saying this, i can see that the moon of my life is sitting just in front of me, at my home.

"We are all fine Nyle.. Thank you...", all four of them reply spontaneously.

They are four... Mr and Mrs David and one was their kid and the forth one of them is Perry.

"It's been seven months since we haven't met Nyle", Perry states.

"Yeah... No... No... I... I mean... Well, i often see you when you're going to school or coming back from there", i reply.

"Let's do dinner at first, and then the rest of the time is left got chitchat", dad interrupts as Perry wants to ask something else.

On the dining table:

"Well, we know Perry very well"(mom)

"Um... She is my niece",Mrs David answers.

"Oh, nice..", mom adds.

"Now we didn't know this huh...", dad laughs.

(Mom and dad both smiles looking at each other)

"Please have this one my dear", mom says to Perry as she nears the dish of mutton Kari to her.

"Oh i did take it aunty thank you", Perry smiles.

"You have it then Mrs David", mom insists.

"No, i have taken enough thank you Mrs Carl"(Mrs David)

Perry sat just along with aunty and i was sitting next to aunty, aunty(Mrs David), she was sitting in between me and Perry.

Suddenly Perry stands up dragging her chair behind hers.

"I'm done thank you", Perry speaks as all of we people start asking to her that either she's eaten well or not.

"That way..", pointing with my eyes to the hands washing tap i say to hers.

She moves her head up and down and smiles.

I also drag my chair behind me and stand up to go following Perry to wash the hands.

"Let me show you something... Come with me", having washed both of ours hands i insist hers to come.

"Yeah, sure"(Perry)

"This way.." I say as she is walking with a kind of hesitation behind me.

"It's your room, i guess",Perry says.

"Um..Yes, it's mine... You...You're right", i assert.

"Why have you got me here?", Perry asks(confusingly).

"I... Umm... Want to show you something", i reply.

The little boy knocks at the door,"Hey Perry, we're to go.. Dad is calling you"

"Open the door", little boy knocks.

"Okay come in my Lord", i open the door and he comes in.

"Wow! What a beautiful show piece of the couple...standing together so romantically", kid amuses.

"Does her name start with 'P'?", kid asks.

"As it.. There it's stitched the letter 'P'", kid adds.

"Um... Yeah... Yeah her name is Nancy and... And the young man with her is Parko", i reply(hurriedly)

"Oh... Parko, yes it is..", i (exhale).

"It's good"(kid)

"Well, i don't have any of thing like this", the kid adds

"Huh... My little dear, it was a gift given by my sister... My younger sister on my birthday", i speak.

"Well, my mom often says that the rewards you get from others are the proofs of your love and integrity towards your own work or towards your own field", i add.

"So are gifts, these are love..", i add further.

"Okay come Perry, we're late", the kid talks to Perry.

"We're coming, you go", i reply to the kid looking at the face of Perry.

She smiles and assures politely,"yes, we're coming".

Opening the door of my Al-mirah Perry sees the pictures of mine which were stitched inside of the Al-Mirah door.

She sees and says,"Wow Nyle you look more awesome in the pictures".

"Huh.. Yeah... Thanks"(Nyle)

There's a booklet in the right corner of my Al-Mirah, the booklet is consisted of just 8 pages and a picture attached within it.

No sooner did i start taking the booklet from corner than Perry had started speaking...

"Hey Nyle, who's this?", she points at a picture of mine together with my friend, Harry, it's his name.

I'd stitched that picture of us on the door inside of my Al-Mirah.

"Oh yeah! He's my friend", i assert.

"Do you know Nyle he is... He is my...", Perry pauses.

I implore,"he's your...?"

"I'm engaged to him", Perry speaks suddenly and excitedly.

I exhale and say,"oh really?"

"That's... That's great!", i smile and add.

"Oh i am.. I'm sorry i just got you somewhere else", Perry.

"You were to show me something, come on, we're getting late", Perry adds.

"No. No it's misplaced... I forgot the place i kept it", i reply.

I say her,"I'll show it to you some else time"

"Okay... It's okay... Alright then some else time..", Perry says.

"Fine, let's go down then", Perry says.

"Okay walk down the stairs Perry", i say.

As we approach mom and dad, mom speaks,"come up quickly children, we're to go somewhere"

"Somewhere? Where?", i ask astonishingly.

"To a party", Perry's uncle replies.

"Party? But of what kind? And where?", I speak.

"You really don't know?", uncle asks.

"Hasn't Perry mentioned you about it?", aunt interrupts.

"No! No, she really hasn't", i reply.

"Okay, it's a party at Perry's house tonight", dad clarifies.

"Okay... And what kind of party it is?", i ask further.

"Oh just get ready and let you see with all us that what kind of party it really is", says dad excitedly.

"It's a kind of party in which rings are exchanged", little boy speaks quickly.

"I don't know much about it", the boy adds.

(All chuckle)

Turning back i start running in the direction of my room and i say,"okay, give me just a second... i am coming".

I take that booklet and i don't see anything to pack it in, in a way that no one can get it, no one can understand that what am i taking with me.

Oh yeah, there's the blue bag and... there's a pink dish, a narrow closed dish, it has buttons also by which it can be closed.

I put that booklet inside of it and start walking down the stairs.

"What's it inside of it?", mom asks.

"It's... Um... It's a surprise gift for my friend, Perry's brother", i reply.

The boy interrupts,"oh whatever.. Let's go..."

"Okay. Okay. Kid is in a great hurry", dad chuckles.

We're all heading toward Perry's home now...

"Welcome all!", Perry's father speaks as we all get inside the house.

"Come, please, Mr and Mrs Carl..", Perry's mother.

We just have all integrated by now and we're made to be attentive by the person speaking on mike...

He says,"ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the party, it's an engagement party, engagement of my sweet daughter and the gentleman standing just along with me Harry.... Please put your hands together for both of these children who are seemed to be a gorgeous couple tonight.

Perry and Harry are standing just along with the man talking on the mike, it's Perry's dad.

(All the people do clap)

People started giving gifts as the rings were exchanged by both.

I'm standing here and looking at Perry's face, it's glowing, she seems happy, she's really happy.

Suddenly i hear mom and she says to me,"go Nyle, and wish them luck".

"Um..Okay mom...",i reply.

I have put the pot on the table and have taken the booklet out of it.

I approach Harry and say to him,"wishing you a happy start of journey, good luck my friend".

He thanks and Perry smiles.

"Have an awesome journey you too... May you always live happily... And... This is for you", i wish Perry luck giving the gift to hers.

Perry says,"Thank you so much Nyle".

"I've a request to do Perry... If you're gonna accept...", gently i say.

"I'll gladly accept Nyle", Perry smiles.

"Okay thank you.. Now whatever i have given you, it may surprise you so please do open it after the day you marry Harry", i tell.

"Okay alright.. Thank you", Perry assures and smiles.

Coming back from the stage i approach my mom and say her to go home.

"But why?", mom asks.

"I've some class works to do", i reply.

"Okay.. Wait for a while", mom says.

(Softly) "No mom, i am getting late, I've works to do" i say.

"Okay. Let's go then"mom says as Papa also approaches us both.

"We're to go home?", dad asks surprisingly.

"Yes, we're going back", mom replies.

"Okay let's go then", i say.

"Let's go", dad.

Reaching home back we see that all my sisters and brother have reached home and it seems that they have fell asleep very earlier.

(Mom and dad also went to their room)

It's been 3 and i am still awakening.

My phone rings...

It's a text by Harry,"24th Oct, it is.. Our wedding friend..."

I reply,"congratulations buddy".

It is just 5 months away, oct 24, and i become completely hopeless because the dreams i had seen are all perished and a life i had thought to live seems unclear. I don't know what to do now...

Should i make it all stop? Perry's wedding with Harry? Or should i not as both of them are very happy at their relation they are to be tied in? Perry is very happy at her life which is to be begun.

Well being in the process of love with her i won't do anything that an insane lover is supposed to do, i will deal with the things in the way my heart allows me to.

I'm going to gave all the thoughts and imaginations i am to see throughout the night... I'm to face myself.

I was dealing with all these circumstances and my mom entered my room.

She didn't knock as the door was opened.

(Lightly)"Mom, i am in love with Perry",i sniff.

"You aren't baby", mom.

"Just forget about her, you deserve better... Someone better than hers", mom adds.

"I don't want better mom... I don't want anything else in my life...(sobs) I just want what i want... mom...mom... I love her...i really love her mom", i speak and sniff.

Though my eyes are wet but i can't stop speaking... It's like all the things inside of me are coming out and it doesn't seem possible to stop that process.

"Okay my son, my sweet son, whatever it's done can never be undone", mom.

"Now just forget about hers and try to live a happy life... You have so much to live ahead", mom adds further.

"Happy life? A life without those whom you love, is not a happy life anymore mom", i say.

"Did you see hers?"mom asks(angrily)

"Didn't you see how happy she was with her engagement?", mom adds.

"You should think, think a little... You should think a bit about her happiness", mom adds further.

More she says,"if you can't make live your beloved happy then you're no true lover".

"Now you mustn't think about hers... I know you can't stop doing so... But please do try...", mom says.

"And she'll be married soon now, she'll be having a happy life i hope... And you should also hope so...", mom.

"And it happens in the way it's been happening... Like engaging... marrying... And... And...forgetting..", mom mutes saying this.

"Okay mom thanks for the suggestions, i need to sleep... and don't worry your son won't do any insane kind of thing", i say to mom.

"I know my son. You won't"(mom)

"Okay honey sleep now it's been late... Good night", mom adds.

Mom leaves the room as i fell asleep.