Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 8:27 AM
JULY 3RD
The most awful day.
It was the most regular morning for me,
sitting down in the classroom for the usual lecture.
Few calls came in,
Few texts too.
I switched my phone to the silent mode thinking that it was all unimportant and I could attend to it later.
Just right after that thought,
A call from a long-lost friend was flashing on the screen of my phone.
Even until then, I never made out that it anything was the matter.
Casually I picked up my phone was replied him saying that I was unable to receive his call and if he could text me instead.
Only because, I was busy taking down notes at that point of time.
A few minutes later,
I called him back as it was lunch.
"Hello, I heard _____ committed suicide, do you know about it?"
Stunned.
Absolutely stunned, my jaw dropped and my body was trembling in fear.
My hands shivered, my stomach was tied into a million knots and I stood there rooted to the ground.
"What?" I said trying to force those words out of my mouth.
"I gotta go, I will call you back later" I mumbled as I hung up the call.
I clicked on the many texts I received which all had a common phrase.
CALL ME BACK URGENT!
I then learnt that ______ did not survive the suicide.
After classes,
Arwin and I rushed down to meet Suren and Hema and the rest of the group.
Everyone sat in silence at first.
All of us trying to digest the details of the happening.
I cannot continue this.
I need to get my head sorted out first.
Everything is going to be okay guys. We all just need to be strong and be together.
That's the only thing that will keep us going.
CONDOLENCES!
This is one day that we will all never forget.