“My life has been shattered. She has ruined me. Many a times, I read in the novels and watched in the films this sort of stories. But I never thought it would happen in my life too. You were right. I regret why I did not listen to you.’’ From the other side of the phone Piyal said as I received the phone. I was a bit shocked. Piyal (name changed) is one of my good friends. He is an ex-Jesuit. We stayed together six long years together. We have had many good memories. I was surprised and sad when he left the Jesuit. As far as I knew him, he had a heart for the poor and always wanted to work for the betterment of the people. But something happened along the way. When he informed me that he was leaving the Jesuits I was literally shocked. I could not talk to him much as I was far away from him. I tried to convince him. But his love for ‘her’ was too deep. As I knew the girl I asked him to be careful. I doubted about the motivation of the girl. But as saying goes, love is blind; my friend left the Jesuits for her. All he wanted to is to love here and have a good life.
But he never imaged that the girl was just playing with him. She played with him three long years. But at the end she eloped with a Hindu boy. All these years, she kept it secret and pretended others, specially her parents that she was having an affair with my friend. But when she found an appropriate time she eloped with him.
At the end of our conversation he asked me, “Why love has ruined my life?” I have no reply. I have no words of consolation for my friend. (To be continued)
