Chapter-17
A fight
Nora! Stop, Nora! Please stop!
I Intentionally slapped Victor. I wanted to take out the whole shit which he had spread about me. My false linkup with my boss, my job, my promotion everything which I earned on my own. Nora, what’s the matter? Marlin interrupts in between and push me aside. Hannah holds Victor tightly and he stares at me expressionless. Are you Okay, my love? Hannah asks and again my anger boils this bastard stole all the information from my office and gave it to others as a result we lost the deal and my boss blamed me for it and I had to resign. He spoiled everything, my job, my promotion. No! this can’t be true. Hannah shouts. Oh, for God’s sake! Hannah open your eyes, one of my colleagues saw him going to my office when I was not there. I went to collect my things Victor explained while touching his red cheeks, shut up! I shout and Hannah shouts too he is telling the truth. Why would he would do that? Hannah open your eyes, he is just using you for your money and you are also involved in this and I didn’t expect this from you. My eyes full of tears. What! are you blaming me? See, Grace. I know she is changing and maybe she is jealous and Hannah voice choaked. Grace gives me confused look. Why would I feel jealous, he is an asshole. I am leaving says Victor and he leaves. And than Hannah runs after him.
I think we should also leave, the guy who came with Grace says that and left without even looking at me. I notice the whole café is staring at us. Marlin pays the check and we all leave the café. As we come outside, I feel like breathing in a fresh air. I feel contended by hitting him hard. But I was not sure about my friends. Nora, you should not hit him so hard in front of so many people. After all he is Hannah’s fiancée, Joey scolded me. He deserves more, he doesn’t have good intentions because I know him from the beginning. Please Nora, Marlin says first you would have talked to us than creating the scene. I am in anger Marlin; you will never understand what I am feeling right now if you would be at my place maybe you had reacted more strongly than me. Please Nora! maybe you are wrong, you don’t have any strong evidence against him and it is possible that your colleague also doesn’t like him so she told you this thing. Rubbish! I answer in frustration. She is new and she hardly knows anyone in the office.
Guys, my dad is waiting for me, today we are going to our grandparents, Marlin leaves without saying a word. I can see that you people don’t believe me. I stand in tears. We are just saying that first find the truth and then do something like this because in friendship there are limits Joey says looking into my eyes. Today, I am off limits and hope we don’t see each other in near future. I just walk away and they didn’t stop me and remain standing there. I said in anger and they accept it, without even giving a thought to my point of view.
I begin walking on the streets of New York like a lost child. Just after walking few miles, I reached Brooklyn bridge. I sit on the bench placed outside some store. I really don’t know what I was going through and was completely shattered, angry, feeling abandoned and helpless. I still could not understand this feeling. Deep inside I knew, I am right! yes, that’s true I don’t have to proof but why were they asking that? They are friends not just people we are together from school. I always feel happy and special when they are around. Now what a day! today I lost my job, dreams and friends and even my dear aunt is also ready to go. How will I survive? I start crying loudly and suddenly realise that few people on the street were looking at me, then I wipe my tears and look for a taxi. As one arrives and it took me an hour to reach my place, it was 10 pm. I collect myself and open the door and see Mrs Marie apartment and Davis too. Today I could understand their loneliness. You are not lonely Nora, you have lot more in life to do, friends fight and then unites back. I enter my bedroom and lay on bed. My dog also lies with me and then after an hour my phone rang and an unknown number flashes on the screen Hello! Is this Nora?
Yes, your aunt is in hospital please come.
What? which one? I shout
I text you the address and phone disconnect and as phone disconnected one message come with hospital’s address and it was sent by doctor Madrona.
I notice, Hannah left the group
So, Hannah left all because of Nora, Grace writes
She over reacted badly Joey
Marlin
Yes, I think so.
Nora must say sorry to Victor and Hannah.
By reading this again my anger boils and I click on exit button and in same mood I delete their number, I delete them from Facebook, Instagram, skype, and throw away my phone on the wall, my dog stand alert and then I cry and in loud voice I say hate you all! yes, I hate you all! You all make me feel alone. I wish you all were dead. I hate them and again I throw some plastic vase on the wall and again start crying loudly. My dog sits on my lap as he was trying to console me and I hurriedly I packed my things and call the cab. Cab waits outside and I lock the door and take Brownie with me.
I pray to God, ‘please don’t make me alone’. I am already suffering a lot. After two hours I reach hospital and runs toward the reception and she asked me to go upstairs. I reach 12th floor where my aunt was lying on bed with machines. Aunt, Nora I was waiting for you my child, I am sorry I am leaving you but I will be with you always as a blessing. Aunt please! I begin crying! Don’t say goodbye like this. Marry a handsome man who loves you more than I do and she tries to smile then suddenly she finds it difficult to breathe and says her last words, ‘hello and bye to your friends’. She says and closes her eyes and her body become still. Aunt, please wake up, aunt please I want to be with you, please don’t go like this. Doctor gives me a sympathetic look and says in a low tone, ‘Nora your aunt is no more’.
