Shivani woke up from her deep sleep, panting and sweating heavily. she got hold of her cushion and cried. Her tears felt warm, running down her face and she had no control. She cried to the point where she felt her life was at stake and she couldn’t breathe at all. checked her phone but she didn’t receive any replies from him. “I know you might be busy, hope you check my messages, just for once.” and the very next moment even before realizing, Shivani went into a deep sleep.  The next morning was as usual for Shivani. She woke up, had her breakfast and took an uber to her college. To start with,  Shivani was already the best one, be it academics or any other extra-curricular stuff. she always had been the top one and always tried hard to stay the same. “Shivani!!!!!!” her friends shouted and ran towards her when they saw her.  Shivani hugged Shruti and Ishita tightly and shed a tear. no, she actually started crying. her friends were totally confused and couldn’t understand what happened. ” Shivansh left me. we broke up.” her voice cracked as Shivani continued telling all that had happened with him and Shivansh. both Ishita and Shruti were so shocked and couldn’t even imagine Shivansh doing this to Shivani. days passed, Shivani cried and cried but she was blocked everywhere. she couldn’t reach Shivansh through social media, nor calls. So she started calling him through a borrowed phone from one of her cousin’s. At times Shivansh would pickup one of the thousands calls of Shivani but had a small talk and avoided any such conversation. Days passed by, weeks went by and Shivansh had still not yet talked to Shivani. he never met her after the breakup. at one moment, Shivansh would be enjoying his life with his new made friends and the very moment, Shivani would be locked up, crying in her room. Shivani stopped attending college. she stopped taking part in any such events. rather she picked up fights and totally changed herself. her grades started to fall dramatically and she didn’t even bother about it. suddenly one day while Shivani was sleeping she got disturbed by the continuous missed calls. what she saw blew her mind and made her eyes gleam. it was Shivansh. ” Hello shivani? shivansh here! i want to talk to you about something.”  shivani couldn’t believe. how on earth today shivansh called her? did god made plans for her? did god make their stars align? does telepathy actually work? all these questions were running through her mind. shivani talked to shivansh and they agreed to meet. days passed and shivansh talked to shivani the way they used to. they became good friends like they were before and started to hangout. everyone in college was shocked. shruti and ishita were really happy for her though. a year went by and shivani was already in her final year. her grades were sorted out, she had a good friend circle, she was really happy with shivansh and all these felt like a dream come true to her. farewell was one week after and shivani was already panicking for what she would wear. the day of the farewell came. everyone was looking their absolute best. shivansh was clicking pictures with his friends when he saw shivani, looking an absolute  beautiful gorgeous lady. “wow! my lord shivani what on earth is she looking? i feel my heart has stopped!” shivansh said to himself. he ran towards her, held her hand and hugged her. infront of everyone. everyone was there, eyes bulged at them. ” shivani! i can’t imagine my life without you. everyday, every moment i get reminded how important you are to me. i know i did a mistake leaving you behind. when you needed mme the most, i left you behind. i left you crying and wailing. give me one chance and i’ll fix it for both of us. i want to work for us.” shivani held shivansh close to her arms and just as they were about to kiss, she cried. she got up from her deep sleep, and realised it was the night they broke up. she held her cushion and cried. and cried. 

Responses

  1. Divya

    This story is the difference between reality and fantasy where a girl fantasizes all the great things she wants and wishes to happen between her and his boyfriend Shivansh. They both were not in speaking terms with each other and the girl – Shivani, was very effected by this. She wanted to start their relationship again and sort all the problems that they had. Shivani was a smart girl and the bad phase of her relationship led her to become a girl who she is not. She had become depressed and didn’t like anything to do. She isolated herself from everybody and just cried. There was a beautiful shift in the story where one day Shivansh tries to get in touch with Shivani as he wanted to talk to her and it was pretty urgent. Then everything between them slowly started to get better. They sorted their differences and they took a step forward and started their friendship again and when it was the day of their farewell, Shivansh was mesmerized looking at Shivani because she looked gorgeous and then he went to her and hugged her in front of everyone and confronted his feelings for her. Shivani was really happy and then when she got closer to Shivansh for a kiss, she got up from her sleep and was hurt to come back to reality. This shift was the highlight of the story. Apart from the story there are some typos and grammatical errors which makes the reader difficult to understand the story. Altogether, it was a good story and the title does the justice to the story.

  2. Sargun Kaur

    The title suits the story very well. Though there are grammatical errors in the story, it is beautifully present to the readers. This story indicates the value of love and emotions in a person’s life as they can make the person emotionally fit and can even destroy the mental peace and happiness at the same time. This is a story of a young girl who recently had a breakup and is too upset. Her dream w

  3. Sargun Kaur

    This story serves as a reminder of the importance of love and emotions in a person’s life because they can temporarily make someone feel cherished and fortunate while also upsetting their mental well-being. This is the narrative of a gifted young woman who recently experienced a breakup and is still too upset. Her ambition was an escape from the unforgiving world. She was with her partner, Shivansh, in her dream, experiencing all the moments she wished she could have with him in reality. She experienced the depressed life after breakup and the joy of reconciling with the partner in the same dream. At first, her grades were declining significantly and she had lost all the contact with Shivansh but when his boyfriend initiated a reconciliation, things began to return to normal,at least until the day of their farewell, when the boy openly confessed his feelings to Shivani and was about to kiss her but she awoke unexpectedly and realized it had all been a dream the night before their breakup.

  4. Sargun Kaur

    SUMMARY-This story serves as a reminder of the importance of love and emotions in a person’s life because they can temporarily make someone feel cherished and fortunate while also upsetting their mental well-being. This is the narrative of a gifted young woman who recently experienced a breakup and is still too upset. Her ambition was an escape from the unforgiving world. She was with her partner, Shivansh, in her dream, experiencing all the moments she wished she could have with him in reality. She experienced the depressed life after breakup and the joy of reconciling with the partner in the same dream. At first, her grades were declining significantly and she had lost all the contact with Shivansh but when his boyfriend initiated a reconciliation, things began to return to normal, at least until the day of their farewell, when the boy openly confessed his feelings to Shivani and was about to kiss her but she awoke unexpectedly and realized it had all been a dream the night before their breakup.
    REVIEW- The story’s title is a perfect fit. The story is presented to the readers in a nice manner despite some grammatical errors. There is a space for improvement. The writer should focus more on the dramatic plot and shall write a proper ending. Overall the story depicts the truth of life where the reality and imagination is different from each other but still, life goes on.