Why So Serious???

Why aren’t you serious??
Like every time on every situation you can’t be pulling pranks or teasing everyone, I said.
Yeah right, Arnav said.
He shifted to the couch and plugged earphones.
I looked at him but he was looking outside.
He was wondering something.
I always said the same to him but he never reacted the way he was reacting today.
Hey what’s wrong?, I asked.
Removing the earphones he looked at me.
Nothing I’m just sorry to annoy you all the time, he said and looked away.
I could see his welled eyes.
What is wrong I’m sorry.. I say that always.. I..I didn’t mean to hurt you.
Yeah you say such stuffs always .. But it’s me who never says why I’m like this, He said.
What is it arnav? You can share if something’s troubling, I said.
No it doesn’t trouble anymore actually I have made peace with it now the pain is a part of my life, He said.
What are you trying to say? I am not getting anything, I said.
You were right kritika that people who make others laugh and laugh too much have their own story that makes them cry every night, He said.
Arnav for god sake speak, I said worried because I have never seen him even talking about these topics.
He began.
I was 17 and naively I have fallen for a girl from my class..
She was so cheerful and happy that the moment she was there the air also cheered up in joy..
She had the magnetizing aura and maybe that was the reason I fell for her.
We had committed to each other and I thought even I had a beautiful relationship.
That’s what we all think in our teenage whatever relationship we are in is the best.
But less I knew that I was going to be served with more.
I found out she was cheating on me.
I saw her with other guy but yet I swallowed my anger because it was the same day she cried in my arms like a baby saying that she has been diagnosed cancer.
I wanted to confront her but at the same moment the thought of losing her empowered so much that I couldn’t gather courage to confront her about she cheating.
I loved her but worst thing was she was on last stage she had just 7-10 days.
She said she wanted to spend her last days just with me.
She had convinced her parents to let us be together.
We decided to go out of town.
I agreed to her plan but honestly I didn’t wish to roam and have fun pretending that it was just a holiday and we will be okay..
It was not going to be okay. I pictured my entire life with her. I had shared everything to her.
I had changed my habits for her. But she would be disappearing in just few days.
She will go away. Away from me..away from our stupid fights..away from her parents..
I couldn’t take these things neither could I see her cheerfulness turning plastic..
Maybe She sensed it.
Promise me arnav even when I leave you will always be happy ..swear on me she had said..
I still remember that evening it was 14th day of April month.
We were heading back to home.
The train was passing over a bridge.
She held my hands.
Listen arnav, she said in my ears.
Yes, I said turning to her.
I don’t know how to say this but this trip was amazing ..I will always remember this..
But I wanted to confess arnav ..
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Confess what? ,I asked.
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She hesitated a bit then said.
I am not having cancer or something like that.. It was just an April fool prank.
I smiled and said, “come here”
I pushed her from train and said .."ab banate rehna april fool"
He completed.
I was disgusted.
He burst into laughter.
My god what an actor am I..look at your face you were about to cry before climax, he said rolling on the floor.
You bastard … Dog, I so hate you..Arnav, I said and smashed pillows on his face.
You say that we are best friends and you couldn’t sense this, he laughed again.
I hit him with the remote and books on the table also I used whatever weapons I could reach..
You can never be serious in Life, I yelled.
And he still continued to laugh.

P. S –Story credit :The original idea of the above tragic comedy was narrated by my best friend.
And trust me on this I was more annoyed than you are right now :P