Recently, an extremely good friend of mine went through
quite a rough bump in his life. His parents decided to go their separate ways,
and so they got divorced. I know that term (Divorced) isn’t a good one, but I
prefer using that because I believe in being straightforward and since it was a
divorce, I’m going to call it a divorce.
So, my friend (Who shall remain an anonymous Mr.X) went
through that phase where X’s parents got divorced and he didn’t have much of a
say in the matter. He lives with his sister and his two elder brothers are
currently attending college in India. Now X isn’t one who shares his feelings
too easily, and I’ve never pressurized him into doing so either. But there was
that hint on sadness in his eyes, whenever I’d meet him or talk to him.
When X first called me after school and told me, I was
devastated. I thought of how his remainder of high school might turn out to be
a slightly uncomfortable one and I didn’t want that for him so I spent the
following day with him at his place just talking about everything that had
happened regarding his parents. X seemed reluctant to talk about it and I
respected that, but finally he gave in and let it all out.
After a lot of advice and bad times, at last I can say
that X’s life has returned to what it used to be sometime back. His parents
aren’t the bickering types and they respect each other’s space. They meet often
and there are no awkward moments between them. They still live in the same
vicinity so they can choose to visit their mum at any given point in the day.
I’m just happy that things turned out quite all right
given the prior circumstances and that his life isn’t as filled-with-sadness as
it was when this incident first took place. Also, this incident really shocked
me to a great extent, and now when I think about it and I think about my life,
I feel a sense of relief that my life isn’t as rough as his was.
This Ones For You X,
Until Next Time,
Parichay
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