Confessions

Dadi ke saath zyada time nahi bitaya. Hamesha 'busy' rehta tha — exams, friends, phone. Jab woh gayi, tab realize hua ki unke paas duniya ki sabse achi stories thi, sabse tasty khana tha, aur sabse sachcha pyaar tha. Ab unki khaali kursi dekhta hoon aur sochta hoon — ek aur din mil jaata toh kya kya baat karta.

I was too proud to apologize after a fight with my brother. 'He should come to me first,' I thought. 3 years of silence. He moved to another city. Last month he got into an accident — nothing serious, but when I heard, I couldn't breathe. I called him. We both cried. 3 years wasted over stupid ego.

I had a chance to study abroad on a full scholarship. I didn't go because my girlfriend at the time said long-distance won't work. She broke up with me 3 months later anyway. That scholarship was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The relationship wasn't. I chose wrong.

Papa ne kaha tha 'doctor mat bano, business karo.' Maine nahi suna. 8 saal MBBS mein lagaye, ab 32 ka hoon, bank mein paise nahi, aur job satisfaction bhi nahi. Papa aaj bhi kuch nahi bolte, bas kabhi-kabhi dekhte hain. Unki aankhon mein 'maine bola tha' clearly dikhta hai. Woh sahi the.