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Short Story: 2

It’s three o’clock in the morning. Ruhi wrote a small note and left it on the table. Then quietly stepped towards the roof. When he came to the roof, he closed his eyes and started walking towards the edge of the roof one step at a time. Only one more step left. Then fell from the 4th floor to the ground, dying in a matter of seconds. As Ruhi took the last step someone called out,
— This girl, this?
Rahi was startled, suddenly someone called. Looking back, there is a boy standing on the nearby roof. Ruhi was annoyed. Even at the time of death, men come and trouble. Before Ruhi said anything, the boy asked,
— Is this girl’s head right? what are you doing Get out of there. Come on, I say.
Ruhi felt that the boy was bullying her and talking forcefully. Ruhi stood in her place. Not a hair moved. Ruhi could not even imagine that she would be in such trouble even when she came to die at three o’clock in the morning. It seems strange. One boy sends him to die, another boy stops him at the time of death. Not seeing Ruhi move, the boy said,
— You stand there. i am coming
You mean coming? What does this boy say? The distance of that roof from Ruhid’s roof is more than 10 feet. It’s not that much distance on the ground, but it’s a lot up four floors. Will this boy jump so far? When Ruhi is busy thinking about this, the boy has come to Ruhi’s roof. Ruhi felt like she was floating in space. He has no control over himself. Not being able to jump from the roof, not being able to move from the edge of the roof to the middle like the boy said. Ruhi felt that her legs were heavy. The boy came and took Ruhi’s hand and brought her to the middle of the roof. Ruhir’s whole body trembled. Are human hands so cold? Maybe? Ruhi frowned and looked at the boy’s hand. Ruhi thought it was not a hand, but a piece of ice brought from the minus 80 degrees Celsius of the North Pole. Rahi now looked at the boy. A towser, black or navy blue in color, will not be visible in dim light. A white tirsat on the body. A watch on the right hand, the hair on the head is messy. A gust of wind made the messy hair more messy. A stubby beard on the face. The boy is much taller than Ruhi, good looking too. said the boy
— What is your problem? Why were you going to die?
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Ruhi spoke for the first time.
— What is your problem? Seeing someone is going to die, who gave you the right to stop him?
The boy’s cold reply,
— On the right of humanity.
Ruhi got angry and said in an angry voice,
— Keep your humanity to yourself. There are many places in the world where humanity is shown.
— Well, I will show humanity elsewhere. But I am showing you humanity. This is why I want to go, is it so that I have to commit suicide? A reason to live is enough. Is there a reason in your life? can you tell me If after listening you feel that you deserve to die, I will push you off the roof myself.
— Why should I tell you? who are you
— No one. In fact, the secrets of life should be told to strangers. Then, they will not steal our secrets, they will not rot, they will not be afraid to tell anyone. And you will die if you tell someone before you go. Someone talked about you. There is no benefit but no harm.
Ruhi burst out crying. Don’t stop crying. As the waves of the sea hit the shore one after the other, so the crying continued.
— I love a boy, his name is Sahil.
Ruhi spoke after crying for an hour. While crying, he got hiccups. It was as if the strength to stand was gone. Ruhi sat leaning on the roof wall. The boy also sat next to him. He started waiting for Ruhi to stop crying. Hearing Ruhi’s words, the boy asked,
— Then?
Ruhi said,
— Our four year relationship. I can’t explain how much I love Sahil. I love him more than myself. I have not done the last four years for Sahil? He had no job, no tuition, no money. Still I was. As a girl, I did everything a boyfriend needs to do in a relationship. I have cheated him with my shopping money, I have paid rent for rickshaw, I have also paid house rent many times. I gifted her favorite phone on her birthday. In one word, I wanted to make Sahil happy by giving up all my happiness, wishes, desires and fulfilled his wishes. I didn’t do anything that I didn’t do. Because I loved Sahil. I thought everything would be alright at some point. One day Sahil will fulfill my wishes. we will live together But, after getting the job, he forgot me. Another girl is marrying a girl. Sahil’s wedding is tomorrow. No one but the sufferer will understand how painful it is to be treated unfairly by loved ones, neglected, not cared for by them. Can’t survive with this intense pain. I don’t want to live.
Ruhi stopped talking continuously. His eyes are getting blurry. Ruhi wiped her eyes and looked at the boy. Looking at the boy, Ruhi felt that the student listens to the teacher with as much attention and importance on the day before the exam. After a couple of minutes the boy said,
— So, what happens when you die?
Ruhi did not understand the question. Ruhi looked at the boy with a jealous look, the boy said,
— means, s