You're My Star

CHAPTER 1

One day suddenly I had a strange feeling about owning a social media account and then I acted on my friend's suggestion and tried i********:.

I still remember the strange feeling I had when I first signed into i********: but i********: was interesting to me. I followed all of my friends. In the evening that day a follow request popped up on my screen, I did not know who it was neither did that account have a profile picture with its face nor did it have a name as it's username. BUT the profile picture and bio seemed so fascinating to me, it was so cool therefore I accepted the follow request and followed back.

Next morning as I woke up, a message popped up on my screen from that account, it said "hey".

Since childhood I was taught not to talk with strangers, but I could not control myself from replying to the text, so I replied "hii"

My heart started to beat fast cause it was the first time talking to a random stranger who i haven't even seen. Till she replied i went down and asked mom "when are we leaving for granny's house?"

Because vacation had already begun, and I was bored staying at our place.

"Soon, maybe today or next week but I guess you won't be going this time cause u have to guard the house and your sister is going with us," said mom.

I said, "why is she going, I can't guard this house."

she replied, "last summer you had gone and caused a scene there i don't want you to go and cause another scene there and about your sister she missed the trip last summer so she will be going, and I don't want any counter arguments on this."

I got angry and went to my room. My room was a mess. There were clothes laying all around my bed and I went to bed for sleep once again. I took my phone and opened i********:. The random stranger still had not replied. out of interest i opened the account and i saw there was a post. there was a girl in a pink one piece standing in a lobby, the face wasn't clear. I was astonished. How could a person that I didn't know come to message me? I could feel something going on inside my heart. I ignored it, liked her post, turned off my phone, set it to charge and I tried to recall what scene I caused back in my granny's house in Bharatpur.

As summers were hot there in the evening before the sun set my neighbor's daughter came and said, "let's go to eat ice cream".

I literally was craving for one. I said, "ok let's go".

We didn't inform any seniors back then. We two were only out, we walked through the riverbank and ate ice-cream. I think we talked about something, but I don't remember what we talked about. It was late when we returned.

From the fear of getting scolded we decided not to see any family members. My granny has a house that has 2 floors, and no one uses the lower floor. There is just a bed if anyone comes by and has to stay the night and some old stuff there. I used to feel as if that floor wasn't ours, but my granny kept it clean, so it belonged to us. We decided to go there. I could hear my sister in the distance she was talking on the phone with someone. I decided to hide in the cupboard and my neighbor's daughter hid in the bathroom.

I could hear footsteps approaching towards us. My sister was on a call with her boyfriend. I liked him. He was everything my sister could imagine of, he was PERFECT. They have been in a relationship since they were in grade 9 it has been 7 years that they have been dating. I hear my sister talking something about marriage, but I don't remember.

The next thing I remember was being in the bed of a hospital. I could see two police officers and my father staring at me. My father said sorry to the police officers because of troubling them. My father said get up we're going home, and I went and sat in his car.

On the way I asked, "why were the police officers there?"

He replied, "we reported you and Anna were lost so they were searching for you."

I was shocked. I thought no one would scold me but that was just me imagining scenes. After I reached home my mom was fired up. She scolded me for an hour and then it was granny's turn. She also scolded me." and then finally I slept.

I woke up around 2pm and went downstairs to eat lunch. I checked the fridge and there was literally nothing.

"Mom there's nothing in the fridge" I shouted.

There was no reply. I went to check in her room, but no-one was there again.

I shouted "mom, dad, Dikshya''

But there was no reply. I thought they'd gone somewhere. I took my phone and went to the balcony. A strange feeling came to me. I thought that the random stranger might have replied and opened i********:, but she still hadn't. I don't know but I felt attached to her somehow. I called my mom, she didn't pick up, then I dialed my dad's number and fortunately he picked it up.

"Hey dad" I said

He replied "hi"

I asked him "where are you and where is mom"

He said "were on our way to your mom's house"

I was speechless, the fridge was empty and all of a sudden, they had to go to my granny's house without informing me.

"Hey, where Ya lost?, u there? mom wants to talk to you," said my dad

"Hello Drishya, sorry I couldn't inform you; I've left my credit card in your drawer, and you can use that cause there is no food left in the house and don't forget to lock the house when you're outside. You can even call your friends while we're out but don't make our place a pig's sty ." said my mom giggling.

"Ok mom I asked out of interest if is there a limit that i can cross or not and when are you all coming back?"

"I don't know i guess until your granny doesn't kick us out, we won't be returning" she laughed and spoke.

"Um ok then bye have a great trip" I replied and cut the call off.

I started to play with my dog Lary. While playing, my phone vibrated, and a sound of notification came, and I checked it. IT WAS HER.

she texted "what are you doing?"

I replied, "I am playing with my dog."

She asked, "oh you have a dog which breed is it and what is its name?"

I replied" yes i do i have two dogs one is a Labrador and another one is a pug. The name of the Labrador is Lary and the pug's name is Hanu."

She said "ohh."

God since young being taught to not talk to strangers and all. It was my first time talking to someone random. It felt nice. I can't express my feelings but that might be the best thing i guess that happened to me. I was excited that I got a new friend. Oh, sorry I forgot to mention, her name is Nispriha.

I replied "yes."

"Where do you leave?" I asked out of interest

she replied "Lazimpat what about you?"

I said "Naxal . ill talk to you later" and closed my phone.

I got ready to leave to buy stuffs. I took my cycle and locked the house and left.