EBONY PART 1

Anoop was feeling alone from some days. He was handsome and smart. He completed second year of his engineering college. He had to do industrial training in summer vacation. It is one of the mandatory thing to do for completing engineering course. He reached Lucknow for his industrial training. He was staying in his relative’s home.

It was Thursday; Anoop was waiting outside of Sanjay sir’s cabin. He want to get assignment and report format from Sanjay sir. It was talked by his teacher in class room. One of the girl in hurry entered Sanjay sir’s cabin.

She asked, “Sir, what is assignment and format of report that you told in the class?”

“I am doing an important work. So please wait outside.” Sir replied.

She with sad face came out and sat on a boundary wall. Anoop was watching all this eagerly.

Anoop asked, “Did you come for assignment and format of report?”

She said, “Yes, are you waiting for the same reason?”

Anoop said, “Yes.”

She said, “You should warn me before my entering inside the sir’s cabin. Sir scolded me.”

Anoop replied, “I neither know you nor your reason for entering in the cabin.”

The girl replied, “I am Nisha, I am from THD College Uttarakhand.”

Anoop said, “I’m Anoop. I am from HBT College Kanpur.”

After that they did not talk much. Anoop was not much interested to talk to her.

Anoop watched time and tried to look inside Sir’s cabin. He opened some part of the door and tooked inside. Sir looked at Anoop and asked him to come in. Anoop entered. “What is your email ID?” Sir asked. Anoop told him his email ID.

“Share this assignment and format of report with other students. I will check on Monday.” Sir said.

“Okay Sir, thank you Sir.” Anoop replied while leaving the cabin.

He saw Nisha entering in the cabin. He did not speak anything.

Nisha said, “Sir, tell me also.”

Sir replied, “I explained everything and shared the format of report. I asked the boy to share with everyone.”

She said, “I do not know the guy, sir.”

Sir said, “I’m going for launch so wait.”

She said, “Ok Sir.”

While coming out of cabin, she did not think to wait. She approached the boy,

“Hello, Mr. HBT.” She cried.

Anoop looked back. “Tell me, what did sir explain?” She said.

Anoop replied, “He shared some files in my mail ID.”

She said, “Share it with me.”

Anoop said, “Give me your email id.”

She replied, “Write my email ID but do not share it with anyone.”

Anoop said, “Not at all, why should I do that.”

They moved to their ways after sharing.

In the class next day, Anoop came late and he had to sit in starting rows. After a while, he tried to look for Nisha. She was sitting in last rows. She also saw him. In the class, during lunch both of them watched towards each other.

On Friday, it was practical day. Sir instructed everyone to go to electrical division, electronics division and accessories division as per your interest. All the students as per their interest moved to respective division. After some hours, Anoop was searching for accessories division.

Their internship was in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Lucknow. In the way Anoop met Nisha. Anoop asked, “Do you know accessories division?”

Nisha said, “No, I’m also searching that.” While walking they started conversation.

Nisha: Why are you here?

Anoop: None of my friends came to Lucknow. Most of them tried to do internship in Kanpur. There are so many industries available for training there.

It was a big Banyan tree near the pond. Anoop liked it very much, and asked Nisha to stay for some time here. In the pond there were so many Lotus flowers. They stayed for a while and sat under the tree. Nisha told him, “It is a very big campus. There are so many divisions. There are so many quarter also available for employees.”

She also told that one of her relative had lived here. Anoop also told her that her maternal uncle had called him to do training here. They both talked so much and walked so much inside accessories division. In this division, parts of helicopter were made.

During the lunch, they both eat together, Anoop took paratha and chole while Nisha took aloo puri. They also exchanged their lunch.

During the lunch they talked about so many things. Anoop asked her, “Why are you walking alone while most of the girls are in group?”

Nisha replied, “I can also ask this question to you.” Anoop said, “I did not know anyone here so I’m alone here.” Nisha replied,“One of my friends did not come today. But i do not have much friends” Anoop was also not going to be her friend. He was also just passing the time and avoiding to look alone.

From next day, they sat together in every class, took lunch together and made assignment together.

With so much learning, memories and talking time came to last day.

One month of training had been completed. It was Thursday 31st june, everyone was serious in class. After the class, people were emotional and taking everyone’s phone number or social media IDs to be in touch as friends. Anoop was searching for Nisha. But he did not find her. He came back to his maternal uncle’s home thinking that she must had something important in her home that’s why she did not come.

Months passed both of them were busy in their study. No one talks to each other. anoop did neither have her phone number nor social media id. Anoop did not talk to her because he didn’t find her much beautiful or any reason to have relationship for now. Nisha sometime wanted to talk to him but she didn’t find any medium to connect with.

Anoop came back from the interview of Accenture Company. He was sad. There is no possibility of success. It happened very wrong with him. Last night he heard that his girl friend was going to be engaged with a boy, well settled in Bangalore. The boy was working in IT Company and earning 8.4 lakh per annum. It was their last call.

Anoop was very sad. He did not have anyone except his friends to share his emotions. He spent rest of the day with his friends and came back to his room to sleep. He felt, he should talk to a girl. He thought, he would not sit idle, he would find another girl. He searched in his phone if any phone number available of any girl with whom he could share his emotions. He wanted anyone to mitigate his sorrow.