Although I was a short-tempered boy and was always getting into fights and trouble, my mother and father didn't stay with me.
Hi, I'm Rohan. I live in Kolkata. Even though I failed three semesters in a row, I decided to take another chance and try to pass again with the juniors.
One day, I went to college. A new semester had started, and many new faces were around. I was feeling very nervous, but as I said, I was giving myself another chance.
The teacher came into the class. I was sitting on the last bench with my head down because of shame. The teacher looked at me seriously for a while and then said, "Stand up." I stood up.
The teacher said, "Look at him. Every year, he fails, and still has no shame. The ones who used to study with him are now married and even have children. But look at him, studying again with juniors. Shameful."
Everyone in the class started laughing at me. I kept my head down.
Then I noticed a girl laughing too. Her laughter somehow stood out more to me. Out of anger, I looked at her… and…
I really can't explain what I felt. It was as if my whole world stopped. Because that girl was Priya — the one I had lost.
For the past five years, I had searched for her like a madman. Everyone had told me that she had died, and that's why I ended up in this condition.
Well, let me tell you what happened between me and Priya. Back then, I had just finished my higher secondary exams, and Priya's father was...