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Lost Chapter Six - My Light
25/02/11
'Dad likes cake? He actually eats cake? This is a shock, a real shock! This shows how less I know him. But wow, he likes cake!'
As ACP finishes reading this entry, he could not stop himself from laughing, first time since the accident ACP finds himself laughing. ACP remembers the night when this happened.
ACP notices Nakul sitting at the dinning table as he makes his way towards Nakul. Nakul was busy eating as ACP got closer he found a mid-size cake on the table and found Nakul was eating with his mouth full and his hands were also covered with cake's cream.
"Ever heard of spoon?" Nakul finds himself turning around to see his father standing over his shoulder and enjoying the sight very much.
"It's CAKE dad!" ACP smiles at Nakul's response who goes back to eating cake, ACP sits besides Nakul.
"What are we celebrating? Why cake tonight?"
"No celebration, I just was having cravings for the cake since yesterday so I finally bought it today. Plus we never celebrate anything, so we hardly have any cakes."
Nakul's response make ACP smile but the last sentence makes ACP slightly sad because it's sad but also true. They never had any celebrations, they hardly got together. ACP decides to leave all this, he just takes the knife, cut's the cake's piece and places into his plate and starts eating. The same moment Nakul stops his hand which was just an inch way from his mouth and looks shockingly at his father who is eating the cake and equally enjoying it.
"DAD?"
"Yes?"
"You...are eating...cake?"
"Why, yes I am."
"Dad!"
"Hmm.."
"You like cake?"
"I love cake."
"What...?"
ACP looks up from his plate to see Nakul still confused and shock and his hand is still hanging in mid air with cake's piece which is ready to fall.
"Eat it before it falls Nakul. Come on, dig in... or else I'll finish all of it."
Without saying another word both carry on eating cake. It was one rare and special moment father and son shared in a very long time. To most people it'd seem trivial but for Nakul that moment was everything.
'How sweet. Of course Nakul, I love cake as much you do that's because you got this from me, your mother always used to say that.' ACP's smiles widens remembering that night, he could see how happy Nakul at his little discovery of his father's likeness for cake, he got happy as if he discovered gold or something. ACP moves to the next entry which wasn't until the late march.
26/03/11
'What a strange girl!'
ACP's eyes go wide in surprise. He checks the sentence again, it surely says that. There was nothing else writing apart from this one sentence. 'Girl? There was a girl in Nakul's life? Wait... maybe I am thinking too much, maybe it is not like what I think it is. I'll read further maybe he mentioned about this in his later entries.' ACP gets more curious after this entry as he never ever heard about a girl, not even a mention of friend or anyone so this entry rather took him by surprise.
6/04/11
'I saw her again today. She's such a strange girl I swear, never seen anyone like her before.'
Nakul's entries have never been so descriptive which ACP didn't paid attention till now. Nakul's less descriptive entries are making ACP very curious right now. 'I wish Nakul you were more descriptive.' ACP turns the page hoping to find more related to this girl.
25/04/11
'So, we are finally friends. Yes, the very same girl is not a stranger anymore. We are friends. I finally have a friend! Never knew it will feel so good to have a friend. I will still stick to my opinion that she is strange. She is... but in good, surprising way.'
ACP finishes reading in surprise. 'So I am right, there was a girl in Nakul's life. I never knew that. Who is this girl?'
ACP turns to the next page, it is nearly impossible to put the diary down now, he wants to know more about this girl. He wonders where this lead to?
8/05/2011
'She loved my music, she really loved it. I am not saying this because the way she praised it but when I was playing it I could see it in her eyes, her expressions were showing how much she was enjoying it. Though it was unfair that she heard me playing before, I did not know she was standing behind me, I thought there was no one, that's why I kept playing. Later she kept forcing me to play more, so I could not refuse her. I have to admit it was nice playing it to someone who does not only listen but understand it. She wants me to play in public; she wants me to go public. There is no way I am doing that. My music is my personal business I am so not going public with it. We both have a lot to learn about each other.'
ACP smiles at the entry, finally Nakul had someone in his life and in his diary too. 'Whoever she is, she was surely important part of Nakul's life.' ACP turns to the next page already knowing that next entry will also be about the girl.
26/05/2011
'I told her everything about me, my life and about my twisted relation with dad. Told her everything except who is my father; don't know I didn't wanted to scare her saying "oh yea, between my father is ACP Pradyuman." Not saying I wouldn't tell her, maybe later but not tonight. She had tears in her eyes! She silently cried, for me! So strange, right? No one ever cried for me, not even shed a single tear but she did. I just could not believe it, I felt going awe over her. She consoled me, she hugged me. She hugged me! It was the most comforting hug I ever received after my mum died; it seemed like the best place to be, in her arms. She was trying to console me but I ended up consoling her, because she was so upset after learning about my life. I said na she's very strange but still I like her. She's my only friend, after years I can see the light in my dark life, I have hope of coming out of this loneliness. She is strong, beautiful and full of light. She is my light.'
'Nakul was getting attached to her, he was getting used to her, which happens rarely. She must be so special there must be about something which gave Nakul hope. Who is she? He didn't mention so far anything which would identify her. I wonder where she is and does she even know Nakul is... no more?' So many thoughts are going through ACP's mind about this girl, he tries to remember whether any girl tried to enquire about Nakul in last 2 months but he doesn't remember getting call or visit by any girl regarding Nakul. ACP turns to the next entry.
12/06/11
'Today I heard her speaking to her dad on phone, till today I never believed her about her relationship with her father but today what I witnessed has changed my belief. She was absolutely correct; her relationship was her father is extra ordinary. Their relationship is everything which I wanted to be my and dad's relation, the one I dreamt of having. Her father is so chill, so nice, so amazing I can't even describe her. He doesn't live here in India but he calls her every day, he asks her about her day about everything. She shares with him everything and I mean everything. He even knows about her first crush. I mean seriously wow. When I heard her speaking to him I envied her, she even told her dad about me and on the other hand it's me who didn't even told her who my dad is. She's so chill, so straight to point which I love about her. Her heart is pure very pure, she says whatever in her heart. Sometimes it surprises me to see we have a lot in common, not only taste but our circumstances too. Her mother also died when she was barely a year old. For her, mother, father, sister, brother, friend all is her father whom she loves very much more than her life. I wish I had relation like this with dad.'
ACP starts to get the clear picture of girl and Nakul. Nakul must've felt a connection with her because of their similarities. ACP badly wants to know who this girl is. With this he turns to the next entry.
15/06/11
It's father day today. Thanks to her I wasn't even able to forget it. I did not even knew when but she had set alarm on my phone for today. She wants me to say 'I love you' to dad. She wants me to take a step towards our relationship. Why should I, he should? "Stop being a brat Nakul. It's FATHER'S DAY, not son's day." She can be so bossy at times. I told her this is not going to make any difference plus I am done trying to get his attention and I don't love him. "All lies Nakul, a child can never hate their parent fully no matter how much they want. I listen to you all the time rant about how much you dislike your dad but I can see in your eyes how much you care about him, love him. So drop this act and come on its father day. At least for today stop this act." Ok seriously having friend and all is nice but I am so not cool with her reading my eyes, heart or any similar organ! I got so mad at her for this but now I think she is right after all. I never admitted to myself but I do care for dad still, I love him a lot still. Fine... I'll give it a try, but if this doesn't work, she will so going to regret, making me do this.'