Never leave a Phone call unattended...

I saw her lying in the bed.. She was draped in green nightwear, her hair was dry, dark circles around her eyes was so dark that seemed like she hadn't slept for so many days.. A black magnetic band was placed around her head to make the nerves relax & put her into deep sleep.

She would take months to recover from her depression..

With tears filled in my eyes, I walked down the corridor of the hospital praying for Rani’s recovery.

I wondered how if only he had picked her call she wouldn't have to go through all of this..

{1 month before}

Rani, calm, level headed girl was full of life. Anyone would mistake her silent introverted nature to arrogance. She would hang out with her friends, share the LOL moments but deep down she knew no one was close to her except Ravi.

She had enough of people who would fake a smile, flower praises for sake of it and shower endearments as long as she was around. She hated it.. hated it for all the smiles, praises and endearments weren’t manifested into action.

She was right too. Most of her calls were unanswered and all her messages didn't elicit any response from people whom mattered the most to her.

She would blurt out her feelings to ravi. Ravi would pacify her saying, “Everything is going to be alright”. At times he would put up a case to play a balancing act and explain how other person was busy that they didn’t pick his call too.

But deep down Ravi knew what their mutual friends did was not right. A call back (or) message reply is the least she expected. Ravi knew Rani was expecting too much from her friends for whom she matter nothing. He was afraid to say that to rani for he didn’t want to hurt her tender heart.

The disappointments were slowly building up rani’s heart and mind.

On a bad day which turned out to be quite often, she called her friends but no one responded. She tried to message her friends but as she was about to do it, she stumbled upon her innumerable messages that were never answered from her friends.

She stared at their name on her mobile phone and choked.

Don’t I deserve even a call back? Am I not worth that too? (Questions lingered in her mind)

She called Ravi to tell how she felt..

Ravi who had by now had enough of rani’s rants choose not to pick her call this time. She called several times but ravi didn’t relent.

That was like the last straw on the camel’s back. She cried, yelled “pick my call ravi” and fainted..

She was so loud that her parents rushed to her room and took her to a hospital.

Today Rani is being treated for Acute Depressive Disorder.

I wondered how if only he had picked her call she wouldn’t have to go through all of this..

I came out of the hospital with sweaty eyes promising myself that I would never leave a phone call (or) message unattended for it may save someone’s life…