Chapter 5

It was the most important day of their lives. It was the day any student would remember for the rest of his life. The day he got his degree, the degree he had earned for so many years. The campus was full of butterflies, students full of life. They were eagerly waiting to get to that moment, the moment they wanted to savour completely, they wanted to enjoy every single second of that.

Shyam and Deepika spent the day together. Chatting, reminiscing the good days that went by, talking about how futures were going to be, and waiting for that decisive moment. The fact that they had none others to accompany them on this eventful day was another thing, but it did not change the massive importance this date held to them one bit. They had enjoyed every bit of their college life, and they were determined to make it count, and this would be the entry gate to it all.

The names were being announced, and Deepika and Shyam had their moments of honour. Needless to say, Shyam was his batch topper, and was awarded with a special gold medal for his outstanding academic record. It seemed like nothing would stop him from the IPS he so badly wanted. But he knew this evening held far more significance than all that.

That evening, at dinner for the graduates, Deepika and he had a quick dinner, and set off on a walk. It was sometime in the middle when Shyam popped the question. He was in love with her for four years, and couldn't hold it any longer. Deepika, a head strong lady, one with many aims in life, and with ideas to not waver, one who thought love was a distraction that came in the way of an achieving woman, had an obvious answer. Shyam didn't talk for rest of the walk, and they knew with every passing moment they were moving miles apart internally. Shyam bade goodbye. She had not seen him after that, till today of course.

And a certain Mr.Choudhury was watching all this from a distance...