A phone call that changed everything

It was a Friday and I was feeling terribly low. I had a lot of pending work at hand and was running out of time. The
thought of the approaching weekend could not uplift my spirits. During the lunchtime I sat and started thinking about my life.

I left unloved an uncared for. Although I have a loving husband and a beautiful daughter, my heart craved for something more which I could not understand.

Suddenly the phone rang. It was a friend. It was my best friend. We had a disagreement some time back and cold vibe developed between us. We had stopped talking. I missed her a lot but could not call her up and strike a conversation. My inner self held me back every time I tried to call her.

As I picked up the call I thought to myself that maybe this is what I have been missing for days. She softly said, “Hello,
how are you?” I felt a lump in my throat. We were talking after so many days!  I enquired about her health and within a few
minutes we were like college girls chatting excitedly about little things. She enquired about my daughter whom she is very fond of. I asked her to come over and meet her.

Suddenly she paused for a while and told me in a serious tone that she had actually called up to say something important. On my coaxing she told me that her marriage has been fixed.

I felt really happy and congratulated her. I jokingly asked her for a party. She said, “Once I tell everyone I will throw a party”. She continued to tell me, “You are the first person to know this. I simply cannot keep anything from you because you are my best friend”. I kept quiet. My mind went on a trip down the memory lane. The tears and joys we have shared, those days of falling in love and heartbreaks, all went through my mind in a flash. How could I forget those days?

I asked her whether we could meet on weekend. She said yes, and I hung up. The burden was not there anymore. With a smile and new lease of energy I went on with my work. I saw hope and cheer return to my life. It took a phone call to teach me the priority of my life.  Nothing should come between friends because they define us. May be we will fight again but now I know what I have to do to be happy again.