Write a story beginning with
"Tears welled up in her eyes as she said good bye to . . ."
"Tears welled up in her eyes as she said good bye to . . ."
Tears welled up in her eyes as she said good bye to Shruti Bopna, her best friend since they were 10 years old.
It all started when Shruti's father was transferred to the army camp in Lucknow. She was the new girl in our class that academic year. Shy with glasses, Shruti walked in to the classroom with her head down and the class teacher made her sit with me, the only vacant seat in the classroom. We started talking only during the morning recess. I asked her to have a sandwich from my tiffin. She accepted the sandwich and offered me a donut that she had brought as a snack. That's how our friendship started.
Strangely, Shruti and I were never in the same class again till we finished school, but our friendship grew as we went and returned from school everyday as we lived in the same camp.
We did most of our homework together, sat to study during our tests, exams and even for the class 10 board exams we studied late into the night at either of our homes. Luckily for us with near matching surnames, we were seated together for this exam.
Our lives took different paths and though we never met everyday, we were still the best of friends, going for walks, films, and others places together. Work too couldn't keep us apart for long, every weekend we would meet to update each other of anything important or interesting.
One night Shruti called me and said that her father was being promoted and it also involved a transfer to the headquarters in Mumbai. For a long time I was silent and didn't know how to react and what to say. I told her that we must meet the next morning.
That night was the longest night of my life. I suddenly realized that my best friend would be leaving and I would be alone and lonely. When we met she was happy and excited about going to a new place but on the day they were leaving she couldn't control herself and tears welled up in her eyes as she said bye to her best friend.
