The Inevitable Adieu

School.. You enter it with moist eyes and leave with the same. On the first day you are scared of the fact that you are going to stay away from the warmth of Mom and Dad. On the last, it is the fusillade of memories that you carry with you and the fact that you will never come back to that place again. X too has a bag of such memories from the last day of his schooling.

His school had played a major role in shaping X. The library, the playground, the friendly teachers, the infinite number of opportunities and the list goes on! It was quite difficult for him to let go of all this and move on. After all, school days are the Golden Days of life, aren't they!

Here, I'd like to particularly like to present the last day of his school life, the last working day. He'll cherish this day forever and ever.

The boards were nearing and atmosphere was tense! The portions were long done and revisions were going on. Each passing day only brought all of them closer to what was dreaded. Finally, arrived the last working day of the school. The day was spent with joy and fun. The end was nearing and everyone was anticipating the future but had a bag full of memories to carry along with them for the rest of their lives. The bell rang marking the end of the day for the rest if the school and the end of a journey for X and his batchmates. The bell that had sounded the sweetest to all of them till date, now felt like an irritating noise that no wanted to hear. But, it was inevitable. Each and everything has to come to an end and this was one such ending. That was the last day he attended a class as a class 10 student. The last day as a high school student. The last day as a school student..... Tears were unavoidable. Emotions were uncontrolled and everyone was cherishing those last moments as one section.. One class.. One batch.. The buses honked their horns and it was time to leave. The final goodbyes were said. Never to be said again......

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