I Pay a Visit to Kelly
Kelly lived in the same residence as she did all those years back when we were students at the university. So it was not hard to find my way to her home and soon enough I was at her door and ringing the calling bell. The door was opened by Kelly herself, and I looked at her in awe. She looked so beautiful and she had slimmed down a lot too.
“Have you been to the Gym!! You look great!” I remarked.
“No”, she said, “It just happened naturally after taking only home cooked meals.”
“How did you manage that?” I asked. “Did you pack up meals from home to your office?”
Kelly suddenly went very pale and quiet. She was searching for an answer to my question which I felt she wasn’t prepared for. Then almost instantly she regained back her composure and only smiled. But even that smile carried so much meaning. It showed pain and sorrow. I guessed something was wrong.
Then we sat in the living room and together we began to chat but each gesture of her words, laughs and smiles explicitly showed signs of immense remorse. What could have possibly gone wrong with Kelly? She tried her level best to stay composed and revealed nothing.
Didn’t she trust me? I wondered. Will she not discuss her problems with me?
She had been an intelligent student during our university years and excelled in studies gracefully all the time. We always took her help on assignments and homework. She was a success in her career as well for years on. She was so devoted to her job that as far as I knew, she didn’t give the option of marriage any thought. In fact, everything should have been ok with her now. Yet, what could be her problem now that she was suffering from, I mused. How should I approach her when she was not sharing her woes?
Was it a man problem again? I reflected further. Several guys in Kelly’s life had been interested in her at different points but Kelly ignored them all.
I had to be going back; yet a part of me said to stay and help her talk out. A friend could help her always only if she dared to disclose her problems. Didn’t Kelly understand it?