Joining the academy.

From the day I met him, all I used to hear was about National Defence Academy. Whenever we used to talk about it, he used to have a sparkle in his eyes and a different kind of happy tone. Unfortunately, he got rejected twice or thrice but giving up was not his thing. It was 1st October 2015, he had already qualified his written exam and was going for SSB. No one knew about it except me. I was equally nervous as he was and it was my birthday on 24th October and he promised me that he will come for my birthday if he gets selected this time. SSB is  5-day examination before joining the forces. Each passing day was making us even more scared. He used to call me every evening and tell me about things going there. Then came 6 October 2015, the D-day. I was in attending my classes in school and generally, I didn't risk my phone by taking it to school but that day I did. I was checking my phone after every 5 minutes. And finally, after my school got over and I was with my friends, my phone vibrated. It was his text, which said 'Get ready for your birthday'. I literally started jumping there and all my friends understood. I know my life was going to change after that but to this extent... I had no idea about that.

Now we were just counting days. And did I mention that I was in 12th standard that time and was preparing for my exams? His reporting date was 29 December 2015. Eventually, I started realising that we'll soon face separation. So I started meeting him daily, talking to him as much as I could. And then finally he left. I was so very confused with my own emotions that time... whether to be happy for him joining the academy or I should be sad about not talking to him (They're not allowed to keep cellphones in NDA). The first call I got from him after joining the academy was on 3rd January 2016 and the duration was something like 2-3 minutes. I don't have many friends and he was the only one I used to talk which started making me feel lonely. I stopped studying for my exams, stopped eating and what not. But then, eventually, girls like us have to be strong. We don't have any other option and my guy has some really great friends who helped me at that time.