Episode-4

At the school, when the classes ends, while everyone going home. Except Shiro and Kuro. They have a duty to clean their classroom. Kuro saw today Shiro is little bit down he is worrying something. Kuro is watching these days Shiro is not in his state. Kuro asked Shiro that is he having any problem or not? The moment Shiro heard his question he smiled 'No! I am totally fine I am just thinking something and nothing else'. Kuro 'Thinking about dirty stuffs?' Shiro 'Oh please I am not you! Hey Kuro can I go early today I have some work to do?' Kuro 'OK! No problem!' Shiro 'Sorry for the extra load!' Kuro 'You don't have to worry! I can handle this!' Shiro leaves the school. No calls or text from him and the night ends too.

Next day Shiro was absent Kuro is very worried for him as he didn't get in touch with him after school. At lunch time Kuro leaves the school while going to that place where he takes Shiro during school he saw Shiro is also there he was sitting there as spring is long gone, there is only green leaves but that scenery is keep shining brightly event that its shining became little bit dull. Kuro asked 'So what makes you come here?' Shiro 'Oh its you and who else it gonna be!' Kuro 'Why didn't you come to school?' Shiro 'I don't feel to go.' Kuro 'I see'.

Kuro sleep on the ground to relax himself and asked Shiro 'Hey can tell me why are you behaving so gloomy nowadays?' Shiro is silent. Kuro now sit up 'Now don't feel shy sharing problems or burden is what friends do!' Shiro is still silent 'Kuro don't feel bad OK? Can you do me a favour?' Shiro is still silent 'Kuro don't feel bad can you do me a favour?' Kuro 'Oh! Its the problem?' Shiro 'Yes of course!' What is favour you want?' Shiro 'Can you came to my birthday its on tomorrow I want you to come in my party!' Kuro 'Is that it? What is the big deal in there.'

After hearing that Kuro saw Shiro's gloominess is little bit faded. Kuro asked 'Why do you think me to answer' Shiro ' I thought you will deny it you know because of that incident.' Kuro 'No its not that all ! You don't know what its turns up until you try.' Shiro got a call from his phone he picks up and said 'Oh! They already arrived I see anyway I am coming home right now!' and stands up and said 'I got some work' Kuro 'Yeah! I know you are now busy until tomorrow' Shiro 'I am going home now I will text my address and time at night OK?', Kuro 'Yeah! No problem' Shiro left but Kuro was still the watching the scenery.

Next day at school Shiro was again absent but nobody shows enough attention to him all are busy no one has time to think those thing. But today also Kuro looks busy. Kuro again left the school during lunch he looks kinda in hurry. Night arrives, at Shiro's house few people have came to the party but its looks like Shiro is eagerly waiting for something, even though he is the most busiest person in the party he is receiving gifts, having some talk with the members , after seeing Kuro , Shiro left everything his eyes are shining more brightly.

Kuro came at the party with normal dress. The first question asked by Shiro to Kuro 'Why are you so late?' Kuro wished him happy birthday and gave him a gift and replied 'Sorry! I had work to do I was trying to finish it more and more early.' Kuro in his shy voice 'Sorry man! I didn't got any money in allowances and comparing to others I think mine is the worst!' Shiro 'Don't bother this! You are you and they are they, don't get depressed on this!' They are talking on something suddenly Shiro's father's Butler came and take him as someone is calling him.

Kuro is seeing the people who are there at the party judging their dress he is sure not a single person except him is not rich. He didn't think anymore about it. A minute later Shiro again joined him but again he left someone was calling him. Kuro saw Shiro was calling him he went to him and Shiro introduce the person who is calling Shiro is his big brother. After introducing Kuro sees to his big brother, he didn't showed any interest or wanting to talk with him and to his brother. Shiro left again his father's butler arrived.

Kuro saw Shiro is getting yelled by a man he again came to him. Kuro 'Hey is there any problem I saw you are getting yelled by someone!' Shiro 'No! Not at all that person was my father! He was yelling me for slacking off, anyway have some fun here eat something I will join you after a moment!' After telling this Shiro left, Kuro feels something happened to Shiro whenever he left from Kuro, he got a feel of sorrow from Shiro. After eating something and roaming Kuro saw again his father was yelling him and left ,Kuro saw Shiro putting up his gifts to give a helping hand Kuro moves to him.

He took some of that gifts and Shiro asked to follow him. Now they entered a room Kuro saw there are few boys and girls of his age talking among themselves. When they saw Shiro one boy asked him 'Hey Shiro can you bring some juice?' Shiro replied 'Yes!' They put those gift boxes in that room and left the room ,Kuro asked 'Who are they ?' Shiro 'They are my friends!' Kuro 'Friends!? Then why are they ordering you ?' Shiro 'Don't bother!' Kuro stops Shiro and said 'Its not at all, I will bother its a thing to bother!' Kuro immediately takes Shiro to that room.

After seeing them entering the room one boy replied 'Sorry Shiro! I mistakenly felled my drink to the bed I am really sorry!' Its makes Kuro pissed off, one girl 'Hey why did you come fast? Did you brought our drinks? And who is that boy new butler or what?' Shiro replied 'He is my friend!' After hearing that everyone started laughing and that girl said 'Are you joking right? How? Did you look him he looks so poor!' Kuro 'What's the big deal?' That girl 'What did you say ?' One boy 'Know your place! You don't have permission to talk with us so keep your mouth shut!' Kuro 'A permission!?' Really who are you? Gods? See you rich shits! Did you know how to talk with others?'

Everyone who are sitting on the room stands up. They are now attacking Shiro by telling what a friend you made Kuro immediately replied 'And who are you guys? Why are you talking so almighty?' One boy 'We are his friends!' Kuro laughed 'Oh!Its looks like a master and servant relationship rather than friends!' That boy replied 'Now you are crossing your limits!' Kuro 'Excuse me! You are in his house and it's his birthday he expects some good vibes from you!'

One girl 'We gave him gifts!' Kuro 'Did you wish him Happy birthday? I think no and its excepted from you. You guys think giving gifts can only make others happy? Their is something call heart which can gives more satisfaction rather than gifts, this boy working hard even today in his birthday then also you keep on giving loads to get yourself satisfied. Friendship means sharing feelings, problems, hardships and helping each others, it is not for self satisfaction!' After hearing that everyone left the room and Shiro 'We didn't expect this from you after hearing shits from that poor I don't think we can accept you!' After they left Shiro didn't say anything and Kuro also didn't asked anything from him and they both left.

Its time for cake cutting. 'Happy 16th birthday Shiro' written on the cake. Its a full dark forest big size chocolate cake. Visitors have circled behind the cake. Shiro is standing front of the cake and Kuro is in the backside no one is giving him space to come forward. Lights off candles lightened with a special candle which have mini fireworks. Small crowds started singing 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!' But their voice looks like they don't want to wish its like they are forcibly doing and when they started clapping the thing is on the another level, crowd are clapping but the noise looks like only few are clapping rest are imitating the clapping.

Why are they doing this ? The answer is that they don't have a least interest on him and about wishes they don't bother its the worst psychological attack which humans used to fall down all your expectations. When Shiro is cutting the cake his face looks not happy at all. The visitors happy face is just a fake smile they all are wearing masks to hide their true identity. All these thing Kuro able to understand. Shiro's cake cutting finished with unsatisfactory satisfaction of Shiro is clearly visible on his face. After spending some time Kuro left the party. Shiro came to drop him.

At one point while walking Kuro said 'Its okay! You don't have to come any further other hand you are busy now and also I am sorry for making that commotion!' Shiro replied 'You don't have to say sorry its the thing which I want to tell them I am really happy you told that and also I feel proud to call you as my friend! OK its time for me to go otherwise my father will again yell at me! Okay bye!'

The moment Shiro going to left Kuro just reacted something but Shiro didn't see that. In Kuro's mind 'Stop Shiro please don't go there I can see the reason of your behaviour I know there you feel left out, no one to say or listen your problem not only that people there are very selfish its like a living hell I want you to stop but my brain is resisting it to move my body, to talk I just want you to free from all your sadness because people can't live in sadness. I know you also don't want to go please just speak out Shiro otherwise you will be devoured by those people expectations!' That's the first time when Kuro's fell his tears which Shiro unable to see and feel other hand Kuro's mind also resist his heart to act.

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