HAPPINESS

A guy was talking to someone on his phone, he was sounding emotionally vulnerable from the way he talked. He asks ‘why did you get married ? You knew I'll be waiting, but still…’. He listened to the reply for sometime and was walking in a jittery way, then he talks ‘ no need to be sorry. I'm not angry and happy for you that you are settled’. As he was saying this we can see tears rolling down his cheeks. Then he hung up the call, gets dressed and walks out with his backpack and an umbrella as it was raining heavily. He was wet because it was windy, goes into a government office to get some certificates but it was delayed because he hasn't submitted a particular document attested by the gazetted officer. So he was angry and frustrated, because he forgot it due to his personal issues and walks out. He was cursing the monsoon, the avalanche of bad incidents piling upon him including his lover getting married, he is walking as if he was dragging his body under the burden. He enters the nearby girls HSS and wait at the entrance of the staff room because a teacher asked him to because that day the 11th grade students were allocated their particular stream of courses. So he walks to the stairways near the entrance, waits beside it looking out into the street, the vehicles moving along the street and people walking under their umbrellas.

In the background, girls are gathering along with their parents, they are happy and giggling. His thoughts are dark and brooding, this happiness surrounding him is not affecting him. Then in a moment of realization that his distress was because he was worried about the safety of his lover and the troubles she would have to face waiting for him. Now that she is married and safe, he need not worry and have to be happy for her because he loves her. Suddenly the rain, the giggles, the dripping melody of rain drops and the cool breeze, every element combined he was truly happy.