Lara's over-sized heart....

    Lara was 11 years old when she finally plucked up courage to join a school. She was an AIDS patient and her parents were quite afraid to send her to any school. When a friend of theirs encouraged them to shun away the negative attitude, Lara got confidence to lead a normal life like others. Lara was a clever student and teachers were quite impressed about her performance. Her classmates, however, maintained distance from her and hardly even talked to her because she was suffering from AIDS. Lara was sad but she didn't want to express her feelings in front of her parents because she didn't want to disappoint them. Days passed on and Lara was alone, but she admired a boy in her class named Dev. Like her, he was a know-it-all and was an all-rounder. Because of his capabilities and talents, Lara wished to be his friend. He was the most popular boy in the batch and he belonged to a very big gang, fighting, laughing and having fun with his friends. Lara always looked at him with anticipation that someday they would be best friends and she would have someone to share her feelings with. Dev however ignored her and whenever she tried to strike up a conversation with him, he used to roll his eyes and walk away. His gang members used to laugh at Lara and she used to run out of the class, crying. Lara was lonely and she used to curse herself for being an AIDS patient.  But she couldn't just give up like that. Her admission in school was only possible because of her Uncle, who was the trustee.  She had promised him that she would never let him down.  The following day when she entered in her class, she found out that her classmates were engrossed in a discussion. She asked a girl about the matter and she told her in a horrified way,"Dev met with an accident! His forehead has got completely burned!" Lara was taken aback. That was the first time a soul had spoken to her but she never wanted to hear this from someone's mouth! After school, she decided to meet Dev.  Dev was with his mother in the house when Lara rang the bell.  His mother gave Lara the permission to meet him and he was in his bedroom, lying on the bed and tears were rolling down his eyes. When he saw Lara, he got angry and threw a pillow on her face. 
"Go away!" he shouted angrily, "I know you have come here to make fun of me!"
Lara placed the pillow on the chair beside her and said politely,"I have come here to see how you are Dev. Why would I on earth make fun of you? I know how it feels. I am an AIDS patient. People don't even like to mingle with me. But still I am trying to live happily so that one day I can prove everyone what I am. Don't lose your self-confidence just because your forehead has got burned. I am still there for you. For me, you are the same guy I awe since the first day."

Dev was shocked. Lara then used to visit his house everyday and made cookies for him. They talked, laughed and slowly they became good friends. Dev started liking Lara and he even told his friends to be friendly with her. Lara became popular and was surrounded by friends who supported her.

This is where humanity lies............