Little Hearts

Chapter 3

Dev! Why would he do this? ( I thought). I thought we are not friends anymore.

I quickly rush to the class.

Dev was as usual busy with books along with other studious classmates.

"Savni, kuch kaam tha kya? (Sanvi, is there anything you want?)", Keshav, another studious guy asked me.

"Han voh De-", I was interrupted by Dev's sudden movement.

"Guys, mujhe maths ka paper solve karne jana hai, mai baad mei iss project par discusses karunga (Guys, I need to do solve the maths question paper, I'll discuss the project later)", He said and just about to leave.

"Ruko yarr ( Wait)", I stopped him.

"Kya ho gaya hai yarr tujhe? Itna weird kyu behave kar raha hai?(What's wrong with you? Why are you behaving like this?", I was really getting annoyed by his strange behaviour.

"What do you want Sanvi?", he said irritatedly.

"Thank you... Bas yehi bolna tha (Thank you... that's what I wanted to say)", I said with a brief pause. I don't know what happened between us but now after what he has done for me, I really want to know.

"Mujhe nahi pata ki humara beech aisa kya hua jisse humare beech itni doori aa gayi par fir bhi tumhari purani dost hone ne naate mai poochna chahungi ki kya tum theek ho? Kya mai tumhari kisi bhi tarah madad kar sakti hoon?( I don't know what happened between us that we became so distant but still for being your old friend, I want to ask if you're okay? Is anything I can help you with?)", my concern for him was not enough to get back his trust. I don't know what's got into him to act that way.

"Sanvi, mujhe tumhari help nahi chahiye (I don't want your help)", He said rudely. 

I was confused as he never spoke to me in that kind of tone. I still remember all the memories we had together. What happened to us? Where did I do wrong? I wondered. I rolled up my fingers into tight fist.

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"Yarr naya student hone ke bhi kitne fayede hai na? (There are so many benefits of being a new student", Suraj said while looking at the ceiling fan.

"Aur voh kyu? (And why's that?)", Chintu asked him while having his lunch.

"Yarr dekhna, subah se uss new student ko kitna attention mil raha hai. Saare bacche usko comfortable krne ke liye kitna haath paao maar rahe hai, especially ladkiyan (You see, from morning, that new guy is getting so much attention. All the students are trying so hard to make him feel comfortable, especially girls)", Suraj said with a tint of jealousy.

"Ismei kya hai, tu bhi transfer lele, tujhe bhi mil jayegi attention( What's in this? If you take transfer, even you'll get attention too), Chintu said while having the last bite of his sandwitch.

"Han yarr, sahi idea hai, even log toh transfer hone ke pehle se hi acche se treat krte hai. Arey last time mei hi pata chalta hai ladkiyo ki dil ki baate. Arey yaha tak hi ladkiyo ke beech toh jhagra tak lag jata hai. Tune dekha na Ananya aur Sanvi ko Piyush ke liye-", Chintu interrupted Suraj in between but the damage was already done.

My eyes welled up with tears. Suraj's words brought back all the memories which I tried to buried down.

"Sanu yarr... Tujhe toh pata hi hai yeh kuch bhi bolta hai", Chintu tried to console me but again I rolled my fingers into a tight fist. To be honest it has just become my habit to control my emotions.

"Haan yarr Sanvi, maine bina sooche kuch bhi bol diya", Suraj was guilty of what he had said.

"Arey yarr yeh sab choro, maths ki class shuru hone wali hai aur saath hi humare exams aane wale hai (Guys, leave all this, our maths class is about to start and with that our exams are coming too within three weeks!), Chintu exclaimed.

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The period was almost over when suddenly Trisha came from nowhere.

Trisha Nehwal. The gossip girl of our class. Her personality sometimes confuses me. Sometimes she's sweet and helps genuinely and sometimes she just stabs from the back. Basically, in simple words, she's like a coin, double-faced! 

I was already in a terrible mood as Suraj's words brought the most unpleasant memories which I was trying to forget.

"Hey guys, tumhe pata hai maine kya suna?", she said in excitement.

She was so loud that it made almost everyone turn to her. Especially the new ones, Kashwi and Randhir. Her innocent laugh which she somehow manages to do every time even when she has an evil intention. And it seemed like she was in the mood to ruin our day, especially my day.

"Sanvi, tumhe toh pata hi hoga", she said with a laugh.

"Trisha, please. Not now!", I said while trying to leave when she said something unexpected.

"Arey yeh kya baat hui? Tumhe Ananya ne nahi bataya?", She said loud enough to make everyone stare in our direction.

"Arey Ananya and Piyush relationship mei aa gye!!!".

Her words made me stop at the spot immediately.

"Kehna kya chahti ho tum?", Chintu said roughly.

"Arey sachhi! Ananya and Piyush relationship mei aa gaye. Kitne cute lagte hai dono saath mei yarr!", she was thrilled with excitement.

"Trisha tum kya bol rhi ho?", Suraj asked in confusion.

"Ananya ne mere liye gift bheja tha and saath mei yeh pic", she showed the entire class the photograph where Piyush was kissing Ananya on her cheek. 

My heart broke immediately. My fists become whitish because of the lack of blood transfer to them. With each word, I hold them tighter than ever. I really wanted to punch her right on her face.

It was a clear intention of killing my mood as the whole ninth class knew that I liked Piyush. And she was the only reason why the whole ninth class gets to know about this. But I can't completely blame her alone. Piyush and Ananya played an important role here.

I only shared my feelings with Ananya but she exposed my secret to not only Piyush but the whole class. I don't know how but it just happened. That's true, the rejection sure broke my heart but what broke me the most was the later outcome. The humiliation. As teenagers, we'll never understand how these things can affect others until the same happens to us. First love always has a special place in our heart, no matter how it ends but my first love not only broke my heart but broke me from inside, it broke my trust not only in love but in friends.

My heart was aching as I remember all those incidents from that humiliation I face after Ananya exposed my secret to today's Trisha's words.

"Tu thik hai?", Chintu asked in a worried tone. After Ananya's betrayal, Chintu became my backbone. He supported me in every situation and wiped my tears. He was there at my worst time. 

I gave him a short nod and bid him goodbye. Chintu was worried about me but he had to leave early as his mother was sick. Suraj on the other hand got extra classes so he had to leave as well.

 I was alone at the bus stop with my thoughts, waiting for the bus. As soon as the bus arrived, I noticed that I wasn't the only one who was waiting for the bus but that new guy! 

He took the next bus but before that, we had small eye contact. That contact was very brief but somehow it caught my attention.

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