IT ALL STARTED WITH A DETENTION

CHAPTER NINE:WANDERING THOUGHTS

ASHER'S POV:

When I left her to think about what happened...She was lost deep in her own thoughts. As our classroom was just beside the locker. Before entering the class, I turned back to call her, just then I stopped myself when a random guy came running towards Arohi.

That guy shook Arohi from her frozen state, making her return to reality. They both hugged each other as if they were long lost couple.

By seeing them ,unknowingly ,I clenched my jaw.

Many questions were running through my mind.

Who is that person?

Do Arohi like him?

For how long do they know each other?

And millions of other questions bombarded my thoughts.

I turned and fastened my steps towards my seat in the last row. After I settled in my seat I saw them entering the class, they were talking and laughing now.

When she was with me, she just dozes out, but when she was with him, it seems like she is so lively. I felt a pang of jealousy in my heart.

I decided to withdraw from the thoughts running in my mind.

Our Psychology teacher Mr.Richard entered the class and announced a surprise test.

I really don't understand what the fuck is going on in my life!

All I'm getting are surprises...!

Mr.Richard tells that, after finishing our test, those who are interested can attend the International Art Exhibition, which is held in our school once in two years.

The test went well than I expected it to be. From the time sir entered the class, I was the first one to submit the paper and leave the class.

I decided to attend the art exhibition .

When I was a kid, my dad used to take me to museum and exhibitions, though it mostly was a trip to me; I always used to wait for Sunday's, so that I would get to spend some time with my dad.

I smiled remembering how such simple things was enough to bring happiness.

When I entered the exhibition hall, it was not as crowded as it used to be in other places.

While my eyes scanned through the paintings with bright colors, most of them were either of nature or portrait of various people whom I don't even know, sketches drawn with all kinds of technique to empathize the emotions which they feel while drawing it, even after being a lover of paintings and drawings I can't recognize many unique ways in which these painters or sketchers are able expresses there visions and emotions; in addition to the paintings from our school students there were many paintings from various parts of the world which were on sale to encourage students to appreciate arts, suddenly my eyes fell on the painting which startled me has no other paintings did.

I was mesmerized with the way how other painting paled in comparison to this particular painting. As I looked into the Portrait of a Woman with sharp features, her face showed the innocence without hiding her strength and willpower, both were carefully balanced by the artist; she emitted power and grace in her poster. She was beautiful in a way as the fire was beautiful.

I was so awestruck by the way all the features were slightly highlighted by the artist.

When I looked at the label of the painting, it read that, it was painted in the 20th Century which is just a century ago.

I was not able to take my eyes off the painting. I felt a deep connection towards it.

Finally, when I lost the battle in suppressing the thought of not to look at that painting, I finally decided to buy it.