RAMATHMAJA 1 - "Call Of The Worlds"

7. Lost in time....

May, 2052

The warm sun rays touched her pretty face. She blinked her upturned eyes to adjust with the golden light and turned right to see the black Apple alarm beside her cot, whose hours section struck at 3 O clock. Her heart skipped a a beat, her eyes grew to a size of a rolex watch.  She checked her phone and saw the time widget displaying a grand number 8:40 AM

"What the heck!!!!" she burst out as she rushed to her cupboard. " Oh my god!! Why didn't Shree wake me up? I am getting late to college. Shit! wHeRe iS mY ID cArD! Counting only on the alarm in my fault but where is this girl? why didn't she wake me up? today Prakash sir will drown me in the ocean of rants, FUCK!! " she cursed herself as she sprayed her deodorant to avoid odor as she neither took a bath nor brushed her teeth {kaliyug things}  She grabbed her bag and phone; ran out of the room as quick as she can. 

Finally at 8:56 AM she reached her classroom.

 To her luck no teacher is in the class and she silently went and reached the 7th row of the benches. She was angry on her best friend and ready to rant her till evening or avoid her for a day but nothing like that happened. She sat on the bench and looked around but Shree was no where to be found. 

"Fathima, did you see Shreeyanee anywhere, by the time I woke up she already left the room. I thought she came here. Is she there in the canteen or staff room?"

"No Kavya, I was also looking for her since I arrived at the college"

"What? where will she go? did you check properly girl?" Kavya quizzed. Anxiety is dancing on her face. "Maybe she went to Shashank's home." Fathima added.

"No way, if she goes, she will inform me. Lets wait for sometime and inform Chirag sir" Kavya said with a sign of mixed feelings on her face. While this conversation is going on, Prakash sir entered the classroom.

"Shreeyanee Sripada" he called with his as usual commanding voice. Kavya's hairs stood up as her professor looked not all good but his face is always grumpy Prakash is father of Mr. Kalyan, foster father of Shree. Prakash is the vice principal of the college. He don't like Shreeyanee because he believes that her bad luck caused his son's death.

 The grumpy old man called again "Shreeyanee roll number 39 are you here or dead?"

"Sir... Shreeyanee is not here... even Kavya didn't met her since morning" she muttered before the oral butcher of peace of mind come near the her seat.

His face grew even more red. "Where the hell is this girl gone since morning I am waiting for her. She said she will return back my book after a day. Such an irresponsible girl don't even know the value of promise. huh, What else can I expect from a daughter of a goon?" he hollered angrily as the hit the bench. Kavya's fists tightened as she tried to get up, Fathima pulled her down to safeguard her from the worst of wolves.

" Sir, it will be nice if you limit your tongue to lectures" A loud voice was heard from the middle row of the big class. The students' eyes spot lighted him. A man stood tall looking angry enough to beat the old man black and blue. Kavya was surprised and the class was shocked, Yash gulped down and Prakash never expected that. The most smart and silent, the most caring and calm, the most handsome teacher's pet shouted against his professor!! All the students in the classroom weren't immune to this scene.

"Shashank, did you lost your mind? Remember whom you are talking to!" Prakash growled. "Calling a student DEAD that too a very much alive person! does it make sense? hold your tongue for your own good" 

"Shashank, You are crossing your limits!"

"You have already crossed yours" Shashank vented out. Kavya felt the situation is going out of hands she stepped out of her desk paced to Shashank's bench. "Sir please forgive him, I am apologizing on behalf of Shashank. Sorry sir" she pleaded.

Prakash knew that he crossed limits so to escape from the situation and complaints on him from the students he said "Don't repeat this or else you will be out of the campus! be in your limits" and left the room. " Kavya, so you say I am wrong? Why did you apologize in the first place? Were you deaf or heartless? that grumpy head bad mouthed our bestfriend and literally stated her as dead!! do you understand that?" his eyes were burning.

Before he speaks another word, Kavya took deep breath and said "First listen my words. When I woke up today in the morning Shree wasn't there in the room. I thought she would have left to the campus but she is not here. I am going inform to Chirag sir and go out with Fathima to search for her, are you going to join us or continue arguing with me? we are going to have our exams in a few days and do you want to get expelled? I stopped you because I don't want you to face any difficulties. UNDERSTAND?!!!"

"What! I never knew this, come lets go" he said. Fathima, Kavya and Shashank went into the staff room to inform the in-charge, Chirag sir about Shreeyanee. They asked for a leave so that they can search for her personally.

Chirag sir okayed their request and informed about this to the hostel officials. Everyone started to search the campus and nearby locations but all their efforts gone in vain. 

          In the evening Shashank and Kavya went to Shashank's house as they got tired after a long search strolling streets. Shashank sat on the sofa, he lost all the energy in him. He hung his head in despair.

Kavya saw him and lost it. She sat beside him and comforted. She got him some water and said "Don't lose your hope Shashank, we will find her for sure. Police are also searching right" 

"That idiot talked with me last night, and promised that she would meet me in this evening at the SKR temple but now, we are searching for her without a clue about her last known location. The security cameras have no trace about her S-she promised me we three together along with Krishh go on a tour across India soon. She can't be this irresponsible! You k-know what happened with my cousin Shresta, the days are not good. I am lost. I am not ready to lose another friend in my life..." he sobbed.

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