"Sha, I'm here" I yell from the parking lot so that she can hear me. "Hey," she comes to me. "I'm sorry Anara. I've totally forgotten that you can't ride a bicycle now" she says. "It's okay sha. Actually, I can. But Daadi insists that she will drop me at school" I say to her. Sha smiles at me "I am well aware of these grannies and mommies. Will they leave us alone in our decisions?" I chuckle.
"So, tell me. What's the matter? Whom do you want to introduce to me?" I ask her looking around. "You will come to know shortly. She hasn't arrived yet. Let's wait for her" Sha says. "She? So, it's a girl. As far as I remember, you never had any friends other than me. What's about this newbie?" I ask her a little curious. "It's a story for another day. But I can say about her briefly. She's not like us. Too innocent for this school and infinitely cute" I roll my eyes at her.
"Why do beautiful girls always be naive?" I ask her. "I won't agree with you this time" She chuckles. "Why so?" I raise my eyebrow "Because I'm not naive" She winks at me. I chuckle. Sha's totally changed. "And I'm not finished yet" That reminds me Ani... Again. Last night, he too groaned to listen to him patiently. "Yeah, yeah, go on,"
"And Most importantly, she's Ani's childhood friend" Sha pauses again. But that's enough to tremble me. "Wwwhat?" I stutter. "What happened to you suddenly? You never stuttered before?" She asks me worriedly "What did you just say?" I ask her anxiously. "You never stutter-" I interrupt her "Not that. You said something like Ani's friend, right?" She looks at me suspiciously and says "Yeah, she's Ani's childhood friend. I came to know about this yesterday and-" I interrupt her again "What's her name?" She's about to tell me but a fair-looking girl interferes in between "Hey, I am sorry for the delay. I've missed the first bus," Sha smiles at her and says "It's totally fine. Vaise ham Bhi latecomers hai. We don't mind" She giggles and looks at me "Yeh Kaun hai?"
Frankly speaking, I don't like her. A bit. Her oversweetness, her words, her accent, and her beauty. I mean, I'm not jealous of her but she gives me bad vibes just like Sara. Oh God, please don't give me another Sara again. Dramatic much, huh?
"She's the one I've told you before," Sha says to her. "Oh, yeah, Anara right? Such a sweet name" she smiles at me. I mentally roll my eyes at her so-called compliment. "Thank you" I fake smile at her. Wait, Sha told her about me. Does that mean she's Ani's childhood friend? Why is it always Ani's friends that I dislike? Or is it my insecurity that makes me hate her?
"Keep telling you that" I come out of my thoughts and look at them confused. "Huh?" Sha seems like she's expecting an answer from me. "Anara, say it na" she nudges me. "I am sorry. I don't have any idea what you both are talking about. I zoned out" I shrug. "It's okay. It's not an important one" she brushes it off smiling. Her smile is so genuine and contagious. Also, she doesn't show any attitude towards me. But the question is 'Is she pretending?' Why will she pretend to be nice? I am overthinking again.
"Still, I want to prove that" Sha whines and she chuckles at Sha's childishness "Anara, I want you to answer this frankly," sha asks me. "Yeah, go on," I say to continue. "Isn't her smile enough to impress anyone? How genuine it is!!" Sha asks me.
As much as I hate the fact she looks prettier when she smiles, I can't deny that. So, I answer her "You are right, Sha" She squeals at my answer, "Told ya. See, I am always right. Till yesterday, I thought I was the prettiest girl in this school. But you prove me wrong. No worries. I'm happy that one of my friends is gorgeous and another one is smartass" sha looks at me when she says smartass.
I am slightly offended. Still, I'm happy to see her happy. I also have another news that makes her happier than ever. But I won't tell her now. It's a surprise for her. "By the way, what's your name," I ask that newbie. She looks at me offended. "Haven't you paid attention when I introduced her?" Sha asks me and I shrug. "It's okay, Sha. I will introduce myself" that newbie says to Sha.
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