Breaking Fairy Tales !

Butterflies and Jungle madness

The next morning wasn't like the usual ones. I woke up actually looking forward to the rest of the day, which was quite a surprise for me and everyone else too. I quickly did my morning necessities and excluded taking a shower.

Seriously, who would take a shower in the school washrooms? That was utterly disgusting and also me being a dirty little pig contributed a major part in avoiding a shower. I could save some time and munch on the packet of lays lying in my bag. Yum! Who wants a shower when you have your favourite flavour of lays lying 3 feet away ?

"Rhea! Go and take a shower and wash your hair properly. I am not going to touch your hair or do your makeup, if you don't take a shower RIGHT NOW," my teacher said with a stern voice.

Darn! There goes my chance of having a morning snack. I sighed and took my blue Turkish towel and my clothes and walked towards the washroom. I could distinctly hear my teacher and Bhakti chuckling to see my state.

Surprisingly the washroom was clean. I took a long hot shower and was pleased with how it helped to release the strain from my tired body. I applied my shampoo and rinsed my hair properly, ensuring that all the oil and dirt was removed. I applied the conditioner and then washed my hair properly again. I wiped myself and put on my clothes without wasting any more time.

I let my hair open and felt the water droplets dripping on my back. I went to our room to see that everyone was present there and looked fresh. As usual I was the later comer.

"We have about 5 hours to get the girls ready. Boys, you have to help me to get each and every girl ready. Understood?" Swati ma'am said using her controlling voice.

Union of "Yes ma'am" made her smile and she continued, "Rhea and Aarav, Bhakti and Sagar, Hrishikesh and Priya, and Aditi and Shubham are paired up. The boys will help the girls with every little thing they ask and then the girls will help me to make the boys ready. Am I making this clear ?"

"Yessss ma'am!" Aarav's loud and enthusiastic voice made everyone smile. He surely looked happy to be paired up with me and I surely was thankful to Swati ma'am.

We quickly changed into a pair of shorts and wore our blouses underneath our shirts, so that it would be easy for us to change into a saree later on. Obviously the guys had to go out of the room while we were changing.

Ma'am called Priya and started doing her hair and makeup.

"You look really sexy when your hair is wet." I heard Aarav whisper, as he came towards me and sat down in front of me. I blushed like a mad woman and whispered back a Thank you.

I handed him my bangles and he held my right hand gently and shivers ran down my spine. The feeling was as ecstatic as Neil Armstrong would have felt, while landing his first foot on the moon.

Aarav started putting bangles in my hand slowly, taking more time than necessary, not that I was complaining.

I didn't notice that we were looking into each other's eyes and were completely lost, until Rushi said, " Uh ! Aarav you are done with one hand. Start putting the bangles in her other one. Save the goo goo eyes for later." And he winked at us. Why does everyone around me wink so much?

Aarav shifted and adjusted himself and took my left hand in his. Butterflies and jungle madness took over my whole body. I could feel myself being lifted by small tiny butterflies in the air. Nothing could describe the feeling I got, when he touched me and held my hand.

Sadly we were soon done with the bangles and he proceeded with colouring my palms with the red liquid, which is used to draw circles on hand to enhance the hand gestures made while dancing.