Besotted

CHAPTER 1 Part 3

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The school had been well-maintained, had a big area which followed big grounds for children to play & a big stage for the cultural fests & 2 small ones too. It had a fish tank at the corridor of the ground floor, where there were classes of primary school students, which enchanted me & all the little children who would come to look at the fishes. In between, Bancho went on to make some silly remarks on things, which pissed off others but I found it cute.

After having a look at the eco park, which was created by recycling waste by students & the music & dance room, we finally headed towards the canteen to have some snacks. There was a single cabin for eatables like spring rolls, sandwich, patties, candies, etc while stalls for Ice cream & sweet corn. And there I noticed 2 boys came sprinting & a little boy of about class 2 was hit by them & fell down. I ran down to his help, followed by Arshia & as we picked up the kid, he howled. Bancho went to those 2 boys & started admonishing them & was followed by other boys too.

The kid hurt his knees but what he cared more was his ice cream, which fell onto the ground. I said to him while wiping his tears- "Okay okay, koi baat nhi, shaant ho jaao" but he didn't paid heed while the 2 boys were accusing the kid for everything- "Hum toh dekhkar hi chal rhe the, yehi beech mein aa gaya" and Sid added- "Zyaada sayana mat ban, hum sab dekh rhe the" They kept on arguing and I lost my temper, those guys weren't ready to accept their mistake. I shouted- "Yaar tumlog accept kyun nhi karte ho? Sorry bolo aur nikal lo. At the first place tumlog bhaag kyun rhe the idhar, aur dekhkar nhi chal sakte the kya? Seniors hokar aisa karte ho, is that the way?" And I saw Bhuvan & Prerna join, & ask Bancho about what happened.

And as I finished the statement, the 2 guys fled & the kid started howling more fiercefully. Arshia & Riya had already made him sit & now I decided to do something. I asked the kid to choose whichever ice cream he wants & I'll pay for it. Hearing this, he finally smiled & made my whole day. Eventually he chooses one & thanked me for it & went off. I saw I had won many hearts, including Bhuvan's as he gently smiled at me.

Bancho then asked- "Tumhe bacche pasand hai kya?" & I answered- "Hehe bahut zyaada. Use dekha tha, kitna cute sa tha" and Arshia added- "Exactly! Uske gaal kitne soft the" while I continued- "Kitni garmi ho rhi hai aur bechare ki ice cream bhi gira di un ladkon ne, mujhse dekha nhi gaya isiliye I offered. His smile at the last is everything!" And Prerna added- "Isme kaunsi badi baat hai?" & I knew she hated me for some unknown reason. While to hide this, Raj praised me- "Bahut accha kiya tumne Aashima, bahut bada dil hai tumhara" and Bhuvan agreed which vexed Prerna & she went to sit.

Sid had already sent Yash & Vansh to bring us something, while we went to sit with Bhuvan & Prerna & Shria. Rahul took out the chair & made me sit. I wondered for the special treatment & finally queried- "Ye tum sab itna special kyun treat kar rhe ho mujhe? Main subah se notice kar rhi hoon" and Raj replied me that it was cause I was new & I added- "Arrey itni formality karne ki bilkul zaroorat nhi tum logon ko, hum sab friends hai na?" and Prerna continued- "Bas, ab innocent banne ka natak" At this point, I had been really confused by her strange behavior. I requested- "Tum kehna kya chahti ho Prerna? Saaf saaf kaho na" and I saw Bhuvan staring at her annoyingly.

Bancho said to me- "Tum na iski baaton par dhyaan mat do, sadma laga hai bechari ko" and laughed & all the boys joined too. Prerna added- "Aisa kuch bhi nhi hai you fool! Aur tum sab, aaj subah mere peeche aa rhe the na, ab ye aayi toh rang badal liye apne?" and Shria tried to calm her down. "Accha, ye baat hai. Par tumhe attention ki zaroorat hi kya? Kyun Bhuvan?" added Sid while Bhuvan mumbled to her- "Kyun itna overreact kar rhi ho Prerna? Wo aaj hi aayi hai, plz usko uncomfortable mat feel karwao" and hearing this, she stared at Bhuvan with disgust. And someone said thet she was being childish. This enraged her!