This one's again, for my mate, _pranbirians_, who wanted me to write an OS. 😁 This might be the last of this year, as I've my exams approaching.
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Plot :- Post Diwali 2019 drama.
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Prachi entered the college, with her mind full of several stubborn thoughts which did not seem to leave her alone. She felt surreal, with darkness surrounding her. Strange. Something of this sort happening with her was kind of normal to her; struggles were normal to her. But today, she did not seem to get rid of the thoughts nagging at the back of her and compose herself. And it came to her like a shining star...the answer to her restlessness, 'She hadn't told any of it to her Maa, the dittany to all her injuries, mental as well as physical.'
Sighing, she shook her head, as though trying to evade all those thoughts away, and began to walk straight to her class. As always, she was fifteen minutes early for the class. The class was filled with students doing all sorts of activities. Some playing video games, some doing some crafts, some mimicking each other and laughing, some playing with a paper ball, some reading library books, and also, some flirting and kissing each other in the corner of the class. Prachi rolled her eyes, sat on her bench, and buried herself in the topic their teacher was going to teach that day.
However, she felt some pair of eyes staring at her, and through her peripheral vision, could see the bunch of students she despised, the ones who had the bad habit to gossip about people's personal affairs and bully, or rather rag students and newbies. She very well knew why they were staring at her. But by now, she had learnt very well to ignore such people.
"Jo log tumhari life mein matter hi nahi karte, unki baaton pe tum dhyaan kyun de rahi ho?", Prachi recalled Ranbir's words. He was right, she thought. Pulling out her mind from the jerks, she began to think how to thank him for taking a stand for her the previous night, as she had promised Shahana. He was a good friend indeed. She should have realized that he had a better sense of judgment of the creepy boys. What did she do though? Quarreled with him for the sake of her ago. Nope. She was gonna apologize to him, as well as thank him. He was indeed a good friend to her. She beamed at the thought.
A nasty snigger brought her out of her thoughts. Frowning, she looked beside her, only to find the set of those idiots smirking. She raised an eyebrow in confusion.
One of the boys asked her, "What? Suna nahi kya Twinkle ne kya kaha?" She continued to cast a confusing look. Pretending to shake his head in resentment, he signed the girl named, Twinkle to repeat her words.
"Main ye soch rahi thi ki tum abhi muskura kyun rahi thi.", she said, smiling mischievously at her friends.
Her boyfriend, Jack Fernandez, replied, "Oh cmon babe! She must be thinking of those moments, jo usne isse pehle band kamre mein uss kal ke ladke ke saath bitaye the." A bunch of 'oohs' followed his sentence. Prachi however, simply listened to him without an inch of hurt on her face.
"Tch tch. Disgusting.", she sighed. "Pathetic of how you people blame others for what you do."
"Ye kya bakwas kar rahi ho tum?", Twinkle questioned.
"Bakwas? Par main to sach keh rahi hoon. I wonder why Shanaya left the college immediately after rushing out dangerously from the girls' washroom?", she pretended to think, while colour faded off everyone's faces.
