The Uncool Kids

CHAPTER 4

Achoo
"Bless you",breathed Saahil.
"Didn't you have Bio today?"
"Yup.In 20 minutes."
"Hi,Shreya"
"Umm,hi Dibyansh"
Sathapathy Sir looked pretty chirpy that day. I mean,why won't he?Surprise chemistry tests were his favourite things in the entire universe.
"Neutral Litmus paper ka colour kya hai?"
I scribbled 'purple' on the corner of Dibya's notebook.

Saahil was hastily packing his bag when I slowly mumbled that I wanted to tell him something.He looked at me questioningly.

I told him everything and his eyes were stretched to their brim.I turned red and started stammering like any person would usually do when they are nervous.

"Chal bye"
"Bye"
"You're okay?"
"Oh!Absolutely"

Three days later, Aarav and I started dating and five days from then,we broke up.

Saahil found out that I had liked Aarav since I was 10 and tried his best to get me through the break up.
I was a wreck.

My heart was broken and that was my first heartbreak. I was cursing the universe and myself for the way things went down and how crushing over Aarav was my biggest regret.

I was a mess and I saw no way out of it. I knew back then that whenever I would look at the scenario as a more matured and stable person I was bound to find it stupid and silly but at that particular period of time, I was sad. I didn't have many friends but almost everyone knew about the breakup.

Nobody thought it was a big deal because it wasn't even a real relationship but to me it was the most soul crushing experience ever.

I was lonely and friendless.I was desperate for love but I didn't have it. I started acting weird and gave up on my studies. I was a nerd before that and as a result,my parents were very concerned.

I spent all my days and all my nights thinking about Aarav and all the alternate realities we could have had.
I wished he would call me up and ask me to get back together. I wished and I wished and then eventually gave up.

It's funny how teenage girls look at heartbreaks.They spend all their time loving someone who doesn't care that much and it hurts even more because it's their first love.They forget the fact that love is not only just a feeling but also,a verb.

Movies and television have moulded young minds to believe that if you continue loving a person even when they have left,they are going to come back.They might but what if the Universe has something else for you?What if it has someone better for you?What if that someone is everything you ever wanted?

Timing is EVERYTHING.Everything,good or bad, happens for a specific reason.Had I not dated Ayush I wouldn't have realised my love for Aarav.Had I not dated Aarav and realised what an asshole he could be I would have never moved on from him.I would have never moved past my preconceived notions of love and relationships. I would have never become such good friends with Saahil,Dibyansh and Namrata.

I would never be here,holding hands with the love of my life while our baby sleeps peacefully in his arms.Every step you take.Every tiny decision you make will get you somewhere.That somewhere can be anything.You never know what consequences your actions might give birth to.

Trust the timing of things and the Universe.You never know what's next 'cause my friend,the universe works in mysterious ways.