My Angel.

Chapter Three

Next day Sameer rushed to his college only to get a chance to see that new girl.
He searched the whole college but couldn't find her.
The bell rang and the class began. Sameer sat on the last bench as usual and kept his head down as he was not interested in the current lecture. He fell asleep as he had slept late last night. It never happened that he wpul never sleep. He would sometimes sleep late but never missed his sleep.

In his dream he saw the same girl coming in his class and talking to the teacher. Again, only her backside was visible. She was about to turn when he heard sounds of giggling and laughing and he got up from his sleep.
He rose his head up only to drop his jaw that the same girl was talking to the teacher standing in his class.
He shook his head and pinched himself to assure whether he was still in his dream. But he wasn't. She was really standing there but all the students were teasing her.
Sameer couldn't understand why everyone was laughing at her. She had worn normal attire. A tank top and blue jeans. There was nothing in her for everyone to tease.

She finished her conversation with the teacher and turned towards the class. Sameer blinked five times and kept on staring at her. He couldn't believe his eyes. The most beautiful girl from behind looked the most awful from front.
Her face was a little lopsided from a side and had red spots. She had dark circles beneath her eyes and dark spots on another side.

Sameer didn't laugh or mocked at her as others did. He just looked away from her and clenched his fist digging a tight grip in his pants. Now he realised why the students teased her.

The professor stood up and introduced her," Class, this is our new student Miss. Pari Khanna. She has come all the way from a small town of Punjab to study here. She is extremely intelligent and had been a rank holder in her former college. Hope you all get along with her."

All the students remained silent. She made her way through the benches to find a seat but no one gave her finding some excuse.
Sameer looked at her again with the corner of his one eye. She came to him and asked whether she could sit there besides him as he was alone on that bench. He didn't respond and shifted a little. She happily kept her bag and sat down.
She had the most sweetest voice anyone could hear. When her voiced pricked Sameer's ears, he felt like soft music. He wanted to talk to her, make friendship with her but whenever he would see her, he would turn his face away and ignore her.

He went home that day with a bad mood. He did not even eat his dinner. He just kept on pondering about her.

Next day he entered his class and saw Pari already sitting there. He went quietly and sat besides her. There was a moment of silence between them when she broke it.
"Hey, Iam Pari. What's your name?" she said bending towards him.
Sameer quickly turned to her and answered," My name is Sameer."
He didnt anticipate her initiating the conversation. Never in his life any girl had spoken to him in such a sweet way.
She added," Oh nice name. What does it mean?"

Sameer thought for a moment and then gave up.
" I dont know. Never thought about it. And yours? Hmm let me guess, Pari means angel right?"

"Yeah, good guess", she said laughing.

Sameer's heart raced a bit faster when she laughed. Her voice would send shivers down his spine. However he would refrain looking at her face.

Pari noticed Sameer looking away from her. It wasn't something new for her but she found something different in this boy. She wanted to be his friend. She started with a low voice.
" Sameer, I know nobody likes me because of my face. I dont have any friends either. Iam just a guest of some months in this world. My skin cancer is on the last stage."

Sameer immediately looked at her. Her eyes glittered with moist tears and innocence. He saw the most bitter pain , the biggest agony in her eyes. He couldn't believe she was suffering from cancer and so her face was like this.
His heart melted for her more.
" Don't worry Pari, Iam there . I too don't have any friends here. Everyone considers me here a failure. So would you like to do friendship with me or you too see me as a failure and a jerk?" he said Making her smile a bit.

She wiped her tears and extended a hand to him. Friends yeah!
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Hello readers. Pari is a cancer patient. Isn't that a sorrowful thing. But sameer is cheering her up. Hope their ship of friendship get along well. Vote and comment!