Toto and Max

Letters

25/august/2023
Hello reader,

Today I got to see my physics paper and I got 5/20 marks, and I again was trapped in rat race of getting bad marks then teacher complaining to my mom and then mom get sad after watching her I get sad and the rail continues... but now for me mark doesn't matter I have my concepts clear and nothing - now turn the page because I make a new friend her name is Samah Lee , I met her in the library of my school when I was finding a romance novel after recess was over, ( she calls me bhaiya so please dont expect from me that I'm going to tell you a about a damn love story).
I asked aap bhi books padhte? Konsi book dhund rahe batao
She replied mai utna nhi padhti, mai apni mumma ke liye dhund rhi thi wo padhti hai.
Her eyes were stuck upon me and I don't like making eye contact with girls because they think I'm a mad man. So I didn't connect my eyes with her, her hands and shoulders looked relaxed and she's really showing interest in the conversation. She told me she likes to draw and we asked each other's name, and it took me one week to pronounce her name clearly.
I told her mai jo novel likh raha filhaal usme ek ldki ka naam hai Samah.
And I feel really excited to know that her mumma likes to read.

We started going home together after school because our paths were the same. She was studying in this school from class 8th but i haven't seen her in those years can you believe? Even after our paths were the same. She's very sweet and silent and shares her stuff with me. I don't know why but whenever I'm walking with her after school I find myself feeling like that she's my responsibility, and I feel really bad for her when she told me she didn't have many friends and she goes home alone.
She was showing me her work of art after school and it was really adorable and amazing, she's a born artist. I wish I could show you her drawings but I don't have any pics.
Although she's in class 10th and only 1 year younger than me. I like listening to her talks, and chaos - I will continually give you updates about my new friend.
By the way I got a crush on my new teacher. Her dimples are really cute, please don't take me wrong -it's just a harmless admiration that adds some fun to the school day.

~ Sudheer .

PS : I'm really regretting this 'bhaiya' and 'little sister' stuff. Why I wrote this, please don't call me a paedophile, because it wasn't like that.

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26/ August / 2023
Hello reader,

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Today in class, I sat on the first bench with Abhiwek during English period, just minutes before recess. Curious about my English teacher's taste in music, I asked her about her favourite singer. To my surprise, she showed me her phone cover with "Breathe" written on it, indicating Taylor Swift, and gave a gentle smile. Then I told her ma'am unki ek lyrics h you got a smile that can light up this whole town, ma'am itna accha metaphor kaise? , and that's why I like her songs and lyrics.
She replied unhone English me doctorate kar rakhi hai. Then I was like ooo.

It felt like receiving a new toy car from my mom-I was thrilled.

Later, during a conversation with Abhiwek, he posed an interesting question: Bhai tujhe kaisa lagega agar teri koi closest frnd ya crush apne lover ke saath story lagaye toh? Caught off guard, I jokingly replied that I'd probably feel quite burnt by it.

Abhiwek stands tall at 5'9 with a diamond-shaped face, and he's a top performer in our class. When I first met him, I initially thought of him as a child with autism, but I quickly realised he's incredibly sharp and clever. Despite our stark differences like heaven and hell-he's religious while I'm an atheist, he values happiness over emotions, and he believes true people don't exist while I believe otherwise-we've remained friends without ever arguing about our beliefs. Abhiwek has a remarkable quality of treating everyone with respect, even at the cost of his own, whereas I tend to keep to myself and avoid unnecessary interactions.