Vibinn Anjali Noothan Part 1

EP 4: The Dream-Girl and the Girl from the dream

"Terror in the mountain, fun, fun, fun!"

In the midst of a forest, inside the deep mountains, surrounded by mythical monsters and ghosts, lies our hero on the brink of being torn apart. He clutches the golden locket the entire underworld is brutally searching for. Hiding in the bushes, he knows escape is impossible; the only way out seems to be death. Just as his hopes are lost and everything seems bleak, a divine hand reaches out from the aesthetic sky to rescue him. With no other choice, he takes the hand and is suddenly teleported to a rainy, cloudy city with romantic weather. In total shock and unaware of what has happened, he finds himself with the most godly looking woman. She looks familiar, but he cannot precisely figure out who she is. The only thing he rightly notices is the beautiful jhumkas, the ear-rings that dance with her grace.

"No more fear, my dear, your protector and lover is here. Please smile!" she says. They lean towards each other. "Who are you, what's your name?" he asks. She leans in, her breath tickling his ear, and whispers, "7 O'Clock."

"Ehh?" he stammers in confusion.

"Wake up, wake up, wake up! It's a brand new day!" The alarm clock blares. Rising from his dream, Vibinn Noothan sighs, "Hush... Wish I belonged to the dreamland; I could've been the main character!"

It was the first day of a new chapter, the college days! Vibinn went on to take a shower. The showering rain came down from the heavens, "Wait wait wait! I'm forgetting the dream! Ok Ok, lets recall, An angel rescued me from the amazon kind of forest and then i was teleported to Antartica, Hmmm... no, it was cold but definitely not snow, whatever, Her face.. Her face! Who was she? Was the person who saved me and the girl who came later, are they the same person? Shut up Noothan, shut up! It is getting late, faster!", The inner voice Vibinn spoke to the inner self Noothan.

Looking into the mirror after the shower, "A girl held my hands! Uff... what a sweet dream, I thought i would never be able to interact with a girl even in my dreams, but the dream lord proved he is a man of mercy, unlike the real world lord. Who was she? I noticed the jhumkas... jhumkas?? Wait! Is it... Is it really her..?", Vibinn looked down with a feeling of regret and sorrow, then he went up to the mirror, "Look, Noothan! We agreed that we won't talk about her, we won't even think of her, alright, i agree that the jhumkas reminded you of her, but hey, you know that my whole day will be ruined if I think of her. Come on man! She didn't even know that i existed! Well yeah, she doesn't even know now", points his finger towards the mirror, "She is gone, she was anyways out of your league, don't waste your time on a person whom you haven't even talked to! And now I'm getting late for my college, See you later! And don't you dare remind me of her again!", Vibinn continued his everyday ritual of talking to his best friend, Noothan, the inner self and went out to start a new journey after having a mumma made delicious breakfast.

Vibinn set out to start his new journey. He appeared as a detective, a spy, or a silent killer to everyone, but little did they know he was an overthinker who talked to himself about everything, making him seem silent and introverted. He boarded the bus, put on his earphones, and started listening to melodies, the only way he could truly experience love in some fashion.

As he arrived at the college gate, he looked at the college board, "C.G.S College of Engineering. This journey will surely be memorable, whether it be the sweetest or the most painful. It's you who is going to decide, Noothan!" Vibinn continued his walk towards the main block. "Everyone is looking at you, behave well, don't act stupid," one inner voice said. "It's the first day of college and you saw a girl in your dream. Does that mean you are finally going to make your first female friend today?" another inner voice whispered, and he giggled. "I will be extroverted, I will talk, I will make friends irrespective of their gender. Now repeat!" he told himself.

Vibinn found his classroom allotment on the notice board, located his classroom, and was about to enter. "Act normal, Noothan, act normal!" He felt like everyone was staring at him. He entered the class, looked at the ground, didn't make eye contact with anyone, and sat in the middle bench. The teacher entered the room and everyone greeted him.

"All I see are a bunch of energetic and enthusiastic faces! Things I love to see. Good morning students! I'm Prof. Vinod Rahul, and I'll be handling your favorite subject, Mathematics!" the professor said with a smile. The whole class groaned, showing their dislike for math, but they knew they had a lovely teacher.

"Today, no academic stuff. Let's talk. First, I'd like you all to introduce yourselves. You can tell anything you want, and I'm all ears!" the professor continued with enthusiasm. "I'm Krishna, I'm from the wettest place on earth, Mawsynram, Meghalaya!" a student said with confidence. "That's the spirit, Krishna! I love rains!" the professor responded. The students continued introducing themselves, while Vibinn Noothan practiced how not to misspell his name. The anxiety of standing up in front of 60 students was no small feat for an introvert like Noothan.

Then rose a fairy with a wide smile and long hair, decorated with simple yet elegant accessories, "I'm Muskan Muskura, as my name says, smile! smile everyone! And sir i love your energy!".

"What a beautiful name and you live up to that! Thank you Muskan! And everyone as she said, smile!", told the professor, everyone smiled like monkeys and shared a good laugh.

"No way! Is she? Is she really? Vaish...", Noothan looked shockingly surprised and stared at Muskan, Listening to her was the last thing he did, He was lost in her eyes, while her eyes were a metaphor of beauty, it had something more that Vibinn was seeking, those eyes reminded him of his dream-girl or would you put it as 'The Girl from the dream'? He was completely lost and he stared at her without anyone noticing, then came his turn for introduction. The guy next to him nudged him to remind him it was his turn. Vibinn stood up in shock and blurted out, "Vaishnavi..." The whole class laughed, leaving him embarrassed. The professor, understanding his anxiety, said, "Calm down, my boy. We are not asking you to introduce your girlfriends! Just a joke to make you laugh. It's okay, relax and tell us your name."

"Vibinn Noothan, sir," he said and sat down immediately. "Alright, Vibinn, that's the way! Next one now!"

Vibinn's mind drifted back to memories he wanted to forget. One last time, he looked at Muskan, who was already looking at him and offering a gentle smile...