Hum For Tum [ON HOLD]

17| The conference

"It's the day, it's the day! Calm down Aarohi, calm down. You can do it girl." I kept repeating, hoping it would calm me down but majaal hai ek baar mein mera dimaag shaant ho jaye.

"Have it! You will feel better." Tanmay passed me a cup of water. "Thank you but you don't have to." I accepted the cup.

"Kiddos! The passes are here and here's your badges representing your school name. Make sure to relax yourselves before you speak and remember this is not a competition or viva so don't get scared thinking 'what will happen if I say something wrong'. We have already practiced many times and you both are doing great." Miss Joshi said boasting our spirit and making me feel less stressed for the while.

"Miss, can I hug you real quick?" I asked. "Of course bachha, come here." She said, opening her arms and taking me in embrace. Hugs are something that can relax my mind and soul anytime.

I let out a relaxed sigh and went inside the theatrically big auditorium which was already consumed by some 100 people. More seats were yet to be filled as we reached the venue an hour earlier. Meanwhile, Miss Joshi asked us to not think about the conference for the while.

My mind went straight back to home thinking about my parents. I took out my phone and called mum.

"Namaste mahantin." I said receiving a questioning sound from mum. "Kon mahantin? This is Sarika speaking and who is and why are speaking in my daughter's voice?" She asked, puzzled.

"Aree mumma main Aarohi he hun and mahantin ka matlab mummy he hota hai." I explained. "Toh sidhe sidhe namaste mummy bolne mein teri zuban dukh rahi thi?" She asked, annoyed.

"Ek toh main itne dino se ghar se dur hun upar se pyaar karne ki jagah aa daant rahe ho mujhe. Yeh toh galat baat hai na." I sulked a little.

"Oh my drama queen, that's not it. We are all missing you dearly. It's just these taxes and stuff has made me tensed up." She clarified.

"Anyways, has the conference started yet? Don't forget to take blessings from Thakur ji and Radha rani before your turn okay? And relax beta everything's gonna be alright." She uttered, leaving me speechless.

"How did you know that I was stressing out?" I asked, confused. "Maa ko sab pata hota hai beta ji." She said.

I then had a brief talk with Ayushi and papa as well. Both of them wished me good luck and then I ended the call after taking blessings from my parents.

30 minutes were left. I then went through mine and Yuku's chats reading how she panicked as to why I left earlier that day also telling how she managed to lie to Akshit saying I was leaving for Delhi that evening.

The reason I left earlier was because I got a stain on my uniform and coincidentally I forgot to have an extra pair that day. I was also upset by Ronika's behavior towards Akshit but it didn't hurt me much.