Heartstrings and Heartaches

Chapter 1 ~ Re-meet cute

"MOM, I can't find my tie!!"  I screamed at the top of my lungs, rushing towards the cupboard, my bag is already packed from last night atleast I've got that done.

The beginning of the new school year is anxiety ridden, I had nerves summer saulting in my stomach and I think I am gonna throw up.

My mother stood outside my room with a rather menacing look that can also be perceived as her what-will-i-do-with-you look.
 
"I found it near the laundry, when are you" exasperated sigh "like...when are you going to be responsible like kids your age, Roohi" mom said.

I took the tie from her and secured it around my neck, while ignoring my mother's ramble.
       Honestly, i love my mom to death but right now I can't, i just needed a break from the over bearing asian mom thing for a second.

I stood infront of the mirror and it managed to reflect me okay~ish. The navy blue striped tie goes perfectly with the dark grey skirt and white shirt, which is paired with navy socks and black Mary Jane shoes.

I twirled once and carry my bag on one soulder and ran out of the door while my mom was still going on with 'Roohi this, Roohi that'
  I've already had breakfast hence I dashed out of the front door only to find the school bus waiting.

I climbed in, and instantly a smile broke free.

"RUEEE" Anny squealed out of her seat to hugged me, as if she hasn't seen me in a month or two. She did, just day before yesterday, still.

Anaisha a.k.a anny for us is one of my closest friends, I would love to spin the story and tell that we have been best friends since kindergartens but that wasn't the case.

We hated each other till in middle school, come to think of it we do have a enemies to friends trope going on. I despised her because she would always stir shit up for me and she he hated me because she loved my enemies more but then 9th standard happened and bam we have never ever been separated since then.

"Ohhmygod, it's so nice to see you after what!....a year almost" I said in a mocking tone.

She batted my hand away while laughing as I took the empty seat beside her.

"I am so nervous, I swear it looked dazzling in the parlour but I'm already regretting this hair cut" she said.

Anny, the previously self acclaimed rupanzel of the group had cut her hair to Hailey Beiber short, and even though I think she looked amazing but she said that my vote doesn't count.

"It looks like a breakup haircut, everyone and theirs mothers will be thinking, who broke my heart" She mumbles.

"Oh! Please drama!" I rolled my eyes and added "and it is a breakup haircut"

"Just not my breakup" sigh "what was I thinking??" She utters.

"Honestly, though what were you thinking, bro you look good and all but you didn't have to sympathy~chop your hair with Jiggy just because that asshole ex of her said he likes long hair...like who cares, expect jiggy and apparently you too" I laughed because this was so damn funny.

Last week Jigyasa a.k.a Jiggy and her went to the salon to cut their hairs and even though jiggy got short hair but hers is perfect length to tie but this one right here  got it soo short that she can't tie it without her looking like total fool and that too in this tropical heat.

"Ughh, why didn't you stop me?, and he just is so..." She stopped to find the correct word.

"Negative aura, I know and I did stop you even kri did but who do you listen to, literally noone" I added while tossing a strawberry gum in my mouth.

Our chatter continued while the bus rolled in toward a familier lane and it's not just me who noticed.

Anny wiggled her eyes me with a smirk in her face as if to remind me what's coming, I knew ofcourse.

I had known for the past two years , I hate that my heart slows down and than literally speeds up like the waves were crashing at me in a slomo video, anticipatingly slowly at first and then it comes down all at once.

My hands were cold and I could hear the thruping of my heart, I knew it sounded like a panic attack but it's not. It's what I felt everytime when he was near me.

Like my whole body along with my mind seized to wait for the moment, will it good? Will he smile at me? Talk to me or will he ignore me and my whole day would go down the hill?

"Are you okay?" Anny asked from besides me, I had hopes that I looked okayyy outside.

"Yea, it's just.... I'm" one deep breath later I spoke "I'm so disappointed in me to still feel this way for him, when we didn't even have anything to start with"

"Ou! You sure had something" She soothed me 

I rolled my eyes,"yeah yeah whatever"

As the bus the came to a stop, so did my nerves and I realized that I was going to see him after a month, because ofcourse insta didn't count.

He climbed in only to stop half way through and laugh at something his friend has said , he looked back at his friend and shook his head while smiling.

'Damn you! And damn your smiles' I screamed in my head with a rather calm expression.

Right at that moment he looked forward and his eyes locked mine, he stared at me for a second before moving on to my friend.

He raised an eyebrow at her, gods if he doesn't look good even then.

And said "New haircut clums" in his deep husky voice, which transformed more perfectly when he sang indie songs.

His friend pushed him ahead and he laughed again, some inside joke going on between them I'm sure, before passing us.

Soo, I guess I was a stranger today. My body relaxed into disappointment and I didn't want to look at Anny, just for her to read me.