SCHOOL CRUSH

6

  SHREYA POV :

          " Mandhirukanum modhala ( You seem to have some issue ) " hearing my moms wooried filled voiceas ,   I immediately shut the door at her face saying " Athellam innum theva ila na nalla tha iruka( That's not necessary, I am all fine. ) "

      " Enamo poo " I heard my mom sighing at the closed door and her foot steps pacing away.

     Why not I have been replaying the handshake for the 23rd time with the words " SHREYA, SCIENCE TEACHER NOW , PRAYER GIRL THEN " again and again .

     I wonder how I looked ? How did I say ?

    My mom, who was watching as she passed, got herself worried.

    I took the diary and penned the words we had in it. Apparently, the diary is being inked after 7 years.

    The smile is never leaving my lips as I wrote .    

     May be the journey is yet to be continued for us.

     He is unmarried, but what if he is committed... how to confirm that he is single .

     Yosipoom ... Evlavo panithom edhu ela suppa matter salt water .
( Let me think... I had come a long way, can't I find this ?)

      The next day , I drapped myself in a yellow saree and was checking for the 8 th time.

     " Edhoo tappa irukee, ( Somehing is wrong )" My mom muttered

     " Ahh... I know I should have Vermillon below holy ash, but I kept it above. It ruined my look, right ? " I asked my mom.

        Can I change it washing face but only 5 mins left for the bus to hook its horn.

       " Tappu vibuthila ila unn mandhaila." My mom mocked my head .

        How dare she ??

       I immediately turned towards the mirror to check if it spoiled my hair style luckly, not while my mother was gwaking at me suspiciously.

        " Ena nadhakuthu," I mom asked, and I shrugged in response.

       " Ena d nadaluthu allum seri ila unn moliyum seri ela ( What is happening ? Something looks fishy in you ) "

           " Ena nadakuthu ? State la DMK achi nadakuthu central la BJP namma Veeta unn achi .Vera Ena, " I asked, diverting the topic. Before she could question me further , the bus hooked its horn . I rushed with my bag and books, shouting Byee to my mom, who was looking at me with a calculated look.

               After placing things in my place in the staff room. I walked back to my class.

               The students assembled for a ground prayer .

              MADHAN was standing just 10 feet away from me, and a debate to go near him or stand still was going on within me.

             My leg was pacing at the same place, wondering, just moving an inch and then coming back to the same place again.

              " Ennaga enga ammava kai kula pothu vechurukiga ( you have wrapped my mom within your fingers )." I snapped my head when I heard MADHAN voice

             He was near me. " Huh ? " I asked, confused.

            " Yesterday , I told my mom I saw you here. I just mentioned your name she gave me your whole history . She told me that you will always be top on SCIENCE since childhood. No wonder you became a science teacher . She was proud of you. " MADHAN said .

            I smiled , " Wow , she remembers me ? " asked, surprised.
  
           I thought she would have forgotten me, but not.
 
           " Offcourse ga," he smiled .

           Since the prayer began, he stood still.
  
           After prayer , I was dispersing my students while he asked, " SHREYA , will you give me your number? "

           I was stunned and gwaked at him with surprise.

         " I want to pass it to mom," he added after a minute.
   
         " Give mam number , I will make call by myself. " I said, getting upsetted by what he said .

            " Hello , I am not that capable  of hacking your mobile  with the number . Trust me, at least as a colleague. " He sounded offended.

            " I did not mean it the way. I thought ... " I trailed, not knowing what to say.

             He grabbed my mobile and asked for the password, and I gave it in a heartbeat without hesitation.

             He saved his mother number as NIRMALA mam and then typed another number .

            Without either saving or dialing for the number, he returned the mobile .

           " I saved my mom's number, and this is mine . If you want save else don't " with that he left from there.

           Without wasting any time, I saved it as MATHS MADHAN SIR and sent " Hi.. I am SHREYA, SCIENCE, mam. "

          I saw him getting his mobile from his pocket, and on seeing my message, a smile formed on his lips .

         The smile in my lips grew wider.

          " Ohh.. Hello, madam . I am MATHS Sir, MADHAN, " he replied .

            Where is this gonna led, too ? Obviously, I have no idea. What do you all think