His Chaste Bird

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As Raghav entered in school he was embraced by someone tightly. He was surprised by sudden hug but identified the person. He was none other than his bestfriend Neil. Neil broke the hug and looked him with a smiling face.

"You are behaving like we are meeting after years." Raghav said walking further.

"Huh!!" Neil too matched his pace when suddenly a flying basketball came in their direction. It was going to hit Neil when Raghav catches it in air. He threw the basketball away and looked some senior boys standing there. They were from different section. He looked them and spoke angrily , "Don't you have eyes!!" They all laughed and said , "We do have. But the ball doesn't have na." Once again a laughter erupted. Raghav marched towards them but Neil caught him in middle signalling him to ignore them. Raghav looked him and walked further but again he was stopped by those boys. He glared and one of them spoke , "Why are you so worried about this orphan ?"

"Whom you said orphan ? He has a family. So you mind your business." Raghav immediately shot back while Neil just tried to take him from there but this argument was not going to end.

"Oh yeah!! He has an elder sister right. Who pays for his expenses. Huh!! Bloody burden" and Raghav's patience gave up. He immediately grabbed collar of that boy and was about to punch him when a voice stopped then. Everyone looked behind and found a girl standing there with stern expression , she stepped towards them and spoke , "Who the hell you are to call him a burden ? When you yourself are a burden. He helps his sister in every possible way but you !! You all are just wasting your parents money nothing else. He didn't says anything doesn't means that he can't." She snapped her fingers in front of their faces and spoke , "Just mind your business."

Raghav smirked while Neil just looked her in shock. He muttered in his breath , "Aarohi"

"You!!" The boy was about to speak something when Raghav again grabbed his collar and pushed him behind. A boy came forward and punched him. Both Neil and Raghav ran behind them. Aarohi too followed them. Raghav was running in the corridor when he collided with someone and fell on his one knee. That person was about to fall when he grabbed her wrist without missing a beat. The touch felt familiar. Both looked eachother and got lost in their eyes. He was lost in her innocent eyes which were looking him innocently. She was so beautiful that everything else faded for him. The busy corridor of the school where so many were present was now became silent for him. He wasn't able to hear anything , to look anything. His eyes were not diverting from her eyes. There was a calmness on his face and ease felt to his heart which he never felt. A weird sensation was passing in his body. Her condition was not so different from him. But she didn't felt anything like him. Yess there was a weird feeling enveloping her heart but she shrugged off it.

His trance broke when he heard a voice of a teacher , "Raghav!!" He immediately left her hand and stood up on his feet. Maahira helped Maithili to stand up. By now Neil and Aarohi too reached there. When the found the atmosphere so tensed they gulped.

"What is happening here ? Why were you running behind them Raghav ?" The teacher asked strictly. But Raghav's mind was somewhere else , he couldn't understand what he was asking.

"Sir !! Can I ?" Neil spoke hesitantly and spoke further when the teacher nodded , "Sir actually they threw basketball in our direction that too intentionally. When we asked they bullied us. Soon it turned into an argument and then in fight." He explained the whole scenario and teacher turned towards those boys and scolded them , "You all are really spoiled. I know it must be your fault only. Now come to the principal office. Any eye witness ?"

"Yes sir I am." Aarohi said raising her hand.

"Come everyone." Teacher said and Neil , Aarohi followed them but Raghav was still standing there watching Maithili who was going towards the class. When she disappeared in the class , he looked towards the board and felt so happy because he was in the same section. Then he noticed everything around him where everyone was looking him only. He cleared his throat and composed himself. He walked towards the principal office.