Those Silly Days

Chapter 1

'Glad You Came' the song kills the silence in the room. I groan hearing it.

"Myria ..."I gruntle .

Few rings pass by. Nobody picks up. Finally, with a loud groan , I wake up and slide my finger over accept button.

"Wakeup..."  Someone shouts from other side.

"Whatever Manav" I mutter.

"Jiya... wake up"

"Please lemme sleep." I plead pouting as if he could see me.

"Nope" he said popping the 'p' in the process.

"Ugh.... yea.. I'm up, Manav"

"Finally the sleepy head wakes"

"Yea whatever dumbwit." I  mutter, still sleepy, rubbing my eyes.

"Ah.. now I know that you're awake." Manav answers. That brings smile on my face.

"Anyway, Good morning dumbwit. Gotta go."

"Bye J" He answers .

Disconnecting the call I holler, "Myria , why in the hell did you not pick up the fucking call ?"

Looking around , I realise that Myria was not back in town yet. Myria, is my roommate and my best friend.

Rubbing my eyes , I step out of bed thinking aloud, " Why can't I have life like movies ? Waking up perfect , spending days perfect, sleeping perfect. Ugh .. I wish I could have life like that .. where some dumbwit friends don't wake you up by calling. " I complained.

Jiya Walia, that's me, am just normal girl with my dreams set high. Presently , I'm in Mumbai completing my MBA in St. Xavier college. I had shifted from Raipur to finish my masters. It's been three years since I've been in the city. My life was pretty much typical. Friends , college , studies and mess ups.

Picking out the first dress from my wardrobe , I quick do my basic makeup. That is when I hear , the car honk.

"Shit " I murmur as I slip in my heels and rushed downstairs.

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" Morning" I greeted people in the car.

Tanvi was sitting in driving seat of her Mercedes. Priya sat beside her.

" Morning" They both chirped together.
"You look so damn good , J " remarked Priya.

" Yea ... whatever ..." I thought. I was also known as J.

Priya was tall petite with light brown skin but she was so dumb.

"Thanks tweedle du..."slipped out of my mouth. I was just about to say 'tweedle dumb ' which I mentally called Priya.

Covering my slip up , I replied , "Thanks girl .. you too look so...'gross ' I thought but covered it up with 'gorgeous. '

Priya was wearing a pink sweetheart neckline top paired with very short lime yellow skirt. Frankly, pink and yellow is wrost combination, that's what I feel. Everyone has their own choices. But, you cannot always say what you feel.

"You like it ..? "squeaked Priya. I just nodded.

" I brought it recently from..." Blocking her out , I thought of my day ahead and what I would do. It was first day after a session break. I was out of town only to come back in time. I went to Raipur to visit my parents. I was excited to meet my friends,without them, my life is fucking boring. Friends are what make your day, I have heard, and that is my case. Though, few are exceptions.. Like Priya. You just have to bear with them.

"J.... hey. ... ?" Priya waved her slender manicured fingers.

"Yea..?"

"Were you listening ?"

"Oh yea... You were saying about how that guy commented." Priya interrupted saying , "oh yes.. So he said..."

"Phew... that was close. "I thought.

I knew Priya enough to guess what she had to say. Her world always revolved around boys and flirting. She cannot see above that. And, yes not to forgot her weird fashion sense which is limit for her brain to think.

Bored by Priya's rants, I decide to play a prank. Though without Myria, pranks cannot happen still... It's a silly joke we all always play on Priya.

"Priya..... "I shriek. She turns around frantically. Tanvi turns around too but she catches my look and focuses on driving, knowing that I'm playing a prank.

" Ants... There.. "I point towards the car door near Priya. Priya shifts away shouting help and shrill cries. That's when we burst out laughing. Priya has this weird fear of ants. It is though because of an incident. Back in her childhood, Priya had this incident where she had been sleeping and ants crawled on her. They were at some remote place. After that incident, Priya is scared of ants. Ants.. Ha... Ha.. Sounds funny. Priya gives us the look until she realises that it was all a prank.

" Guys, this isn't done. "She whines. We both look at each other silently and then we burst into another fit of laughter.

" Everything is fair, Priya. " Tanvi speaks in between fits of laughter.
Priya sits there, her face set hard, her arms folded.

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People greeted me, Jiya aka well known as J, on my way to the college lawn. I only nodded to people.

" C'mon dude , I don't know you. Why the hell are you greeting me ?" I think but plaster a smile at my face as someone greets me.

Hands on my hips , I search for the 'dumbwit ' who ruined my morning. There among the boys running after the ball as if she's some hot chick , is the 'dumbwit' I'm seeking .

Manav Shetty , the 'dumbwit' for me , college stud , football captain, College's heartthrob and my "bestie".

Seeing me , he leaves the game and jogs towards me. Manav is tall , fair with small cute eyes and well defined chest. His neat yet messy hair just are cherry in the already yummy cake.

" Hey" he greets me with an adorable smile.

"I'm not talking to you." I say as my lips twitch into thin line.

" Well, you are right now. " He chuckles.

" This is not called talking .I'm just informing you that I'm not talking."

" Isn't it one and the same?" He messes with me.

"No."

"No.? "

" Well , you are now." He says. I glare at him.

He raises his hands up in mock submission.

"Okay. . Fine... why are you angry ?"

"You don't know ?"

"Um..."

I glare again and he raises his hands back up in surrender saying ,
"Okay.. fine.. Hey , So I did ruin your beauty sleep ?" He says referring to the call in morning.

"Seriously , Beauty sleep..? You ruined my morning ."

"Remember ,you gave me that duty"

Knowing that he has a point , I soften a bit.

"I  know but Manav, I was fucking tired. I wanted to sleep." I said pouting .

He laughs at my expression.

"Hey .. man... coming back out here?" Manav turns to look at the voice and shouts back "Coming..."

Winking , he says , "You're looking..." He winks again. I watch the jogging Manav as a sweet smile splays over my features.

Hello 👋,
Liked the first chap ?
*hoping desperately that someone does *
And, yea the prank was lame but lame pranks always makes you laugh the hardest.
Btw , that's Manav Shetty aka parth in the picha above. ..
Like him..? He's so... ♥.♥

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