Dream and Dear

Part 7 - Friends ?? "

Almost a week was over , all three sections of class eleventh get to know about each other . The compatibility was established , unity was formed and friendship was like sky rocketing . Feelings like jealousy and hatred was not there anymore , students no more feel that their old friends have forgotten them and are giving more time to new one , it was like they used to change their partner in each period in fact Such changes give them chance to know each other more deeply , all were happy and content .

The day when Alankrit first talked to Sana , he always found himself surrounded with her thoughts all the time . During assembly he tries to stand adjacent to Sana even he used to stood up from his seat as he saw Sana entering his class during Chemistry period . He offers his lunch and even helps her in solving Physics numerical whenever she shared seat with him . Sooner they developed strong camaraderie as if they have known each other since ages .

" Ummm. . . . this deodorant ... " Ayushi speaks while stepping towards second floor stairs .

" Alankrit .. " Sana replied and looked up , he was standing in the balcony . He looked at Sana in the most adorable manner and their eyes met and got locked . Each step Sana moved ahead the fragrance of his deodorant gets stronger , she inhaled it deep .

" Saannaaaa... " Alankrit held her hands the moment she toppled . Alankrit held her hands with force and his neatly ironed shirt got spoiled as Sana has clutched tightly to save herself form great fall . She tried to open her eyes but her nose gets brushed with Alankirt's nose . She shrugged and oull down her hands to adjust herself . " You okay ? " Alankrit asked in a polite tone and look straight into her eyes again , Sana looked for Ayushi who was standing next to Alankrit , Sana gave her murderous look and hesitantly replied " Yeah .. I am fine .. sorry " and marched quickly from there .

Throughout the day Sana tried to avoid any eye contact with Alankrit , Alankrit tried to speaks to her but whenever he came to her class , she always used to be with girls or studying to which he turn down his thoughts of talking to her . Whereas Sana's too was keeping eye on Alankrit's activity , everytime he step into her class , she used to change her seats and get occupied with rest girls or she would open her books and started taking down her notes . It was last period when the notice circulates that school will remain close on Monday , later the class face turned pale because they were going to be at home not with their friends .

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"Ayushi calling " Sana saw her cell flashing her bff's name . She quickly wiped her tears and picked the call .

" Ya baby , what happen ? " Sana said while clearing her throat .

" You cried again " Ayushi shouted .

" No .. I mean yes ... missing mom dad yaar ... I too should have gone Shirdi with them .. Masi loves me yaar but I do miss mom a lot ... especially when it comes to meals , I try to avoid it but Masi used to make me sit in front of her and feeds me with her hand . God , I can't tell you how much I am missing them .." Sana said and kept her parents picture under her pillow .

" Aawweeee... my baby .. listen I am there na .. come and join me on Monday . acha listen there's something important to tell you " Ayushi said and place her hand on her chest and prayed to lord .

" ye tell ... " Sana said .

" Alankrit is asking for your number " Ayushi said and bite her nail .

" What ..?????" Sana screamed .

" Yes .. Ujjwal texted me on Facebook that Alankrit wants to speck something important " Ayushi continued .

" Umm.. may be he needs help , I told him that if he needs any kind of help from me then he can ask for it . Shyad isliye he want me number . " Sana said and tried to normal her breath . She knew it what was coming but she was not sure that it would occur so soon . Sana finally replied to give her number to him and they both disconnects the call .

Sana lay on her bed gazing at the rotating fan . She closed her eyes and series of slideshows flashed in front of her eyes . The first time she first saw Alankrit , then the dare .. the way Alankrit used to be around her and the school balcony incident and finally asking for her number .

She replayed it again and realized the first time she sat with him in bus when it was raining and suddenly out of the blue Alankrit asked her " Friends ? " and stretched his hand forward . From that day it always became ritual talking to him and spending time with him but she don't know what to tag it FRIENDS or something else . She had already went through when she was rejected so she don't want the same thing to happened again so she kept a distance .

She was about to fell asleep just then she received a message from unknown number .

Stay tuned for the next part .

©Aditi Srivastava <3