Just A Crush?

7. Totally Appalled

One week flew by very fast. Hiral, Muskaan and I got quiet close to each other. First week turned out to be pretty cool and my luck was really not so rotten. Arjit is not Vivaan's brother and this chunk of information gave such a relief to me. I had indirectly asked Rohit of Suhani's family and my thoughts got very clear...Arjit is not Vivaan's brother. Yay! Three to four days in the beginning I received cold glares from that popular group but it eventually faded off. Those cold glares were not for me but were for Muskaan. Muskaan happens to be a part of that popular group and that's why some students were staring at us. There is some kind of misunderstanding between them and that's why Muskan is not talking to those popular brats and vice versa. Their fight is a hot topic of discussion among the students.

There are three college structures on the same ground. One is ARTS, second is COMMERCE and third is SCIENCE. One has to walk for around 7 to 8 minutes to reach from one structure to other. There are three gates for the three colleges respectively and one gate is in the back. There is a common cafeteria for the three colleges and that's why it is of a whooping size. The canteen has a subtle decor with a warm and relaxed ambience. The blue and white walls of the college rise to a height of four floors. There is an old canteen area in the college which is a kind of hangout place for the students. Being a commerce student, I am attending Accounts lecture. According to me, it was the best subject in commerce. And after all, if you have a good- looking teacher, the subject automatically becomes interesting.

Sir had written a question on the board and had given us fifteen minutes to solve it. All the concepts were running in my head when I felt a nudge. I looked to my right and saw Muskan who had a goofy smile on her face.

"What?" I hissed.

"Nick is coming in three days", she gushed.

"And who is this Nick?"

"My boyfriend", she said smiling ear to ear and then again looked down to her mobile screen and texted something back. We were sitting on the third last bench and probably had no chances of being caught for using mobile phone in an ongoing lecture.

"I have not seen him since one entire week! He is in the college cricket team and had an important tournament. Now he will be back!" She exclaimed a bit loudly which proved successful in snatching attention of the nearby students. She murmured a quick sorry to them. Hiral who was sitting to my left, was scribbling something on paper which completely showed her disinterest in the subject. I craned my neck to have a view of her drawing. And my eyes fell on an amazing masterpiece! Note the sarcasm. Her drawing completely proved that she is mentally retard. She had drawn a man with a long beard. His bare chest was exposed and the body parts below his waist were covered with a leaf- skirt. Yes! She had drawn an adivasi! His one leg was large and the other was very thin. She also had added hair on that adivasi's legs. Both hands were thankfully of same the same size but as I say she is a retard, his one hand was waxed i.e it had no hair while the other seemed like a hair jungle. The hair which rested on his head seemed a bird nest and to give a perfect effect, she also depicted a small sparrow like bird flying over his head.

"Seriously! In which standard do you study?" I asked suppressing my laughter.

"Shush. At least my drawing is better than this dull subject and it's stupid sums", she rambled. I laughed at it and passed the note book to Muskaan.

"Oh my gosh! Where have you brought this giant legged hooligan from?" Muskaan giggled.

"From Hiral's artistic hands", I replied. She was laughing a lot grabbing attention of many students.

"It's not that hilarious", Hiral pouted and she so much looked like a fish.

Am I comparing her to a fish?