Manan ff : College Diaries

chapter 2. First Day

Murthy House
7 :00 am

Nandini's room.
Me : gosh. ...yeh uniform pehna zaruri hai kya? ????.....I mean. ...college mein bhi uniform. ....disgusting! !!!
Coming down the stairs, I saw Pop's, bhai and Grandpa sitting on the table, calmly.
Me  (pov ) : aaj. ...itni shanti kyon hai? ????.....let me guess. ...mujhe jail bhejne ki khushi mein. .... I mean. ...SPACE ACADEMY bhejne ki khushi mein! !!!!.......frankly speaking. .....I don't have time for this. .....mujhe ek solid plan of action baanaa parega SPACE ACADEMY se expel hone ke liye! !!!!!
Well Pop's looks at me and gives a warm smile, which I intentionally ignore by not meeting his eyes.
Me  (pov ) : jeez. ....what does he expects. ....I will give him smiles. ....no ways. ...I am going to this stupid college. ....wearing this stupid uniform. ...iss se zyaada ladkiyon wala harkat. ....they shouldn't be expecting from me! !!!!!
Rishab :di. ...you look great in this uniform. ...
Me  (annoyed ) : tu hi rakh le! !!!!
At my reply, Rishab chuckles and Pop's started coughing heavily.
Grandpa giving me his famous gorzilla -wala -look said " aaj tumhare college ka pehela din hai. ...best of luck. ....waha jaake yeh maat bhul naa. ...ki tum Murthy khandan ki beti ho. ....and we Murthy's have a class and standard! !!!"
Me  (pov ) ( rolling my eyes ): class and standard. ...seriously. ....yeh mujhe SPACE ACADEMY mein admit karne se pehele yaad nehin aya? ?????
Taking an apple from the basket, I bite it. Whereas, the other three, keept on starring at me.
Me  (pov ) : what is the problem with them? ????...... I mean. ....kuch bhi karo inn ko mirchi laag jaati hai! !!!!
Picking up my bag, I started moving towards the door, when I heard Pop's calling me from behind.
Turning around, I look at him blankly.
Mustering all his courage, Pop's said " kya main. ...tumhe college chhodne aa sakta hu? ???"
With a blunt face, I replied "no "
I can see his face, he got really upset.
I wanted to go and hug him. But my brains stopped me from doing such a foolish thing.
I turned around and went towards the car.
Sitting in the car, I can see Pop's and Rishab waving at me. I just starred at them, without any expression. My driver, drove me off from there, and soon my mind was filled with other things.
'LOVE ' is the one thing, which I was scared of. Well, I do have my reasons for that. But for know, let's focus on my firstday of college. Stepping out of the car, I saw a huge white building with the board "SPACE ACADEMY ".
Me ( pov ) : impressive. ....infrastructure toh accha hai. ...but andar ka atmosphere aur hygiene kaisa hoga? ?????
Well, I forgot to tell you that, I am wearing a white shirt with red tie, blue pencil skirt and blue blazer. Sacch kahu, toh mujhe iss building ko dekh ke college se zyaada, office wali feeling aa rahi hai.
Holding my hand bag, I enter the premises of the college.
Me ( pov ) : kaafi students hai! !!!!!.....but why are theyall starring at me? ?????....weird people! !!!!!.....tabhie maine sunna. ...
Girl : isn't she. ...Nandini Murthy. ..
Boy : she is damn hot! !!!!
Girl : yeah. ....she looks like an actress. ...
Boy : don't you know....Murthy family Mumbai ki second richest family hai! !!!!!
Girl : tab toh woh bahut rich hogi! !!!
Boy : she is definitely beauty with brains.
Girl : maine sunna hai ki. ...uss ne iss saal board's mein top kiya hai! !!
Boy : she is really something! !!!
After hearing their bull shit, I sighed.
Me ( pov )  ( depressed ) : so. ....college mein bhi mere koi friends nehin hone wale! !!!!.....as usual they are more interested in my family background. ...than in me! !!!
Main toh sidha hi chal rahi thi, par pataa nehin, kaha se ek gadha ladka ake mujhse taakra gaya.
Me ( annoyed ) : hey. ...watch it! !!!
And then I see his face.
Gosh. ..I am feeling so happy.
Me ( I scream on top of my voice ): Sahil! !!!!!
Sahil  (scared ) : tum. ...yaha? ????....kaise? ????....kab????
Well, let me introduce you to Sahil. He is my best friend. Hum dono kindergarten mein saath the, school mein saath the, aur ab college mein bhi saath hai.
Uss se baat kar ke pataa chala ki hum dono same class mein hai.
Me ( pov ) : thank you. ..ayyappa. ...joh aapne Sahil ko bhej diya. ...
Sahil :waise tum Calafornia jaane wali thi naa? ????.....phir yaha kaise? ?????
Me :lambi story. ...
Sahil : I get it. ...
And we smile at each other.
Suddenly, it was announced that we students had to report to the Assembly Hall, for some kind of lecture.
Me ( pov ) : lectures. .....I hate lectures! !!!!!
But then, I had no choice, because my best friend literally dragged me to the Assembly Hall.
Assembly Hall ko dekhte hi mera dimaag kharab ho gaya.
Me ( pov ) : itne saare students. ....India ka saara population aaj yahi pein hai kya? ?????
Me : peeche wale seats ki taraf chalo! !!!!
Sahil gives me a questioning look.
Me ( rolling my eyes ) : as you can see. ...I am not interested in this shit! !!!!.....so I have decided to take a beauty nap. ...
Poor Sahil, giving in ,comes and sits beside me, in the last row.
For 1 hour, I was happily sleeping, when I heard those amateur girls screaming, on top of their voices.
Me ( still sleepily ) : ek ghante mein hi inn logo ka screw dheela ho gaya hai kya? ????.....phir teen saal yeh log kya karengi! !!!!
Sahil ( whispering ) : woh baat nehin hai. ....ab Student Council President. ....first year students ko welcome karne wala hai. ...
Me ( not understanding ) : so what? ???????
Sahil : he is a guy. .....who is damn handsome! !!!!!
Me  (pov ) : is Sahil jealous of that guy or what? ????.....so. ...who is this Mr President? ?????
I sit properly on the chair , to take a look at the stage.
On the stage, a guy was standing with a mike.
Me ( pov ) : good height. ....cute face. ....nice hairstyle. ....glittery eyes. .....calm demeanour. ....and his lips. ..
Sahil  (interrupting ) : kaha kho gayi? ????
Me (not listening ) (blurted out ) : lips. ...
Sahil  (confusedly looks at me ): lips? ????????
Me  (realising what I had just said ): meri lips. ....bahut dry ho gayi hai. ....that's it! !!!!
Sahil stares at me, not fully convinced.
Me ( pov ) ( scolding myself ): what was that? ??????.....you idiot Nandini! !!!!......you were checking out a guy. .....this is so not you. ....
And Mr Calm, starts speaking, while the girls swoon over him.
President : a warm welcome to all the first year students. ... l am glad ki aapne SPACE ACADEMY ko choose kiya aap ne further education ke liye ..... I assure that we won't disappoint you. ...main Manik Malhotra, Student Council President. ..aap ko phir se ek baar welcome karta hu. ....enjoy your day ahead. ..
The girls were screaming again, on top of their voices.
Me ( pov ) : hmm. ...Manik Malhotra. .....whatever! !!!!