Network Romeo Series

Chapter-3

Oh shit! School holidays over so soon? Come on give me a break! It’s not even three months.

“Dad should I really go to college? Please I beg you! I will take care of the shop do more business tha……”

“Shut up Mara! Go and get ready before I force my belt on you”

Sluggishly angry and afraid that my dad’s temper may rise, I dressed myself in a very shabby looking worn out formals. It’s not that I don’t have any new dress or poor or something…….. But who cares! Hell yeah I’m different.

Dad gave a pathetic gross look as always and left me at the college scolding because he knew that I won’t listen to him anyway.

“Mara! You idiot… listen to me. This is your dream. I know that you had always wanted to get into engineering and study that big cloud stuff”

“Ha ha dad! That’s big data and cloud computing. I will sure give my best and do well”

“Ok then! Don’t roam too much after college. We haven’t opted for college bus facilities so you have to come by out bus. Do you want me to find the bus which you wil….”

“Dad! I know. I will come home before it gets dark so no problem. Bubbye!!”

I waved my hands and walked inside the college. Wait a second… is this a college? Come on give me a break! It’s like two boxes put apart in the middle of some forest and this is KIT College? Wow! It can’t get more interestingly boring than this.

I walked inside the college and somehow managed to find my class. It was a small matchbox shaped room and wait a sec……. girls?

I went in the class and saw that there was no single boy soul inside. I checked on the name list. 37 girls and 13 boys…….!? What the fish! I saw some girls were there inside looking at me and trying their so called cute faces.

Oh shit so much cheekiness! I went and sat in the corner of the last bench. Some boys entered the class. I tried to give them a smile. God! Why is it so difficult to socialize?

As I was thinking, a girl came near the class door. She was short, had beautiful set of eyes and a very broad smile. I had a look at all the girls who are standing near my class but the truth is she was a tad more attractive than other girls. I mean …..Not that she was beautiful but still…..well…..whatever!

“Hello? Do you know where the HOD room is?”

“Enadi? Paithiyam pudichircha (Girl are you mad)? I’m standing in front of first year classroom and you ask where the HOD room is?”

“Stop being rude! If you don’t know, just say no… learn how to behave yourself in public”

Saying that, she left angrily. Well! Seriously this girl didn’t have any brains for sure. Many boys and girls came in and all benches got filled quickly.

A beautiful lady lecturer came in. She introduced herself as Kavya and said that she was going to be our class advisor.

As she was speaking, a weird looking guy came inside. He was wearing such good looking formals…. But wait? He is wearing bathroom slippers!? I waved my hands at him. He smiled and came near me.

“Hey! Can I sit with you?”

“Of course loosu… I’m Mara. Care to introduce yourself?”

“Name’s Yash!”

“So which school are you from? Are you day scholar? Why are you wearing these slippers? Why ….”

“Dude chill! Enda avasara padra? Onu ona solren” (Why in such a hurry? I’ll tell one by one)

“Ok fine….”

“I’m from Carmel Garden and yes im a day scholar. Bathroom slippers? Haha! I was too lazy to wear formal shoes you see and btw nice shirt!”

I looked at my pathetic almost worn out shirt. I gave him a fist bump. God! Who is this guy? I thought I was the only weird fellow here! I gave a smirk and stretched my hand towards him.

“Let’s be friends Yash! I have never seen a weirdo like you before. You seem to impress me”

“Arey podhum da (enough da) I’m happy to be your first friend”

Kavya mam told everyone in the class to introduce ourself. First all the boys introduced, then it was the girls turn. As I was nagging Yash, I heard some familiar irritating voice.

I turned to the girl’s side to see who was speaking. IT WAS HER………!!! That damn HOD girl…. She was in the first bench so I was happy that I was sitting at the last bench.

“Hi mam! I’m Vaishnavi. I did my schooling at St.Joseph’s and my hobbies are sketching, playing badminton. I want to be an artist in the future”

So her name is Vaishnavi? Shit! A good name kept for a short evil….

“Hey Mara? What happened? Why are you speaking with yourself?”

“Nothing Yash! It’s just that I hate girl’s a lot. I mean look at them. All create such scene and total show-offs!”

“Dude relax! You told that your school is Vivekalaya right? It’s a co-educational school and I have seen boys and girls coming out as pairs?”

“Yeah! But the thing is that, I had a bad name in that school”

“Why tell me na?”

“Ok! When I was studying fifth standard, a girl stole my note”

“Ha ha then”

“I found that she had stolen my note so I pulled her hair and slapped her!”

“What the Fish!?”

“After that everyone in my class and everyone who know me in school started maintain a distance from me…. Especially girls! So you must understand that I don’t go well with girls”

“Oh! that’s fine! I studied in boys school so girls were never a problem. But still I don’t have that much liking for girls and I don’t know how to behave with them”

“You know what Yash? You are just perfect! You are just an opposite to me”

“What? An opposite?”

“Yes loosu! You are an opposite of me! But you know what? Opposite poles attract each other similarly we both are bound together… you see the gravitational pull of our friendship will increase the velocity and momentum……..”

“Mental Mara! Please stop. I can’t stop laughing. My tummy is already aching hard”

As we were speaking, I saw Vaishnavi suddenly turning around and started looking at me with her piercing eyes. I just tuned my head to the wall and acted as if I didn’t care.

Soon as the interval bell rang, Yash went outside to roam around the place. While I was about to leave the classeoom, she came and stood in front of me. Yes the silly short Vaishnavi!

“Mara? I’m sorry about what happened in the morning. Let’s forget it and be friends ok?”

Saying that, she tried to shake hands with me. I snapped at her hands.

“You….Vaishnavi…. don’t get in my way! You won’t be my friend. Just go and mind you own business! You said I don’t know to behave in public so just stay out of my way”

As she was about to speak, I hurried out of the room without even looking at her! Why should I?