The Rivals (Rewriting)

Shot-46

I stood by Father's office in our vast school corridor, waiting for Father as well as my other team mates to arrive. I had come way ahead of the given time and there wasn't any  trace of a single human being around the whole campus. The school was yet to reopen after the summer break and it totally justified the errie of silence around me which was really absurd as I was just accustomed to seeing rush all over the place, during the heavy school days. I was getting impatient with the passing seconds but no one except the two janitors passed by me who by the way, threw kind of weird glances at me. I looked down at my outfit in confusion. I was wearing a white crop top(which required a lot of begging from my mother's part—she believed that I was becoming monotonous with my dressing sense only with those baggy hoodies and tee shirt and my only ripped jeans) and a skinny jeans—which surprisingly made my legs look longer than I had thought they would— and my black sling bag hung from my left shoulder. My hand gripped the handle of my luggage bag tightly as the cold morning breeze swept a few loose curls away from face, making the hairs on my neck stand—my hair being pulled up in a tight horse tail.

Gazing over my wrist watch I sighed. Damn! It was only eight fifteen whereas we were supposed to meet at the same place at eight forty five. I still had almost half an hour to spend in solitude, with not even a bird lurking around. I cursed my restlessness and excitement which didn't let me sleep the other night while strolling through the corridor and then back to my original place. Well I had reasons. Partly due to the championship and the whole idea of meeting and staying a week with new faces whom we had to compete with and partly for coming face to face with Randhir again. The occurences of the night before, clouded my mind and I blushed on my own. Wow, even his thoughts made me blush. I sighed yet again, sliding my back on the wall adjacent to Father's office. I definitely should have slept a bit the other night but by the time I reached home, it was already midnight and the butterflies in my stomach didn't let me sleep even a wink. I lied dead awake in my bed and I swore I looked like a freaking panda then. Ironically, pandas spent more than half of their lifetime, sleeping!

Mom woke up earlier than I had thought and she helped me with the last minute chores in the morning. Sure I felt a bit edgy leaving Mom alone in that apartment alone for a whole week but I had no other option. I had asked the aunty next door to check on Mom every now and then. After kissing my Mom goodbye, I started for the school by foot. The night before, Randhir had been adamant on picking me up for school but I kept on denying  him thoroughly. The look on his face did make me regret my tone right then but I really didn't want him to put his efforts on someone like me. I knew he had already meddled a lot in my life and it might be that, even he was getting attached to me but there was one thing that pricked me right the moment I was introduced to his family members. I realised that a snobby and clumsy girl like me could never fit into their world. He would get innumerous other girls and also great opportunities in his life with his charming personality but I couldn't afford to get hurt by my first ever crush when I had almost nothing to lose.

One direction 'Perfect' blasted through my earphones and I didn't even realise when my eyes started drooping.

"She looks so peaceful.."

"Shut up.."

"Why is she sleeping here?"

"Shut up.."

"Maybe her Mom kicked her out of the apartment.."

"Shut up..."

"Wait, is that a Gucci bag?"

"Shut up..."

"Can we please wake her up..?"

"Shut up..."

"Where is my other suitcase?"

"WILL YOU IDIOTS SHUT THE FÜCK UP!"