A Broken Soul

Chapter 12

Akira's POV 

     After we got ready, we went home to get our binders, folders, laptops and lunches. The plan was that I was gonna get my car and pick up the girls and Abhi,  Aaru, Viks and Aks were coming on their own motor bikes. I rushed from my room to the study and to the kitchen like crazy because I hadn't prepared my things the day before. I made a mental note to never forget that part of my schedule again because it really is a pain to get everything ready first thing in the morning when you're running late. Thankfully I had a tendency to complete all the given homework and projects at least a week before they were due or else I would've had to face a lot of angry teachers today at school. I've tried telling Abhi and Aarush to complete their work in advance as well but they never listen. It's gonna be fun to to say 'I told you so' to them after they get in trouble today! So anyways, after I got all my things together and got ready myself, I grabbed a banana and my car keys and dashed out the door. I ignited the car engine and sped off towards my first stop: Ishika's place. "Hey!" I said to her. "Hi. Let me guess... You forgot to prepare last night so you were pretty much having a huge work out this morning." she said successfully guessing my dilemma. "Whaa..How...How did you guess that so accurately?" I asked astonished. She just shrugged and replied, "I can read your face like a book, I'm your best friend for a reason you know." She said that as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. It's not though! I mean I can't do that! Can I? Whatever, it doesn't matter anyway. "I feel so free now that I told you guys everything. Do you get that at all or am I just being weird?" I said. "No, I totally know how you feel. It's completely normal to feel relieved after getting something so huge off your chest. It's kind of like how lifting a heavy table on your own is very hard but if you get a couple people to help you with it then it becomes way easier to bear. The heavy table represents your secret and getting a couple people to help represents you telling us everything. Now we can help you cope with it, you know?" Ishika told me. I just sat there driving, stunned. When did she get so wise? "When did you get so wise, Ishu?" I joked. "Haha very funny. But I read that in my psychology textbook. I think I wanna be a psychologist. I really like giving people wise advice and plus it's cool cuz you can sound really wise in front of your patients and then in front of your besties just be your crazy, weird self. What do you think? Should I go with it?" She asked me. "Well, it's not my decision to make but I think you should follow your heart. That way you'll end up doing something that you love. But just sayin, you'd rock the white lab coat." I say and we both chuckle.

     We pull up in front of Zara's house and she's already waiting on the steps so she hops right in. Ishika got shotgun because I picker her up first so Zara had the back all to herself.  She got really comfortable and then started to chat. Random things. Like REALLY random. For example, 'Did you know that my favorite emoji is the kissy face emoji? And I LOOOOVE the colour pinkalicious!! I'm a twirling BARBIE DOLL!!!!' Something was up. "Umm Zara, did you drink too much caffeine or something?" Ishika asked. "Nope!! I was making pohe (a desi breakfast item) for breakfast and you know that I like extra salt in them so I added the salt but turns out it was all sugar but since I didn't have the time to make some again, I just ate it and now I'm on a sugar rush!!! YAAAAAYY!!!!" Ishika and I just looked at each other for a second before we both burst out laughing like crazy. 

     By the time we got Zara to calm down, we had already reached the University. We stepped out and walked into the campus. Everyone started to stare at us. I got really uncomfortable as I wasn't used to so much attention. People usually just ignored me but now they were all stretching and turning to get a glimpse of me. It was really weird. Wait. A. Minute. Sameera didn't tell everyone my secret did she? DID SHE?!?!