Shoulder To Lean Upon

1. A New Beginning

Sanskar pov:

"Come on Sanskar. Find me..."

I run behind the voice which is sweeter than the sweetest thing on this planet.

I can see her wearing a white dress. So cute. So angelic. Her laughter is echoing in this place. But her naughtiness is over the sky, yet cute.

For a second she stops, turns and looks at me. I can't see her face but only her eyes. Those captivating eyes will be the death of me.

I slowly approach her...

TRINGGGG!!!

"What the hell?!"

I sigh as I open my eyes. This dream..

"Hello Sanky! Do you have any idea of coming to college today?" Laksh asked.

"Idiot! Why did you call me now? I was about to see my dream girl." I said irritated.

"Really? But you are saying the same thing from past one year dude." He said laughing.

Well, that's right... One year

"Shut up! Why did you call me now?"

"Did you forget? Today we will be ragging our juniors as planned." He said.

But I can sense the smile in his voice.

"Plan? What did you plan?"

"OMG!! Stop asking questions early in the morning. I have not planned anything. But the rest of them are so excited. I hope they don't do something nonsense. Well, are you coming or not?" He asked.

"Coming coming... I will be there soon."

"Better be quick." He said and hung up.

I drifted back to my dream. I have been seeing my dream girl... my soulmate from the past one year. I was not able to see her face but I could see her lovely eyes. It was big enough to show all the emotions. I simply loved it. Let me see if I can see her atleast today.

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Sanskar enters his college and meets up with his ever enthusiastic group members. His group is filled with people of different types of personalities each with a difficult past. But as we all know friendship has no obligations, no rules. People are automatically drawn to one other. It need not be always love to be drawn to one another.

His group is of three girls and three boys.

Laksh, Yuvraj and Sanskar...

Kavitha, Mahi and Riya...

"Hi people." Sanskar greeted everyone as they were sitting on their vehicles on the college grounds. They were waiting for the freshmen to come so that they can rag them... Just like they were ragged in the past.

"Hi Sanky. Please tell me that you saw your 'angel' atleast today." Yuvi asked teasing.

"Unfortunately the answer is No." Sanskar said and sighed sadly.

"Will you please stop talking about 'his dream girl' and focus on the thing for which we are here?" Kavitha snapped.

"What is wrong with you Kavi? Everytime we talk about our Sanky's dream girl', why do you have to get so angry?" Mahi asked.

"Nothing like that."

As they were talking, a cool breeze hit Sanskar. He closed his eyes for a moment, enjoying the breeze. He slowly opened his eyes only to be greeted by a pair of eyes that he has been searching for months now.

The same wide, round eyes...
The same white dress...
The same innocence...
And the same naughtiness...

"This is your Angel..."

He felt his heart screaming at his mind.. so that it can react for this sudden surprise.

He wanted to run to her, take her in his arms, kiss her, express his love and hold her in his embrace for now and for ever.

But before he can do that, he saw that she was approaching him. Was she also aware of this? Was she also caught in this fairy tale of love? Was she also having dreams about him

Even though he never saw her face he could easily identify her. After all he never loved her face, he loved her heart and soul. His thoughts finally broke when he heard his friends teasing her... No, not exactly. They were ragging her. His blood boiled. Above all he was disappointed that she couldn't identify him. But still he couldn't control when his friends were ragging her. He clutched his fist in pure helplessness.

"Hey what's your name?" Kavitha asked.

"Sw.. Swa...Swar... Swara"

"See guys she is scared even before we started." Kavitha said laughing.

"Stop it kavi. This is just for fun. Don't hurt someone like this." Laksh said seriously.

"What's their in that? We were also treated the same way
Laksh." Yuvi argued.

When the rest were quarreling, Sanskar was staring the girl... no his angel.

Sanskar could see her eyes... so innocent... so beautiful. But it hid some pain. Was he imagining like that? No. He loved her and he could clearly understand the pain in her, the loneliness in her.

He was just lost in his thoughts. But he broke his thoughts when he heard Laksh screaming.

"Stop it guys. This is enough. Let that girl go." Laksh said angrily.

"No way" Riya said and continued "Tell me what's your name?"

"I am Swara." Swara said again.

"What Swara? Tell us your full name." Yuvi shouted.

"That is my full name." Swara said quietly.

"What about your surname?" Mahi asked.

"I don't have one." Swara said almost ready to cry.

"What???"

The tears which were threatning to come finally came out. Sanskar and Laksh were feeling bad for her. But still the others were not satisfied. They continued.

"See Laksh. You were arguing for a girl who don't even have a surname. Such a characterless..." Yuvi said but was interrupted.

"STOP! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!" Sanskar shouted.

All were shocked. Even Laksh. Sanskar held Swara's hand tightly and left from their fuming while the others were confused about his behaviour.

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