Jane was the star of our class. We were only five students in that small, colourful classroom. What more can you expect in a town as small as Arcata? The only reason people have even heard the name of the place is that the Humboldt State University resides there. All of us grew up to be the best of friends, always there for each other and ready to fight anyone who tried troubling us. The perks of living in a small city, I suppose; you don't have to go through the cycle of making new friends again and again. That November morning, when I found Jane, she was crying because our teacher punished her for kicking Irene. Yes, the same Irene I am currently dating. We three kind of stuck together through all these years. Daniel, the fourth member of the group and the most ambitious one is studying medicine at Harvard University. Pretty big!! I know but the guy deserved it. He studied day and night for a place there. That leaves us with Augustus, no not Augustus Waters, we are not dealing with The Fault In Our Stars here. He is the popular guy every squad has and like every other, he is also a football player. He has the kind of personality which binds everyone to turn and look in his direction when he enters the room. He is at the University of Manchester on the way of realising his dream of playing for the Manchester United by enrolling in a scholarship. All of us try our best to stay as connected as we can but me, Irene and Jane are the closest. I know you are wondering about my not sharing an apartment with my girlfriend. The reason is simple, she does not live in New York. She is in New Jersey in the Kingston School of Arts chasing her dream of becoming an internationally known ballerina. Augustus is visiting today and since this is a weekend, the four of us are going back to the place where it all began. I wish Daniel was here as well. It's been six months since we last met him.
"Good morning, Jane," I said as I walked towards the kitchen for my morning shot of coffee and watched her as she lazily occupied her usual chair with a book in one hand and coffee in another.
"Good morning, Rob or should I say Bin," she said with a smile covering her face. She tries to hide her sadness pretty well but if I can't see through it, who can, right?
"Whatever you wish to call me, you can. I would fail in my job of being your best friend if I can't amuse you"
"Such sweetness in your voice. Oh my god, I might die of diabetes any minute now", she said.
"To die with diabetes, you have to have it and you don't"
"Good point. My fault. I should have said that you might die when I get over there and kill you with my bare hands" she said
and gave a devilish laugh. Sometimes, I really can't see through her act. I can't help thinking if she really is as hurt as I know her to be. Maybe she has recovered now.
"That is a very, very bad idea" I pointed out.
"Why does your small mind think so?", she asked.
"Multiple reasons"
"Care to venture one?"
"First, because I am more powerful than you and for the life of you; you can't strangle me."
She gave a fake smile and said,
"We will see about that. Second?"
"Your fingerprints will be all over me and you will have to spend the rest of your miserable life in jail"
"Ohh, don't worry about that. I have connections. My best friend's father is the head of the crime department here in New York."
"Your best friend's father might want to take the side of his dead son over you," I said mentioning my dad.
"That's where you are wrong Bin. He favours me more than his son"
"Does he now?"
"Yes, he does"
"Yeah true, he actually does"
"Any other reason my killing you is a bad idea?"
"You won't survive without your best friend after you kill him"
"Well, that is actually a problem. I knew you were smart when I gave you the designation of my best friend", she said blowing a kiss at me.
"You are contradicting your own statement now. To quote the yesterday you ' You are the biggest idiot to have been born on this planet Bin' "
"In my defence, a person who does not like Nutella IS THE BIGGEST IDIOT TO HAVE BEEN BORN ON THIS PLANET"
"People can have different opinions"
"Yes, of course, people can. But they are people, what do they know? You, on the other hand, are an alien from another planet. So you can not have different opinions"
"Earth to Jane. I accept my defeat" I said bowing in front of her. She sat there with an aura of confidence surrounding her and said,
"Good decision"
Chapter 3 comes to an end. Well, this wasn't as depressing as the last two, right? Got to know about their gang. Seems like a nice, little group, doesn't it? Vote, comment and follow.
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