THE DAY THE LAST PETAL FELL

THE DAY THE LAST PETAL FELL
CHAPTER-1
Every one was running around in the corridor , it was almost 9:45 and the examiner could call us inside any moment , last minute revisions and tips reverberated and then I saw this girl, very calm not really talking to others sitting on a bench in the corner with her book in hands. It was something rear and at the same time beautiful.
She did not need to speak her mind out, her eyes did not stick to a place, she wasn't looking into the book either, tensed eyes if I may say and suddenly she looked at me not intentionally , and I would be surprised if she hasn't noticed me staring at her. All I could do is turn my head around and pretend not to be looking.
The clock struck 9:50 and it was time to go in, as an above average student I did not really care where my seat was. But once I saw her entering my class, I was very excited to see how close she was going to sit. I really cant explain why I was feeling so in that situation.
The examiner came in and we sat in our allocated seats. My eyes going all over the place in search for her, I was dejected when I couldn't find her in the seats before me. We were given the question papers and the exam started. It was my favourite subject , being the last exam of the semester made it even more special. Once the exam started the thought of that girl vanished, I was busy in coming to terms with myself about the answers, I was almost about to complete my paper and then was given a check in form for the exam. I wrote my details and as I turned to pass on the sheet I was surprised to see the girl sitting right behind me, I was happy , but really didn't have the time to relish the moment. I was in a great flow and didn't wanna stop it , I resumed my paper. One and half hour later, I was done with my paper , the fastest in my class I can say.
Now I tried looking at her as often I could, she was busy with her own. Soon I submitted my paper and came out. I stood there waiting for her, everyone started coming out one by one but she never did, I thought I missed her and so carried on with my friends. I was feeling a bit low as it was the last exam and that we may not see each other again. We went to the canteen and she was sitting there all alone, I couldn't waste my opportunity , I went straight to her and introduced myself, she replied with a smile. Her name was NIKKI.
She seemed to be an interesting person after we spoke for a while I said "You seemed to be a bit frightened even now, the exam is over calm down now", in a very arrogant way she got up and said "I have my own reasons to be", and left without saying another word. I sat there shell shocked trying to digest just what happened.

       

          CHAPTER-2
Two months later our college reopened, final year of our course. During this gap, one thing that troubled me was "why did she behave so, why did my words offend her?!" . Well only she could answer that.
The clock was ticking 9:10 , as always I was still sitting in the canteen with my friends, as we stood up to go to the class, there she was again, those beautiful eyes turned even more adorable or maybe I felt so. She quickly grabbed something and left. Her mysterious actions made her even more interesting , I wanted to know her story and the best way to do it was to develop acquaintance.
For a social guy like me it is never hard to find of the information of any person in the college, well that is the advantage of having a big circle of friends. By lunch I have gathered enough information about her. Her class was in the 1st floor, she used own transport to go home, did not attend college for 1month before externals and was a bright student. This information was enough to make acquaintance. As a normal guy I would never irritate her by following for days and then talking to her, I preferred to go straight and talk, but this time I was hesitant , probably the fear of her getting mad again played its part. I watched her for one day , well I needed time to prepare myself.
The next day morning I was waiting for her , but she was not to be seen. I went to her class, no trace of her, I still hoped she would walk in any time and it took another 3 days for her to walk in. The wait for worth it as when I approached her, she reacted positively , like nothing ever happened. I knew I shouldn't ask her about why she yelled at me or why she was still having symptoms of being tensed.
It took quiet some while before our friendship got deep, she showed no signs of being mad if I didn't go too personal. After some days I thought it was time I asked her what was happening in her personal life. I decided to ask her on Tuesday but she turned up only on Friday. She took regular leaves which was not common in case of bright students.
On Friday I asked her what was all this about? she wouldn't speak a word, she stood up and started walking. I pulled her bag with an intention of making her sit again, the bag wasn't zipped and a lot of medicines fell and by a lot I mean a lott!!!
I was taken aback, it was not usual for a student to have so many medicines, I could see some scans or reports in her bad as well. She immediately kneeled and started picking them up, as I went down to help, she gave a very grumpy look, I stood still, she packed her bag and started walking fast, I went up to her to apologize but she was never to listen.
I stopped after pleading her for a while, she walked around 30 steps away and stopped. She took out a paper and put left it on the ground and started walking again. I ran towards the paper and opened it, it read " Stop disturbing my thoughts , you have become the only reason to come to college else I would have stooped long ago, I'm sorry for what happened on our first meet, the day you came back to talk to me was the day I got back my hope. I don't know what you call this feeling, if you are interested, please let me know you are" and it was signed with a date around 1month before .