The Day We Met

Chapter-1

"Nandini, watch out!" I heard Navya scream from behind as I fell on the ground straight on my butt.

"When are you going to learn walking you clumsy girl!" Navya cried further.

"Navya, It's okay I'm okay, continue with whatever you are upto", I rolled my eyes.Yeah, she gets on my nerves sometimes.Like everyone trips right? Some or the other time.Yeah, I admit I trip just 50-60 times but, that's all.

I randomly glanced at my watch only to widen my eyes.Gosh! I'm late.My boss would so kill me today.

I ran out of the college bidding bye to Navya as I made my way towards my cafe.That is where I get my pocket money from.

I'm in my final year right now and all I can think of is the how much I would merry after I get my degree.I've always dreamt of being a doctor and finally my dream is going to be true.

Then I would be independent!

I'm an orphan and found Navya on the other side of the building on one of those starving sleepless nights when I was taking a stroll around my so called home, my orphanage.

Home would be an exaggerated word to describe it because it was anything but a home to me.I was bullied and beaten up all the time by the elder kids and I don't know why but our caretaker had nothing but wrath towards me.

All my life, I wanted to be out of that hellhole and one fine day I could finally get rid of it when I turned 18.My joy knew no bounds and  I without wasting any time broke all my connections with it and with Navya, started a new life.

Right from our childhood, both me and Navya were bright students and ignoring all the suffering we went through, had experienced many sleepless nights only for studying and reaching this place.

We studied in a local school and then bagged a scholarship in one of the most renowned colleges after which, we only had to earn for our livelihood and shelter as our education expenses were taken care of.

That's why I had to join this cafe to pay the rent of our small room.

Our cafe was one of the most famous in our city, Mumbai and it is said that even actors visit it sometimes.To be frank, that's bullshit because I've been working there since months and I did'nt see any actor coming there.

Hastily, without further delay, I reached my workplace only to find my boss glowering at me.

"You're late, again", she said calmly but only I knew it was the silence before a storm.

After many minutes of yells and curses, I rushed inside as always, hehehe.

I was busy in taking orders and delivering them respectively, when suddenly I found someone at the entrance.

My breath hitched.

The fab 5!

They were here.

Oh.My.god!

Let me correct you if you think this breath hitching is out of excitement but no, it is not.It is out of fear.

Yes.They are of my college but from a different wing that's it.
I am from the medical wing and they are from the arts wing.

I immediately rushed inside the kitchen of the cafe to hide from them.

What if they know that I work here.God that thought is frightening.

I covered myself and Went inside the girls washroom so that I can hide from them.

After entering, I turned towards the wall only to hear a voice that always made me gasp.

"Hello sunshine.Missed me?"