Shruti - My Love

Chapter 2: Who's that new girl?

I walked into the class casually. The students where chattering like hell, maybe they were acquainting with the new students who joined our school for +1. As far as this school was concerned, I was an antique, one among the very few students who studied in this school from kindergarten. Yes, nothing short of a collector's item. So I never expected a warm welcome from my colleagues, but still.

 

"Macha.. I thought you went to someother school. " someone called out from somewhere. I turned to the point of origin of that utterance. Rahul it was. He was my friend for 4 years. Three and a half, to be precise.

 

"Hi Rahul macha... long time no see man.. you have gained some tummy. " I told, lightly punching on his oversized belly.

 

"Shh... " he silenced me. He tried to pull in his stomach and asked, "...Now, how is it?"

 

"Better.." I told looking at his still protruding belly. "... is that six-packs? " . Both of us laughed.

 

I saw Imraan sitting on the last bench and waving to us. I saw boy was approaching the last bench; he was more like a humanoid, a typical nerd. What is he doing in the last benchers area?

 

"Get out of here, you fucking bookworm " Imraan roared at him.

 

"C'mon guys .. I have reserved seats for all of us..." Imraan told us pointing to the vacant seats near him.

 

"All of us? Does that include Rahul too? " I asked

 

"Of course ... I have got a double seat for him " Imraan and I laughed. Even Rahul laughed at the gag.

 

As I casually looked around while laughing, my eyes got stuck at a face. To be honest, she was not the cutest girl I have ever seen, but there was something in her that attracted my curiosity. She was sitting alone, while all the other girls were shouting and chatting. She was a new girl in school, but she was not the only one. Then why was she sitting alone? I could see a hint of fear in her large eyes, which occupied a major portion of her small face. Yes, she was cute. Cute is the most apposite word that describes her. Why was she not interested in interacting with others?

 

"Whom are you staring at macha?"  asked Rahul.

 

"No one... just studying our new classroom " I skipped the topic.

 

"By the way , where is Shah Rukh?" It was Rahul who asked, but we all were looking for Shah Rukh, our friend, for no one knew where he was.

 

"Macha.. Imraan.. Who's that new girl? " I couldn't resist asking.

Imraan looked at me, he had a smile on his face. "You mean that fair girl with huge eyes and curly hair sitting in the first bench?" Imraan asked without even looking at the girls' side, as if he had eyes behind him.

 

"Yes". I nodded.

 

"Love at first sight, huh? " Rahul asked

 

"Nice figure, sighting.. maybe tomorrow love " I replied recollecting dialogues from a movie I saw recently.

 

"Stop the bakwaas.. I too saw that movie. "

 

"Hehe.. just kidding man.." I told them.".. just asked out of curiosity "

 

"Careful dude..Such curiosities may turn out to be injurious to health " Imraan continued.. "the girl lives in my colony, very decent girl."

My eyes widened as I was getting to know more about her from my best buddy.

"Don't be excited man.. Her dad is not so decent. He is the typical villain-dad that heroines have in Bollywood films"

 

"Leave it man.. I was merely asking " I told

 

The bell rang, students took their seats, teacher entered the class; and everything happened in a splitsecond.

 

"Where is Shah Rukh? Did he leave our school?" I asked Rahul

 

"No way... he got admission here. He probably started bunking from day one"

 

Classes were going on. I couldn't help looking at her..

 

"What is her name? " I asked Imraan.

 

"You still on that? Okay..Shruti.. that is her name "

 

"Shruti... " I whispered to myself..