Loving thy Enemy

Loving thy enemy 1

chapter 1

"Anvi...!!! Get up right now" a voice yelled. "Ouch" , I yelled as I felt a sharp sting down my ankle..

"Wat da hell was dat??" I thought tryin to rub the pain off.

Of course..who else could it be, but my beloved Mother standing by the edge of my bed with a cane in hand.. "Did u seriously have to do that mom ??" I asked.. tryin to wipe the sleep outta my eyes..

"look at da time..its 6.30!! and ur still sleeping? Girls should wake up before the sun rises..! don't you have to study?" She said as she started opening up the windows .

"mom!!" I yelled.. "I slept at 3 last night. plz let me sleep some more" I pleaded as I tried to wrap the blanket around me once again..

"no ways! I didn't ask u stay up, u did it by choice and that counts as nothing!' she yelled as she walked back to the kitchen.

And I dragged myself out of the bed to face this new day.

I entered the washroom and stared at the mirror. My eyes red, deep with sleep ,hair all tangled up and my face looked pale .

My names Anvesha i.e. Anvi. Im 17 and I probably have the most un-cool mom and the most coolest frnds.

Life's all hunky-dory for me. Good marks, responsible, obedient.. evry word used to describe miss.goody-two-shoes could be used for me as well. Tho im quiet most of the times, it's the opposite with mom. We have yellin matches almost evry morning. *sigh my boring life.*

Im a big time music freak and well football is my life. Though I fail to understand why south indians have an aversion to gals wearing jerseys nd shorts playin football wid da guys.

As I splashed water on my face I heard my cell ringing. "damn" I yelled as I ran back to my room to take da call b4 mom came to giv anoder lecture abt using "loud, noisy" songs as my ringtone.

Picked up da cell wid my very wet hands nd realised it ws frm my nerdy frnd in college. Probably to ask me sum doubt related to rotational dynamics. I went back to hav a bath but not b4 sending her a msg dat I havnt yet dun all da 300 probs in da buk..so she shudnt call me again..!!

I washed up and quickly put on a white t-shirt and black shorts. I could almost hear my bro snoring in the other room as I tried to detangle my hair. He being a boy ofcourse needn't wake up befor the "sun rises' !!

I then grabbed my black hoodie and put on my sneakers as I yelled at da same time "mom im going for a walk ".. I distinctly heard her mumbling something on the lines of "not walking... chatting...too many frnds .. getting spoilt.."

I then ran outta da door before mom could start with my list of daily chores! I heaved a sigh of relief as I quietly shut the main door. As I walked down the stairs I heard a male voice "y da sad face anvi ?" as I felt sumone tug on my plait.. turning around I found my best friend Adi..

"why do u even ask adi, the usual!.. I replied with a sigh..!

"courtesy ! anvi"... he replied with an impish grin on his face. Aditya aka Adi was my best frnd in da building. We knew each other since we were small kids and that frndship has lasted a long way.

"so wats da plan for today..? cleaning the whole attic or sweeping the whole flat huh??" He asked as we walked down the stairs.

"dunno yaar..i left before she could even assign me da stuff..!"

By then we had come out of the bldg and reached our gangs fav spot "the circle" . I know it's a real weird name and its actually the centre portion of our society . surrounding it were the 5 bldgs of our society. "nice..so our gang planned for a movie tday..wanna join..?" he asked.

"you know the answer adi..she wont allow me!"

"who wont allow?" I heard someone ask..

Thats wen I spotted my next best friend aka adi's sister nuha walking towards us.. Chewing gum with a happy expression on face.. "trust her to look so happy at 7 on a Monday morning!" I groaned.

"hey nuha.. jake's gone..?" jake was her bf and an old chilhood friend of mine.. thay had been togedr since 3 yrs..and couldn't deserve anyone better.!! He studied in Pune bt returnd on weekends to spend time wid his family nd friends ofcourse.

" Yeah.. left fr pune dis morning." she replied

"nuha..i was just asking anvi to join us for the movie.." adi said.

"yup..u should totally come! Wel shop at da new stores too! I jst heard of a season end sale at Mango! Your wardrobe needs a makeover too" she said as she looked at my clothes in distaste..

"dude wat da hell is wrong with my clothes..??I just bought them last month!!

"off plzz..ur wearin a hoodie..?? and dat too black? U r no goth queen.. u shud srsly wear sumthin more feminine.. wat abt a summer dress..?? nd throw away these shorts for heavensake..!! she said as she looked over her perfectly manicured nails.

"firstly its not summer.. nd I luv my hoodies..!! " I cried..!

"yaa.. even I love hoodies..they r comfy! " Adi explained while I gave him a thumbs up. "ugghh u ppl hav no dressing sense..! she said walking away.

" who needs it nyways ??!" we yelled after her! :p

"chal I gotta go Adi. I wont be surprised if mom has olrdy filed a missing persons report for me! Byee..!" i sai as i patted his back nd walked back to my bldg.

"anvesha.!! Wait a min..!" I heard Adi yell. As he reached me I asked "u neva call me anvesha..wat do ya want..?

"uhmm remember mr.verma's flat on the 5th floor?" He asked suddenly finding the old broken swing in our bldg park real interesting.

"yaa... so??" I probed on.

"Its bin empty since a year.. well a frnd of mine is coming here with his family to live der. I have the keys and stuff. And since I wont be here could u plzz help him if he needs anything..! I mean its not that hes troublesome or nytin..bt he may gt confused wid da society rules.." he sed using his famous puppy dog eyes trick.! He knew I hated strangers , coz I never knew what 2 expect from them.

"But Where the hell are u going but? I mean only the movie plan right?" I asked.

"u forgot again??? Remember I have to go to my chachi's place after that? Some pooja wich I cant miss." He said.

"Hmm..yeah ok fine! When wil he be coming?" I asked.

"By this afternoon!" He replied.