Mr.Not-So-Perfect

Chapter 15

"Ravvs, I think I'm gonna be sick", I said while pacing around.

"First of all, be still then take deep breaths and calm down", Ravvs suggested.

I tried taking deep breaths but it isn't enough for me to calm my nerves.

"I-I can't", I whispered and I was not talking about calming myself down.

"You can", shouted Ravvs, Evan and Advay in unison for the-I'm sorry I lost the count so let's just say nth time.

Right now, I'm tense, nervous, anxious and feeling a whole bunch of other emotions, which aren't helping my case, just by remembering the competition I have to take part in less than thirty minutes. I'm not ready for this. Sure, I've practiced but the real question here is 'whether is it enough for to win over Cherry?'

I don't think so.

When I, by mistake, wondered these thoughts aloud, my friends immediately dragged me here, to an empty classroom, and started their prep talk about how I should have faith in myself, blah, blah.... Easier said than done, guys. Anyways, who said that I don't I have faith in myself, I'm absolutely positive that I'm gonna lose.

"Aadhya, please just sit down and relax", Ravvs pleaded.

"Relax? How can I relax when I know that in just few minutes I'm gonna let all of us down and get humiliated in front of so many people", I shouted.

"You don't know that for sure. It's just a possibility", Ravvs shrugged.

I gave her an are-you-serious look.

"Guys, a little help here would be great" she looked at the boys, who were busy enjoying our argument like it's a TV show. Idiots. When none of them responded, Ravvs casted a glare in Evan's direction and he got up in an instant.

"Aadhya, I'm not gonna give you false hopes because nobody knows what happens but I'm gonna tell one thing, no matter what happens we'll always be there for you and we all will face the consequences together, okay?", Evan assured me with a side hug.

"Now, that's like my boyfriend", Ravvs cooed patting Evan's hair like a master would do to its pet. Evan shrugged her hand off of his head and glared at her.

"Okay, let's go. Competition is about to start", Ravvs said ignoring Evan.

"You are gonna do great and will make us proud", she continued and gave me hug. Evan did the same and they both went ahead arguing about silly things, like they always do, leaving me and Advay alone in the room, knowingly I think.

"Don't worry. Just do your best", Advay advised standing in front of me. I nodded.

After that fiasco of Advay leaving me, I decided to take Ravv's advice and asked Evan to help me. At first, he was reluctant but with a little motivation (or you call them threats) from Ravvs he agreed. We made a plan to trap Advay into doing nothing except helping me practice. It was a mess at first but then at the end we succeeded.

So, yesterday we practiced and practiced and practiced and- well you get the point.

"Best of luck", Advay said taking my hand into his giving it an assurance squeeze gently.

When his hand came into contact with mine I felt a surge of electricity pass through me and it felt like sparks erupted everywhere around us.

Nope, just kidding. All these things happen only in movies and books and this is reality people but I did felt something weird in my stomach, maybe due to nervousness. I brushed it off.