High school sweethearts... (#Wattys2017)

That One Year -III

Chapter -47

(That One Year –III)

“What ???? Don’t say that…” I was astonished hearing John.

“But how and when? You dint even say us, you are such an idiot.” Din shouted and tried to grab John’s throat.

“It happened yesterday Bro!!!” John said and was trying to get rid of that tight grip of Din.

“Then what about Nan?” I asked.

“I like Nan, and even Suhitha.” John said.

“That’s so cheap, you rascal choose only one.” Din shouted.

“Actually, I was talking with Suhitha from quite a few days in Yahoo messenger and recently we even exchanged our phone numbers. And it’s yesterday she said that she loves me.”

“What did you say?” Din asked with his eyes out.

“For now I dint say anything, I just said that I like her too.” John replied.

“Finally you are in a relationship then?” I winked and asked John.

“No Aj, I am not in any relationship. I miss Nan a lot she is not just talking with like Nisha not talking with you. I want to talk with her once and want to know the reason, why is she reluctant to speak with me?.”

“Still you dint say that you were talking with Suhitha.” Din said with a smirk.

“But how did you change Suhitha bro? She is a head strong girl, right?” I asked John, chuckling.

“She changed a lot, now please don’t make fun of her”  John said.

“Then what about Nan?” Din started to tease John.

 “Leave about this now guys, I heard that yesterday I missed an action episode?” John said giggling.

My face turn red at once.

“Why don’t you leave Nisha and say yes to Swetha” John said with continuous chuckling.

I searched around to grad something and found a water bottle, I tossed water on John’s face and said “Shut Up.”

“Oh my Dog, you are going to get very badly from me now Aj……!!!” John said and started running behind me.

I ran out of the class room, to save myself from that bottle of water.

As I reached out of the class room I   hit myself with “Chimpu”( According to SRE “Selling of Rotten Education” Scheme in order to maintain high control on students each class has got a class in charge “watchdog” who will control the class in the absence of lecturers.) We named our class watchdog as Chimpu.

John came running behind me and tossed the water, which made Chimpu all wet.

(Caution: This action sequence is performed by nerds, please don’t try this at any college.)

                This action sequence resulted in making us stand all the day in principal’s office.

“So what did you decide? Nan or Suhitha?” I asked john while standing in front of principal’s room.

“Shut up, principal will throw us out of the college if he see us talking.”

“Leave him bro..! You tell.”

“Nan is completely in my heart and I just want to talk with her once.”

“Okay John , all the best.”

“What about you Aj, how will you parry your Girl friend Swetha and your 10 big brothers?”

“Shut up, you Idiot. I have a plan, I will stay in college till 7.00 pm i.e for 2 extra hours and then leave home so that I will be away from both.

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Ten days passed and I have never got into college bus. Din as usually suffered to travel in public transport along with me.

I thought to wait till 7 as like every day, but Din was absent and even it was raining heavily, so I decided to take college bus.

 I walked hiding myself under every single tree or a mob of students and finally reached the college bus stop.

I got into my bus and took a window seat. I closed the window immediately as it was pouring down heavily. Bus windows were completely filled with fog and I could notice someone standing out in the rain. I felt it’s none of my business to see initially but later on after 15 minutes some curiousness inside made me to rub the bus windows with hand and lookout side.

For a moment I was speechless, Swetha!!! My mind shouted. I have never seen a girl so stubborn in love. I guess she was for me from past 10 days. While I was still thinking bus started to move and fog formed on the window again. I was cursing myself for hurting a girls feelings thinking so I immediately walked to the driver’s seat and requested him to stop the bus.

        After keeping the first step out of the bus I was completely wet. I walked towards Swetha while she was still standing in the same place.

“Swetha.! Are you waiting for me?” I felt that was a stupid question still asked as I do not know how to start a conversation with her.

“No AJ, I am waiting for the Titanic ship, which is estimated to arrive any time by now.”

I smiled.

“Smile Aj, You think I am a comedian right? You cant even see my tears right? I think rain is washing them regularly as it never want me to shed a tear.” She said looking up into the sky.

I was afraid to smile now.

“Aj ,Do you even know how I was waiting for you from past 10 days, I don’t understand your problem Aj, what I have on you is not infatuation, its pure love. I cross checked myself 1000 times a day and every time it was clear that I loved you. I am going mad thinking of you all the time.”

“What’s wrong with me? Be my friend Aj. Try to understand me and then we can be in a relation.”

 I smiled again and turned away from her but this smile was out of pain.

                                        To be continued …………