The 7 Signs

Chapter 5

Day 6 22nd April (Tuesday)

I will try to enthrall my readers by today's incidents. In the stoppage when I met with Charboda he was tensed.

"Why are you worried today, thinking about the case?" I asked.

"No! - I have – actually fever!" he said coughing badly.

"Then why come to school today! You should take rest." I suggested.

"Mom tried to stop me but I didn't! I need to finish this case!" He said.

"We still have time Nikhil!" I answered. 

We sat in the bus when it came to our stoppage; he was coughing badly then drank some warm water from his water bottle.

"How did you get so cold suddenly?" I asked.

"I was thinking about it (The Case) whole night and now I am feeling sleepy.." He said.

"Oh god!" I laughed.

"I think my head is spinning, I should have taken insulin doses..." He mumbled to himself.

"The what?...." I asked.

"Nothing!" He said quickly.

We sat silently in the bus and both of us didn't spoke a word. Charboda's condition started worsening. When we entered our class room Charboda walked a few steps and fainted.We all were shocked, someone mocked was he poisoned? Iignored them and tried to wake him up. He was mumbling something. Before I could do something the staff took me aside and started lifting him up. They took time to lift him up (Cause he was fat) and took him to the clinic. Today there was no computer period.

After sometime teacher told that Charboda was sent to his home. I felt a sudden shock, how could I be able to solve the case without Charboda's help. I foolishly tried to ask one of the suspects about 12th and went to Punnit and asked him what they were doing when they went to bunk the classes. I asked him in a casual tone so that he wouldn't suspect me. He said that the representative caught them in the middle and scolded them. When I asked who it was then he replied that it was 'Mukesh Sir'.

According to my classmates, Mukesh Sir was the second strictest teacher in the campus. Every student whether of class V or XII were scared of him. His character was as difficult as Adolf Hitler and was very strict to those who created indiscipline. Now, a question appeared in my mind. How could I ask him about the class bunkers?

When it was break, I tried to consult him by standing outside his office and waiting for the permission to enter.  Some of my class mates when passed looked at me as I was being punished by him. Well, you know what happened!

I couldn't meet him because he was busy in some meeting. Well, he too was the representative of school. In our extraordinary school Representatives are ranked higher than the principal.

In terms of being busy! These people are the busiest of all teachers. Let me tell you why!

Their work carry complain of students of particular section to the principal. They also maintain the discipline of the section.

So, our class's representative was Mr. Shyam Mukesh also called as Mukesh Sir.

Well, when the break ended I went to the bathroom to check any change in the signs. But, to my surprise or convenience I observed nothing.

As the minutes passed without Charboda, I felt isolated and hollow. Without him I felt like the same weak and innocent boy who even can get scared of butterflies, ghosts are far....far away from it.

When the second last period ended suddenly there was an appearance of Mukesh sir but he went away.

When I was sitting on my bench I notice someone watching me. When I turned my head towards the face it turned away.

By seeing the length of hair I came to know that it was a girl. Then it slowly turned it towards me to see I was watching her or not.

As she came to know that I was watching she hid her face from me.

But, I recognized her, she was Ankita...

Last period ended with the bell, and We all ran towards our buses.

My Whole life I was thinking of getting a Girl as a Friend or maybe as Girlfriend. But I never got a chance, but maybe this time I got something.....

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