Happily Ever After- 2

-Day One-

"On our way, Vivaan told me how life at Ravenwood was. Like every day-school we had classes till 1:30, after which we proceeded for lunch, followed by the rest hour. At 4, we had hobby classes where we had a variety of options to choose from. We had gym/sports at 6 which was usually followed by leisure. After dinner at 8:30, we would be sent back to hostel to do whatever we wanted to do. The curfew time was 10 p.m. which meant lights off and doors closed. And that was pretty much it about a usual day at Ravenwood. Other than that, we would have plays or events at the Amphitheatre often. We were allowed to use our phones only for 2 hours on a Sunday. Life seemed pretty sorted at the school but was it really? I had to wait to find that out.

I had been allotted a room with Vivaan and 2 others. He was the President of the School Council. It seemed like a fun job.

After a nearly 8-hour journey, we finally reached the school. I called aunty to inform her that I had reached safely. Vivaan also informed his parents. Then, we went to the Administrative Block as instructed. After registering for me, they asked us leave our stuff in the waiting area and that it would be transferred to our room. They asked us to get dinner since they'd be closing soon. We took our dinner and proceed to the Boys' Hostel. All our stuff was already kept near our beds.

The dorm room was a quite big one with two single beds on either sides. We had an attached bathroom along with changing room. It was a comfortable space. Vivaan and I had our beds on one side, Matthew and Anirudh on the other. Matthew was a crazy, happy guy and so was Anirudh. Both of them were best friends since 7th grade. They were inseparable.

I started packing some essential stuff like nightwear and the few other clothes. Since the next day was Sunday, I would have enough time to settle my stuff. Vivaan, Anirudh and Matthew promised to help me out with unpacking and also give me a tour around the school. Lights for out at 10 and the warden asked us to go sleep.

The next day, I woke up at 7, freshened up and took a bath. After breakfast, I started with unpacking my clothes while the guys sorted out my boxes full of coursebooks and my belongings and other stuff. After a tiring job of setting on my stuff, we decided to take some rest. We were woken up by Abeer. All of us went to the dining hall for lunch. Abeer was Vivaan's friend. He was the Secretary of the School Council. Later Matt and Anirudh went back to the room since they had some work to do. Abeer and Vivaan decided to give me a tour.

I collected my uniform from the store and filled some necessary details at the Administrative Office in the evening, before dinner. I talked to Reena aunty, turned my phone in to the warden and went in for dinner. We celebrated Dussehra in the campus, in the evening.

October 9, that was the day when the second term at Ravenwood International began. My first day. We got up and got ready for school. After breakfast, we had home room. I went to my class and the boys to theirs. They were from Commerce and I from Humanities. And again I was all by myself in this crowd.

I went into the class and start on the first seat I found empty. Front seat of the second row from the window. That became my abode until I left Ravenwood. After 5 minutes, a very cheerful lady who would've been around her forties, entered into the class. She was very lively and had a very positive vibe around her. She introduced herself as Mrs Surekha, who was our class teacher and would be teaching as Political Science. She asked us all the new kids to stand up and introduce ourselves. There are four of us and we all had the different reasons to join Ravenwood. Next up, she gave us a form to fill. First, we had to choose a society which we wanted to be a part of during Home-Room. I chose the Debating Society. The next choice was a sport and I decided to take badminton. I really wasn't very athletic but since it was compulsory I had no choice. The last choice was for a hobby. I chose dance. She instructed us about some other things like the new board pattern, the pre-boards schedule, the board practical exams and all that. Then we began studying Political Science. Next class was Economics where our teacher Mrs Joshi taught us some numericals. Next came in Ms Hina, our English teacher. I had heard from some kids that she could be very difficult sometimes and everyone was afraid of her. She was a very nice teacher though. She also talked to us new kids. That was when I came to know that she was the Academic Coordinator of Grade 11 and 12. She told us to report to her office if we faced any problem. Then, the next was my favourite class, History. Our teacher gave us project topics for the practical exam and gave some explanation about it. And after that, we were done for the day.

At 4 pm, it was time for hobby classes. Matt and I were in dance together, so we went there after changing into some comfy clothes. It was a fun activity. We did Bollywood for the first day. After some 75 minutes of a mad dancing session, we went to change for sports. Anirudh and I had opted for Badminton. He lead me to the court where the coach taught us some basics and we did wall practice.

All this may look really less in words but in reality, it was too much for me. I was so tired that I couldn't even walk to the dorm. Thankfully, I had Ani to my rescue. My first day at Ravenwood was very tiring.

It was nothing extraordinary. Schools all around the world are boring but later, when we look back at it, we realise it was the only time when we were really happy.

I was very tired after dinner, so I just laid down on my bed and didn't realise when I fell asleep."

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The boarding school journey has begun. What all will come by? What all will be faced by Arjun? Let's wait and watch!
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