Friendship Cause Heartbreaks Too

Chapter - 21

The admission procedure for the new school was done. Though, the result of my sophomore year wasn't out yet, but the admission was based on the entrance exam.
I scored required marks and the admission was allowed.

It was a whole new world for me. I was a complete mess and didn't know what to do, how to dress, how to behave, how to make new friends, or anything.

I just knew being there was the last thing I wanted to do. But I had to go. Dad dropped me off there, on the first day.

It went okay. I don't even remember it. But the only good thing was I knew Sanya was going to that school too. So I looked for her.

The moment we met, she hugged me. And then only did I feel relaxed.

Sanya and I had the same subjects, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Literature, PE. Vickie had the same too, except Maths, she chose Biology over it.

And Vickie was coming to the same school too, but when I asked her "when?" she said maybe after a week or she won't even attend the school.

She'll be a 'non-attending' student. Coming to school only to take exams.

I was sad, but that was her decision. So I didn't say anything. It was her choice.

Even after being completely aware of all the negative things about her, or what she was doing, the moment I stepped in a new place and felt scared, I turned to Vickie.

That fear was too much for me. I didn't want to get separated from her, for anything. Even if I had to endure some things that I absolutely hated, I just wanted her to be with me.

I started sitting with Sanya. We tried to adjust to the newness. I met some new people.

There was this girl. Though she was new too, but it didn't seem like that. She was so talkative that she was talking to every person, laughing and cracking jokes. I wondered if she even missed her old school.

But maybe not everybody was a scaredy cat like me. And they actually knew how to live in the moment, in the present.

Her name is Preeti. And even though I noticed her, I didn't make any effort to talk to her or get to know her.

I even met some of my childhood friends who were with me in third or fourth grade.
I didn't talk to them too. One of them even came to me and asked if I'm the same person. I smiled at her and confirmed her doubt.

It felt good to have your old friends recognise you. But after that, I never talked to her. I was very hesitant to do so.
She was always with her friends. And I didn't want to make a fool of myself.

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We started getting used to everything. We'd take classes and in the lunch break, Sanya and I would go to Vickie and have lunch together.

We'd discuss about our day and everything else.

Along with that, we were supposed to take extra tuitions for these subjects too. For other competitive or entrance exams. To learn new tips and tricks about solving the question paper in the given time, etc.

Vickie had already chosen and started to go there. And she told me to choose the same coaching center.

I did. For physics and Chemistry.
So overall, we were together in the school and on the coaching center too.