Dear Bestie..( Completed)

Chapter #5

  It was the PT period ...

I was in my annual day dance rehearsals... When I was on my way to the class after the practice , there was a chaos around the corridor...

  Did you call his parents ...?

He is staying in his relative's house it seems...!!!

So much of blood...!!! Poor child...!

I heard the pity voices while crossing the little crowd...

Out of curiosity, I just peeped inside the crowd.. 

The next instance , I pierced the crowd to reach him...

  He was sitting on the bench , leaning over my teacher..

His head was bleeding heavily where my teacher was trying to control the gush of blood by pressing it with a cloth... His knees were bruising .. His knuckles were badly scratched  ,again it started to ooze..

" Shravan.... What happened...?"

I inquired , worriedly noticing his teary eyes.. 

He saw me in such a way that he was injured badly.. His eyes started to pour down and his soft sob turned to a mere cry...

" Don't cry shravan..."

  Involuntarily , I wiped of his tears. For no reason , my throat chocked..my eyes sprung up with tears in a wink...

I sat near him and started to blow the air over his knees softly...

" Is it paining badly ...?"

  I began to sob as he nod - yes...

  As some one had brought the first aid kit , my teacher began to dress up the wounds..

I  grasped his hands in a mere support ... Once he was settled down , the teacher made him to sleep in the sick room..

" Now ...who will be with shravan to take care of him until his guardian comes.. "

  My teacher asked overlooking our class students...

" I can  ... I will take care of him ma'am .."

I said before anyone else...

My teacher saw me in disbelief..

" Suman... ?! Are you sure?"

She wanted to know it for sure as she knew my cold war with Shravan..

I nodded firm...

With a little smile ,she went to meet the principal..

Already the office attendant was sent to Divya akka ' s house to  intimate about Shravan...Soon someone would come to pick him up...

I  saw Shravan' s face that reminded me a harmless baby...He was sleeping quietly ..  I took off his spectacles and was feeling bad to see his swollen eyes.. The tear that ran down his cheeks had made a mark as it got dried..   His blood soaked uniform had   created a melancholy in me...

  Suman... How bad you were to him.. ?! look at him ... He's not less than an innocent child.. after all , his parents are not going good for some reason and he's staying away from them... Think off his mind..  he is of your age who needs the parents love and warmth.. 

And , what you have done to him... You have treated him like a poor creature..  still , he never complained about you to anyone... He's trying to fix everything with you...

Shame on you girl... !!!

  My mind questioned me that made me to feel guilty...

   Shravan... We are friends... Best friends...!!!!!