Apologies & A Birthday Part - I

Chapter 11

Apologies & A Birthday Part - I

I wonder what's wrong. I wonder what happened. I wonder why it happened. I just hope it goes away. Why is life dull without her! It sucks that she's always infront of my eyes but we never are. I look into her eyes and I crave for her but I don't know why I saw it unrighteous to apologize. My heart was dying to be with her but my conscience knew it was wrong. Kesha, she saw me every day looking at her, knowing I missed her like hell but she had no courtesy to feel it. The problem was with me. I should have been more like her than being me. While Taral in her best way, begged me that she could talk with her about this. There was no meaning in it if Kesha didn't wanted to approach me by herself. All she wanted was to look me in the eye and stab me in the heart. Everyday of the week. Even on the Heavenly Sundays, she managed to do it easily. I saw my confidence collapse when I see her roaming around in pajamas with her hairs wet. To worsen it, she looked the cutest in them. I loved the Sunday morning tuition for one reason and that too was damned! Sometimes I felt like she was doing it on purpose. Bollywood, much!

The Cold days were started. The morning grew harder. Less sleep at night and early school in the morning made it worst for me. I applied for a short leave at school but the principal said I could only be given a leave if I die. That was so rude! Maybe I was the most undisciplined student in the school and maybe I have plotted to murder him before but that was Horribly rude! Anyways, that meant I had to see her no matter what my choice was. I tried staying away from her as much as I could, I even tried to stay hidden in my class during recess but no matter what, she would always see me and I would always her. If this would have happened before, I would have been the happiest person alive but now is the time I want to stop myself from seeing her. Only that could help me stop loving her. Okay, I don't want to stop loving her. I wish it was possible! but atleast I need to hold enough to keep myself together.

           ~

‘It’s her Birthday tomorrow.’ Jaimin said pointing Kesha who was waiting in the queue with Taral.

‘I know. I was waiting for this day from the day I was born...’ I said Sarcastically.

‘So, you are gonna talk to her, right?’ Asked Jaimin. God! why can’t he understand a bit of sarcasm.

‘No! you do that.’ I said a little aggressively.

‘I want you to wish her. She wants you to wish her.’ Taral sat down with her favorite item, Mendu Vadas. Actually, mine too.

‘I’m not gonna do that. And all she wants is to see me miserable. I'm not gonna be that either.’

‘Do it for me!’ She said with a puppy face.

‘Don’t you do that with me! I’m not going to talk to her. Besides If she wanted me to wish her, she would have atleast talked to me after she returned. Did she?'

'No, She didn't. But did you? Did you go to her? Have you thought that maybe she was embarrassed enough to start a conversation with you again?

'Yes. She's totally right' Jaimin added.

'Okay great! Now both of my best friends will force me to talk to a girl, I introduced to them. Why? because I'm the biggest loser Alive.’

‘Why are you acting like you don't care? You know you love her! I can't believe you are the same person who came to me, begging me to make her sit infront of your table at the canteen so you can see her during break and hear her chatting nonsense and though we both knew how cheap that idea was, you did that! I did that! And all Because you loved her. And I know you still do. Why is your ego bothering you now! ’

‘Because she is acting like a B...bitch! The girl I loved smiled at me whenever I looked at her. She used to talk with me with the sweetest words I could think of! She used to hold my hand unknowingly in the theatre! And even at the worst times, she picked my calls. She understood that I needed her. And now, she’s acting like she’s not the same person anymore!’

‘And so are you! I don't know why do I try convincing you everytime. Go to hell!’ she said and left in a storm. Why does she have to do it in school canteen? People start looking at you like you just murdered someone. I walked from the place like I really did murdered someone. I knew where she was. I raced to the basketball court. No matter how much a girl seems to be typical, there are few things you know that never changes. She was hurt, she was mad. She used to be there sitting on the highest line, Under the shade of the greenest tree burying her complains.

‘Look I’m sorry! I’ll talk to her. I’ll wish her her birthday but that would be it. I Will not ask her why she didn't took my calls and I will not talk to her ever after that! Promise me you won’t ask me anything more.’ I said approaching towards her. .

'Don't do it. It's okay. I should have not forced you.' she Looked away.

'I said I was sorry! Now can you please look at me and tell me you're fine?' I Said apologizing. I don’t know how Kesha became so important to her in such a short time? How can I ask that! Silly me!

'I'm not fine. Finally after a long time, I see everyone back together. I don't want you to break our gang again. You brought her to me, made her close to me and now you want us to leave her because you don’t want to clear your problems with her!'

'I'm going to talk to her. I said that, didn't I? '

'But do you want to? '

'Are you kidding me? I want to be the first person to wish her on her birthday for the rest of my life. But not like this. Not if she doesn't want me to. I’m not going to force her into anything again. I know what it leads to.'

'She wants you to talk to her. You know that she does ' she said in a deepened voice. It gave me chills!

'I hope so.' I said. 'Come on now, you left empty stomach. We need something for you that you can eat in the class. Break is almost over. '

'Okay but you're gonna pay for both. The food that got wasted because of you and the packets you'll make me eat now.'

'Okay! You know what, Someday I'll just buy the whole canteen for you so you won't have to bother ever again.’

'Oh I wish you were a man of your words!' she mocked.

'and i’m Glad I’m not. ' I laughed.

The time started moving slow. I was glad, excited but to the truth, I was mostly nervous. I was practicing my speech at one moment, other moment I was reconsidering whether I should or should not approach her. Yes or no, deciding this simple thing and it took my whole day. I suddenly see myself standing in the lobby. My eyes at her. She’s wearing no uniform today. It’s her birthday. Her eyes are covered with black mascara, her face whiter than it ever is.  Rays of sunlight shined even more wherever she kept her feet. She has this expensive skirt on and the turquoise top on her makes it impossible to not notice how beautiful she looks today. Be it her beauty or she herself, I've forgiven her already. I’m wanting her back. I no longer see what's between us! I want to apologize to her. I want to tell her that she can or cannot love me and I’m okay with that. Finally she’s near. She is not looking at me but she knows i’m here. She’s trying to ignore me. I am growing weak every step she takes closer. I’m shivering now. My hands are not responding. She’s right on my side, passing, going, out of my sight now and I've lost all my senses. Other than my hand that still feels warm. I look towards it only to realize i’m holding her hand. I've stopped her. she didn't unhold. she hasn't slapped me. Her hair are falling back as she’s turning towards me with hesitation and as she looks at me, I notice the glowing tear on her milky white cheeks. I raise a hand to wipe it but she stops me.

Still holding the grip tight she asked me. ‘What?’

‘What..what?’ I replied in a confused voice with a terrible concern. The tear on her face was stabbing me like a frozen piece of ice in my chest!

‘What do you want?’

‘I..want to wish you, I guess!’ I Joked. Damn, Why am I so Stupid!

‘’Oh did you remember it or seeing me in this dress reminds you that there is someone you know you haven't talked with since what? ever? ’ she was angry. She had to be. She had all the rights. Damn! She was looking like a goddess! I didn't wanted to argue with her but I couldn't help it.

‘what? Of course I remember. and do you remember there is a person named Karthik who’s been trying to apologize to you since that day in CCD. Did you pick any of my calls?’

‘what calls? You did not made any calls!’

‘I called you Everyday! Texted you a million times and you never replied!’

‘if you really did called me, why didn't you came to meet me after I returned. Why didn't you asked me have I received any of your texts ? why did you ignored me?’

‘Ignored you? You stared at me like I was the first name on your hit list!

‘No! You were the one who looked away when I smiled at you.’

‘you never smiled at me!’

‘Of course I Did! why would I lie?’

‘Because you didn't! And whatever! Why the hell you didn't pick any of my calls. why did you switched your phone off?’

‘I lost my phone the 5th day I went to Diu! All my contacts with it.’

‘wh...where? ‘

‘on the beach!’

‘ho .. how?

‘Must have slipped out of my pocket’

‘why?’

‘Why? I don’t know why! It just slipped out!’

‘I mean..what! I meant what! I’m so sorry I thought you were Ignoring me!’

‘why in the world would I do that?’ She cutely asked. Damn. A sad cute girl is the best combination in the world.

‘Because I forced you. I forced you to answer me why don't you love me and I’m sorry about that. I have to apologize. I was stupid to be furious about you not replying back.’

‘I am sorry too. I think I overreacted at the Cafe.’

‘No it was my fault.’ I apologized. ‘ but why didn't you see the one I sent on Facebook then? I inboxed you in it.’

‘Oh. I haven't checked my Facebook since I was here last time . I guess that’s my fault. but i’ll love to read that apology letter.’ she mocked.

'Why? You don't trust me?'

'See this is what I hate about you. Always acting like a suspicious bitch! Oh god I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have said that. 'she giggled. God, it was such a relief seeing her smile again.

‘Sorry!'. I smiled. ‘uhh..Come with me. let’s bunk the remaining class. tell Taral, she’s coming with us. and I’ll tell Jaimin.’

‘Ah.. No! I don't think bunking school on my birthday makes up to my values!’

‘Oh, Fuck your values yaar! We gotta Go!’ came Running Taral from the back of the library door.

‘You were Spying on us?’ I Stared at her.

‘Not ‘Us’ , I was spying on you! I thought you would never talk to her. Come on now Kesha, we gotta run before anyone sees us.’’

‘But...’ Kesha hesitated as Taral dragged her to the class and brought their bags. I ran to our class and got my bag. I had something in mind. I knew how to make it up to her but that needed a lone place. No disturbers, no spies, no rumour bags, Just us. We bunked out the school. There were many places in the city named bunker’s point, lover’s point, suicide points to get that but we had our own place. Yes we did not own it but Taral did. Her dad's farm house. It lied a few kilometers out of the city. There was a glorious sunset point there. I Promised myself it would be her best birthday ever.

Revealing The Secrets

Chapter 9

Revealing The Secrets

Three weeks went by. I had couple of chats with kesha but none of them acknowledged me of what happened between taral and jaimin. I was a little desperate now but asking her directly was not one of the possibilities. Anyway, 1st Semester examination was a week ahead. I had my own issues.

‘Are you kidding me? you choose to hangout with jaimin and taral all the time, and now you’re half-girlfriend kesha adds on to your group and the worst of all, I come to know it from the rumor bag and you think you can come to me when you want to learn how this Alpha ray scatters? I think I should think before calling you a friend.’ Said Sagar aggressively.

Yeah, Rumor bag! like every school has, we too had a particular person who knew everything about everyone and had no intentions to keep it to herself. For us, it was Nisha. As time passed, facts came to an end and she started spreading rumors. The rest goes as it does. Though sometimes she came with the truth but she already was named rumor bag, and that’s pretty much it.

‘okay look! I’m sorry. Taral was going from a bad time. You know that. I spent all my time being confused and you know I’m crazy about kesha, right? I was hardly getting any time with her and look I’m sorry, Okay! I said it. I’m Sorry!’

for most of the part he was right. I was being a dog. Sagar was on of the best guys I saw coming in my life. Though he was studious, he was smart, Like literally smart. he encouraged me to show my poems to kesha. He was a quite there for me and I was being a jerk. but still the fact stands, he was acting like a pussy!

‘Wow! I expected a crappy explanation from you but yes, that was better. but still you could have told me before.’

‘yeah sorry about that.’

‘I don’t always do that,..Do I?’

‘Crappy explanations? yes! An expert!’

‘whatever. Are you gonna teach me how that ray works or not?’

‘yes!’ he said and words started to faint away slowly as he explained me the rest..

As exams came near, we stopped hearing from kesha. His uncle was a strict little bastard and as kesha wanted to be a cardiologist, she had no option but to study hard. While I was busy going through the books my hands held for the first time in the whole semester, Taral was in ease. God, why’s she so smart? and Jaimin, oh wait, Jaimin had no exams coming because he chose commerce stream. He decided to join his father’s business after they got rich.  It was sunday evening. Exams were starting tomorrow. I tried to freshen up a little. I called everyone to wish a last day luck. Sagar-’Thank you. I hope the same for you’

Kesha - # Nobody picked the call. Obviously.

Jaimin-’ Dude, you need some sleep. I’m in commerce.’

Taral, It was a long call.

‘Hey!’ I said as the clock skipped another hour.

‘Hey! gone through the books?’

‘Not all but quite some.’

‘good. So best of luck.’

‘yeah! same to you.’

‘ok. umm...bye?’ she said after an awkward pause.

‘No actually I was wondering to ask you something.’

‘what?’

‘It might be a little personal! ’

‘you’re gonna ask me even if I say no so skip the bullshit and jump to the question. I have to go to bed.’

‘what happened two years ago that broke you and jaimin? ’

‘ummm..that was not something I was expecting to hear! but that happened because jaimin kissed me without my permission.’

‘WHAT! Jaimin tried to kiss you? that can’t be possible. He seems gay!’

‘No he did...What? how does he look gay to you?’

‘I don’t know. He has a muscular body but he is kind. besides he has six pairs of shoes!’

‘and that makes him gay? wow! you know what, you’re crazy. I’m hanging up. Byee!’

‘Hey wait. Atleast tell me what happened!’

‘Long story short, like you know about it, he wanted to convince me to break up with dixit. I never was convinced. I asked him,

‘why won’t he get fucking lost? so he just said it.’

‘that he loved you?’

‘yes. ’

‘and he kissed you!’

‘no. I mean yes. I told him I was with dixit and I liked jaimin..’

‘you told him you liked him? and he kissed you? that seems normal. I don’t see his fault yet!’ I interrupted.

‘I was saying I liked him as a friend and don’t want to loose him! he kissed me before I could even complete my sentence.’

‘Oh God! that’s a lot to take on my little heart but this story is so funny. I’m literally glad we had this conversation right before the exams. So what next?’

‘I slapped him!’

‘you SLAPPED him? Hahaha!’ I started laughing like a mad person.

‘Okay it looks a little funny now and I get it but I was seriously mad at him back then.’

‘Wow! You never took the modesty to tell this to me before?’

‘you never asked me before.’

‘I was giving you your privacy and how come jaimin never told me?’

‘You and giving privacy? Shut up! and that must be because of that hard slap. I even asked him to never call me back for the rest of my life. he must have been heavily embarrassed.’ she joined me now and we both laughed for the next ten minutes.

‘I think I need to talk to him about all this.’

‘No, keep it between us. It’s been half a year and things have been better. I don’t want it to go wrong again.’

‘but..okay!’ I said.

‘So if this is what you were doing all day I hope you atleast pass!’

‘yeah whatever. I hope you pass!’

‘I will because I don’t start reading a day before exam! anyways, I need to wake up early so bye.’ she said criticizing me.

‘Yeah, okay. Byee. talk to you soon.’ I said ending the conversation.

Wow! I was seventeen, Genuinely more handsome than jaimin, smarter than him, not gay and I was still the guy who is never been kissed. It hurt my Male-ego! Anyways, Physics’ paper was to be given priority from all. I slept watching ‘Die Hard 4’ Instead. ;)

Two weeks passed. Neighbours asked me how did my exam go? It’s weird how our neighbours cares more for our result than our parents do! I, on the  other side kept asking myself the same. ‘How did my exams go?’ who cared! I was like a saint. Marks, grades, I was over it. It’s all virtual. I believed in peace. Yeah, okay! I scored less!

Anyways, i was excited. I spent the last three weeks without having a single sight of the love of my life. Everything seemed so stupid and meaningless without her. I made everyone agree for a movie. Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge. As ever, I reached the place early. I received a text from kesha earlier that day that she wanted to talk. I wondered what happened. maybe her papers went bad. maybe she had some problems. maybe she missed me in the past two weeks that she started to realize that she loved me.. that's just something I fantasize about. I entered the mall. there it was. “Cafe Coffee Day : A Lot Can Happen Over Coffee!” I wish. I pulled the door though it said push. A little Rebel I’m. As I crossed the door, my hectic eyes started searching her everywhere. my eyes rushed over to catch a sight of her so that the warmness of her sight could heaten my frozen heart. There she was. Right on the corner of my eyes. Watching me. And as I turned towards her, the rush inside seemed to ease. her beautiful hairs were covering her face and as I walked towards her she smiled at me tucking behind those beautiful hairs. Skip. Skip. Skip. My heart skipped so many beats I felt dead.

‘Hey’ I said as I sat.

‘Hiee. how are you? Long time na? btw how did the exam go?’

‘God! what’s wrong? why are you so nervous?!’

‘Not nervous, just excited! Haven’t seen you guys in like two weeks.’

‘16 days to be exact.’

‘you were counting?’

‘I was trying. turns out I’m good at mathematics.’ we both laughed.

‘and exam went fine.’ I said. she smiled.

‘so what was that you wanted to talk about?’

‘Oh yes. my mom came to town this week. I guess I’ll be spending the diwali vacation with them in diu. I promised Taral I’ll be with her. So how do I tell her? She’ll be mad at me.’

‘what? I thought we will spend it together. I mean we all. So why in diu?’

‘Oh you don’t know, right? Diu is my hometown. Dad owns a hotel there.’

‘So you’re rich?’

‘Not that rich but yeah. Nobody guesses that, right? I know. My expenses, my Scooty, I’m on a budget. They want me to learn life.’

‘hey I didn't knew that. that’s nice. So now that you’re rich, let’s fall in love!’

‘No but I've read that novel. It’s quite good.’ she giggled.

Damn! she’s just not that into me! and this is what you wanted to ask me? what is wrong with you. I thought you realized you love me..

‘So..I came across a secret.’ I whispered to create some sense of excitement.

‘yeah, tell me?’ she said.

‘Taral slapped jaimin as he kissed her when she was in a relationship with dixit. That was what broke them.’ I said excitedly. Oh I was such a bitch.

‘I know.’ she sighed.

‘what? how? I mean who told you?’ I was surprised.

‘you remember we decided to ask taral? I asked jaimin instead. he told me the entire story.’

‘Oh! you know what, I just lost my respect for him. how can you kiss someone without their permission? I mean yeah, no one talks about giving the permission but you know when to kiss someone!’

‘I don’t see what he did wrong. He loved her and she created the confusion by saying she likes him too but as a friend.’

‘you said the exact same words to me!’ I pointed out in a mild aggression.

‘It was different with us.’

‘care to explain why?’

‘Why do you want to fight over what is past and gone!’

Past and Gone? was that my love for her after all? was that all I ever proved? Past and gone!

‘I don’t want to.’ I said.

‘Okay so don’t.’

‘but why are you backing jaimin on this?’

‘so you seriously want to fight with me, right karthik?’

‘I just want to know you better.’ I said sarcastically.

‘okay. for instance, I’m Jaimin and you’re Taral. I loved you from last 8 years. yeah, eight years. and the years that consist of the time when no one had an idea what does people meant when they said they loved each other. from the time when spelling love was the hardest thing to do in love! won’t you love someone back who loves you that much?’

That’s just bullshit! children always say they love this and they love that. That doesn't mean the bullshit’s true. what’s wrong with this girl?

‘Would you love me back if I love you for the next Eight years?’

‘Why do you have to bring us in every conversation?’

‘because I love you!’

‘but I don’t! what do I have to do to make you understand that?’

‘tell me why? why don’t you love me?’

‘I just don’t! I don’t seem to have an answer for that. I just don’t.'

she walked away from me. I knew I had crossed the limits. I did the exact same thing I cursed jaimin for. I forced her! I was so sorry. I wish I had enough courage to apologize to her. she didn’t waited for the movie. Answering taral and jaimin was hard but the hardest part was to watch that movie alone. For the first time in my life, I was at a theater, watching a movie and not really watching it. I knew a day would come when this would happen but not like this. the reason I would not be watching should have been different. Very different.

A Short Memory, A Big Secret!

Chapter 8

A Short Memory, A Big Secret!

It was Sunday’s evening by now and taral was finally out of her grief.

Maybe not but she was smiling and that was enough. The girl who brought that smile back was but the same girl who took mine a couple of hours ago telling me to go fuck off! Yes of course, she didn’t said that but her words meant same to me. But hey, Girls are stupid! they don’t know what the say! I tried to convince myself. Taral had ordered some pizzas and we had a great time being all of us together after a long time. A Full - Fat dinner later, kesha pulled me to the balcony.

‘So what did exactly happened between taral and jaimin?’

‘what? does it matter now?’

‘taral told me she loved it when jaimin took his call and came running without being pissed for everything that happened before. I just wanna know what happened!’ She said.

‘You can ask taral then.’

‘yes I did! She told me they both had a fight. why? because of dixit. why? because he was her boyfriend. that’s it! I don’t understand how?’’

she said.  ‘Nevermind, don’t tell me.’ slowly turning away from me.

‘It was two months due for our Standard 10th board exams and Schools were quiet over. Only few of us went to school after the courses were completed. some mates didn’t come school to study at home, some didn’t to sleep at home.’ I narrated.

she quickly turned back, sat near me and stared at me asking me to continue. Butterflies in my belly!

‘I entered the line of latecomers waiting to get their late Notes with jaimin. from the beginning of the time, I had this Strange habit to be late at each and every day of the school! I would have made the AIEEE books look smaller than the collections of the notes from principal Shouting “LATE”'.

‘So that’s why princy hates you?’ she interrupted.

‘let’s say it’s one of the reason.’ I smirked.

‘Jaimin was a middle-class boy just like me until his dad got the deal of his dreams and grew big. In a very short period of 2 years, their bank accounts gulped the amount of money we will ever see in our life. Though he was very studies, he was never far at fun time. Over everything, ‘never late to school boy’ had came with me today because our Dearest Taral had put a nail under his wheel a day ago to teach him AWARENESS. Well, she says SO! We entered the class and found her sitting alone on the last bench. Like always! Taral was the richest girl in our school. Her dad was a hot-shot advocate and from the days she couldn’t spell days, she got everything she asked for. Her father was though too busy to spend his time with his daughter but nevertheless she grew up without ever complaining about it. Her only complaint was that her father never appeared to the annual day’s function.

’Wait. What does annual day has to do with taral?’ Kesha asked.

‘She was not always this taral. she used to be the girl who would be the monitor of class, Favourite student of the class teacher and the cultural activist all at the same time. but I guess with time she realized Bad grades grab attention more quickly than good grades do.’

‘Wow! I can’t imagine taral in that picture!’ She said raising her eyebrows.

‘Neither can I.’

‘what? haven’t you seen her that way?’

‘No! I joined our school when I was fourteen. taral was changed by then. Every teacher, Students and the seniors knew her for her Anti-scholars attitude.’ I said. ‘ Though Jaimin and taral were kindergarten friends! Chadi-Buddies! ’

‘okey, so what then?’ she giggled.

‘hey, you know what?’ taral said looking at me.

‘what?’ I asked goggle-eyed.

‘My morning was a little punctured!’ she said with a sneer. ‘how was yours, jaimin?’

‘It’s not funny, taral!’ said Jaimin with a little aggression on his face.

‘It’s not about fun! It’s about teaching you a little technique called presence of mind!’ she mocked.

‘huh! what’s it with you taral! leave him on his own. if he cannot take your pranks, stay away from him’ I said mocking jaimin.

Jaimin gave a ‘I Hate you Both’ look and sat opening his books.

‘So?’ I asked taral pointing my eyes at jaimin after a while.

‘So? I’m not apologizing for this.’ she whispered.

‘ you should. he came all the way walking to my house at seven in the morning. that was not cool! you should apologize!’ I whispered back.

‘ok. whatever. Jaimin, I’m sorry!’ taral finally said.

‘It’s okay.’ he said and smiled. he really lost the problem when she said sorry. He just got through his rage in one word..weird!’

‘Oh GOD! you know what, kesha? I think I’m the stupidest person ever!’ I said in a loud voice.

‘I don’t know what you are talking about but I agree that you’re stupid.’ She mocked.

‘Ahh! That was rude.’ I said.

‘I know. so what was it you were talking about?’

‘I saw a sad expression on jaimin’s face today and he was a little hyper after he knew taral lied to her for dixit and I saw he was acting a little possessive but I thought No! he never told me so I thought he never did!’

‘Excuse me, did I missed something? ‘Cause I don’t get a Fucking word from what you’re blabbering!’ she said raising her voice.

‘Jaimin Likes Taral!’

‘Wait. Wait. Wait! How can you say that?’

‘Well that day, we were at the canteen when taral told us about dixit. I was quite okay because she was happy but jaimin had a problem with dixit and as the days passed he tried convincing taral to break up with dixit. At first, we both thought he was kidding but then he was acting so weird and one day, he just passed the limits for taral. She was so pissed that why was jaimin trying to cross her personal life. I realize now That maybe she knew it or maybe jaimin had told her he loves her.’ I Felt like I solved the da vinci code.

‘So why did they exactly fought?’

‘Taral told me he crossed the line! Jaimin said nothing about it. Ever.’

‘Karthik! what does it mean that he crossed the line?’ she asked me with a taunting sound.

‘I know! but I thought that he was interfering in her life and..the hell with it! I had no Idea!’

‘It’s crystal clear! Jaimin is in love with her. She’s her childhood friend and all time crush! Aww this is so cute!! Wait! has he been ever in a relationship?’

‘No, he hasn’t!’ I said in a confused voice.

‘Oh thank God! I’m gonna tell taral about this! I mean she already knows this but I’m gonna tell her She had this person all her life and she was dating somebody else!’ she said excitedly.

‘Like, right now?’

‘No! I mean, at the right time. but you are not to tell a word to jaimin!’

‘Yeah. whatever you say.’ I said.

I was a little disappointed. she found it cute that jaimin maybe loves taral from his childhood! Would I’d loved her from her childhood, she would have been mine? It’s not my fault that she had not moved into our school before! I’m sure I would have loved her from my childhood if she has been in it Though I found Brinda Roy way too cute those days..;)