"One...Two...Three.....Forty-nine...Fifty" Perfect I said.
I counted the diary for the current academic year. Apsara and I received it from the school book store counter for the whole class.
"You looked funny while you got hit by duster" Apsara smiled.
"you people got laughter after she smiled I think her laugh is funny" though I managed.
"Who? Nila you are saying" she asked
"Yes! I meant her"
"You know she is very good Sadir dancer" Apsara praised her.
"Ohhh..." I frowned.
How do you know? I meant to ask her. But didn't. I was not in a mood to ask her, still, my ears wish to here out from her. I keep on walking like "who cares those" with a load of diary on my hands kept leaned over my lean body.
We both distributed it to all students and were instructing everyone to fill the bio-data sheet that present on the second page in the diary. None paid attention to us.
The whole class were busy talking about a girl Madhuri a new joiner. A Damn hot biology student with a high-class background. Although she secured low marks on her 10th exam she was given medical group in my school because of some higher official influence. Apparently, she looks like a model. All boys were a craze on her. A flirt at first sight! Many guys were out of the class during breaks Even though they don't feel peeing. All set scattered outside the canteen and restroom but everyone's eyes were set on the way she passes by.
Although Madhuri was a hot topic for the day in my school. It was me the hot topic for the day in my tuition centre. The news which I got hit by duster and the laughter by the new girl was spread by Bomb Bakri to everyone's ears. I felt frustrated when someone talking about that. I was thinking on that incident for the whole day. Literally, I got my temper pumped up when they relate her and even Vinay was too anger on Nila.
"she is too hot naa" Arun opened up on Madhuri.
"I wondered why she chooses our school" Vinay replied.
"She is my classmate, I will make her as my friend...then we do phone calls...late night chat....exchange lunch" Arun on dream mode.
"Arun! Arun! what is 24x56x78? Answer me sudden" Vinay questioned him.
"Impossible dude! " Arun replied.
"Well, you know the answer for your dream too.." Vinay and I giggled.
On the other side, Sam and Iniyaz were on serious discussion.
"I send her a Friend request and she accepted me in a minute," Said Sam.
"Who?" all voice quarrelled at him
"Madhuri!" He replied
"Hey... Open one account for me also" Bomb Bakri started pleading to Sam.
"I will also send her," Said Bomb Bakri
"Fart will not travel through Facebook, you know right!" We all were moaned Durrrr...Durrr and burst into a laugh.
All our mind was into opening one account on facebook, We tried opening using Vinay's mobile but it couldn't work.By the way to home, we entered the 'Globe Net centre' to open a facebook account. Vinay and Sam had already, So we three opened a new account, long chat was going on to keep the attractive name as user id. We was wasting time on that as well as money. I used Vinay Phone number to open new profile. Everything was done! friend request was also sent to Madhuri and some girls and boys in our school.
Next day we all were asked to assemble in the main stage for the photo-shoot of an individual for the current year academic Identity card. I just collected the biodata sheets of all. Meanwhile, Apsara brother came to our class to gave her Lunch box. He was handicapped.
"Is your own Brother?" Viji ma'am asked Apsara.
"Yes... Ma'am" she smiled
"what was his name Apsara?"
Meanwhile, "NATARAJ" I banterly bawled, well before Apsara answered.
All of the sudden Whole class laughed out of the other side of the mouth! Apsara felt very bad for my bad joke and that ended up with tears rolling over her cheeks.
Viji was dismay on my behaviour and left nothing she showed at that time. Nila was patting on Apsara shoulder consolingly. She should have done this for me also when I hit by duster because of looking her I thought. Boys were praising me for my timing sense and I felt like a superhero for making whole class laughing. All were busy getting ready for the photoshoot. Some girls took Mascara, Face powder, lip gloss, Eyeliner and even some more cosmetic items out from their bags and left washroom to make them ready. Guys just combed their hair in the classroom itself. Few applied chalk dust on their forehead as thiruneer means 'Vibhuti' (smeared across the forehead to the end of both eyebrows is called Tripundra). I was simply sitting on my desk counting the bio-data sheet as few were missing.
"Hi, Varun" Nila yelled.
"Hi, Nil...." Before I spelt out her name properly for greeting.
"You don't have any sense I guess, You was silly in front of all" she blamed me. My brain was searching for the words to reply her. I felt Brainstorm at the moment
"Don't make anyone cry with your words?" She said and handover the bio-data sheet, went without turning back. I sat with my mouth shut I couldn't open up. I felt Zero for the thing I have done. I was gazing at her.
A click for photography where everyone smiled except me and Apsara. After the photo session, I submitted the bio-data sheet to the class teacher. I was thinking to apologize Apsara for my comment on her brother, but time never allowed me to meet her alone. she was with her friends for the whole day.
Later intuition, I was pondering with my hands closed firmly. What if Viji ma'am came to know the thing I have done after photo session? Whether to reveal this to Vinay and Arun? Many questions circulated and I was contemplating.
"How dare she ask whether you have sense?" Arun said
"I think she might not know well about us, that we don't have!" Bomb Bakri giggled.
"Shut you dumbass" everyone bawled at him.
"She becomes very close to Apsara, that's why she is speaking as this" Vinay uttered
"Let's deal her tomorrow in PT period" Vinay added. Everyone left the coffee shop, I don't like to have coffee. I remained there and asked Vinay phone to kill my time. All left in a minute.
Shall I do this? I asked myself. "umm... ok," said my brain with half minded.
I opened my hand and typed 984.....143 on Vinay's mobile and kept it on my ear. 'The number you are trying to reach is currently busy' A female robot voice.
"I should not do this!" said myself, as my second half portion of the brain started working this time. While am yet to place the mobile inside Vinay's bag. It started Vibrating. My hands too!. I hanged, not to attend, kept it beneath my bench and lie downed. After a few minutes it's started vibrating again, this time I felt heavy vibrant on the desk I dunno what to do. I just picked.
"Hi..." I said
"Hello... who is this?" she asked
"Hello... Hello.." I said even though I could hear her.
"yes am hearing you?" she said.
Again, "Hello....Hellooooooooo....." I howled like a fox.
"Who are you? What you need? " she raised her voice.
I dunno what to speak "what is your name?" I blabbered this time.
"You made me call, I should ask this to you" she statemented. After a few seconds "Am Nila" she said with a hard voice.
"Ammm... awww... I was your classmate" I replied her stuttering.
So, "What's your name?" She should have asked me this, In lieu "How you got my mobile number?" she asked. I was stunned what to speak next. I didn't expect this from her. I was quiet for a while.
"Hello... Hellooo..." this time she started howling.
"Yeah.. am here. I could hear you" I muttered.
"How you got my number?" She stricted her voice this time
"Donoo..." I said.
"What? Are you mad?"
"No...." I uttered.
"No sense!" she mocked me.
"Stop Stop! I yelled. Hey, Change your FB id to Nila Kittu, Instead of Nila Nila. This will be nice" I suggested and hanged. I switched off the mobile this time. Literally, I was mad as she said. Why should I ask her to change her FB Id? Is this matters a lot. For my every question I had only one answer, I feel like talking to her!
I revealed all this thing to Arun and Vinay after they returned. They were into investigation mode.
"Are you mad you asshole" Vinay started shouting at me an obscenity. He had entered this phone number on his bio-data sheet which I handover to the class teacher after the photo session. When Nila complaint this to Viji ma'am she might cross-check the file and we will have a glutton for punishment.
"Is this important to you to ask her to change FB id?" Arun frustrated.
"How you got her mobile number?" Vinay asked
"Before handling the bio-data sheet to Viji ma'am I just copied her number on my hand" I revealed the secret
"So, How you know her Fb Id?" Vinay asked.
"Yesterday, I was searching her while you all were busy in creating Id for Bomb Bakri. she placed her picture on profile" I conclude from that and I frowned. Arun and Vinay were felt very bad for the thing I have done.
On way to my home "Hulk have I done any wrong?", I myself shook the handlebar
"No replied " My Hulk.
"Tomorrow If Vinay's number was identified I should accept my mistake in front of all" I promised Hulk.
I was late to home after this, mom was waiting for me looking outside the road. She might be breathing freely after seeing me reaching near home.
"why you are late?" She questioned
"I have a special session today intuition, that's why!" I replied.
she handed me one mobile phone after that, to inform her when I was about too late. I knew I was cheating her but all comes to my mind the call I made to her.
Next day in the classroom, We all were playing hand cricket. Vinay and I were sitting like a broken dumb shell.
Viji ma'am asked me to come to the staff room. I was worrying whether Nila made a complaint on yesterday evening incident. when I entered the staff room she was standing beside Viji ma'am. Her presence made me little nervous.
"Ok... we will see Nila" she replied to her.
she thanked her and left. I was gazing her seriously until she left.
"Varun.... have this file, submit this to office by now," Viji said and handover the file contains bio datasheet of my class students which I collected yesterday.
"Thank you!" I said and heading towards office I was thinking what would happen inside.
"Hy Varun..." Nila called me
"Hi Ni...." Before I spelt her name my eyes went deep into her dimple on cheeks.
"I want to speak to you personally" I pretend to be very cool not to show any things as known to me.
"Yeah, we can!" I replied to her.
"Shall We can go to canteen?" She asked.
"Yes.." I said touched my chest pocket, It was empty, No money I have. I never expect this offer from her.
"Two coffee" She ordered without asking me!
I kept that file on the table. "Anything serious?" I asked her
"Eating junk food will make you serious health issue," She said and laughed
She knocked out me with her bad joke, even I don't find a laugh, I laughed with her just for her.
Nothing she spoke until coffee came. Cheyche placed coffee over the table. we call her 'cheyche' mean 'sister' she is the owner of that canteen, she is from Kerala. She along with her husband running this canteen in my school for lease.
I chipped coffee cup.
"Yesterday I received 'one phone call' from a guy, I dunno who it was when I asked him he said he is one of my classmates and this was his number," she said and handover a small paper on which she wrote that mobile number.
I raised my left hand to receive that paper, I noticed her number on my left palm seems dull but little clear, so suddenly I took away my left hands from her, I dropped my coffee mug which I hold on my right hand, I raised it to received that chit from her.
She was gazing at me. "What happen? you acting ridiculous ! " she asked
"Nothing, I haven't bath proper" I muttered.
"What I need to do? " I asked.
"Don't inform this to class teacher or tell this to anyone" her answer was like keeping ice bag on my head.
"I just want to know who it was?" she said. "This should be between us, I haven't informed this to Apsara. If I informed her, she will make this serious issue " she added.
She continued speaking, meanwhile, I dragged the file from the table and placed it on my lap so she will never mind that.
"What that guy told you?" I asked her.
"Ummm...He said that I was looking cute" she replied and blushed.
How dare she is telling me false thing? I said myself. But I love the way she expresses.
"Anything he told?" I added
"Nothing! he just hang the phone"
"Have you tried again to connect him?"
"Why is should do that for an anonymous person?" she countered back
"What you do if he calls you again?"
"Awww... no no... I will kill him" she replied.
"yeah.. with your bad joke I guess!" I muttered.
It becomes cold coffee with our long chat. I drank that coffee with one gulp and I was in hurry to go to the office to submit the file. I wished she wouldn't mind this file until she left. Bell ranged!
"Will see you in class," she said and left the canteen. She paid for the coffee. I was looking at her until she tucked away from my sight.
I haven't shared our conversation with Vinay and Arun.
(Whether Varun revealed the truth to Nila? if not How he handles the situation further? Is Vinay and Arun knew their meeting in canteen? I will untie those answer in next chapter.)
To be continued......