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Aloshi : Anand , my condition is becoming critical day by day....
Anand : Do you have any disease...
Aloshi : Stop jocking Anand, I am serious.Just tell me how can I....
Anand: How can you.... What?
Aloshi : I don't know Anand. You know the final exam starts next week.. I was not afraid of exams till now. But the situation had changed. I can't concentrate on my works... All the time her face will come to my mind.... I really don't know.... She is killing me Anand. I need her..
Anand: Aloshi ,calm down... First of all you need to change a lot... Look at you the way you dress,the way you comb your hair... Does any girl like these kind of stuffs... Girls are behind macho figures Aloshi.. First understand the fact that you can't impress her with your beauty..So we must choose another field..... Hmm... Let me guess....How about cricket..... You play well... Isn't....
Aloshi: You bet....yes...
Anand : Anyway , you study well for the exam... Otherwise aunt will blame me...
Aloshi. : Yes Anand, Surely I will.. You are too good a guy..... Super Cousin...
Anand : Enough dude..... I can understand the deed behind your saying...
(Both of them laughing....... )
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It was the last PT period of the academic year..Boys were playing cricket ... Girls were cheering for them from behind....Aloshi's class consist of 16 boys and 20 girls. Anand and Aloshi were on the same team..... Before the match Anand went to Aloshi and said...
Anand : Aloshi, this is your chance...we choose to field first.. So you must open the spell....
(Aloshi was good at spinning ball.... He is a good bowler..and Anand too was confident in him)
Aloshi has the ball in his hand..And to Aloshi's surprise their opening batsman is Abhijith....
Aloshi (In mind) : Hm, This is the chance.... First ball.. middle stump...
All the girls are eagerly waiting..Aloshi looked at all of them... He searched for Amritha.... Oh thank god,she is also there..Aloshi whispered..
By seeing her he became nervous.... He looked at Anand ,Anand gave him a thumps up.... Aloshi bowled the first ball...
Anand : Aloshi ,what are you doing....
The first ball Aloshi bowled ...it's a sixer... Girls began clapping....
Aloshi bowled the second ball... Six!!!!! The non striker (Ram) shouted.....
Aloshi bowled the third ball..... Oh god , what a disaster.... It's another six.....
Likewise eveyball was a sixer....Abhijith was like a little Yuvraj Sing... Aloshi saw Amritha too was cheering for Abhijith along with the girls... He can't afford to see that... He immediately left the ground.....
Anand : Hey,Aloshi wait... The match isn't over....
Abhijith : What is his problem.... Why he is no playing...
Anand : Hhhaaaam... It's just a stomach ache.... Anand didn't realised the consequences...
Abhijith : Hey our Aloshi has stomach ache... He ran towards the toilet.....
All the students heard that and began laughing....
Anand : Again........eeehhh.....
In class.....
Amritha : Hey Abhijith ,that was a game.....
Surely we all enjoyed it....
Abhijith (Anxiously) : It's just another day.... Love the sports very much... I am very much dedicated to the things I love.... (Stressing the word love)
Amritha : Hmm, nice... Keep it up...
Amritha shook her hands with Abhijith..... Abijith taught that she is coming to the track but in Amrita's mind Abhijith is a good friend...
Aloshi saw all these.... He can't accept the scenes .....He became very upset...... The last day of the academic year..... The worst day for Aloshi.....
There will be no classes for the next 10 days.... Everyone said goodbye ,see you ,best wishes etc... But Aloshi was just laying down on the table... Students taught that it's because of stomach ache.... So no one bothered about him...But Anand knew everything..... He knew that his cousin was broken inside..... Anand is helpless....
Soon the class was disbursed.....
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Ring in the phone....
Anand : Hello, Aloshi ,Are you okey now....
Aloshi : I am always okey....
Anand: Leave it Aloshi, It's just a shakehand....
Aloshi: Hm .
Anand : Hey, you started studying anything....
Aloshi : Not yet,and you.....
Anand : Just started .....
Aloshi: Hm.....
Anand : Hey..man study well okey... Everything will be fine .... Just wait for the next academic year....
Aloshi... Hmm... You too study well.....
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The exams had started.... Everyone wrote the exams..... After the exam, the school reopens on first week of May. For 12 th standard there is a practise of opening classes early....
Throughout the vacation days.... Both Aloshi and Anand thought of new ways.... Many plans have been shaped.... Aloshi decided to reduce his weight.... He tried new hair styles..... At that time spiking of hair was very popular..... It took a month for Aloshi to adopt to new changes..... The total outlook has been changed....., Far better than earlier....but not up to the mark...
Soon the open house day came.... During this day the result of the students will be published.... Aloshi along with his father went to the school.. Friends were amazed to see Aloshi ... He has changed a lot.
Ram : Hey Aloshi, what were you doing throughout the vacation..... You look different...
Aloshi : It's a secret.... (A smile on his face)
Aloshi wants to see Amritha ... He wants to show his new look... New style.... Will she like Aloshi's new style.... Who knows....
Aloshi and his father entered the classroom..There his classteacher was ready with the reports.. To his surprise Amritha was also present with her mother and sister... She looked even more beautiful now.... Aloshi didn't looks at her.....
Aloshi's father: Good morning ,Madam.
Teacher : Good morning ,Sir....
Aloshi's father : Is his percentage above 90... Last year it was 96....
Teacher : I knew..... He was one of our best students....
Aloshi smiled.!!!!!.....
Suddenly ....
Aloshi's father : Was! I didnt get you madam....
Teacher: Your son, had failed in a subject..,so we have decided not to promote him to 12 standard...
Aloshi's father : What!
The smile on Aloshi's face disappeared.......
To be continued.....