"hey riya ! hey vicky!!", i greeted them as they joined with me in football court where caleb and dinesh were already practising. They just smiled at me and sat behind. I felt they have some problem in between. Riya sat on my left side where vicky on my right. They started to behave like a couples.They didn't speak anything and in sometime asha joined behind riya. I guess she too found that something abnormal going between vicky and riya. She gave me an eye signal.
"what happened?", i asked riya.
"i hate vicky", riya said.
"what?", asha and i exclaimed.
"yeah meera, this is not the same vicky i seen from far. He is too different from what i thought."
I don't understand this and i got angry at her words. Yet, maintained the calmness.
"riya, you don't know him yet. How did you judge him in a month?", asha questioned.
"i don't know. But he is not the one i loved. I loved differnrt vicky who always smile and charming. He is rude and sucks. He is scolding me for everything, he never like me.you guys don't understand this. Leave me alone for sometime", she took her backpack and walked away.
"this is too much", I kept a sad pout at vicky.
"how could i be lovely all the time meera?. I could be emotional or angry at times, she is the one need to understand me. i am not a robot manipulated only to shower happiness.", he gestured by rubbing his hand across forehead.
"i couldn't take a side", i murmured.
"fine, i am short tempered but my angry also longs shorter.I really need to apologize. ", he excused and moved towards the direction she went.
"they actually like each other", dinesh said by throwing the ball at me and looking at their direction. "concentrate on games sir , not here", i smiled at him and sent his football back.
"okay madam. ",he chuckled.
. In about 10 minutes, riya and vicky came together almost cuddling each other.
"what the .... i mean what the hell ? they are playing games with us", asha frowned.
"so let me get something to eat", vicky moved towards cafeteria. We both looked at riya to tell something.
"actually, he isn't that bad, just little short tempered. He likes me a lot. I love him too .See ,he never left my side", she said proudly.
"i dont understand anything", asha complained and riyaa laughed.
"fight comes when a relationship goes deeper and that fight makes relationship stronger", riya said with twinkling eyes. Oh, dinesh and i not fought so far, i thought to myself. I looked at dinesh who is already looking at me and smiling while playing. i made a gesture to concentrate him on football.
"so here it is."
vicky bought all the favourite food of riyaa. Good thing is we like many things in common so my favourite food is also mixed. But , i wasn't hungry so i just took chocolate milkshake. Dinesh and caleb also joined in our little snack.
"so meera, how is your relationship going", caleb gave his most gorgeous smile. dinesh and i got stuck where riya and vicky giggled together.
"i thought of asking it", asha said by biting her burger.
"no.. actually..", it was too hard to find words." We are actually friends", i ended by saying this. Why am i shivering?
Caleb and vicky laughed harder." I didn't mention about which person i am talking about? Already you are stammering." I just blinked my eyes and felt embrassed.
"hey, PT master called you",dinesh yelled. He tried to distract everyone i know he is lying but any way i packed all my belongings to run.
"lizzy, answer my questions",i heard vicky voice and laugh.
"ok ok cool. Let's take a selfie", caleb said by plucking my bag from hand and everyone stood. This is so bad, i am the shortest person among everyone. I found myself odd one out in that gang, i tried to move backside. "hey meera , come front",dinesh pushed me front. Omg, this dinesh is also watching me always like a cctv camera. He felt my discomfort and he kept himself low , came to my size and smiled,"okie". I smiled"yeah".
"is this your problem?",asha and caleb and came to my height. Vicky and riya gone a step further below my height,
"okie meera, smile!" i looked heighter than all. I couldn't do anything other than smile, i was so happy and it is a happy picture. I loved that picture, i know i am going to frame it in my hostel room.