Arjun and Ritvik were sitting over a bench. They were at a very silent and peaceful place that was hardly visited by anyone. The place was surrounded by many plants and trees.
Ritvik was silently sitting over the bench and having his lunch. While Arjun was standing by the bench side. Rhythm was happy there, he was going all around the trees.
Today's day wasn't a normal day for both of them,in fact it was a challenging day for all three of them.
Arjun remembered their first period. How Rhythm hid behind him when his english teacher was greeted by everyone. He too felt bored sometimes but he never knew that school classes can even scare someone.
They learnt that Rhythm can hear every one but he can't understand anyone. So everything is noise for him that he can't understand. Specially when this noise comes in unison or when it is entangled up.
Looking at him he felt if he hadn't made any mistake bringing him with him.
'Should we take him back to the forest?' Arjun thought.
In the next moment Rhythm was right before his eyes. When he saw him approaching, he extended his hand like a launch pad. Rhythm slowly landed upon his hand.
"I won't go back to the forest."
Rhythm told Arjun with his twinkling light. His twinkling light was indicating that he is both anxious and afraid. At the same time he was trying to convince Arjun with all his might.
" Don't you think, this world is quite dangerous for you? "
Arjun asked him with his anxious eyes.
" I won't go back."
Rhythm reluctantly replied to him.
"Are you sure?, It may get even more challenging afterwards?"
"Sure"
Arjun sighed, taking a deep breath.
"Okay then, don't worry I won't take you back."
He replied to him with a meaningful smile.
Rhythm went all around Arjun. He believed in everything Arjun told him. He sat down on his shoulder.
"I won't go back ever."
Arjun smiled sheepishly hearing Rhythm. But on the inside he felt this would not be in his hands. He thought he would not open the app but circumstances made him do that. He thought he would never take him back to the forest but he felt if that was the right thing for Rhythm safety. He would have to do that as well. But he himself didn't want to take him away.
On the other side Rhythm was thinking to develop some resistance towards the things. He was thinking to make his own way towards the things they have been facing. He can't just put everything on Arjun's and Rithvik's shoulders. He should make his own efforts as well.
Afterall he had gone through many difficulties before about which he remembers and also those which have been forgotten.
Arjun was battling in his thoughts but he realized that he couldn't get any relevant outcome and blurted out to Ritvik.
"Sorry for getting you involved. "
Ritvik heared him. He raised his one brow.
Today they had been going in and out of the class in turns so that they could relieve Rhythm of the noise. Even in the middle of periods they were sometimes holding their hands around Rhythm to restrain the sound from reaching Rhythm. This must have affected Rithvik's studies. As he was the most sincere among all of them.
" Nonsense"
"I have got my own brain and my own hands."
Ritvik closed his eyes saying his words. He then slowly opened his eyes to see Arjun's reaction.
Arjun smiled weirdly, What else he was expecting to hear.
He went back to his own thoughts and asked Ritvik.
" Rithvik, did you see something on my phone last night?"
Arjun remembered about last night. From the night till today they were unable to check the phone.
" Yes, ummm few portals or windows with strange letters."
Now that Ritvik was remembering it. It was strange to find all those windows at one place.
"Where is your phone?"
Ritvik asked him, he also wanted to see it one more time. "
" In my backpack,Let's check it out. "
Arjun suggested him. Rithvik nodded in agreement.Rhythm didn't know what they were talking about but he would also like to see.
Thus they all headed back to class.
While they were on their way to class, Arjun saw Parth taking his water bottle towards the Computer Lab.
"Rithvik, I never saw Parth in the playground with us."
" Do you have any idea about where he had been going?"
Ritvik looked in Arjun's direction then towards Parth.
"Ohh yess, He is a computer genius who can be only found in the Computer lab."
"Huhh… Didn't he get bored?"
" I meant after the classes, he didn't feel to get a little refreshed."
Ritvik smiled
" Everyone is not like you. His refreshment is with computers. He even beat our senior in last month's programming competition."
Ritvik took a pause then..
" You won't believe me. In the past he was also suspended for 10 days because a problem had arisen in the whole row of computers in the lab because he was testing something. "
" Oohhh" Arjun replied. He had always seen Parth engrossed in his own world. But he didn't expect this.
He wanted to check on him himself.
"You reach the class first, I will be back in a minute."
"Rhythm you stay with Rithvik and reach class first."
" Where are you going?"
Rithvik asked him.
Arjun had already gone further. He replied waving..
" Reach class first."
Rithvik sighed.
Rhythm sat over Rithvik's head.
" Seems like we would be going on ourselves. "
He extended his hand.
Rhythm cannot understand what Rithvik was saying but he can understand his gestures. He got a good idea. He was shining brightly over his hand. This amazed Rithvik. He didn't think he could also shine brightly over his palm . His eyes were fixed upon him. Then he suddenly diverted his gaze. He understands Rhythm didn't like to be gazed that way.
Rhythm flew over from his hand at first but then he came back. He needs to get used to certain things.
They both headed back to the class together. But the time they reached their class, lunch break got over and all the children started returning back to their classes.
Meanwhile..
Arjun reached the Computer lab. He was silently putting his steps forward. According to his knowledge, Parth thinks very highly of himself and it was very hard to convince him for anything.
But when he reached the computer lab. What he saw, he couldn't believe his eyes.
'Does genius also gets depressed?'
Parth was playing Mario and he was unable to cross the first level. So he was feeling a little upset.
He has got exceptional talent in computers. He can solve any kind of puzzle but there are two things in which he struggles that are video games and Mathematics.
Arjun was silently watching him. He didn't let him know about his presence.
They both heard the bell and this time Parth noticed him. But he acted as if he didn't notice anything and he headed back to the class. He didn't like to be defeated. So he would never let anyone know that he struggles with certain things. That's why he was acting that way. They both headed back to the class.
Rhythm thought he had a brilliant idea. He thought Arjun and Rithvik wouldn't need to be worried for anything but… but his idea made things even more challenging for both of them.
Last time he was only hiding around Rithvik and Arjun . But this time he was going all around the class. Last time only the students who were next to them were finding them crazy.
But this time they even got in notice of the teachers and almost the whole of the class.
This time when all the students settled down and they all started with the class.
The clattering and lessons were still affecting Rhythm like any noise. But this time he hid around anything he found near and when sounds seemed to be settled a little he would go from one desk to another noticing their gestures to get the idea of what was happening around.
This was making Arjun and Rithvik even more worried about him. Sitting over their desks they kept peeking over from one desk to another to find Rhythm. Whenever they came under other's eyes they would just hide their faces under the books.. But even so they were unable to escape from some scoldings.
Up Till this point they both have realised
Rhythm can read Arjun's thoughts and he always answers him in his thoughts itself.
But he can't read anyone else's thoughts. Arjun was both surprised and amazed to see him making his own efforts. So though he could have called him through his thoughts he was unable to do so. He was both happy and concerned for him.
Things have started coming into the notice of Rithvik as well. He was happy that today for the very first time Rhythm came over his hand. He didn't mind the scolding.
They both were glad that Rhythm is so tiny that he couldn't get in anyone's notice unless they put their whole attention to it. Otherwise by now Rhythm would have introduced himself to the whole of class.
Thus that way they ended up with their first day of school with Rhythm.