"shehnaaz" siddharth yelled running over to her seat as she shifted uncomfortably. She wasn't quite sure about talking to him after last night.
"Friend" siddharth tried again sitting beside her as she looked away.
"This is for you" he said shyly as he slided the card over to her. Shehnaaz saw the card with astonishment. He made the card on red handmade paper and decorated the front with flowers made of glace paper. It looked so beautiful and fascinating to the little girl. She opened the card and saw 'I AM SORRY . I AM A BAD FRIEND. THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM VERY SORRY" written in bold. He made a white flag, some peace symbols , one beautiful house and a boy and a girl holding hands too. shehnaaz smiled excitedly forgetting all her problems with him in a moment. she squealed and clung on to his arm gushing about the card.
"Is this us?" she asked excitedly as he nodded.
"Yes it is. We will be friends forever and I will always be by your side and hold your hand like this. " he stated softly as she kissed his cheek. He got stunned at her action. He touched the wetness on his cheek in daze as shehnaaz kept gushing about the card and showed it to the whole class.
"I am really sorry for my sister's behavior the other day. They were way out of line and still are. I am sorry that I was incompetent in defending you and also correcting my sister's at thier mistakes. I am really sorry" ruhi bowed multiple times saying this infront of Arav , Jai and Arnav. It was thier free period and she pulled the three boys aside to say it.
"Its ok ruhi. We understand it wasn't your fault at all. " arav stated softly at the sight of the girl.
"No I am sorry because my sister's were probably jealous and Aranav was slapped because of that. I am really sorry arnav . You had absolutely no fault and you were just correcting myra who thinks the world should bow to her. I am really very sorry. They shouldn't have done that. I should have done something I am sorry" she bowed hysterically in front of him as arnav grabbed her arm.
"Its ok ruhi. It actually is. You know the thought you cared and even took the pain of apologising is actually comforting us. Thankyou for thinking about us and its ok. You weren't at fault. Go a little easy on yourself" arnav stated holding her shoulders as tears brimmed in her eyes.
"You don't have to be so good to me. You can slap me if you want. My sister's are just immature" she stated as the boys sighed.
'You empathetic mess. Its ok. It wasn't your fault and we don't blame your sister's either. They were definitely out of line but they don't know our father or our family. They wouldn't have known . The only thing you are to be blamed off is being so nice, lovely and kind. Those immature girls are taking you easy because you are so kind. Buckle up girl don't get used . You are too precious for that" jai stated curling his arm around her waist and pulling her. Ruhi smiled faintly at his words.
"Will you be our friend ruhi?" arav said forwarding his hand and ruhi shook hands with him instantly.
"So our new friend lead the way to the canteen . We are starving" jai said dramatically as the others chuckled.
"He is just over bearing " arnav said pulling her along with them as they went to the canteen. They ordered their food and sat together talking about random things. Precisely ruhi explaining them the school dynamics and how things work. It was thier first day and they didn't knew much.
"HOW DARE YOU ? HOW DARE YOU SIT THERE TRAITOR?" a shrill voice reverberated the canteen startling the children. As they looked towards the entrance they saw fuming Myra and Khushi standing there.
"what is wrong with the two of you? stop creating a scene" ruhi gritted her teeth.
"we are creating a scene? You are doing that you idiot. Do you not have any brain? That can only be the cause of you sitting here" Khushi hissed at her.
"Seems the case with you because if that would be functional you would behave more like a human" arnav remarked sipping his juice.
"Shut up we aren't talking to low lives like you but our sister" myra stated glaring him
"we also talk to humans not wild animals " jai hissed beside arav.
"shut up both of you. This is school . Khushi you have a different set of friends and myra you too. You both have no say whatsoever in what kind of friends I have. They are my friends. It would be better if you keep your mouth shut and leave. I don't care you fight with them or you think they hate you. I don't care about the delusions you both have knitted in your brains. what I care about is. .This is school and they are my friends. You both are made for each other so stay like that . I don't care and just get lost. I really don't need your validation for my friendship" ruhi stated sternly as the girls gasped.
"You are a dork. We will show you what we will do you traitor" khushi remarked
"A dork and a nerd. You are suited for that douche bag siddharth only who will run to you when he is scared. Match made in heaven " myra hissed walking away with khushi.
"what are they even?" arav questioned astonished.
"They hate siddharth and bully him so that they can control him. " ruhi sighed playing with her food.
"Bully him why?" arnav questioned intrigued.
"Because he is gonna be the hier to the empire so he should be under thier control" ruhi stated defeatedly.
"what bullshit? Have they lost thier minds? why are they even studying if they want someone else to earn for them" jai hissed.
"Typical bitches" arav and arnav gritted thier teeth.
"DI HELP HELP DI DI HELP" a muffled yell was heard whose sound was getting louder minute by minute. As if somebody was yelling and running frantically .