After the results of the Annual exam I was among the top 10 students in the class and my friend Ishan is in the top 5. During the holidays I spent most of my time reading books and playing with friends.
One day I asked my dad, " I want to learn something about computers other than games and social networks."
"Ok", my dad replied.
For me computers are like the devices which are used to play different games but when Rashi said that She would take Computer Science in future , I want to know about them.
My Dad said after a while, "Join in a summer program of any institute near by in which they teach things like MS Office and Web Designing".
"Ok", I replied.
I searched for a institute which is near by and signed up myself to learn about MS Office.I started learning about MS Office in my summer vacation and spent leisure time thinking about Rashi but I don't want to meet her , I wanna tell her that I learned a little about computers when we meet again in school.
Rashi was excited when the Purple Round Eyeglasses girl was talking about her project Internet Privacy.I don't know much about it and I am not interested in it.I spent most of my time thinking about Rashi and how she would be spending her vacation.
Our school reopen day is on June 14th which is Monday and I felt like summer vacation is not a good idea for students and it would be nice if the school would function 12 months without any break because I don't want to miss my Rashi.There is still a week to the reopening of the school. Ishan said that he would practice boxing extra hard in the summer vacation. Ishan is much more interested in Martial arts and Boxing than in any other sports and any other things in life, I thought.
My training came to an end and I learned a little bit about MS Office.Finally the day I am waiting for eagerly has come and I am very excited to see My Rashi and My friend Ishan.
On the first day of school neither Rashi nor Ishan were present.On second day, Rashi came to the school and I am very excited to talk with her about what I learned in summer vacation but I didn't talked.There are many new students in my class.After nearly 2 weeks Ishan attended the school on 28th June which is Monday and he looked a bit even more tougher than previous year.
As the days passed by, Ishan said, "I will work hard and become the topper of the class".
"Good", I replied.
I cared for nothing because Rashi is already happy with my results and I am ok with it.After our Quaterly exam results for which Ishan worked hard got 2nd rank and a new transfer student named Aditi became topper of the class.Ishan became friends with Aditi.One day Ishan told me about Aditi that, Maturity she has at her age is quite unbelievable.She talks less and whenever there is a leisure period in class she starts drawing something or the other.
One day when me and aditi are walking together to our class in lunch break. A super senior started teasing aditi. I tried to defend but I lost within to time as he and his friends bet me and I fell on the ground.
Aditi asked, "Are you ok?"
"Yes", I replied while getting up from the ground.
Aditi shouted, "I will complian to the principal mam if you people don't leave now".
and they dispersed, then I realised that if I can't defend my friend aditi then how can I defend Rashi, if someone teases her.Next day I told what happend to Ishan and he took aditi to the super senior's class and bet all the senior's who teased her in their own class and that too infront of their friends in class.He gave them a good warning too and told them not to tease her again.
I too wanted to learn something to protect my rashi if any such things happened with her.
I asked, "Ishan teach me or tell me something about Martial arts or Boxing so that I can defend the ones I care for".
He replied, "watch Bruce Lee's movies and also read this book named Tao of Jeet Kuno Do"
He gave a book to me and I replied , "Ok".
When reached home I opened the book Ishan gave me.There is a picture of Bruce Lee on the book and It is written "Tao of Jeet Kuno Do by Bruce lee".
From the introduction of the book, "In 1970, Bruce sustained a rather sever injury to his back. His doctors ordered him to discontinue the practice of martial arts and to remain in bed to allow his back heal. This was probably the most trying and dispiriting time in Bruce's life. He stayed in bed, virtually flat on his back for six months, but he couldn't keep his mind from working - the result of which is this book."
I became a fan of Bruce lee by the time I completed reading the book. Even though I wanted to learn martial arts to protect someone the book deals about self-realization and it encourages us to know ourselves better.I joined in a Taekwon do academy later on and started learning it but Jeet kuno do is what which is primary in my style.Jeet kuno do is not just about martial arts or else about some fighting techniques. It is about understanding ourselves better and expressing ourselves better.
After few days when I met rashi, she said , "You seems to be busy these days reyansh"
"Just learning something other than academics" , I replied.
Rashi said, "Good you are learning something other than just academics even though you are not telling me what you are learning".
Her little appreciation encouraged me even more.
"I will tell when time comes", I replied.
Till now, we are a gang of 3 but now Aditi the topper of our class became a part of our gang because of Ishan who is her best friend now.Aditi and Ishan used to compete for the 1st rank while I relaxed and was somewhere between 10 to 15 ranks.I never took studies seriously though.