Chapter 14

'Aaaawwwwoooo Avay ge' (my style of yawning ;-) ). Time to wish me good morning. Don't raise your eyebrow. Even if it is night time, you need to wish me good morning. I am wide awake now.

Yeah, yeah I know. I am very lazy and don't update my stories on time. You all might run to your refrigerator to pick out tomatoes and eggs to throw on me. I am really sorry for not updating since.......hmmmm...........Gosh!!!! I don't even remember the last time I updated this story.

Hope you all missed me. What? You didn't miss me? If it is the case then it should me to throw the tomatoes on you.

Just kidding.

I will never do that to you. You all are my lovely readers and supporters. Thanks a lot guys.

Okay. Back to the story.

I was a pure nerd during my school days. I had no boyfriend until I reached my second year of college. In fact, I was a shy type girl (Note: 'was'. Not any more ;-). ) I use to talk to boys only when they needed my book or help in any subject. If they tried to talk more than that then they would only achieve hum, uh, no... But I was active in all the other activities also. Dance was the main thing for which I was popular. After that was my intelligence. Without both of these qualities, no one would have even known that someone named Nilam studied with them. Whenever I use to perform dance, all use to tease me in the name of boy, who use to be my dance partner. In such situations, what I would do is, avoid going to school and cry. I use to see girls fighting with boys, but I never involved myself into it. I never talked to a boy more than needed, so being into fight with them was far away from my imagination. This was my extent of being nerd, goody-two shoes.

In our school, there was a custom, which I loved. Since teachers were not allowed to beat students, student had no fear of being punished if not studied. So, for this reason they invented this custom to awake the ego of student, which could make them study. The custom was, if any student failed to answer the question, then whoever answers it, gets to slap the student who didn't answer. I wasn't very violent person, but I loved this custom. Once I slapped one boy so hard, that he started crying.

You must be wondering, why am I telling you this all? Well, these are the pieces you will need to join in the later part of the story.

Here is commencing of the story.

My neighbor, Saish came up to me running. I was leisurely sitting on couch, humming the songs.

Saish : N... Ni (he said, panting heavily.)

Me : Hi, wassup? Why are you panting?

Saish : Because I came running.

Me : Why is that?

Saish: There is something I need to tell you.

Me : Really? What is that? (I asked, excitedly.)

Saish : I had gone down, at the playground. They all were there?

Me : Whom do you mean by 'they'?

Saish : Will you let me finish?

Me : Oh, yeah. Sorry.

Saish : They all were there. Chetan, Diptesh, Ajay, Sanil... don't blush.

Me : I am not.

Saish : Yes, you are.

Me : It's natural. He is my crush.

Saish : Silent crush.

I rolled my eyes.

Saish : Stop it now. And Sushant was there. (He continued.)

Me : So?

Saish : When I reached there, they started teasing me with one girl's name.

Me : Hahahaha... whose that girl?

Saish : You.

Me : Hahahahaha...me...wait, what? Me?

Saish : Yes, you. They were also taking name of Parag.

Me : Parag? What he has to do with this?

Saish : They are teasing three of us together.

Me : What? They are teasing me in the name of two boys? No! (I shrieked)

Saish : They are teasing me in the name of you. You. No!

Me : What that suppose to mean?

Saish : I mean, look at me and look at you.

Me : I am not ugly. (Pout)

Saish : I am not saying that. There is a lot age difference.

Me : Yeah. You are two years younger than me for God sake.

Saish : One year, eight months.

Me : Whatever. Who started it first?

Saish : Chetan. In fact, he was the only one teasing and rest all were laughing.

Me : Let him say. I am used to...Oh, no! He said it in front of Sanil.

Saish : Yes.

Me : That bitch. (I growled)

Saish : How can he be a bitch? He is a boy.

Me : Oh really? He doesn't look like.

Saish : I can't take this. They won't let me survive.

Me : You are exchanging the role. Don't whine like a girl...hmmm...Idea.

Saish : What?

Me : Do you know who is Chutney's crush?

Saish : Chutney?

Me : Chetan. Chutney for Chetan. Do you know?

Saish : Hmmmm...I don't know exactly. I heard them once calling him with one girl's name. Hmmm... it is...it is...P...Priya...no...P...P-

Me : Pooja?

Saish : Yes, yes, Pooja. So, you want me to tease him with her name?

Me : No. I have got an idea.

Saish : What idea?

Me : What you have to do is, some other time, when you will be with them, take out the topic of me.

Saish : You?

Me : Aare, listen first. Take out my topic saying, I was telling you once that Pooja likes him.

Saish : What? She likes him?

Me : Eww... No, stupid. She is a popular beauty in school. Boys die to ask her out. Why would she choose him? What I am saying is, tell him she likes him.

Saish : Why would he believe me?

Me : She is my classmate and my friend. He knows it, so he will believe you.

Saish : Then?

Me : Then, my dear Saish, we will trash his heart. After some days, you will tell him the truth.

Saish : You want me to first lie and then tell the truth?

Me : So what? Don't you want revenge? Do you want them to continue teasing? Then be with it.

Saish : Okay, I will do it.

Let me tell you some things about this group. The group included Chetan, Diptesh, Ajay, Sanil and Sushant. They were the 'Popular Boys'. Sanil was their leader. He was intelligent, handsome and player. If you want his description, then I can simply say, he was a dark and handsome version of Hrithik Roshan. They all were badass. Chetan was my senior.

++++After Two Days++++

Saish came running.

Me : Hi, what's up?

Saish : There...is...s...something...I..w-

Me : Why are you panting?

Saish : Wait...(he took some long breath). I have best news for you.

Me : What is it? Did wind blow Chutney away?

Saish : How wind can blow him away?

Me : He is so skinny and I thought no news will be better than that.

Saish : Well, for your disappointment, he isn't. But the news I have got for you is not bad at all.

Me : Tell me then, quick.

Saish : As per our plan, I told him that Pooja likes him.

Me : What? Really? What did he say?

Saish : He didn't just say, he gave us a treat at Café de Mancheroa.

Me : Wow! That means our Plan-A is a success.

Saish : When to execute our Plan-B?

Me : Soon...

++++After Three Days++++

Saish came running.

Saish : There...is...s...something...I..w-

Me : Why do you always come panting?

Saish : Because sky is high. I mean, your house is on top of the hill. I always have to come running up to give you the news.

Me : Now, what is it?

Saish : Our Plan-B failed.

Me : What? How? ...wait, I didn't tell you to execute Plan-B. Why did you do it without my consent?

Saish : I didn't do it. Our plan failed before it's execution.

Me : What do you mean?

Saish : After telling him that she too loves him, he boasted about it all around the world. Everyone of his friend circle pushed him to propose her.

Me : Oh, No.

Saish : That girl laughed on his face when he proposed her. He became a fool in front of huge crowd.

Me : Good. He got his lesson. Now he won't mess with us. Though we hadn't planned for this, but still I'm happy.

Saish : That happiness won't last for long. This is not going to end well.

Me : Why?

Saish : They are coming for you. They know that it's your idea. Or else there was no way I would know that. They want a fight...

Me : Fight? No, no, no, no, no... I can't fight. I had never been into fight. I am a peace lover. I don't know to fight. No, no, no, no, I can't do it.

Saish : You can do it. You have to do it.

Me : No...

Saish : If we don't fight, then I'll suffer the rest of my life and so will you.

Me : No...no...

Saish : Please, you have to face them. We have done so much. Say this is the last step.

Me : Yeah, last step, because I'll die any next moment.

Saish : Oh, please, Ni. They are coming. Don't step back now.

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Chetan : SAISH...SAISH... (He yelled from outside)

Saish : I'm gone now.

Saish ran out and came back.

Saish : They are calling you out.

Me : No, I am not coming.

Saish : Please, Ni. Face it.

Me : No. You be the mid person. You pass my message to him.

Saish : Uhhhh......Okay.

Me : Tell him, I am not coming out.

Saish : Are you sure? ... (I nodded). Okay.

2 minutes later.

Saish : He is saying, you are scared of him. That's why avoiding coming out. He is also saying, you should rub your nose at his feet and apologize.

Me : Ha! As if I would do that. Hmmmm... tell him, I don't want to talk to him and spoil my face, because his mouth stinks.

Chetan through Saish : If my mouth stinks, then see your face. Looks like had been sleeping for years.

Chorus (his friends) : Boo hoo... (Every time Chetan commented, they booed)

Me through Saish : How dare you. Have you seen yourself? You only need a salwar-kameez to compete with girls. Bobby Darling will be so jealous on you.

Chetan through Saish : And you? If anyone comes to talk to you, you directly tie them a rakhi. As if you are Miss World, and boys die to marry you.

Chorus (his friends) : Boo hoo...

Me through Saish : Oh, are you jealous, that boys need me to marry and not you?

Chetan through Saish : Don't try to turn the topic. You should apologize to me. Rub your nose at my feet and I'll leave you.

Me through Saish : My dog can do it better. But I guess he is also not interested. Your whole body stinks. This environment is becoming suffocating. Shoo...shoo.

Chetan through Saish : Don't test my patience.

Me through Saish : I am not scared of you. (Hmmm... very brave, isn't it?)

Chetan through Saish : Because of you, all girls are laughing at me. You need to pay for it.

Me through Saish : Oh! Before this incident, what girls use to do?

Chetan through Saish : Shhh... enough with your stupid comments. It's time for the men to talk.

Me through Saish : I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and shit out a smarter statement than that.

Chetan through Saish : Enough of my insults.

Me through Saish : I am trying to tell you the same. Stop getting insulted and buzz off.

Chetan through Saish : If I go, won't you miss Sanil? He will be gone too.

Chorus (his friends) : Hahahahaha...

Me through Saish : Why did you say that? (I growled)

Chetan through Saish : Ooooo! I pushed someone's button, I guess. (He cooed)

Chorus (his friends) : Boo hoo...

Me through Saish : Stop it. (I hissed)

Chetan through Saish : Why? Do you want to say, you don't like him? Oh Come on, we all know it. You just die for him, but my friend doesn't give you a damn shit. You are not his cup of tea you know. Back off girl.

Me through Saish : I said stop it. (I yelled)

Chetan through Saish : What? No more insults? ... Okay, as you wish. I'll stop it, but first you apologize. And yeah, rub your nose at my feet. Come on, baby. Come out now. Enough of hide and seek.

This was it. This time he really caught my nerve.

Me through Saish : You think, you are a popular boy, right?

Chetan through Saish : I don't think. I am.

Me through Saish : If any one slaps you, then what it will do to your popular image?

Chetan through Saish : Don't dream about it baby. You can't slap me. If you try to do, then you will prove that, you are a most stupid girl.

Me through Saish : Oh, please. I've already done it.

Chetan through Saish : It is possible only in your dream.

Me through Saish : Oh, believe me. I've slapped you in reality.

Chetan through Saish : When?

Me through Saish : Uhhh... isn't it in your seventh grade? I was in sixth grade.

Chetan through Saish : That's not true.

Me through Saish : You remember it, don't you? It was a simple question asked. You didn't answer it. Teacher called and asked me the same question. Despite of being the sixth grade student, I answered the question asked to seventh grade student. That time, I had slapped you very hard, remember? Of course, you will remember. It was really hard slap.

Chetan through Saish : You don't have any proof.

Me through Saish : I have. Tell your friends to ask Nitesh or Anil or Honu. Anyone will tell you the truth.

Chetan through Saish : Tell me the date, when you had slapped me?

Me through Saish : Really? Is this the smartest question, you could ever ask me? Do you remember the date, when you had your last break-off? Do you remember the date, when you had got an admission in that school? Do you at least know the today's date? Do you remember the date, last time you had bullied someone? I don't keep such track, you know.

Chetan through Saish : I know those date. My last break off was last month on 22nd.

Diptesh : Dude, you had your last break off three months ago. You are boomed, man!

Sushant : You are a shame for us man.

Ajay : Is that true? And, what about the gay thing? (No offence). Is that why, you didn't had a date with any girl for three months?

Sanil : I can't believe, you had been slapped by a girl. And we came to support you.

Chetan : But that was just because of that pathetic rule.

Sanil : Whatever may be the reason. You had been slapped. You kept it hidden from us. We are out of this... Come on, guys.

Chetan : Wait... I won't leave you for this. (he hissed)

Me : Ooooo... I am scared.

That was the last thing he said to me.

Saish was happy, that teasing was stopped.

Finally, his friends started talking to him, but always teased him like hell.

And me, I was happy that first time I had a fight, with boy and I won it. I had developed a confidence in me that I am not any lesser than others.

Sometimes, I use to hear from others that Chetan was still pissed off with me. But did I care?

Till today, we didn't speak to each other. He isn't pissed now, though. He just sneaks glances at me. :-)

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