Back to college

"Isha beta give me the bag I will hold it, don't put so much weight on your right shoulder. You should have let your father drop you to college.
Will you be ok on the bus?" Isha's mother fussed.

"Mumma my right shoulder is alright, don't worry I am fine. You go home I am not a kid anymore" Isha said, as she waited at the bus stop with her mother, she had only gone to college for a month and then the accident happened. When she was returning home from the coaching on her scooty, she got severe hurt; fractured her left arm and had head injury while her head injury healed, it still required bandaging.

But for Isha, what mattered was not wasting her first year of college by laying on bed and watching cringe reels, don't even start on the mountain of pending assignments.

The bus arrived with a honking sound.

No sooner did the door open than the two girls rushed out screaming,
"Isha!!!"

Her two best friends.

Isha had missed them so much .

Charu and Navya couldn't control the excitement of finally having back their third and dearest friend, Isha.

They did visit her at home but it wasn't the same without their dumb nerd.

"Don't shout I am not deaf," Isha smiled blinking back the tears of finally being together with her friends.

The girls instantly gave a bear hug, Isha hugged them groaning, "guys -guys, my arm its still healing"

"Are aunty ji is feeling alone!" Navya said hugging Isha's mother too, who patted her back awkwardly.

"Ha then who said you to come back? You should have still rested" Charu scolded Isha.

"She wanted to study Charu understand, Isha could even come out of her grave to attend the classes" Navya teased.

"Haha Done? Let's get on the bus you all can have the comedy show inside " Isha said bidding her mother bye.

"Hey you give your bag to me Isha and what is this...oye why is this so heavy we sent you the timetable nah?" Charu frowned taking Isha's bag, she waved a hello to Isha's mother,"and aunty don't worry, we will take care of her"

"Yeah, she's like our own daughter" Navya said patting Isha's head like she was a kid. "Come on let's take this kid inside"

Isha rolled her eyes.

"Mamma don't worry I will be alright "
Isha said again when her mother adjusted the sling.

"Aunty take a chill pill" Charu assured.

The bus honked in warning, Navya called, "Driver bhaiya... wait for us, you don't get paid to leave us!"

And they all got on the bus waving at Isha's mother

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The bus reached the college premises, the humongous impowering white building with large never ending campus occupied by the students ambling, chatting among themselves the entire unfamiliar atmosphere still rendered Isha in awe.

She took a snap of the building

Finally back to college (⁠T⁠T⁠)

She couldn't believe she was in college even though, it's been 2 months minus 1 month of staying back at home. It was like yesterday she and her friends were running in school corridors and fighting for tiffin.

"Brooo I am hungry" Navya said when they just arrived.
There were so many classrooms so many hallways, Navya felt tired already.

"How much you eat Navya is there some kind of jin inside your stomach?" Charu frowned.

"Not Jin, it's a Vampire" Navya showed her teeth. She was obsessed with vampires.

"And this Vampire needs her meal now ahh hott meal what about them" she looked at a group across from them.

There were three boys and two girls talking to among themselves, they wore expensive clothes and could be labelled as so called popular group. Because they kinda stood out.

Navya made a face at them,"they look so arrogant"

"Yeah"Charu agreed, it was like they looked down at others."see our Isha she doesn't even try to stand out"

"Anyway who cares, I am going to canteen to feed my baby" she patted her stomach,"you both coming?"Navya asked them.

"No brooo lecture will start soon you also go to your class, 70% attendance required,"Charu reminded.

"Ha so 30% is not," Navya winked, "Hey! Where is Isha??"

Lecture would start in 15 minutes, Isha wanted to be present early sitting in the first seat with her books and notebooks out ready to make a good impression on her business teacher.

"Oh there she is running like a headless chicken to get to the class" Navya laughed pointing at Isha rushing.

"Are Isha this is not school" Charu facepalmed,"anyway you go stuff your mouth in the canteen and I go catch up PT Usha she forgot that I am also in her class "

"Oh no Isha just walked into dolce and shabana group " Navya's eyes widened

Isha took out her mobile to check the timetable she couldn't remember her room no . Someone from the back pushed past her walking in a hurry ,when she stopped suddenly to use her mobile not expecting it, she stumbled and collided into one of the boys from the group who was waving at his friends without looking where he was walking.

"Ouch" she gasped it was her left side hitting a hard body. Two strong arms held her back from falling ,she was engulfed with cologne that heightened her senses she blinked, tilted her head up only to be captured by a pair of warm brown eyes.

Yash held the girl in place who just walked right into him, what he saw was a petite girl with bangs and beautiful face adorned with innocence and shock.

She smelled like roses, fresh and intoxicating.

Yash's heart instantly start beating the girls cheeks turned pink. He at once dropped his arms realising he held her for too long. "Oh I am sorry"She flustered, shuffled back, her panicked eyes looking around for something.

Yash followed the line of vision as they stopped down somewhere at the back, ...a mobile and black shoe stepped on it, Advik his friend

"Oh no no my mobile " the girl cried.

Yash noticed she had bandaged arm. She bent down to get it struggling,"hey please remove your foot" she said softly to Advik.

"What's happening?" Advik asked completely unaware watching reels on his mobile screen.

Yash pushed him off,"dude just step back it's her mobile!'

Advik stepped back rolling his eyes

Yash bent to pick the mobile at the same time the girl did their heads bumped, she winced.

"Oops sorry you alright? " Yash asked Isha.

That was painful she thought not the head bump she realised rubbing the spot but the sight of her shattered iPhone mobile screen.

The tall guy with a handsome face and built with iron type body inspected her mobile with a sorry look,"hey it's kinda broken"

"Aren't you a genius?" Isha said sarcastically, then realised she was being rude when it wasn't his mistake
" I will get it repaired, " she tried to take her mobile but the guy didn't give it.

"Don't worry I will get it for you-"the girls dark eyes widened, Yash said immediately ,"I will have it fixed, besides my friend broke it, Advik at least apologize her duffer"

Advik yawned.

Isha didn't care anymore, the classes were going to start soon and her dream to leave a good impression on teachers will shatter like her mobile screen,
"it's okay it's already broken and I appreciate it but I want my mobile back" she pulled her mobile the guy didn't leave still. What was his problem?

Yash felt bad for the girl she already looked so helpless with the bandage on her arm and he also saw a scar on her head too, it felt like kicking a puppy.
"Just don't worry what's your name-

"ISHA!!!" Charu and Navya shouting coming over to see what was happening a nepo kid was trying to snatch her mobile.

"Hey you! Why are you not giving her mobile?" Charu asked already standing on a boxing pose.

"Hello Mahila(women) helpline" Navya said on the phone.

Isha tried to explain,
"Guys guys, calm down It's nothing -

"You nepo kids your game is over!" Charu warned them all.

"What did you say?" Shreyansh asked stepping out he was quiet for so long because he didn't like getting into useless drama. 6 feet tall with sharp chiseled looks, sleek spectacles and six packs had girls turned into a mush they sputtered, fumbled infront of him then there was this, 5'5 girl in pink kurti and jeans with big jhumkas laughing at him.

Charu laughed,"haha he is deaf"

Shreyansh's eyes glared behind the glasses,"are you a fool?"

"No, are you?" Charu fired back with her chin held up, these boys were so tall would need a ladder to talk.

"Bloody, third class people wasting time" Shreyansh gave a dirty look before leaving.

Charu's mouth hung open did he call her third class?

"Byeee Class has started " Isha waved, she rushed to reach the class forget about the mobile she could buy a new one or whatever, she can see the room no on the bulletin room, right now she had to reach the class soon.

Yash watched her scampering away without taking her mobile he tried to control his smile. She was kinda silly.

Navya shook her head,"one day she will die studying so much"

Charu said,"When will she learn to not stress so much?"
She turned to Yash,"Hey you! give her mobile right now, you are holding it like its yours"

"I will return it fixed in an hour"Yash told putting it inside his pocket.

Navya raised her brow, "it's iPhone you have that much money to get it fixed? Or you just going to sell it and smoke cigarettes?"

Yash realised it too, It was iPhone while his friends came from rich background he was a middle class boy and he was aware getting iPhone fixed would require almost half of his tuition fees. But he felt responsible for the damage, he should have looked where he was walking and that girl was so...no no he can't give her broken mobile back. What would she think of him?

Charu snapped her fingers in front of the guys face,"back to earth sleeping beauty, if you can't afford just give it back, I thought you guys were rich what a disappointment"

"I will get it fixed " Yash said again.

Charu observed him, he looked like a decent guy, athletic built but thieves are deceptive they can be anyone anyways she let him go she had memorized his face even could describe him in her sleep and also his rude friend's.
"if you don't I will hunt you down, Isha couldn't care less about losing a mobile" knowing Isha she comes from a wealthy family she could get another mobile without a second thought but her friends won't let the stealing slide. "But we will find you from the deepest pit of hell" Charu gave him her big scary warning eyes.

"I will give her back by the end of the day I promise," Yash said smiling nervously, that girl looked scary.

"You better otherwise, Mahila helpline " Navya threatened.

"Who are these cartoons?" Advik asked seeing them leave, Navya slapped her forehead she was going the opposite way to canteen she turned and corrected herself laughing to herself.

Yash punched Advik's shoulder,"you are partly responsible you will pay half"

"Whatever, get a new one dude" Advik said, frowning.

"You just love flaunting your money," Yash shook his head

"What's flaunting? I can get iphones for them and their family" Advik scoffed

"Got it Bill Gates , now let's get this fixed" Yash said taking out the mobile with a butterfly cover.

Isha

Why did that name sound familiar?

"Take Shreyansh, I have better ways to waste time" Advik said heading towards the canteen to stream his game peacefully.

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