Flashback, who is she?🤔🤔

Flashback, who is she?🤔🤔

Flashback,14 years ago, 2007, Kolkata

Principal office,

“How many times I have to warn, every day I get a complaint against you when you will be changed if today Mr. Sarkar

didn't reach there, I don't know what type of crime you have done. This is my final warning if I get another one then I will suspend you for a month, understand, now leave “

“Where are you going “

Both the boys glanced at each other 

“I am telling you, Aakash you can go, but [shifting her gaze], Prithvi, you have to take 10 rounds of the playground as a punishment which will give you a good lesson. Now leave .”

“What happened to you Prithvi, You never listen to me, why you beat Akash so poorly ?’’ asked Dharam, the topper of the class, a tall and decent boy with a military haircut. Every teacher liked him not only for his academic performance also for his generous behavior. He was an introvert but only opened up to his childhood best friend Prithvi. 

“Dharam how can you say that, it was Akash who started it first, he said that I was a chamcha of yours, he heard him say that you are smart less, double battery “Prithvi countered

“So what, that’s why you would beat him this way”

“You know me na, I can't tolerate anything against you”

The day when Prithvi returned to his home, his mother was rolling her eyes upon him from head to toe. She saw the chest pocket of him torn out, tousled hair. He had some traces of bruises on his face. She asked him about after getting him that condition. Prithvi told her Mother everything he didn't want to be involved in the fight but the boy irritated him more and more so he beat him.  

" Baba, beating your classmate is not a good thing? Is it bad for you? If anything worse happens with him then what we will do, have you imagined? beta controls your anger I told you so many times. Promise me you never do this kind of thing next time.

Prithvi remained quiet.

"Promise me '' His mother again asked 

Prithvi nodded his head simply

"O Ma ..just looked at you, she wept his face in by a towel, now go to the washroom and fresh yourself "

In the evening when Mr. Adhikary [Prithvi’s father] returned from office, he became furious at Prithvi. Though Mrs. Adhikary did not inform him of anything he got the information from his neighbor who also read in the same school with Prithvi.

“You think you are very smart, coming home with some complaints, every week from either your maths teacher or from your history teacher, now today from your Principal. Look at your elder brother he didn't waste a single minute of a day, all time he made himself busy with his studies that’s why he stood first in all subjects. But you are whiling away your time in useless sports. Do you want to be a loser for the rest of your life?”

Mr. Adhikary’s words felt like a knife piercing Prithvi’s chest. While his father was shouting at him, Prithvi did not dare to look at him, he bent his head down. 

Mr. Adhikary continued his lecture “Every day I work in the office like a machine here, look at this useless person who wastes all my efforts in a pit. Now go to your room study until we call you for dinner, understand ”[raising his fourth finger]

He entered his room, enclosed the door, he started to weep. He gazed at the medals which he had won in sports, nobody could beat him in sports, he always came first in running, despite his father never cheering him up,  never praising him, never encouraging him for anything because he never came first in academics. 

That night Snehashish [Prithvi’s brother] knocked on the door of Prithvi’s. He knocked there many times “ [Prithvi’s nickname] Maa is calling for dinner”

“I don't want to eat ” it’s all because of you. I am so tired of hearing them say” Snehasish got 100 out of 100 in maths, he came first. It’s almost like I have no identity of my own. You may be good at academics but I am good at sports. Why should you be given preference over me? Why they can’t accept me the way I am .”

Snehasish was feeling bad for his brother. He was aware of his father who was very angry and strict, sometimes he wished to play sports too but he couldn't because of fear of his father. 

Prithvi’s mother later came, knocked on the door “Baba, please open the door, 

“No, Maa I don’t want to talk to anyone right now,” Prithvi shouted back

“Baba, please open the door once, Don't angry with your mother 

After several times of his mother, Prithvi open the door, 

Prithvi encircled his arms around her mother and started to weep again. His mother wept his face And stroked her hands on his head, and back affectionately and  fed him, she tried to comprehend him “don't take your father’s words awfully, everything your father said is for your good .”

“Maa, I got a prize in sports in the previous week but “Baba” still scolds me, he didn't say me a single word about my medal which I had achieved ”

“ Don't you think we will be more proud when you come first in class? Dada [Prithvi 'S brother] stood first in the entire class in the last semester.    “

“But Maa looked at those pictures of my idols, I want to be a footballer, why can't I do those things I have loved? ”

“Baba, you know na, we are from a middle-class family, how can we see those dreams tired to understand it .” Mrs. Adhikary caressed her hand on his face affectionately and “Now goes to sleep or else you will late for school in the morning ”                    

Prithvi felt gloomy, once again he glanced at all the cups, medals he had won in sports and went to quantities of sleep after an extent.

The next day when Prithvi and Arjun were going to come into the class, Someone called him from back, he turned back and saw Raghav who was running towards him, he was inhaling and exhaling heavily 

“Oye motu, why are came in hurry, did you participate in the marathon, “ Arjun asked sarcastically 

Raghav ignore him and “ Prithvi I get a piece of information that who had to complain against us to the Principal yesterday “

“ what’s different in it, I knew everybody would reprimand me if it was my mistake or wasn't “

“What happen Prithvi did you again got scolded by your father?” Asked Arjun

Prithvi stayed silent, both the friends understood.

“Prithvi just think about it only I, Arjun and you and Aakash was present at the spot when the fighting scene was going on “Raghav pointed out 

“Yes Prithvi, Raghav is right “Arjun conceded 

Prithvi remained quiet. He speculated about Raghav's remarks logically .“How do you get to know about this ?”

“Today‘s morning on the way of 5th floor in front of the section - C, I saw Aakash was talking with someone, he may say thank you for protecting him from Principal Something blah blah blah, only  he spared  from Principal but Prithvi got punished, So when Sayak Sir reached there he had seen that Prithvi beat Akash who become innocent in everyone’s eyes    “

“Just think Prithvi,  if Principal sentenced all of us that wasn't a matter but she only gave punishment to  you and you got a scold to your father, “Arjun remarked 

Prithvi become angry “Who was that person did you know Raghav “

“No not  much but I think she is new at our school “

“Who is she, Raghav ?”

“Kya Naam Tha..kon se naam se pukar Raha that..  they were calling her by the name..” he was scratching his  head, yes yaad aya “Sanyogita Agarwal”

“I have a plan, but don't tell this to Dharam, right?”Prithvi said something was going inside his head.

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School had finished off for that day Prithvi asked his friends in an eager tone  “will you guys, sure enough, come to watch my match?

“Has it happened before you had a match and we  never had come for it” Arjun uttered 

“Don't worry we will come,’’ Raghav assured [keeping his hand on Prithvi’s shoulder ]

Prithvi glimpsed at Arjun and Raghav with his hazel brown eyes. He looked at Dharam and said“Dharam you too have to come, for the match which will be held on 2 days later “

“Prithvi, Dharam can't come as he has a tuition class on that day, do you think back to? 

Prithvi said in disappointment,” yes I know .” he glanced at Dharam “Can’t you come for me? 

“ Please Prithvi tried to understand,”

“Okay, he replied dejectedly  [making a sad face]

“Okay I will come, now happy “Dharam whispered at last

Prithvi gave him a sunny smile “Really “

“Of course, if I haven't come who will cheer up you, my champ, Okay now bye I have to go” He answered certainly  ”Otherwise I will be late for my tuition classes “Bye Prithvi, bye Raghav, bye Arjun.

“After that Dharam climbed into the school bus.

Chal Chota Hathi ’’, Arjun tease Raghav who gave him an angry bird expression as a reply “Don't call me Chota Hathi, I warn you before“

“Okay jab to bara ho jayega na then I will call you bara hathi” He joked taking a little distance apart 

“Arjun ruk main Tujhe chodunga Nahi,” Raghav shouted back and ran after Arjun

“Pehle Mujhe pakdd ke toh Dekha,” Arjun grinned at Raghav

Prithvi glanced in the direction in which Raghav chased Arjun. He smiled at them although Arjun and Raghav fought with each other they still couldn't spend a single day without seeing one another. Afterward, he was looking forward to his bicycle. He took out his bicycle by keeping his hands on its handles and climbed up on it and started paddling. Prithvi had a practice today so he had to reach his local sporting club at an accurate time. If his father got the piece of information about this he would yell at him, hence he had to hide this from his parents. He was thinking if his parents supported him and also accepted him the way he was it would be easier for him to continue his practice, if his parents encouraged him for his dream which he had planted inside his heart, the dream which he had seen every morning before wake up from bed, instead of pressured him to focus on his academics, marks, grades blah blah. Prithvi came to reality all of a sudden when he had overtaken a bicycle. Due to the dusty air, he could not see anything at the beginning even though he was about to lose his balance and fell on the ground along with his bicycle which he stopped in haste. He was coughing, his eyes became watery. Prithvi was well aware that he had not taken the wrong route as it was the same way from which he returned home from his school. After a while he became stable and he rubbed his eyes. He saw a figure in front of him. It was a girl standing a few distances apart where Prithvi had stopped his bicycle and him. The girl came down from the bicycle and kept it there where she stood. Prithvi assumed by her uniform that she was also from the same school where he read. The girl came forward a little towards him and stopped. She folds her both hands and keeping them close to her chest “Apologize to me” the girl uttered looking straight into his eyes.

Prithvi became a puzzle; he gave her a stranger-like expression as he saw her for the first time.

“I said to apologize to me “the girl repeated once again, she frowned her eyebrow.

“Who are you, and why are you parking your bicycle in front my way?”Prithvi asked in flabbergasting  

“You don't  recognize me ?”The girl enquired by tiling her head slightly towards her right shoulder with an attitude.

“ Recognize? Who are you? I have seen you the first time and moved away from my path, I have no time to listen to your buk buk? Prithvi respond and tried to ignore her and  moved away with his bicycle 

The girl tightly caught  at the bicycle’s handle of Prithvi “I said an apology to me” She whispered 

“Apology for what?”Prithvi asked once again 

“ Have you lost your memory or are you pretending to lose it? She asked by raising her one eyebrow

This time Prithvi got down from his bicycle and gave her an I don't know look expression “Who are you and what are you talking about ?”Prithvi inquiry her 

“You don't recognize me na ? she asked once again she crossed her forearm closed to her chest.

“No I don't ” he replied 

“Okay then I have to do something that returns your memory back to you “She unfolds her hands and exhales a sigh, Prithvi became baffled before he could understand the girl bend down and pricked the rear tire of Prithvi’s bicycle immediately with her compass which she had taken out from her skirt’s pocket.

His eyes became wider,  looking at her dumbfoundedly “What have you done with my cycle ? Have you any idea I will be late for my destination!” he screamed 

“The same allegation can also be charged against you!”The girl objected 

“What do you mean?”

“Yesterday after the end of school when I came to take my bicycle I found one of the tires had been punctured. Only for you, I had to walk so long tomorrow but that was my bad luck, I hadn't found any cycle repair shop. Today I was late for school, all this had happened because of you “She complains with anger in her eyes 

“So how does it not prove that your cycle had been pictured by me! Have you any proof that it was done by me?”Prithvi tried to defend himself

“Yes, I have! One of the junior students told me it was you, she had watched you while you were puncturing it. Kids never lie “

Prithvi was baffled by the allegation that she had thrown towards him. Prithvi remained quiet.“Your silence tells everything that you had done it” She replied 

“No, “

“Of course! 

“I mean I haven't done that intentionally “Prithvi whispered 

She raised her eyebrow asked him why he had done this to her 

Prithvi asked, “Why have you compliant with the Principal against me?”

"Which complaint?"

"For your complaint, I got a punishment from the principal '

“oh, I see! I had to do this because you were beating that boy like a goon!” She exclaimed 

“You called me a Gunda “Prithvi frown 

“Yes Gunda Nahi Kahu toh kya Kahu, At first you beat someone like a goon and after that, you punctured my cycle “She reprimanded 

“Who gave you the suggestion to complain against me to Principal, “ Jhansi ki Rani,” Prithvi said with disgust“

“You called me Jhansi ki Rani”, do you know who she was? We should proud of her, “She said

“No no no Actually I want to say you are a fake Rani, for whom I got a punishment. Now get lost from my way anyway I am too late for you” Prithvi was going to walk away but the girl again interrupted him she was angry when he said the word fake though she tried her best to control her anger “Apologies to me, until you say sorry to me I will not permit you to move away from here “

“Listen I have no such times to waste on a useless “

“You called me useless, '' she said angrily and spoke, “From the day I have come to the school I have seen you frequently out of your class, So who is this useless !”She said ironically 

“Tumne mujhe useless Kaha, You are garbage !”Prithvi yell at her

“I am garbage, You are a dustbin, actually you are wastage product of the universe “she shouted back

Prithvi: -“You are a donkey “

THE Girl:-“You are a hippopotamus “

Prithvi:-“You are an orangutan “

The Girl:-“You are a fox, no no no, actually mujhe toh lagta hai you have driven away from a chidiya ghar[ZOO]”

All of a sudden stupid yelled of them coming to be turned into a meaningless conflict.

At the end the girl scream “Now you have crossed all the enduring  limit of mine, I will teach you a lesson which will never lead you to forget this Sanyogita Agarwal “

She immediately pricked another tyre of Prithvi’s cycle with her compass “it was an interest with principle, ugh". She rode on her bicycle and glanced back at Prithvi once again “Now you go to hell” afterward she left the spot.

Prithvi remained flabbergasted, it happened for the first time he was involved in a fight with a girl. He looked back his cycle “For this insane girl I will be late for my practice, I had punctured only one tyre, but she wastes my two tyres, Ish ladki ki toh main” He growled 

Prithvi returned from his memory lane. He switched off the alarm clock and got up from his bed. 

Prithvi came out from his room, it was early morning as he had a habit to wake up at 4 am dawn in the morning, for running and exercise to keep himself fit and fine. He had finished his morning exercise and took a bath afterward.  Prithvi came down from the stairs and sat on a couch in their living room. His mother informed him Dharam called their landline no. several times he was worried for him. Prithvi told his mother he had already talked with him in the morning after seeing his mobile which was kept in silence. He checked his WhatsApp group and also informed his friends and he would call them a few hours later as he didn't want to disturb their morning sleep.  He took his breakfast meanwhile few local teenage boys had come into their house and asked Prithvi to attend a cultural program which will be held that night, if he joined it would be a great pleasure for them. Prithvi assured them he would undoubtedly attempt their function, although he reached up to the sky he would never forget the people,  their culture, the soil where was he born.

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