The Meet"Get up Sharon! Get up! It's 8:00 am already, you don't want to be late on your first day in college right?"
Sharon's mom lost her cool. She has been trying to wake up her daughter from half an hour. But Sharon just wouldn't listen.
"Mom! 5 minutes" Sharon stirred in her sleep. Her mom had no option. She removed the quilt from Sharon's body and turned on the AC.
Sharon started shivering and got up to pull her quilt back on when her mom threw a glass of water on her face.
Now Sharon was fully awake. She was hell irritated. What irritated her more was hearing the giggles of her younger brother. She wiped the water off her face and crossed her hands keeping them on her chest and glared at her mom.
Her mom knew she would have a bad day ahead. The whole day Sharon would be rambling about this and complaining about everything.
But she had to do it. Or else miss sleeping beauty would sleep on for long and no prince's kiss would wake her up from her dear sleep.
"Mom! Would you care to explain what you just did?" she asked maintaining a stern voice. Her brother burst out into laughter. And she gave him the death glare and he just laughed louder this time. "Rohan! Don't laugh at my princess like that!" Sharon's mom shouted and dramatically held Sharon's face and hugged her. Sharon was still on the bed and her mom was standing.
"Princess.. Hahahahahahaha... ya right" he snorted. Sharon got up from her place at once and started hitting her younger brother on his back and he convulsed with laughter.
"Stop it! You both are scuffling in front of your own mom" Sharon's dad made an entry and gave a dramatic look to his wife.
He continued. "This is the respect you have for your mother? See Avantika this what our kids do these days" Sharon and rohan looked at their father in shock.
He was instigating their mom. Sharon and rohan looked at each other and both thought of the same. "So papa then what were you telling about mom yesterday?" Rohan spoke and Sharon smirked and their dad trembled.
He tried signing them to keep there mouth shut but they were in no mood to listen. "Why are you making us keep quiet pa?" Sharon asked blinking her eyelashes. Sharon's mom turned towards her husband and crossed her arms .
"what are the kids saying?" She asked curiously. "Nothing love, what can I possibly talk about you? Let's leave. Let's make breakfast together" saying so he took his wife out. Sharon screamed "but mom listen" her father turned back and glared at her and ran out of the room before his wife would again start questioning.
The brother- sister duo were left cackling in the room. Both raised their hands into a hifi celebrating their win. It was how the Rai Prakash's lived.
It was always a competition between their father and them as to who gets a piece of scolding from The Avantika Rai Prakash. They were a very witty family. Sarcasm was their identity.
Anyone who would encounter them would feel, they are such wonderful people. But they would never realise that they have been mocked at least 10 times in one conversation.
But they were all good at heart . Gautam Rai Prakash Sharon's father, was the oh- so romantic and a prey every time to Sharon and rohans pranks.
Avantika was the perfect wife, a beautiful and quite open minded Indian mother. Rohan was the king in defence mechanism. He would always make Sharon laugh her head out.
They would never fight like the usuals. They shared everything with each other. But they wouldn't leave a chance to tease each other and pull one another's leg, literally and figuratively.
They were a happy family but not much financially. They weren't poor. But they weren't rich. They were like any other normal middle class family. But they could afford a decent life.
Sharon's father worked as a GM in an MNC and Sharon's mom was a homemaker. Rohan studied in 11th grade and Sharon was in first year Bcom.
The clock ticked and the minute hand striked 30. Sharon exclaimed "Oh Jesus Christ!" And fetched her towel and ran into the washroom.
She was all set to leave. It was a big day. It was her first day in her new college. St Louis she read as she entered the campus. She entered the college premises and the first thing she did was to find where the administration office was. But she didn't know who to ask.
Everyone were so weird. They were all scanning her from head to toe. Well she didn't look like a behenji, not all. Rather she looked more stylish than anyone else there.
She passed a group of boys and all she could hear was them whistling at her. She closed her eyes in irritation and just walked faster inside. She finally made the courage to ask a group of girls where the office was.
"Could you please tell me where the office is?" Her voice was tensed. "Ya sure! Neha you'll show her the way?" "Yup sure simmi" they smiled at her and neha lead the way. "So first year?" Neha wanted to start a conversation. "Ya and you?" "Second year" neha replied. "I hope you get adjusted to this college and have a great time. And any help feel free to ask us" neha smiled and Sharon finally sighed in relief. "Here you go, we have reached. Bye" neha hugged Sharon and left. Sharon felt so nice.
Her seniors weren't bad at all. Such good people she thought. She enquired about classes and the fee payment mode. She then attended her class and at the break time, made way to the canteen. She sat in a corner trying to hide her presence as she didn't know anyone.
She felt a hand on her shoulder. She was tensed if it was those boys again. She turned and finally excalimed in relief "Oh its you" .
He had a lean figure. His hair curled at the ends and ended at to his neck level. He flipped his hair and she starred at him in intently, do the above processes. He was finally done with his hair, and now looked at her.
He noticed her staring. He turned back to see if there was something amusing behind him. His smile turned into a frown when he found no such thing happening. He turned back and then felt his Cheek's. He thought if something was present on his face.
He wasn't liking the attention, he was creeping out. He finally spoke. "Sharon? Everything alright?" Sharon closed her mouth and then fumbled "umm.. Yes.. Yes.. Everything is fine" and gave an awkward smile.
He gave her a curious look. She just turned her face away and a lone tear escaped from her eyes.
She wiped her tears and turned to face him and said "Do you have that scar from the start?" He was puzzled. It was a very sudden question. "Yes, from the time I was born. Why do you ask?" He answered. "Nothing" she replied in a faint voice.
"Sharon can I ask you a question?, you haven't taken my name from the time we have met. Any problem?" Sharon gulped down a lump in her throat. She started sweating and hurriedly got up and left the place saying "I will see you later" She left him intrigued and worried.
Edited by --Ana-- - 9 years ago
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