Geet Handa ran.
She ran as fast as she could up the road that led to Castle High School. She didn't want to be late for her first day of 6th year.
Meera: "Hold up! I can't run as fast as you!" she panted
Geet looked at her watch which displayed the digital version of the time. There were only 60 seconds left to the final bell. If Geet didn't get into her classroom within 60 seconds she would probably get detention on her very first day. She doesn't want that.
While she was running she got out her Periodic Timetable.
Sex Education was first.
Geet sighed and put the Timetable back in her pocket. She pushed the gates and stepped inside the grounds of Castle High School and ran towards the entrance nearest to her classroom and stepped inside.
While she ran she nearly knocked a lady with files in her hands behind her. Geet looked behind her shoulder and gave an apologetic glance and then looked at her watch.
10 seconds left.
The classroom was just along the corridor. She had to run.
6... 5... 4...
Geet ran towards the door and pushed the handle down. The door clicked open.
3... 2...
She looked around the classroom where pupils sat. She didn't know where to sit so she just sat beside a random good looking boy and dumped her bag down on the floor.
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiing.
The teacher looked up from her glasses and gave a disgusted look.
Teacher: "Your just in time Handa" she said and shook her head.
Geet ran her fingers through her long hair and ran a hand over her clothes and casually looked at the jotter which the guy had out in front of him. His name was apparantely Dev Oberoi. It said at the top.
Geet: "Hi" she said and got out her brand new jotter
Dev: "Hey" he said and smiled
Dev had short, neatly trimmed hair and light coloured skin. He wore glasses but the glasses made him look even smarter. He always had a flirtarious smile plastered on his face.
Teacher: "Today, we are going to talk about how women get preg --"
The annoyed teacher who was determined to complete her sentence was cut short by Meera who was panting heavily at the doorstep.
Teacher: "Rathod! Your late on the first day of 6th year! It's detent --"
Meera: "Please, please, please, Miss! Just give me one more chance I promise I will never ever be late from now on. Mark my words!" she said and folded her hands in front of the teacher
Teacher: "Go and sit down" she said
Meera gave a deathly glare to Geet but then her eye caught the handsome, good-looking boy who wasn't even remotely paying attention to the teacher. He was drawing.
The boy had long black hair which was held up by hair gel and big brown eyes which complimented his face. He had a frown on his face in concentration due to his drawing. He was alone at the table.
Meera made her way towards the empty seat next to him but the boy gave Meera a dangerous glare which made her freeze in her steps. Instead, she made her way to an empty seat beside a nerd.
Clearly, he didn't like people sitting next to him.
Geet saw this.
Teacher: "Pregnancy is caused by a male and female --"
Just then, Dev did a very rude, but funny drawing on a blank page in his jotter that was related to Sex and showed it to Geet.
Geet put her hand on her mouth and let out a giggle.
Her giggles were cut by the deathly glare the teacher. All the students turned their heads and looked at Geet.
Teacher: "Handa! How dare you interrupt my lesson? Go and sit beside Maan"
Geet: "Who's Maan?"
Geet was new to this school. How is she meant to know the names of every single student in her classroom in one day?
The teacher sighed.
Teacher: "That boy there"
Geet shrugged and picked up her schoolbag and jotter and moved her way towards the empty seat next to Maan. Geet expected the same glare which he gave to Meera but surprisingly he just concentrated on his drawing. He didn't even look towards her.
Meera who was stuck with the nerd, opened her mouth and let it remain that way as she looked at Maan and then at Geet.
All the other girls sighed loudly as Geet sat down and straightened herself in her seat.
The next thing Geet heard was a silent 'Pssst' sound that was coming towards Dev. Geet turned and looked at Dev. He mouthed 'Sorry' and folded his hands under the table.
Geet: "OK" she mouthed and nodded her head, indicating it was okay
Teacher: "What I was saying was... Pregnancy is caused by a woman and man...."
Geet casually looked at the drawing Maan was drawing. The teacher's words immediately trailed off as she realized what he was drawing.
He was drawing her.
Maan then turned his head and looked towards Geet for the first time ever since she came in the classroom and looked at her more intensely and carefully.
He didn't say anything.
He just turned his gaze back towards the paper and continued drawing, and sketching every detail and wrinkle of Geet's face.
Geet knew she wasn't as pretty as some of the girls in her class, but Maan somehow made her look pretty.
But the question was... Why was Maan drawing HER amongst all the other pretty girls in this class?
Geet: "Why are you drawing me?" she whispered
Maan said nothing, and instead moved closer to Geet so he could get better details of her eyes.
Normally, Geet would have felt uncomfortable and reported this to the headteacher.
But she didn't feel uncomfortable. She felt safer next to him.
In fact, she felt her whole body tingle. She felt her toes curl. She felt her heart do a flip. She felt butterflies in her stomach.
And before she could even say anything the bell rang. Geet immediately picked up her school bag and headed towards the exit of the classroom.
Maan watched her go. He smiled, made the final touches to the drawing and carefully put the drawing in his schoolbag.
***
Geet half-ran and half-walked towards her classroom. She couldn't be bothered waiting for Meera. But then a voice stopped her.
"Geet!" she heard the voice call out
Geet turned around and looked at Dev. She breathed a soft sigh of relief as she saw Maan heading off to another direction in the background.
Geet smiled and walked towards Dev.
Geet: "Hi" she said timidly
Dev: "In class, I didn't mean to get you in trouble and --"
Dev was about to complete his sentence but a gang of boys deliberately pushed Geet, making her end up slipping.
Dev, without thinking immediately grabbed her by the waist and stopped her crashing to the floor just in time.
Maan watched Dev grab her by the waist and dip her. He felt jealousy prick his heart.
Precap:
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