Ishra TS- Mere naam tu, part 8 on pg 49 on 13/4 - Page 9

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I- because he is my best friend .

Mihika was shocked listening to her then asked " how come he us your best friend when you just came day before yesterday from Chennai?"

I- it's a long story mihika .

M- then tell me ,I have all ears as this is free period .

I- ok as you say .

M- I think we should go to cafeteria , I m bit hungry .

I- chalo .

Both the girls went to cafeteria, they ordered burger and cold drinks for then and settled in the table then mihika said " now tell ".

I- though I had come here ,just two days back but I m not new to Delhi.

M- how come ?

I- earlier when I was a kid ,we use to live in Delhi itself.

M- haww ,when?

I- I don't remember from when but till I was in class eight. I and Raman were classmate from class 1 . We both use to stammer and had difficulty in talking ,other student use to make fun of us ,so we don't talk to anyone . I was a silent student and he was rude, may be he was angry with his problem that he is not normal child like others . I don't talk to anyone as I feel shameful while non talk to him as he had fought with most of the students because they mimick him . One day he was absent and ma'am told him to take, that day notes from other students .As he was not befriended to anyone ,he approached me . I gave him notes and we talked that day for the very first time ,at first he was angry thinking I m mimicking him but when I told that it's my problem too , he apologized to me . From that day our friendship started blooming, we don't talk much to anyone but both were bright students . We were teacher's favourite students , Rams has also started behaving normally , he now don't fights with anyone as he was just bothered about us only ,so no teacher tried to separate us . We started growing together, as best friends.

M- but non of you stammer now .

I- yeah ,because when we were in class three one of our ma'am suggested our mothers to take us to stammering cure center . Both mothers talk to eachother and took us to a stammering relief centre . We went there for a month and our problem was solved ,now we can talk nicely to anyone .

M- that's really great ,I never know that stammering can also be cured .

I- of course it can be cured but not much parents think about it ,all thinks that it will go while you grow ,sometimes it works too but till then the child has to bear all the bullying and mockings ,some became silent like me and some becomes rude like Rams.

M- ohh ,that's sad .Parents should take it seriously, haina .

I- yeah .

M- so you are perfectly alright.

I- yeah ,but still I use to stammer sometimes when I m nervous,sad or scared .

M- ohh ,ok continue your story .

I- we were best and closest friends ,we didn't need anybody else .

M- then .

I- then in after our eights class ,we went to Chennai in summer vacation but didn't returned to Delhi ever as appa has taken transfer from his dept . As it was vacation ,Rams was gone to his native ,so I couldn't inform him and after we shifted I somehow lost his number , resulting in lost of contacts . From that day I never met him ,neither heard anything from him . But as we had decided that we will study in this college,I convinced appa and took admission here . Luckily I got to see my Rams after so many years but he is totally mess , he is angrey on me as I went away without informing him and also lost contacts .

M- do you think , you change him as I think he has spoiled beyond repair .

I- nothing like that ,I know I can bring him back .
Achcha tell me about his grades, is he a nice student now also or ...

M- no no ,study wise he is a nice student ,don't know how but he is a topper .

I- that's good .

They were still talking when a group of boys entered the cafeteria which was different from Raman's group . The girls were having their snacks when the boys walked to them and spoke " hello girls ,how are you doing ".

I- we are good ,why are you asking so .

B1- nothing like that ,I thought to introduce and befriend with eachother as we are classmates . Hi I m abhimanyu ,he is vikram, that is samraath,that is vikrant.

M- I m mihika and she is ishita.

A- glad to meet you ,can we join u .

M- yeah you can but we are done and will be leaving shortly as the next class will start soon .

A - just sit ,we will go together.

M- okay.

A- hey ishita what you were talking to that idiot .

I- who ?

A- arey that spoily Raman bhalla .I m saying ,he is just a bad news ,just stay away from him .

Ishita got angry listening to this and spoke, getting up from there ," thats non of your business . I think you are not my local guardian so please stop interfering in my matters ".

Saying so she got up and started going ,when abhi stopped her and spoke " arey ishita, tum to bura man gayi, sorry if you think that I m interfering but I just told that because I think you should know about him . He us actually not a good boy ".

I- I know well about him ,I told you na ...

A- ok baba sorry ,if you think that I m interfering then sorry . Please come and sit on your place ,I promise I will not bother you .

I- no it's ok, I m done ,we should leave for class.

A- still fifteen minutes are left ,you can sit here .

I- no we will go ..

A- why are you being so rude, I already had apologized.

He spoke holding ishita's hand ,she tried to free herself and said " I have some work in office ,let me go ".

A- but ishita...

He was yet to complete his sentence when , someone made ishita's hand free from his grip with great force and they listened his heavy voice " when she told let her go, that clearly mean she don't want to be with you."

A- so ?

R- so ,you should let her go .

A- she is my friend and you don't have any right to speak between us .

R- not yours but she is my best friend and you dare to bother her .

Saying so he took ishita out from there and walked holding her hand till they reach the classroom . He left her hand and was going when ishita held his hand and spoke happily " I know you cannot be angry with me for much time ".

R- we are still not friends and yeah , stay away from abhi. He is not a good boy .

Saying so he left from there leaving a confused and sad ishita behind . She saw him going lighting his cigarette and ran behind him ,he just had lighted the cigarette and was about to puff when she snatched it from him and spoke greeting her teeth"just stop smoking this s**t , don't you dare smoke this again . If I ever see you smoking ,I will go back and will never return ever ,got that ."

Saying so she walked to the classroom while he turned back ,saw her ,shook his head in disbelief and then threw the pack of cigarettes in trashbin . Ishita has just settled in her seat beside mihika . The place beside her was empty ,abhi and group entered the room and was approaching towards the girls when Raman showed up from nowhere and settled beside ishita ,shesmiled fully on his act but he was ignorant and was busy in his phone , making ishita sad again .