Chapter 1: The Journey Begins
Arjun and Riya were childhood friends. Though they studied in same school, riya was very reserved person and had very less interaction with her other classmates.
Her main goal was to fulfill her parents wish and become a software engineer. Though within the school many had eyed her for being herself, she never let her mind wander in those areas.
At School XYZ:
Send-off party for class10 students organized by juniors, principal and teachers.
Principal : I am very happy with the performance of the current 10th std students. Now you all are going to step into next phase of life. You all will be seeing the actual world.
Till now you all were under the guidance of your parents and teachers. Now you will be in a world where you are expected to see the right and wrong things and decide what is god for you.
Our society depends on this younger generation who have the potential to turn good to bad and bad to good.
I am really very proud of a the students and wish you all the very best for your future ahead.
A loud applause is heard in the auditorium where each and every one is happy to see what life holds for them at the same time sad that they will be missing each other.
In the Corner a group of 5 girls are sitting and among them one is silent and trying very hard not to break down.
Swetha : I just hope our exams go well. I am little tensed for it.
Seema: We have time for it. Today is our day and we will never get this day again in our life. Come on cheer-up. We will keep in touch.
Diya : True. We all will be in the same location. Maybe we can meet once in a while after our exams.
Amritha : Well said. We will study hard and make our parents and this school which gave us so much knowledge proud. We will never break our friendship.
By the way Seema what did Sid tell you?
Hearing Sid name Seema started blushing. Among the entire conversation only riya was silent. She was hearing them and also trying to take in the memories spent in school.
Suddenly her eye caught a group of her class boys talking and one boy caught her attention. He was looking at her with a weird expression.
It seems like all were pushing him forward towards her group and he was reluctant. Riya broke the eye lock and turned towards her friends.
Riya : I forgot to get the slam book filled from arjun, let me go give it to them.
Saying this she took her handbag and moved towards the group. Seeing her coming towards the group the other boys started moving when Riya called out.
Riya : Hey where are you boys moving out? I am sorry i was so busy with my gang that i forgot to give this to you. Could you all please fill this slam book and give it to me.
She said with a smile.
Sam, Vijay, Eric, Sid were looking at her and arjun thinking that arjun might speak something. But when he kept on starring at her they got irritated with him and Sam decided to step in.
Sam : Sure Riya. Thank you so much for considering to take our thoughts.
Riya : Why? you all are my classmates. When i could take everybody's why not from SAVE group?
All of them : SAVE Group?
Riya laughed seeing their expression :
Yes SAVE Group : S-> Sid/Sam A-> Arjun V-> Vijay E->Eric.
Please fill it. And oh i will be with the teachers getting their memories filled. If i am not to be seen please ask my friends.
Eyeing Sid she said Maybe Seema will know where i am.
All the boys wolf-whistled seeing Sid and also knowing that riya knew about them.
When she moved little far all the of them pounced on arjun like a hungry lion and stated hitting him.
Arjun : Ouch! Oye he shouted.
Here Riya was thinking about arjun's strange behavior and that is when she heard a loud voice. She turned around to see all the other boys were on tp of him ready to murder him.
The other boys just saw this and smiled at her.
She smiled and moved to meet the teachers.
Sam: What the hell is wrong with you Arjun. We were thinking how to get her alone so you can talk to her and when she herself came here , you were standing like a pole without talking anything.
Sid: Forget it Sam no use talking to him. We should plan something.
Vijay : What can we plan now? She is going to meet teachers and then there will be send-off party and then lunch and then we will be on our way home.
Eric : Keep quiet.. Let me think. And you Sir.. Please stop starring at her. She would have sensed it and it looks creepy.
Let us all fill up her slam book and then let arjun fill it up. we can go to meet teachers and can call her alone so she can talk to Arjun.
And please tell her what you feel for her.
In all this only one person was a silent spectator. That is Arjun's Sister Ahana. She somewhere had a doubt that arjun had feelings for Riya.
But she thought may be she is wrong and decided to ask her brother at home.
Edited by shanthiva - 4 years ago