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Part 5
When Pia reached the college the next day, she saw a huge crowd gathered near the main notice board. Curious to see what the excitement was all about, she used her short height to her advantage to push through the crowd. She scanned the notice board, only to be disappointed by a notice about some party or the other. As she turned, a piece of paper fluttered onto her head, presumably a notice torn off by the enthusiastic students. "Jungli log." she muttered to herself, and looked at the paper.
It was a notice for an internship in a newspaper office! Pia rushed away happily to call the phone number provided.
A harried, but courteous lady answered the phone. She asked Pia a few questions about her education, etc, and asked her to wait while she arranged a date for an interview.
Suddenly, Pia felt something. Like someone was standing behind her. Like he was standing behind her. She whirled around, but the corridor was empty. Then she realised that the lady was back and was asking her something. She stumbled through the rest of the conversation and started walking towards her classroom.
She was not so excited about the internship anymore...
*
Pia had first met Abhay when she was in Class Six. Her mother had got a new job in Dehradoon, so they had shifted to a small cottage near Pia's new school - Mount College. It was the best school in the city, and Pia had won a partial scholarship, so she was very happy.
However, the kids there were from the wealthiest families around, and they had not taken to the 'Charity Girl' very kindly. So it was on her second day in the school that Abhay found Pia crying in a corner of the playground.
She looked up when he arrived, but her defiant expression warned him to stay away. He too sat down next too her without a word, and stayed there until the bell rang for the next class.
They met like this for a week, but on the eighth day, he spoke up.
"They laughed at you?"
Startled, Pia nodded.
"Why?"
"Because I am here on a scholarship and I don't wear a brand new dress, and I take care of my pencils and don't like to lose them!" she burst out.
"And why do you care?"
"I..I...because it is rude!"
He fell silent.
"They laugh at me too. They say that I am weird." he said quietly. "Not to my face though. They don't have the guts."
"Why" Pia asked.
"Because I am an outsider. My favourite colour is black. I don't talk to anyone. They say that I am evil."
"Are you?"
He stared at her.
"I am not a good friend." He said finally.
"Why?"
"That doesn't matter."
"Why not?"
"You ask too many questions!" he exclaimed in annoyance and left.
*
"WHATSSSUUUPPP!!!"
Pia turned disorientedly, still smiling.
"Oye hello! Kya baat hai...big smile huh? Kaun hai?" Misha bumps Pia's shoulder slightly.
Pia blinked. "Mish! Koi nahin hai yaar. Kaun ho sakta hai? Project ke baare mein soch rahi thi."
"Oho! Projects, assignments, get a life yaar! Tumhein kya pata Kabir ka dil kitni zooor se tootta hai jab bhi tum use chhod kar communication theory ki baat karti ho."
"Mish..." Pia turned to her sadly.
"Oh I know...you are not interested. Ab ro mat. Waise seriously, he is a sweet guy, and he loves you a lot. Think about him." Misha hugged her and left.
Pia turned to the window again. "Wohi toh problem hai Misha. Wohi toh problem hai."
She sighed and turned, not noticing the silhouette moving amongst the bushes...
***It was a notice for an internship in a newspaper office! Pia rushed away happily to call the phone number provided.
A harried, but courteous lady answered the phone. She asked Pia a few questions about her education, etc, and asked her to wait while she arranged a date for an interview.
Suddenly, Pia felt something. Like someone was standing behind her. Like he was standing behind her. She whirled around, but the corridor was empty. Then she realised that the lady was back and was asking her something. She stumbled through the rest of the conversation and started walking towards her classroom.
She was not so excited about the internship anymore...
*
Pia had first met Abhay when she was in Class Six. Her mother had got a new job in Dehradoon, so they had shifted to a small cottage near Pia's new school - Mount College. It was the best school in the city, and Pia had won a partial scholarship, so she was very happy.
However, the kids there were from the wealthiest families around, and they had not taken to the 'Charity Girl' very kindly. So it was on her second day in the school that Abhay found Pia crying in a corner of the playground.
She looked up when he arrived, but her defiant expression warned him to stay away. He too sat down next too her without a word, and stayed there until the bell rang for the next class.
They met like this for a week, but on the eighth day, he spoke up.
"They laughed at you?"
Startled, Pia nodded.
"Why?"
"Because I am here on a scholarship and I don't wear a brand new dress, and I take care of my pencils and don't like to lose them!" she burst out.
"And why do you care?"
"I..I...because it is rude!"
He fell silent.
"They laugh at me too. They say that I am weird." he said quietly. "Not to my face though. They don't have the guts."
"Why" Pia asked.
"Because I am an outsider. My favourite colour is black. I don't talk to anyone. They say that I am evil."
"Are you?"
He stared at her.
"I am not a good friend." He said finally.
"Why?"
"That doesn't matter."
"Why not?"
"You ask too many questions!" he exclaimed in annoyance and left.
*
"WHATSSSUUUPPP!!!"
Pia turned disorientedly, still smiling.
"Oye hello! Kya baat hai...big smile huh? Kaun hai?" Misha bumps Pia's shoulder slightly.
Pia blinked. "Mish! Koi nahin hai yaar. Kaun ho sakta hai? Project ke baare mein soch rahi thi."
"Oho! Projects, assignments, get a life yaar! Tumhein kya pata Kabir ka dil kitni zooor se tootta hai jab bhi tum use chhod kar communication theory ki baat karti ho."
"Mish..." Pia turned to her sadly.
"Oh I know...you are not interested. Ab ro mat. Waise seriously, he is a sweet guy, and he loves you a lot. Think about him." Misha hugged her and left.
Pia turned to the window again. "Wohi toh problem hai Misha. Wohi toh problem hai."
She sighed and turned, not noticing the silhouette moving amongst the bushes...
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