BACK TO WARRIOR HIGH AFTER VACATION-FF ||Part 3 Updt Pg7|| - Page 3

The overnight journey from Delhi to Dehradun finally ends. Rishabh sir and Vibha maam instruct all the students to get down from the train and stay close. Vibha takes her attendance sheet out and starts checking the list.

' Vibha, can you wait with the students here? I'l go and check if the buses are ready'' Rishabh says

'Yeah sure! I'l be with them sir, don't worry'' Vibha assures

The girls were all huddled together chatting excitedly . Some of the boys were at the book stall and some were buying cold drinks from the food stall. Utkarsh picks up a Playboy magazine and admires the model on the cover page smiling dreamily. He turns around to check if anyone was noticing and suddenly sees Krisanne blowing a kiss from a distance. All the girls start giggling. He drops the magazine nervously and goes back to stand with Parth..

'Yaar ye ladki pagal hai bilkul ' Utkarsh says wiping his face

'Kon?'' Parth was clearly not paying attention to Utkarsh. 'Arey wo''... he looks at Parth who was looking at Vibha struggling with her bags.

'Hmmm...jane de'' Utkarsh mumbles avoiding to look in the direction of the girls.

'Ok students, the buses are here!!! You all will be seated according to your roll numbers to avoid any confusion. Roll numbers 1 to 20 will be in the first bus, the red one, with me and roll numbers 21 to 40 will be in the second bus, blue one, with Vibha. So now without making any fuss, proceed to board the bus. Make sure you have your luggage with you'', Rishabh sir announces.

Parth tells Utkarsh to go ahead and take his seat ' Mein ata hun washroom hoke'' he tells Utkarsh

'Mein bhi ata hun ruk! ' Utkarsh says excitedly beaming at Parth. Parth turns around and stares at him angrily. Utkarsh gets the message.

'Apna bromance bhul jata hai tu...'' he says in a low tone looking disappointed.

'Chal thik hai, jaldi ana'' Utkarsh grabs his bag and joins everyone. Just when most of the students were out of sight, Parth goes up to Vibha and picks her suitcase ' Laiye maam, apse nahi uthega ' he tells Vibha

Vibha gets startled as his hand lay on hers, both now holding the suitcase together.

'Parth tum yahan kya kar rahe ho? Jao jake bus mein betho . Mein utha lungi ' she insists

' Everything ok there?'' Rishabh turns around and asks Vibha.

'Yes sir, all's fine! ' Vibha says quickly removing her hand from the suitcase handle.

'Parth... ' before she could say anything he grabs her heavy bag and goes to board the bus. Vibha leaves the platform with Rishabh sir who decides not to question her any further as she looked slightly tensed.

In the bus, Sid takes his seat next to Charlie.

'Man! I am so tired... couldn't sleep a wink last night'' Sid says. Siyali walks in with Niti trying to squeeze in a huge cloth bag through the aisle. Sid looks at her for a moment and then starts talking to Charlie who was smiling at Niti.

' Hello! Mein tujhse baat kar raha hun!'' he says slightly angry at Charlie for not paying attention to him.

Siyali was coming in their direction. Seeing her, Sid says in a rather loud voice, 'Beta Charlie sahi cheezo mein man laga, ye sab se kuchh nahi hone wala, samjha? ' He stretches his arms and yawns as if he didn't notice her.

Siyali was now standing next to the seat that was right infront of Sid. She looks at him trying to keep a calm face as if she didn't hear a word of what he said.

' Mat dhyan de uski baato pe'' Niti tells her.

Siyali picks her bag up and tries to keep it in the overhead space. As she struggles to fit her bag in the limited space they had, Sid looks at her closely.

She looks at Sid and Charlie, half expecting them to help her with their luggage. Sid smiles wryly and starts whistling pretending to enjoy seeing her in that state. He puts his head phones and eye mask on and lies back grinning from ear to ear.

' Yaar unko help chahiye shayad'' Charlie whispers in Sid ears.

' We have a long day ahead bro! I don't have energy for all this'' he says loudly as he turns up the volume of his music. Charlie looks at Niti who shakes her head in disbelief. Siyali starts blinking her eyes rapidly but is not able to stop them from getting moist.

'Kuchh log kabhi nahi sudhar sakte'' Niti says in a disgusted tone

' Arey tum log abhi bhi khade ho? Come let me help you with your luggage ' Rishabh sir says as he takes their bags and keeps them in the overhead space. Niti and Siyali take their seat infront of Sid and Charlie.

Sid removes his eye mask and turns off the volume of his music player. He looks at Siyali's reflection on the window pane, looking somber and visibly hurt. Niti presses her hand ' mein thik hun'' Siyali assures.

Sid hangs his head, feeling miserable. Charlie looks at him, 'Kya hua bro!? Sid looks up, his eyes bloodshot.

'Kuch nahi, bohot thak gaya hun'' Sid says looking very depressed. Charlie keeps his hand on Sid's shoulder 'Sab thik ho jayega bhai. Tu tension mat le.'' Charlie tells Sid feeling sorry for him.

Sid closes his eyes and lays back on his seat thinking, how long can I continue hurting her? I wish I could hold her close and never let her go. I wish I could tell her how much I love her. I can't bear to look into her eyes anymore. I can't bear to see the pain in them, the pain that I gave! How I hate myself for hurting her like this.

The bus halts with a jerk. Sid sits up and looks ahead. He again looks at her reflection on the window pane. Siyali was genuinely smiling this time, at some joke Niti had cracked. Sid forgets all his worries and tiredness in an instant. Aaahh that smile!! He sighs, smiling himself. It seemed like ages, since he smiled and felt so happy.

Finally feeling relieved, Sid puts his eye mask and headphones on and lays back to relax, waiting to reach WH. It must have been an hour or so, when suddenly everyone starts talking out loud, sounding excited. There were several cars lined up outside the main entrance of the school. Kamini maam was checking the attendance sheet of the kids from junior section. Few parents who had come to drop their kids off, were talking to the teachers.

'OK students! We have arrived in Warrior High. Collect your bags and go straight to you dorms. I will be in the boys dorm in exactly an hour from now and Vibha maam will be incharge of the girls dorm. Now get moving everyone'' Rishabh sir announces.

Everyone collects their bags. Sid looks one last time at Siyali who had asked Dishank to help her with their bags, before walking away with Charlie.

Parth looks at Vibha who quietly gestures ''I will be fine..go'' He goes and joins the rest of the boys.

Girls and boys go to their respective dormitories.

SCENE: 2 Boys /Girls Dormitory

Boys were busy doing their unpacking and getting ready for the first assembly meeting of the new semester. ' I need to take a shower man! I am so exhausted ' Sid tell Charlie picking his towel. Charlie picks his towel up too. ' We don't have much time. Rishabh sir will be coming any moment'' Charlie says. They both head towards the boys washroom where there was already a long queue.

Sid and Utkarsh look at each other, both waiting for their turn.

' Yo! Sid will go first'' Charlie tells Utkarsh, snapping his finger at him

'Kyun? hum kya yahan kirtan karne aye hain? Hume bhi nahana hai ' says Utkarsh.

'Teri tau!!!!!!'', Charlie clenches his fist ready to punch Utkarsh.

'Watch out!! ' Parth comes in between the two of them.

Charlie and Parth were ready to pounce on each other. Sid rolls his eyes looking bored. He separates the two of them.

'Jaane de Charlie! ' Sid says and gives a fleeting look to Utkarsh.

'Tu beech mein nahi ata na, muh tod deta mein uska'' Charlie still angry.

'Chhod yaar, bacha hai'', Sid says 'Huh?? Kabse? Charlie thoroughly confused.

' Ja nahale jaldi aur faltu mein pange mat liya kar ' Parth tells Utkarsh. Utkarsh was now looking at Sid with a confused expression. 'Jaa na! 'Parth shouts.

Girls were all getting dressed up in their school uniform. Simi hugs Niti and Siyali.

'I missed you guys so much! Pata hai puri chhutiyan mein school ane ka wait kar rai thi ' Simi says smiling at them. Siyali smiles and thinks how she had mixed feelings about coming back to school. There was excitement of coming back to the place she always aspired to be in and then there was this fear and anxiety of facing Siddharth Rajput. Niti and Simi both look at Siyali who was looking all lost and tensed.

' Tujhe kya hua?'' Simi asks worried. Niti understands what Siyali was going through.

'Kuch nahi!! sadu ki shakal hi wesi hai'' she tries to lighten up everyone's mood. Simi starts laughing. Siyali shakes her head, smiling at Niti. Krisanne was watching them from the other side of the room. Siyali looks at Krisanne who was smiling at her. Siyali smiles back, whereas Niti scoffs at her.

'Isko kya hua hai? Utkarsh ko gift deti hai, tujhe smile! Iski tabiyat tau thik hai?''Niti asks making faces at Krisanne who had turned back to chat with her friends.

' Pata nahi, par achha hi hai na! Chal chalte hain, warna assembly ke liya late ho jayenge. Chal Simi, ' Siyali says. The three of them proceed towards the assembly hall.

SCENE : 3 Assembly Hall

At the entrance Niti and Charlie look at each other. Charlie smiles at her hoping she would smile back. She looks at him, gives a half-hearted smile and walks away with Simi and Siyali.

' Ab yahi khada rahega kya?'' Sid asks Charlie who was blocking the door. He looks at Siyali and chooses to stand as far as possible from her.

'Yaha? Par...'' Charlie asks Sid surprised coz Sid had taken the last spot in the boys line. ' He looks at Siyali standing in the front in the girls line.

Just then Anwesha maam enters the assembly hall and all the murmuring stops instantly.

'Good morning students! I hope you all had a great vacation. Now it is time to get yourselves prepared for another semester at Warrior High. Your regular classes will commence from tomorrow. This semester we have a lot of academic and extra co-curricular activities planned for you all. There will be inter house debates, elocution competitions, quiz competition, science, arts and commerce exhibitions, boxing and dance competition, then of course your annual day. I encourage you all to participate in these events. Your weekly tests and quarterly exams will take place as scheduled. All in all it will be a busy semester so make sure you keep pace and work hard. However, that doesn't mean students will not be allowed to have fun. We, at Warrior High, make sure that students enjoy their experience of being here. So, if you all promise to behave , you may get a pleasant surprise!! ' Anwesha says smiling warmly at all the excited, happy faces standing in front of her.

'Quiet, quiet!'', she instructs raising her hand. The buzz dies down immediately. 'With that I welcome you all to the start of a new semester in Warrior High! Good luck everyone'' she says and leaves the assembly hall with rest of the staff following her.

Precap : Krisanne is in principal's office.

'Maam I have my birthday coming up this week and I want to take permission to throw a party for my friends. My parents want me to have a good time on that day. Can I? Please maam !!'' Krisanne says batting her eyelids.

Urmila looks at her 'Well !... '

'Well, since you have been honest about it and asked for due permission, I will give you permission to have a party for your birthday, BUT on a condition. The party should be within school premises and it will be under Vibha and Rishabh's supervision. Alright?'' Anwesha says.

'Alright, Urmila? ' she looks at her.

'Sure! ...mom, ' Urmila says looking annoyed.

Krisanne didn't look much happy on hearing that teachers will be present in her party but she did not have a choice so she nods obediently.

'Thank you maam'' she says happily and leaves.