Heart wrenching adoration Part-9

"Arnav,what's wrong with you?Why are you behaving so peevishly?"Aman asked for hundredth time.

We were on our way to the Boys' hostel after the school hours got over.I walked absent-mindedly,not paying attention to anyone and simply turning a deaf ear to Aman and Akash who were surprised with my behaviour.

I had spent the better part of the hours after lunch in yelling and screaming at anyone I could find and had quite literally seriously annoyed most of my class mates with my crabbiness,but I couldn't help it.

The reason was that I felt guilty of getting khushi reminded of her trauma and obdurate as I was,I simply couldn't get over it,even though it wasn't exactly my fault.Well...technically at least!Despite my futile attempts to cheer her,I had seen the shadow of grief in her eyes and that was what which bothered me the most! Who wanted to get reminded of their ordeals when they were to embark on something new?

Anyway,I stormed about angrily and after a while my brother and my best friend stopped pestering me resignedly,which was good as I didn't want to make them upset on the first day of the session.

After changing into my casuals and wasting an hour on trying to concentrate on my studies,I left it for good and marched out of the hostels into the ground and that's when the idea struck me.

I saw Brijesh bhaiya,the Chemistry Lab attendant who was also the secret supplier of the things that we asked for in the boys hostel and which or surly warden didn't approve of, leaving the school premises and I rushed to him,

"Hey,Brijesh Bhaiya wait!"I yelled as I ran towards him.He stopped on hearing my voice.

"Arey Arnav,how was your first day?"He asked casually,smiling at me.

"Just fine!Brijesh Bhaiya,I need you to do me a favour,please!"I panted as I reached him.

"Started goofing around from the first day?Sure!Now,what do you want?"He asked,grinning conspiratorially.

I handed him some money and asked him to get me a box of chocolates.I remember that khushi fancies sweets so I decided to gift it to her.

Soon Brijesh Bhaiya came back and I took from him the beautifully decorated basket of chocolates and put it inside a polythene bag.

"Thank you so much bhaiya.I owe you for this."I said gratefully,waving back at him as I rushed towards the library where I had seen khushi just moments before.

"Hi khushi!"I greeted her enthusiastically.

She looked up at me from the book that she was studying and smiled.She was simply clad in a peplum top and jeans,yet she carried it beautifully.Her long hair were tied in a ponytail casually and few of her fringes fell on her face,enhancing her beauty.

"Hey Arnav.What's up?"

"Uh,I brought this for you."I said,handing her the plastic bag.

"Wow,Chocolates!"She squealed as soon as she took the basket out.

"Thank you so much!"Khushi gushed,smiling benignly at me.I stared at her fascinated by her bubbly effervescence as  she opened the packet and took out a chocolate.

"Here,Arnav."She offered me some.

"Thanks!"I murmured and we both munched chocolates happily until our hawk-eyed,grim looking librarian,Mrs.Smitha Zarine interrupted our happy moment with her usual cackle.

"This is library,and not your cafeteria or something!If you want to eat something than better go out!"She growled,her large spectacles glinting furiously magnifying her eyes so much so that she looked like and over sized owl!

Khushi and me rushed out,leaving her screaming at our wake and laughed.

"That was fun!"I said as we walked down the verdure length of our school football ground.

"Yeah,that was,but..."Khushi began,but she was cut short by Lavanya who came barging.

"ASR I want to talk to you!"She said sullenly,glaring at khushi.I groaned inwardly.Now,she was really annoying me!

"We can always talk later Lavanya.I've some work now."I said trying to ward her off,but that set her off.

"Why?Because of this ugly rag doll?"Lavanya screeched,flying into one of her tantrums.That ticked me off.How dare she slander khushi like that!But before I could give her a piece of my mind,I was brought up short by a furious voice.

"Excuse me!How dare you call me by that name,when I don't even know you! If you enjoy spreading displeasure in your wake and walk around like a real snob, then do it!But don't you dare show your useless temper on me,got it?"Khushi yelled,as me and Lavanya stared at her agape.

Then,she turner around and stormed off huffily,with her little nose in air!