chapter 5 - The Crush of my Life

CHAPTER 5

SANJANA'S STRANGE BEHAVIOUR

After 2 days of my accident I received a call from an unknown number. Firstly, I didn't pick up the call thinking it may be wrong number but when the same number called second time I picked it up. The call was from Ria, I recognised her voice as she said, "Bade log, aapke pass kaha time hume yaad krne ka??" while teasing me as it was third day when I didn't spoke to her so far after our friendship.

‘It’s not like that. I just met a minor accident.’ I said.

‘I know’, she replied.

‘How?’, I asked.

She replied, "Of course, Sanjana told her as she is one of the friends with her."

Wow. I replied

She continued, 'Today, me, Sanjana, Vishal are coming to meet you at your place as her class is off for today.'

"It’s an honour for me to have you all at my place" I said.

'Btw I’m fine now and will join you guys and classes tomorrow onwards.'

I hung up the phone telling her that I will be waiting for them.

I live on a street called Mahima. It is a beautiful street where each house seems to stand on its own little hill like royality. There are trees literally everywhere. 415 is my house. It looks like it is the king of Mahima Street, you would know by just looking at it.

The living room is the first room when entering the house. This room is filled with very lively furniture. Comfortable, tan leather couches, colourful rugs over the bare wood floor, and a large display case with pictures, books that belongs to my father, and many memories of friends and family. And I mustn't forget about the enormous window that, during the day will let as much sunlight and energy in the room as it possibly can.

 My sister's room is just as colorful if not more. The walls are purple and there are crazy chalk drawings on some of them. Her room is also decorated with strange little trinkets like little wooden boxes, incense burners and her own art work. I don't really go in there much mainly for privacy.

My parent's room is right next to my sister's room. There's not much of anything good there. A boring bed, a couple of dressers, a boring nightstand and a boring closet is all that is in there. I don't visit that room much either.

The bathroom next to their room is pretty weird. There are elephants everywhere! Elephant candles, elephant mirrors, elephant pictures. I don't really understand it, but it's cool.

I only like the kitchen when there is good food in it. It's a normal kitchen.

I forgot to mention my room.

The most strange room is mine because all the walls including the upper one are painted with different colors ,i.e., Red, Pink, Green, Yellow and the upper one with sky blue having white patches on it which looks like sky so that whenever I see the upper wall I get positive vibes to reach there and achieve that height. On the pink wall there is a showcase where my achievements are kept and above a wall clock and some of my childhood memories are hanged up on the wall. In front to red wall there is a study table and chair is kept on which I study. The wall also has a power point while in front of green wall there is a cupboard which contains all the collections of novels that I read along with my academic books. My bed is placed adjacent to the yellow wall which contains another power point.

Vishal used to come at my place once in a blue moon, no one else, except Varun when he was there in the city.

They came to my place at around 5:00 all together on their own vehicles. I made them to sit in my room and feel comfortable. They shared me about what is going inside the class during my absence in the class. In the excitement to meet them I forgot to ask them water. So, I got up and brought some water and soft drinks along with some chips.

Then Ria recite me the incident about Vishal. She told me that he made our physics teacher (who was very strict by her nature) cry in front of the whole class.

I went curious to know about the incident in detail.

The matter was she had given less marks to him in the surprise test that took place 2 days ago. He went to her for clearing his doubts and to know why she had given him so much less marks. Suddenly, their conversation converted into dispute and finally he got succeed in getting marks as he was right and made her cry. It was the moment you shouldn't skip.

Just after few moments when the description of the incident was over Vishal left us as he has to go to attend a wedding with his parents.

Sanjana remembered me that my bike was still there in her gym.

I said,' I will pick it today.'

Meanwhile Ria got a phone call from her friend so I showed her the path to privacy. As Ria left the place Sanjana got up from her place and sat next to me holding my palm in between her hands. I was shocked about her frankness towards me within just two meeting with me. I felt nervous as my parents were at home and she can see my anxiety on my face as there were few droplets of sweat on it. She then laugh out in buster saying I was just checking how will you react if somebody do this with you. I also joined her in laughter but in my mind I was having a doubt about her behaviour. Both the girls were about to leave when I asked Sanjana whether I can come with her to pick the bike?

She nodded.

After that we all went to our destination. I picked the bike and was going to start my bike when this time Sanjana asked me to give her a lift to her house as her brother (the trainer of the gym) wants vehicle, so, could I please drop her to her house.

How guys can deny the chance to ride a bike with a beautiful girl.

I wanted to deny her but her beautiful eyes and voice stopped me to do so.

She was sitting very close to me putting her arms on my shoulder.

On the way back to her house she owe me a treat which was due last time on the same ice-cream parlour but this time I choose my own flavour.

After that she told me to stop my bike at a walking distance before her house. I agreed to her without saying anything.

We reached our destination within another 15 minutes. She then hugged me and tried to kiss me on my lower lip. I immediately push her away and left the place without noticing what she was saying to me from my back.