Falling

CHAPTER 2

════•°• Meet Raghav •°•════

HIM. 

The boy that I despise with my whole being. The star of the only all boys school of the town. St. Joseph Boys School.  And the unfortunate news is that my school shares a wall with this all boys school. I do not understand what our administration was thinking when they decided to build our school in such close proximity to the boys school. Just because both the schools are convent schools does not mean they have to be situated nearby.

Go figure that logic.

And then they 'hope' that the students would maintain respectable boundaries. Be in a loving relationship of siblings. Brother and sister.
What-a-joke!!
The students of both the schools often come in a relationship but it ain't of brothers and sisters.

"Hey high ponytail.... Out of class so soon. Did the teacher not like the new pimple on your face?" A voice breaks my inner rant. How did I forget that he was sitting on the wall like a monkey.(Comparing him to a monkey is an insult to the monkeys.)
While thinking about the stupid decision of the Congression of Sisters responsible for the working of the school, I totally slowed down. And he spotted me.
The one who believes he is so charismatic that girls worship the very ground he walks on. The one who never gives up an opportunity to make fun of me. The only person who has managed to humiliate me yet again.
Okay so maybe I have a pimple or two. I am a teenager and breakouts on face are completely normal. Just because puberty hit him hard and fast and left him all tall and handsome, it doesn't mean it's the same for everyone. 

It is not like I don't take care of my health and hygiene. It is just difficult to juggle studies and college admissions and coaching classes and above all puberty. Mood swings, pimples, body hair, breast development and the dreadful periods. For me Lady Puberty came late. Like I got my first periods two years ago when maximum of my classmates have been already talking about their periods for at least three years.  Well puberty is normal and everyone develops at a different age. There is no right or wrong age to start having periods.

'Everything is alright. I can handle it. I am strong.' While giving myself this pep talk I decide to be the bigger person and ignore him.

Does he not have classes? He is a senior just like I am and this is the start of our last year of school. How is he always outside the class? I guess even the teachers do not want his trouble-making talkative ass in their classes.
Yeah. That is the only plausible explanation.
Arrogant ass!! 

Talking about my pimple. I have heard the stories of the time when he had a shrill high pitch voice. But does he see me making fun of that.
No. Why? Because u know how to respect boundaries.
He thinks just because we have became acquaintance only last year I am unaware about his voice change phase.

Tough luck Mister Raghav Rathore.

Raghav Rathore...commonly known among friends as Rags. Resident trouble-maker, apple of the eyes of his rich parents and a total douche yet somehow is good in studies (Not as good as me though!! Hair flip moment.). Well I think he is a certified douche and the other D word but be careful to not let Amrita hear it. 

      Amrita Tripathi, my best friend and the twin of the best friend of 'Rags'. She is the source of all my information on this douchebag and on his idiotic "gang".  To be etymologically correct, it is rather a group of three friends. But because some students believe that only girls have groups, they call themselves the "R Gang". What idiots!!!
If you remember The Ashleys from Recess. Well we have our own Ashleys, the only difference - that they are all boys and three in number and have different names but all start with R. Raghav, the douche; Ravin, Amrita's brother, the pacifist and Ranjeet or Papa Ranjeet, the prankster. Their similarity to The Ashleys, the catchphrase "Scandalous!" and they are also known for the ideas that can do damage to others but regardless they fo forward with them just for fun.

Because of thinking about this loser I am now fully awake and ready to go to war. I glance at my wrist watch and notice that the english hour still has 15 minutes left. Seems like we are studying english after all.

Uuuhhh!!!
I have to face Nivedita ma'am again. I am sure she would have some sarcastic remark to say as soon as I enter back.

"Back so soon. I specifically remember telling you to take a walk. Sun too hot?!"
Aaand I was right. She did have a remark. Well I am totally blaming the douche in my mind for my early return. If it had not been for him I would have liked to take a stroll in the school grounds. They have nice grass and the boundary has beautiful sunflowers.
Our Principal is a 'flower connoisseur' if there was ever such a thing. What I mean is that she loves flowers and gardens. Since the time she took charge of our convent school, she had planted so many flowers around the school that it feels like I enter a colorful garden every morning.

"Well you see ma'am while I was down in the playing field I remembered that you would be starting Julius Caesar and whenever you start a new play you always select the characters in the last 10 minutes of your previous class. So I came early." I sheepishly replied. Well it technically wasn't a lie. However I suck acting but I like to do narration. A narrator does not have to make eye contact with the audience and neither has to wear "time-appropriate" costumes. Just sit back and read. And I was hoping to get that role. It would also help me with my pronunciation and presentation skills. The thing is that I want to get into a journalism course and I am doing everything I can to create a brilliant resume.

"Right!! The play. Since you are showing such enthusiasm, Priyanshi, you should play the role of Brutus."
What... !!! I start to open my mouth to protest but the single eye-brow arch that she shows me while allotting other roles to the interested students is enough to shut me up. I sit sulking at my seat.

Now I have to learn the lines of Brutus for at least 2 Acts.
So doomed!!!!

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 Author's Note:

Stay tuned to know how Priyanshi performed in her role of Brutus and to meet the 'R Gang.'

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P.S. The attached picture is just for visual aid. To demonstrate how Rags must be perched up on a wall.