Bloom Girl

looking at me probably gossiping about me. It must not affect me, I remind myself.

As I begin to eat, Armann came sit with us, ” hey girls ” . he said. Riya and Shruti replied with Hi .

I ignored him. They start talking to each other. I just focus on my food. Suddenly Riya and Shruti went to the counter to order coffee. Armann said , ” Are you ignoring me or you
e really sad because of the principals remarked ? ”.

I still didn care to answer him. He is staring at me , waiting for me to say something. Then he said again, ” don worry Lizz, everybody will believed the truth ”.

Now my mind strike. How does he know the truth?. I looked up at him dropping my spoon.

” So, how did you know the truth? ”. I spit. He looked at me confusingly.

” Hmm… from Biraj ”. he said. I narrowed my eyebrows.

” When Pijush joke…. he paused , I mean when he told Biraj about the whole incident, Biraj told us the truth ”.

what truth? . I asked

that, you were with your brother during that April . He replied. I sighed , ” oh ”. Meantime Riya and Shruti came back . Shruti gave me a cold coffee. she said, ” here, its my tip for you, feel relaxed ”. I smile.

Armann said , and for me girls? .

Riya said , come on boy, infact you should treat us . Armann asked the reason

Shruti replied after long breathe, ” Because You are a boy ”. Riya and Shruti laughed. Armann frown and I just smile and look away, then there I saw him sitting, talking and laughing with his friends at the last table. My mind begin to question , the other day he was angry with me and today he defended me, what does he want to be, a friend or a enemy ?. I am totally confused by his behaviour. Biraj glance at my site, then I looked away immediately. Oh my god, I was staring at him, Please Lizz come to your sense , I said to myself.

As usual class started and got over.

On the way to home, walking and thinking what would my mother say, Somebody pulled my hand towards the side of the road and said , ” Lizz ”. There again, Mr. Biraj. I was so grieved with my thoughts and didn even realized that I was walking in the middle of the road. A car horn was banging which did not reached my ears.

He was standing behind me and holding one hand on my arm and the other left hand on my shoulder . I feel his broad chest behind my back. We wait for a car to passed. I step up and he let go of me.

I said , ” thanks ”.

Biraj just sighed in a low voice , ” yeah ”. We start walking together.

He said , ” so, ready for the excursion? ”.

I sighed , ” huh? ”. then he repeat again, ready for excursion? .

” yeah ”. I said. He nodded with half smile.

what time is the train at? I asked.

At 6 0clock . He replied

”Okay ” . I said.

Then I asked him another question , then at what time we will leave from here to catch up the train .

He said , Auh! we are supposed to decide that tommorow.

I said , ” Okay ”.

” I think , 4:30 will be the appropriate time ”. I spit again. He confusingly smile and said, ” okay, Lizz well decide that tommorow ”. I smile vaguely.

I scolded myself, shut up Lizz you are asking too much question. Damm… its really awkward to even walk with him and its getting even more awkward due to my nervousness.

” How are you Lizz? ”. He asked gently. I am surprised by his question.

” never been better ” I said with smile. He smiled too.

I stare at his smile. Though his face has change , he still has that smile which makes his eyes smaller .

Don worry, Lizz everybody will know the truth . He said

how , by telling each and everyone that I was with my brother ”. I asked . He seems confused.

” Earlier Armann told me, how you had defended me ”. I said to him

He defended himself, I was telling the truth .

I replied , ” I know, and thank you …..plus you don have to do that , I don care what people thinks of me ”.

I am focusing on road, but I can from the corner of my eye he was looking at me.

He said , Bye, Lizz . I looked up and see we have reached his house. I said , bye too. He went inside .

” Uffff….. sometimes its awkward, sometimes its friendly . We really are tangled up in complexity of situation ”.

I reached home. Mother was doing her household work.

Don know what to say , I asked her, what did you make for the lunch, mother?. Because I usually eat my lunch after school.

She replied , ” Rice and chicken curry ”.

I stomach always gets lured by chicken curry or any other meat curry. But this time, My focussed was on my mother, She doesn seem crossed, her mood seems normal. She didn even asked me any questions, but then I guess she knows the truth . Brother must have told her.

Thank God , Now I am relaxed.

Trying to undress my uniform , My mind swipe right into the moment where he pulled me. I scold myself, how can I not hear the horn, and how did he get managed to pulled me. Was he walking behind me? or he saw me from far away and came to save me. God This questions gonna kill me.