✿Chapter-2✿

It was Monday today as I was getting ready for college. Iti left the yesterday night only after our dinner because of her assignment which she had forgotten at her home only. I fired some eggs with some toasts for me in the breakfast. I kept my textbooks inside my tote bag, wearing my crocs as I walked out locking my apartment after taking my phone with the keys. I have to take subway to reach my college.

My father had a well defined business, as he had stabilised it. But after his dismay our business started to decrease but still could have gathered money till now, every month I get an amount in my account for my personal things whether it's study of something else which Dinesh uncle only transfers. They said they are looking for a good investor to invest in my dad's company so that things can be better. I only want good for the company as it was my father dream. He had stabilised it burning his sweat and blood and I'll not let his efforts go in vain. I wasn't into business much but I'll try to handle the company as soon as possible or will search for a good CEO. After my father I was I was declared as the chairman, which was objected to by many of the board members but as I wa sthe only daughter of his so they couldn't say more as he was the owner of the 49  percent of shares.

I didn't knew when I reached the subway as I heard the car honking for me to get side. The subway was on not so far but not also close to my apartment building but still something I just walk down the streets to it, whenever I feels to.

I passed the security check and punched my card before entering as I walked towards the escalator to reached the platform to catch my train. I had been travelling in my subway by now since a very long time so I used card instead of tickets. I entered the train as it was already there. Well it was my luck today otherwise I would have had to wait for long and surely gonna be late today for my class. 

After one and half an hour I reached my college, I saw It standing there on the entrance, waiting for me. "God I was waiting for last half an here now" she exclaimed taking me a hug. "I know of course" I nodded my head mocking at her as we both laughed walking inside the campus.

"Which lecture is first today?"

"Business communication adu" I nodded shuffling through my tote bag looking for my I'd card for punching. We walked towards our classroom after punching our cards as we got seated on our seats, on the last seats but not that much last.

"You guys are again late" Nikhil mocked earning a eye roll from me. It was now a routine for them to mock at us and for us to shrugged at them. We both sat as Rahul came and sat beside me. Our teacher came as as she started to teach the lesson.

It was our last period as I groaned stretching on my seat. My back hurts now for sitting in the same position since so long. "Yaar ye kis subject ka period hai?"  "Maths" "what-" I groaned hearing Nikhil as he nodded threwing a smirk, my way. Suddenly our maths teacher came inside making me groan more. I really don't like her. I don't like maths to be honest, strange right? Like being an architect student and hate maths, I know you guys will be laughing by now but I'm like this only. And this teacher Mrs Mehta and I do have great relation, do note my sarcasm here. I rolled my eyes as she entered and kept her heavy books on the table.

I stood up from my seat as I felt her burning gaze on me. Well this was like her routine now. The first thing she will do after coming inside is to glared at me. I sighed thinking as she started with her lesson. She was pregnant, for the third time now well it's what our senior says, but infront of me it's for the first time anyway why do I have to care. Leave it adu and study otherwise she gonna scream on you.

The bell rang as all stood up to leave when she started taking her books in her hand "children keep your assignments ready I'll be checking them the next weak as I'll be on leave after that" saying she left as we all groaned. She always do this. She will tell the date at the last moment only.

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We bid our bye before walking to our homes. As I used to travel through metro my friend do too. So we all will accompany each other till our stations. I was walking while scrolling through my Instagram when I felt someone behind me. I turned to look people walking there but no one looks suspicious. I shrugged my thought thinking this is just my delusion as I continued to walk.

"Hello uncle how are you?" I smiled, greeting the guard uncle as he patted my head smiling at me "how are you Adah beta?" "Good uncle as you can see" I laughed at his chuckled shaking his head. "So how was your day today? In college?" "Like always uncle tirey" I pouted sighing as he nods. My cell rang as I looked at the caller I'd showing some unknown private number. "Uncle well I will take my leave you" he nodded as I left "take care beta" he yelled from behind as I yelled back saying the same.

"Hello?" I spoke answering the call but no sound came from the otherside making me check the call if it is still connected or not but it was.

"Helloo may I know whose there?" I again said but it's was still the same as I I sighed cutting the call. "Silly people if they don't have to say something then why do they call?" I mumbled to myself entering the elevator, pressing the 20h floor button. The elevator's door opened with a ding sound as I walked out, walking towards my apartment that was in the middle of the fourth corridor.

I entered inside and locked the door after. Ahh again the same day same routine. I sighed falling on the couch. After half an hour I freshen up and walked towards the kitchen to prepare something for me. Well Iti's parents do wanted me to live with them but I just don't wanted to as her house was just beside mine, reminding the same from which I'm running. I do accept it that I'm running from that but what I can do. No matter how strong I try to be but I fail whenever I see the very same infront of my eyes the everything.

I washed the vegetables before copping it down on the board as I put the fry pan on the stove, turning the stove on. Pouring some vegetable oil in the pan I put the vegetables in it and started to mix it before adding some spices.

I felt something falling in my balcony as I walked to see there was a flower pot laying on the floor that was kept on the wall beside the railing. I frown thinking how did it fall them my eyes landed on my neighbour's cat. Might be she had came here. I sighed before going back.

I medium the stove's fire before walking inside my room. I opened the cupboard taking my diary out, coming back to the living room. Laying on the couch I opened the page of my diary and started to read with a smiling face. This was the only thing makes me smiles after my parents memories.

20 April, 2013

I was late today for school as I ran on the platform to catch my train. I entered the couch that was in front of me and bumped into someone, as my head hits this chest-probably. I raised my head rubbing it, trying to look at the person who it was and he wa sthe same boy whom I saw in my Art club, entering the class late. He too was in his school uniform as he get side to give me some space to stand. "Thank you" I mumbled a small thank you before standing beside him. I shifted closer to him when more people get inside pushing others.

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It was our games period as we walked towards the playground in a queue. We reached the playground as we all stood there making the separate lines for both girls and boys as soon our teacher came and started to instruct us, as where to go and where not to. She prohibited us to go inside the school building without her permission as we all nodded at her. Afterwards she allowed us to play. We girls move towards the vollyball court that was in the basement, beside the basketball court where big boys were already playing as there coach were instructing them.

"Why he is yelling at them so much?" I asked turning to look at Iti who was already looking towards them. "It's our school basketball team, they are having a match at the end of this month so they are just practicing" I nodded as Jiya one of my classmates told who was a good friend of mine.

"Yaar vo bade lgte hai koun si class se hai?" Ruhi asked looking at them with her dreamy eyes. I followed her gaze which lands on a particular one, don't know if she was looking at him or not, or it's just my gaze that landed on him. He was the same guy with whom I came today. He tossed the ball in air as he hit it jumping, making the ball lands into the basket as the whole team cheered. All started to clap as I too clapped at them smiling looking towards them.

"They are our seniors"

"You mean secondary seniors?" Iti asked turning when Jiya said. "No only seniors- they are from class 11 and 12"  my lips formed into an o hearing her. "But how you know it?" I asked with a frown turning to her. "my brother is in 10th so he knows about them, he told me" I nodded as I turned towards them to have a last look at them before going to take the volleyball from the net-cage like box where all the balls and our equipments were kept.

We are all 10 girls, who divided into 2 teams as we stood on the court in the each side of the net, as it was acting like a partion in between us. "Okay girls on the count of three" Iti cheered as we all nodded. "1-2-3" I tossed the ball in the air and dodged it towards Aditi who  did the same. We started to play like this when I dodged it  hard as it landed on the other side on the ground before they could have gotten the chance to dodge it. I rubbed my hands as it does hurt here now as my team cheered on our win. "Yess" I jumped grinning when we heard a whistle as we turned towards its direction from where it came only to see the basketball coach looking towards us "girls don't make noise" we nodded at him as I pouted and looked down.

"Adu your hands,  it's turning red come let's go to the medical room" saying Aditi dragged me towards the medical room. On our way we bumped into two men's as we raised our head to look at them when I had one of them saying "see where you are going silly girl" I glared at the person as he was the same guy. Wait how dare he call us that and why he is looking at me while saying this? By any chance is he calling me a silly girl?

"Excus-" "leave it adu you just come" Aditi interrupted me as she dragged me towards the medical room but I kept glaring at him till he get out of my vision.

The teacher present there applied the ointment on my hand and asked me not to put this much pressure that may injury my hand to which we- I mean I nodded at her. Suddenly the door got opened as the same two boys entered. "Now what happened to both of you again, the headache?" they both nodded at her coming close to us. "Really I doubt it, well I still can't believe how you both are headboy and sportscaptain till now" I see they are they are headboy and sportscaptain.

We both left from there after thanking the teacher as she started to lectured them.

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We were in the subway going back to our home as our classes get over. We entered the train as it came and sat on the seats which were vacant when suddenly a boy came and sat beside me and it was none other than him. I looked at him through my peripheral vision as he was reading some book talking in between with the guys that was seating beside him. They seem to be friends as I have seen them together only since I have seen him.

Suddenly the train stopped with a jerk as I leaned onto him. Shit! He held me still not letting me fall. I back off muttering a small thank you as he nodded before getting back to his conversation that he was doing with his friend. I nudged Iti as she looked at me. I grinned at her gesturing her to see beside me as she did roaming her eyes in the whole train. Well she is my friend- not letting others to know what we are doing hehe.

She smirked before winking at me as I grinned at her. "Bitch but I wanna know his name" I muttered in a small voice not wanting to him to heard it. "Wait we will find it soon" I nodded at her. This was our code language you can say. Looking at guys and talking like this hehe this is what we probably do in Subways.

Soon our stop came as we stood up to leave. I turned looked at him as he was still sitting there with his friend, may be they will go ahead. When I was stepping out of the train I heard his friends calling him but couldn't heard his name properly due to the hustle and bustle of the people. Muttering to myself I walking out of the train with Aditi beside me hiding my hand. This was our thing of holding hands, don't know why but we do it no matter what and what the situation is.

"Was it bir, abir or veer?" "Yeah veer it is"

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Stoneheart ♡