4 Thanks...
Part 4 Thanks...
Khushi went to the girls' room with her friends. Neither Arnav nor his friends moved from the place. They were waiting for Khushi to come back.
"What did you tell her?" Aman asked.
"I just feed her some courageous words," Arnav said.
"Oh..."
"By the way, what made you encourage her?" NK asked.
"Nothing... I saw her crying. It felt like a FLOWER is spilling tears"
"Ohhhhh..." His friends teased.
NK saw Khushi coming with her friend.
"FLOWER is coming..." NK said whereas Arnav chuckled.
When she came close to them,
"Arnav someone asked me to convey her thanks to you," Aman said purposely, looking at Khushi.
Khushi smiled at him and then at Arnav.
"She no needs to thank me, Aman. Ask her not to forget what I said. Ask her to keep my words in her mind" Arnav said, looking at her, holding a smile on his lips.
"Ringing..." She pointed over her forehead.
That made Arnav smile wide. She crossed him smiling.
"It seems, Arnav wants her to remember all the time... that's why he asked her not to forget his words," Akash said.
"Let's go..." Arnav walked smilingly.
His friends spared a content glance and followed him.
Lunch break
Khushi was having lunch with her friends. Her other friend, Nisha saw an egg fry in Khushi's box.
"Wow... I like egg fry" she took a piece of an egg from her box without even thinking of getting her permission. She didn't notice Khushi's changed facial expression.
After that, Khushi didn't eat... not even touch the food. She extended the box towards her friends gesturing for them to take the remaining egg pieces.
"What happened Khushi? Don't you like it?" Preeto asked.
Khushi nodded yes. Her friends took them. Khushi waited until they finish.
"I'm sorry to say, Nisha, I don't like it if anyone puts their hands on my tiffin box."
"I'm sorry Khushi..."
"No problem... From tomorrow onwards, I, myself will give you. Ok?"
"That's ok..."
"I'm sorry I'm used to it," Khushi said.
"Arrey, don't feel bad. We won't take it seriously..." Preeto said.
Nisha nodded yes.
"Thanks..." Khushi smiled.
They came out of the girls' room to finish lunch. Khushi saw Arnav coming towards them in the corridor. He asked her through gesture, HAVE YOU HAD LUNCH? Khushi nodded yes and asked the same of him. He nodded yes and crossed her with a smile.
Evening
Khushi was searching for Arnav as she had enough time for the bus. But, she didn't find him on campus.
"Where is ARU?" Khushi asked looking here and there.
"ARU?" Preeto and Nisha frowned.
"I mean, Arnav"
"Oh..." Nisha said teasingly.
"From when did you start calling him dearly?" Preeto asked.
"No... I mean, students will get to know if I say his full name" she managed.
"Go ahead..." They chuckled.
"Don't know where did he go" Khushi was fed up.
She walked out with Preeto and Nisha slowly. Preeto nagged Khushi. She asked WHAT? lifting her brows.
"Look at there," Preeto said.
Khushi saw Arnav searching for SOMEONE at the bus stand.
"Sir is searching for you it seems..." Preeto said teasingly.
Khushi saw the disappointment on his face.
"As you always go in the first bus, he is here for you I suppose..."
NK saw Khushi coming towards the bus stop. He rushed to Arnav and turned his face toward Khushi's direction to make him see her.
"Your FLOWER is there..." NK said.
Arnav stood, looking at her smilingly.
At the same time, the first bus arrived. Arnav got ready expecting Khushi to get in. To his surprise, she didn't try to get on the bus. The bus left.
There was a relaxation on his face. He went to the bench. The juniors who were sitting on the bench stood, giving him space to sit. His gang occupied the whole bench. Arnav sat, facing Khushi to get her clear view.
A senior student who saw them at the bus stop asked,
"What happened Arnav, you guys are SITTING here...?"
"We didn't get a place to STAND. That's why we are sitting here..." NK countered.
Akash brought them tea from the shop that was at the bus stop. Arnav asked Khushi raising the tea glass-like, DO YOU WANT TEA? She nodded no.
"Oh, God... She said no..." NK said feeling sad, pressing his chest.
Arnav tapped his head playfully.
The second bus came. Arnav and his friends stood from the bench. Khushi got in with Preeto and Nisha. Preeto got a seat. Khushi gave her bag to Preeto and stood beside Nisha. The bus started. Arnav was glancing at Khushi standing at the footboard.
After two stops, Khushi felt someone was nagging her from behind. She saw a man knowingly leaning on her, standing closer to her.
"Could you please move a step away?" She said.
"This is the bus... If you don't want anyone to touch you then you should not have gone by bus but by taxi" the rough said sarcastically.
Khushi gritted her teeth, closing her eyes. She became tense. Her eyes fell on Arnav who was looking at her hanging on the footboard. He would have noticed the rough. His facial expression told her that. He wanted to see how does she handle him it seems. She remembered what he said.
WHY SHOULD YOU TOLERATE THE PERSON WHO BANGS ON YOU INTENTIONALLY WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE BUS? WHO WILL DARE BANG ON YOU IF YOU BREAK HIS FACE?
He wanted her to keep his words in her mind. She took a deep breath. Lifting her left leg, she stepped on the rough's leg with force, making him scream in pain.
"Hey... Don't you have sense? Can't you be cautious?" He yelled at her clutching his leg.
"This is the bus... If you don't want anyone to touch you then you should not have come by bus but by taxi" she said the same words uttered by him.
"What do you think of yourself? Are you smart?" He asked moving towards her wrathfully.
He stopped as Arnav came in between them.
"What?" He asked furiously, looking at the man.
Arnav's friends came there and stood beside him. The rough stepped back understanding the situation that this is a kind of college bus. Arnav stood behind Khushi like a protection shield. Khushi looked at him turning her face. Arnav smiled at her.
"Thanks..." She said smiling.
"For?" he intentionally asked even though he knew the reason for her thanks.
"For making me brave"
"Me?"
"Yes... Your words made me brave. I never dared to fight before"
Arnav accepted her thanks, nodding yes. Of course, with a smile...
To be continued...
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