Chapter 3

*Ritika Pov*

"Oh my god!" I heard the screeching of stupid Kri in my ear. Here heard is completely a wrong word as it should be bared.

"My dear Kri! I know you got some blindness and also little hearing problem but I just want to let you know that I am standing just beside you. I don't even have the hearing problem unlike you." I said with sympathy placing my hand on her shoulder.

"You are such a boring person Ri. Why do you say such big lines?" She asked frowning.

"Oh! I forgot that you even have some understanding problem so I will try to keep it in my mind the next time." I said and turned to see our college seeing which she screamed in the first place.

"To keep you have to have a mind in the first place right." She said smiling.

"That is such a lame comeback." I said rolling my eyes.

"Is it?" She asked frowning and my poor Kri fell for my words again.

"It's ok! Now come on let's go and meet our principal. Di must be waiting for us in his room." I replied and pulled her with me to me.

"I still don't understand why we are even meeting some stupid principal. I mean college starts from tomorrow right." She said looking at me.

"Shh.. Principal." I said stiffly looking infront of me.

"What?" she asked me wide eyed and tuned slowly with completely scared face.

I burst out laughing at that and she glared at me. I pulled her again saying "Di got here transferred right. When they asked her the reason she told about us so he wants to meet us to know whether she is saying true or not."

"Such a weird principal." She muttered and I couldn't help but agree with her.

We knocked on the door where Mr.Shekhawat is written and entered to see he and Di are talking along with laughing. He must be our father's age for sure and he seems to be like a cool principal.

Kri still looked at him like he is some alien or something. I smiled at him and said "Hello sir!"

Whereas Kri awkwardly said "Hello alien.. I mean S..Sir." and immediately placed her hand on her mouth.

Now this is 'Oh my god!'. I pressed my lips tightly so that I will not burst out laughing at her face and also sir's face.

"Kritika!" Di shouted at her in shock but she looked away from him to not let him show that she is controlling her laugh too.

"I am so sorry sir." Di said smiling awkwardly.

"It's ok Ms.Akhila! And I am sure we discussed about everything. You will get all the details about whatever you need to know in tomorrow's welcome meet for all the students as we are including you too." He said warmly to Di.

She nodded and we all left his room calmly without saying any word. After walking out of the campus Di turned towards her and asked "Alien?"

"It is not my fault Di. He is acting like some Alien principal. I mean our Jr.College principal looked at all of us like we are the animals in the zoo but he is looking at us like we are his children or something. That makes him completely an Alien." She replied not at all accepting her mistake infront of us.

"Di she is actually little right. I mean he is too different than others." I said supporting Kri.

Kri looked at me shocked and I rolled my eyes at her surprise look. She whispered asking me "I am right?"

"You are right but you shouldn't say something like that directly to their face." Di said and Kri nodded slowly.

"But it was worth watching his face when you said that." Di added and we all laughed at that.

We started walking towards our house. We actually found a short cut which completely makes the distance between our house and college a walk able distance.

"Ok! We are going to use this way but if it is getting late you guys shouldn't come this way and use some transport." Di said strictly and we both nodded at her.

"Never take any risk to save time or money because safety is important." She mumbled to herself while walking with us.

"Di! Let's go to subway for lunch as a celebration." Kri said pleadingly.

"Celebration for what?" Di asked her confused.

"As we saw the college for the first time?" Kri replied like a question and immediately gave her famous puppy look.

Di smiled at her nodding and that's how we ended at the Subway. We ordered our favorites and Di started to look around while eating.

"Ri! Why don't we call Mom and Dad and know what are they doing?" Kri asked excitingly.

"Don't disturb them unnecessarily Kri." I replied shaking my head.

"She is right! They are away to enjoy their time together and we shouldn't disturb them like that." Di said smiling at her.

"Ok! But it is still surprising that they both went to honeymoon and that too at this age. That is so romantic." Kri said grinning.

"Please that is not at all romantic for me. Why did they even go there?" I asked still confused.

"Every couple needs to do that sometimes to clear any misunderstandings and to create some new memories no matter how aged that couple is." Di replied looking down.

"What misunderstandings do they have? I mean they are the perfect couple." Kri said frowning.

"Not everything seems the way it looks. We don't know what is happening in anyone's life." Di said looking outside.

"Except you!" I added eating my burger.

"What?" She asked shocked.

"I mean you actually know what is actually happening in all of our lives right so I am saying generally." I replied confused at her behavior.

"Oh!" that's all she said and we all had our lunch completely changing the topics.

"Di! I will go and bring the medicines." I said taking my purse.

"What? At this time?" Di asked looking at the clock who is sitting on the couch and I saw that it is 7 in the evening.

"Di! I will be fine." I replied.

"Ri! Go to your room and check for any other things you need to take tomorrow and you are not going outside at this time." She said in stern tone.

"But Di, I went outside so many times even after this time in Mumbai right?" I asked her frowning.

"That is Mumbai and we are kind of familiar with the areas. But this is new place and we don't know what it is like so we shouldn't take any risks." She replied.

I nodded and started going inside my room but rushed near her and bended to hug her saying "You are the best!"

"You are too." She said patting my hand.

"What about me Di?" Kri asked entering the room.

"You are also." Di said smiling and Kri stuck her tongue out teasing me seeing which I too did the same.

Di laughed looking at us. We all had our dinner and went inside our own rooms today.

*Kritika Pov*

I entered my room feeling exhausted and decided to drift off into sleep immediately. But the guitar sound made me look around the room and then finally at the window.

Today morning I decided to see him but his blinds are still closed when we left the house to the college. That's why I got angry on our principle as he called us so early. I mean 10am is not early ofcourse but it is for my Prince charming.

I slowly opened the blinds and saw that his blinds are also open. He is leaning on the window with his back towards me and is playing the guitar.

I stood there dreamily hearing his playing and just looking at his back. Then I suddenly heard someone calling "Sanjay! Dinner is ready."

"Coming Mom!" I heard him saying.

Wow! His name is Sanjay! I thought sighing because his name is also cute. I still stood there but then realized that he is going to turn around when he started turning around.

In fraction of a second if that is what it is called I moved completely away from the window and leaned onto the wall catching my breath.

If he saw me then he would think I am some creepy stalker or something. Then before he can even like me he will just feel disgust about me.

What am I even thinking? I thought slapping my head.

Ri is right! I need to reduce the amount of romance novels I read from next month onwards.

"Sanjay!" I again heard his name being called.

"Coming Mom!" this time he said like he is little more near than before. Then he said "Weird!" and then I heard his blinds closing.

Did he just call me weird? I thought pouting. Well I am acting like some weird then he would call me like that only right.

I plopped on my bed and dreamed about my prince charming who is surprisingly Sanjay. And hey I am not complaining like not at all...