Just few lines before the story... i felt in love once in life..... or i truly believed in power of love just once..... but why does that feeling never goes away that u will fall again. Thats the beauty of life.
Well so getting back to the story, as Mukul was getting into 6th standard, he had promised himself that this time, he is going to study well. In his dreams, he alwayz imagined the time when he would get applauded by all his teachers. But he never suceeded. So now it was time for new class, new session and the warming weather. New books and new teachers and new looks. Many students in the class had changed their hairstyles suddenly, few tried to look like Shahrukh khan, few tried the Sunny Deol look and rest in between. Mukul could not understand that why all this was happening. I mean, what had changed in span of sometime. Well, he would soon find out.
Lunch came and he went on to play like all other friends and waited for the final bell to ring.
The day was over and he was back to home. His mother asked, how was your first day in a new class? He replied was fine. New books and new friends. Mother said "Girlfriends"?
Mukul was bemused for a minute and replied what?? His mother smiled and went away. He could still not understand what was happening. Although this phase is gradual but it was suddenly coming to light for him, and he did not have any idea. Soon it was a regular affair to find these kind of things. It went on, and soon..... the teacher had different ideas.
In all the time of my life, i have never been able to understand why girls like to sit with girls in class and same with the boys.... i mean why can't they be buddies to each other. Well that is what his teacher proposed. From now onwards, one boy and girl will sit together. It was a bit awkard for few, for Mukul it was a bit more complex. Well, the things went as they were. He was focusing on studies and wanted to do something special this time. When rest of the world around was having different ideas, Mukul was into his own world till, the summer holidays arrived.
First feeling :
Summer holidays are alwaz good. You get to spend sometime at home. Have fun, learn new things and play cricket. Mukul woke up early morning and went to play cricket everyday. He would come back, have a good breakfast and would visit relatives and friends to complete the day, but he never knew that all these things would go away from him suddenly and he would find himself in a new life. It was evening around 6 p.m not yet dark when he was playing cricket in the nearby lane. As usually happens the ball went to neighbours house and as Mukul had hit the shot, he had to get it back. A bit afraid he knocked on the doors of the neighbours, whom he had never talked to or seen much of. Offcourse he spent most of his time away or at home never meeting people around. He hesistantly tickled with the door, but nobody came out. He rang the bell and waited. The door finally opened as the locks turned. Reluctantly he thought of speaking about the ball, but before that... his eyes fell on the girl who opened the gate. Nothing special about her, a little bit dusky, thin cheeks, cute and smiling face with peaceful serenity surrounding it. Immediately, mukul felt something in his belly, his heartbeat starting firing cylinders and he felt a new kind of pain followed by a blushing smile and a bemused face. She said, hey what happened? He did not speak anything. She said hello?? he woke up from his dream and realised he was supposed to get the ball. He asked her "actually our ball got into you house, can we please get it?? " She said yaah please. Mukul, smiled and went to get the ball, but still he could not understand what had actually happened with him. He got the ball, came back and said thanku to her in humblest of tones never seen before. Standing outside were his friends, and staring him. He looked at them, gave the ball to them and said "why u looking like this at me??" All of them replied in unison,, nothing man.... nothing and went away smiling. He still was confused at everything what had happened. He went back home after playing cricket, but it was not just cricket but lot more that he had experienced that day.
He went on the bed, and lied there for sometime closing his eyes. Whenever he did that, only one face came in front of him. The same girl he had seen today while getting the ball. His heartbeat again started rising, and he knew something was changing. He was attracted towards that girl and he did not know what to do or how to handle it. He realised that why his friends has started setting their hairs up, and started dressing smartly. He went to the mirror and saw his face for half an hour and then used the comb. He discovered, he was no more a small kid, but an adolescent growing upto teenage looking into this beautiful phase of life.
That sit for now.... will continue with Mukul in next blog of mine.... lets see how he pursues the matter about the girl. Does he succeed with understanding his feelings for her or not.
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