Chapter 11 -- An Angel in Yellow

Chapter 11

An Angel in Yellow

With a focused mind, I completed my school with the best grade. The best it seems the best I ever had. By the way I am not on the top list too. My marks were low to take Medical Science so my father made me an Engineering Student.

In school we three stayed together and we were the icon for the friendship in our school. I would say it myself as I felt it and it is what we say till now. It was the time we need to get separated. Madhu got dental while Susan was good at her studies and she got her MBBS seat. Madhu and Susan were separated by college but not from the relationship.

The department, I joined was Electronics and Communication Engineering. I studied in a college which is away from my home. I became a hosteler. On the first week I stayed with my uncle’s house which is nearby.

In our college all the department students were made to sit together like mixed for the first year. They told from the second semester the students will be given choice of swapping the department based on their interests. On the very first day I was entering the classroom wearing a non uniform and a mobile phone in a pocket.

I choose the middle bench with some random guy. A bench could hold up to six students. That boy was little stout, light baby pink skin tone and had big round eyes. He almost looked like a baby by look. He wore a sandal color shirt and black pants. He wore a watch on his left hand. His hair was thorny and he had an oppo mobile on his hand, I was not sure about the model he had.

While me sitting next to him with a red checked shirt with white cotton pant and a chain strapped watch which belonged to my father. My hair grew a little and I combed upwards and with little goaty beard. I was lean compared to the start of my high school. The street cricket made me to shrunk.

I turned all around the class to see any known faces, I could not find anyone as familiar face. I just waved a hi to the spiky boy next to me. He waved back. “My name is Nithish”, I said and extended my hand.

“Call me Sakthi Harish and I am from Computer Science” he said.

“Well I am from Electronics”, I giggled and later added, “Where are you from?”

I started to build a conversation. I came to know a lot about him. He explained me about his dreams. I astonished on hearing his career dreams. He explained his dreams which were similar to ruling the whole nation. I thought over my dreams too, it was nothing but sitting over the bench for next four academic years.

Everyone has a dream while entering college, similarly I had a dream. It was the common dream every average boy would have. To study well and get a job in placement. It was my only aim until I saw her.

I fell for her on the next moment, I saw her. She was like an ultra model, her style couldn’t fix any girl in that class. She was neither skinny nor fatty, she was at correct fitness. She was fair and her hair was dark black and thick, her eyebrows are sharp and it looked pointed even from a long distance. On her smile everyone could see a half moon on her cheek. She is in my class on the first year.

One week later, I moved in hostel. I could not meet my roommates while they were not in room when I moved in. I locked the room, then I went for my class with three notebooks and a pen.

On that day, I was away from home and I felt like an independent person. I am free from questions. I am free from advices. These words rolled in my mind. I also had an interest in knowing about the girl who looked beautiful. I had a hesitation to talk with the boys near me on the first day. WHAT WOULD THEY THINK IF I TOLD I HAVE CRUSH ON HER? So I kept my mouth shut.

But I had an eagerness to say someone that I have crush on her. Then I decided that I should say. At that moment I had a little heart to trust Sakthi. I told him that I had crush on that girl. Sakthi shocked on hearing that word from me.

I didn’t expected that expression from him too. He saw me like a romantic hero at that moment. I had a feel that I am the one gonna get that girl and she gonna be my love.

I asked him, “Dude, do you know her name?”

“I never talk with girls da Nithu”, he said.

“Sakthi I just asked her name”, I said.

“Even you are aware of her name, how could I know that”, he said with a hastened lines by shaking his head rapidly.

“Okay, do one thing, let’s get her name today in attendance”, I said and he nodded and added, “You check it out yourself”, shyfully.

I fixed my eyes to her to check out when she was raising her hand. On seeing her, my eyes fixed into her beautiful eyes. I could even count the number of blinks she made at that moment. My breath was very slow and I could not feel myself.

Suddenly, Sakthi pulled my hand and raised later I realized it was my name in attendance. After giving my attendance I blushed myself for forgetting myself at that moment. I punched faster, rapidly but very softly on Sakthi hands and laughed myself. He gave a weird reaction again.

I later realized that I missed her name. I asked Sakthi, “I missed her name today” with a pitiful face.

“I never looked that side and I am sorry Nithish”, he said with the same shaking face.

I requested him, “Please ask anyone about her please please”. I urged him.

“You could ask yourself”, he said and had a scared look.

“I don’t know everyone well”.

“It was the same for me”, he said and looked at my pity face and added, “Let’s ask this boy”, by saying he pointed over a boy sitting in the very front bench. I noticed him wearing blue shirt and he wore a rimless blue framed glasses. His face was round and the hair was very shortly trimmed. He was twisting the pen within his fingers.

Sakthi continued, “I saw him speaking with girls most of the time from the very first day”.

“What is his name?” I asked.

“His name is Hari, I will call him and you should ask about that girl”

“Okay just call him”, I said.

Sakthi extended his pen and scratched Hari’s back with the pen lid. Hari turned and searched who called him. Sakthi maintained silence and I too. Hari returned to his old position. I insisted Sakthi to call again. He repeated the same. Hari turned back. I smiled at him. He asked. “What?”

I tried to speak something, but Mam spotted us and gave loud word, “SILENCE”. Hari turned back to board side. I bent a little such that Hari could hear my low voice.

“Hari”, I called out. He streched his neck and body to backward a little.

“Do you know that girl sitting on the second bench to the last”, I gave a gap and added, “Yellow chudi”.

Hari didn’t turned his head, he just moved his eyes and had a look aside and said, “Arshitha, do you mean her?”

“I don’t know the name that is the reason I am asking you”, I said.

“Yeah her name is Arshitha, she is Computer Science department”, he said.

“She too!” I exclaimed.

“Yeah I am also Computer Science”, he said.

“I don’t care for your department”, I murmured.

“What?” He asked as he could not hear properly

“How you know her department?” I asked.

“Dude don’t be cassy ole know it”, he murmured something and I could not hear it.

I asked him to repeat it, he said, “Most of the boys in this college know about her”.

At that moment I realized I am not the one to have a crush on her. I bent a little closer and asked, “Do you know her personally”.

He shook his head as sign of no then he extended his words, “I think my friend might know her”

“Who is she? Where is she?” I hurried.

“Her name is Brindha she sits next to her”, he said. I smiled and asked, “Can you give me an intro to her?”

“Actually I am not close to her, just you say hi and become friend”, He said.

I should make friendship with Brindha initially so that I could talk with Arshitha. I decided and called him again and asked, “Who is Brindha? The sits on right to Arshitha or left to Arshitha”

He pointed over a place and said, “That little fat chubby girl sitting on left”.

After knowing Arshitha, I showed thumps up to Sakthi. He smiled and he asked, “Going to propose now?”

“Not now, let me get her known”, I said with a shyness.

“Okay okay”, he said with a giggling sound.

Later I saw Brindha and her friends were siting in a group and talking about something at the gallery, I went near her and I wished to make friendship. I had a hesitation to open first conversation. But I started my conversation as a normal with Hi, Suddenly the reply came from Arshitha. I had not noticed her sitting at the middle of the crowd.

I was shocked and struck at that moment. “Hi hi”, I murmured repeatedly.

“What can we do for you?” Arshitha asked.

“Actually actually”, I blabbered and said, “Hari asked me to call Brindha”.

Girls giggled and said in chorus, “Brindha Brindha”. I looked confused at that moment. Brindha made an angry look in front of her friends and got up. She took few steps away from her friends. I hurried and blocked her on way and said, “Hari didn’t called you”.

“But you told that”, she said.

“I felt little shy while there was group”, I said.

“Shy?”

“Yeah I think I was”

“On what earth you are? Just leave it speak up” she said.

“Actually I came her to make friendship with you”, I said.

“There is no need to make such words, we are friends”, she smiled.

“What about your friends are they my friends?” I asked.

“What’s your name?” she asked.

“Nithish”

“Imm, myself Brindha”.

“Yeah I know”, I said with a nodding head.

“Come let me introduce you to me friends”, she said and took me to that friends gang.

“Girls this is Nithish and he wish to make friendship with us”

“It’s great, hi buddy, I am Archana”, a girl spelt and for followed by her everyone introduced themselves. No other names entered my ear, I was eagerly waiting for Arshitha to say her name.

The girl before Arshitha said her name and it was Arshitha to say her name. I knew it but I had an eagerness in hearing the name from her. Arshitha smiled first, my heart pumped faster on her smile and expecting the stop of my beat on hearing her name.

She said, “I am Arshitha, Nithish everyone call me Arshi”, on hearing her name and my name on her voice, I heard together like Arshitha Nithish. I felt some tickles under my belly. Those tickles made me feel discomfort on standing erect, I was a dancing snake. No one noticed my discomfort so I thought I am saved. It was the same feel I had when Jeni gave a kiss on first time.

Archana said, “Buddy, I got a question for you”, by dropping her eyes straight to me. I nodded.

“Is there any reason to come to talk with us?”

“Why you are asking this?” I asked.

“Because, its odd to believe a boy coming in solo to talk with girls”, Archana said and other girls nodded.

“I have crush on a girl in your friends group, so that I came to get an intro myself”, I said and looked at Arshitha. She was giggling and everyone started to murmur among themselves.

“Very bold to talk like these in front of us”, a girl said.

“Hope of getting accepted”, I said.

“Who is your lucky girl?” Arshitha asked. On hearing her voice, the old Nithish in me came out with blabbering mouth. I pretended to be bold but I can’t at that moment. Susan always wanted me to be bold when I speak with girls. I tried my best and I was becoming bold but when I heard the voice of Arshitha I lose my boldness the next moment.

“Come on say us”, Brindha hurried.

I was not bold enough to say at that moment. The time saved me with the bell ring. The bell rung. A lit got in my mind to escape.

“Sorry Girls, time for the class”, I said with a pleasing words and took long steps from that place. From moving from that place, I had a smile inside me that I will get with that friends crew easily.

That evening after college, I wish to talk to them but I had to see my roommates. So, I went to hostel for spending my first day away from my home on my own.

I went to the hostel room, there I saw a boy sitting over my cot. He is very stiff and he is very strong in appearance. He wore a sleeveless t-shirt. His biceps are so broad and sat in a position of extended and twisted legs with his hands stretched backwards.

I waved my hand to him. He had a staring look at me. I walked near him and extended my hand, “I am Nithish”

“I am Yogi”, he said and was eating something. I later realized it was the cup cake my uncle bought for me that day morning.

He took a cake and offered me. I was confused at that moment. Yogi found my confused mind and he said, “It’s our cake, just eat without any hesitation”.

I later realized he didn’t know that the cake belonged to me. I accepted his offer and took the cake. He said, “Eat the cake without making the place dirt”

I agreed and ate it. Then a boy entered the room, he wore only shorts and no upper wearings. His head was wet and he was almost drenched. He had dense beard and mustache, his hair was not combed but it suited him. He looked like a new cine stars. New cine stars generally grew beard and make themselves like cool guy.

He just came and opened his cupboard and started to change cloths. He didn’t even noticed me but he noticed the cake. He extended his hand and took the cake. “When did you bought it?” the new comer asked Yogi.

“So You didn’t bought it?”, Yogi asked him.

“No”, he said.

“It was mine”, I said in a low voice and added, “I am joining hostel today. I waited for you but you guys are not here”.

Yogi cleaned his hand by rubbing over his shorts and said, “Sorry bro, I didn’t know you at first”. He handed over the cake box. “It’s for us only, just have it bro”. I smiled at him.

The other boy introduced himself as “Harish Kumar” and told Yogi’s full name, “Yogeshwaran”.

I felt free with them while talking, after dinner I made a conference call with Madhu and Susan. I found a tree under which there was a motor, which was well covered with concrete slab. I made it as a seat. We were having the fun chat as-usual. I wished to say them about Arshitha and I shared. Both amused on hearing that I talked with her on my own. Susan never believed me. In call,

Susan : I can’t trust you Nithu

Madhu: Me too

But I am saying truth, why should I lie you

Madhu: You not a bold guy da, So we can’t aceept you

What could I do for it

I will make Arshi to call you guys one day and I will make her to say truth

Susan : Madhu I have an idea

Madhu : Yes baby

My dear friends please keep your romance in Personal call

Susan : Irritating Idiot, he just called me, not more

than that

Madhu : Yes Irritating single idiot

Worst, Nasty couples ever

Susan : Let it be we feel better to get nasty together

Yuck

Madhu : Mrs. Madhesh

Susan : [giggled]

One of my friends is studing in your college

What?

Susan : Not my close friend, she is just a friend

Her name?

Which class she is?

Madhu : Her name is Jeni

Susan : Shut up you Idiot

Madhu don’t listen to him

Madhu : Susan do you still think Nithu feel for her

Susan : Nithu are you there?

Yes

_{[On hearing that name Something made me silent]}

Susan : Okay Jokes apart

I will ask my friend her name is Sathya

Priyadarshini

So what?

Madhu : We don’t have faith in you

Susan : Me too

Are you guys keeping a spy on me?

Madhu : Yes

Susan : Shut up Madhu

Nasty, Yuck

Susan : I suggest you in FB

Okay

Madhu : Suggest for me too

Susan : Fuck off

Madhu : I am ready

Sorry guys I am going out

Susan : I hate you Madhu

Madhu : I Love you Susa

After this funny call I opened up the FB there was a friend suggestion notifying Sathya Priya. Susan suggested as she said. I accepted the suggestion and in I was searching for the Sakthi Harish in search. I found him based on the school he studied and sent a request.

In mean time, I searched for Arshitha too. There were many accounts with Arshitha and I cant identify which was her. Meantime, Sathya accepted my request.

I felt bored and I send a Hi to Sathya, no reply came for a while. Then I walked back to my room. I found the presence of other boys to in the room. No was sitting on my cot at that time. Yogi requested me, “Nithish bro, can we eat snacks?”

“Please, feel free to take it”, I said and gave the whole box to him.

“Yogi you must learn from him”, a boy said.

“Learn what?” I asked by introducing myself. He told his name was Govind Singh.

“Yogi hide his snack on the very first day”, he said. On his saying Yogi sealed his mouth with the cake. Within minutes the emptied cake box rolled over the floor.

I laid over the cot and checked my messages. Sakthi sent a message, and I replied it. I also got messages from Susan and Madhu. I know it will be an unwanted message. No green symbol was there for anyone except for one person Sathya Priya. When I saw her online, a message status of typing floated on my screen.

I was eager to read the message, even I know it was the ‘Hi’. She messaged differently, ‘Nithu, Susan told about you, TC’

WHAT? That idiot told something about me? I asked myself. I checked Susan’s chat, there was nothing but smilies.

I opened Sathya Priya chat.

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You studied in SLT School?

Yes

Branch?

Computer Science

I am bio- maths

Do you know Madhu?

Yes

Good

Do you know me?

Do you know me?

No

Then how could I knew you?

Ok

Are you there at Susan’s party?

No

Which class you are now?

In section B

you?

D

Hmm

[smilie]

Susan told about what?

Why that bothers you?

Because, I was about me

She told about you

I don’t think so

Okay, can we meet at morning

Sorry, I got some work

Okay fine what about evening?

Got some work in hostel

[I wished to see her atleast once.

So I didn’t leave up]

Can we just say hi

For what?

Like Friendly

We are already friends

[Giggling Smilies]

Is it bad to meet a friend

Hmm

Not bad, but will meet someother day

we will one day

K

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The next morning, I woke lately after skipping two alarm snoozes. No one was there to wake me up at morning. I found my room boys are missing at that morning too. I had a confusion where this guys are disappearing at morning. I got myself ready after bath, I waited and found those boys entered the room together.

“Where have you been?” I asked politely.

“Gym bro”, Yogi said with a cracking voice.

“You can join us tomorrow, if you wish”, Harish said.

Yogi looked somewhat like a fitness freak, but Harish looked like a soft muscled cute boy. I smiled and said, “I will try”.

That day, I ran to be at class before Arshitha and her friends enter the class. I reached the class too. Arshitha was not there at that time, but her friends where there. I sat on my place. Sakthi was not there. I spotted Hari was talking with a girl by sitting on opposite benches.

Class started Arshitha was missing. At the break, I called Brindha and asked in a low voice, “Is Arshitha absent?”

“Oh, so that girl is Arshitha, isn’t it?”

I gave an awkward smile. “Keep it within us”. She laughed calmly with a nodding head.

“Yeah she is on leave”, she said.

“I am bored”, I sighed myself and remembered Sathya Priya. I walked outside and searched for the class I^st Year B. The veranda of the college was so messy. Everyone were walking closely such that I could not see who is nearer me too.

I took some minutes to reach section B. I don’t still now why I was very eager in searching her. All I need was to look how she is. I found the class, there was a group of boy gathered around a bench and were chitchatting. I inquired a boy about Sathya Priya. He told that he was not sure about her and he diverted me to a girl who was at a corner. I asked her, “Do you know Sathya Priya”. She nodded.

“Where is she?” I asked.

“She will be coming at any moment, she was out for break and it was her place”, that girl’s fingers pointed to a point.

I walked beside and saw a note over the desk. I opened it, on the first page top Sathya Priyadarshini K. I sat on the bench beside her place.

I waited for her, the bell rung. She had not showed up. Everyone was entering the class and I still waited for Sathya. Finally a girl sat on that place.

She is short, and she is neither fair nor dark. Her eyes are so tiny, her hair was well combed and she looked like a book worm. She is not as much beautiful as I expected. I waked near her and extended my hand and said, “Hi Sathya, I am Nithish”.