chapter 26

She thought and looked around for a couple of seconds and said, “Sahil! Yes. He is perfect for you. You know what, he also goes to the gym. His muscles are also strong. All the boys in the class fear him. Even the boys of the others classes are scared of him.”Divya - Oh, good. Vaishali - And one more thing. I heard that he has good connections with strong boys outside the school. He can easily protect you from anything. He deserves you. Divya - Hmm…I looked at Sahil carefully. He is tall, well built but he was average in his looks. I complained, “But he doesn’t look handsome. He is an average looking guy.”She reprimanded me, “Do you want another handsome guy like Vicky, who use you and throw you in a dustbin or you want a guy who will stay with you forever?”I answered, making an innocent face, “I want a guy who will stay with me forever.”She concluded, “Then go for Sahil. He is the best for you.”She had passed her judgement. I was fool enough to accept her judgement as the final truth on the earth. I had no idea if I was doing right or wrong. He might prove to be a great boyfriend. He might also prove to be another flirt. I didn’t think much and accepted as truth what she told me. Perhaps, I did so because I had already used my brain before to bring Vicky in my life and I ended in endless suffering. Maybe, I didn’t want to use my brain this time. Maybe, I had lost trust on my own brain. I asked her, “Will he accept me as his girlfriend?”Vaishali - Hmm… I can’t say anything. But we can try. Divya - There is one more problem in it. Vaishali - What? Divya - I don’t even have feelings for him. Vaishali - Then try to develop feelings for him. Divya - How can I do that? Feelings are natural. I can’t create those kind of feelings. She said in a little frustrated tone, “You tell me one thing. When you first time saw Vicky, did you have feelings for him?”Divya - Hmm… no…Vaishali - But when you started talking to him, you developed all kinds of feelings for him. Am I right? I thought for a couple of seconds and said, “Yeah, you are right.”Vaishali - When you start talking to him, you will start developing feelings for him too. Don’t worry. But first of all you have to start talking to him. I fell into deep thoughts. I was literally confused about if she was saying right or wrong. She nudged me, “What are you thinking now? Try to talk to him.”I said a bit scared, “Right now?”She said in a bit of an angry tone, “Yeah, right now. If you don’t try to talk to him now then will you try to talk to him in front of the teacher?”I said, baffled, “Oh… yeah.” I did not feel like talking to him. But her logic seemed to be right. He was well built. He could easily protect me from other boys. But something was not clicking from my heart. Even for that, she had given me logic that I would start developing feelings for him when I start talking to him. I walked to Sahil and said in a sweet tone, “Hello, Sahil.”He said in his normal tone, “Hi.”Divya - Can you give me your Chemistry book for some time? He said a bit embarrassed, “Yes, I can give but the problem is that my book is incomplete.”I smiled and said, “No problem. Actually, I forgot mine. I just want to study.”He said okay and took out his book from his bag and gave it to me. I said as politely as possible, “Thanks.” He kept on looking at my face. I also stood there for a couple of seconds more to give him some time to say something more. But he didn’t even open his mouth but kept on staring at me.I don’t know why, I felt repulsion from him. I started becoming uncomfortable. Perhaps, I was trying to speak to him but I had no feelings for him. His gaze was making me more uncomfortable. I turned around and walked back to my friend, Vaishali. I sneakily looked back. He was still gazing at me. She was watching all the scene. She said to me, “He is still looking at you. You should have stayed there for some more seconds. He must have tried to move the conversation ahead.”I said a bit irritated, “But I felt uncomfortable with him.”Vaishali - Why? What happened? Divya - Perhaps, because of his vibes. I felt a kind of repulsion from him. She said, kiddingly but the undercurrent of her tone was serious, “What type of a girl you are? You get attracted towards flirts and you feel repulsion from good boys! Haha!”I said in a bit of an irritated tone, “What to do? I am just telling you the truth.”She said, twitching her lips, “Your truth is very bitter. If this truth remains in your life, then your life will be ruined for sure.” I became anxious to hear that. She said, putting stress on her words, “Divya, you have to learn how to love a good boy. I guess a good boy doesn’t appear that attractive as a flirty boy. Perhaps, a flirty boy knows very well how to appear attractive and trap a girl.”Divya - Hmm…Vaishali - But if you fall in love with a boy who appears attractive, who is a flirt actually, then he will use you and throw you. This you have already experienced. This time, do something new. Don’t fall in love with a boy who looks attractive. Fall in love with a guy who doesn’t look attractive, who repels you. I know it’s hard to do. But believe me, it’s worth it.(It will be so nice of you, if you leave at least a single word comment and please don't forget to follow me and become my superfan. You will be able to read all the locked parts of all my series for free and you will also be able to chat with me and my superfans directly.)