chapter 6

She said, “I know you are hurt. It happens sometimes. Don’t worry. This time will pass.” Her words touched my heart and comforted me emotionally. I thought, “She responded very beautifully. I didn’t expect that. Well, it’s very comforting.”She added, “You will get many more chances. Still, we have to complete the present ninth and then tenth class.”I said, “Yes, you are right. He rejected me today. But he will not be able to ignore me for a long time. Sooner or later he has to accept my true love.” Vaishali smiled to hear that. Within the heart of hearts, I felt, “Nikhil completely ignored me today. If I try to talk to him again, he will definitely get more angry and move away from me. It’s the best time to take the help of somebody. Vaishali is in a very friendly mood today. Why not  ask for help from her? She seems to be much more mature than me.”I said to her, wearing an innocent smile on my face, “Vaishali, will you help me in getting Nikhil?” She got nervous to hear that, “What! Me? How can I help in this case?”I requested her, “Please don’t say no. You are my best friend. You know I love him from the bottom of my heart. You know that he ignored me. I can’t live without him. It’s your duty to help me.”She said, confused, “Hey, wait, wait. What do you want me to do?”Divya - You just need to talk to him on my behalf. Vaishali - You should talk to him directly na. Divya - I have already tried to talk to him directly. You know he ignored me. If I try to talk to him directly again, then he may reject me forever. I don’t want to lose him! You know how much I love him. While I was saying all these words to Vaishali, some random questions started floating in my mind, “Why am I saying that I don’t want to lose Nikhil? Why am I saying that I truly love him? Why am I saying that I love him from the bottom of my heart? I don’t love him that much as I am saying. It’s my reality. But still, I am enjoying playing this drama. I don’t know why?”Another chain of thoughts crossed my mind, “Why am I asking these questions from myself? If I ask these questions to myself, then I will not be able to fall in love with him. I need to fall in love with him. It’s the need of the time. Divya, stop asking stupid questions to yourself! You need to earn your respect in school and that you can earn only by making a boyfriend.”She thought for a couple of seconds and said, “Okay, I will see.”I said as if commanding her, “You don’t have to see. You have to help me tomorrow. Tomorrow, you are going to talk to Nikhil about my love. If you don’t talk to him, then it clearly means you are not my friend.”She was dumbfounded to hear that. She thought, “She is changing!”The Next working day of the schoolIn the interval, Vaishali and I were walking on the ground while our eyes were fixed on Nikhil. We were waiting for him to get alone so that Vaishali could ambush him, I mean talk to him. Hehe. For about three minutes, he stood with some girls and was talking to them about the upcoming tests. The next five minutes, he stood with the boys and had a boys' talk. Finally, after making us wait for a long time, actually, it was not a long time but the interval was going to end, from that perspective, it was a very long time, he got alone. And I got an opportunity to send Vaishali to talk to him. I said to her, nudging her, “Go, go, go! Now, he is alone!”Vaishali - Hey, wait, you are hurting me. I am going. Divya - Interval is going to end. Go fast. Vaishali - Okay, okay, I am going. She briskly walked towards him. My heart started racing. It was a very thriller kind of scene for me. Anything might happen. She might come back with an answer yes or an answer no. Just one word yes would change my life forever. They started talking to each other. I hid myself behind a tree and began to watch them sneakily.Vaishali said to him in the sweetest tone possible, “Hi Nikhil, how are you?”He said in his normal tone, “I am good. You say.”She said, adjusting her pony tail, “I want to talk to you. Do you have a few minutes?”Nikhil - Yeah, sure.Vaishali - Actually, I know, by saying what I am going to say, I am going to disturb you. But please don’t mind. Please listen to me peacefully. Nikhil - Sure. I will not mind. Tell me. She said in a way as if she was not interested to talk to him on the topic that she was going to initiate, “Actually, Nikhil, I want to talk to you about my friend.”He guessed, “Vaishali?”She nodded her head affirmatively, “Yes.”Nikhil said in an irritated tone, “Oh, again! What’s wrong with this girl?”Vaishali - I know she should haven’t done what she did. I know that she should haven’t sent me here to talk to you. But what to do? She is my friend. I had to come. I am really sorry for that.  He said, exhaling, “It’s okay.”Vaishali - She says she loves you a lot. She loves from the bottom of her heart. Blah, blah! I don’t know if she really means it or not. He said with a straight face, “Even if she means it, then what can I do? I don’t have feelings for her. I don’t love her. I come to school to study. I want to become an I.A.S. officer. And those who aspire to become I.A.S., they don’t have time to make girlfriends.”(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.)