chapter 15

Siya approached Ruhan the next day in school before Anshika arrived."Hey Siya, what's up? How was your party last night?""Thank You so much Ruhan. It was all good. Anshu told me that it was your idea. I'm so sorry for coming between you both.""Hey, that's not a problem, and thank Anshu, she made it possible!"Both Siya and Ruhan smiled at each other and talked for a while before Anshika came. The group then walked around the school before the classes began.A few days passed by and it was the day before their vacation. It was the civics period, but their teacher was absent and another teacher came to their class and declared it to be a free period.The students clapped in excitement and everyone got seated with their friends. Anshika went to sit with Ruhan, while Aditya shifted to another boys' group, and so did Siya get to her girl friends.Sitting in the corner of the classroom, Ruhan and Anshika held hands under the desk while they talked, Ruhan making her tickle with his fingers. Keeping their heads on the desk they talked facing each other, feeling excited.Slowly Ruhan pulled her hand towards his lips and kissed it gently making her blush. Getting closer to her, Ruhan neared his face to her's that both of them could sense each other.Pulling his head closer to her's Ruhan dug his lips on her's before they could speak. It continued for long along with their hands gripping each other tightly.The kiss was broken only with the shouting of Miss Rwiza who stood at the entrance to the class that both of them stood bowing down.An immediate chatter broke in the class in response to Ruhan and Anshika. The teacher called them to meet in the staffroom after reprimanding the teacher who was there in the class.Anshika grew angry on Ruhan for a while and shed tears only to get composed later. They walked along in the corridor followed by Siya and Aditya, however they refused them to come along. Holding hands they walked together towards the staffroom. Walking in separately together they looked at the teachers looking at them all together and in anger."Is this what teenagers do these days? So shameful!""You people come here to study don't you?""What's all this? Have you forgotten that this is a school and not some random park! You shameless students! What is that girl's name?"The teachers judgingly pointed at Anshika who was welled up in tears by then. Ruhan was quite popular in school, so everyone knew him, unlike Anshika who was not much popular amongst the students and the teaching faculty.Both of them stood their heads lowered before the teachers."You can get back to class, we have already called your parents."Anshika's eyes widened on hearing that and she started crying, apologizing to Miss Rwiza, but she would not hear anything.They were forced out of the staffroom and asked to wait with their bags in front of the Principal's Office. Anshika was in no mood to talk so she grabbed her bag and made her way all alone down the stairs to the Principal's Office. Meanwhile taking his bag, Ruhan explained everything to Aditya and Siya. They ran down the stairs together to Anshika who sat on the sofa and shed tears.Ruhan sat beside her and gently took hold of her palm and rubbed it. Siya sat beside her and consoled her. Aditya stood leaning by the wall beside Ruhan. Miss Rwiza walked in through the patio followed by both their parents who looked utterly confused. Ruhan and Anshika stood up on seeing them coming and looked towards the floor as they made their way inside the Principal's Office. Siya and Aditya stood outside, looking at each-other.