Chapter 6

*Ritika Pov*

Anita and I started walking out of our class to go to the canteen as this is lunch time. It is kind of a rule here that we need to have our lunch in the canteen itself.

It is really weird but we can expect that from our weird principal. I mean Alien principal like Kri says.

"Excuse me?" I heard someone saying. I thought they are calling someone else and continued to walk.

But stopped in my tracks when I felt that whoever that person is calling me. I turned around to see 'Kalyan' and his half batch standing behind us.

"Yes?" I asked him raising my eyebrow.

"Hi! I am Sid beautiful." A guy standing beside Kalyan said with flirting tone.

"She is Ritika and I am Anita as u guys know." Saying this Anita dragged me from them before I could say anything to them.

I looked at her completely confused as she still continued to drag me. I saw Kri in the way so I took her hand and dragged her with me while she held some other girl's hand and dragged her.

This became a kind of chain actually. Finally when we reached the canteen Anita left my hand and the process continued.

"What just happened?" Along with me three people asked the same question.

But I asked Anita and was asked by Kri. The other girl asked Kri this question.

"I dragged you because I don't want to leave you alone there when Ri started dragging me." Kri replied to that girl.

"I dragged you because I thought it will be fun." I said grinning.

Kri scowled at me and moved away from the table we are standing to another one which is few tables away.

"So now it is your time to answer my question." I said sitting.

"Well it's just that.. that batch is completely a players batch." She said looking at me.

"Players? What game do they play? Basket ball or foot ball or any others." I asked excitingly.

"But why did you dragged me for that?" I added frowning.

"Er.. Basket ball. But I didn't drag you away because they are those players." She replied.

"Hold on! One time you are saying the reason is that they are players but now you are saying that is not. Explain clearly please." I pleaded her.

"Ok! They are basket ball players but also girls heart players. That group can name themselves as 'Break heart association'." She replied.

"Oh! Did.. did they break yours?" I asked her worriedly.

"Yeah! One of them did it and I don't want you to go through it." She replied sadly.

"Is it Kalyan?" I asked her shocking myself too much.

"Why? What if he is?" She asked teasingly.

"Urgh! Just tell me." I replied. I don't think he is player like she is saying as he had this scowl on his face whenever I saw him.

And players always try to be very flirty or something right? So until I know it by myself I can't believe anyone.

"No! He is not the one." She said but I can see the teasing glint in her eyes.

"Shut up! And she is my twin Kritika." I said showing Kri whose eyes went wide when some other new girl started saying something to her.

I frowned and decided to ask her what is going on in the evening. I looked at the entrance and saw that Di is entering the canteen with two people who ragged her before with her but in hurry.

I was about to call her but she walked to other side of the canteen where all the seniors are there I guess. So am I going to sit here alone with Anita? I thought and I immediately got the answer as few classmates walked near the table and sat with us.

*Kritika Pov*

I sat on the table along with Ria still mad at Ri. I looked at Ria apologetically and she just smiled at me.

"I am sorry. I shouldn't have dragged you." I said smiling.

"No! It was really fun and I am glad that you dragged me as you don't want me to be alone." She said and I grinned at her.

When she got up and went to buy something to eat, I took out my box. I looked at the table infront of me and my eyes went wide.

Because Sanjay is sitting there along with few others. When he laughed with them I swooned and continued to look at him dreamily.

I snapped from looking at him when someone snapped fingers infront of me. I looked up to see someone girl standing with a smile on her face.

"Hey!" I said awkwardly clearing my throat few times.

"Hi! So I just hope you don't mind but that guy you are looking at is a jerk." She said sitting beside me.

"Huh?" I asked her completely confused.

"He is not rude but he just thinks he is top of the world or something. He has so much attitude problem. So in the end he is jerk." She replied taking a bite from my food.

"And you are saying this to me because?" I asked her frowning.

"So that you will not get hurt." She replied and took another bite.

"This is so tasty. Who made this?" she asked sighing.

"My sister!" I replied frowning and at the same time saw Di walking towards the senior's side of canteen with two people who ragged her following behind her.

"So you met my hostel mate then." Ria said sitting down infront of me beside the new girl.

"I am Kritika!" I said smiling at her.

"Latika!" She said smiling and then she added "Be careful! I know you didn't believe me."

"I will try?" I said as a question to her.

She laughed and we all had our lunch talking to each other. She is actually IT branch and is kind of very friendly like Ria. We three shared our food and completely enjoyed it.

*Akhila Pov*

In the break between each lecture I looked at the corner of my eyes to see that he is looking at me back. I sat stiffly and didn't move at all.

But when it is the break for lunch, I got up and started walking towards the classroom door. He as usual did the same like all the students but the problem is he is behind me and I don't know what I will say if he asks me about morning incident.

Rani and Zaheer immediately walked towards me and we three rushed towards the canteen as fast as we can. Even after reaching there I still continued walked towards the directions as told by Rani from behind me.

When we stopped infront of a table I flopped myself on the empty chair and took deep breaths.

"What happened?" One girl asked worriedly.

"She is the one who kissed our BB." Zaheer replied grinning.

"Really? You are my hero then." That girl said grinning.

"I ki..kissed him on the cheek. I didn't slapped or something. But what is BB?" I asked them confused.

When Rani was about to say that girl stopped her and sat beside me. She smiled and said "I am Ramya! And studying MECH."

"I am Akhila! And I am studying EEE." I said smiling.

"Ok! BB means BadBoy. So congratulations you just kissed a BB and you are still alive." She said cheering me.

"I should be worried right?" I asked them frowning.

"It's ok! We all are there for you. But don't be alone with him because he hits really hard." Ramya replied with pained face.

"Did he hit you?" I asked her shocked.

"No! But I can imagine you see." She replied.

"He must be not that bad." I said not believing their words.

"Then you will get to know it by yourself." She said and I nodded at her.

Ramya seems to be like really cool one and even the remaining too. We returned for our classes and then I remembered that I didn't meet Kritika or Ri.

I hope they didn't wait for me. In the evening when college is over we all walked out of our blocks.

I bid my 'Bye' to my new friends and walked towards MECH block for Ri and even saw Ramya leaving the block.

I bid my bye to her and walked towards CSE block along with Ri for Kritika. She came outside with a girl.

Kritika hugged another girl who was standing there and that girl along with Kritika's classmate walked away. We three started leaving the campus.

"So you didn't get ragged right?" I asked Kritika.

"No! And thanks to you Di." She replied smiling.

"You are going to do Di's laundry like you said. What did you said 'I will do your laundry too'." Ri said mimicking Kritika's voice.

"My voice is soft and yours is rough so stop it." Kiritika said in gagging voice.

"You are dead!" Ri shouted and they both ran around the ground.

I laughed for some time and then said "Both of you stop it! We need to go."

Then I dragged both of them outside the campus. We reached the house and got freshen up.

Then my phone started ringing and I saw that it is from Priya Di. I was about to lift but Ri took it away and lifted it.

*Priya Pov*

Next day after the party all the students along with the lecturers got really excited about the new teacher who actually teaches both communication skills for all the year students and Micro processors & controllers for third year EEE.

I teach Mathematical methods and Engineering drawing. So I only have the work with first and second years mostly. But the remaining years students to come and meet me during breaks frequently.

The later day everything looked completely gloom like completely. There is not even single percent excitement in any student or lecturer as far as I saw.

What happened to them suddenly? I thought frowning but decided to ask my students.

"Good morning students." I said smiling.

"Good morning Maam." They said so dully.

"Did I say anything about conducting an exam today or what? What happened to you guys?" I asked worriedly.

"New lecturer happened Maam." They all replied sighing at a time.

"Stop acting so dramatically and tell me what happened actually." I asked them and then I heard only one thing from them which is 'He is so rude.'

"It was your first class right so you guys must have felt like that. After getting used to the atmosphere he will be not that much hard on you guys ok." I said assuring them.

"You don't know Maam. There is some defect in his brain which stops him from remembering that we are just students and not some animals." One girl said from the firs bench.

"Guys! Don't judge a book that fast. Yesterday is his first day so don't do it ok." I said smiling and the all nodded smiling back.

I never thought I mean not even for one second that I will use the same words for few other people. Yeah I thought I may have to say this to students but to lecturers I never thought.

What happened is when I went inside the staff room everyone sat not dully but angrily. They are talking to each other 'how dare of him to even act like that?' blah blah blah.

"Do you know the new lecturer is very rude?" One Maam who is sitting beside me asked.

"Why are you saying that?" I asked her confused.

"Because he is! He didn't smile at anyone of us and when we introduced our self he nodded and just moved away." One sir said from my right side.

"He must be tired or something. Wait for few days." like that I said as much as I can to reduce their anger.

I can understand why they are feeling like that. They all are in this teaching field for so many years and I am new one here. So I can bear if some doesn't show some respect but these guys deserve it. Few of them are even my parent's age.

After going home I called Akhila which was lifted by Ritika and talked to them about their first day. Looks like they had a very interesting day and mainly Akhila.

I can totally see her doing all that for Kritika or anyone else. But I fear if she knows the truth I can't show her my face for hiding it like that! I thought sadly.

I hope she never knows because I don't want to lose such a lovely sister. I smiled and hanged up as they need to take some rest too to prepare for the next day.