At the college gate he saw her.She was wearing a beautiful black dress and was fliping her long hair every now and then.He was looking at her, mesmerised,completely out of his senses, he did'nt even know in what moment he started following her.
But near canteen she vanished in the crowd.He looked around,trying to find her but all in vain,she was gone.He walked towards the classroom and all his way he was thinking about the girl.
"May I come in Ma'am?"
"No,You are late"
"Sorry mam,actually it's my first day in college."
"Ohh that's why you are having such a horrible hairstyle.It is an engineering college not animal planet. You are in a professional course now, these things don't suit the engineering students. You better get a new haircut."-Professor scolded Atharv, but he was paying no attention to the teacher,he was looking at a girl,The same girl he saw earlier.She was laughing at him along with the whole class.The girl was Roshni.Her beautiful smile held him sway,he was looking at her continously without a blink."Hey you!!!"-Professor's voice brought back Artharv to class from his dreamland."Yes Mam"-He sounded a little baffled."Pay attention to my words...It's my first and last warning.You won't be allowed to enter my class with this hairstyle tomorrow.Come in Now."
Roshni was still giggling.He felt a little embaraced now.He quietly went to the last bench and put his head down on the bench.It was Atharv's first day in college and he had got insulted like that.He put his hand in his long hair without raising his head and thought if his hair looked that bad."What felt worse,getting embarassed in front of the class on the very first day or getting insulted in front of her"-he thought.He faced the wall and closed his eyes.Her laughing face came in front of his eyes again and again and he felt more embarassed.He, like any other student, was damn excited about his first day in college but by now all his excitement had changed into humiliation.
Shruti was again late for the class,she was running fast through the corridor,with a slice of pizza in her hand when she bumped into Dhruv.
"Sorry!!Get aside,I am getting late."
"What's new with that,You are always late."
They both ran towards the class.They both peeped through the back door.They coun't simply get into the class because the professor taking lecture was too strict.She would allow them in the class only when she was done with insulting them in front of the whole class.Students used to call her "Dragon" because whenever she opened her mouth,a flame of sarcastic words would come out.
"Hey..There's something on your face."-Dhruv said.
"Where",Shruti could'nt find it.
"After this,The hero holds heroine's face with one hand and cleans her face with the other hand,then they get lost into each other's eyes.."-Shruti was thinking all this when Dhruv opened the front camera of his cell phone and showed it to her."Ohh..ohkk it happens like this in real life"-Shruti thought giving an absolute dumb smile when she noticed a scar on Dhruv's arm, near the elbow. "Hey!!That scar looks horrible,the wound must be painful."-she asked.
Dhruv looked at the scar and then at Shruti but remained silent.
"Every scar has a story,What's the story behind yours?"
"You are right,Every scar has a story but some stories revoke the pain of the wound,so its better not to recall them."-His voice became hoase, A pain decended n Dhruv's eyes.Shruti could see it and by then she knew that she had touched the wrong nerve."But pain can always be divided by sharing."-She said trying to console him."Why not,Share your pain with the people so that they judge you, make fun of you or think that you are weak..yaa sure,Why not"
"Dhruv,You don't always need to stay strong,Sometimes it's good to cry over your wounds,it's good to scream out loud when it hurts and not all the people are same.There are always some people around you who won't mind if you wet their shoulder with tears,who won't judge you when you share your regrets or sorrows with them,who will blissfully share all you pain.There are some people Dhruv,you just need to look around".Dhruv looked away,he did'nt say a word, there was no easier escape.Even Shruti felt the conversation had became extra sentimental on her part so she remained quiet.
They peeped into the class through the back door agan,waiting for a chance to get in.The professor got out of the room from the front door and they entered.There was a sudden noise so Atharv opened his eyes and he saw Roshni looking back, smilling and waving her hand.Atharv waved his hand too.
"Heyy!!"Shruti whispered in Atharv's ear.
"What?Atharv replied,not looking at her.
"Stop smilling dumbo."
"What do you mean?"-still not looking at her.
"Dude,She is smilling at me"-Shruti chuckled and waved her handsaying hie to Roshni.He now looked at Shruti with a blank expession and thought if Roshni noticed him waving. "Such a fool you are, Atharv"-He said to himself feeling embarassed yet another time.
"By the way Good morning sleeping beauty"-Shruti sat next to him." I was not sleeping."-he replied a bit irritated."Yaa,I could see that...by the way I am Shruti." "Hey!!I am Atharv,but when did you come?" "When you were sleeping..I did'nt mean to disturb you...By the way Nice hairstyle"-Shruti said in a sarcastic tone."Ya!! Professor already told me that"."Ahem..having a great time already."-She muttered,as he knew the professor very well,She knew Dragon would have ridiculed the poor fellow.Dhruv was just looking at Shruti a bit confounded,The girl making fun of Atharv did'nt seem like the same girl he was talking about five minutes earlier.
"Split Personality"- he said to himself rolling his eyes.
The professor entered the class"Ok students,that's it for the day,rest we'll continue tomorrow.She took attendence and went away and the class dispersed.
The next day Atharv came to college with a new hairstyle,He loved his hair though.He thought he looked good with the long hair but that embaracement the previous was enough to let him know that he was wrong.He just walked into the classroom when someone tapped his shoulder.As he turned he aw Shruti and Roshni."Ahem!!looking like a human finally."-Shruti chuckled."Was it a compliment??".
"You are actually looking good"-Said Roshni and hearing this Atharv was on sky nine.His heart leaped with joy,he was also blushing a little,He was looking down when he noticed Roshni's ID card."Roshni Sareen"-it said and before any other further advances in conversation,the professor entered and told the class to settle down.
Writer's note:
"There are always some people ready to share your pain",this is for those who relate themselves to Dhruv,Yes,there is always someone ready to share your pain happily.Most of the us keep running away from the world just because our vulnerable trust was broken badly at some point of life.Heyy!!Just stop,stop running and see behind,you'll find people,who care,running behind you,for you.If you think trusting anyone is a mistake,then let this mistake be done one's again,Who knows!!! you may find your soulmate.
Not to forget,A special thanks to Mr. Piyush Bajaj,for helping me with the plot of this particular chapter.Thanks a lot sir.
Do read and review guys,I'll be back with yet another chapter of soulmates soon till then,
HAPPY READING.
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