Chapter 6: Chapter 6

Author’s P.O.V.

Hearing the door bell, Naira forwarded to answer it but Zohan spoke up, “Naira, I am answering it. You go and get ready. Or else you will be late.”

Nodding at him smilingly, Naira forwarded towards her room and Zohan opened the door only to find Ehan standing at the entrance.

Seeing Ehan, Zohan spoke up smilingly, “Ehan? How are you, son? Come inside.”

Nodding at him, Ehan entered the house and uttered, “All good, uncle. Is Akash home, uncle?”

Zohan spoke up after casting a glance at Akash’s room, “Obviously. Where will he go at dawn!” and sat in the living room.

Hearing him, Ehan spoke up making a confused face, “Dawn! Uncle, it’s 9:30 in the morning already.”

Jiana got there and uttered, “It's for us, Ehan. It doesn’t apply on Akash. It’s just dawn for him. You know that.”

All of them sighed. Zohan spoke up then, “I am just fade up Ehan. But is anything wrong?”

Ehan spoke up then, “Nothing like that, Uncle. We have an important class to attend today. It’s in first period. So I thought. Anyways, I will wake him up.”

Zohan and Jiana nodded and Ehan forwarded towards Akash's room.

Entering Akash’s room, Ehan found him in deep sleep. He called him for few times but got no response.

Ehan was getting all annoyed and then the jug full of water got into Ehan’s sight.

Glancing at Akash for once, Ehan took the jug and spoke up, “Akash, I am warning you. Wake up this instance or I will pour this water on you, I swear.”

When Ehan found no sign of Akash like getting up, he poured the whole water on his face and in no moment, Akash sat with a thud as he yelled, “What the hell, mom?”

But seeing Ehan, he got startled at first and then got uttering, “What’s this Ehan? I was sleeping.”

Ehan said angrily, “What time is it? Don’t you need to go college? Don’t you wanna finish your MBA?"

Akash then remembered about his early morning important class and giving Ehan a little bit of smile, he spoke up, “Just give me half an hour.”

Giving him a glaring look, Ehan spoke up, “10 mins.”

Giving Ehan a pleading look, Akash tried to get uttering something but interrupting him, Ehan uttered in between, “Akash, do you want me to tell uncle about your..”

This time Akash got somewhat afraid and spoke up, “No..”

Giving Akash a sarcastic smile, Ehan got uttering, “Then go.. Your 10 min starts now. I will be downstairs with your father.”

Akash rushed to his washroom and Ehan forwarded to left the room only to get stopped as Akash’s phone started ringing. Akash shouted from the washroom, “Ehan, take the call please.”

Ehan got near Akash’s phone and found it was Mack. He attended the call and Mack got uttering, “Thank god. You are up, Mr Mehra.”

Ehan spoke up smilingly, “It’s me, Mack. Ehan. Akash is getting freshen up. Don’t worry, he will be on time.”

Uttering, “Okay, then. Bye.”, Mack cut off the line. Keeping the phone on the table, Ehan got into the balcony of Akash's room and kept thinking about random things. Then Naira got into his sight only to get him confused.

Naira’s P.O.V.

Getting ready, I forwarded towards downstairs. Uncle got uttering, “Should I drop you?”

Before I could utter something, Akash’s yelling got into my hearing, “What the hell, Mom?”

Being confused, I turned to Aunt Jiana who was sitting beside uncle.

Glancing at Akash’s room, Aunt got uttering, “He will never grow up.”

When they found me all confused, Uncle spoke up, “Akash's friend has come. Leave that. Should I drop you?”

I uttered smilingly, “No uncle. I will be fine. Don’t worry.”

Uncle nodded at me and Aunt spoke up, “Have something on lunch and be careful on your way.”

Nodding at her, I spoke up, “Okay Aunt” only to get a questioning look as she got uttering, “What did you say?”

Getting her, I spoke up with a smile, “Okay Mom.”

She smiled heartily and I forwarded to leave uttering, “Bye Uncle.” only to get stopped as he spoke up making a disappointed face, “How come you are calling me Uncle when you are calling Jiana as Mom?”

Giving them a smiling look, I uttered, “Bye Dad.” and left the house.

I kept walking by the road for sometime thinking about my life. Remembering Mom and Dad, I got all teary but then Uncle Zohan and Aunt Jiana came to my mind who had already accepted me as their daughter with all their heart and I found myself smiling a bit.

Leaving all these thoughts aside, I wiped my eyes off and got into a taxi and forwarded towards the college.

Our classes went on all smoothly and at some point a boy entered the class with some of other boys following him. When his eyes fell on me, I saw him smirking.

Being somewhat worried, I looked away at once. He sat in the next row and right beside me forcefully making the boy change his seat who was there earlier.

I could feel his gaze on me every now and then which made me all afraid.

When the classes got finished, he was still there. I didn’t bother to look anywhere and forwarded to leave the classroom.

When I didn’t see him coming to me, I somewhat felt relieved.

I was walking towards the library only to get stopped as he got in front of me out of nowhere with three boys following him.

I took some steps backwards and he got uttering as he kept getting near, “Hey newbie. I am Rick. You know you are the very second girl to get my attention like this. Unfortunately the first one transferred. What's your name by the way?”

He uttered the last two lines with a smirk and I clearly got what he meant and that got me panicked.

I tried to walk passed them but couldn’t. I saw some other students around but as he kept approaching me, all of them left from there getting me felt all miserable and alone.

I kept taking steps backwards and felt my back touching the wall at some point. I found myself caged as he put his hands on the wall.

I was literally trembling and kept praying to get some help. Then I heard a voice coming from behind, “Hey guys. What are you doing?”

The boy, Rick immediately got his hands away and took some steps backwards.

The boy from behind took some steps and stood beside me as he uttered again, “I am asking you something. What the hell were you doing here?”

Rick got uttering in a stammering voice, “Ehan, we we..were just” only to get stopped midway and left immediately as the boy got uttering again, “Leave.”

When Rick and the boys left, feeling all relieved, I closed my eyes while getting myself together.

It was the first time for me to face something like this. I never imagined first day at college would be like this here.

A tear roll down my cheek. I opened my eyes hearing a soft voice, “Hey, it’s okay. They have left.”

I found that boy standing in front of me with a little bit of smile on his face. He offered me a handkerchief and I took that with a trembling hand. I wiped my eyes off but didn’t get myself to utter anything.

I forwarded towards the entrance of the college with the thought to get home as soon as possible. I didn’t know that boy kept following me.

I was standing by the road to get a taxi. But found not even a single one. I got all startled when that boy got uttering suddenly, “Should I drop you? Where do you live?”

I found my voice was finally back and uttered, “No. It’s okay. Thank you. I will manage.”

He seemed to get shocked for a moment and then he again got uttering, “Anyways, I am Ehan.”

With a small smile, I spoke up, “I am Naira.”

To my utter surprise he uttered smilingly then, “Naira..As in Ira?” and my smile got faded away immediately.

He forwarded his hand as he uttered, “It was nice meeting you, Ira.”

I didn’t get myself to utter anything let alone forwarding my hand.

All I kept thinking about Dad. He used to call me Ira. After Dad, it was for the first time for someone to call me Ira. With that thought again a drop of tear rolled down my cheek...