Banjax novel Chapter 14

Keya Madhavan

Saina was to play enchantress, May as Maurice, were Abhi as Lumiere and Aira as Mrs. Potts.

After announcing the roles and giving out the script we started on with our first scene.

We didn't realize how the day went past with our scenes and breaks that it was already time for our home. I knew that the 6 of us in the drama together wasn't a coincidence. But I didn't mind, because they were fun. We all went really well together.

My route to reach home was by walking. During normal school days, the school bus would have been there, to which it would take around 20 minutes to reach my home. So it would take me longer while walking and the sky was beginning to dark. My walk to home was going on peacefully when I heard him screaming

"Hey! My girlfriend!" I halted and facepalm myself.

He reached beside me and we both begin walking.

"So my girlfriend keya, shall we go on date someday?" He asked.

"Is this your way to home too?" I asked avoiding his question.

"And we breathe in air" he answered.

"I didn't ask you that"

"Neither did I" he replied smugly.

"Will you stop getting on my nerves?" He was really getting on it.

"Will you go on date with me?"

"No" I replied the obvious.

"So is my answer" he answered with determination.

"Why are you suddenly so interested in me?" I asked the most bothering question.

"Because I like you" He replied as simply as possible.

"So why now? After all this time. Didn't you like me before or did I suddenly became attractive?"

"It took me time to collect and recognize my feelings for you and realizing how beautiful you are actually inside out." His replies made me think, Did he practiced these lines just to say in front of me? It sounds so perfect without a room for argument.

"So what about the other gi-" he pulled me to his other side on the road. I forgot for a moment that I was still on the road with speeding vehicles. He saved me from getting hit.

"You should be careful on road! What if you got hit and something happened to you?!" He lashed out at me. His whole calm demeanor changed in seconds. He was terrified..?

I saw fear in his brown orb eyes for a split second before it got replaced with concern and anger.

"How can you be so irresponsible on road? Are you a child who needs to learn how to walk on the road without getting hurt?" He was already scolding me like a child.

"I am sorry. I know I was careless and wrong but please don't scold me." I told him with my upset tone.

He just glanced at me and murmured an " I'm sorry."

I was sensitive and scared of shouting and scolding. That is one of the reasons why I was always obedient. I have learned that when you listen to someone diligently without any words then you can escape scolding, the way I escape it everywhere.

We were in front of my home when he waved me bye. "Safely reach your home, bye." I waved to him.