Chapter 4 The Angel of my life

Year: 2007, 11 FEB.

Description: After the reboot.

Rohan stayed in his bed, Glanced at his life with her but he could have only tears at the end. By then, His brother, Omish knocked on his room. When he didn't get any response, He opened the door and sneaked into his room. The old Rohan didn't like anyone to sneak into his room like that. But now, Everything changed.

When Omish saw him in that condition, He just couldn't stop himself from going inside. He noticed the food plate, Untouched. Om sat next to him and kept his hand on his shoulder. Rohan jerked back from the thoughts and looked at him. The moment he supported Rithika After his death came to his mind. Rohan couldn't stop himself from hugging him. Om was confused.

"Rohan, Are you alright?" Om asked him when he hugged him tightly.

"Yeah, I am... Fine..." Rohan responded and broke the hug.

"If you're worried about going to the states, I will talk to dad. Please don't be like this" Om said to him. Rohan chuckled.

"I never noticed you, Neither in school nor in the home. But then too, You care for me? How can you guys do this?" Rohan asked him.

"Simple bro, I care for you because you're my brother," Om said and they both busted to laugh.

"Okay, Bro. I hope you remember, You are having your board practical exams today." Om said. He stood up from his place, Over then, He remembered his past where both Rithika and he share the same timing and exam hall. In exams, she used to sit next to him but never spelled a word. But she wrote all her exams in the way, He could copy but never admitted it. He rushed to the restroom, Put on his pants, Shirts, and got ready. By then, His eyes moved towards his flip-flop phone.

"No phones to school," He said and took the books which he never does in life. He had everything in his bag, For the first time in history, His bag looks heavy. He stepped down while holding his lab manual, Reading.

All of his family members, including his brother and mom, looked at him shell-shocked. He took a seat in the dining while reading the experiments. He tried to recall, which partially worked, His father who was sitting opposite to him gave the name to it, DRAMA.

After having his breakfast, He headed straight to his school, Not in his fancy bike but in his car, That too, Didn't ask for any particular car. He was reading throughout his journey to his school. But when he saw the mirror, His consciousness of meeting her in person after a long time came to the scene and corrected his hairstyle. He was technically ready to face the rebooted life. And he knew his priority.

He got down from his car and straightly went to the lab as there were only ten minutes left for the practical exams. He searched for her everywhere, didn't find her anywhere, But Rithika's best friend and his current girlfriend over that time, Kiara showed up.

"Baby! I was worried, Why didn't you attend my call for the past two days?" She questioned him.

"Kiara... Oh my, I mean, Hi... What's up?" Rohan asked her awkwardly.

"What do you mean by what's up? I said I was worried." She said and tried to cup his face but he went backward before she could touch him.

"Oh, Kiara... You know, Right... I'm mar..." He stopped when he recognized what he was about to speak.

"You what?" Kiara asked confusingly.

"I said, It's not working anymore, Kiara... I know it hurts but you might get a, I mean you can get a better man for you in the future..." He said in a low tone, But she standstill over there for a while.

"Sorry, Kiara... I am getting late for the exam... Your turn is in the afternoon, Right..." Rohan asked but Kiara didn't reply anything. But Rohan headed inside the lab. He looked through the window and waited for Rithika, But she didn't come.

The exam started but Rithika didn't show up, More than anyone, Rohan felt tensed and looked through the window. He was worried, He started to sweat in anxiety. At last, He was relaxed when he saw her rushing inside in her knee-length uniform skirt and neat ponytail, Her face was bright and confident.

"Excuse me, Ma'am." She called and came inside handling her hall ticket.

"Rithika..." The lab attendant exclaimed and gave her the token for the experiment and pointed to the space opposite to Rohan, Even though she had the opportunity to look at him, She didn't bother to look at him. He felt disappointed. But he still can able to hear his heartbeat which was beating against his chest. She proceeded her way and stood opposite Rohan but looked and checked the equipment rather than looking at him.

The exam started, She minded her own business, Even Rohan minded his own business looking at her, He completely forgot, Lab attendant helped him to get his final results but then too, He didn't stop himself from looking at her. His eyes were fixed on her but her eyes were fixed on the experiment.

"Ten minutes more" Lab attendant said, Over then, she looked at Rohan and his blank answer sheet. Rohan looked back at his sheet which had nothing but his name and roll no. Then looked at her. She looked at him with a pissed-off facial expression. For a second, He felt ashamed and tried to write something, But he got confused.

"Sir, Extra sheet," Rithika shouted. The lab assistant gave her the extra sheet. She started to write in her high speed while making her ponytail into a bun. His eyes were fixed on her when she did that. He started to daydream, Nothing was there in his control. He felt like a romantic song playing somewhere which was soothing his ears.

"psst...." She called him up to his surprise, He came out of his dreamland. And looked at her.

"What's the reading?" She whispered to him as soon as he responded.

"What?" He asked her again confusingly.

"Reading. The speed of the pendulum." She whispered clearly.

"13 m/s" He whispered back. She started to write it. and the time reached, only 3 mins left and she was at her high speed in writing, She drew lines with the help of her iron scale. But throughout the whole thing, Rohan didn't write anything. he was ready to fail.

"Students, Give your answer sheets..." The teacher announced, And Rithika again matches her eyelids with him. This time, She was up to something. She asked him to look at the paper which she had, She tapped her fingers on that.

"What?" - He whispered back. Nodding disbelief, She crossed his way, Kept the paper which she wrote on the table, took his blank paper, and kept it in her Uniform pocket. And she went to the invigilator and handed her answer sheet to the invigilator. His mouth widely opened in shock, But thought, How can someone love someone to this much extent? He handed the paper to the invigilator and ran back to her. He confronted her when she took her bag from the locker, But she didn't look at him.

"I helped you because I felt pity for you, Don't expect this for the next exams, Prepare and come..." Rithika said without even facing his eyes, Rohan left with no words, Because he knew, she did that because she loves him, But she didn't admit that. How can he expect her to admit that when he was in a relationship with her best friend. He remained silent and thanked her. She left the place but before she could leave the corridor, Kiara came and confronted Rohan again.

"Are you into someone else?" She straightly asked him. This time, He felt pissed off.

"Kiara, I am sorry for whatever I did to you, But this is not happening, This doesn't have a future..." Rohan tried to explain to her but she started to shed tears. Rithika stopped walking and looked back at them.

"I LEFT MANY THINGS BEHIND JUST TO BE WITH YOU..." Kiara whispered in anger. Rohan heard that, As he knew what she was mentioning. She was mentioning Ritika and her 6 years old friendship.

"Oh, I didn't know about that. I think you should go back to them with a big sorry note... And have this in mind, what they sow, so they reap... Proverb... Goodbye, Kiara..." Rohan said and left the place and he even crossed Rithika. while crossing her, His face was dull. She didn't say anything but their eyes met, She had tears in her eyes when Kiara looked at her. But before she could approach Rithika, She left the place.

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