Gurukul - The Past Or The Present?

Bhabhi...

Disha's POV
I entered Gurukul's library.

There were hundreds of books in numerous shelves. I was feeling the peace there, as everything was so quiet.

I started looking for Astronomy books. I picked a book on alien life and sat on a table, facing the wall.

After sometime I felt someone's presence there, well, it's a library, anyone can come to read books.

I concentrated on my book.

"Hey Disha!" I heard a voice. I turned and saw Shubman coming towards me. "Hi" I said as he sat on a chair next to me.

"Kya kar rhi ho?" He asked, "umm, yeh library hai to book parh rhi hu" I replied. "Right" He nodded.

"Ek baat poochu if you don't mind?" He asked, I nodded.

"Me tumhe pasand nhi?" He asked. I looked at him, and then looked away. That was unexpected. "Matlab?" I asked.

"I mean, tum hamesha meri baat ka ulta jawaab deti hu, to mujhe laga tumhe meri company pasand nhi hai" He said. I smiled.

"Esa kucch nhi hai, bas aap baate hi esi poochte hai ke unka ulta jawaab aa jaata hai" I said. He smiled and nodded.

"Lunch time ho raha hai, kucch khane chale?" He asked, I nodded.

"Mere dosto se bhi mil lena" He said, I looked at him and maybe he noticed that I was feeling uncomfortable with that, "don't worry, they're good people" He said. I smiled and we left for the canteen.

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We were walking through the corridors and everyone was just staring at us. Maybe because I walking with Shubman, I don't know.

I lowered my gaze and carried on walking.

A group of boys was standing at the entrance of the canteen, and they were staring at us.

I started walking a bit slowly as I wanted to hide behind Shubman.

"Kya hua? Chalo na" He said, I nodded.

He held my shoulders and signalled me to keep walking, I was still slow so he pushed me a bit. I felt his chest touching my back.

"Excuse me!!" He said as we got close to the boys. They immediately moved from there.

I smiled. I actually felt protected. "Ese hi darr rhi thi tum" Shubman said, "me nhi darr rhi" I said. "Yeah yeah" He smiled.

"Abhay!!" He said loudly. His friend came towards us and looked at him.

"Hi Shub" He said with a smirk.

"Kya?" Shubman asked, "yeh mohtarma kon hai?" Shubman's friend asked looking at me.

"Yeh Disha hai" Shubman said, "Disha! Arey to tum ho Disha!! Anatomy na? By the way I'm Abhishek" His friend said as we did a handshake.

"Aao na" Abhishek said, I nodded and followed him.

I sat next to Shubman, while Abhishek was sitting in front of us.

"Mandy kaha hai?" Shubman asked Abhishek, "Sports lesson tha uska, lamba chal raha hai I guess" He replied.

"Kya order kia?" Shubman asked, "chote bhature" Abhishek replied. "Pagal hai kya? Rahul Sir ko pata chala to?" Shubman asked. "Koi bataega tab pata chalega na" Abhishek replied.

"Tum dono cricket khelte ho?" I finally said something. "Haan, Gurukul Cricket Team ko represent karte hai, lekin Sport as a subject nhi liya hamne" Shubman said. I nodded.

"Vese Bhabhi" Abhishek said, my heart skipped a beat, "I...I mean Disha" He corrected himself, "woh Shubman jis bhi ladki ko friend banata hai usko Bhabhi kehne ki adaat hai" He explained.

I got a bit disappointed on that, as I believed Shubman's not like other guys.

"Tumhari koi behen hai?" Abhishek asked, I shook my head, "kyu?" I asked, "tum hot ho, agar tumhari behen hoti to mera chance ban sakta tha uske saath" He said, making me smile. Shubman just facepalmed on that.

"Bhai kyu izzat ka faaluda kar raha hai?" Shubman finally asked, I chuckled.

We had lunch and were ready to leave for the next lesson.

Shubman went to the washroom, leaving me and Abhishek alone.

"Hey Disha" Abhishek said to grab my attention, "woh Bhabhi wali baat mazaak thi. Shubman ka aaj takk kisi ladki ke saath affair nhi hua" He said. A wide smile covered my face, "he's a really good guy, so...you know...tum dono saathme acche lagoge" He said awkwardly.

"Arey nhi nhi, esa kucch nhi hai. Ham to abhi abhi dost bane hai" I tried to explain, "I know, but future me try zarur karna" He said winking at me.

I blushed a bit and nodded.