Hues Of Dusk

Chapter 8. Twins?

Late! I was late. I forgot to set the alarm and now I was running to catch my bus. If I missed it, I would have to wait for another half an hour. Dad had already left for work. I reached the bus stop and as my luck had it, I missed the bus. Damn.

I plugged in my earphones and 'Kaam Pachhis' by Divine poured in. I added some songs to my playlist and took a seat at the bus stand. Finally after 40 minutes, the bus arrived and I missed my first lecture.

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"Why don't they follow proper timings? The arrival time is 7:25 pm, and they arrive whenever they want. How is our country going to progress like this? Tell me Surbhi. How?" I ranted as we walked down the hallway towards our respective classes.

"Didn't you say you woke up late? Then why are you blaming that poor bus driver?" she asked.

"What are you mad about Sandhya?" Tanya asked as she joined us.

I told her how I got late because the bus didn't arrive on time. She just giggled. She said the same thing as Surbhi. Were they my friends or that bus driver's?

"I have reached my class. See you later girls," I said as I entered my chemistry class.

Today was theory. I sat on my seat and took out my books. After few minutes, rest of the students came except one.

"Say hello to the king!" Shree greeted loudly as he entered. Speak of the devil.

He took a seat behind me and began flirting with the girls. Didn't he get tired? I read some lines from the book and suddenly remembered yesterday's event.

Why was Shree acting like that? Most importantly why was he wearing a hoodie in such hot weather? Was he pranking me again?

I turned around and poked his shoulder with the pencil. He ignored me. I poked him again. He ignored me, again. We did this like 10 times and he finally looked at me irritatingly.

"Can't you see I am busy?" he complained.

"Why did you run away yesterday when you saw me?" I asked. He gave me a confused look.

"Near the clerk's office. Ring a bell?" I said.

"What the hell are you talking about?" he asked.

"If it wasn't you yesterday then I must have met your doppelganger. He ran away like I was some serial killer," I laughed at the memory.

"He wasn't a doppelganger. It must have been my brother," he said.

"You have a brother?"

"Yes. We are twins so you must have confused him with me. But how could you do that? I am so handsome and he is a potato."

"You are identical twins, Shree. That means you are a potato too," I said and the girls started laughing. Shree fake glared at me.

"What's his name?"

"Shreyas."

The girls started asking him about his brother and how they wished they had twin siblings too. He just waved off the topic.

The lecture was fun since Shree didn't leave a chance to embarrass Mrs. Nair. By the end of the lecture, she looked like she would explode. Atleast this class wasn't boring.

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"So what do you want to order?" Surbhi asked Tanya as we sat in the cafeteria. Tanya had brought her friends, Divya and Rashi along with her.

Divya was tall and lean. She had light brown complexion and thick black hair which she had tied up in a messy bun. Her facial features were sharp with a prominent nose and thin lips. She was wearing a blue and peach-coloured playsuit and flats. I really liked her vibe and fashion sense.