New Beginnings

33-Sia-The Guide

It's been a week since Raghav started acting like Rishi. Hopefully, he wouldn't need to act more.

Rishi was slowly coming out of his saddened state. He started talking normally with us and wasn't cooped up in his room 24/7 but his cheerful smile was lost somewhere.

The constant taunts by many people in this town, even from some of his previous friends, were weighing him down.

I was so proud of him for being so strong, for not giving up even though the circumstances were pulling him down.

It was weekend, usually at this time Rishi would have been with his football buddies but they had stopped talking to him. To make up for the fact and not let Rishi sulk around, Raghav took Rishi with him to their spot.

I didn't have any idea where that spot was. Even after my constant pestering, they never uttered a word about it and went there leaving me alone.

Having nothing to do, I thought to go outside and take a stroll in park. I texted Aunt to inform her as she had gone for grocery shopping and left the house.

I was roaming around the park aimlessly, when I heard Sia calling me. Turning towards her voice, I saw her standing beside Samar who sat on the grass.

"Hii, Trisha", Sia said, waving her hand crazily, when I went closer to them.

"Sia? Who is Trisha?" Samar asked her with furrowed eyebrows.

"It's me", I answered instead of Sia, knowing he would recognize my voice and sat down too so that we three were at the same height.

"Ooo Miss atti.."

I coughed in between to stop him from calling me Miss Attitude in front of Sia.

"Sia, did you come here alone?" I worriedly asked her upon not seeing anyone from her family with her.

"See Sia, I am blind here yet Trisha can't see such a big guy sitting with you", Samar indirectly taunted me, while moving his hand towards his body to depict a big guy.

"I was asking about her family", I explained my question even though it was clear that Samar understood my question and was having fun by giving snide remarks.

"I came with Tanya, but she got busy on her phone and didn't spend time with me", Sia answered my previous question, puffing her face in anger.

"But that was a good thing right? Or else who would have guided me through this big park?" Samar asked her while spreading his arms when he said big park.

"Does Tanya know?" I asked him in concern, Tanya must be looking around for Sia in worry.

Snorting, he replied, "Of course, she knows. What do you take me for?"

I just hummed at him and turn towards Sia and saw her still standing there, with her mouth puffed in anger.

Hoping that my words would reduce her anger, I started praising her.

"Wow Sia!! You are his guide? That's such a hard work. I don't think I would have been able to do that", I praised, over exaggerating my words.

Samar was quick to pick up my idea and joined me in praising her.

"Yes she is such a fabulous guide. If Sia wasn't my guide, I am sure I would have fallen in every three steps", he said exaggerating every single word.

Hearing us, Sia's mood lit up. I patted my back mentally.

"She is grinning", I informed Samar, letting him know that we were successful.

"Really? I didn't know that I was such a good guide. Trisha, don't worry, you can also become a good guide with practice. Now, I am going to make my stone castles, okay? Trisha don't let Samar wander off. Let me know if you need my help", saying this she ran to a corner to build her castle.

We both chuckled hearing her instructions. She spoke like a parent instructing their kids before leaving them alone.

We both felt silent, not knowing what to talk now that Sia was gone. A few moments passed by and a sudden thought came to my mind, which caused me to fall into laughter.

Hearing my sudden laughter, Samar turned towards me with a confused face.

"Did you see something interesting? Why did you start laughing out of nowhere?"

"I didn't see anything, I just thought of something", I clarified.

He raised his eyebrows in question, so I elaborated.

"I thought you used your blindness to get your way with girls of your age, but now I know that you also use the same trick on little girls", I said with a teasing smile.

He couldn't see my smile but I am sure he heard my teasing through the tone of my voice.

"Oh shut up," he muttered and called out to Sia, to get away from my teasing, causing me to fall into second round of laughter.

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