It has been long time Rita is busy with her hotel. She was travel freak when she was in school always heading for new destinations in summer vacation. Now managing her father hotel is bit hectic for her. He birthday is coming soon, every year her father managed to surprise her with new birth gifts and this time she is wondering what it will be. She is just 24 but her working experience makes her much mature and cold in aura! Her business colleagues known her as tigress 🐅 in business circle!

At home!

Hey, Riri,

Yeh! Dad!

How’s work going on? Hectic Dad! And now October is coming and have to manage so many things. Um! Let me help you this time, why don’t go for trek! But dad tourist season is coming How can I go for trek?

Riri recreation is needed in work if you work like *** then you will become pain in *** 🤣.

Dad!

Hehe, i have booked your ticket for Dolpa!

Go and enjoy that’s your birthday gift. And you have to take some stationary for children in Dolpa. One of my old friend asked me to provide some fund for a school and when you meet children you will also feel good! It’s like give and take. Collecting Good kamra.

Are you sure ? It won’t be burden for you alone here! Naah! I am good I am still young. You are Dad!

Okay! Pack your things. Tour guide will contact you tomorrow. Tomorrow?? Dad why didn’t you tell me early I haven’t bought anything and Dolpa is very rural and cold as I know. Riri I have already bought essential stuffs for trekking you just need to pack your extra belongings.

Okay! dad. Enjoy!

Early in the morning! Rita buzzed the alarm and got ready for the tour. At 6 the tour guide called her and asked her to be ready at chwok as he is coming to pick her up for airport. With two heavy suitcases of stationary items and her big backpack. After half and hour a middle aged man came her to pick up and he introduced himself as Chhiring. They left for domestic airport. Their First destination is for Nepalgung! Chiring is working as tour guide for 20 years and and his 40s. He just speak only needed after interacting few conversation she got to know his nature and she thanked her father in her mind cause she doesn’t like chipper chipper. She got to know school is on the way to She-phokunhundo and after distributing goods they will head their journey for the lake. After Nepalgung they flew for Surkhet and they stayed a night their. Early in the morning with two potter they started their trek. After two days of walk they finally reached the village where school is located. They stayed there in the Homestay and asked the information of school and they got to know they need to walk half an hour to reach school from where they are staying. Its tiring journey but whenever they see breathtaking views of mountains, streams, jungle they immediately felt energized for further journey. When she heard stories of struggles of people for medication help and food supply she get traumatized if she lived here how difficult her life would be. At the homestay she tasted homemade wine and enjoyed soup of Local chicken. With the help of wine and soup she got sound sleep. She slept until 8 and after taking shower she got ready for school. Villagers told them it takes half an hour to reach school but it took 1 and half hour to them to reach school. Damn! How children managed to walk these tiny and slippers roads. Her legs are trembling and small children are running on those tiny roads they are laughing and saying Namaskar to them. Awwww! These cuties.. she felt nothing but happy to see their chinky eyes read cheeks. They missed the assembly when they reached in school. Classes are going on so they awaited in principal room. Peon called principal and he came rushing to greet them. Rita introduced herself. Namaskar I am Rita from Kathamdu and My father asked me provide some stationary items and provide some fund to your school. If you don’t mind I would like to visit your school and get familiar with students and teachers!

Principal was little confused and saying yes yes! Only. Rita found it quite funny and well chhiring translated words for principal in Nepali so at that time she knew that she was speaking English bluntly. She is city girl and had gone english school and English is actually like her mother tongue. She somehow feel difficult and low confidence to speak in Nepali. She realized her mistake but thanks to chhiring dai. Headteacher called Mala D. Mala Di please call Nathan sir. “Nathan.” Oh! Its like they have foreigner teachers too. No wonder foreigners always have adventurous spirits so Its normal to come remote area for teaching. She was thinking in her heads after some minute a tall smily figured entered into the office room. He said Namste to all of them shook hand with potters and Chhiring Dai.

Principal and he exchanged few dialogues and that smily face turned around and said Hi, I am Nathan. I am here assist you all for school tour.

Rita got shocked! Seeing a tall guy with hight of 6,2’ extremely cheerful face and sharp eyes and there is a glow in his face and he has British accent but he seems Nepali but Name is Nathan. He must be mix race and what is he doing here. She extended her hand to shake cause it’s common to shake hands in business deals. Hi I am Rita. They shook hand firmly. Feel free to ask any questions regarding school miss Rita, Nathan maintain his eye contact with cheerful smile. Her heart raced like mad horse. Damn! Never happened before. Though she has dated few guys before they never made her heart race like that.

They visited every classroom. Since it is primary school and have only 50 students it got easy them to introduce themselves one to one. And since Nathan was teaching English to them every student has beautiful British Accent. She realized that Nathan is quite good teacher. And she asked Nathan is it okay if she teach them some rhymes on the ground?

Okay sure, My all rhymes are getting old and we don’t have internet here so i am not familiar with new rhymes. Right now.

May I ask you where are from Nathan? And how long have you been teaching here?

Oh! I am from dharan and its been 3 years I am teaching here Rita. May I know where are from? I am from Kathamdu. That’s cool. Wait I will inform everyone to come to the Ground. Sure! Nathan ran to classes like a child. Damn! He seems quite intelligent is it his passion to teach? Or what a city guy doing here? She was wondering everyone came running in the ground and children are shouting new miss is pretty, beautiful wow! Please stay here. Stay here with us.

Awww! She has never get fond of children, As she is also lonely child and apart from that city children has no that much innocence. See those running nose and red cheeks and uncontrollable laughing! Nathan instructed them to be circle and cried are you ready?

Ohhhhh!! yes! They shouted as loudly as they could. Rita they are ready! Oh! Okay! And she taught them Five peacocks and Five pea hens rhymes. They enjoyed a lot and she distributed all the stationary items to those children and their giggling and laughing making her more cheerful and refreshing. May be this is the reason this handsome hunk is here in this remote place for peace for these little cuites. She thought.

Today is Friday so let’s play game. Natham shouted and all students came to join him.

Today we are playing kabbadi!

Students are shouting boys Vs girls Nate girls vs boys they roared. Oh! Do you really want that? Yes we want. And you should also join! Me but It won’t be fair for girls of I join boys team!

Pretty miss will play. Please pretty miss! Girls started shouting. Nonono! I don’t know how to play. We will teach you, please pretty miss play with us. Nate tell pretty miss to play!

Huh!? Pretty miss has come from far and she is exhausted. You guys play i will be referee! No no no! You play, pretty miss please! Rita blushes seeing their twinkling eyes with full of hope. Okay! But I don’t know the rules how to play kabbadi. Pema class 2 students came forward and said, you have to hold your breathe and say kabbadi kabaddi and enter in enemies area and touch as many as enemies and comeback holding your breath in our area. If you are caught by them you will die there.

Omg! It sounds tough holding breathe. I will try but don’t blame me if I die or our team loses okay!

Hurry hurry!

Nate come to us! Boys called Nathan and smiling he joined boys team. They created box and line. Damn! That boy seems like he never stop smiling. How could a person smiles that much! His cheeks doesn’t hurt? Rita kept thinking. She has always seen guys with grumpy faces, and showing off their attitude, rude with their parents money. Rita herself always makes poker face whenever she has to attain meetings and seminars. And she has gone blind dates with some poker faces guys! They looked aloof! But that guy damn!

Game start,

Ladies first shouted boys team! Bina who is fast and probably hyperactive run towards boys court and managed to touch one of them Karan who is slow! Hurry! Well done Bina girls cheers!

Nathan is instructing boys how to play safe and catch their opponents. While girls are expecting same from Rita but alas! She doesn’t know about game! Soon boys are taking overpower and girls are getting eliminated. Only few of them are left where bunch boys are dancing! Pretty mam you go! Girls shouted! Me? Watching few movements Rita has got idea how to play it. Though she wasn’t confident she thought of giving try. Kabbadi kabbadi Nate Nate catch her catcher boys started roaring. Her heart beat skipped Damn these little fellows. Nathan ran little far as she came to touch him bunch of small buys started catching her in her legs. She ran back to her court with these cuties their force was nothing to her. She is also tall hight of 5,5’ healthy one. Children upto 5 classes nothing to match her force and height. Hence she eliminated 6 of them at once. Wow wow! You are wonder woman. Girls started dancing where boys are blame Nathan for not catching her. Nathan you go! And you must avenge! Boys started crying. Nathan has faint and nervous smile on his face he thought Rita would easily give up as she is city girl and seems shy and soft but he didn’t think that she plays the game seriously. It was his plan that if bunch of little fellows cling into her legs then she give up easily but game is going to be tough!

No no i am not going now! You guys go! Nathan hesitated but boys didn’t agree! He has to go!

Seeing Nathan is coming girls start running, we can’t catch him run run! Seeing all girls are running backward Rita also ran backwards and Nathan was running here and there smiling in girls court no one is daring to catch him. Kabbadi kabaddi and he started touching to eliminate girls and he is touched swiftly to Rita and returning back. Rita pulled his shirt and hugged from back catching on his hip. He froze there never expecting anything like that but quickly he came back in sense so started running to his court his breath was about end. Seeing Nathan is fleeing Rita took her leg forward and locked to Nathan leg that tripped a tall boy making fall! Dang!

Aahh! Nathan cried.

I am sorry! Are you hurt! Omg! What I have done? Why I did that? Rita become anxious. He fall forward did he broke is nose? Or forhead damn? All teachers and students came there Nathan sat on the ground cover with dust in his chest. Blood is oozing from his both palms. If he didn’t protect himself with his hands then it was sure that he hurt his face and chest. Mala D bring first aid kit. Principal Shouted. Nate are you okay! Omg blood blood. Students starts crying. Rita stood there dumbfounded. Not to know what to say! It was entirely her fall making a tall man to fall tripping his legs!

He has still faint smile in his smile, he said no worries. Sometime happens when you play!

Mala D brought first aid kit and one of teacher started sanitizing his wounds. Little pebbles scratches his palms. He remain silent it must be painful but there is still smile in his face. Damn this guy! He is in pain yet still smile. Is he saint or nuts! I am sorry Nathan. She spoke slowly! Oh! Com-on Rita it’s fine. It’s just miner scratch i am used to. Okay students game is dismissed. We will meet you on sunday headteacher announced! They dispersed quickly and ran towards their home.

In office Rita was still feeling guilty for what she did but Nathan was maintaining his cool aura! Miss Rita Principal spoke, Yes! Sir.

You understand Nepali right? yes! I understand totally but ii feel slightly difficult to reply sir!

Hah! That’s fine as long as you understand! Thank you miss Rita coming this far, and even providing us some fund to with stationary! We would like to thank you from entire school. Invite you to dinner tonight from school family. You are living in tutan if I not mistake? Yes! We are! Okay today is Friday and every friend in tutan they organize special evening for pahuna! Nathan sir going there and he will provide you today’s dinner from school family. We would also like to join but we are not free. Village life. Our Buffalos and goats and family don’t let us to roam around hehe!

If you want anything ask to Nathan sir and it’s our village please don’t hesitate.

Thank you sir She smile faintly.

Okay Nathan sir please take care of our pahuna. Okay sir he noded!

While returning some of children were waiting them to go back with them.

Seeing glow on their faces Rita knew Nathan must be very very cool teacher here. And I wounded him. Damn stupid me. Potters are walking quickly they don’t have heavy loads now and children are still walking circling Rita. Laughing continuously which making her also laugh! She asked about their family they are answering it in very funny way. She realized they are making fun of her Nepali accent. While Nathan is talking in very good Nepali accent, he is helping her to translating it to Students and back to her. She felt embarrassed she promised that she will work on her Nepali after her trek. Nathan started asking questions about trekking and its hardships and challenges with chhiring dai and both of them are talking in Nepali. She felt outcast but students are making her happy and they also asking her various questions about how she became this much pretty, what does she apply in her skin and hair. Where does she live and how many movies she has watched and who is her favorite hero. All she was trying to answer in Nepali. And her tongue are twisting. And Nathan is correcting it.

She believed she is average looking girl but children are saying pretty lady she was blushing.

After reaching village they went to their Homestay and Homestay anut told her to join in rodhighar at 7. Nathan was talking to Homestay lady he seems quite familiar with surrounding. Anut asked what happened to his hands he smiled and replied i slipped. Oh! Babu every time you come here you have bruises. Be careful. You are damaging your body and faces. Don’t worry anut I will take care from now. He replied.

At Rodhighar villagers are presenting there cultural dances and songs after hour everyone was called for meal. Chirring Dai and Potters are having alcohol and snacks in the corner. Rita lets go let’s have some food.

Okay!

Nathan I am really sorry. I shouldn’t tripped you before.

Oh! It’s fine and you didn’t do it for purpose it’s accidental and this happens in games and i am used to.

Damn! Foolish guy how can bruises can be used to.

They sat another corner and she asked is it okay if I smoke here or it is No smoking zone?

Don’t smoke here! Children are watching you! If you smoke then they will get wrong msg!

Oh! Sorry. That means am i not allowed to drink also?

Rita wanted to feel drunk and feel guilty for what she has done today.

Well! We can drink. Limited drinking allowed here. So what you want to grab? Whiskey rum local or wine?

What do you prefer Nathan?

I am okay with Local!

I will try that too!

Are you sure. Tutan local is very dangerous!

Let’s see.

They start drinking local with fried beans and chicken leg pieces.

Nathan!

Yes!

Does your hand hurts?

Nope!

Sorry!

Silly girl it’s fine.

He called me silly damn! Why it sounds so cute!

Nathan!

Huh!

My Nepali sucks right?

No It’s cute.

Really?

Yes!

Nathan!

Huu!

Your cheek doesn’t hurt?

No it doesn’t? Why?

Cause you are smiling 24/7!

Hahhaaha!

Rita you are funny!

Am I ?

You are!

The way of her speaking anyone can tell that she is boozed! Nathan I am sorry but I want to smoke are the children still here?

Nope now you can they are gone?

Are you afraid?

Afraid of what?

Afraid that your students learn bad habits!

Umm! A little bit they are still young and don’t know many things.

You must be thinking I am bad girl.

No! Why!

Cause I smoke!

And i made you wounded!

Nope! I also smoke and about wound. It was an accident.

What?

You smoke? You are a teacher?

You smoke! And you hide it from your students. You are bad bad person Nathan.

I know!

Nathan!

Huh!

I think I lo…like you!

Heehe thank you! I appreciate. You are such a nice soul I like you too.

Rita wanted to say she loves him! But hold her tongue. It’s not even 24 hours they have met but Rita was strongly infatuated with this guy who seems smily and cheerful and yet mysterious.

Which cigarette do you have Rita?

Melbourne!

You look rich! Hahah!

Not like that.

Tell me what do you do?

Mm i work in hotel!

You must be the Boss!

Naah! I am receptionist!

Wow! That’s nice.

She didn’t want to tell him truth cause she fears Nathan seems so grounded and working in these ruler areas what if he rejects her saying their standard doesn’t meet. She fell in love with this guy fell so hard.

She lit the cigarette and smoke puff and handed to Nathan. Nathan smoke it in different style.

Wow! That looks cool! Teach me.

Haha give me your hand he taught her folding her hands in a way which it looks lord Shiva having weed. They are so close, Rita could smell his alcoholic mixed with Melbourne cigar breath and it is tempting. His lips and white neck! She was never get tempted to boy before. ****! What is this guy made of she curse herself in silence.