THE TRAITOR

Chapter 3

With passing days , my bonding with Dhruv strengthened , life was as fun as a 10 year toddler can have. It was my time of life, which I would ponder upon later in adulthood ... Laughter was surrounded with the naughtiness, games , fun, pranks and of course fights... Exams were approaching faster than expected and we studied harder.

Back home life was gaining fast track too, after my father's accident four years ago, our family had financially collapsed, but children ought to be educated, mother had to take control . She came up with a new business, the art she had learned back in her maternal house.. Which started from a shop had transformed into a business.

Mother would not have time to look after me , but surprisingly for a 10 year old,I understood her struggle and never complained.. Even if that meant starving in lunch breaks without a Tiffin. Given my stubbornness I would never eat in my friends Tiffin. I used to wander in lunch breaks and only came back for lectures. I was a headstrong person, never giving in to sympathy , all I needed was friendship and utter joy and I was given the same.

The group of six people was now given a particular name by the class teacher ours was called "CHERRY". I had tried to put alot of argument with Jacob sir for another name, but given my last bloody beginnings with Dhruv, I had to accept.

When the position for Captain and vice captain came in I stood in competition, but I was made a Vice captain and shockingly Dhruv was made Captain.

" This is one hell of a discrimination Jacob sir is doing.... I ought to fight...'J'!! Calm down You already have Monitor position , it's Dhruv none the less..let it pass" , echoed my mind.

Finally I let a sigh, but still there was Krish who was fuming in jealous as he wasn't even a consideration for the post in first place..

"Jenny, treat me well that your a VC now, deal? ", asked Krish..

" Idiot.. We will reign over the class chill " , I tried to lighten his mood.

As captains we had been assigned tasks as

1: checking home work

2: keeping discipline

3: checking nails... (😒)

4: checking Tiffins... (😩)

A day that came once in a blue moon, I did have a Tiffin for myself, so I gladly joined my group for lunch. My happy face was converted to a gloomy one In a second after opening my Tiffin. I had been provided by sprouts...

" God!!! Why me? , do you hate me so much.... " , cried my mind

As I faked to eat my lunch I secretly packed it up half finished and left. To my surprise Dhruv left the Hall minutes later me.

Surprisingly he didn't check my Tiffin... And given lazy attitude I never paid attention to others in group for Tiffin eating was a trivial matter I thought.

Only to have a sheer bad luck did my class teacher decided to have a check himself...

A girl named swara got up and in her bold stunning voice said, " Sir Jannat did not eat her Tiffin. "

I was caught red handed.

" Can this day be any bad?.... God do you want me to trade my kidneys for luck?... Seriously'.", while I were busy complaining to God in my mind something more surprising caught my eye..

That girl hadnt stopped her act yet..

" Sir Dhruv didn't eat as well... "..

Dhruv was shocked and gave her a glare.

This stunt had attracted quite a crowd, and our class was a mess ,as I and Dhruv being captains had voilated rules and had been showing negligence in our work.

To give others a lesson we had to be severely punished thus....

We were made to sit on the floor in front of whole class, open our tiffins and eat it kneeling down... While others were just asked to eat on the desk.

I and Dhruv were a laughing stock... But somehow I was happy that I was not alone. I was with him.

We looked at Swara and surprisingly the same word left our mouth together....

"TRAITOR"..

Next day I took her homework book and in the act of checking listed a number of mistakes thus making her redo it for three times.

" You usually are linient with checking, any special reason for the strictness jannat", Dhruv asked

" Nobody will bully you!,I will definitely avenge..!", I blurted.

Shocked at my own words...

" Really J!.... Dhruv again!... Duh I don't like when he says my complete name... Sounds like a GALI from him.... "... I was busy again in my LaLa lands...

" Oh really...!... You avenged yourself didn't you....? " He asked..

"Of course , don't think too high of yourself will you? ".. I tried to cover the mess I was about to create..

" Interesting " , he smiled.

Sometimes I don't understand where I left that sense of attitude.. Given my later life.. I guess I was more mature and understanding as a toddler.

Rather Stronger I guess....

Forever is a word just for memories, not for people....

Only if I had known..

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