Life can get really great sometimes ©

I wanted to make the world accept me, but I guess that was too much to ask for, especially because normal people don’t like someone with different ideas.

I looked at myself in the mirror and said “don’t give a damn to the people who hate you, look at the people who love you!”

While saying that I realized how fake I sounded, yes I do have friends, but I just have one good friend.
You could say the one I go to with all my problems, she was the best for me, and in fact she was the one who taught me the meaning of friendship.

“Bye mom!” I said as I walked out of the door, and went to my bus stop. I stood there waiting for my bus impatiently and then the bus arrived. I climbed up and sat at my usual corner and talked to nobody. I did not have anyone to talk to you.

I could hear people sitting in the seat behind me were talking about me as if I did not exist in front of them. Somebody came down and sat next to me. I wouldn’t have noticed her if she didn’t look at me and smile.

This was the first time somebody was not hostile towards me. My so called best friend was also hostile with me, she still is sometimes, but less than the others.

“Hi!” she said.
“Hey, You new?” I asked her.
“Yeah, dad got transferred, so am staying here now….. My name is Sanya and you are……?” she said waiting for me to finish.
“Uh, Ruchi!” I said quickly and shook hands with her.

“Hey why are you so nervous?” she asked me frankly. I did not know what to reply to that. I did not know if I could tell her that I was shocked that somebody was talking to me.
“I am not used to people being friendly to me when they see me…” I said frankly.
“Why is that?” she asked me puzzled.
“They think I am a freak, just because I think differently, and I am also inclined towards the same sex..” I said.
“You’re homosexual?” she asked me.
“Not exactly, Just that I was drunk and I kissed a girl in a party….” I paused.
“COOL!” she said with a wide grin.
“You’re the first one who thinks so, but I really hate it that they talk in front of me as if I don’t exist.” I said.
“We can do something about that….” She said and looked behind.

The two girls behind me stopped talking and looked at Sanya, “Hello!” they said politely.

“Hey there guys, I was just wondering if you guys could tell me more about this girl sitting next to me?” Sanya said.

They did not hesitate before they spoke about me, maybe I was the only one who was feeling weird. Sanya listened to them seriously, and then smiled and then laughed.

“You guys are seriously weird, She beat up a guy in school? And you are scared of her?” she laughed again. She looked at them and then she said “What did the guy do?”

“He tried to kiss another girl, who he was dating!” they said together.
“And that girl didn’t want to kiss him!” I completed.
“And she was the girl you kissed in that party! Just accept it you were jealous!”

That line hurt me, I did not have any feelings for anyone, Specially not for any girl.
“Oh just shut up!” I heard Sanya say and then she turned towards me and hugged me.

I was crying, I still was not used to people treating me like this. I really did not like anything that happened to me at school. I hated school.

The bus stopped in front of the school, and I got off, I felt my eyes burning. Sanya walked with me inside the school.
“Class?” I asked her.
“12th section B” she replied.
“Hey that’s my class!” I smiled.
“Cool, I can sit with you!” she smiled.

As I was about to enter the class I felt someone holding my hand and then I was pulled in towards a corner.

I turned around to look at the person and before I could react he kissed me. The kiss was not anything forceful, it had feelings in it. Feelings? I thought and then pushed him behind.

He was my first crush, and my X – best friend.
“Prateek… why?” was all I could manage to say.
“I don’t like the way the school treats you…” he said as he looked away.
“Great now they will call me Bi – sexual! Great! Thanks!” I said and walked away.

Sanya looked at me and I looked back at her and sighed. I felt really comfortable with her, and I knew she wanted to know what exactly happened.

Before I could explain it to her, Prateek entered the class and ran toward my seat and sat down in one knee. I knew what he was going to do.

“I love you Ruchi!” he said it very easily. My whole class started laughing, exactly what I was expecting.
“I love you too Prateek!” I replied sarcastically, and I got up and ran out. I went to the school ground and sat down there alone.
I saw people staring at me and walking off, why did everyone gawk at me? Was I really that weird?

“You just think like that…” Sanya said as she sat down next to me.
“I am sure Prateek did that to make the class laugh out loud!” I replied.
“He really loves you…..” Sanya replied.
“How do you know that?” I asked her.
“He shut up the whole class after you left…” Sanya replied.

I realized what I had done to him, “Oh my god! I need to apologize to him!”
“Yes, I think you should, and yea, I know you like him too,”
“No I don’t” I said, as I felt my cheeks getting warm.
She started laughing and then said “Go!”

I gave her a hug, she had become a close friend in a matter of few hours. I guess something good was finally happening.

I ran inside the classroom, nobody said anything to me, and Prateek was missing.
“Where is Prateek?” I asked the boy on the front desk.
“He went to play basket ball!” he said.
“Thanks!” I said and ran out.

I saw him alone on the basket ball court, he was trying to score baskets but couldn’t. Nobody was there next to him. It was just me and him on the court.

He threw a shot and I took the rebound. He looked at me and smiled. I smiled back at him.
“I will make you a deal!” I said.
“What is that now?” he said teasingly.
“If you score a basket, I will be your girlfriend!” I said smiling.
He took the ball from me and then ran to the center dribbling the ball, he threw it from there and it was a basket. He smiled teasingly at me, and then said, “I also want to make a deal”
“Now what is that?” I replied.
“You shoot from there, and if you don’t basket, I get a kiss!” he said teasingly.

I shot from the location he told me, purposely not trying to make a basket, and obviously I missed. He suddenly came behind me and then hugged me, I turned around climbed up to my toes and kissed him. He kissed me back too.

Suddenly I heard a whistle and I broke off and turned around and saw Sanya whistling, I knew I was blushing. I snuggled inside Prateek’s arms and then went to Sanya.

“Prateek, this is Sanya! My best friend!” I said with a wide grin.
“I know her,” he said as he smiled.
“How is that possible? She just came in today?” I said.
“She is my closest cousin sister, she always knew I liked you…” he said.
“You helped him? That’s why you are with me?” I asked her.
“No ways Ruchi, I think I didn’t even know who you were until I saw Prateek taking you somewhere and kissing you,” she replied.
“yea, I really did not expect you to do that…” Prateek replied.

“Whatever it is, I am glad to be friends with you Ruchi…” Sanya said as she smiled.
“yea me too!” I replied cheerfully.

I went back home and looked at myself in the mirror, I was finally satisfied with myself, I had a friend, and I had a boyfriend. People were not looking at me the way they used to thanks to my boyfriend.

Life was finally getting normal, and I was happy, I guess that’s all I wanted, and I got it.