AneStory

               If it were not the case of some students getting first class and distinction, most would have thought college are not good for there kids. And if going by Hera's experience, the more pressure for studies, greater is the chance of new romance budding. So if there are preparative leave, last minute cramp tuitions etc, the higher is chance of them falling in love. Hera, thinking this might be one way to meet his Miss right, decides to join a cramp tuitions for two of the most tough subjects of the semester.

               Here is where he meets Tee on very first day, and on very first day he ends up sitting with her. While Monc ends up in another batch, for he came early, thats the way Hera puts it, not that he was late. There was nothing romantic about Tee, nothing special about her, well her appearance can be summed up in following points

              1. Fair complexion

              2. Boy cut, uncombed hair style.

              3. Jeans, and shabby top.

              4. Not much tall, neither too short, normal height.

              5. Roundish-Squarish face.

              6. Chubby cheeks, nearly double chin, white teeth within.

Well thats for outer appearance, but more importantly she was tomboy, late and lazy, a mirror image of Hera, only plus point, she was female and sitting next to him.

              Well first day was the last day she sat with Hera, well it had nothing to do with Hera or Tee not wanting to share the bench, but was just not in their faith to be. Either Hera used to be too early, unlike him but for her sake, then she used to be late, when he was late, she used to be early. After, 1st day Hera thought of various ways and plans to go about and asking her out. 1st one was to get her phone number and call her, she was localite, that is she lived with her parents. 

              The day was decided, and Hera was going to get her number that night, and was all ready to make that call. Then is when he overheard a story, narrated by Tee, well he had all ears for her voice. It went this way,

        Tee: Yesterday, I got a call from someone called R.

        Friend: About what?

        Tee: He said "You are Tee. Your voice is sweet, I love it, no I love you."

        Friend: What?

        Tee: I said " Bro; whats your problem? I do not know you, so I am cutting the line." And i cut the line.

        Friend: So the episode is over.

        Tee: No he called back and said "First thing: I am not your bro, Second: What ever is the problem, its mine, and because its i who has called, its me who will cut the line, bye." And he cut the line.

        Mean while, Monc had gone out with Pee, who turned out to be Tee's friend and liked Monc. Monc was at first surprised to be next to her. He was not accustomed to be among girls, let alone approached by them. But Pee was different, unlike other girls and like Tee, was tomboy, but very confident. So Pee and Monc became friends and so did Hera, but line stopped there, it did not extend till Tee.  Pee gave Tees' number to Monc and Monc brought it to Hera. And Hera had no option but to not use it. 

        Hera had decided to go one step too extreme, he decided to send a love letter to her home. Well the idea was vehemently vetoed by Pee, thankfully, for if she had not it would have made it to Tee's father. Hence, useless and may be, suicidal. So, it was decided, to write a love letter, perfume it and leave it on Tees Scooty.       

         Next day Tee found a letter on her Scooty, she glanced here and there, she saw Hera standing next to Monc, and she pocketed the letter and left. She stopped on way to home and opened the envelope, it was written in blood. She nearly fainted and got seriously afraid. She quickly left for home that day. And called in sick for the rest of day. She was tensed and thinking was Hera a good guy or a freak. And was afraid of her choice. At that her mother came and this followed.

        Mum: Tee, what is this? (holding the envelope)

        Tee: Ah!

        Mum: What is this? Tee, tell me. What is this? (Shouting)

        Tee: Love letter. Written in Blood. (Rather too coolly, freaking the mother out)

        Mum: Who is he?

        Tee: Mum, i do not know, might not even belong to me. It was lying on the scooty, in college.

        Mum: (Thinking, with rage.)

        Tee: may be its for Pee.

        Mum: Okay.(Picks up phone and calls Pee, tells everything thats in the letter.)

        Tee: Let it be mum, if anything else comes we will go to police. ( hang that Hera, idiot, cant he write in simple ink, like all other guys, i would have remained sane and would have hidden it by now, like all others) 

        Mum: Okay.

        Well, her mother let it go then, for it would have been very difficult to disclose this information to Tees father, and burned the damn letter.

        On the other hand, Pee called Monc and shouted like hell at him and then at Hera. She did not allow a single syllable out of there throat, until she was exhausted, that was about 30 minutes latter. At that moment Hera said, "But i did not get a chance to drop that letter on her scooty, Tee came after me, she was too late and left earlier than me, my letter is still in my bag!" All in one breath.

        Next day Monc, Pee and Hera met, and it was decided to drop any plans of letter, he would have to go and meet her directly. And ask her out, face to face. Yes the oldest and the most difficult way to ask a women for a date. In her face and in front of all other 120 faces, who come from your college. Fear of rejection had to set in. It had too, already there were plans, that were foiled.

        In mean time, Pee had cleared the name of Hera regarding blood letter, and Tee already knew, cause the guy was caught while getting into her compound, he belonged to some other college. So that matter was resolved, but still the fear remained. They both glanced at each other and when one smiled the other looked away, too embarrassed being caught red eyed while stealing a glance. this continued without any progress. I find this stage most dumb of all and sweet to. Dumb cause they both know they like the other but neither is ready to take the first step. And sweet, for its like sweet, there is no better feeling of anxiety than this, both know that something will happen now, something will happen then and so on. 

       Well, soon it was the last day of the tuition, and it would be difficult to meet again, both were anxious to meet and reveal and live there inner feelings, none of them were able to pay any attention to the faculty. Soon it was over, the class, Hera stood outside and waited for her to come out and as she did, he got ready to say it, she got ready to hear it, and then as Hera stepped forward, and made a sound, Tee's father brushed him aside and held her hand and walked away. Her father was watching him angrily, but Hera was saved by Monc who came to his rescue. Well this romance ended then and there, for it was time for exams now.