The Friendcircle
The next day our classes started again and almost all the students were excited to meet their friends after 3 days holiday.
My group of friends was the largest with 10 students in it. We greeted and shared about what we did during those days at home.
Adding Shanaya there were four girls in my group while other 6 were boys with me included and I acted as the boss of the group. Having adult person's memories really helped me being the boss figure in the group. At first we all were good friends but during the span of those 5 months our bonding increased while my role changed and as I helped and lead them in many moments they all started treating me as the leader of the group. Not in anyway like they gave me any special preference but just like if we had to do anything then my decision would be foremost.
As I became the leader of our group Shanaya also stood out as being my best friend and the closest to me so they also treated her specially. Shanaya also enjoyed being treated by them as a chief. Thus making her follow me more eagerly.
The girls were Sania, Kiran, Soumya while the boys were Keshav, Surya, Sumit, Somil, Sanket.
Sania was a slim but tall girl for her age. She had a cute face which was only slightly inferior to Shanaya. Kiran was a little chubby but cute too with fair skin and had a mole on her cheek. Soumya was slightly darker in tone but she's also cute but still inferior to Sania and Shanaya. Sania and Shanaya were good friends and liked to spend time with each other while Kiran and Soumya were closer to each other more and liked to play as partners while we played a partners game.
Keshav was a fair coloured chubby guy who was the shortest in the group. We all called him shorty. Surya was a mischievous boy who liked to play tricks on others. Once he pranked on Amaira resulting in his parents being called to school. He was brown in colour with standing hairs and a cunning look. Sumit was a shy natured boy who was good in studies and was just behind me and Shanaya in the class. Somil was a rich guy who had all the things to be the king of this group but from the start after looking at my abilities he became somewhat like a lackey of mine. I know it is unbelievable but he himself became a lackey of mine and called me brother rather than Ritik all the time. Sanket was also a rich guy but still inferior to Somil but what made him different was his skills. He was a good looking child with a good brain and fights with Sumit for the third position in the class.
This was our group of 10 which were the toppers as well as the troublemakers in the class. Even with his mischievous personality Surya was still decent in the class and others too were rather above average in studies. Hence our group always took position of at least top 15 in the class tests.
Surya told us about how he from his neighbor's apartment stole one of the neighbor's pink underwear and hung it as a flag in the middle of their colony's park. After that his mother scolded him but we laughed hearing what he did. Keshav and others also told us about how they spent their holidays. Sania, Kiran and Soumya told us that they only spent their time at home with parents while others also did not go anywhere other than going somewhere in the city just like me and Natasha. Sanket liked boasting about his family so he told us how he did not go anywhere as he had a swimming pool at home and enjoyed his days lying beside it and playing in it.
Just like that we went to our respective seats. The corner row was where we all sat. A row can fit more than 10 children and above that our seats were fixed as no other student dare defy our group's order.
Me and Shanaya always sat on the last bench as we talked a lot and as we were the toppers so Amaira ignored most of our bickering until it started disturbing the class. Surya sits in front of us with Sania beside him and then Somil and Keshav and then Kiran and Soumya and at last or I should say at the the most ahead from our group were Sumit and Sanket. Amaira also knew of our group and it's sitting preference and even scolded us at first as well all talk a lot but as we showed her our good performances in the class tests she also ignored our sitting with each other but still we were constantly stopped by her for disturbing the class. Once there was a situation when Amaira gave all of us punishment for talking too much but it was only because we all started laughing as Sumit dropped his water bottle and all the water got splashed on Sanket's pant.
Shanaya liked to sit on the outer part while I sat between the wall and her but that day she sat on the wall's side. Also, from the morning she did not talk to me other than saying good morning with a smile when she met me at the start and also after that her expression got angrier the more she looked at me.
I knew she was angry and wanted me to console her, I also knew why was she angry so it was not difficult for me.
"Hey Surya, somebody is angry with me so would you like to exchange the seats with me", I asked Surya.
" Oh ...", He was looking back from the start so he directly tried to reply after getting my intentions.
"You really want to change your seats that much humph...", Shanaya looked at him with eyes like she would eat him raw if he changed his seats.
" um.. sorry, I like to sit with Sania so you should also enjoy sitting with Shanaya", 'sorry friend cannot help you', that's what he told me with his eyes as he moved his face towards the front.
"Hehe...", Sania snickered looking at our farce.
" Now someone started talking, can she tell me why is she angry with me or should I just ignore her....", I said it while looking at the ceiling.
"You dum dum, I am angry with you so you should talk to me and say sorry", Shanaya pinched my waist as she said this.
" Why are you angry with me Shanu, I am sorry for whatever I did wrong", feeling her pinching my waist I replied rapidly.
"Don't you already know, you told me you will at least call me this holiday if you're unable to come as always, but you did not even had time for that, I was so alone sob sob...", tears came out from her eyes.
Looking at her cute eyes with tears my heart tightened in pain and I quickly hugged her.
"I am sorry for not calling you Shanu, I was also busy and forgot to call you, I called you twice but nobody picked it up so I thought you were busy too, also I told you this Sunday I went to the park with my mom so I was unable to call you, don't cry, I also feel sad when you cry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...", I repeatedly apologized to her while stopping her tears with my handkerchief.
After half a minute she stopped crying and took my handkerchief.
Snuttt**
She removed and rubbed her nose with the hanky and returned that to me with a smile.
" I understand, you were also busy, so I'll take your apology but as to make you not repeat it again, keep this hanky as a memory of the punishment I gave to you", she said this to me while giving my hanky back.
I took that and kept it on my shirt's front pocket. "Now its near my heart, so is this punishment OK", she giggled at my reaction.
" Yes, my savior knight, I accept your apology", there was once when we talked about me being her savior knight so she said that.
"Thank you princess for taking my apology", I said as I put my right hand on the left side of my chest.
Shanaya giggled again in reply.
" Everything's settled I think", Surya again turned back and said as he watched our act.
"I want my savior knight to beat this insolent person", Shanaya ordered me with an evil smile.
" As you say princess", I also took the role of the savior knight.
"Hey Ritik, are you really forgetting our friendship for Shanaya", he moved back from the seat as he looked at me standing.
Just like that after some time our morning class started with Amaira.
Our school went on as usual, during our lunch we all sat at the ground and ate while sharing as usual.
Soon, the last bell rang and we all went outside the school premises.
Both me and Shanaya looked around and found the regular view of Natasha and Maya talking about their stuff and soon we reached near them and went on our respective ways.
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