CHAPTER 04 - Boys

When gone home after school, Raisha removes her shoes and socks to place them in the shoe rack. After that she removes her clothes and put them into the washing bin kept at the corner of their room. Then she gets a body wash and wears clean clothes. Right after that she opens her school bag to take out the lunch box. She goes straight into the kitchen to wash it keeps the lunch box in the plate rack to let it dry. Then she takes her meal served by her mother.

Right after these tasks were done Raisha went to her sister and starts playing, singing and chatting with her. They spoke about the things happened at school and about the teachers and about their friends. Sometimes they quarreled with each other on small things but soon they talk to each other again. Raisha took the first step to talk to her sister when they got angry. Raisha had a generous heart and she shared every thing with her sister. But her sister on the other hand didn't like much to share her belongings with her elder sister.

Raisha's sister was in grade 4, two years younger than her sister. Her name was Naisha. She was bit darker than Raisha in complexion. Naisha had a straight hair like her mother. She had an attractive pair of eyes and broad lips. Naisha was a social girl and liked company. Being the daughters of the same parents they bore far different characteristics in their personalities.

Naisha you bad girl always washes your lunch box in the morning few minutes before your school van comes. Look at your sister.....Can't you wash your lunch box with your sister.....yelled their mother.

But Naisha took no notice of her mother's complaining and carried out her same mischievous behavior. Besides Raisha panicked if her mother or her teachers or anybody criticize her behavior and thought so serious about it. Because of that nature Raisha always tried to adjust her behavior according to the person she's dealing with each time.

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Hay.....Raisha why are you late today...? asked Sheekha in a playful voice.

Ah... Our school van had a tyre patch and took long to fix it. replied Raisha while writing something in her history book.

Oh... Is that your school van which had stopped near metropolitan boys' school? Sheekha's voice raised with surprise.

Yes... Raisha replied still keeping her eyes on her book.

Hey.... Are there a lots of boys from Metropolitan boys' in your school van ? Do you have any interest on one of them Raisha?

Hearing these unexpected words a sudden current passed from Raisha's stomach to her heart. She raised her head to inspect Sheekha's expression on her face to clarify the meaning of her words.

What did you mean ? asked Raisha with a terrified tone.

Come on Raisha.....I'm so interested about the boys in my school van.

You talk with them ? asked Raisha.

Of course darling. Even my school van friend is a boy. He is Susan. He's a handsome boy from Dhandren college. Aren't you really interested about any boy Raisha? Raisha nodded her head to say "NO" in a fainting manner.

Sheekha then stopped that topic and talked on many things but Raisha's ears paid no attention on a single word. Instead Sheekha's words on the boys topic echoed in Raisha's ears.

For the very first time in her life Raisha happened to hear that type of speech about boys. There she learnt that girls can think differently about boys, other than as brothers.