Getting Late

It's a darkish morning of January, it's 5 in the morning.

Suddenly I'm waken up and all the deep slumbers are just perished. I am to sit on the chair which is placed just along with the table. I've taken the notebook to remind the classes of today.

Oh shit... There's a class of frustrating teacher today, the day is gonna be so tedious, i can expect the futurity of the day.

No sooner did i begin with revising the notes then a noise of something like cracking had reached my ears. I've just left all the works, my pen is dropped. Dragging my chair behind me, i stood up.

Opening the door of my room i walked by following the noise.

It's the direction of kitchen...

As i approach the kitchen, i see the door is locked.

Now I've to walk back to my room...

The bunch of keys is placed there in the cupboard and i am walking in the direction of it now.

Here these are in the corner.

I've taken the keys and moving towards kitchen now.

The door is cracking as i open it and i can see that everything including pots, flour and knife are fallen down the ground. Some sets of crockery are also found in the form of broken pieces.

There's is a cat... As i see it, it's starring at me and it's just run away, it ran at an speed of rabbit.

I've started gathering all the broken pieces of pots and material and i am gonna rearrange everything within the boundaries of the kitchen so that my mom shouldn't be aware of the disorder made by the cat.

It's all done and now i should go to have my own work continue...

I've started walking back towards my room and have started studying the notes which are to be discussed by the teacher in the class today.

Glowing sun can be seen from the window of my room which is just in front of me and my study table.

Mostly all the family members are awakened now, and i can't study well because of the chatter among my siblings. If you're going to have an effective studies session then it must be held in a lonely place where you can hear none, disturbed by none even you shouldn't be heard by anyone.

"Go and get biscuits", sister Ana orders.

"Going... And what..."

Mom interrupts "Bring the milk too Nyle, there's no milk in the kitchen, i kept it there in the night but it isn't there... The cat or the rats might have spoiled it".

"Didn't you keep it in the fridge mom", i ask.

"Oh Nyle... The fridge is out of order. Don't you know about this?", mom replied and asked spontaneously.

"Oh.. I do... I do mom", said i.

"I'm going to Baker's shop", i added while leaving the home.

(Door closes)

I'm stepping towards the baker's shop now and while walking i can see the wonderful scenario of my beautiful city. I see the greenish trees cherished with the bunches of red and yellow flowers, i hear the sweet and melodious voices of birds hidden in the trees, everything is looking so natural and so pleasing.

I've reached the Baker's shop.

"Give me two different kinds of biscuits", i told the Baker as my youngest sister likes chocolate flavour and younger brother likes butter flavoured biscuits.

The shopkeeper hand overed me the bag of biscuits and i started walking back towards my home without paying the Baker. I forgot paying.

"Hey Nyle, you didn't call me man, to come together", says John.

Heh.. I just forgot, sorry...(Nyle)

When will you be leaving for the school today?(John)

7:20 sharp, I'll call you this time, don't worry John, my friend.(Nyle)

Okay. See you then..(John)

Reaching home, i kept biscuits in the kitchen and i went to the bathroom to take bath and to get ready for the school.

After taking bath, i got into the room and opened the Al-Mirah.

"Oh God! The school-uniform is not pressed", i imagine surprisingly.

I need to get it pressed but no one is free right now, everyone is busy with his own works. I'm gonna do it by myself now.

Pressing my own clothes took about 20 minutes and it'd been much late by then.... By the way after pressing i just dressed myself up.

"Come on take your breakfast my love", mom calls from outside.

"Coming mom", i reply.

Having done with getting ready i turned back and started walking in the direction of the dining table but a view of breakfast placed on my study table stopped me and i just sat noiselessly on the chair and took the breakfast.

My brother rushes into my room and starts crying,"Mom Nyle had taken my breakfast, i had chosen best biscuits with hearts on their surfaces"

"Okay... I'm sorry Will", i spoke.

"It's alright Jack... Come, i have something for you", mom says to Will.

"There's the cake inside the fridge. Ohh sorry cake is above the fridge, i made it last night, go have it and give some of it to Nyle too", mom adds.

"I've to leave mom, it's been 8 now", i tell mom.

"You must... And take care of yourself my love", says mom.

"Hey Nyle, aren't you eating the cake?", Will calls distantly.

"I'm late bro, better you have it", i reply.

As i left our home-street, i saw Perry getting out of her home and she also stopped just after having a single glance at me.

"You're still here?", (astonishingly) i ask.

"I'm waiting for Sophie", Perry replies.

"She might have gone, you can come together with me", i implore.

No, she's about to come Nyle. (Perry)

"Okay... See you in the class", i say(helplessly)

I started walking towards an unreal destination leaving behind the true destination.

My feet were stepping forward but my heart wanted to walk backward, my eyes were looking backward to find the most realistic object they can ever see.

And yes she was coming and so slowly as if it'd not been 8:20 but it'd been 7:20. My feet just stopped waking and i stopped moving forward.

Let her approach (inner me to myself).

As she approached i started walking with her.

"So, Sophie's left",i stated.

No, she's not feeling good today. She's staying at home. (Perry)

"Oh... God bless... Wait Perry", i stopped saying this as i felt some pennies inside my pocket.

"I've been given these in the early morning but i just forgot giving it to the Baker...", i come to know as i see the baker's shop which is on our way while going to school.

"I'm coming back. Wait Perry...", i add.

At baker's shop:

"Hello uncle, my apologies i forgot paying you for the biscuits earlier", i say.

"It's okay Lil boy...",(Baker)

Coming back on the way

"Why've you been late Nyle?" (Perry)

"Oh i had some works to do in the early morning... How you got late? You're the most punctual girl i know", i answer politely and then ask excitedly.

"I was awaking all the night till 3 AM and just slept at 3 then, and as per my schedule i had to wake up at 4:30 AM in order to pray"(Perry)

"I'd been waiting for Sophie since 7:20 but she didn't come and here we are", she adds.

"Why were you waking up till 3?", i ask.

Oh Nyle, do you know we have got a new car, my dad had purchased it yesterday and, i and my sister were all night seeing it and negotiating about it...(Perry)

During taking about all these, Perry was so much excited and she had placed her left arm on my shoulder and continued talking.

"Oh that's so embarrassing", i speak gently.

Her hand on my shoulder was so devoted that i intended to have that hand at there for the life time, it was a never ending moment and i felt as i had lived my entire life within that moment.

It was the first and last time she'd placed her hand on me at there. Thanks God, i have experienced that healing and that bliss when the one touches you whom you do infinite and eternal love.

"We've not been so much developed yet Perry", i tell Perry.

You'll have Nyle, more than we have today, more than anyone else in our society have today. Just... Just keep faith in the one.(Perry)

Thanks Perry, you've the most beautiful heart inside you, i have not even heard about a girl who may be as good as you.

(Perry Chuckles) You're amazing at the things to discuss.

Things that i discuss, the way it's taken all it depends upon the topic, topic that's been under discussion. Veraciously, my talks depends upon the topic, the more precious thing i am to talk about the better words i get.

I'm not able to get you but you're excellent at it.(Perry)

Oh that's most often! Don't worry Perry, you do never understand the things.(Nyle)

We've reached school Nyle.(perry)

"Oh yeah",Nyle smiles.

(Both ask spontaneously)

"May i come in Sir?"

"Yes guys come", teacher permitted them to enter the class.

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(In the end of the first class)

Hey Nyle, you came along with Perry in the morning?(Angelina)

Oh yeah Ang... I was late and Perry did also get late waiting for Sophie and she said Sophie was not feeling well and she was not coming today as well.

So...?(Angelina)

So....(Nyle)

So you were altogether?(Angelina)

Yeah, we were.(Nyle)

Is it getting better?(Angelina)

Yeah i think... I can hope at least.(Nyle)

And... And what did it happen?(Angelina)

Nothing special, nothing new, nothing changed Angel. It's all same.

I don't know Angel when i am all alone i think so much about Perry. I start having walks with her,i begin with having talks with her, speaking with her so calmly. All this goes through a circumstance of imaginations but when it comes to factuality, the moment when she's faced i become speechless, completely speechless. I become unable to speak as if i have no tongue within my mouth.(Nyle)

But today i am not gonna Trimble. I'm telling her today that she's is supposed to be mine one day.(Nyle adds)

Angel... Angel, i begin with thinking all this and something inside me stops me to do so.

Something...(deep sighs) something inside me reminds me that it's not the precise time to do so.(Nyle mutes)

Oh! Nyle, you.....(Angelina was interrupted as Perry approached us both)

"Hey, what are you taking about guys?", Perry asks.

Hey Perry, we were talking all about your and Nyle's early morning getting late.(all chuckle)

Oh! Getting late...(Perry)

Yeah! Getting late...

Yeah! Getting late...

(Nyle and Angelina speak respectively)

"Good morning Sir", said all the students as teacher entered the class.

(It became complete silence in the class as teacher entered and the chatter was all ended by then).