Chapter2

#Chapter2

During lunch break, all three of us got settled in the tree shade. We love this place. From our school days, this was our spot. We all three opened our lunch boxes. After Aathu got job in school in administration office, she got shifted to Pradhu's house as paying guest. I also thought to join her but my uncle didn't allow me. He said that he is considering me as his daughter and I cannot leave him. I respect and love him a lot so couldn't go against his words.

/"WOW!/", Pradhu exclaimed. I know sambar rice and potato fry is her favourite combination. She is going to snatch my lunch box from me now.

/"You said that you are going to say something important to me/", Aathu said. So, she said the same thing to Aathu too.

/"I said to both of you/", Pradhu said having food fully stuffed in her mouth. No one will say she is the strict teacher in our school, when she herself behaves worse than a kid sometimes.

/"So, Drama Queen, Could you please tell us what the important matter is?/", I asked Pradhu.

/"I am not Drama Queen. Anyways, you know the three princes of the royal family are returning today./", Pradhu shouted.

Is she saying the truth? Viku is really returning? I still remember all our childhood memories. He left me when he was 14. He won't remember me for sure. I looked at Aathu's face. She is blushing why not her crush is also returning. Raku always roams around her. But this is not good news to Pradhu. Her biggest enemy Dhruv is returning after all.

/"Guys, snap out of your thoughts. I am saying such a bad news and you both are lost in your own worlds/", Pradhu shouted at us.

/"Why will it be bad news for us/", Aathu asked her.

/"Oh sorry, yea I totally forgot, your one and only crush is returning. Don't have high hopes Aathu, he is returning from London. Who know how many girls he would have slept with?/", Pradhu mocked her. Aathu got tears in her eyes.

This Pradhu is too much sometimes.

/"I am sorry Aathu I just said it for fun. I am damn sure that Raku will never go behind anyone. After all you guys already had your first kiss./", Pradhu teased her. Aathu blushed.

/"Stop it Pradhu, we will see what happens when they come/", I told her.

/"Your best friend is coming and your saying this?/", Pradhu asked me.

/"Let's see whether he remember me first/", I told her and we all left for our work.

Our school got over and we left together. We have a habit of going to a pond which is nearby our school after our work gets over. We will spend an hour there. There only we all six used to play. I am missing those days a lot.

When we were about to cross and go to the pond, a car came with full speed and stopped suddenly. Though it stopped Aathu got hit and she fell down.

My books fell down from my hands. I was about to go near Aathu when I heard a voice that was apologizing to me. I turned towards the voice.

/"I am extremely sorry, my brother was not used to right hand driving. We already warned him but he never listens to us. I am so sorry/", that guy said. He looks familiar. I have seen him somewhere. He looks handsome, more than six feet, with trimmed beard. He is looking like a Greek god. The blazers he wore shows his muscles well. Who is he?

I looked at Aathu's side, a guy gave her hands and made her pulled her up and started apologizing for his brother's mistake.

Another guy came from driver seat, Pradhu held his collar.

/"So you are the guy who was driving? Who the hell gave you driving license?/", Pradhu shouted at him.

/"First, leave my collar, you silly village girl./", that guy said. He is totally dead today.

/"Yes I am silly village girl unlike you, who is a drunken monkey./", Pradhu shouted at him.

AARVIK'S POV

I am Aarvik Sahasrabani. I was born in a royal family. My grandmother Thenambal is the head of the family after my grandfather passed away. My father Sahasrabani and my mother Charumathi are the best parents one could ever have. I was in London so far. I am returning after 13 years to India. I am so happy that I am going to see her. I missed her so much. I was just 14, she was 11. But still we were best friends. I have to talk to my family about my love of life too whom I met in London. I am damn sure they will agree. They never care about anything like caste, community or status. Our village was the best with modern thoughts. We reached our village by car. After we entered our village, my brother Dhruv insisted that he will drive the car. Me and Rakshak both warned him that he is not used to right hand driving but he never listens to us. Actually they are my cousins, who are non-identical twins born to my Chitappa (uncle) Sarangbani and Chitti (aunty) Parvathi. Both my cousins are totally opposite to each other. Dhruv is a total play boy whereas Rakshak is still thinking about his childhood crush Aathu. Dhruv also got a person to think about, his biggest enemy Pradhu. They both also were in London with me so far. We are more like best friends than brothers.

Dhruv had put a sudden break and stopped the car. I know this guy will end us in trouble. When I got down, I looked at a girl who was going to help the girl that has fell down. Her face looked some what familiar to me. I apologized to her immediately for hurting her friend.

Rakshak went to the girl who fell down and pulled her up. I saw a spark in his eyes that I have seen only for Aathu.

This Dhruv is fighting with another girl when it was totally his fault. The girl who is fighting with him is really something. She called him a drunken monkey.

/"If I am a drunken monkey then you are a chimpanzee/", Dhruv argued with her.

/"Enough Dhruv!/", I and Rakshak said together. /"Leave it Pradhu/", we heard other two voices.

/"Did you guys said Pradhu?/", we three asked the three girls.

/"Did you guys said Dhruv?/", the three girls asked us.

/"Aiyu/", I asked the girl who is standing next to me.

/"Viku/", she said. She had tears in her eyes.

/"So my statement was right then. The monkey is back/", Pradhu said.

/"Well still you look like a chimpanzee/", Dhruv started again.

/"These two will never change/", We all said together.

/"Are you ok, Aathu/", Rakshak asked her. So much love for his crush. Now, I get it why he has spark in his eyes.

/"I am fine/", Aathu said. She is still shy.

/"So what are you girls doing here/", I asked them.

/"We just came here to visit the pond/", Aiyu said.

/"You guys didn't go to your palace. It is the opposite way./", Aathu said.

/"We also came to visit the pond first/", Rakshak gave her the reply.

/"But we never thought we will see a chimpanzee/", Dhruv added looking at Pradhu.

/"Even we never thought that we will end up seeing a drunken monkey/", Pradhu said looking at Dhruv.

We all sat near the pond remembering our old memories. This place is still the same.

/"How was London and your business going?/", Aiyu asked me.

/"It is quite good. But I missed this place./", I told her.

/"You guys got someone in your life?/", Aathu asked looking at Rakshak.

/"Well, Aarvik Anna (elder brother) got someone. Rakshak is single and ready to mingle.../", when Dhruv was about to add further, /"Definitely you would have not got anyone. Because no girl will be interested in a drunken monkey/", Pradhu finished.

We all laughed for her statement. /"Pradhu, leave him. Just now he returned./", Aiyu said.

/"Learn something from Aiyu, see how caring she is/", Dhruv said.

/"First tell us about your special someone/", Pradhu asked me.

I started to tell about my love of life.