5 YEARS LATER
“Ma’am may I come in?” Damon came in panting in the class. The teacher, having the privilege given by the virtue of her position, considered of not letting him enter for being late by 7 whole minutes, but then decided otherwise, it would be a waste of time. “Sit here. In front of Alice.”, she pointed at the threadbare carpet. Glad for being able to avoid the punishment, Damon hurried to his seat. The Psychology class had already started and the students’ heads were bowed down as they scribbled their notes. Damon, being a late comer, had to take a couple more minutes for taking out the required notebook and start writing.
He looked up as the teacher went for a tea break; the students’ had their fingers sprinting over several pages before this short freedom was earned. Damon looked up and saw that his own group of friends were sitting a long way at the back. He knew this Alice girl, but only her name. He looked at her. She was a very chubby girl with a medium length brownish black hair. She wore geeky specs and had left her hair down and it framed her face softly. A smile completed her countenance as she spoke quietly to a guy sitting beside her. Damon had seen her in school but they had never had any conversation though they had quite a number of mutual friends.
Alice looked up and saw Damon looking at her. She smiled at him. Damon, not returning that smile, quickly looked away, because the black hair, the chubby dimples and that brilliant smile made the memories of a lost person rush back into his mind.
Few moments passed before he looked up again. She’s not her- he said to himself. He saw the look of bewilderment in her eyes as he looked at her again. This time though, he managed a quick smile. But she raised her eyebrows in uncertainty. But that was the end of it because the teacher, with a sly smile had come to torture their fingers again.
To be continued.
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