"I'll be there for you, I'll be there for you!" - FRIENDS.

Shraddha's POV :

What happened to the the hundreds of friends I had when I was younger. They didn't care about me? They were not my friends? They didn't want me to be happy? No! They were my friends. Now I have new friends and they are still people with whom I had spent my childhood and lovely memories. They have accompanied me to fill the empty ground and we played till night during vacations and got scolded at home for being so late out there, anybody could have kidnapped the small children and so we should return home early. They were 'parents ' and won't change ever, because they care and love us and what we do is hurt them when we grow up. Well! I am happy with the choice of countable friends I have now because we laugh until tears fill our eyes and our stomach asks for some mercy and our ears ask for some more secrets and gossips. they are the best and bring out the best in me. They are my true friends. Friends don't need to hear us to know what happened they can just tell by seeing our face expression. It's been years of our friendship and I still remember the when we played I spy and Kick the can and what not games but these days we barely talk but still when we meet it feels like we had never stopped talking to each other.
"Hey! Have we met before?"
Rachel said with confusion written all over her face as if she is trying to remember the person who hid the map to the biggest treasure in the world.
"Hey! Nope!" I said popping the 'p'.
" Although we go to the same school in the same bus, we have never met before this very second of our lives. "
I said trying to help the poor girl from her confusion.
" Ohh! I am Rachel. I study in fourth grade. What about you? "
A sigh of relief was spread on her face after hearing the truth like I gave her my mac n cheese burger she has been eyeing while talking to me.
"I am Shraddha. I also study in fourth grade and before you ask which section it's 'I' and I know yours is 'D' and I am sorry, got to go now. Meet you in the bus tomorrow."
I snapped her from her shocked expression due the sudden declaration of her class section by me.
'hah' that's me dear, I know every single person who steps inside our school and that is due to all of my spectacular observant skills and somewhat curiosity about the person.
It took me not long to realise what I said to her few minutes ago. Obviously, I know meeting her in the bus is not so dangerous but how can I forget about her gang of girls, she sits with. OMG! I have caused myself into another trouble. Suddenly, my radar alerted me for a very strong gaze I am having for being so much in my thoughts that I forgot to leave and have been sitting in the same chair from the past ten minutes. Ohh fuck!
" Sure! Meet you tomorrow. since, you are in a hurry. "
She said when she realized I am back.
Ohh god! I was humiliated by my inner self and she is being so damn nice.
' Don't trust anyone who is being extra nice '
Great! My subconscious is back but said nothing wrong. I smiled and started walking towards the exit before causing any further humiliation.
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The bus -
Next morning I woke up at 6:30 and did the essentials of everyday and dressed myself in our school uniform for the summers, that is, white collared half sleeve shirts and white plated skirts and white socks and black leather shoes, green coloured belt with the school emblem on it and house badges and tied my long hair into two normal braids. After getting ready for school. I quickly managed to shuffle my books for today's time table without being more late I ran out of my house at 7:05 for the school bus which I saw at the stop.
" Shit! " I sprinted two streets to catch the bus and the driver uncle saw me coming and stopped the bus and I got into the bus panting and thanked the driver uncle, he smiled at me and I got to my seat and drank some water.
Everything was fine and normal but the bus stopped at the next stop and I realised I was sitting alone in the seat for two people and saw Rachel smiling towards me and eyeing the empty space. I looked back as if it was me or somebody behind me she was sharing looks with. Skadooosh!! It was me.
"Can I seat here?" Rachel said and some of her friends giggled and sat behind my seat.
" Yeah ! Sure "I smiled and tried to hide the uncomfort I was having.
"Hey! " another friend of hers said to me.
"Hey ! " I replied.
" This is Daisy, Tina, Anne. " Rachel introduced her three friends sitting next to our seat and they waved thier hands and smiled at me, when she called their names.
"And this is Shraddha! " Rachel introduced me to her friends and I did the same they did. We chattered till we reached the school and went to our classes. How stupid of me to think everyone that socialises are attention seekers. I realized what life I have been missing out. Ofcourse, I do talk to people but I missed the exitement of knowing them personally.

That day I found my people. My best friends and since that day they have never left my side it has been almost nine years and still counting.

A|N - hey! I am trying to write my chapters a little longer than they were. Thankyou everyone for the support. It really makes my day.
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