I'm Free!

Hey there! My name’s Nirshitha. Let me begin with my

backstory. It’s not that big, but I’ll try to expand as big as I can.

Here…My family! Me, mother, and father. But

unfortunately…mom disappeared. Dad married an aunt to take care of me. But

things began to get worse. Once again! Unfortunately, dad disappeared and

what’s next….

Aunt married to another uncle. Finally, I was left out…I

mean they didn’t even given a damn care about me. Good grief, One day! I saw

the newspaper article about a high school offering scholarships that—“THOSE WHO

SCORE THE FIRST HIGH MARKS IN THE ENTRANCE EXAM WILL BE GRANTED WITH AN

ULTIMATE SCHOLARSHIP. NO NEED TO PAY A SINGLE RUPEE, INCLUDING HOSTEL FEE IF

REQUIRED.”

                                        That’s

it! I took it as a chance to get rid of my aunt and uncle. Luckily, I’ve gained

the scholarship and right now….I’m heading to the school. So this is my

story. I’ve already told you that it’s not that interesting. Well! The one

beside me is my aunt and the one driving the car is my uncle. They really felt

happy, after hearing about my scholarship. But wait! Before saying this, please

don’t get the wrong idea about me. The thing is – in a rush of getting rid of

them, I forgot to enquire about the hostel in detail. I mean, the maintenance,

teaching faculty, the building. So, I’m eager to see it. This journey is really

taking so long. Seems like the hostel is really far from the town. The time’s

moving.

“Hey! Nirshitha, wake up.” “Hmm, aunt what is it?” “C’mon!

It’s time for you to leave, we reached your hostel.” She opens the door(car),

comes out.

“Wait guys! The building looks a bit old.” They visited all

the places- hostel rooms, classrooms and stuff. Nirshitha, downing her head,

talking within herself…”It’s totally opposite to what I’ve imagined. But

there’s no choice left for me. I need to stay here.” Completing all the

 formalities for her

admission, her aunt and uncle left from there. “Yeah! Finally, I can live as I

want to. I was able to get rid of those guys.” She’s walking in the corridor to

her classroom. Heard a sound- stared out through the window- “Seriously! It’s

raining. But the weather’s good here. Everyone joins their new schools freshly

in the mornings, but weirdly, I joined in the evening. Whatever, it doesn’t

matter now. Oh! As the receptionist guided, my class must be this one room 57.

The class is too noisy. Seems like there’s no teacher in the class. I wish I

could get along with everyone. Well! I’m going in. she enters the room. At

once, everything became calm. All the students started staring at her. Then she

saw a guy in the last bench sleeping. He woke up, “C’mon! why everyone became

silent? Does the teacher come?” he mumbled. “Ah! It’s just a new girl.” She

just walked with a smile and sat in the last bench, beside the sleepy guy. The

class became noisy again. She looked at around the class and found the sleepy

guy staring at her. She didn’t get it. He asked her name. “I’m Nirshitha, how

about you?”

“You interrupted my sleep, and about my mane, you can call me whatever

you want to.” “Wait! Did I wake him up? Give me a break! What a weirdo!” she

mumbled. “Hey, what are you thinking? At least try to act like you are

apologizing.” He said. “Why should I?” He got pissed, “I’ve already told you!

You interrupted my sleep. You need to apologize.” She began to feel uncomfortable

about his behavior. Then a girl sitting in front of her, turned back…“New girl

right! Sorry about that. There’s thing you need to get adopted in the class. I

mean try to ignore him. He’s always like this, acting all weirdly, living in

his own world.”

After hearing her words, she was like, “Well! Thankyou!” “C’mon girl!

It’s alright. So I’m Rekha.” “I’m Nirshitha. Pleasure to meet you. The guy kept

on staring her like he’s about to kill her. She’s trying so hard to ignore him,

talking with Rekha. In that way, time began to move. “Hmm…I was able to make a

friend on the first day.” Rekha asked, “What’s your room number in the hostel?”

“It’s in the fourth floor, fifth room from the stairs.” “mine is in fourth too,

beside yours. But I didn’t knew about vacancies in the fourth floor. Whatever,

it’s alright.”

The bell rang! After having dinner, they both went to the

dorms. Actually, each room is allotted with four students. But unfortunately,

the strength has been increased. Both Nirshitha and Rekha are adjusting to

living with an extra fifth member in the room. Nirshitha tried to get along

with her roommates, but as the fifth member, they developed a hatred for her

instead of adjusting.

She couldn’t sleep properly on the first day. The next

morning, she got ready and came to class. No one has come yet except the weird

guy from yesterday. He’s sleeping. She silently came and sat in her place.

“This hostel is just opposite to what I’ve imagined. I feel like quitting

already. But this is far better than staying in the home with those people

again.”

Then someone came, it’s her friend. After a while the

classes began. She looked beside, it’s that weird guy! He’s sleeping, and the

teachers aren’t reacting too. Everyone’s acting like his presence was nothing.

In that way, a week passed.

It was evening. No one was in the class. But Nirshitha and

Rekha were still in the class. The sleepy guy’s there too, sleeping. “I

couldn’t get along with the roommates. Being an extra fifth member in the room

is really not a good thing. But there are six floors in the hostel, right? Why

should we get adjusted in fourth floor?” asked Nirshitha.

Rekha said, “C’mon! Let’s talk this over with the principal

to shift us to the fifth floor. They both explained their problems about

sharing their room with the former students. The principal was like, “You know

about the fifth and sixth floor, right? All three …The campus, boys' and girls'

hostels are connected. I can guarantee that any risks or sneaking will not be

done since all the doors of the respective buildings are locked. All the

problem is, can you two stay on the fifth floor all alone by yourselves?

“We can sir! All we need is another room.”

After hearing their words, he accepted

Now, they both stay on fifth floor, first room  near the stairs.

Nirshitha stood outside the room and looked to her right

side. “It’s freaking dark and creepy too.” In that way, the night passed.

As ever, Nirshitha came to the class early. The sleepy

guy’s sleeping. “Give me a break! Is

he always like this , sleeping all day! I

didn’t see him around, not even in the corridor or at the mess.  I’ve never seen him awake. So weird of him.”

The classes began.

It was afternoon. Rekha left out for an outing with her

parents. Nirshitha’s so bored without her. After having dinner, she left for

her room. When she was about to open the door, looked to her right side, where

the hostel is connected to the campus. Then she heard something, “What was

that? Is someone there, or perhaps a ghost, maybe? C’mon, I’m imagining the

things.”

She went to her room and was about to sleep. It was so

dark, all alone, “C’mon! Why should this be happening to me? I can't even sleep

without a bed lamp in my own room, and now, here! Sleeping without a single

person, in this freaking dark. I wonder how I’m gonna suppose to sleep here,

damn it!” She began to worry. The time moved. She stared at the window, “Wait,

it’s morning already? I didn’t sleep at all. I should better not sleep during

the classes.” After having breakfast, she went to the class, “Him again! Will

he be just sleeping or eat something? I wonder why not even the teachers say a

word to him. It’s like he’s almost invincible, with not even a single friend.

Well, I’ll never know until I ask him directly. But how should I wake him up?”

“Hey,  wake up!”

There’s no response.

“Man, seriously! Why doesn’t he just wake up?” She poked

him with a scale.

Then there’s a slight movement, he woke up slowly, looking at

her with those sleepy eyes.

“Go and have some breakfast. It’s not good for your health

if you skip breakfast, you know!”

He talked nothing but to stare at her.

“What’s up with that look on his face!”

“C’mon! Go and eat something.” He was like, “You

interrupted my sleep.” Her mind is totally blank. “Not that crap again!”, she

mumbled.

He stood up and started coughing.

“Damn, He doesn’t even carry his own bottle.”

“Here, you can borrow mine,”, she gave her bottle.

He took it and walked to the mess.

“Seeing him, even I feel to sleep now.”, she yawned.

He came back again. “Did he eat already? So fast!” He gave

the bottle and slept again.

“Seriously, He’s going to sleep again!”

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