My eyes were stuck on that notebook…
I just kept staring at it…
I couldn't understand… how this even happened…
In the name of homework…
he had written only two lines…
It felt like he was taking revenge…
I went to him and said,
"You said you would do my homework… what is this? Just two lines?"
He said,
"Yes… I did your homework… didn't I?"
I said,
"This? Two lines??"
He replied,
"Yes. I never said how much I would write…
2 lines or 100… I did the homework."
I said,
"That's not fair…"
He smiled and said,
"How is it unfair?
You did the same with me…
Your answer was also very 'great' — 'Aise hi'… wasn't it?"
I said,
"Ohh… so now you're being smart with me?"
He said,
"You were smart first…"
I said,
"Okay fine… now we're equal."
And I went back to my class…
My friend kept asking me again and again,
"What happened? What happened??"
But I just said,
"Nothing…"
That boy…
kept looking at me from the corner of his eyes…
Whenever I looked at him…
he would quickly look away…
Our classes had windows facing each other…
and by luck… we both sat near those windows…
Whenever the window opened…
our eyes would meet…
and then… both of us would look down…
School got over…
and I started walking towards home…
He came behind me…
and started walking with me…
I asked him,
"Why are you following me?"
He said,
"So now I can't even go to my own house?
Should I go back to school then?"
I said,
"Why are you answering like that?"
He smiled mischievously and said,
"It's fun…"
I looked at him…
and then I smiled…
Seeing me smile…
he also started laughing…
I said to him,
"Honestly… you are just like me…
You talk like me… and your actions are also like mine…"
He said…
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