The next day Ravi came to school as his leg had completely healed(thanks to the Nanobots in his bloodstream) He was surprised to see that he was the first one to enter the class but he still went and sat at the last bench of the class. He was still disturbed by the events of the previous day, he was wondering who was the right - The King or Bobby. As he was lost in all these thoughts Pooja entered the class and saw him thinking about something deeply.
She went upto him and said,"Hey Ravi you didn't come to Verma Coaching since 2 days and even skipped school yesterday what happened?"
Ravi was brought back to his senses by her sweet voice when she called his name and just replied,"Well I sprained my leg and I couldn't walk for 2 days that's why."
"Oh then how is your leg now?",asked Pooja and Ravi said,"Fine and thanks for caring about me."
Pooja's face started reddening because she felt shy when she heard him speaking like that and she said,"OK then take care I have to go and meet my friends and was getting ready to leave, then Ravi said,"Pooja one sec I need to talk to you."
Pooja was not the type of girl who could easily talk with everyone and be friendly with new people but still she stopped at the door and said,"Yes Ravi what is it?"
Ravi then asked her if he could take her books for completing his notes and she said,"Take any book you want from the bag" and left in a hurry to catch up with her friends.
About 15 minutes later Pooja again returned to the class and said,"Hey Ravi there is a park near our school, someone is trying to remove it and build some hotel and as environment friendly students we are going to protest against it, Interested in coming along?"
Ravi was seriously trying to understand what he was writing and he didn't care a damn about any park so he just said,"No" and Pooja went away giving him an angry look. Time for the school bell to ring was very near and no one had entered the class as all had gone to the park to protest against the builder and Ravi was the only one in the class.
After he had written everything necessary he went to the staff room and saw that only a few teachers present, when he asked them if they were not going to teach anything that day, they all replied that for that day and the following day there would be no classes for 10th class students. As he was coming back to class to take his bag and go home Shreya who was running and looking away bumped into him,
he asked her,"Hey is everyone going to that Park."
Shreya appeared very anxious and replied,"Yes aren't you coming along?"
Ravi replied,"No."
Shreya was not the calm type like Pooja and she wanted him to come along so she said,"What kind of student are you, that park has a lot of old trees and its one of the last Natural Green Spots left in the city, we don't want to loose it for some hotel and if the park is gone the pollution levels in the surrounding areas will rise so much that in a few years even breathing in these areas would become difficult."
Ravi after listening to all that said,"Is Pooja coming along?"
Shreya replied,"Coming along? you must be joking she is the leader of the group."
Ravi thought for a second and asked,"What is the name of the builder?"
Shreya replied,"Venu...Venu Gopal."
On hearing the name a little evil smile spread on Ravi's face and then Shreya asked,"So are you coming along?"
Ravi just nodded his head and Shreya ran away saying,"You are the best."
That day when Ravi went to the Park, he saw that it was in a very bad state - overgrown grass, unkempt flower beds, unplanned digging and a lot of trash was lying everywhere but it did have a lot of trees.
He also saw many students who were shouting slogans like - "Save The Park,Save The City." and others like that. He saw Aarthi standing at the back of the crowd and went upto her and said,"Hey Aarthi Hi."
Aarthi was really excited on talking with Ravi after a long time and said,"Hey Hi, I heard you were not going to come."
Ravi just said,"Sometimes everything you hear is not true, so whats the situation like?"
To this Aarthi replied,"Well Ravi the builder did not turn up and we won't leave of this park without teaching him a lesson or two.And Ya one more thing he is returning from Delhi tomorrow"
Ravi just said thanks and started to leave Aarthi said,"Hey Ravi aren't you going to stay?"
Ravi said,"I will return tomorrow." and left.
She went upto him and said,"Hey Ravi you didn't come to Verma Coaching since 2 days and even skipped school yesterday what happened?" Ravi was brought back to his senses by her sweet voice when she called his name and just replied,"Well I sprained my leg and I couldn't walk for 2 days that's why."
"Oh then how is your leg now?",asked Pooja and Ravi said,"Fine and thanks for caring about me."
Pooja's face started reddening because she felt shy when she heard him speaking like that and she said,"OK then take care I have to go and meet my friends and was getting ready to leave, then Ravi said,"Pooja one sec I need to talk to you."
Pooja was not the type of girl who could easily talk with everyone and be friendly with new people but still she stopped at the door and said,"Yes Ravi what is it?"
Ravi then asked her if he could take her books for completing his notes and she said,"Take any book you want from the bag" and left in a hurry to catch up with her friends.
About 15 minutes later Pooja again returned to the class and said,"Hey Ravi there is a park near our school, someone is trying to remove it and build some hotel and as environment friendly students we are going to protest against it, Interested in coming along?"
Ravi was seriously trying to understand what he was writing and he didn't care a damn about any park so he just said,"No" and Pooja went away giving him an angry look. Time for the school bell to ring was very near and no one had entered the class as all had gone to the park to protest against the builder and Ravi was the only one in the class.
After he had written everything necessary he went to the staff room and saw that only a few teachers present, when he asked them if they were not going to teach anything that day, they all replied that for that day and the following day there would be no classes for 10th class students. As he was coming back to class to take his bag and go home Shreya who was running and looking away bumped into him,
he asked her,"Hey is everyone going to that Park."
Shreya appeared very anxious and replied,"Yes aren't you coming along?"
Ravi replied,"No."
Shreya was not the calm type like Pooja and she wanted him to come along so she said,"What kind of student are you, that park has a lot of old trees and its one of the last Natural Green Spots left in the city, we don't want to loose it for some hotel and if the park is gone the pollution levels in the surrounding areas will rise so much that in a few years even breathing in these areas would become difficult."
Ravi after listening to all that said,"Is Pooja coming along?"
Shreya replied,"Coming along? you must be joking she is the leader of the group."
Ravi thought for a second and asked,"What is the name of the builder?"
Shreya replied,"Venu...Venu Gopal."
On hearing the name a little evil smile spread on Ravi's face and then Shreya asked,"So are you coming along?"
Ravi just nodded his head and Shreya ran away saying,"You are the best."
That day when Ravi went to the Park, he saw that it was in a very bad state - overgrown grass, unkempt flower beds, unplanned digging and a lot of trash was lying everywhere but it did have a lot of trees.
He also saw many students who were shouting slogans like - "Save The Park,Save The City." and others like that. He saw Aarthi standing at the back of the crowd and went upto her and said,"Hey Aarthi Hi."
Aarthi was really excited on talking with Ravi after a long time and said,"Hey Hi, I heard you were not going to come."
Ravi just said,"Sometimes everything you hear is not true, so whats the situation like?"
To this Aarthi replied,"Well Ravi the builder did not turn up and we won't leave of this park without teaching him a lesson or two.And Ya one more thing he is returning from Delhi tomorrow"
Ravi just said thanks and started to leave Aarthi said,"Hey Ravi aren't you going to stay?"
Ravi said,"I will return tomorrow." and left.
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