TANGLED WEB

chapter 2

ADDISON'S POV:

As i entered the classroom i feel anxious as well as excited. There were only few students so i took this opportunity to seat at first bench which was already occupied by a cute looking boy. If am not wrong he is slightly taller than me and looks like for some reason he is not happy to be here.

Sitting there i was debating in my mind whether i should start a talk or wait and let him notice me first because as much as i can observe he has not noted my presence otherwise he would had at least looked my way. I waited for few more minutes for him to acknowledge me and talk to me but seems like he was in other world so my curiosity got better of me and i decided to break the silence and talk first.

Hi!! I tried to crack a conversation between us.-no reply

Clearling my throat i tried again,hii!!-again no reply

Ummm.....Hiii!!-again not a single reply is he mute

This time when i tried once again he stood and walked away, i followed his steps and saw him taking another empty seat. I turned my head and huffed, huhhhh!!!!! That was rude.

Now classroom has started to fill with children some looking happy and excited, some nervous and afraid, some grumpy while some put neutral face. I waited for classroom to fill meanwhile thinking whoever is going to sit with me today i will not talk to him/her first until and unless they start a conversation because i don’t want to feel ignored twice a day that too on this day. I waited until someone took seat beside me.

GRACE'S POV:

I stand rooted to same spot, i saw almost whole class was full, there were so many children, i wanted to run from here.i wanted to be in safety of my dad’s arm. Dad told me i was always anxious in crowd even when i was just a infant i would start crying whenever i was in a crowded area and this would continue till mom dad bring me away from such places. I never feel like playing with other children of my age whether i am in park or some birthday party i would usually stick dad’s side or mom side i never leave them for a second. But today i have no other option so i made my way to seat at bench which is at far corner of the classroom.

As there was still some time for class to start and there was nothing to do so i started examining the class and noted that it has different types of charts made on walls some have numbers written on them,some have english alphabets and some pictures of different birds, animals, fruits and vegetables. There were also many toys for learning purpose. And finally at the front of the classroom was white board above it was a rainbow design with forest background surrounding the board and rainbow structure. Overall this classroom was very beautiful and gives you idea as if you are sitting at one of beautiful forest meadow. Then i thought may be coming to school won’t be that bad, if i can get to sit in this classroom.

I was snapped out of my thought when i felt someone putting their bag and sitting beside me. I sensed that she is going to talk to me when bell rang indicating start of class i breath a sigh of relief.

NATALIE'S POV:

When i entered the class whole classroom was full and everyone was busy in chatting and introducing each other well not everyone some were sitting quietly at their seat. I scan the whole classroom for empty seat fortunately i find one at far corner of the classroom and as soon as i saw who has occupied the seat a grin plastered on face. I quickly jogged towards her and joined her. As i was going to talk to her bell rang and our classroom teacher marches in. All of us stood to greet her morning, in her sweet motherly voice she greets us back and ask us to take our respective seat.

Since it was our first day we weren’t taught much which disappointed me a little bit. Almost all classes passed in us giving our introduction and by the time of recess i can see everyone was bored of answering same question again and again-what’s your name,what’s your hobby, what you want to become when you grow up etc. Well by the lunch time also many were well acquainted among themselves except few and unfortunately among those few were i and Grace. Yes while introduction section i learned that the girl whom i spotted this morning and with whom i am sitting right now, her name is Grace. I also figured out that she is a very shy girl and talk very less because whenever i tried to make her talk with me she usually answer to the point or give a weak smile with a nod of head as though she is not used to mingle with others.

But as stubborn i was i was determined to make her my friend so as soon as bell rang indicating recess time i took out my lunch box when i saw she too had taken out her lunch box i grabbed her hand and lead her school playing ground for elementary school students but suddenly my hand jerked and when i turned i saw her running away in the opposite corridor, i got confused then i realized she must have gotten afraid thinking i am going to bully her so she ran away.

I sighed how stupid of me when i come to senses to follow her i saw her turning round a corner at the end of the corridor i tried to follow her but she was gone. I searched her there for few minutes before giving up and as i turned i bumped into someone.