DOMINANT BLUE

CHAPTER 2

During the assembly, we stood in the lines of our previous classes. This is the time I could see all my classmates together for the last time. But this doesn't apply to everyone. Maybe I could get some of them in class 10th in my section. I wanted only my friends Suchita, Anikesh, and Sanvi to be with me in my new class.

Then the time came for announcements. Teachers of each class would come on stage and call out to the students of each class. My name came in the first slot. "Radhika Singh ", Divya Mishra, my new class teacher called out. I was happy as I got Suchita and Sanvi in my class, but not Anikesh. I knew he had a kind of liking for me and so did I sort of(not that I have told anyone). There were so many new faces in my class, but I had seen them somewhere or other in school. There was one face I had never seen. As the teacher pronounced her name, during attendance, 'Aira Matthew'. Just like her name, she was completely unique. She looked like a foreigner.

I found a strange wave in my class. All were, by veiled glances, looking at her. They were all checking her out from head to toe. She was sitting on the front bench so she was perfectly visible to everyone. She had big eyes, perfect blond hair, a very fair complexion, and when I stared at her, I found her eye colour was blue. Wow! I had never seen such a pretty girl in my life. And I was kinda jealous of her appearance. She was totally stunning, as if carved out of the most delicacy. She appeared strong but there was something intricate and intimidating yet intriguing about her.

After the attendance teacher gave us her introduction. "Hello students .......my name is Divya Mishra," she said enthusiastically. " I'll be your class teacher for your 10th grade." This time politely. "I hope you will put all your hard work and special effort in this semester because it's going to be your board exam.... your first board exam!" The last words were said in a way that was supposed to scare the hell out of us. But it didn't work for me.

After the first English period, we had maths, then physics, and the last was games before lunch. What I was able to discover was that Aira was not only beautiful but also excellent at studies and sports. I had never seen such gorgeous a girl having so many talents. At times, she didn't appear human to me. Her movements would sometimes become robotlike, but everyone could be deceived by that pretty face. I was for sure getting jealous of her.