The New Girl : A Thread

When I 1st saw her , I was 15 years old.

To this day I remember that moment vividly , like it was yesterday.

She got admitted to our school on 22nd April and I was absent that day because I had a fever , so I went to my friend's house that evening to know what all had happened in the school and I got to know that apparently I had missed my interview with the VP for a prefectorial post

also he told me about a new girl who had come to our section , and how everyone was having a crush on her , the usual basically but I wasn't too keen on hearing that stuff because I was sad I had missed my interview.

25th April , I went to school , I was talking with my mates when in the periphery I saw a girl walking into the class , she was the new girl , and I was blown away , didn't know what that meant till that day. I was in complete awe of her , its like the time froze on me.

Never believed in that shit , but well it was happening to me.

I never had any issues with striking up a conversation with anyone , be it be a girl or a boy but for days I couldn't muster up the courage to go and even ask her , her name.

Though things around me were moving pretty fast , I don't know if its a Delhi thing , but there were guys who were already making plans to ask her out. It wasn't even 15 days since she had come.

Things happen for a reason in your life.I had given up on the thought of being a prefect but my principal had other ideas. On May 11th,Principal called for me in the mid of my class,I was shitting my pants because I thought I was going to get a scolding for missing the interview.

My heart sank when I entered the room. There were 5 people sitting in the room. Our school's chairperson , director , principal , vice principal and disciplinary incharge. I thought , shit , its all over. They are rusticating me for missing the interview.

I was about to cry and go down on my knees to beg for mercy but then the VP said , A this is your prefectorial interview. Introduce yourself. My interview went on for some 40 mins. Apparently I gave one of the best interviews ever because somehow eveyone knew about it

but as fate would have it , I had blacked out and I don't remember shit.

May 18th , we had our prefectorial ceremony and I was the prefect in charge of the middle block (8th-10th standard). I was very proud and happy.
But , things changed.

This girl , whom I had been avoiding because I didn't have the balls to talk to , came up to me , I could make out she was as awkward as I was but she congratulated me and truth be told , that congratulation was a bigger deal than becoming a prefect.

But the very next day , it was our summer vacation. And we didn't have any contact till the school reopened.

We were back to square one and that awkward brief conversation , felt like it never took place.

Our class teacher rearranged our seats and once again through divine intervention , here I was sitting right behind her.

I am an ardent anime fan , an anime otaku if you may & I was talking about Naruto& Bleach with my best friend at the time , and she suddenly turned back and here it was , the 1st girl whom I knew shared the same passion as I did for anime and we couldn't stop talking after that.

Never thought in my wildest of dreams , that anime would play such a part in my life because anime otaku are often looked at as loners , who are low on self-esteem , well there goes your prejudice.

I still watch anime when I get time and I cry like a baby and get inspired by their fake struggles supported by their inspiring music so yeah don't give two fucks about what people think about your interests. It doesn't matter.

July 20th , those wannabe boys , who were after her took notice of the long conversations I used to have with the new girl in between classes or free periods and one of them , after school , came with his friends to challenge me that he would propose her in a week's time.

Basically what it meant was that I had a week to win her over.

I didn't think I had it in me to do that , but it used to be the best times when I used to talk to her about anime , how normies wouldn't get the difference between cartoon and anime

and why anime are so much better than those overrated sitcoms. I couldn't afford lose that.

26th july , after 5 days of intense thinking , not eating properly , not sleeping enough , I thought fuck it , what will happen? She will be weirded out and will stop talking to me? Yeah didn't matter to me (of course it did , I was shitting bricks by that time)

26th July 1:33pm,I had told my friends who she used to talk to after school was over,to stop her from going to her bus and engage her till the time I came bc I had stupid prefectorial duties&of course, it fucking started raining out of no where,but I just about made it in time.

26th July 1:40pm , With alot hesitation , embarrassment , fear , I somehow confessed my feelings to her ( at this point we were Infront of the staff room because it was raining and it was the closest dry place around , talk about not having balls).

All she had for me was a big "OK"&she ran frm there as fast as she cud.I cud see the entire flashback of my life Infront of my eyes. i couldnt believe it.Was I rejected?I cud hearing that bastard (that kid who challenged me) laughing at me , in my head.Yep , as brutal as it gets.

But

Its been 8 years , and we are still together. That's still the best decision in my life that I have ever taken till date.

The very aspects of my personality that I thought would never lead me to a meaningful relationship , got me here today and I cannot be any more happier and grateful.

End of thread.

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