The co-curricular activities

After their lunch break, Everyone leaves for their designated classes, while Piyush, Moon and G-one head for the principal to get their subjects changed.

Piyush: (opens the door) Sir,

Principal: Piyush! oh come in.

G-one: (walks in with Moon) Afternoon sir,

Moon: Sir (bows a little),

Principal: You brought Moon with you. And who could this be?

Piyush: Sir, he is G-one.

Principal: Ok, Mr G-one. I see. Good to meet you son,

G-one: Pleasure is mine, sir.

Principal: Is everything all right? What brings you here?

Piyush: Sir, actually, Moon and G-one face a sudden twist in their interests.

Principal: Umm! I don't understand.

G-one: The thing is sir, I and Moon are hoping to switch our subjects.

Principal: Subjects! why would you wanna do that?

G-one: Actually sir, an old friend of hers has joined with us too and she has taken a different subject. And now she wants Moon to take classes with her.

Principal: So, for that you both wanna switch subject?

Piyush: Actually sir, she is not very familiar with the city life. So I thought, actually we thought, someone out of us three should stay with her on every step.

Principal: Listen lads, the thing you are asking for, is not very easy to be done. You are given a plenty of time before deciding on your subjects. Even I am not authorised to help you switch subjects after the registrations. You understand what I am saying, don't you?

G-one: We knew sir, we just thought if there could be a way, if not we could always adjust ourselves.

Principal: I see no way son. You will have to do with it. However, it is possible to switch subjects during the registration for the next year. But just for the optional subjects.

Piyush: We understood sir, perfectly. Thankyou for the guidance.

Principal: No problem kid. If you face any other problem, come to me anytime.

Piyush: Thankyou, we are grateful.

G-one: Thankyou sir. May we go?

Principal: Sure,

Moon: (bows)

G-one: Have a nice day sir.

They turn to leave.

Principal: G-one, your group is a different one. I expect great things from it. I believe you will work diligently towards your studies.

G-one: We would sir, I give my word.

Principal: It would be nice.

They come out in the hall way.

G-one: I knew this was not gonna happen.

Piyush: Mia was pushing this, why is she getting so cheeky all of a sudden? Did she become such good friends with Moon in just two days?

G-one: The second day is not even complete yet.

Moon: She is a well behaved girl. I don't know, maybe she has some undiginified sides of her behaviours just like you two.

Piyush: Don't go on bitching us now. I would never understand girls. Whatever, let's go and attend our respective classes.

G-one: I should go and tell this to Mia. Moon, why don't you go and join Lily and Akash. You know the way, right?

Moon: Ya, Lily showed it to me earlier.

Piyush: Then go and see what's going. G-one will reach you after sometime.

Moon: Ok (leaves)

G-one: I just hope she doesn't start crying after I tell her this.

Piyush: Nah! She is not like that. She will understand. I am just curious what had gotten into her that made her say all those thing.

G-one: Ya, even though she will be a little disappointed.

Piyush: I guess she will be. But whatever, just for one class. She can manage it.

G-one: Ya, so can't you tell her about it? You are going to the same class.

Piyush: If you knew why did you say that you would go and tell that to her huh?

G-one: I don't know, maybe I just wanted to see her.

Piyush: Did I hear you say something fucked up?

G-one: Huh!?

Piyush: You said something about seeing her. What's that all about? Don't go on cheating with my sister?

G-one: Your sister, who are you talking about?

Piyush: Isn't she your fiancee? And you are hovering over another girl.

G-one: She is not your sister first of all. And I am not her fiancee. Brother and fiancee thing both are made up. She will leave one day, I better have a backup plan.

Piyush: What if she doesn't leave? You will flirt with two beauties. Like hell I will allow that.

G-one: Ya, I don't need that from the one who has two honeybees hovering over him and one fox clung on his back. And who are you, my grandfather. Suck your dick, bitch.

Piyush: Don't count Nikita in this, I don't like her, she is just an unwanted burden. And how can someone suck his own dick, first you show me how to do it then I will gladly do it. You talk crazy.

G-one: Stop licking my ears and tell me the way.

Piyush: This way, the second room from the left.

As they pass by the different rooms, they peek a glance of every room.

G-one: Holy crap, dude, these all rooms run classes for first year?

Piyush: That's what Mia told me.

G-one: Our year is also filled with some delicious hotties.

Piyush: You don't say.

Both giggle.

G-one: Hey, earlier you were lecturing on something?

Piyush: Suck your dick, fuck.

G-one: Huh! I knew you were an asshole.

Piyush: Who's? yours or mine's?

G-one: Donkey's.

Piyush: The class. Looks like teacher hasn't come yet. Wait, let me send her out.

G-one: I feel very nervous all of sudden. Why don't you do this job for me?

Piyush: (shows middle finger)

G-one: Dick!

G-one stands out while Piyush goes and whispers something to Mia and she comes out to G-one.

Mia: What is it G-one? You got your subjects changed? Why are you not coming inside? Where is Moon?

G-one: Listen Mia, the principal denied our request. He said he cannot help us. What once done is done. We can only change our subjects next year.

Mia: (fake smiles) No problem, it's ok. Atleast you tried. It's just one class. We can still be together other times, right?

G-one: Ya ofcourse, if you say, I can come and live with you at your home, with Moon ofcourse. Hehe!

Mia: Ya, I know. And more I got Piyush here.

G-one: Has Piyush offended you somehow?

Mia: No, why do you say that?

G-one: No, the thing you said during the lunch break, it seemed like you don't wanna stay with him or something.

Mia: No, it's just he is so perfect, I am scared that if I stayed with him too much I might fall for him.

G-one: Is that so (cries inside, laughing outside, whispers) fuckin shitlicking jerk.

Mia: G-one!

G-one: Ya!

Mia: Why did Akash ask you to switch with Moon when Piyush was already here to look after her?

G-one: (thinks) Holy crap she was paying attention during all that drama.

Mia: Why!

G-one: Like Akash said, she likes to stay with me and Akash, so one of us had to switch with her, Akash couldn't because of Lily, so it only leaves me.

Mia: Why doesn't Moon favour her own brother? Is he adopted or something?

G-one: (controls his laugh) No, no, it's just, they have a minor dispute going on between them.

Mia: About what? Did Piyush eat her burger?

G-one: She defeated him in a game again and again, continuously. Piyush tried to frame her for cheating and that's where it all started.

Mia: Oh I see. That makes sense. Anyway, see you in the English class then.

G-one: Ok, see ya. Do me a favour, and try not to fall for that sloth please, ok (turns and starts walking by waving his hand to Mia).

Mia: Wait!

G-one: Now what?

Mia: Can I see your hand?

G-one: Ofcourse, (forwards his right hand) What do you wanna do with it?

She holds his hand into her plams and feels the comforting energy rushing into her body with closing her eyes. G-one stares at her in astonishment at what she was trying to do. She slowly opens her eyes and looks at G-one and sees his eyes shining blue.

Mia: (smiles) Now it is confirmed (relieves his hand).

G-one: What is confirmed? (examines his hand).

Mia: That I won't fall for Piyush or anyone.

G-one: How so?

Mia: You better go, teacher is coming, behind you.

G-one: Ok, bye (runs).

Mia clutches her hands together smiling and goes back into her class, Piyush was surprised to see her smiling like that. She pushes Piyush a little and sits beside him dreaming leaving Piyush completely baffled. G-one reaches the computer class. With no teacher inside, he goes and takes his place beside Moon. Akash Lily were sitting before him laughing on something.

Moon: Did you tell her?

G-one: Ya,

Moon: What did she say?

G-one: Nothing, she just agreed. There was nothing she could do about it so, she went with the flow.

Moon: I told you she is a fine girl. She just wanted us to be with her. That's all.

G-one: When did I ever say she is not?

Moon: When is the teacher coming?

G-one: How should I know that?

Moon: Where are the computers?

G-one: They must be in a separate room. First we will study a particular topic, then we might be able to access them.

Moon: I am curious.

G-one: About what?

Moon: Are your computers and our computers different?

G-one: Wait, and you will find out. Hey, you love birds!

Akash and Lily Stop laughing,

G-one: What's so amusing written in that book? Share with us too.

Akash: Nothing! she is just laughing remembering our old times.

G-one: Maybe a little light on a lost chat might make the mood more humourous.

Akash: Hehehe! I know you wouldn't.

Lily: What is it? Tell me.

G-one: She is insisting, see.

Akash: Ya, a little light on a second floor clash might make the mood marvelously humourous. What do you say?

G-one: (gulp) I was just kidding, Lily. It's nothing. Just an old chat between two lemon sucking friends.

Lily: Oh really! sounds more sinister than that.

Moon: What is the second floor clash, G-one? You did something again?

G-one: No, he is just kidding. I would never.

Moon: You smell fishy.

G-one: I don't eat fish.

Teacher arrives.

G-one: (whispers looking up) Thankyou Lord Ram, thankyou.

Moon squints at G-one with suspicion. The next class convenes everyone back except Lavangi and Simar. Moon, G-one and Mia take one bench while Piyush, Akash and Lily choose to sit behind them.

G-one: See, told you, it's just a matter of one class.

Mia: I wasn't that worked up about it G-one, please.

Piyush: That is not what your tone suggested earlier.

Mia: Oh! how many times are you gonna say that?

Piyush: (laughs) Every time I say this, her face looks amusing.

G-one: (chuckles)

Mia: G-one, not you too.

G-one: Sorry, I won't.

Piyush: Hey, you brought information book to the English class. And more to that you are reading it, computer freaks.

Akash: What! just until sir comes. What's the big deal?

Lily: He was just showing me a coding process. Piyush! don't call us freaks.

Piyush: Will you rest the studying? Our kind doesn't study in free time. We go crazy.

Akash: Termite! (holds his head and pushes it on the bench, before Piyush's face could hit the surface, G-one skillfully slips a book under to reduce the impact).

Piyush: Why you crazy mother...

Teacher: (enters) Hey, what are you two doing, huh!?

Akash and Piyush: Sorry sir.

And the class goes on.

G-one: Where are you heading next?

Mia: To the ground, ofcourse.

G-one: We are going the same way.

Lily: Duh! The ground belongs to the first years for the last period. Where else will you go.

Akash: You are coming too then?

Lily: Not with you.

Akash: Huh! why not?

Mia: We got separate games right. And more we have different rooms to get changed.

Piyush: Whatever, come on you three, let's go see Manas.

Moon: I am going with them.

G-one: Why, you too?

Lily: Hello, (indicates Moon) a girl!

G-one: Fine! Piyush, come.

They start moving.

Piyush: Which come, come come or that come?

Akash: I have heard if you ejaculate too much, you might go thin.

Piyush: Bullshit, where did you hear that? In a game?

G-one: Oh now I know why Piyush is so skinny.

Piyush: No, I am not. Wait, am I really that scrawny?

Akash: And gets taller too.

Piyush: Hold it, G-one is taller among us, isn't he?

Akash: Holy shit, look at the difference.

Piyush: How the fuck did you get so high? You have got a secret, haven't you?

G-one: Not masturbation, that's for sure.

Piyush: It is definitely assured. That is the secret.

G-one: Fuck off!

They reach the court and see Manas and some other students practicing.

Akash: They look like professional players.

Piyush: We would look the same if we wear the basketball outfit.

G-one: Hey, Manas!

A boy with Manas indicates him towards G-one. Manas drops the ball and comes to them.

Manas: Hey!

Piyush: You are still here! Don't you have class or something?

Manas: It is not necessary for you to attend the classes. It depends on your mood.

Akash: Sweet. Atleast we won't have to smash our heads everytime.

G-one: Right! Yahoo (low hive five with Akash).

Manas: So, you are gonna play?

Piyush: Oh yeah! that's why we came.

Manas: Akash! why are you here? I thought you said you were interested in cricket.

Akash: Yeah, I thought about it digging deep into my heart and found that it is necessary to learn every game. You know what I mean.

Manas: Ofcourse, no one said about being good in only one game.

Akash: Actually I don't know very much about it. But I will soon catch up with you, you can bet on that. I have the two best coaches by my side, and one more if he wants to.

Piyush and G-one stand beside Akash holding his shoulder.

G-one: What do you say?

Manas: Hop in. Let's see if you can match our speed. I will let you two show us something first. (to the players on the ground) Hey, guys, we got some more players for our team. Let's see what they got.

Piyush and G-one start towards the court, they bend and touch the edge of the court before stepping in, then touch their heart and then their forehead. They step in and shake hands with the other players.

Player 1: Welcome, buddy, why did you touch the ground before getting in?

Piyush: It's a sign of respect, basketball in our heart and in our head. This encourages us to always stay ahead.

Player 1: Good luck then, show us what you got.

Piyush: (Nods).

Player 2: Don't slip while running, dude. It is hard to run with the ball.

G-one: Then I will fly, you just watch.

Player 2: Haha, just shoot us with an amazing swish.

G-one: You got it man.

They greet the other players. Other players step off the court leaving G-one and Piyush inside. G-one and Piyush strike a tag of trust and then pick up their respective balls.

Player 3: Are you not going in with them?

Akash: (shakes hands with him) Might take some time for me. I am just a beginner, friend.

Player 4: Don't worry, a proper practice and you will be good in no time.

Akash: Thankyou for the motivation.

Player 1: Manas, they look very confident. Must be good then.

Manas: That's what they said. Their performance will verify it.

Player 1: You know what he said when I asked him why he touched the court before going in?

Manas: I heard. That was an impressive reply. I will be more impressed if their gameplay is just that impressive.

Piyush stands on the edge of the three point arc.

Player 3: Look, he is going for the three pointer already.

Piyush throws the ball high, the ball flies and goes in with a swish.

Everyone: Woah!

Player 3: Holy shit, was that real?

Player 4: Come on, just like that.

Piyush picks it up again and again a swish from three pointer. Again, and again, and again.

Player 1: You are seeing that. He is in first year right?

Manas: (smiles) You bet he is.

G-one rolls his sleeves up, steps inside the three pointer arc, a swish, changes his location, another swish, changes his location and another swish.

Player 4: His two pointer is just as perfect as Piyush's three pointer.

Player 2: He is good.

G-one: Piyush! (passes the ball quickly to Piyush)

Piyush receives it while standing outside the three pointer throws the ball which bounces on the backboard and goes in the basket.

Player 3: That was quick.

Piyush passes to G-one and G-one acquires a layup. They switch and run for the next basket dribbling, passing each other, when G-one reaches inside the arc, he scores a basket. Piyush soon runs inside, G-one passes him and he attains a layup. Crossovers, jumps, they reach the next basket, running fiercely through the court, Piyush passes to G-one and Gone jumps faking to attempt a basket when he passes Piyush while in the air who was standing far outside the three point arc, recieves the pass and throws it in for a basket. The ball dances on the rim and goes in.

Everyone: (shocked).

Akash: You kick ass, go for it. Rip them apart.

The ball flies in the air, G-one grabs it and a dunk. Piyush catches it in air and slams it in.

The other students from different games nearby, stop and begin looking at the play. The court was parallel to the third building and windows were clearly open towards the grounds. The students from the classes couldn't ignore the rush outside. They start gossiping on the play going outside.

Friend: (pokes Ana on her arm) Hey, look at that (peeks through the window).

Ana: (looking forward chewing on the pen) Huh!?

Friend: Look, there is such a vigorous play going on on the basketball court.

Ana: How many are playing?

Friend: I just see only two.

Ana: What did you say (stops chewing)?

Ana looks back and finds students behind her lumping over each other and spectating something outside the window. She gets up and slightly bends over her friend to look outside.

Friend: You see, look how they are flying. God! are they freshers? Never seen them before.

Ana was dazzled by the sight and froze there.

G-one and Piyush were running through the entire court laughing crazy with the ball, basket after basket.

Akash: Slam it in, that's the way, woo hoo!

Player 1: They are really enjoying it.

Player: No joke, we never were this excited. Just watching them makes me wanna join them.

Player 3: They gotta be national level players, they gotta be.

Player 4: Fucking hell man, I am going in.

They all run into the court and begin patting G-one and Piyush praising their game.

Player 3: Man you two are amazing, you flew my pigeons out of my ears.

Player 2: Damn man, you two alone covered it all, the entire court.

Player 4: You two are just, what to say, I don't even have words for that.

Piyush: Come on, we weren't that good, it was just a normal play.

Player 1: You are kidding?

Manas: You guys! I mean, what do I say? It's just, awesome I get to witness that. You just raised the level of this game. You just blew life into the game. But you know, you are missing something.

G-one: What!? (looks at Piyush)

Manas: Basketball shorts and shoes. What else!

Piyush: Man, you just made us skip a beat.

G-one: Tomorrow we will all be ready with it and join you all in the practice.

Player 3: Come on, I can't wait for tomorrow. Let's play for a while.

Player 2: Ya, let's have a warm up match.

Manas: Ok guys, round up. We will go for a friendly match.

They divide into two teams with four players each.

Akash: I don't know anything about it yet.

Player 1: Don't sweat it man, no one's counting. Just do what you know. Think it as your practice match.

Akash: I will do my best.

G-one: Akash, catch (passes)

Akash: Mother, (catches)

G-one: See, you got this. Just keep up the speed.

Akash: Let's do this.

Inside, students were still chatting about the game while Ana was still looking through the window.

Teacher: Ana, do you find the outside scenery more interesting than the class?

Ana: Sorry sir, (sits).

Friend: What's gotten into you? I told you so many times to sit yet you didn't listen, geez.

Ana: Sorry! I was lost in the game.

The match started, slowly the energy on and around the court was rising again. Mia, Lily, Lavangi, Simar and Moon step out in football getup.

Moon: (blushing) I don't think this attire suits me (aligns her t-shirt)

Lavangi: Shut up, this looks sexy on you.

Moon: What do you mean?

Mia: This is the game uniform, you need to wear this while playing. It makes our movement easy.

Simar: See, the players on the field are wearing it.

Moon: But, I have never worn anything like this.

Lily: Come on Moon, you will be just fine. Just come with us and enjoy the game.

They run for the football field. Moon was still sceptical.

Mia: (calls her waving her hand)

Moon still hesitated. Mia came and pulled Moon with her into the field.

They began teaching Moon how to kick and control the ball using her feet. The male students were allured by the sight. Suddenly G-one catches a quick look on them.

G-one: (stops dribbling) What a beauty!

Akash: Hey what the fuck! (sees Lily jumping around) Oh my sweet lord! Look at her.

Player 3: Why would you stop suddenly? (notices) Ohh! Did you never see girls playing before? Our college supports both the sexes in sports.

Piyush: What are you all talking about standing here? (notices the girls) Crazy son of a ... ( gawks with mouth open).

Akash: How gorgeous she is, right?

G-one: You don't say.

Piyush: Crazy hot!

Player 1: What you guys doing?

G-one: Who are you calling hot? She is your sister.

Player 1: Your sister!?

Piyush: I wasn't calling her hot, I was indicating others.

G-one: What! you are saying she is not hot, bitch.

Piyush: Ya she is, but for you. For me she is my sister, crazy fuck.

Akash: Don't even try to cast an evil eye upon my Lily, sickfuck dicksucker.

Piyush: You serious!?

Manas: Hey, isn't that Moon playing? And some first year girls.

Player 3: Who is your sister?

Piyush: Let me tell you that while playing. Get your horses running boys, booyah!