At that time our meeting was very new. All were from different inst.i.tutions before joining our college. Soon we were lab partners we used to share our thoughts. He was the first one to approach me obviously.

I used to be a bit more shy. Specially being from a school of girls. It's natural indeed for me not to trust him specially talk to someone of opposite gender.

Then there came a day I had a crush over him when I don't know but I could feel that something was wrong with me. A sudden cloud of loneliness shadowed me when he wasn't around although Lacy was by my side.

On the last day of the college before an internal break when very few students attended the college Sky was making fun of Ellie and was cracking amusing jokes. Seeing him I accompanied him with that. It was really funny and easy to make Ellie angry over small things. Before too when he was making fun or cracking jokes I unconsciously supported him. And covered the backfiring. That day Ellie owing to her hot-temper suddenly retorted. "Why do you always support him? Everytime I see you supporting him? Who are you to him and who is he to you? "

The every word of the sentence stung ferociously. I didn't know all of a sudden I found myself dumbstruck. I started to mumble when Sky replied, " She is my Lab Partner. She can support me! "

Although it was true, I felt a bit bad. I don't know why? Maybe something higher I expected.

Ellie retorted back, "I asked her who are you to answer? "

I replied, "He had already explained it and I have the same answer, Please don't mind it. " keeping my face firm and badly trying to hold my feelings, I replied face to face.

She further questioned, " I too have a lab partner but I don't need his support nor do I support him! "

This time Sky gave a cunning smile. Then He replied calmly, " That's your problem if that partner supports or not. None of mine or hers business. "

I nodded but my heart was caught in the flames. I was really fuming from within. Lacy didn't come that day. She had a date with brother Henry. And here I lay stirring trouble. Finally I excused myself to go to the washroom to drop the matter then and there. I came back to my seat. But slowly as the following days pa.s.sed he started ignoring me. He became over conscious of the situation. I tried my level best to cope up with them unwillingly. I slowly realised that she was not all that bad. Only negative point is her short-temper. After this I tried on my behalf to keep a safe distance from Ellie and never to end up in her problems.

But it affected our relations.h.i.+p. The friendly relations.h.i.+p was badly marred. Even now he avoids me more or less in the college. But during lab practice everything is fine. But direct after that incident he used to avoid me a bit more in the practical cla.s.ses. Well it's more or less solved. That was the first time he minded. Otherwise I have written many rude words after our matter was resolved he didn't mind those. Not for that but for the registration related talks.

Actually I too was afraid of gossipmongers of our college during that time. But time healed that part. But our relations.h.i.+p got a setback.

He didn't reproach as willfully he did it in the past..