chapter 29

Part 29: When the moment stoppedIt was after the lunch break. There was a slight silence in the corridors - everyone was either in the canteen or going back to the class.Riya was walking towards the class holding her tiffin box. Slow steps... but her mind was in some other world - probably thinking about the chart activity.Dheerav was coming from the other side - walking around without looking around.And then...Dhamm!A slight collision. Both collided with each otherRiya's foot slipped...And she was about to fall...Just then Dheerav caught her hand with a fast reflex,A sharp moment between the two - as if time had stopped for a while.Riya had closed her eyes...And Dheerav had Riya's hand in his hand - both their eyes met.Silence.Two people in front of the class... one friend... and unexpressed emotions.Riya: (in slight shock, a little blush in eyes) "You can't walk carefully, you just keep bumping into me... by the way did you hold me?"Dheerav: (with a slight smile) "What can I do, if I had fallen what would have happened to the chart activity?"By the way I feel good with you so I bump into you every time...Riya freed her hand, moved back a little awkwardly.Sneha and Pihu came from behind, and Sneha said:"What a scene that was brother... Karan Johar's slow motion!"Pihu clapped, "The heroine got saved from the hero's hands!"Dheerav winked, "Only the background music remained in the scene."Riya winked shyly, "Monkey! Don't fly too much..."Dheerav: "I am not flying... you were the one in the air!"Everyone started laughing, but the look that they exchanged between them -That moment was not a joke.It was a feeling.A clash... a sweet laugh... and a new feeling -It became another memory in the school diary.