The Unusual meeting (I)

“Mom, I’m going to school to search for my report card.”

“Fine, make sure not to take much time” She said that while doing her chorus. I grabbed my ID and left the home for school.

It was a hot, really hot day. The sun was burning. The school was just around 300m away from my home, but it felt like kms to me. I was all sweated when I reached the school.

I showed my ID to the guard and then entered the school. Summer noises were echoing all over the ground. While I was going to my class, I found my homeroom teacher calling me.

“Oii, who’re you?”

“Ohayo Sensei! It’s me, Shiba. I’m here to get my report card since I left it back yesterday”

“Who the hell forget his report card and that too in the last day before the vacation! Anyways, follow me, I’ve kept it in the reception room.”

After getting scolded a bit more. I followed him to the reception room.

When I entered the room, I found a girl of around my age sitting there. She had black and short hair. She was probably waiting for her result too. I sat in a corner, waiting for my teacher. I noticed something, that girl was just staring at her phone without showing any movement. For a sec, it seemed like she’s a statue. She noticed that I was staring at her. She looked towards me, I felt embarrassed, so I tilted my head to the other direction. Man, she was scary.

“Here, take it. And one more thing Shiba…”

What is it? More taunts? You want to make me feel ashamed in front of this girl? Then be it sensei, c’mon!

“Please take care of your things. You did well this time, I’m happy for you!”

Wait, is this my homeroom teacher or am I imagining things. How could he be so nice. No, no way, he can’t be him.

“What’s wrong kid? You don’t want this?”

“Umm, sorry I kinda blacked out. Thanks teacher.”

“Alright then get your ass out of here you kid. I’ve to close the door”

Yeah yeah, he’s my homeroom teacher. I started leaving the room, he came after me. But something felt off. That girl was still sitting there, pretending like she had no interest in any of the things around her. And just when I came out of the room, teacher began locking the door! She was still there!

“Umm teacher, there’s still that girl sitting inside the room. Don’t you want to let her leave too?” I couldn’t stand the ignorance of him. But also, that girl was showing no interest in leaving the room. She didn’t even try to say anything.

“What the hell do you mean? There’s no one inside it! Are you making fun of me or what?”

“No sir, there’s still that girl sitting on the bench, didn’t you see her?! She is there, why’re you behaving like this!”

I don’t know what happened with me at that moment, I was getting thrills down my spine. Something felt off there. It was like that girl didn’t exist! But I was sure I saw her inside.

“Okay, just to make you sure, I’ll check again.”

He opened the door.

WHAT THE…???? Where the fuck did that girl go?? I couldn’t find her!

“See, I told you, you are imagining things. I think you couldn’t get the sleep due to the joy of the vacation. Just go home and take some rest. Or else the summer would spoil your face!”

Was I really…Imagining her…? How could I?

I was kinda scared. I was sweating harder than ever. But I relaxed myself. Maybe I was hallucinating coz of this hot day. I decided not to think about it and reach home asap.

I reached home, showed my report card to mom. She was glad. But for some reasons, I was tired. I went back and tried sleeping, but I couldn’t. I was getting the image of that girl again and again.

Well, that’s scary! I don’t know how my vacation is going to be. But I’d a feeling, it wasn’t going to be easy.