Chapter : 1
The SKARS
As you all know, children are cute, naughty, ridiculous,funny, adventurous and some are prodigies. ………I am Kiaan and I am a bit of all…... But this story is not about me …..it's about a group of children like me.
It was 2019. I had got promoted to grade 3 and it was the very first day of the new session. I entered my class very nervously pressing my bag’s strap to my shoulders firmly.New teachers, new class, new students,I was very nervous. Everyone was unknown to me! I wondered will these children in 3rd grade be like my friends in 2nd grade? Were my new teachers strict? Will someone become friends with me? I couldn’t stop thinking ! I was very sad and was missing my friends from 2nd grade.
I was very lonely for the first few days.I didn’t make any friends.One fine day, everyone in our class went outside to run and play during the lunch break but four children completed their lunch but didn’t go out. And that had been the same since the first day.Were they also missing their friends?I decided to introduce myself to them; I walked towards them very nervously. I already knew their names- Thanks to every morning attendance.Their names were Sparsh,Sujal,Ansh and Ritvik. Sparsh was reading a book, Ansh was singing, Sujal was making paper planes and Ritvik was laughing for no reason!
I said” Hi. I am Kiaan and I think we all have one thing in common - we are yet to make friends.So, why don’t we all become friends? Everyone started looking at me as if they were waiting to hear these words ‘ Lets be friends’. They all were very happy to find new friends. We started introducing ourselves. I said'' My name is Kiaan Sethi and I love to play football. I love swimming, humming, entertaining, and dancing! Oh! I also like adventures and mysteries!” Everyone said” We too like adventures and mysteries!” Ansh said” I am Ansh Agarwal and I am a football prodigy, love sports, watching T.V, eating pizza. Mmm… Delicious! I am amazingly good at kidding!” Sujal said” I also love football like Kia and Anshu…..” I shouted `` Kiaan not Kia!” Ansh said” I ain’t a girl! I am Ansh!” “ Sorry…. Mmm….. I like T.V like Anshika….” “ Ansh!” “ Ok Anushka!” We laughed. Ansh got frustrated and got angry. Sujal said” You should have said I like being angry too! Ha ha ha!” Ansh also started laughing. He loved silly jokes! “ Ok.. So, I don’t like studying and I am a creator! I can make ninja stars, wonderful and different types of paper planes and many many more!” Sparsh said'' First of all, I would like to correct Sujal. Studying is not a thing to hate! Ok.. So, I am Sparsh Mhatre and basically I am a total bookworm and have read many books,and I like playing cricket and I am very very kind, helpful and hardworking. We said” We too are kind, helpful and hardworking!!” Ritvik was still laughing and said” Hahahahahaha! I-hahaha- am Ritvik-hahahaha!” I said” You are Ritvik hahahaha?” “ No… I am Ritvik-hahahaha Dalmia. I- mm… I-hahahaha! I like playing cricket, I am a great- hahahahaha comedian, a- and I am good in studies-haha- that is all and wai-hahahah- I am also a laughing boy like the brand laughing cow! Hahahahahahahaha!” We all looked at each other and joined Ritvik in laughing our hearts away.
After a few days, I said”We bond so much so why don’t we make our own group?” They all were very excited and nodded their heads like a million times in agreement. Sparsh said” But what do we name our group? Rockstars, Famous Five, Fiver……..
Aha! I got an idea! said Sujal.Let’s keep our group name with our initials! The first letter of my name is S, what is your name, big fella with spectacles?” I said” Kiaan!” “ Ok… K, so SK then Anushka’s A, Ritvik Hahahaha- No.. Ritvik Hahahaha Dalmia’s R and Sparsh’s S. So…. SKARS! Good name, isn't it?” We all were proud of Suju for naming our group. Sujal said”What is there for laughing!” Ritvik said” Hahahaha! You said my name as Ritvik- hahahaha Dalmia! Hahahaha! My name is Ritvik Hahahaha Dalmia!” “ That is what I said” “ No you fool, my name is Ritvik Dalmia! And it is not Anushka! Hahahaha! It is Ansh!”
We did a lot of fun then on! Sujal kept making and throwing paper planes , Ritvik kept entertaining us, Sparsh kept telling stories, Ansh kept kidding, I always reminded them SKARS need to be together and have fun.
