THE CHERRY TREE

"Hey you guys! Stop playing , otherwise you will get hurt yourself, if you will fall;understood?? Stop running ! Vedika,Amrita help me! tell them to stop, they are becoming naughty day by day." Shree yelled while running to catch them, suddenly a little pair of hands grabbed her right leg. When she looked down there was boy who loved her.

" Elder sister Shree, only 5 minutes more please....." The little boy asked for more time to play with an innocent face.

"You are saying this same line 16th time, it's cold here if you will get injured or get fever then tell me what will our teachers tell your parents, hmm?? That we didn't stoped them from going out;while it was 8°C outside??" Shree calmly replied.

" Vedika, Amrita ! where are you? I said help me! Shree yelled looking left and right.

"We are here.... (while covering Shree's eyes Vedika said) now tell me who is it Devika (Vedika's twin) or Vedika.

" Vedika.. tell me how old are you?? Playing these silly games, hhh?? Now let me see; take your hands off my eyes." Shree was a bit frustrated but it was her responsibility so she had to suffer the same thing daily.

"Hhh...." in a pout. "Can't we play a little more, please.... I know you are all teachers favourite and mine too and also the head student, so you have responsibility of all the kids but I promise no one will get hurt." Vedika begged.

"But.... " Shree was going to say something but suddenly a scream came to her ears, it was Amrita;

"Shree...!" Amrita was stunned and was looking at the last corner of school garden when she looked where Amrita was pointing.... there was a huge!!! 'Cherry tree'!

Flooded with dark red cherries, shining, looking so beautiful in that mist she was thinking when in Northern areas cherries usually comes in March or April so how can it possible and from where this tree came but still it looked very tasty like it was calling come eat me... Impossible to ignore them.

Shree called the teachers.

"Shree , me and Devika,work planning to prank you by hiding in the bushes and then you would come here finding us we then scare you but then suddenly when I came at the corner this tree appeared in front of me from the mist." Amrita said with a trembling voice and hands that were still pointing at the tree.

"We don't know from where it came so don't touch it and let's go to sleep first, we will handle it tomorrow." Shree said while checking around the tree.

"Okay"

Every body went to there dorms to sleep.

"Why do I feel like I know where it came from....."

Lying on her bed Shree was waiting for sleep but it was far away from her eyes,she was thinking about him, her best friend. She fell asleep and didn't realised when...

Next Morning...

"It's still here ! Let's try one, only one piece,can I? please....." Vedika asked to Shree.

"No! we still don't know from where it came, don't touch it." Shree rejected directly but in a calm tone.

"Hey Shree! look some children are plucking those cherries stop them!! Amrita shouted pointing at the kids.

But until they reach them some of them had already ate those cherries.

"When I told everyone don't eat it, then why you all ate? Tell me! What if something happens??" Shree was afraid because her gut feeling said these cherries are not right something is off ;actually not off; something strange but she wasn't able to recall what this tree reminds her.