Two months later..
"Vir! Beta. You look stop this. You look too weak. I can't even identify you." My grandma said with tears as I walked towards her.
She was sitting on the couch in the hall. I sat down on the floor near her feet and placed my palm on her knee before I look at her.
"Are your knees still troubling you, grandma?" I asked and she placed her palm on my cheeks with tears flowing down her eyes.
"No. After you gave a massage last night, it feels magical. But my boy, you are the one troubling me." She complained.
I just chuckled shaking my head.
"Come on grandma. This is for my mission. After its completion, I'm gonna be muscular again."
"I'm concerned about your health. It's not good to lose weight unhealthily."
"Fine. My beautiful Grandma, tell me! How am I looking now? Guess my age?" I asked her with a naughty smirk.
She pinched my cheeks.
"Teenage boy!" She said.
"But tell me your secret of beauty. How are you looking so young even at your sixties?" I asked and she just laughed patting my back lightly.
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I looked at the mirror as I wore my shirt. I've lost 22 pounds of weight. I look skinnier and younger. My skin tone got a little lighter due to sweat by rigorous workouts.
I had to make a lot of change in my lifestyle. It hurted a bit but the end gave me satisfaction. Now, I'm ready to be a teenager, AGAIN!
I have changed my style and way of my behavior too. My height, being tall, did some good too.
"Vir!!" Grandma called from downstairs.
"Coming, grandma!" I yelled and brushed my hair.
It's been two months since I'm preparing myself for our mission. I don't know about Raghu. This guy told he lost 30 pounds. I hope he could make it till his sixties.
And about Akanksha, we are in our talking phase. We had regular phone calls and updates about eachother, mostly work related stuffs. We are now getting to know about eachother. Right now, I feel happiest to meet an happier Akanksha.
God. I hope I never break the girl's heart once again. Literally, she loves me a lot. I don't know about love but now, I surely started to like her a lot.
I ran downstairs while hanging my bag on. Grandma was feeding Vansh.
"Hi. My little smurf!" I said and he gave me a side eye.
"What?" I asked laughingly.
"You are late!"
"Look. You haven't even finished eating and then you're calling me late?" I complained pinching his cheeks.
He was suffering from a viral disease before two months. He lost some weight too. I had to take care of him all day and night. His health condition worried me a lot then. Now looking at him happy and alright, I'm glad.
"Mummy!" He called.
"Yes!" I said looking at him.
"When am I starting my next grade schooling?" He asked while taking another bite from grandma's hands.
"Umm. By next week?" I replied and he nodded.
His summer vacation is all finished now. He must get back to studies. But he's still feeling sad about missing my presence at school.
Right now, he has to attend his music class. I must drop him and then head to my office.
"Vansh. Shall we go?"
"Let's go, Mummy!" He said jumping in my arms.
Regardless of losing so much weight and my strong muscles, I am still strong and confident. Maybe it has been inherited from my dad. He's a strong person, who protected me from anything and everything. .
We drove to his music school.
"Bye. Mummy!" He yelled and I smiled waving back at him.
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"Good morning, sir!" The receptionist wished me after recognising this change. I just smiled wishing her back.
Everyone looked immensely shocked and surprised with this change. I walked towards my floor. My department members were giving me wierdly looks but I just maintained my demeanor.
"Vir!" I heard a gasp from my right side.
"Hey, Akanksha!" I waved at her. She was looking at me with wide eyes. I know she didn't believe me when I told her how much of a change I made.
"Raghu!" She gasped again looking behind me.
I turned back. There stood my bestfriend, Raghu, looking more young and handsome. He looked like a perfect teenager as I was too.
We both laughed and hugged eachother.
"Now you all know, guys? Why do I praise these boys so much? They literally can move mountains to do their job! Well done, my young fellows!" Our chief, Birendra Acharya, praised us while walking towards us.
We just bowed a little.
"Thank you, Chief!"
Everyone wished us best of luck and bid an emotional adieu as we will not be meeting then for two years atleast.
Then we packed our stuffs.
"Vir. I can't believe this." Akanksha said while rushing into my cabin.
"What?"
"Like.. I thought you were kidding about losing 10 kgs! You look so weak. And Raghu too. What's this?"
"I look younger. Don't I?"
"Yeah but-"
"That's the matter!" I said and continued packing.
She was silent for sometime now. I know she's upset orelse she wouldn't stop talking at all.
"What happened, Akanksha?" I asked.
"I'm scared, Vir!" She said.
"For what?"
"No. Promise me that you'll return back safely. Promise me you're not going to leave me for something else." She asked.
"What?" I chuckled shaking my head.
"Please na."
"I'll not!" I said honestly.
"Promise?"
"Promise!" I said with a smile. She just giggled lightly and ran out of the cabin to look at Raghu not before passing me a note.
~ Good bye, Vir! Meet you soon with all success!
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I wore the white shirt, in contrast with the dark blue pants and tie.
I tucked my shirt it and looked at myself in the mirror.
It is as if I'm living my school life again.
"Vir! You look too younger than your old self!" I said to myself as I brushed my hair neatly.
I took my bag with all the books. Yeah. I chose science stream again. I just can't put up with Arts as I'm a chemistry craze.
"Mummy!" I heard a voice from downstairs.
Vansh doesn't know about this school mission and all. So he must be surprised when he sees me. I just chuckled as I came downstairs.
"Enough, grandma!"
"Last morsel, beta!" She pleaded and he nodded. After having the last bite, he ran towards me but his steps slowed down as he noticed my attire.
"Mum.." his voice dragged off.
"Yeah!"
"What is... why... this..." he said and i kneeled down infront of him and caressed his head.
"Yeah. I'm coming to school with you. We are going to study together." I said and he wiped his eyes as if to make sure it wasn't some dream.
As soon as he realized, he flung his arms over me and hugged me tightly. I chuckled hugging him back. I looked at grandma, who was looking at us with tears of happiness.
"Grandma, I'm going to school with mummy!" Vansh informed her.
"Is it, beta? Have the best day!" She wished as she kissed both our foreheads one by one slowly.
I held her hands in mine.
"Have food and meds on time, grandma. We'll return back soon. Take care. I haven't seen Vansh more happier." I said the last part looking at his goofy smile.
My little smurf. My child.
"Me too. You look happier looking at him." She said caressing my hair.
What can bring so much happiness to me otherthan his one smile?
He owns me for real.
"Bye, grandma!"
She waved at us.
We both walked towards the bus stop. I know I can't drive car as I'm only SEVENTEEN. Sarcasm.
As soon as a bus arrived, we both boarded it to school. He was smiling all along.
I told him that he must not reveal my past to anyone orelse I could not accompany to school all along. He instantly agreed as he doesn't want that to happen. I know my little smurf will not let a breathe out about my confidentiality.
We both entered the school gates.
I looked around as it is feeling new. I have studied in an all boys government school. This one is a private coeducational one. So it's all new to me.
"Are we going to same class?" He asked.
I looked at him weirdly and he chuckled palming his mouth. I glared at him.
This guy teasing me. Huh? Let me take care of this matter later on.
"Go to your class! I'm going to mine." I said and he smiled.
I kneeled down and he hugged me again. Now, I'm happy that I can do my work and take care of my brother as well. As long as he is happy and content, nothing feels left out in me.
We broke our hug eventually.
"Go. Have a good day, Vansh!"
"You too, mummy!"
"And don't call me that, here!" I warned him. He started to run giggling and yelling.
"NO WAY!"
I facepalmed myself.
I felt as arm on my right shoulder and I turned towards my right.
"Got lost, dude?" An young boy asked me.
Young? Fuck, you're young too Vir! You are a freaking teenager now.
"No. I mean yes. Where is eleventh science?" I asked.
I looked at the boy gathering two more people behind him. A boy and a girl. Both the boys were twins I guess as I could find no difference in between. And the girl looked like their female version. Triplets?
"Oh! You are my siblings' classmate? They're science students too." He said sighing. I just nodded formally at them. They smiled back at me.
"I'm Reyansh Gupta, he's our elder brother Rehaan Gupta. And this is our younger sister Saanvi Gupta!" He introduced.
"I'm Vir." I said and shook hands with them.
The boy Rehaan and his sister Saanvi took me to our class while Reyansh went to another alone, sulking. He was feeling bad that he have got no company with him.
"So bro, where are you from?" They started asking me questions and I badly wanted to escape from them.
And my escapade entered the class with a swag ON.
He smirked at me while brushing his hair with his fingers. I smiled at him while gritting ny teeth.
"Hey!" He said while standing behind Saanvi Gupta. She was startled with the sudden intrusion and fell back.
He caught her in right time and she held him for her dear life. God, why didn't you appoint him as grim reaper?
She was shocked and stood up pushing him.
"Hey."
"I'm Raghuram Shah!" He said with a smirk.
I facepalmed myself not knowing where this is taking me to.