The Sweet Days

15th July, 2014

Siyi woke up early in order to study together with Ray...

"Solve this one... "

Ray gave her a question to solve...

Siyi couldn't understand the question... She got nervous and started bitting her nails...

"You couldn't even solve this simple question??

You're truly a rotten piece of egg...

Now stop bitting your nails and ask me if you don't understand..." spoke out Ray.

Ray explained the question to her patiently...

"Ah!! Its so easy...

I can solve it within one minute..." spoke out Siyi with excitement.

"Mathematics is always easy...

It only seems difficult when you don't put your interest in it...

Now solve this one..."

Ray gave her another question to solve...

Siyi found Ray's method of explaining very appealing and she captured it very quickly...

She solved most of the questions given by Ray after he cleared her fundamentals...

After studying, Siyi washed up quickly and got ready for school...

She rushed downstairs in order to go to school together with Ray...

"Ray!! Ray!!

Wait for me..." shouted Siyi.

"Don't walk like a snail... Move fast..." shouted Ray.

"I don't have long legs like you..." replied Siyi in a tired voice.

Ray continued to walk faster without waiting for Siyi...

Siyi tried to keep her pace with Ray's footsteps...

They both reached school and went inside their classroom...

"This is for you.. "

Siyi handed a tiffin box with breakfast to Ray...

"Thank you for helping me with my studies..." spoke out Siyi with a smile.

Ray didn't say anything and kept the tiffin box inside his desk...

"Siyi!! Let's go to washroom..."

Hyuna spoke to Siyi and pulled her holding her hand.

After they went, Ray's best friend Jun came and sat beside him...

"Tell me bro... What's happening??

So many girls prepare and bring breakfast for you...

But I never saw you accepting anyone's breakfast...

But now...

When Siyi gave you the tiffin box, you accepted immediately...

Something is not right...

Are you hiding something from me??" asked Jun to Ray.

Ray remained silent and continued with his homework...

Jun continued,

"No need to conceal anything from me bro...

I know something is fishy...

Nowadays, you are always accompanying Siyi while coming to school and then when you get nearer to school, you both walk separately...

I have been watching you both since many days...

Tell me the truth...

Do you like her??"

Ray gave him an ignorant smile and continued with his work...

Siyi went with Hyuna to the washroom... On the way, she bumped into a girl by mistake...

But the girl started shouting at her in the corridor...

"O shit!! What the hell!!

Are you blind?? Can't you see me??

Oohh!! What an unlucky day!!"

The girl started scolding Siyi in an ill-mannered way.

"I'm sorry!! I was just absent minded...

I didn't bump into you intentionally...

I'm very sorry..." apologized Siyi politely to that girl.

"How could you think I'll forgive you so easily??

Do you know who I am??

I'm the Campus Belle!!

Everyone dream of becoming like me... And you...

You messed up everything in a second... You ugly duckling!!"

The girl shouted and threw the lukewarm water inside her bottle upon Siyi.

Suddenly Ray appeared and clasped Siyi's arm to protect her from getting wet...

Everyone stared at them with shock...

"I'm sorry!! I'm very sorry!!

I didn't mean to throw the water upon you..."

The girl apologized to Ray as the water fell upon him instead of Siyi.

Ray glared at her with sharp eyes and then, took Siyi with him to the classroom, holding her hand...

This made Hyuna's temper rise as she liked Ray...

In fact, all those mess were pre-planned by Hyuna with that girl to humiliate Siyi as she was Ray's deskmate...

Siyi was unaware of Hyuna's ill intentions... She always treated her as one of her close friends...

But Hyuna never intended to be her friend...

Hyuna didn't want any girl to stay beside Ray...

Hence, she pretented to be Siyi's friend in order to keep her away from Ray...

After leaving Siyi inside the classroom, Ray took another pair of uniform from his cabinet and went to change his wet uniform...

Siyi was in a jovial mood...

She felt ecstatic for being saved by Ray from humiliation...

This made her feelings for Ray grow more than ever...

But the happiness of Siyi lasted for few minutes, when their class teacher came to their class and made an announcement...

"Today, I'm going to rearrange your seats according to your marks..."

All the students got startled and began shouting...

While Siyi felt heartache after listening to her teacher's words...

Soon after that, everyone changed their seats...

Siyi could no longer be Ray's deskmate...

Ray came back to the class after changing his uniform and found everyone's seats were rearranged...

He asked his teacher about his seat and his class teacher pointed him the first desk of the first column...

While Siyi was sitting on the last second desk of the third column...

Siyi was disconcerted as she couldn't share the same desk with Ray anymore...

However, she felt happy while thinking about studying together with Ray at home...

After going back home, Siyi washed up quickly and went to Ray's room for studying with him...

She found studying with Ray very interesting and slowly, she made lots of improvement in her studies within a week...

During this duration, Siyi found that she felt something different for Ray...

Every time she saw Ray, her heart would start pounding heavily...

Ray's mother was very impressed by Siyi and wanted her to be her future daughter-in-law...

So she used every way to get Siyi and Ray closer...

Ray had keen interest in game designing and he wanted to study game designing course after his schooling...

But his father always wanted him to study business and inherit his company...

"Ray!! How's your study going??", asked Ray's father.

"Good! Appa (Father)..." answered Ray.

"Find some time from your studies and read business administration books also... It will be helpful for your future..."

Ray's father suggested him.

"Appa!! I have already told you...

I'm not going to study business...

I want to study game designing...

And no one can stop me from choosing my major of interest..."

Ray told his father in an arrogant tone.

"Ray!!!" shouted Ray's father furiously.

"I'm not asking your consent about choosing your major...

You have to study business to take over my company... Understood!!"

Ray's father told him savagely.

"Stop it now!!

You father-son always get into conflict... Can't you have a good talk??

Your relationship has always been bothering me...

What shall I do of you two??

Ray!! Go back to your room and study...

And you!! Ray's Appa!! His semester is coming soon...

Can't you wait till he gets graduated from high school??

Why are you always in such hurry??" spoke out Ray's mother.

"Ray's Omaa!! I'm getting old now...

How many more days can I handle the company??

If Ray continues to be reluctant to take over the company, where can I find someone to inherit the company??" spoke Ray's father in a bothered tone.

"Okay! Okay! I understand...

Let's end the topic here... We can discuss it some other day...

Now go!! Get some rest...

Go! Go!" spoke Ray's mother.

Ray always repudiated to take over their company and hence, he didn't have a good relationship with his father...

Ray didn't want to be controlled by anyone... He always wanted to do things of his own interest...

Hence, he often get into conflict with his father and spend his days in distress...

Siyi couldn't bear to watch Ray in a perturbed state...

So she decided to find out a way to make Ray happy by forgetting all his stress...

Siyi decided to write a letter to Ray in order to comfort him...

"Hello Ray!!

I apologise for writing to you so promptly...

I really admire you...

You have always been the most disciplined and sincere student of our class...

Moreover, you have always been the top student of our school...

I'll be happy if we can be pen friends...

This world may seem to be cruel, but it has a beautiful side hidden at some corner of it...

I sincerely hope that we can both enjoy the beauty of this world together...

Waiting for your reply.....

From : ____"

"What name shall I use??" Siyi started thinking of some names to use them as her pen name...

She continued thinking...

"Halmeoni used to call me Potato, when I was young...

But Potato sounds too odd...

No! No! Not Potato...

Then what shall I name myself??"

A name suddenly occurred in her mind...

And she wrote...

"From : Rotten Egg"

The words that Ray used to scold her while tutoring her...

The next day, Siyi secretly kept the letter inside Ray's desk...

She waited for Ray to reply after reading the letter, but he didn't...

She couldn't even know whether Ray read that letter or not...

But she continued to secretly send letters to him everyday in the hope that Ray would read those letters some day...

"Hello Ray!!

You didn't send any reply for my letter...

But I still decided to write you again...

I hope you'll read my letters someday and forget all your stress...

Today, I found the sun shinning very brightly as if it is telling us not to give up and keep on trying...

Life is like a game...

We have to defeat the demons if we want to move ahead...

There will be many people who'll suggest their opinions as they want us to lead a good life...

But at last, it is our own decision that matters...

Today, the sun is going to set after some hours, but tomorrow it will rise again...

I really hope you can experience the beauty of life...

I sincerely hope you can achieve what you want...

From : Rotten Egg"

Siyi sent many letters to Ray in order to motivate him...

Simultaneously, she studied sincerely to score well in the upcoming examination...

Soon the day of semester arrived...

Siyi had to do her best in the examination so as not to disappoint Ray...

What will be the result?? Can Siyi perform well in the examination or will she end up disappointing everyone again???

To be continued......