The Life Of Normal-Taro

It was a pleasant day in the Holy Land household. Everyone was having the time of their life from the moment they woke up. Taro had a similar vibe to the rest of his roommates as well. Somehow, it seemed as if there's nothing that could possibly stop him that day. Although that feeling would soon change when he headed to the school…

… Or so he thought. However, contrary to his expectations, his experience in the school that day was extremely peaceful that day. No annoying kids, no nagging teachers saying that the twelfth grade is equivalent to a fish market… No one came forth and complained. As long as no one complained about anything, he was the happiest man on this planet. Thus, that day ended extremely peacefully. Taro thanked the unknown powers for giving him such a normal day.

The next day was… the same as well. They woke up with a cheerful vibe as the day before. Taro hoped for the day to go the same as the last one. And the hopefulness seemed to work, as it was a sunny day as they stepped out of their room.

"Hey, guys!" Shivani, who came out of her room simultaneously as them, greeted them. She was gonna treat the squad as her teachers outside the campus as well, however Thankappan insisted that she treat them as friends why they saw her outside, to which Shivani had to oblige because Thankappan looked as if he was gonna go do some drastic measures if she rejected it.

"Hey! What a coincidence, am I right? How many times have we been coming out of our rooms at the exact same time?" Thankappan asked, laughing at this incredible phenomena that he totally didn't create intentionally.

"Is it really though?" Kunjan asked with suspicious eyes… or his normal eyes. The guys couldn't differ between his expressions. Even Shivani gave up trying to understand his expressions. However, she could still guess his emotions through his tone… Although that's what she expected, Kunjan had been learning to speak stoically as well, so that his voice matches his face and body language. And with that, neither Shivani nor his roommates understood his emotions in the exoskeleton mode, at least.

"Yea, why'd you ask?" Thankappan asked while his pleasant laughter turned into a slightly nervous one. "Ah, why are you guys just standing here? Shouldn't we head to the school?" He asked, trying to change the subject.

Honestly, it wouldn't have been totally a random incident if they happened to meet at the door one or two days by accident. However, by the looks of it, no one could say that it was a mere coincidence. And with Thankappan not denying the claims made, it was clear as day that Thankappan was using his MIB skills to stalk a girl. No one knew the reason though.

Although Thankappan was the one who created this opportunity for them and Shivani to meet, he was the one who headed to the school at the fastest pace, which was still snail's speed compared to his actual one. Meanwhile, Taro and Shivani held a conversation in the very back of the pack. "So, how are you doing in the school lately?" Taro asked.

"Aren't I supposed to be the one who should ask you that? I've been in this school for what, ten years now, so I'll hold up no matter what the circumstances are. Instead, you've been for literally days, right? How are you hanging up?" Shivani diverted the question back to Taro.

"Well, it does seem like things have gone peaceful as of recently. I can sense no nagging coming from any parts and honestly, that's blissful." Taro replied with a peaceful look on his face.

"Touché." Shivani agreed with Taro's assessment on that. "Oh, yea! How's your 'individually talking to each student' thing going?" She asked, curious about his advancement after herself and Juan.

"Ah, I totally forgot about that. Like things really haven't been going smoothly till a few days ago, so I didn't have time to think about that." Taro replied. Although that wasn't his only reason. It seemed as if his popularity among the students were fairly decent, and they started to treat him like a decent teacher. So, he didn't see a reason to do that stuff any longer. As long as he has his time of peace… That's when he realized why he thought of doing this in the first place. He had a fake degree. So, the least he could do was to be friendly with the ones he was teaching to. "However, I'm planning to restart that mission from today onwards. So, who do you think I should meet up with, huh? I don't want to deal with someone like Juan the day I returned to do this. Let's go with someone easy." Taro replied. Juan wasn't that difficult to deal with. However, he didn't want someone to strike him with their heavy backstory. He wanted a lighthearted one to begin his journey with.

"Well, I told you before. If you're looking for an easy mode in this, Abhirami would be the way to go. She's pretty much an open book. You just have to be willing to read it… Somehow, I felt like I worded it wrong. I don't know why." Shivani spoke.

"Me neither. You Earthlings.... City folk talk in a weird way, with all your undertones and innuendos! And here I am, not understanding the reason for doing so…" Taro replied, hoping that Shivani didn't notice his slip of tongue.

"Ah, Mundur isn't exactly a city. It's still a village. Although I'm from the city, I too settled around this area when I was in the second grade." Shivani spoke.

"Is that so? Good for you." Taro replied. However, it was as if he couldn't advance the conversation any longer. Shivani's power of minimal speech came into play late in the game, making their walk a bit awkward for the next few seconds. However, after reaching the school, the awkwardness was gone as they were gonna leave in separate ways. "So, I'll try having that talk with Abhirami today." Taro said as they stepped their foot inside the school gates.

"Ah, sure! See you in the class, Mr. Sadanandan." Shivani waved goodbye as she saw one of her friends in the distance.

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The last period. Taro wasn't supposed to be in the twelfth grade at that period, however circumstances led him to be there. For some unspecified reason, the chemistry teacher, whose name Taro didn't bother to inquire, was absent and Taro was asked to fill in for her that day since he was just loitering around. He was slightly unwilling, however saw it as a chance to hold back Abhirami to have a chat with her.

However, since it was supposed to be someone else's period, he wasn't asked to take a class, so he ended up loitering around the same way he did in the staff room. He was honestly bored due to this. Since he was in a class, he couldn't just open up his phone and play some game, so he ended up doing the second best that he could- he checked on what Abhirami was doing. He was keen on noticing people's habits before having a talk with them because he truly believed that actions spoke louder than words. So, rather than straight up talking to her, he decided to look at what she did.

However, Abhirami took Taro's gaze in an entirely different meaning. "Hey, Shivani!" She called out to her friend in her lowest possible voice.

"What?" Shivani whispered back. She was busy writing, so she didn't appreciate how her best friend disturbed her.

"Do you think Mr. Sadanandan has an interest in me?" She asked.

"What in the world are you talking about?" Shivani was confused as to how her friend got that idea.

"Well, he has been looking towards me for quite some time now, so what is it if it isn't love at first sight?" Abhirami, the romance enthusiast, asked.

"He's your class teacher! Are you really attracted to your freaking class teacher?" Shivani asked in slight disgust.

"First of all, I would like to believe that the feeling is mutual. Secondly, it's not like no one has crushes on their teachers, right? The boys literally worship Mrs Veronica, so why are you disgusted if I simp a little for Mr. Sadanandan?" She asked back.

"Okay, look. I've got no problem if you got some feelings for the teacher. However, I don't think the feeling's mutual. The looks he gave you… well, you'll soon know the reason… And if that feeling's mutual, he's probably an offender, so run away from him as soon as possible." Shivani suggested.

"Let's see." Abhirami gave out a vague reply.

After the class ended, while the students were raving to get out, Abhirami was stopped by Taro as he said that he had something to talk with her. Upon hearing this, she threw a knowing look at her best friend who could do nothing but sigh at her misunderstanding.

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