Nerdy Chapter 12

Rashi took an unusual but “typical girly stance”; Mehul delivers a full-tossed up delivery to which Rashi attacks like an excited Dhoni...

Before I tell what happened next, you must know a fact that a cricketer eyes the ball and then whips the bat and not in the reverse order. If you try to do that the consequences could be depending on your luck, I suppose you are not as lucky as Newton that you’ll propose some revolutionary law after you are struck by the ball.

Rashi’s luck in this case was somewhat better. She was able to connect the bat with the ball but unfortunately she couldn’t control the momentum of the willow and it flew from her hands to hit me on my forehead.

I immediately fell on the ground and became numb and motionless with agony. Raghu and Mehul, the coward nerds presumed that I was dead, ran away from the place. Rashi observed me and started coming close to me and I saw her thumping the air as she saw me moving; she also thought that I was dead.

Rashi sat beside me and asked, “Are you Okay?”

Obviously, I was not “okay”, “NO!” I replied.

Rashi started uttering some words, “...What should I do? We should go to kavya...” and then she asked me to get up.

I refused, “What? I can’t; don’t you see that my CPU has just been through a terrifying attack?”

“I’ll give you support but stop being acting like a kid and get-up” Rashi grunted
“Ohh! It’s paining!”

I tried to stand and fell down... “Rashi I’m not standing anymore”
“Come-on hold my hand Google” Rashi winked
“It’s Gogul and not Google!” another medulla oblongata reaction.

We started walking and I was in immense discomfort but realized that my arm was around Rashi’s shoulder. It was for the first time that I was so close to a girl. My emergency alarm was switched on. I moved my face away from her and closed my eyes.

The 20 metres distance felt as if it was 20 km...

“Gogul Open your eyes; I’m not going to kill you!” Rashi replied as we entered Kavya’s room to get the first-aid box.
“Sit here! Let me just search the box” Rashi removed my arm from her and it felt very awkward as she smiled.



“Whoa! Got it” Rashi shouted after locating the box.
“Let me now treat my patient- Gogul!” Rashi tried to sound childish and it was annoying.

....

“Wait! Wait! Wait! What is that ointment on the cotton? Is it Polysporin or Neosporin?” I raised her eyebrows with that question.
“What? Why?” two questions at the same time, which means she is not interested in the answer but is annoyed with me.

“I’m allergic to Neosporin” I replied.

“But, Neosporin with three components>>neomycin sulphate, polymixin B sulphate and bacitracin- may treat or prevent a wider range of bacterial infections.” Rashi with her naive knowledge about the two drugs even increased my pain. “Anyways it’s not Neosporin, I’m using polysporin.”
“BTW, we forgot to wash your wound!” Rashi exclaimed

Rashi came with a water-soaked cotton-ball and smoothly began swiping my forehead and again that alarm was switched “ON”.
Rashi moved my turned away face towards her and held it with her left hand and cleaned my wound. She then applied the ointment and announced that she’s done with the first-aid.

I opened my eyes and I straight looked into Rashi’s, no one batted an eyelid for 10 seconds and then I said “Thank-You”. Rashi smiled and held my hands and my heartbeat started racing like this VIDEO[must-watch!]

“Hey! What’s happening guys?” Kavya was shocked to see us together in such an apparently awkward position...
I pulled my hands backwards and Rashi began to hide her so-obvious “Blush”.

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Nerdy Chapter 11

“Let’s play cricket” Mehul speaks to disturb me while I was trying to learn some animation so as to simulate some questions on mechanics.
“Yeah! We should play cricket, I’ve not yet played cricket with my new pair of sunglasses” Raghu snobs
“Can we not just make a computer-simulation of it?” just came out of my mouth; one of the few lines which are a result of knee-jerk reaction in which medulla oblongata orders rather than our brain and I was regretting over my words.
“Oh! Really?” Raghu showed some excitement which I didn’t give a heed to.
“Come on! Guys let us play a good game of gentlemen’s game” Mehul tried to grab our attention away from the computer screen.
“Are we not playing cricket?” Raghu enquired
“Yes, we are playing let us pad up and move to the field” I also made up my mind to relax.

Cricket is the best game to learn all the laws of mechanics. Momentum, speed, inertia, acceleration are a few physical phenomena we all notice every time we see a cricket match. In addition to this, two most difficult considered topics of mechanics, i.e., rotational and fluid mechanics can also be experienced.
“So are you guys playing cricket?” Obviously Rashi came to the lawn and asked this frivolous question which had no practical implications other than starting a conversation for which only I was interested but I couldn’t revolt against Raghu and Mehul.

“Let us decide our order of batting and bowling.” Pointed Raghu

“Can I join in” Rashi asked
“Really?” We asked in unison

Now, here’s the thing about playing cricket with girls:
1. They hold the bat like a broom and ironically can’t even play the sweep shot.
2. They won’t bat if you don’t bowl underarm despite your violation of the most fundamental rule of bowling.
3. They never do any effective fielding.


“Now, we are four and can team up” another knee-jerk reaction and I’ll regret it throughout my life.
“Yeah! Gogul and I are “Team: Birl (Boy + gIRL)” and you both are “Team: Boys” Rashi came out with the teams.
“Gogul and Raghu will be the captains” Mehul just speaks before Rashi could make a final verdict on this.

Mehul tosses the coin, I called for heads and I won the toss; elected to bat.
As we were only 3 left after a batsman, we decided that batting side will also field. I thought Rashi would get out within an over and then I could bat for the rest of the innings without any pressure, so I gave the bat to Rashi.
Mehul started arguing that the ball doesn’t have the proper seam and will not be able to swing the ball but we all assured him that it’ll be of no use as the pitch will help the spinners because of its dryness and uneven bounce from rough patches.
Mehul agreed with us and started his first over.



Rashi took an unusual but “typical girly stance”; Mehul delivers a full-tossed up delivery to which Rashi attacks like an excited Dhoni...

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Nerdy Chapter 10

Interesting!!!
“What’s so interesting” asked Kavya.
In my opinion, most of the things can be modelled as “bed-sheet” or a “table-cloth”.
“Have you gone nuts?” questioned kavya with a simpering smile. “How can you come up with such a crazy hypothesis?”
“Kavya! Let him complete what he has to say.” Said Rashi
So let me explain:
Are you familiar with surface tension?
(I continued after getting a green signal) The almost spherical shape of a water-drop, ascent of sap (the upward flow of water from roots to leaf), fascinating world of soap-bubbles or the flotation of a coin which is denser than water, all are the effects of surface tension.



Surface tension causes water surface to behave like an elastic stretched membrane or in my words “Bed-sheet”. An elementary physics student also knows that water is a fluid and it has no monopoly in the fluid kingdom. Air is also a fluid and the property of surface tension also applies to air surface but it’s not yet known to scientists but I believe it does hold true.
“It’s pretty baseless and ill-researched” joined Mehul
“Forget it dude!” Kavya said dismissingly
Whatever
“This bed-sheet hypothesis needs testing!” exclaimed Rashi
“What is a hypothesis?” asked Kavya with a simpering smile




“Ummm... an educated guess, in simple words” replied Rashi
Not exactly Rashi, it’s much more than that... and one more thing my hypothesis must not be correct or incorrect.
“Okay! BTW are you not forgetting something Gogul?” Rashi tried to end the discussion
Oh! I’ve to buy a headphone. Rashi are you staying or want to go home? I’ll drop you
“Hmmm... when did you start driving?” teased Rashi
Rashi you want to come or not?
“I’m coming” hurried Rashi
On the way we discussed a little bit more about my “bed-sheet hypothesis”.









While discussing these things with Rashi I could sense that at times she didn’t even pay any heed to my words but was still looking very attentive. I felt that she was not all interested in my crap but why was she listening to me? Why did she not remind me that we have gone 2 kms ahead of her home?
I know that men do enjoy the company of females but does a girl also has similar sort of feelings or is there something else?
What are the laws of attraction?
Sorry, 1 day 1 hypothesis!

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