Midnight Whispers (short stories collection) - Chapter 25: Chapter 25
You are reading Midnight Whispers (short stories collection), Chapter 25: Chapter 25. Read more chapters of Midnight Whispers (short stories collection).
Aaravi's POV
"Bonita" Shouted one of the man child on me. I kept walking. I do not want to even look at these dogs. But my dreams were shattered when a 6 feet 4 monster came and stood in front of me. I looked up at him, with obvious fear in my eyes.
This fear!
This fear of mine was what they were feeding on! This fear was what, that made me such an easy target to them, this fear was what satisfied them, and this fear was what because of which, I became the eternal target to my one year senior, Ayudh Suryavanshi, Bitch son of the one of the most known families of the countries, who ran the Suryavanshi Corportation!
He was all that a girl wants. Handsome, tall, beautiful eyes, sharp nose, thin lips, but to me, he was nothing but a bitch brat, bastard, son of a bitch, and the man who had made her life hell since last year. I never even liked him, but even after his so much popularity in the college I had never seen him with another girl, bullying them. Other than me, myself. That unwanted attention of his just doesn't seems to waver. He and his friends only bullies me. The reason?
My fear!
I was not a strong independent, outwardly, extrovert girl. I was a meek girl who kept my thinking and my words to myself. In my nineteen years of life I had a total of five friends, Neha, who was my kindergarten time best friend, Supriya, Sulekha (who were twins) my high school best friends whom I met along with Neha, but then Neha and all of us had to part ways because of the different colleges we got. And then came Ritika, Raavi, and Advik! who were my now friends.
I did had too few best friends, but they were all genuine to me.
Apart from them, I never looked at anyone, let alone talk to them! But then came this Ayudh and his friends, who were all over me, and continue to kept bullying me. When I first came in the college, I was dead scared of everyone, it was Raavi who supported me through all this. Then, Raavi made me meet Ritika and Advik. I made Ritika my friend instantly but it took time for me to cozy up with Advik. Because, one, he was handsome and one of the most popular boy of the school, two, he always looked at me so intently that it made my cheeks go all red, and three, I never had a male friend, and he was my first male friend.
When I first saw Ayudh for the first time, I was in an awe. I had never seen a boy as handsome as him. I came to know about her feelings when I once shyly confessed to Raavi that looking at Ayudh, made my heart race.
And that was how Ayudh became my first ever crush.
But I never dared to confess or say something, because, even Ayudh used to look at me like he will eat her up once he get his hands over me! But now, I thanked god that I never confessed to this monster.
He never talked to me, nor were we ever close enough, he used to look at me a lot, obviously to find the reason to bully me, but he never approached me ever. But then one day, everything changed. He came up to me, my heart was thudding badly, as I clutched my bag to my chest. He snatched it from me, and smirked at me. I was astounded at his animalistic behaviour, and then he dumped all of my bag on the ground.
There was my manual in it, which I use to keep with me. I am an extreme introvert, so that was the best way I could keep everything in my heart conveyed. Although I never wrote about my useless crush on Ayudh in it. I thanked god that I did not, because he forcefully took it from me, and read my few entries in front of everyone! I burst into tears as soon as he turned the page to read more of my childhood entries.
But then he changed his mind, and gave me back the book.
That was the time I realized writing whatever is on your heart in a diary was the most foolish thing done ever!
Raavi consoled me a lot, but I just can't stop crying. I kept crying even when he was not reading it, even when he gave it back to me, even when he left. Whenever I saw him, fear erupted in me, and the slight liking I had for him, took a cruel turn. I no more wanted him, I no more dreamt of him, I no more had that slightest of feeling for him!
Then I made a few more friends, one was Latika, who was what they say queen bee of the college, but unlike others, she was not cruel queen bitch, in fact, she used to console me. Latika was the one who told me that Ayudh had never behaved like that. He was never out of control. True, he used to rag a few times, but he never stretched it or did not even did it second time to them.
Then why was he being so cruel to me?
Sometimes his behaviour confused me too. Like he had beaten a boy to brink of death, who tried bullying me after knowing I was target of Ayudh Suryavanshi. And like a fool I was, I thought that he was somewhere good in his heart. But they shattered too when he told me that only he can bully her and no one else. But he still sent his friend to bully me. Once one of the girls she usually saw in his group --one of his friend's girlfriend-- had slapped me in the washroom, telling Ayudh had told her to do so! From that onwards, I knew he was not a good human being.
I was sitting on the bench, staring into oblivion, I still clutched my bag to her chest, fearing someone might pop out and bully me because Ayudh had sent them to. My phone started buzzing and I saw the name for who was calling me.
Papa
I smiled as tear blew out of my eyes like rivers. My father had struggled so much so that I can get admission in this university and study what I had always wanted! Aeronautics! And I was not able to concentrate through the mess my life had made of me.
"Hello" I said, trying to stop my voice from wavering!
"Hello my love, my cutie, what were you doing..." Before he can finish my mother shouted. "Hey my lady, how are you?"
"Let me talk first" they started bantering. I kept a hand on my mouth to keep myself from sobbing and started crying! It was getting so hard, too hard for me! Why was I like this? Why can't I take a stand for herself!
A traitorous sob escaped from my mouth and the phone went silent.
"What happened, are you crying Aaru, what's wrong?" My parents bombarded.
"N...nothing happened!" I pacified them. "I just miss you all!"
"Should we come to meet you?" They asked.
"No need, no don't come" I said immediately. I did not wanted my family to catch eyes of that man, or else, who knows what he will do with them. We talked for a few minutes more and then I finally decided to go to my dorm. I was feeling much better. My father was always the booster for me!
"You are back?" Raavi asked nervously, She was very fidgety these days. I looked at her confused.
"yes!" I said. I ignored her after that, and went to my bed.
NEXT DAY
Clutching my bag against my chest, I repeated the drill. I went to my class, and today's morning was awfully silent. Ayudh had not approached me today! I was relieved. I was in a hurry to go back today, I need to study hard, or else I might fail these exams this year.
I was in the silent hall when one hand came out of nowhere and pulled me in. I shrieked and stumbled back, as I heard the boy locking the door. I hugged myself tightly and looked at the back of the man with wide eyes.
The man turned and he was none other than Dhruv, one of the playboys and friends of Ayudh! He smirked at me and took steps toward me.
"uh-huh, if it isn't the bonita of the college." I blinked at him. "Tsk, tsk, tsk I wonder what he sees in you." And after saying that he lunged on me like an animal, and tore my sleeve. I shouted and thrashed for my life. No.. No.. this can't be happening, why does everyone hate me so much! But before he can do anything further, Ayudh came out of nowhere and snatched him up from me. I curled in a corner.
I went numb!
What just happened?
Was it my fault!? Was it his fault? Whose fault was that? Who... Why is this happening to me? I started crying terribally and kept a hand on my mouth!
I have had enough! I had enough of all these people's bullshit.
"How dare you?" Ayudh shouted and kept hitting him, he hit him again and again, and once he saw Dhruv was slipping into unconsciousness, he called his guards and asked him to take Dhruv to his basement.
I was still shaken to my core.
"..ru....Aaru... Aaru!" I snapped out of my haze and my eyes met the sinister grey of his. I looked at him for a long time before shaking him away from me and getting up on my wobbly legs. I wrapped my scarf around me and went toward the door.
"Aaravi.. Aaravi listen you can't go out like this.. I need to talk, we need to talk Aaru listen!" He said but I did not stop.
"Please I..." He held my hand, but I shook it off and turned around.
I've had enough!
So I slapped him. The sound boomed in the other wise silent room, as his face moved sidewise.
"WHAT WHAT WHAT?" I shouted like a mad woman, cause that was what I was now! Mad, mad, totally mad! " WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?" I asked him. He looked at me. "You destroryed my whole life and you want to talk?" I asked in disbelief. Tears ran free from his eyes. He shook his head, and tried to grab me again, but I swiftly shook his arm off me.
"What is left to talk now! HUH? You, you are not a man, you.. you are a bastard, a person who don't deserve kindness, someone who don't deserve empathy, I hate you, I HATE YOU!" I shouted on him.
"No... No no no no you do.. don't " He choked. "I.. I am sorry..." He cried along. "It was a mistake I swear, I... I'll tell you everything, and you will understand..."
"I WON'T" I shouted. "I won't you filthy bastard, you shit. I won't"
"Please Aaravi don... don't curse, it isn't you, it isn't you" He exclaimed. But it was all over. I so wanted to die or make him die.
"oh for god's sake, stop it, stop it! How long will you keep this act of yours on! HUH!" I said. "Listen here, I am done, DONE DONE DONE, I don't want to see you ever again." He looked at me as if he did not believe me.
"No... you are lying, it isn't like that, you... y..you will listen to me and then we will..."
"NO NOTHING! Then nothing, jus.. just get lost!" I said.
"Please, just one.. one last chance."
"I am out of chances for you, JUST GO AWAY" I shouted and kept my hands on my face, and cried. I am tired... tired!
"Don't cry... don't cry please... I am... I am leaving... but we will talk tomorrow... I, please, Aaru, I... Oh god, I fucked up, It was a huge mistake... I am going okay, but please promise me we will talk tomorrow! Please Aaru, please!"
"I am promising you nothing" I said. "And I don't want to see your face tomorrow, or ever... get lost from my life... I hope you disappear, I hope you DISAPPEAR!"
I was breathing heavily by now, I was tired....
"Or I hope I disappear!"
"Bonita" Shouted one of the man child on me. I kept walking. I do not want to even look at these dogs. But my dreams were shattered when a 6 feet 4 monster came and stood in front of me. I looked up at him, with obvious fear in my eyes.
This fear!
This fear of mine was what they were feeding on! This fear was what, that made me such an easy target to them, this fear was what satisfied them, and this fear was what because of which, I became the eternal target to my one year senior, Ayudh Suryavanshi, Bitch son of the one of the most known families of the countries, who ran the Suryavanshi Corportation!
He was all that a girl wants. Handsome, tall, beautiful eyes, sharp nose, thin lips, but to me, he was nothing but a bitch brat, bastard, son of a bitch, and the man who had made her life hell since last year. I never even liked him, but even after his so much popularity in the college I had never seen him with another girl, bullying them. Other than me, myself. That unwanted attention of his just doesn't seems to waver. He and his friends only bullies me. The reason?
My fear!
I was not a strong independent, outwardly, extrovert girl. I was a meek girl who kept my thinking and my words to myself. In my nineteen years of life I had a total of five friends, Neha, who was my kindergarten time best friend, Supriya, Sulekha (who were twins) my high school best friends whom I met along with Neha, but then Neha and all of us had to part ways because of the different colleges we got. And then came Ritika, Raavi, and Advik! who were my now friends.
I did had too few best friends, but they were all genuine to me.
Apart from them, I never looked at anyone, let alone talk to them! But then came this Ayudh and his friends, who were all over me, and continue to kept bullying me. When I first came in the college, I was dead scared of everyone, it was Raavi who supported me through all this. Then, Raavi made me meet Ritika and Advik. I made Ritika my friend instantly but it took time for me to cozy up with Advik. Because, one, he was handsome and one of the most popular boy of the school, two, he always looked at me so intently that it made my cheeks go all red, and three, I never had a male friend, and he was my first male friend.
When I first saw Ayudh for the first time, I was in an awe. I had never seen a boy as handsome as him. I came to know about her feelings when I once shyly confessed to Raavi that looking at Ayudh, made my heart race.
And that was how Ayudh became my first ever crush.
But I never dared to confess or say something, because, even Ayudh used to look at me like he will eat her up once he get his hands over me! But now, I thanked god that I never confessed to this monster.
He never talked to me, nor were we ever close enough, he used to look at me a lot, obviously to find the reason to bully me, but he never approached me ever. But then one day, everything changed. He came up to me, my heart was thudding badly, as I clutched my bag to my chest. He snatched it from me, and smirked at me. I was astounded at his animalistic behaviour, and then he dumped all of my bag on the ground.
There was my manual in it, which I use to keep with me. I am an extreme introvert, so that was the best way I could keep everything in my heart conveyed. Although I never wrote about my useless crush on Ayudh in it. I thanked god that I did not, because he forcefully took it from me, and read my few entries in front of everyone! I burst into tears as soon as he turned the page to read more of my childhood entries.
But then he changed his mind, and gave me back the book.
That was the time I realized writing whatever is on your heart in a diary was the most foolish thing done ever!
Raavi consoled me a lot, but I just can't stop crying. I kept crying even when he was not reading it, even when he gave it back to me, even when he left. Whenever I saw him, fear erupted in me, and the slight liking I had for him, took a cruel turn. I no more wanted him, I no more dreamt of him, I no more had that slightest of feeling for him!
Then I made a few more friends, one was Latika, who was what they say queen bee of the college, but unlike others, she was not cruel queen bitch, in fact, she used to console me. Latika was the one who told me that Ayudh had never behaved like that. He was never out of control. True, he used to rag a few times, but he never stretched it or did not even did it second time to them.
Then why was he being so cruel to me?
Sometimes his behaviour confused me too. Like he had beaten a boy to brink of death, who tried bullying me after knowing I was target of Ayudh Suryavanshi. And like a fool I was, I thought that he was somewhere good in his heart. But they shattered too when he told me that only he can bully her and no one else. But he still sent his friend to bully me. Once one of the girls she usually saw in his group --one of his friend's girlfriend-- had slapped me in the washroom, telling Ayudh had told her to do so! From that onwards, I knew he was not a good human being.
I was sitting on the bench, staring into oblivion, I still clutched my bag to her chest, fearing someone might pop out and bully me because Ayudh had sent them to. My phone started buzzing and I saw the name for who was calling me.
Papa
I smiled as tear blew out of my eyes like rivers. My father had struggled so much so that I can get admission in this university and study what I had always wanted! Aeronautics! And I was not able to concentrate through the mess my life had made of me.
"Hello" I said, trying to stop my voice from wavering!
"Hello my love, my cutie, what were you doing..." Before he can finish my mother shouted. "Hey my lady, how are you?"
"Let me talk first" they started bantering. I kept a hand on my mouth to keep myself from sobbing and started crying! It was getting so hard, too hard for me! Why was I like this? Why can't I take a stand for herself!
A traitorous sob escaped from my mouth and the phone went silent.
"What happened, are you crying Aaru, what's wrong?" My parents bombarded.
"N...nothing happened!" I pacified them. "I just miss you all!"
"Should we come to meet you?" They asked.
"No need, no don't come" I said immediately. I did not wanted my family to catch eyes of that man, or else, who knows what he will do with them. We talked for a few minutes more and then I finally decided to go to my dorm. I was feeling much better. My father was always the booster for me!
"You are back?" Raavi asked nervously, She was very fidgety these days. I looked at her confused.
"yes!" I said. I ignored her after that, and went to my bed.
NEXT DAY
Clutching my bag against my chest, I repeated the drill. I went to my class, and today's morning was awfully silent. Ayudh had not approached me today! I was relieved. I was in a hurry to go back today, I need to study hard, or else I might fail these exams this year.
I was in the silent hall when one hand came out of nowhere and pulled me in. I shrieked and stumbled back, as I heard the boy locking the door. I hugged myself tightly and looked at the back of the man with wide eyes.
The man turned and he was none other than Dhruv, one of the playboys and friends of Ayudh! He smirked at me and took steps toward me.
"uh-huh, if it isn't the bonita of the college." I blinked at him. "Tsk, tsk, tsk I wonder what he sees in you." And after saying that he lunged on me like an animal, and tore my sleeve. I shouted and thrashed for my life. No.. No.. this can't be happening, why does everyone hate me so much! But before he can do anything further, Ayudh came out of nowhere and snatched him up from me. I curled in a corner.
I went numb!
What just happened?
Was it my fault!? Was it his fault? Whose fault was that? Who... Why is this happening to me? I started crying terribally and kept a hand on my mouth!
I have had enough! I had enough of all these people's bullshit.
"How dare you?" Ayudh shouted and kept hitting him, he hit him again and again, and once he saw Dhruv was slipping into unconsciousness, he called his guards and asked him to take Dhruv to his basement.
I was still shaken to my core.
"..ru....Aaru... Aaru!" I snapped out of my haze and my eyes met the sinister grey of his. I looked at him for a long time before shaking him away from me and getting up on my wobbly legs. I wrapped my scarf around me and went toward the door.
"Aaravi.. Aaravi listen you can't go out like this.. I need to talk, we need to talk Aaru listen!" He said but I did not stop.
"Please I..." He held my hand, but I shook it off and turned around.
I've had enough!
So I slapped him. The sound boomed in the other wise silent room, as his face moved sidewise.
"WHAT WHAT WHAT?" I shouted like a mad woman, cause that was what I was now! Mad, mad, totally mad! " WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?" I asked him. He looked at me. "You destroryed my whole life and you want to talk?" I asked in disbelief. Tears ran free from his eyes. He shook his head, and tried to grab me again, but I swiftly shook his arm off me.
"What is left to talk now! HUH? You, you are not a man, you.. you are a bastard, a person who don't deserve kindness, someone who don't deserve empathy, I hate you, I HATE YOU!" I shouted on him.
"No... No no no no you do.. don't " He choked. "I.. I am sorry..." He cried along. "It was a mistake I swear, I... I'll tell you everything, and you will understand..."
"I WON'T" I shouted. "I won't you filthy bastard, you shit. I won't"
"Please Aaravi don... don't curse, it isn't you, it isn't you" He exclaimed. But it was all over. I so wanted to die or make him die.
"oh for god's sake, stop it, stop it! How long will you keep this act of yours on! HUH!" I said. "Listen here, I am done, DONE DONE DONE, I don't want to see you ever again." He looked at me as if he did not believe me.
"No... you are lying, it isn't like that, you... y..you will listen to me and then we will..."
"NO NOTHING! Then nothing, jus.. just get lost!" I said.
"Please, just one.. one last chance."
"I am out of chances for you, JUST GO AWAY" I shouted and kept my hands on my face, and cried. I am tired... tired!
"Don't cry... don't cry please... I am... I am leaving... but we will talk tomorrow... I, please, Aaru, I... Oh god, I fucked up, It was a huge mistake... I am going okay, but please promise me we will talk tomorrow! Please Aaru, please!"
"I am promising you nothing" I said. "And I don't want to see your face tomorrow, or ever... get lost from my life... I hope you disappear, I hope you DISAPPEAR!"
I was breathing heavily by now, I was tired....
"Or I hope I disappear!"
End of Midnight Whispers (short stories collection) Chapter 25. Continue reading Chapter 26 or return to Midnight Whispers (short stories collection) book page.