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Chapter 18 - "Salt meets wound"

[Abi's POV]

"Tyler, she doesn't deserve you and your love. Don't be a jack ass", Paul yelled out at him.

" Why she left me? Why can't she love me back? Why she said yes? Am I not attractive enough? Doesn't I deserve her? " He cried out and slammed his wounded hand on the table.

"Naomi Scott was a bitchy hoe. She never loved you baaack. God damn don't be a pussy and be a man", Paul shouted at him and consoled him at the same time.

The reason he got drunk is his ex-girlfriend, Naomi Scott. So he is sad because he missed her still. I think he still loves her, but she left him shattered into pieces. Oh, my poor boy. He said it right, she is the real bitch.

Might be Nate's proposal gave rise to his past, and he clenched the glass so hard until it got broke and caused a damaged to his hand. While scrutinizing tonight's scenario, I felt pity for him.

"Bro, we will just leave from here. Let me take you to the doctor. Come will leave", Paul said calmly.

Tyler shook his head in disagreement.

" What? You motherf*****." Paul cursed and dragged him with all his strength, and stopped near the car.

The car was huge in size. It was a brand new AudiRS7 in Misano red color. It was very shiny like a crystal, that one can see his face. Indeed, he is the son of the second rich in the city. He has a good preference for the car.

"C'mon get in your ass, Fecker", He opened the car door and pushed him inside. He drove it at speed and got disappeared.

" Abi"

I turned around and it was Blaire.

"What are you doing here? The party is inside not out in the lawn", Blaire gave a sarcasm.

" Nothing. I just came out for fresh air", I answered without hesitation.

"Why are you crying", Blaire said in worried.

" Crying?" I touched my face. "Oh, this. It's just a dust particle that causes a tear in me. You know", I explained her but in detail like a moron.

"Anyways, let's go. We are getting late", Samantha said.

" Yeah sure. Even I think the same. We should leave for home", I agreed with Samantha.

"Don't you think you are forgetting something importaaant", Gianna emphasized on word important.

" Nope. I don't think sooo", Even I emphasized the word so.

"Abiii. At least say good night to your boyfriend Nate. How can you forget this? It's a basic thing in the relationship", Gianna shouted at me.

" Feck Nate. It's not at all compulsion to go in person and say good night and bye. What do you think? Why God gave us a cell phone for?", I explained to her deeply.

"But---"

"I will message him", I interrupted her, I took my phone out of the clutch and was about to message, but my luck.

" Abi, are you leaving this early", Nate asked and walked towards us.

"Yeah", I gave a fake smile and said, "We are getting late."

"Okay, fine. You can leave this time, but next time before leaving at least greet me in person", He said and gave a side hug to me.

" Okay, I will keep this in mind", I pretended to give a broad smile and tried my best not to get caught.

"Oh, oh, oh babe can you please keep this glass to the respective place. I forgot", I requested him and handed over to him.

" Sure", He said and took the glass in his hand. "Good night, drive safely", He said and left.

Blaire glared at me with her knitted eyebrows. To avoid further question and answer round, I walked along with Samantha. We got into the car and drove off. Samantha played music of her choice.

"Are you serious about Nate?", Blaire questioned me.

Thanks to Samantha, she increased the volume of the music. I got a chance to pretend that I haven't heard her question. Huh. I managed to escape her so-called interrogation. I did not discuss Tyler's incident with them. The night was long and I got exhausted in tonnes.

The next morning I got prepared for college. I wore a light neon orange easy shorts and a champagne calories tank top in blue. Like always I applied minimal makeup, I tied my hair in a high bun. Now I am ready for the university. Wait I forgot to put something. Ahaha! the aforementioned round frame glasses. Which helps me to look, nerd. Perfect.

I walked out. Oh my God, I was surprised to see Mercedes-Benz GLC in Obsidian Black. My mom passed the key to me. Oh my God, I can't believe even I too have a car now. So last night dad was talking about this surprised. I opened the car door. It's so beautiful and it has a magma grey seat with all the new latest features.

Samantha horned her car, I pointed to my new car. They were surprised to see my black beauty. They all got off the car and walked towards me.

" Let's test drive it", Samantha said and grabbed the keys from my hand.

"Sure. C'mon get in girls", I shouted in excite.

They were discussing the last night until we reached the college gate. As we got off the car, everybody was looking at us. We ignored the attention and walked to the class. I sat next to Samantha. Nate looked at me and gave a broad smile. Even I gave a dry smile. Tyler was sitting next to him. He was wearing a Wesley Hunley top in charcoal and a retro pant in grey. His right hand was properly bandaged.

Our economics professor was teaching us a country's economy. We all were attentive to his words and I was grasping his important points so that I can write in the exam. Gianna's cell got buzzed. She peeped into it and then showed it to Blaire, later she turned back to Samantha. Samantha mouthed what? Gianna mouthed forum. Samantha mouthed later. Gianna mouthed forum, forum, forum, she turned in front and was focussing on the lecture. I observe this entire scene from the corner of my eyes, but I decided to ignore them. The bell rang and the professor stepped out.

I stood up and stretched my hands to shove the laziness in me. Samantha looked in her cell and stared at me. Unlike her, Gianna and Blaire did the same.

" What? I didn't do anything?" I told them.

"There is something posted in the forum", Gianna said.

" What forum? When that it got form?", I confusingly asked them.

"Long back, but we forgot to inform you", Blaire said.

I snatched a cell phone from Samantha. "What the fuck? It's me and Nate. Who can post such photos", I said fiercely?

" I have no idea about it ", Samantha said.

" Might be some students who present at the party have posted", Gianna added.

"Even I can't recognize this username, " Blaire said while looking at her screen.

I got so pissed off that I took my bag and left the classroom without noticing the surrounding. I sat in the cafeteria. I placed an order for a roasted chicken sandwich, fries, and orange juice. Later on, Tyler enters the cafeteria and took the table next to me at a minor distance. Paul showed his cell phone to him and he just dropped the cell in the glass filled with water.

"Bro, it was my cell. You dropped it without notifying me", He sobbed dramatically. " It was a gift from my dad", He added further. Everybody presented in the cafeteria was staring at him.

Tyler gave a ferocious stared to him. "It's okay, just a cell phone. I can purchase another one. No problem at all", He gulped.

A girl came to them and sat. " Tyler are you okay. Is your hand hurting still?", She showed her concerned about him.

"Babe, he is totally fine. The person who injured is me", Paul threw his cheesy lines on her.

" Where show?" She asked in concern.

"My heart is injured and is aching that I want to hold you tonight, Babe are you free tonight", He asked her and unstoppably they were talking a shits.

He is truly skill full in flirt. He can be said as a respectable man hoe. My friends sat along with me. The waiter placed my order on the table and left.

"Abi we understand you don't like your privacy to get interfere. We totally understand your worry for your name", Blaire said and squeeze my hand.

"Just take it down", I got frustrated and slammed the table. Everybody looked upon me.

" Abi calm down. Being angry can cause. nothing", Gianna tried to make me calm.

"Even that Richa the bitch she wrote I am a homewrecker. Does she forget the meaning of it? I said angrily took the bite of chicken sandwich.

" Ignore her", Samantha advised me.

"I will sue them for defamation", I said calmly and took the slice of French fries.

Nate enters and sat beside me. "Nate Do you know what happened in the forum", I asked him.

" I know babe, trust me I didn't have posted that", Nate gave his explanation.

"I know. Can't you remove it?" I requested.

"Sorry babe, I can't. This is the thing which is not in my hands", He said apologetically.

" Ha... It's okay", I faked the smile.

"Okay, babe I have a business to deal. So I will leave first. Take care and do not take this unnecessary stuff to your heart", He said and stood up.

" Yes, I will. You too take care of yourself", I said and looked up at him.

"Bye", He said and walked to the door and got disappeared.

"Are you serious about Nate?" Blaire repeated the same question.

"Samantha can't I sue them, " I changed the subject.

"No, it's just a forum", She answered.

" I hope somebody can takedown those pictures", I said and continued my eating.

The day was stressful and finally, we took our way home. Samantha was driving.

"Abi do you want to get added in the forum?" Blaire asked me.

"Hell no", I whirled and said to her.