I looked back at him, "I won't let you get away by hurting her."
"What can a puny little nobody can do to prince of university? If not for our *Arranged* marriage, no one would even know you exist. I'm the hottest guy not just here but in whole town," beaming he made the declaration.
Such a narcissistic person! "Let me help you cool down that hot head of yours" smiling wryly, I poured water from nearby bottle.
"You!" eyes red with anger, he looked at me like he would kill me, but unexpectedly he charged forward and bear hugged me. I tried to shake his hands off but I couldn't so I tried my luck with legs. I tried Sasae-Tsurikomi-Ashi judo technique but I failed, to which, he looked at me laughing, "You sure are a wild wild cat. Will be fun to tame you." How can he treat girls like they are his play things, "Let me show you girl power" and I took him down with Kouchi Gari technique, but he pulled me down with him.
"Not bad" he said with a surprised look on his face, "but not enough to knock me out" and finally lets go of me. I hurry down for class after throwing one last glare at me.
Hisila had changed her seat to go sit with Vintuna. Throughout the class she didn't even look my way and threw in dustbin all the notes I passed on to her. It hurts so much to be treated such by her when all I wanted was keep her away from getting hurt. 'Nhuja Singh you will pay for this' gritting my teeth I crumpled the paper in my hand. I wanted to talk to her during lunch but few minutes before lunch, I got summoned to dean's office.
"May I come in sir" I bowed down and entered the room at his permission.
"What the hell are all these nonsense posts and comments on official page?" fuming, he threw his tablet towards me. I scrolled through the page to see posts with photos of today's encounters with Nhuja with a photo of crying Hisila that broke my heart to see, with title 'Bestfriend -- Beast-foe' with comments name-calling me and most painful was being called backstabber. "Sir, I'm innocent, I did nothing wrong"
"Are these photos a lie then?"
"But they are shown in wrong way, it is nothing what it seems like in this."
"Oh, what is it then? I also heard you slapped Nhuja yesterday morning? Couldn't you report to me and let me handle it"
"Sorry sir, but you weren't here yet and he was playing with my bestie's feelings."
" Enough, I'm warning you. Next time you pull a stunt like that, there will be serious consequences. Don't go around acting like some gangster"
" But I did nothing wrong"
" Don't you argue with me. You will write an apology letter for your bad conduct this lunch time."
" That's unfair! He should be punished too"
" And clean classroom after class."
" But..."
" For a week" he gets up banging on his table clearly letting me know if I speak any more, I will pay bitterly.
"Yes sir" I bow down sadly and head to the detention room to write an apology letter.
When I returned to class, I notice Hisila is gone, I try to ask Vintuna but she just gives me cold shoulder. Later, I finish up the cleaning and sit down watching outside the window wondering how to explain this mess to Hisila. I am not a backstabber...My heart aches and all I can do is weep, feeling helpless and defeated... Sudden vibration on my phone startles me; it was a friend from my judo class, Sejun, I was hoping it to be Hisila...
"Yo, I had to file a missing girl report coz some fool dared to miss today's judo class."
This man is always air-headed, shaking my head in disbelief, "Girl was left behind to clean up the mess others made"
"Fear not, I don't mind coming over to rescue my damsel in distress; shake my magic wand to blow away all the stress"
I chuckle "Then what? Fly the girl, away from world on your broom??"
"Sure why not? But if only you were lighter ..."
"Are you implying I am fat?? Is your will to live gone?" I fake getting mad.
Nhuja bangs the table to let me know he is here. "Listen I will come tomorrow first thing in the morning, catch you later." Irritated, I look up at Nhuja "Piss off man, what the hell are you doing here."
"Sorry to interrupt your yucky love sick conversation"
"Excuse me, what"
"You were clearly grinning ear to ear so big even a herd of elephants could pass."
I simply choose to ignore him so as to not ruin my mood. He grabs my hand and drags me with him; "The hells, let go of my hand" I shake my hand too hard that I bang my hand on next desk, "Ow.." "Heh" he laughs cruelly purely enjoying my pain stained expression. I pick my bag and swing it so it will hit his face, he dodged but still got his chest. Angrily, he banged on the desk "What in hell"
"Oops, I didn't see you were there. You good? Luckily, you were not blown away right." I smirk satisfied. Still rubbing his chest, he said "You need to come with me to my party"
"Dream on brother, not in this life." Before we had any more arguments, his mom walked in the class, "What took you so long? I had to come myself to pick you two"
"Actually, aunty, I'm really not feeling well; sorry I won't be able to come" I try to escape out of this.
"Oh no honey, today we announce the marriage to all, you have to be there. I will get you medicine don't worry."
Before I could say anything more,she takes my hand and pulls me along; helplessly I follow her silently recalling what my dad said about how he could lose his job he worked so hard to get if I offended Mrs. Singh. Walking in the middle of mother and son feels like I am bacon ready to be made sandwich....