"They were such demons, look how lamely they made an escape", Naomi looking towards the running guys with gloomy eyes. " Is your arm alright now", "they gave him spirit saying it is fire retardant and then lighted his arm on fire, just for fun, how cruel!", explaining everything that happened, to the mystery guy.
"Yeah, I know", the guy looking towards the victim's arm to check for any burns or serious injuries, "they are our seniors and they harass every boy in the hostel, basically they rag all the newcomers for fun and nobody complained about them till now, I guess"
"So, you know them and you have met them before"
"Yes, they came to my room and tried to bully me as well, but somehow I managed to get rid of them"
"Then you should save others from being ragged and you people should have complained about this to the authorities"
"But Miss. (sarcastically), one should have a valid proof to complain about anyone, and here nobody is ready to complain against them and I could understand this because these people are totally insane, they threaten the weak and use this as their defense, and this is how all this works for them"
"Oh, sorry I didn't know that by the way," Naomi said sarcastically.
"And that's why I explained that to you", the guy retaliated.
"And I think that's why they took to their heels as they knew you, otherwise I would have handled this myself as well"
"Oh yes, I was able to see how perfectly you were defending yourself and they were getting scared of you, Miss lady James Bond!"
"Yes, I was in mid of that and then you came," Naomi suddenly changed her tone, "by the way how you reached here"
" That's, none of your business ", the guy went straight in the spine.
The victim boy tried to soothe the atmosphere and make them stop but all in vain, as they were not ready to listen to anything and continued to fight.
"Oh, so you were following me"
"Excuse me, I am not a stalker, you barged in front of me inside, while taking the water bottle and you walked so fast, so I thought it must be an emergency, I thought if anybody need help"
"Thanks, buddy you came, it was a great help" said the victim boy.
"You stay out of it" said both of them together.
"By the way how you know, this gonna happen here" the mysterious guy looked at Naomi with doubtful eyes.
Naomi went blue, she wasn't clear what to say.
"Don't say that you were just having a walk here and you saw all this as this will just not gonna justify you, like the way you behaved in the party hall"
" No, I wasn't saying this because it's definitely not true, I just heard them discussing all this in the party hall", Naomi felt relaxed as she had thought of a good reason.
"So, you should have acted much earlier as you could have stopped this to even happen", "look at his arm, he had a bruise, are you alright now?"
The boy nodded in a yes gesture.
"I got late because of something, but I was coming much earlier"
"What? You just wanted to be a hero, you could have asked for someone's help" the guy blaming Naomi
" Oh really, do you think so, I thought you are much smarter or you just look like so?"
"woh, woh, hold on your horses", "and yes she is right, she had saved me from those pathetic fellows otherwise don't know what would they have done to me", "so, really thanks to you girl, and thanks to you as well"
"Let's check your arm", the victim boy put his bruised arm in front of him. " The wound is not much burned, maybe they would have mixed some retardant gel as well in it, but let's go to the medical room and get an ointment applied to it"
"After that, we should go and complain about those seniors in the ragging cell, we also have proof of this crime now," Naomi said.
"Only if he is ready to face those monsters and go complaint against them"
"I think I should complain against them for this crime as if not stopped they could act more dangerously with other students"
"Great! and yeah they need to be stopped and complained against as because of that only they have become so fearless", Naomi very stern to complain against them.
"Ok, we will file a complaint tomorrow as it is very late now, we will go to the hospital, you need not come"
"Ok" and they parted.
Naomi went to the party to see for Amanda. The modeling was still going on, it was the last round which is a question answering round. There were ten contestants on stage, five were boys and the rest were girls. Amanda was one of the girls as well. Mr. and Miss Freshers were to be selected from them. Naomi saw Amanda on stage, she smiled and looked at her. Amanda finally saw Naomi, she went super excited. Naomi gestured a thumbs up to her.
The contest went by, the contestants picked up chits to select their questions, which they answered one by one. Some answered them very well. The performances were over it was time to name the winners.
The names of contestants were announced. Firstly the girl winners were announced. The name of 1st runner went, then the second runner and then came Miss Freshers. Amanda's name was announced as Miss fresher's. Naomi cheered for her. Amanda was crowned and given Miss Freshers' sash to wear. Then went the boy's side crowning.
The mysterious guy came in and stood beside her but at some distance, behaving aloof.
Naomi went to him. "Is the boy Ok now"
"Yes, I sent him in his room"
"Why had you come? you could have also gone into your room, I don't feel you are such interested in parties"
" Whatever, but I am not also banned to go to parties", getting irritated from her questions.
He is so weird, she thought to herself.
"There are some more winners as well", came an announcement.
"The most entertaining performance, any guesses"
"It's, the duet dance performance by number 71 and number 83"
They looked at each other shocked but they went to the stage to get their sash.
Then came some more titles. Amanda stood beside Naomi, she looked very happy.
"I am double happy, we both got to win something"
"and you win much more, you are Miss Freshers, I told you, you will be The Miss Fresher, didn't I"
"Till when we have to stand here", Guy whispering to Naomi who was standing beside him.
Naomi raised an eyebrow in distress.
"Who is he?" said Amanda, "Oh yes whom you danced with, so pationately" teasing Naomi.
"What rubbish, I think you have gone out of your senses, Are they giving some adulterated drinks behind the stage in the name of soft drinks?"
"Then you should think about it, he looks good"
"Yeah sure, Why not? I will think about it", but in her head, Naomi said, 'just seems to be good'.