It was already 9:30 pm.
boom boom shaka..'(phone rings)
"come here after college tomorrow. "
Alex watched as the senior leave. After which he picked up phone which had been ringing. it was his mom who called him
"why are not home yet alex? Where are you?"
"i am on way home mom."
Alex hung up and stared the phone screen while it was tuned off. And as he did he saw his face all swollen with a small cut on his lower chin. He don't know what happened he would say to his parents.
When alex reached home. He directly went inside his room and locked it. When his mother called him he said he wanted some time alone and to leave food by the door.
Alex didn't even ate his food that night. And feel asleep with pain in his face and upper body. He was to tired. even in his sleep he didn't find comfort cause he had nightmares about what happened today.
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After he told why he hated sam. The senior asked him
"so you hated my brother for spending more time with your crush. And wanted to break his bones cause you felt jealous?"
alex kept quiet cause he didn't want to conform it. Even he felt it himself that he went extreme and crossed lines when telling the senior the whole story.
Just when alex wanted to apologies and tell the senior that he didn't know why he did that, he got punched in his face sideways and he felt down again.
"ANSWER ME!"
Alex felt pain and afraid.
"i am sorr..y . I .. I didn't know what I was doing.."
His voice became dry and he couldn't speak properly.
"get up."
The seniors voice was still calm like hitting other people was not unusual. Alex quickly got up. But just as he did he got punched in the stomach. It didn't end their as the senior kicked his ribs.
Alex felt difficult breathing. Never in his life he felt so much of pain and fear. Thoughts of running way kept appearing in his mind. But what happened next completely broke him up.
As the guy in-front of him pulled out his phone from his pocket. And started to play the recording of everything said.
"lets keep everything that happened today to our-self. "
Alex got kicked twice while he was on the ground.
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It was late 10:00 am when alex got up. The memories of everything that happened yesterday made him not to get up. And he did just that until he remembered the recording.
Alex thought about it all day and thought of give sam's brother money and make a deal to get out of this situation. In the evening he ate some thing and left the house.
When he entered the gym. He notice they were as many as people as they were yesterday. and before him stood sam's brother waiting for him.
"i wil.."
"give me your phone unlocked."
Before he could say anything the senior opened his palm in-front of while asking for his phone. Alex body shivered when he noticed that hand. Just in one day. Alex got trauma.
He handed his phone and spoke.
"i am sorry. I will give you as much of money I can can yo.."
Before alex could finish saying he got punched in the face and fell down again.
"you don't seem to learn. If you don't want to get hit then all you have to do is listen to my words."
Alex kept silence and stood up. The senior handed him back his phone and sam noticed a new contact on his screen named 'ren'.
"follow me"
The senior told him to follow him to which alex did. They walked outside of gym and got inside a car.
After a few minutes drive they stopped near a familiar cafe. While still staying inside the car alex saw sophia left the cafe. After which alex was told to follow sam's brother into the cafe.
When alex entered the cafe his saw sam was setting at a table. When they got close, sam asked the senior(sam's brother)
"what is this all about ren? Did you hit him? I told you I don't interfere with him life."
This puzzled alex as he thought sam already knew about this. The senior, sam's brother named ren handed hear-phones to sam while sitting down
"first listen to this."
Sam took it and started listening to the recording. At first his face showed anger and glared at ren first but as he kept listening he looked at alex in shock and finally shock turned into anger.
sam finally look pulled out the ear-phones. And looked at alex and said.
"there is nothing happening between me and sophia. There is a cultural event next month we given task to arrange it for our whole 2nd years. that's why we have been meeting here after college to discuss about it. Why do have to go tha…. "
"why are explaining yourself sam?"
Ren interrupted sam.
"this is a misunderstanding ren. You didn't have to hit him. You could have told me first."
Ren looked at sam and shook his head and spoke
"i already gave him a warring sam. If you are not my brother blake would have broke your legs by now."
sam didn't know what to say. He didn't want his brother keep interfering with his life. But he know what his brother is saying his true. Alex still kept quiet.
There was silence at their table for a few seconds. Until ren spoke up.
"if father found out about this his whole family would be dead sam. You have to understand it was way better for everyone if I will look after you. "
When alex listened to those words. He was shocked to his core and couldn't believe what hearing.
"killed?"
Words left his mouth as he looked at ren scared. He turned his face towards sam just to notice sam keeping quiet while clenching his fist.