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Chapter 28 - I wanted to save you

My father picked me up and lay me down on the sofa in Ashwin's house his grandfather looked at me to see if I was okay or not, my mind was all jumbled up but I felt better after his grandfather gave me some medicines, it seems like they send other guests to their homes now it's just Ashwin's and my family here

My mom is rubbing my head gently "Ashwin what happened, what were you two doing upstairs," I could hear Mom's voice from beside me, she sounded really worried talking to him

"It looked like she slipped as she was going downstairs," he said, his voice sounding innocent

What is he sounding so innocent about, isn't he the one who did this to me

"Mom" my voice was faint but Mom heard me and brought her face closer "Ashwin pushed me down" My voice cracked with fear but I had to say this, "Ashwin really hurt my hand too"

"Wh-what are you talking about, Aditi" Mom frantically looked at Ashwin and me, she looked at my hand

"Ashwin, what is Aditi talking about, what happened between you two up there" Her voice sounds rough and loud, is she angry

"Calm down" My father put his hand on Mom's shaking shoulders

"Ashwin tell me what happened" Father came in front of me covering me from Ashwin

"Uncle I went upstairs because I forgot something and she followed me, and as we were coming down, she suddenly slipped and then and the-" I could hear him sobbing

"LIAR" With all my strength I shouted, how dare is he sobbing, why is he acting like he never did anything

Everyone in the room looked at me, confused, but I didn't care, I was not afraid of him my mom and dad were here with me, I would tell them everything he did,

HE, HE, HE not only hurt my hand but when I was leaving he pushed me down, the way he looked down at me, I thought he might

"Why are you lying Ashwin, first you threatened me when my hand was broken and today you hurt my wrist, when I was crying, begging you to let me go, you stared down at me, even when I was in pain" I ran out of breath and hugged my Mom

"A-Aditi what are you talking about" He is acting scared but his eyes are as cold as they were before

"You took some phones and hid them in your almirah, when I asked you what you were doing you attacked me"

Everyone is looking at Ashwin my father looks angered, my Mom is hugging me with tears in her eyes, and his parents are looking around

"Ashwin where are our phones" Ashwin parent's asked him

His head was down, but I could feel his stare through his bangs, my whole body froze from fear

"…" He stayed silent

I shouldn't have said it

Fuck fuck fuck that brat really said that what the hell is this pushing bullshit, she slipped herself

Why does she have such thick skin, she could have also fucking die but no she has to wake up and tell everyone about me

"Ashwin" Aditi's father called me, looking at me suspiciously

I don't want to talk to him but, I can't ignore him either, I have to calm down there's still some time left before the call I need to do something, I can still save my parents

"Ashwin, what is Aditi talking about" Aditi's father asked me in a heavy tone

"Uncle I don't what she is talking about, she slipped and I was trying to catch her, I don't know why, she could be confused because she hit her head, why would I push her" I am trying to act innocent he looks less angry now but it doesn't seem like he is really buying it, fuck it, Aditi and her family why are they trying to get in my way

"Ashwin," Mom grabbed my arm from behind "Where are our phones?"

"I don't know mom"

"You go up to his room and check his almirah," Mom told Father

Nodding Father walked towards the stairs, I tried to run, before anyone I needed to destroy the phones, I shouldn't have kept them in the almirah in the first place, just destroying them should have been enough

Someone grabbed my hand from behind "Let go of me" Without looking behind I shouted at that person

"Where are you going" Aditi's father shouted back at me pulling me back, I could see my father looking at us with concern but Mom told him to go upstairs Mom sounded really angry but ignoring all of that I tried to run ahead, I have to stop my father

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK "FUCKING LET GO OF ME" I shouted at Aditi's father, he took a step back, fear apparent on his face, loosening his grip, I was able to free myself

Slap

A hot sensation on my cheeks, a ringing sound in my ears, the world seemed to have come to a halt, the weeping sound of my mom clouding my head, she grabbed my head and faced me in front of her angry, crying, sad, confused face, she looked me in the eyes "Ashwin, Wh….what happened, why" her voice cracked, eyes red "Why are you doing all this, just what happened to you" her trembling arms on my cheeks "Did you really pushed Aditi, are you aware of what could have happen to her" with anger and fear in her voice "Answer me, why are silent" this is the first time I saw my Mom make this face, I made her feel this way "Ashwin! Answer me" I have to take responsibility "Why are you not saying anything" I "wanted to save YOU, Father, I have to, only I can," I said as I took my mom's hand off of me "I don't want to lose you again, I don't want to fail again" taking steps back from mom, from everyone around me, they all looks confused, my mom, can't comprehend me but that's fine, even if they all hate me for the rest of my life as long as they are alive to hate me, I can be happy.

Tears flowed from my eyes pattering to the floor, the strength leaving my body with every drop but I couldn't stop, there's still something that needed to be done, I had waited for this day for 5 years

A familiar ringing sound came from behind instinctually my head snapped back, and there my father was walking coming down with his phone ringing in his hand

"No" Moving around I tried to put strength in my legs, "No, NO" my dad's thumb was about to pick up the phone "DAD, NOOO" he looked at me in shock but his thumb still moved

"Sir, the meeting for that project is scheduled for tomorrow, should I book your flight tickets"

"Ah- Ah yes please do"