Karl had always known that Richard was struggling, but he had no idea just how bad things were. One day, he decided to follow Richard to the principal's office, curious about what was going on.
What he saw shocked him to his core. The principal was brutally beating Richard, slapping him across the face, and kicking him in the stomach. Richard's nose was bleeding, his eye was swollen, and his mouth was cut. He was crying silently, his body shaking with fear.
Karl was horrified. He had never seen anything like this before. He wanted to intervene, but he was frozen in shock.
Richard finally managed to escape from the principal's office, but his ordeal was far from over. As he walked through the mall, he was confronted by a group of bullies who began to beat him mercilessly.
Karl watched in horror as Richard was punched, kicked, and slapped. He was bleeding from his nose, mouth, and ears. His wrists and hands were bruised and swollen.
But Richard didn't fight back. He just took the beating, silently and stoically.
Karl was shocked and disturbed by what he had seen. He had no idea that Richard was going through so much.
As Richard walked away from the bullies, Karl noticed that a diary had fallen out of his bag. He picked it up, curious about what it might contain.
The title of the diary was "Richard's Diary". Karl began to read, and what he discovered shocked him to his core.
Richard was homeless. His parents had been murdered, and he had been forced to live on the streets. He had to work 24/7 to survive, earning just enough to pay the mall owner ₹50 every month.
But that was not all. Richard had been suffering from abuse and neglect since nursery. He had been forced to do 24/7 slavery, eating nothing for days, and drinking bad water.
Karl was horrified. He had no idea that his friend was going through so much. He felt guilty for not noticing earlier, for not being there for Richard when he needed him most.
As Karl finished reading the diary, he knew that he had to do something. He couldn't just stand by and watch his friend suffer. He had to act, to help Richard in any way he could.
But what could he do? Richard's situation seemed hopeless, and Karl felt powerless to help.
As he stood there, feeling helpless and unsure, Karl knew that he had to find a way to make things right. He had to find a way to help Richard, to save him from the darkness that had consumed his life.