25. Close to death

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She saw Danish standing and laughing at her by looking at her.

"Plea-please help," she was struggling to come out. She felt like she would soon be out of breath.

Fear was rushing through her every vein. She didn't know how to swim. She felt like she was drowning. Her breath was quickening.

"Hel-help,"

When Danish realised that she was drowning, he jumped into the water, but before he could reach her, Niya stopped making any movement.

"Hey, Niya," his heart started thumping faster in fear. He grabbed her by her waist and took her out of the pool.

"Ni-Niya, wake up," he tapped her cheeks but got no response.

Shivers ran down his spine. He didn't know that she didn't know how to swim. He made it just for fun.

With a shaky hand, he again tapped her cheeks.

Seeing no movement from her, he was about to press her chest when Aryan came running.

"Niya!" He kneeled beside her. "Wha-what happened to her?" He asked, looking at Danish.

"Aryan, I- she- water,"

Aryan understood.

"Damn, Danish," he said, gritting his teeth.

Seeing her lie there lifeless, he felt like someone had snatched his heart from him. He wanted to punch Danish for doing that with Niya, but that was not the time. He wanted to save her.

Aryan compressed her chest.

"Niya, please get up," he again pressed her chest.

Danish was praying in his mind for nothing to happen to Niya.

"Plea-please, Niya," he again pressed her chest when Niya spit the water out and started coughing.

She was breathing heavily.

"Ni-Niya, are you okay?" Aryan asked, to which Niya nodded.

"I-I want to-to go ho-home." She was shivering badly.

Aryan took off the blazer and gave it to Niya.

"Ni-Niya, I-" Danish tried to apologise, but Aryan scooped Niya into his arms and took her.

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"You go freshened up. I am bringing you something to eat," Aryan said and left her room.

He didn't know that Danish would do something like that.

He knew that Niya was refusing to come to the birthday party out of fear of being humiliated again.

When he assured her that she would not be humiliated, trusting his words, she agree to come to the party.

The fear he felt when he saw Niya lifeless was still present in his heart. Thinking about that moment was making his heart beat faster.

He made some soup and went to her room.

She was sitting on her bed after freshening up. Her eyes were red and tired.

She was still shivering.

"Here is the soup. Eat it," Aryan said, keeping it on the table, and was about to check her temperature when Niya pushed him in anger.

"Don't dare touch me," she said angrily.

Aryan was surprised by her sudden action.

"This is what you wanted; that's why you forced me to come to that party. Am I right?" She asked as tears started to flow from her eyes. "That was all your plan, right? Why you and your friends are doing with me like this? Am I looking like a playing doll to you?" She shouted.

"Niya, listen to me first," Aryan said. He wanted to explain himself to her. He wanted to tell her that he was not involved in Danish's plan. He doesn't know why, but the first time he wanted to give her his explanation. He wanted her to listen to her.

I shouldn't have left her alone at that party.

"Why should I listen to you, huh? I know it was all your plan to hurt me. Why you people get happiness by hurting me, huh?" She fell on the floor clutching her head. She felt like her head was going to burst.

"Niya, calm down." He tried to hold her, but she slapped his hand away, saying, "Don't touch me."

"Ahh, pl-please leave me alone," she said with much difficulty.

"Niya-"

"Please go,"

Seeing she would not calm down with his presence, he took a few steps back. His eyes softened upon seeing her miserable state. She was crying, grabbing her hair.

"Go!" She shouted.

He blinked back the tears and left her room.

Seeing him leave, she got up and ran to the bathroom.

When she looked at her face, tears slid down her cheeks.

She splashed some water on her face, went to the drawer, and took one tablet.





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