Enchanted

Chapter 36: Style

Sohini:

I just woke up right now and it's 11am. Mom didn't even wake me up. I know she's going to SHOUT AT ME, SLAP ME but I'm actually grateful. I slept well.

I go downstairs yawning as I see my brother. His college session will be starting from September. He'll go back to Chelsea. I'll miss him. Although I don't get to talk to him so much now. I miss those days when we used to play cards, chess and ludo together and cackle like psychopaths. But I guess things change so fast.

I still smile at him despite of being extremely uninterested. Sometimes I be questioning on my existence. Why am I even alive? What's left now? More betrayals? More traumas?

"Morning? It's not morning tho but still morning".

I nod. The dry replies hahahaha. It's eating me up slowly. It's crazy how I'm getting distanced from the people I love with my whole heart. Two are already separated from me and actually quite happy. I check my phone.

sinjinidavis: YOU DIDN'T COME? WHY? Dude, at least come to my house. We need a damn comeback.

Fuck comeback. Let's just study. And-

Ron hasn't still said the thing yet.

.

.

.

.

.

It's almost evening and it's getting cloudy outside. Oh, how much I hate rain. I check my phone just to see Jake's texts.

jakesteph: why aren't you coming? I don't like them laughing at you. Come back quickly, Sohini.

Oh. Thanks. I'm actually thinking about going back to India. To Kolkata. And to admit in a normal school. Or kill myself and reborn as a dog.

It starts raining. How can I go to Sinjini's house? We haven't started anything. How can we complete our project? Dude. It's cranking me up. But but- I get Sinjini's text.

sinjinidavis: it's raining cats and dogs but don't worry, my brother will be there to pick you up *winking emoji*

Not HIM AGAIN. PLEASE. MY HEART WILL NOT BE BEATING ANYMORE. I'LL JUST DIE DEAD -

oh, an another text.

jasonstyle: before we go back to strangers, I wanna know who's that guy who wants to tell you something. Did he propose you? Are you going on a date with him?

sohinihihihi: it doesn't matter, Jason Style. Please!

jasonstyle: grim reaper?

I blush. He remembers. Lol. I don't reply by the way. I get dressed instead. I wear a dark ash coloured boyfriend jeans and space cadet coloured oversized tshirt with a Jupiter planet drawn on it. I let my medium length hair open. I'm so stupid to get on his bike again.

I stare at my reflection on the window as I clearly see the water drops rolling down from the window pane. It's lightning too. And suddenly I hear honks of a bike. I see through my window that Ron Davis is here, getting drenched in the rain.