The Extroverty-Introvert

Chapter 16:- Lost and Found.

I hung in there for a little bit, but I too was concerned about Dhruv so I walked away from the car and down the highway where I could see light. I followed the path down where I thought it was from Priyanka's phone.

"Dhruv! Can you hear us?!", muffled sounds from far away.

Huh, they seemed to have covered a lot of distance in such a short span of time. I kept walking down the highway, occasionally glancing at my phone. It was 10:05 pm, I could get a call from my parents any minute now.

That's when the lights ahead went off. It was dark again. I switched on my flashlight and walked ahead not thinking twice, that's when I noticed something. The highway seemed a lot more....quieter, a lot more than it was before. I knew for a fact that my friends were ahead of me probably screaming their lungs out.

That's when I saw it. The black Van, the same one from before. It was switched off like last time but this time I got a proper look at it. It was a Matt Black Mitsubishi, probably over 6 years old.

Subconscious Mind:- "Benefits of having a Petrolhead Best friend!" *cha-ching*

I walked up to it and started to examine it, there was some weird smell coming from the car. So I walked around it to check it out, there I saw rolls and pots stuffed with some kind of powder. I opened it up and my guess was right, it was WEED.

This Van must be a drug peddler's, and there was a high chance that he could be around here, somewhere. The silence was overcoming my thoughts about the situation and I was so confused as to what to do, what if the cops showed up right now and I had these many containers of weed with me in this Van? I couldn't get arrested! It would ruin my career and my relation with Natalie.

Subconscious Mind:- " Oh she'll dump you soo hard after that one!"

That's when I felt a hand on my shoulders! Shivers went down my spine. I thought I was done for, I thought this was the end of it, but this time I decided to wait. I didn't react immediately like last time at home. I was preparing all the lies that I could say to defend myself if it was the cops. That's when I heard this...

"Brooooo........that drive was SiCk! Let's do it AGaiN!", it was Dhruv.

I was panting so hard from the tension that this bugger brought me into. That's when I noticed something.

"Wait, are you high right now?", I asked him while examining his bloodshot eyes.

"Hell Yeah! I just met this cool dude name Evan, and MaN does he have some GoOd stuff!", Dhruv replied.

"Who?", I asked.

"I said, Evan! You know E-V-A-N, EVAN!", he replied.

"Yeah, but who is he? I've never heard of him..", I asked in a tensed tone.

He didn't speak a word, rather he looked at my hands and saw that I was holding a pot of weed.

"Who are you trying to fool eh? You're holding Evan's pot in your hand and you say you haven't met him? You think I'm a fool?!", Dhruv retaliated.

"What?! Nooo!", I replied while tossing the pot back into the van.

*voice from behind*

"Hey! Be gentle with that young man!"

I look behind and I see a tall brown male towering down at me while he spoke. THIS IS WAS NOT A GOOD SITUATION! He was probably 7 foot tall, he had thick black facial hair and bushy eyebrows with eyes that looked deceiving. He walked up to me and spoke.

"So...i see that you and your friend here have shown interest in my collection. Speak, and I'll offer you some of this good stuff in a fair price."

Subconscious Mind:- "Doesn't he sound a bit too much of a nobility for a drug peddler? Or is it just me?"

I took a step back and grabbed Dhruv's shoulder and said," Umm.. not really we merely just stumbled into them on our way, we've got company waiting....gotta go!", I pulled Dhruv away from the van and towards the direction of the car.

"But wait! I can give you a free sample if you want? It's not a compulsion that you buy..", he said.

Subconscious Mind:- "Look at this dude trying to sound reasonable in a drug deal. Hah! FREE SAMPLE! I bet you'd rob me after I get wasted."

"Free sample you say?! I want some!", Dhruv resisted and turned around.

I pulled him around with all my might and cupped my mouth and grabbed his ear, "Listen up you little twat, if you try and get another one of these weed stuff from him, I'll make your that you never will be able to kiss Arya ever!"

"Oh yeah?! And how's that?", he asked.

"I'll bust open your lips with a round of punches and you'll neither get a kiss nor a puff!", I screamed in his ears.

Dhruv came back to his senses. I should really start using Arya's name more often around this prick.

We slowly walked away from the van while facing the man, who was looking me in the eye, straight up staring at my soul! When I knew that this person was not going follow us is when I shouted, "RUN!", and we both boosted our way back to the car.

I was scared. The fact that the man could have attacked me and Dhruv, was in my head the whole time I ran to the car. The only thing that made me feel safe was when I saw the lights from the Tesla ahead.

We ran as fast as we could and jumped in the car.

"Let's go! Right now!", I screamed.

"What happened now?! Oh, you found Dhruv, where was he?", Akaash asked.

"I'll explain later! For now, DRIVE!", I commanded.

"Wait! Why are your eyes red Dhruv? And what is that smell?! Did you just smoke weed or something?! Answer me!", Arya roared.

"Everyone shut up!", I shouted.

The whole car was silent.

"Now Akaash, start the car and move away from this God-damn Highway!", I howled.

The poor dude politely pulled out the car and within moments we were out of the highway. This rest of the ride till the building was a silent one, it truly feels weird when there is no conversation going on between a group of people who know each other for ages, but given the situation, we were in I guess being silent was the best option.

Uhh, the urge to tell on Dhruv that he smoked weed back there was mounting in me, but then again the deadly stares given to him by Arya was enough for me to understand that if I speak about it then someone is going to die today!

We reached the building by 11 pm. Surprisingly I still hadn't got a single call from my parents, but I didn't have the greatest feeling of happiness either so I just let the things go in its way and waved goodbye to my friends as I walked upstairs to my house.

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