Hues Of Dusk

Chapter 58. I just know

The bell rang up and I got up to leave for my lecture. Surbhi had a free class so we parted ways and she told me to ignore others and call her if anyone troubled me. I nodded and thanked her for always having my back.

In the lecture, I tried my best to take notes but everytime I would start writing a sentence, my mind would go blank and focus on other things. I knew if I asked Rashi to tell me about Faiyaz, she would definitely kill me.

And if not her, Tanya would do that. So, asking any of them would be a really bad idea. I would have to find out myself. But this time, I wouldn't make any stupid mistakes. I would ask my friends for help if I needed it.

After one and a half hour, the lecture ended and I started walking towards the library. I could study or maybe take a nap. Asking my best friend to accompany me was out of the list. She had a lecture and I didn't want her to bunk her class because of me.

I had almost reached the library, when Surbhi caught me. She told me to come with her. I asked her what was the matter and when she told me that she had convinced Parth to listen to me, I hugged her.

"Come on, let's go. He is waiting for us." She pulled my hand.

"But what about your class?"

"I am bunking," she replied nonchalantly.

"Thanks Surbhi."

"Oye! If you won't stop saying thank you and sorry, I will hit you," she threatened.

"Okay, mam," I said and she took me to the football ground.

We didn't go on the field but waited for Parth to come in the corridor. He arrived after few minutes and the first thing he did when he saw was to hit me on the back. He was really angry, like if I didn't start explaining myself soon he would beat me to a pulp.

"I have already briefed him about the whole scene but you will have to tell us everything in detail if you want to go home alive today," Surbhi announced and sat down on the bench outside the corridor.

"I am sorry, Parth," I apologized.

"I don't need your sorry, Sandhya. I want to know everything, so you better start speaking now," he said and I nodded.

I sat beside Surbhi while he decided to remain standing. He took support of the wall behind him and fixed me with his stare. I took a deep breath and started with my story session. This time I managed to blurt out everything from the start till the day when Rashi slapped me.

I noticed Parth getting angry but he controlled himself. He kept asking me why I didn't tell him anything and I had nothing to say. He was sad that I didn't even think about informing him even once.

He sighed and looked at Surbhi who shared the same expressions as him. I looked down at my hands and pouted. Surbhi rubbed my back while Parth digged holes in my head. I glanced at him and his expressions had softened.

His frown was gone now and he opened up his arms for me. I looked at him in disbelief. He motioned for me to come to him and I got up from my seat. I walked towards him and he gave me a huge smile and called me for a hug.

I increased my speed and was about to launch myself in his arms when he grabbed my shoulders and turned me around in a flash. Before I could realise what happened, he smacked me behind the head.

I turned around to look at him in shock but recieved another hit from behind. Surbhi punched me on the back and when I turned to look at her, Parth hit me from the other side. I felt like a monkey between them.

They kept smacking me from both sides and scolded me for being such an idiot. I let them hit me. They were my friends and were just worrying about my safety. Parth pulled me in a hug after he was done taking out his frustration and patted my head.