Chapter24- I won't let you down

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Who all has Summer Break right now? 🤔🤔 🎉
So here's your ASAP update... if you can call it that.

On top is 'Darkside' by Alan Walker!
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Few Minutes Ago
Jaan POV
Jaan: hello? Mom!
Mom: Jannat?
Jaan: ha bataie? Whassup? Call at this time?
Mom: I don't know how to tell you this. (Starts sobbing)
Jaan: mom! What happened?
Mom: your Father. H-He-
Jaan: What happened to papa? Mom tell me!
Mom: J-Jaan he. Your Papa had been diagnosed with brain cancer.
Jaan: WHAT! Mom what are you saying! This can't be. How? When? Are you serious?
Mom: He collapsed this morning after you left so I took him to the hospital. I didn't think that it would be anything serious. But now that the reports came out he has been diagnosed with stage 2 cancer!
Jaan: I am coming right now!
Mom: no! You will stay and work! We need money Jannat! We are anyway having a monetary crisis. Even with your brothers 85% scholarship! We have to pay the rest of his fees. And rent. And now the huge bills for this treatment! We need to be able to afford this! You have to work Jannat!
Jaan: Alright Mom! Don't worry. Everything will be fine. Papa will be alright! Take care. Ill try coming back as soon as possible!
(On the phone I held back my tears. But I no longer can.
What just happened. Papa, cancer! How did this!
(My hands find its way to my mouth to stop me from screaming as tears roll down my eyes. )
Faisu: are you all right? What happened?

That's when I see Avu run across the corridor. Tears in her eyes and her hands curled into fists. She runs into her room and closes the door. Locking herself inside.
And then I hear the screams. Long Horrifying screams followed by silence and a loud crashing of  something made of glass as it shatters into a thousand pieces. —

Jaan: Avneet! Faisu we have to go see what she's doing!

(In front of Avu's door)
Jaan: Avu?! Avu?! Please open the door.
(Hearing loud 'tired of life' sighs from inside)
Jaan: I don't like this at all Faisu! We have to get inside. Avneet is hurting herself. We have to stop this! Do something!
Faisu: what should I do?
—My hand automatically raises and involuntarily I slap Faisu hard on his cheeks.
Oh shit. What have I done! I shouldn't have done that.
Avu's mother will kill me. Aadaya will kill me. I'll lose my job.
Avu is hurting herself. Avu is in pain.
I feel so helpless.
I feel my face flood with tears as I wail out of helplessness. I can still hear Avu's silent sobs. It pierces through my heart and soul. I can't bear to hear her cry. I'll break down.
I drop to my knees with my hands supporting my head. Faisu still glaring at me.—
Faisu: what was that for!
— If I lose my job then how will I pay for Aayan's tution fees? How will I pay for my Father's treatment!
I cant lose this job. I cant lose him!
Avu please open the door. —

Faisu: You should really calm down. (Continued by constant rambling)
—Calm Down. Is he mad! My whole family, my job, my friend, my sanity! Literally everything is at stake here and he wants me to calm down!
Will he just SHUT UP! My hand raises and I suddenly slap him again.
And thats when my anger, confusion, irritation just vanished.
Now there was just one emotion left in me. Fear.
Im afraid. The look on Faisu's face just made me...afraid.
It was pure anger. But he was silent.
Why doesn't he say something? He should scream at me. Shout at me. Tell me how worthless I am.
But no. Just silence.
I was holding my breath. Say something. Please.—
— Thats when I hear a loud sob from inside Avu's room. And I just partially died from the inside.
Tears rolling down my eyes as I let out a scream that must have been dormant deep inside me.
I bang hard on Avu's door. As if my life depended on it. But nothing.—
Jaan: Avneet! Please open the door. Please!
—Thats when Faisu's expression changes. Its no longer anger. Its confusion.
Thats when he wraps his arms around me hard and pulls me into a tight hug.
If I were in my right mind I would probably pull away. But I amn't.
I cant think straight. I just lean in and sob. Helplessly.
I can feel him gently patting my head and rubbing my back to calm me down.
And its working. I can feel myself breathe again. My heartbeat coming back to normal slowly.—
Faisu: Breathe in, breathe out. Do you want some water?
Jaan: no its fine. Thanks.
Faisu: now with a calm mind. We need to break this door.
Jaan: but we cant do that. This is her property. And I cant afford to lose my job.
Faisu: Ill do it! Ill take the blame.
Jaan: I don't think-
(But I'm too late. He's already hitting the door hard. I know it's hurting him. But he wont stop)
— Thats when the door suddenly unlocks and opens.
Avu opened it.
I run in the room to find Avu sitting on the bed. Her face filled with tears.
But nothing else is out of place. Everything seems fine.
Something is up. She's hiding something from me.—
Jaan: Faisu could you please give us a second. I need to talk to her.
Faisu: Sure. I'll be outside if you need me.

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