Chapter 73 : Stabbed behind the back.

Author's Note: The format of the story from Chapter 73-77 is different than the usual.  Please adjust. Thank you




Next day, Vidurshi had finished rehearsal with the juniors and had come out of the music room where she met her twin brother, Vidyut. Vidyut, surprised to see Vidurshi in the music room early in the morning, questions her about the same. Vidurshi informs him about the performance to be given in honour of an international guest to arrive at Warrior High soon.


As they walk through the corridor, Vidurshi tells her brother about her wish to apologize to her friends for her previous behaviour. Vidyut questions her motive as she had already apologized. To this, Vidurshi said poetically "Agar ek baar maafi maangney se zakhm bhar jaatey toh yeh duniya mein tootey dil nahi hotey."


Vidyut widened his eyes with a surprising expression of Vidurshi's new enlightenment and teased her saying "Wah wah". Vidurshi used her hand in a 'salam' pose representing a thank you. Vidyut smiled and accepted her idea.




Later that day, Krissan went to her locker to keep her notes and take certain other notes. As she opened the locker, She saw a box that read "Open me". She opened it to find bunch of chocolate. She takes them in hand and turns around to see Utkarsh standing next to her with a smile.


Krissan "Like really? What is this Utkarsh?"


Krissan seemed more angry than pleased and started shouting. Utkarsh gave a confused look and turned behind to see Angela and Niti who stood few feet away from him. Niti had given him the idea about the gift while Angela was the one who broke into Krissan's locker. They were as clueless as Utkarsh on why Krissan was angry.




Krissan, annoyed questioned him "First you fight with me? Phir mujse baath nahi kartey. Aur ab.. hadh hi paar kardi. Chocolate?"


Utkarsh looked totally confused.


Krissan "Don't give me the bechara look. I know. Tum chahtey ho ki main chocolate kha'oon aur moti ho jaa'on aur tum mujhe chodke jaa saktey ho."


Hearing this Angela and Niti hid behind the pillar and started laughing while Utkarsh was giving a funny glare.


Utkarsh, in a monotonous tone, explained "Baby. Ache se dekho. Dark chocolate hai."


And Utkarsh explains the various benefits of Dark chocolate to Krissan ensuring that she wouldn't become fat eating it.


Utkarsh finished off with a cherry on the top, "Aur toh aur dil ke sehat ke liye achi hai. Tumhara dil swasth toh mera bhi swasth."


Krissan finally convinced with Utkarsh's intension hugged him saying "Aww. That's so sweet of you baby."


After the hug, Krissan took her books and left to class while Utkarsh turned towards Angela and Niti who were leaning against the wall controlling their laughter. Utkarsh stares at them and in an irritated manner questioned them "Bohat hasi aa rahi hai."


Not wanting to hurt Utkarsh, Angela and Niti shook their head in denial. While Utkarsh, "Well aani chahiye."


Angela looked at Niti and told "In that case", both of them burst out of laughter.


Utkarsh in frustration said "I deserve this" and felt the same before leaving the two to laugh till their hearts content.




Later that night, After lights off, Vidurshi had gone to fill water for herself. While coming back, she was humming the song that she had been practicing for performing when she heard voices. She wondered who must be awake at that point of the night and talking so loud, they could get caught thanks to the newly installed CCTV camera. She started walking towards the direction of the voice.


"You don't need to be good to be liked by all. All you need is to be good at being fake."


She heard him speak and recognized the voice to be Rohan's. She saw from the corridor Rohan speaking to another man who was Rohan's cousin, Mohit. As she heard their conversation, it seemed like Rohan was angry about someone while Mohit was "Hmm" occasionally.


As he walked front and back, Rohan was fuming with anger "Dil ko chodo. Akal toh honey chahiye. Koi bhi insaan itna hearless aur brainless kaise ho sakta hai?"


It wasn't like Rohan to be so emotional or expressive about something. He was the kind of person who would chill and be calm at all times. So Vidurshi decided to join the conversation and started walking towards them when Rohan stated "Itna sab kuch karney ke baad ek haftey ke liye gayaab"


Vidurshi stopped her feet and realised it was her who was missing for a week. Was Rohan talking about her? Why was he so angry with her? And even if he was, why talk behind her back or to some random person. So she decided to listen to the whole conversation where Rohan explained to Mohit about her creating misunderstanding between the friends, or she thought so. She was angry while her tears rolled out of control.


"And the highlight, Sorry. Ek shabd. Sorry bolney se sab theek ho jaata hai kya? Sorry koi fevicol hai? Lagadiya toh sab kuch jud jaata hai?" Rohan angrily shouted at Mohit who had a big smile on his face and acted like he supported whatever Rohan said. As a hurt Vidurshi continued to hear Rohan's view about someone, she crumbled down behind the bushes and cried as she strongly felt it was her Rohan was referring too.


A now little calm Rohan said "You know what. I wish that, woh warrior high kabhi aayi hi nahi. Jab se aayi hai, Life has been one big mess." This was it, Vidurshi whipped her tears and walked away from the ground back to her dorm.


Rohan had a few more minutes of his annoying talk "Yeh sab ke baath main ek cheez samaj gaya, Insaan bahar se kitna bhi achi aur maasoom dikta hai na andhar se woh utna hi ghatiya, khudgarz, self centred, What?" Rohan stopped seeing Mohit now sit with one of his hand raised.


To Rohan's questionable look, Mohit answered with 3 wows, "Wow. Wow. And Wow." Rohan was confused with the 3 wows but so was Mohit, "First, Wow, I didn't know you talk so much. Doosra Wow, Mujhe nahi patha tha ki tum itne expressive ho. Teesra Wow, what did this person do that Cool Rohan ab itna garam ho gaya? Kahin yeh sab uss ladki ke wajahse toh nahi. Kya naam tha? Vidurshi?"


Rohan gave a sudden shocked look and then told "Mom." with an annoyed smile and a stare. Mohit diverted the topic "Woh sab chodo. Ek baath batho, kabhi kehtey ho aaya tha, kabhi kehte ho gayi thi. Yeh insaan ladka hai ya ladki?" Rohan, very cool, replied "That's the point. I don't want you to know ki woh kaun hai". Mohit gave a disappointed sound and, "That's great. Please continue.."


As Rohan continued to narrate his anger on this mysterious person no one knew, Vidurshi was convinced it was her. As she tossed around her bed, she told to herself, "Agar tumhe mujse koi problem hai toh, You should told me Rohan. Not some random person. And not behind my back". She felt stabbed behind her back. After trying to get over the events of the previous week, She felt like there was another person added on to her "Hate List". There was one thing Vidurshi hated the most and she wouldn't forgive anyone about. Backbiting. And this was what the boy she was falling for did. There was no more falling for or forgiving him for this.




To be continued.......

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