A Tale Of Schemes... #1,#2,#3

Chapter 3

*Vikranth Pov*

"Aunty!" I called her while reaching her side and she smiled gesturing the chair beside her while turning to glance at Shrishti's sleeping form.

"Did you skip your classes?" she asked in a low tone.

"College is over and I came directly from the college seeing Dad's message." I explained to which she nodded before sighing.

"It's already been five years and she is still having these attacks. I got scared earlier when I got the call from the school and immediately went to get her checkup and then brought her here. I wish she gets better somehow so that she can have a normal childhood." She whispered closing her eyes.

"She will be fine and the intervals between these panic attacks too increased a lot. She was fine for nearly a year." I stated remembering the notes I set aside to note down when she is getting attacked and the reasons.

"What happened this time?" I asked changing the topic.

"There was a robbery when she walked out of the gates and the woman shouted thief out loud and she got attacked." I nodded hearing the reply before glancing at Shrishti.

After some time, Aunty calmly asked whether I had dinner and I shook my head in negative. She asked me to follow her as there is food after Shrishti had her dinner.

When she started serving me, I looked around before asking, "Where is Prathap? He had dinner and slept?"

She paused hearing that question and stared at me wide-eyed. She suddenly rushed out of the dining area to and I followed her to see her searching for the phone and started calling someone.

"Hello! This is Mrs. Leela Pramod, is Prathap there? He is my son!" She calmly asked and I froze hearing that question from her mouth.

"I will be right there." She cut the call and looked around to find something.

"How could I forget to bring him from school?" she mumbled while hitting her forehead.

"Aunty! I will go and bring him." I calmed her down before leaving the house to catch an Auto to reach the school.

When I reached the gates, I found him sitting with the watchman while looking outside with a blank face.

"Prathap!" I called him and he stared at me before slowly walking towards me after talking to the watchman.

"Why didn't you call Aunty or Uncle?" I asked when he reached my side.

"I did by using my teacher's phone! Mom didn't pick her phone and Dad's phone is switched off. I didn't remember your number." Saying that he held my hand and gestured for an Auto by gesturing his free hand.

"Your Dad, Mohan Uncle, and my Dad went on a business trip this morning and that's why his phone was switched off." I explained.

"I didn't know! How is Shrishti?" he asked when we sat inside the Auto.

"She is fine now and sleeping." I replied not knowing how to console him as he doesn't seem fine.

"I am fine!" he mumbled feeling my stare before adding, "These things are not the first time and Mom needs to care for Shrishti too."

"But I am hungry!" he added and I felt lost hearing those words while remembering the food Aunty served on my plate which was the last of it.

I asked the auto driver to stop finding a restaurant after a few minutes and we both got out of the vehicle while he continued to mumble, "I can wait until we reach home."