Bumping Into A 'Superhero' (BIAS)

Chapter 10 : Restart

[Tejas's POV]

I helped Aai and Baba set up the house again. The neighbors kept asking many questions, but I couldn't answer any.

How could this be ? How could Negative Satvar be alive ?

If Satvar doesn't even exist, how can the future-me come back to the past to stop me? It didn't make sense. That's when I realized something - what if he's here for Sejal ?

When The Hacker showed me my fate, I saw Durdrona killing Sejal and that's what supposedly forced me to go back to the past. To stop me from ever becoming Satvar. To stop me from ever getting my powers.

But now, I'm not Satvar. I don't have my speed. Then the only reason he should be here is to get back Sejal.

"Tejas..", Aai called me.
"Uh yeah Aai ?"
"I know how it feels.. knowing that a superhero that saves the others, but harms you", she said.
"Whoever came here wasn't Satvar", I said.

"He said it loud and clear. He even had the same suit", Baba pointed out.
"Didn't he have a negative sign on his suit ?", I asked as I tried to remember what was his suit like.
"No there wasn't any. It was a plus. He was the same that they showed on TV. The one that's with that REDZ."

"No baba. He's different, I just know."
"Is that why you told us not to tell anyone ?", Aai asked.
"Just give me one day. If this gains attention, it could damage REDZ's reputation. The whole Project Affection would collapse just because of a misunderstanding", I tried to explain.

"Ok, just one day. Just one day", Baba said firmly. I picked up my phone. I texted Sejal -
"Negative Satvar is back !! Be safe", I almost tapped the send button but then cleared the whole thing off.

Sejal usually overreacts to such things. I didn't want her to go on a violent-out-of-control mode again. So instead, I changed the text to -
"Hey, I hope you are free tomorrow. It's Sunday !"

"What happened ?", she texted back immediately.
"I had to tell you something important. We need to meet tomorrow", I texted as I thought this would be best to reveal it without freaking her out.

But what if he attacks her tonight ? What if he attacks her before I meet her. I couldn't take the risk. "Listen, shall I come to your place ? It's urgent", I texted. But this time there was no reply. She didn't even receive the text it seems.

I called her. But she didn't pick up.
Did he get to her already ??

No no. You are just overthinking Tejas.

I opened my Jinxta DM. Tried contacting her through there. I even sent an email. Nothing.

I couldn't wait any longer. I rushed through the door all of a sudden. "Where are you going now ?", Aai asked.
"Trying my luck with this one day I have", I said as I exited my house.

I ran towards the gate but then realized that I didn't have my speed with me now. Glad I'd taken my bike keys with me. I revved up the engine as I made my way to Sejal's house.

Within moments, I was at her gate. I tried convincing the security guard that I was Sejal's friend but he didn't budge. I called up her again. But she wasn't answering.

I asked the guard to ask Sejal by himself. He called up Sejal and asked her too. "Sejal ma'am says she doesn't want to meet you", he said.
"What ?! There may be some mistake !", I protested. I noticed her standing on the balcony of her room. I waved at her.
"Sejal !! I want to talk to you !!!', I shouted.

But Sejal just simply went inside. There was someone else with her too. Who was it ? It wasn't Negative Satvar for sure, he's too buff. I could have recognized him quickly.
"Sejal ! Please listen to me once !! It's very important", I continued to shout.

The guard called someone. The gate opened and Dr.Gaikwad walked out. "What are you doing here Mr.Tejas Shinde ? Didn't you get all the help you needed from REDZ ?", she asked.
"Thank God I met you, Dr.Gaikwad, you need to listen to me. I must talk to Sejal. It's very important", I pleaded.

"Please refer to my daughter as Doctor Sejal. She has earned it. Unlike you", she smiled.
"What are you talking about ?"
"I know all of your dirty tricks Tejas. It must have been easy manipulating my mentally drenched daughter looking for some support."

"Ma'am, I didn't do any manipulation. I won't even think of it. I care for your daughter", I objected. "Unlike you."
"Middle-class men and their wretched conscience. Do you think you can seriously think about manipulating my daughter into marrying you and expect me to step aside and do nothing about it ? You have your eyes on the whole REDZ fortune, isn't it ?"

"Ma'am I think you are overreacting", I said as I realized how far things had come.
"Don't ever try to teach me Tejas. I've earned my powers unlike you who just got lucky", she said. "You could trap Sejal into your love just because you have some fancy superpowers."

"I lost my speed a while ago. It has nothing to do with it."
"Oh wonderful, then I see no point in keeping this conversation going. Bye-bye", she laughed it off as she went inside. I could get a glimpse of a bunch of people in rich clothes sipping wine.

"Is that what you think Sejal ? You could've told me on my face ! I came here to warn you.. because I cared for you.. but guess what ?

I HATE YOU !!", I cried as I turned to my bike again. It was over now.

Over for good.

I didn't care if Negative Satvar hunted down Sejal.. oh sorry.. DOCTOR Sejal. She had nothing to do with me now. I checked my arm. It had a tattoo with 'Sejal' written. I went to the tattoo shop again and asked him to overwrite it.

He asked me what I wanted to cover it with. He showed me multiple designs. But I didn't like any. I stopped flipping through the designs when I saw the one I needed.

"This one", I pointed to the Trishul.
"Har Har Mahadev", the tattoo artist chanted.