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12. The late realisation hits..

12. The late realisation hits but it is what it is. The weirdness can't be ignored.

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"U-u-uhhhh... What??" I stuttered because this was not at all what I expected to be asked out of the blue. Like bro, I wasn't ready. What should I say? Do I? Or do I not? Does he? Or does he not?
Oh god, am I playing the Rose petals here?

"You heard me," Riya said placing her hand on her hips and standing slightly tilting to the side.

"I-i d-don't know." I tried to not stutter. Why am I stuttering? I don't like him. Do I? He's my bully after all. He hates me and I'll never be his type. I sometimes ponder on what did I do wrong? How did he come to hate me so much? What made him bully me for the first time?

"You don't know? Say it. If you like him, don't lie and if you don't, don't stammer in your words."

"I don't know.!!!" I shout in frustration of the questions filling my thoughts. There are no answers but only questions and here, she is pressuring me to let it out.

The second I shouted, she rushed towards me to shut my mouth with her palms, slapping me so hard on my lips and nose that it hurt. She didn't need to react like that.

"Do you want us to be suspended? We're bunking classes for God's sake!" Riya whisper-shouts at me and I relaxed a bit to not get caught.

After some seconds, she slowly removed her hand checking if I'll burst out again.

"Now, let me make something clear to you." She speaks up and ease herself on the wall beside me looking right into my eyes. I face her and wait for her to start.

"I don't know if you've noticed it or not. And I don't know how to explain this to you. Or how to start. But... "
She bites her lip which I know is a sign if hesitation. I quickly put my hand on her right shoulder and give her a small nod indicating I'm ready and she can relax.

"Look, Abhay is your bully, right? He shouldn't behave or do anything that would benefit you or protect you. But the opposite happens daily.
When you aren't around, people get knocked out.!"
She looks away and I get confused of what this 'knocked out' means.

"Tell me all of this straight. I don't want any pauses or hesitations. What is there that is so golden of a secret about him that you are not telling me.?" I ask looking directly into her eyes that she's constantly trying to dodge.

After some moments of silence, she turns around to face me and I glance at her face that is now dull and tired.

"W-what?" I asked looking at her who is staring at me so intentively.

"He loves you!" I gasped at the thought of my bully liking me or even loving me
That's far from what I can assume. Soemone so rude and bossy to me, loves me? From how long? And how on earth can this happen?

"What the fucking hell!!!" I shouted without any control and both of them came to slap my mouth with their palms that hit hard. But i shud have seen the situation and the fact we are in the school.

"How can this be freaking possible? Are you out of your mind?" I whisper shouted as if it's war announcement.

"We aren't out of our minds but you are." Riya said as if it's the most obvious thing in the world.

"You didn't realise all the things he does for you and the only reason he bullies you is to spend more time with you and be with you. But think about it, he never harmed you, did he?"

It took me a minute to take all that new and surprising information in.
After a few seconds, I gathered myself and responded, "Umm.. nope. But he is technically bullying me verbally."

"It's his love language. To be with you, he annoys you." Riya stated folding her hands.

"But, why would he annoy me if he loves me?" I ask confused as hell.

"Because he likes this expression and the cute faces you make." She said pinching my cheeks. Ahh! It hurts. My poor cheeks. !
I turn around to look back at Saloni who was standing unusually quiet in this conversation.

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

"Because I'm just watching how clueless you can be to not notice him or his actions." She said rolling her eyes and a face of disgust towards me.

"But then how did you both get to know and why didn't you tell me before?"

"We heard it after school when Abhay was talking to Nishant."

"His best friend?"

"Yeah."

We keep quiet as I took all that in and I was seriously going crazy on how clueless I had been or how weird his love language was or how is this even possible on this Earth. Uff!
Don't I have already so much on my plate that I need to take this too?
Abhay. Abhay. Abhay. Spare me for god's sake.

I hear the bell ring and students sprinting out of the classrooms.
And we stand there as if statues of liberty. Although there is only one but who cares.

I see Abhay searching something in the crowd like a lost puppy again.
How does he even seem scary like a bully? He looks around and ask people in hushed voices. But looks like something important is missing.
As he passes by the washroom area, he looks up at the walls and then at me and his eyes stays there staring. He takes the support of the opposite wall and just stares.

After a few seconds, he takes a step towards me, and another and walks upto me. I look around at Riya and Saloni going back to the classrooms tiptoeing.
"Yah! Where are you two going?" I shout mt lungs out as they run to save their lives leaving me with him alone.

"Where were you? Didn't come for the second period. Acting weird in the first one. What's happening? Care to explain?"
He asks folding his hands as if he's mt boss demanding a reason to grant leave.

"None of your business Mr. Abhay. Now get out of my way and keep looking for the thing you were looking so lost finding." I said stepping out from his shadow.
But as soon as I take a step forward, a pair of hands hold my arms and make me stand straight.

I widened my eyes and look into his coffee-brown's. They are mesmerizing for real but for now, he is annoying me again.
"You are the one i was looking for." He said with an expressionless face.

"What? Why?"

He stayed silent staring at me. Holding me. It felt like an eternity looking at his oh so handsome face and held by his muscly hands.

"Um.. be-because..."

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I know beanies, Abhay's love language is a little weird but his love is that innocent as well. Let's see what he answers and yeah I promise to keep you updated because I'm getting some ideas now.
Meeting new people give you new ideas. And I'm so thankful to some amazing people I've met online lately as they have become my inspiration.!!!

Sorry to leave you hanging here as well but will see you soon with another chapter. Till then, sayonara!