𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐄𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐍𝐄

𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓

                            𝐀𝐀𝐃𝐇𝐘𝐀

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗱? Why do you always get me humiliated in front of him? I was too ashamed to look at his face as he helped me up from the floor and made me relax back on the bed.

Dear lord! My butt is stinging.

I bit back the whine of irritation that was on the edge of my tongue to be out. "Are you good?" He offered me a pointed stare and I nodded my head in positive not wanting him to be in my room for another minute.

Nevertheless, I know god has other plans.

"I will get your number" he declared and picked up my phone from the side table. There's no password on my phone, justification? Well because I'm too lazy to type on or draw the lock every time I pick up my phone.

I squirmed on the seat as an ache build up in my butt, denying to give me the comfort to rest back on the mattress. I slowly got up from the mattress and glanced at Richard who was concentrated on typing away the numbers on his phone.

Don't look up.

Please.

I let my hands back to my butt, seeking to soothe the pain by rubbing my palm to it.

Unfortunately, as soon as I touched it- a jolt of pain shot through my body, pushing my brain forward to answer the emergency call and broadcast a loud signal of alarm in the form of a moan through my mouth.

"Ah..."

I pursed my lips and stared down at the floor in so much shame crawling up my body.

"Is it hurting very much?" His voice was hemmed with concern, with no hint of teasing. I permitted myself to stare into his eyes, as he put my mobile back in its place.

"No" I have no idea why I lied, might be because I don't wish him to know the truth. "It doesn't seem like that to me," he confessed in a rushed manner.

His view then shifted down my body. God! Only now did I learn that my palm is still resting on my butt.

Aadhya? Aren't you so done with getting embarrassed?

I am and I don't care about it anymore.

To divert the topic, I hung my sight on the wall clock. Damn! I'm sure gonna be late for academics today. "It's time!" I yelled, fetching my backpack from the bed and phone that sat on the side table.

"Take care" I heard him say when I ran past him to my doorway, straining my muscles to control the pain. "Yes, and you too" I got down the stairs at a slow pace, because it's without a doubt, obvious to me that I'm going to stand outside the class for the whole day.

My class starts at 10 am. The time was 10.01 am as I gazed down at the mobile fitted on my palm."See, your princess is here" I heard mom say sarcastically while I reached the end of the stairs.

"Indeed she is a princess" my dad hummed looking at me with a smile, unknown to the glare mom was throwing in his direction. "You spoiled her Arjun mama" she knocked upon his head.

He hissed and shut down the laptop on which he was working. "Hurry, let me drop you in college" Dad stood up but I don't want to. "HOD will scold me" I muttered, not shifting from my place.

"He won't, I will handle him" dad gave me an assuring grin. "Such a good dad" mom commented sipping on the juice as she reclined on the couch. "Tomorrow, I'm gonna wake you up at 5 'o'clock" my eyes dilated in panic, cause she will do If she says.

She is a very determined one.

"Mom but from tomorrow, it's study leave for us" I don't want to wake up early! Hell noo. "Exactly Aadhya, it's study leave" she pointed out and resumed to sip on her juice.

I'm trapped.

I pouted sadly at dad who shrugged casually. "I won't indulge between you both" he defended making me sigh in sadness.

The travel time to my college was 15 minutes. Throughout every second, the discomfort in my butt began to die off, providing me some solace.

I got out of the car once reaching the university and gave a scared look to dad. He nodded at me to be calm. He sauntered in front of me while I followed behind him like a lost puppy.

He led me to my empty class..why is it empty? Shit sherlock, Aadhya you have practical class today.

My dear brain, why are you feeding this information now, you could have said this after ten more years.

"You have practicals today?" Dad questioned and I merely nodded my head. "Did you learn anything?" I shook my head negatively. He sighed.

"I will manage it somehow dad" I concluded and he guide us to the chemistry lab. Damn, my HOD was clarifying something to the students when my dad interrupted him.

Dad has a promising friendship with him, that's why HOD shouts at me when I do poorly in my studies.

But there is another one professor, who screams at every student for no reason. And yes, he is the one that spoke kinda harshly to my dad but he received an outcome for it immediately.

He was expelled from our University.

Not because of the incident with only my dad but due to his rude behavior toward most parents and students. Yet, my dad was the one to take up the initiative.

And I'm proud of him.

"You are late again" the HOD uttered, stepping towards us and glaring at me. "Goodness, you don't know what happened in my home today." My dad piped in when the HOD was about to speak to me.

"What?" He frowned. "She got ready for the college at 8 pm itself, but when she was resigning the stairs, she slipped and you know...she can't even sit properly" my face burned up and my ears were bleeding invisibly upon hearing the excuse of my dad.

"Oh...I can understand" HOD was serious as he said that. "Get in" he asserted and I was quick to rush into the lab. I mentally groaned in relief as my classmates were deaf to the phrases my dad had notified.

Even though it's kinda embarrassing, as I said before-- I don't care anymore.
My dad got me inside the class without any scoldings! That's all that matters to me now.

Turning around, I waved my hands to dad with a wide grin. I love him so much!!

He smiled, continuing to converse with the HOD. As I dropped my backpack on the chair, Daisy- one of my close friends gave me a side hug and whispered something in my ear.

"Important news" I lifted my eyebrows, urging her to describe further. "Advance happy birthday" she excitedly squealed.

Ah, After two days, it's my birthday...

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