THIRD WORLD PRINCESS

Chapter 17 : Consequences

"Knock it off!" I said as I pushed Prachi away as I exited the classroom. Vedant followed my track, but Prachi stopped him in the corridor.
"It's not worth following her," I heard her say to him. What does she think of herself?

"Why are you meddling in our things?" I asked her as I clutched her collar.

Amruta, you are falling for her trap! Control yourself!

I was so furious that I even ignored Mohini.
"See, impulsive, violent," Prachi remarked as she freed herself. This bitch was getting on my nerves. I clutched my fist and prepared to punch her.

Vedant looked scared and was about to stop me when I heard someone else.

"Enough!" A girl shouted as she came in between Prachi and me. "How dare you touch my sister?!" She had short curly hair that swayed along with her head. I had not seen her before.

Who is she now?
Her elder sister?! She should be... Tanvi from 12th-B!

"Is this the guy you told me about? Seriously? That's Vedant?! Avni's cousin? Couldn't you find anyone else?" she laughed as she pointed toward him.
"What are you saying, didi?" Prachi asked.
"He looks pathetic," Tanvi commented. "Honestly, Prachi. You could have done better."

This is too much. I can't just stand here doing nothing. I'm gonna punch that stupid face of hers.

"Didi?!" Prachi protested. "Please don't say stuff like that!"
"He's Avni's cousin, after all. What else do you expect? He knows how to form a forced love triangle. Pervert-"

Now how is Avni related to-

"Fuck off, Tanvi!" I felt someone's hand on my shoulder. It was Avni. She signalled that she was on my side and asked me to move back as she took over the argument. "Why are you dragging Vedant into this??" she started calmly.

I like her. She'll be a good sister-in-law.
Seriously Mohini? Do you want to talk about this now??

"Well. Well. Well. Look who's here!" Tanvi spoke in a dramatic tone. "The man-stealer - Avni. Everyone get hold of your boys, or this bitch will steal them."

I don't like where this is going.
Neither do I.

Avni and Tanvi looked at each other furiously. It felt like they would attack each other any minute.

"So, is this what you're doing nowadays, Tanvi?" Avni said, "Harassing the first years, really?"
"It's none of your business, Avni," Tanvi spat.
"I will say otherwise. I'm speaking on behalf of my cousin..." Avni looked at me from the corner of her eye, "...and my friend."

Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law!
Stop it, Mohini!

"I'm sorry. Prachi doesn't have the best choice when it comes to boys." Tanvi looked at Vedant and scoffed. He looked hurt. But why wouldn't he? He was the victim when he did absolutely nothing.

The atmosphere was heated, and the two teams seemed to be ready to throw a few punches at each other. Even Ishwari seemed to gather the courage to teach a lesson to Prachi too. Everything was chaotic.

No, no, no. This is bad.

Mohini, erase everyone's memory.
What?! But so many people-

Erase as much as possible.
On it...

Everyone stopped all of a sudden and looked at each other with confusion. "The recess will get over soon. Let's get inside," I told them. Avni and Tanvi gave each other disgusted looks and took separate ways.