𝕀𝕟𝕟𝕠𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕥 ℍ𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤

C H A P T E R. 6

Strangers
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A seventeen years old Aryan was confused. Confused of why he had came all this way sneaking into the backyard of the girl whom he saw crying after being bullied in school. The girl he should have specifically worked more harder to stay away from.

He was kneeling inside the bushes which was right below the wall he jumped across.

There she was, sitting on the ground with hugging her knees and crying at the sky. The hopelessly dark sky.

As he cursed himself for his stupidity, he noted that it was not easy to follow his instincts. Just when he was about to leave, Agni's sobs that increased stopped him. Within a heartbeat, Aryan found himself crawling towards Agni

A heartbroken 15 years old Agni heard footsteps approaching as the crispy dried leaves creaked behind her.

After wiping away her tears, she reattached her glasses. Agni turned around assuming it was just one of the maids when suddenly her mouth was shut tightly by a large hand that covered almost half of her face.

Agni's eyes widened. She couldn't even scream or react. Too startlingly she froze as her eyes landed on the person's eyes.

A dark brown orb and rough combed hair, fumbling against the cool breeze.

Idiot! Fool! Dumb!

Aryan cursed himself for landing his eyes on the scared orbs of Agni's, which wandered at him. Now he was too etched to divert his gaze.

Slowly Aryan brought his finger to his lips,

Shhh... Satham podadhae...

Ideally, Agni should be calling for help, not the opposite. Even so, she nodded obediently as his hand slowly slipped from her mouth.

Aryan cleared his throat,

Na unna onnum panna matten, I actually came to... check on you.

Agni cocked her head cluelessly,

I saw you getting bullied in school. Adhan......

Pathuthingala?

Agni asked breathlessly. The thought of someone coming to her out of sympathy that she was bullied for not having anyone to proudly clap for her that she was the first in her class. Her uncle instead interrogated her for missing an A+ in front of everyone, embarrassing her.

Either furious or embarrassed, Agni quickly stood up and started to pace into her house.

But Aryan didn't get staggered because,

I know how you feel!

Aryan shouted causing Agni to stop in her steps. He sighed heavily before comfortably sitting on the ground with his ankles crossed,

Appreciate panna yaarum illadha life, enaku theriyum

Agni turned around to find him already looking at her,

Adhunala vandhen...... Apdhidhan nenaikiren.

Agni couldn't compose with anything that was happening at the moment,

You're Aryan right?

Aryan awkwardly shifted in his seat. It wasn't surprise that the school thug is famous.