under the wraps

what's his problem?

vera's pov:

(10 years ago)

my life quite changed once prachi came in it the first time I saw her I interpret her as a silent girl , who was looking like some dumb at me with her round eyes widen open , but she was not quite type at all rather she used to speak a lot , bunch of boys were always follows her around, she is really lively person, she never knows how to be sad, her family loves her very much , she always tell me stories about how her father and mother adore her, she is loved by everyone, she have lots of other friends too and everyone smiles at her whenever they saw her, she is so different from me , she never have to use her finger and her family get her everything she want ,I secretly wished to have family like her sometimes, she teaches me to assume myself the lead actress of my own life , cause she also assume that she is lead actress of her own life and she love herself more than she love anyone, she told me to love myself and accept myself with my every flaw and let people say whatever they wish as they means nothing ,

she always roams around saying " may zindagi katna nhi , jeena chahti hu"

huh this girl is really something, my grandma said that she also want to meet her, as these days I kept talking about her, how she is so kind-hearted, helpful and even after being raised in such a wealthy family she doesn't have an inch of attitude.

she said that she will stay with me forever even if I like it or not, she is totally insane that weird girl but she is also a very nice human

I was getting ready for an English assignment when I found Prachi searching constantly for something inside her bag, I put my bag back to its place and walked to her desk

" is everything ok" I asked her

" no I think I forgot to bring an extra notebook, the English teacher instructed yesterday to bring",

And then she turned towards me and said

" vera what am I going to do, mam for sure will scold me"

" don't worry, I'll see what can I do"

And then I walk to my bench again and search my bag again, I found a spare diary in my bag

"here" I passed the same diary to her

" I haven't used it much, so you can use this"

" seriously," she said with a total unhidden excitement on her face

" vera you are life savior," she said and did her little dance in excitement

Uff This little psycho

After completing my assignment i went to the playground carrying my tiffin to meet lucy Prachi had something to discuss with her mother so she went to the principal's room where her mother was having a meeting with the principal, after reaching the playground I heard someone shouting,

When I walk a little close I found Rudra getting scolded by his father, his father was literally yelling at him for constantly getting a low score, his score now reduced from second to the fifth position I was worried about it too, but couldn't do anything, he was listening to his father with his head down, and then he slapped him

I felt something inside me so sharp and before he could slap him again I run to him

" rudra , the teacher wants to meet you"

I said acting like I didn't witness the scene, on seeing me there his father left saying Rudra "come home early after class"

I felt relieved, but once he leave Rudra walked with fast steps and went inside the school building not being sure of what is happening I couldn't do anything but follow him, he run to the terrace and maybe he was about to do the same thing as I was assuming as he climb the fencing of terrace, my impulses act automatically and before I knew I drag him out of the fence and we both fell on the floor

" what the hell you are trying to do"

I found myself yelling at him

" what do you think you, you are doing,?"

He said and getup, he grabs my shoulders and squizzed them, his eyes were bloodshot red and his face was also

" why, why, why you always witnessed me in my all weak moments, why you always follow me around, what I have done wrong to you,you are the reason my life is getting miserable day by day, I am so done with this stupid life, I don't want to live anymore, get the hell out of here "

And he kept going on

" rudra, you are not in your sense"

I tried to comfort him

" yeah I know and the reason is you, you make my life living hell, how badly I wish that you disappear and never come back"

He said and then he leave my shoulders he went to one corner and get his cigarette from his hiding spot and start smoking

Vera: Rudra , please don't

Rudra: leave before I say something else which I shouldn't you better leave

I tried to stop him and he push me which makes me fall on the floor and my ankle gets hurts

" Are you ok" I suddenly hear Rahul's voice and he came running towards

"Why are you not answering are you ok, I am asking you, "he said looking tensed, and start checking my ankle

"I I I am "

I said, " are you ok", Rudra also get up from his place and start checking me

" stay away from her" rohit exclaimed

" what" rudra said

" I saw what you did to her", he said again and pushed Rudra back

" I didn't do anything to her it was an accident"

Rudra explained

"you were yelling at her and you pushed her, and you are even smoking here don't you have any sense of shame, I was ignoring how you were treating her for last few months but this is too much"

" oh wow now I have to learn from you how to behave, bloody failure"

He said this and Rohit punch him before things get worse I stop them

" stop Rohit, what are you doing," I said while trying to stop him

Rudra put his cigarette in his pocket and left

" he is not the same person i used to know" rohit said in disgust