From Strangers to Partners

Chapter 36

Samyra's POV:

I understood why Arjun did whatever he did and so, in the two days I tried to follow his advise and can feel myself at a much better place emotionally to face everyone and attend college. I enter the premise with Arjun next to me and I hold my head high despite the whispers that started as soon as our presence was recognised.

I feel Arjun giving my entangled hand a squeeze and I pass a small smile to him before looking straight forward to where my class is. He drops me to my classroom and before I have an opportunity to enter the class, he makes me face him.

"What?" I ask him, confused.

"I'll be here when your class ends. Let me know if there's anything you need. I am on campus only, for the day. Okay?" He questions me and I give him quick nod. He pecks my forehead before bidding me goodbye. I quickly take my seat and am happy that the professor is on time and starts the lecture. Unfortunately, the lecture ends early and I am faced with the dilemma of either waiting for Arjun or go and find him or call him.

I decide I should call him and before I can do that, I see some people looking and pointing at me, not very discreetly if I may add. Feeling conscious, I decide to go move out and then find him. I leave the classroom and move towards the cafeteria when I see few guys blocking my path. I try to shift to my right to move out of their way but they weren't having it.

"Isn't she the same girl from the pamphlet?"

"Yes, she is hot dude!"

"So, what is the current rate now? I mean now that Harsh is out of the picture, is there some discount you are willing to give?" The other guys just laugh and make some crude comments.

"Leave me. You have mistaken me for someone else." I say as confidently as I could.

"Oh, no. We haven't. We have the right girl!"

"Leave her alone! I don't think you want to face the same consequences as Harsh, now would you?" I hear a voice and am relieved.

"Who are you, dude? Stay the fuck out of this."

"Well, you don't need to know who I am but knowing who she is should be enough for you. She is very important to Arjun and if he gets to know that you all so much as breath in the same direction as hers, just know he will break your bones and get you all suspended. Choice is very clear." Clearly upset by Anmol's reasoning, the guys start to leave but not before throwing a paper towards me.

"Well, if that's the case she fucking should not tempt us and put herself out their for others to gawk and want her. We don't want used product anyways. She will be worthless once Arjun is done with her then she'll come crawling back to us, bitch!" I see them leaving but before I can realise what I am doing, I open the pamphlet and can feel the air getting sucked out of my chest.

The pamphlet has a picture of me in an obscenely scanty black dress which does very little to hide the privates of the lady in picture whose body is morphed and portrayed as mine. I can see my number in bold and a 'call me' written in red across the bosom area. I can feel my legs falling weak, I feel myself breathing laboriously and everything starts going blurry and I am so confused.

I need Arjun. Right now. I want him. Right here, right now. I am standing against the wall opposite the cafeteria door, and knowing I will fall down, I sit down and fold my knees up, trying to cocoon myself. I put my arms around my knees and am trying to put my face on my arms but it just makes breathing more difficult. My eyes are closed shut at this point.

"Hey, hey, hey, calm down Samyra. You are going to be fine. Try taking deep breaths." I can hear Anmol trying to help me but I just want to be near Arjun right now. I want nothing more than to hear his soothing voice. I can still hear the voices of those creeps at the back of my head. I feel myself again going dizzy. With a lot of difficulty, I open my eyes slightly to see a very concerned looking Anmol trying to talk to me and help me, which is clearly of no use.