THE LOVE BIRDS [COMPLETED]

9. VIHANG

I was talking to mom when Vartika came and said we have to leave because Panchi was not feeling well. I immediately ended the call with mom and headed back inside. I shouldn't have left her alone. But when she asked if she will ever find love and closed her eyes I couldn't help but notice her innocent face. How can someone be so beautiful and still not know about it.

 Strands of hair covered her eyes and those perfectly shaped lips, they did something tome. Hell her whole presence did something to me. Thankfully the song changed and I came out to get some fresh air when my mom called. Just as Vartika and I reached our table Aryan and two of his friends were standing there. He was misbehaving with Panchi and I lost my mind but Vartika held my hand. 

"Panchi what are you doing at a place like this? And how many times have I told you not to wear these short dresses?" Aryan said in the rudest way he could. I couldn't take it anymore so I jerked Vartika's hand off and stood between them facing Aryan and shielding Panchi. "Who are you to stop her. And mind you tone Aryan,you don't talk to girls like this." I told Aryan keeping a normal tone. I didn't want to create any scene in front of other students because it was related to Panchi and I don't want people to gossip about her. 

She was already a hot topic for everyone at the campus due to her breakup but now I refuse to let anyone say anything against her. "And who the fuck are you to come between us. I am talking to Panchi, not you motherfucker." Aryan said cursing me. "How dare you even take her name from this dirty mouth of your." I said and was about to punch him when Panchi held my wrist to stop me. Just her mere soft touch melted all my anger and I turned back to look at her.

She took a deep breath and stepped in front of me. "He is my boyfriend and you Aryan are my ex. You keep forgetting that. Last night i warned you but obviously your world revolves only around you. But the first thing I am doing tomorrow is filing a sexual and mental harassment complaint against you and tell the principle about the restraining order I'll get so that you don't even breath the same air as me. So now just back off and get lost from my life." Panchi told Aryan while her face kept turning red with every word she said. 

This was the first time I saw this side of her and somehow it made me love her even more if that was possible. But wait what did she say? Me, her boyfriend? I return back from my thoughts and looked around to verify if this really happened.Everyone around us was looking at Panchi and then at Aryan. Dhruv, Chirag and other students who knew me well came and stood beside me.

 One of Aryan's friends said something in his ear and they left without saying anything. Though Aryan was about to step towards me but Panchi gave him a look and he left. "Where did that come from P? I am impressed. You go girl. Keep it up." Panchi ignored him. "Sid, honey I don't think she's in the mood right now." Abheer told Sid and he said nothing after that. No one spoke for a moment.

 "I want to go home. Sid will you drop me?" Panchi said and stood up from her chair. Sid and Abheer immediately left with her. I could see pain and regret in her eyes. She didn't even looked at me while leaving. I would have killed the bastard if it was not for her. I told Vartika to call it a night and so we came out from the club. Along with us Dhruv, his girlfriend, Chirag and a few other boys decided to leave. Although everyone murmured about what Panchi said but they knew well not to ask me anything.

Just as I asked the valet to get all of our cars someone punched me from the side. Chirag saw this and all the boys came running to me. It was Aryan. He didn't left instead called some of his friends to fight me. His friends were fighting with mine. "What happened asshole? Do you want to call your girlfriend to protect you?" Aryan said as I gained my balance.

 He definitely has a death wish. "For bastards like you I am enough." I replied and punched him in the face. Thank God all this was happening after Panchi left. "That slut is sleeping with you now?" He said and everything around me blurred. I punched him so hard that he fell down. I kept punching him until a bodyguard from the club separated me from him. 

"Don't you ever dare to talk about her like that ever" I screamed at him. Someone from the club called the police and surprisingly they came. Luckily the inspector was a friend of my dad's so he left us with a warning. We took a cab home since Vartika was drunk and didn't let me drive because of my injuries though it was just a few bruises here and there.

 She tried to speak but I warned her not to because I was not interested in any theory she wanted to share. We reached home when Sid called to tell me that he safely dropped Panchi home and will spend the night at Abheer's. "Vihu are you ok?" Vartika asked as she cleaned my wounds with dettol. I was so angry that I didn't even realized when Vartika finished bandaging my wounds. She gave me painkiller but there was hardly any physical pain. 

"Thank God your parents are not home otherwise it would have complicated the situation." She said and I remembered the conversation I had with my mom earlier. "Yeah, about that. They are returning tomorrow. Don't tell them what happened. I'll take care of it." I told Vartika and went to bed.

 I couldn't stop thinking about Panchi. I know that whatever she said about me being her boyfriend was just to get back at Aryan. But how hurt she must be right now. I felt useless because I couldn't help her in anyway. The painkiller kicked in and I don't know when I slept thinking about everything.