In The Name Of Love [Indian] | ✓

Chapter 01

Today, like any other day, Abhay has immersed himself in some self study during class, indifferent to the world around him. He lives a quiet life and spends most of his time in his hostel room, only coming out for college and his part time job. He only found solace in his own company.

Before the lecturer came, Abhay noticed a guy about to approach him. But before he could utter a word, his friends pulled him back.

" Hey, don't bother with Abhay. He's kind of a freak. It's better to stay away... " they whispered.

The words stung Abhay and he felt anger fueling inside of him.

" He's always fucking alone! "

" I have literally never heard him talk to anyone. Who does that? "

In an instant, Abhay stood up and picked up the chair he was sitting on. Before anyone could assume what was about to happen, he smashed it against their faces.

Blood splattered across his face.

The entire class erupted in screams.

A smile of satisfaction creeped up on his face as he started picking up more chairs and tables, which he then threw on the group of friends.

But in the blink of an eye, reality snapped back into focus and Abhay found himself sitting calmly at his desk. The group continued to bully him, completely oblivious to the what Abhay had just imagined.

To avoid something worse from happening, Abhay swiftly got up and left the classroom. Outside the campus building, he found a quiet spot to collect his thoughts and calm himself down.

Mrs. Kapoor, the students counselor at his college saw Abhay sitting outside and quickly walked over to him. Abhay, at first, didn't notice her and kept moving back and forth.

" Why aren't you in class right now? ", she asked and he looked up instantly.
He is often sent to her office for his aggresive behaviour so Mrs. Kapoor knew him very well.

Abhay spoke, a bit hesitant.
" I... I had one those hallucinations about hurting my classmates again. I don't want to do anything bad. "

Worry etched on Mrs. Kapoor's face.

" Didn't I ask you to take anxiety medicine every time you have those thoughts? Here, take these and go back to your hostel for today. ", she said before patting his shoulder.

Abhay quickly swallowed down the medicine, which calmed his nerves.

Instead of wasting the entire day in his room, he decided to go join his part-time job as a delivery guy in Uber Eats.

" I really need that extra cash... "

That job was not only his source of income but also it also gave him a sense of normalcy amidst everything.

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Abhay hopped onto his company allotted bike, ready for his first Uber Eats delivery of the day. The location was at a tall apartment building and when he tried to get in the lift, the guard stopped him.

" Lift's broken, mate. You'll have to take the stairs for that delivery... "

Abhay sighed and looked up the seemingly countless stairs ahead. He reluctantly began the climb, each step feeling heavier than the last. As he ascended, beads of sweat formed on his forehead and a wave of sickness washed over him.

Despite all that, he pushed himself up.

Reaching the 8th floor, Abhay let out a sigh of relief and knocked on the door. A man opened the door and snatched the food from his hand.

" Is this a bloody joke? You are late and my food is cold! ", he screamed. Abhay was still breathing heavily to catch up with his breath. Before Abhay could explain, the customer, frustrated and irritated, grabbed the bag of food and flung it at his face.

The contents splattered across him.

" This shit is unacceptable! I won't pay a penny! ", he screamed and closed shut the door on his face.

His body started to shake from anger. He bit his lip to contain himself as he cleaned up the mess and started walking downstairs.

The packet of anxiety medicines were still in his pocket. Scared of what he might do next, he took out and put all the tablets in his mouth at once.

Abhay choked but somehow manages to swallow them.

Walking down the stairs, Abhay felt his eyes starting to well up from the frustration and the humiliation from the incident left him sick. Abhay walked past the guard who noticed his distress and called out to him.

" Hey, are you alright? "

Abhay didn't stop. He did his best to compose himself and got on his bike. A strange heaviness was building up in his chest, yet he didn't stop.

" I took the medicine. Why do I still feel awful? Why isn't it working? ", he started hitting against his chest to ease the pain. The feeling of his sickness intensified.

Unable to contain himself any longer, he got off the bike and vomited by the side of the road. Water and a cluster of tablets, undigested by his body, came out.

People walked by him. They all looked at him curiously but no one bothered to check if he was okay.

Abhay wiped his mouth and steadied himself on the floor.

" When will it get better...? ", he asked, looking up at the gloomy grey sky.

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