I HATE YOU BUT...🩺

12

There I was speeding to her room, teacher's pet.

Why on earth teachers do not trust boys I have no clue. I was fuming and I knew I was going to burst out on her and the lava will be oozing out gulping entire families ear senses.

I knew it was my time to show her that her win has cost so much to her and I opened the door of her room. It was an instant reaction but to my great surprise she hasn't locked the door after ages.

To be very frank she prefers to lock herself in her room or hang out outside the house since Ma has left us. Initially she refused to even talk to anyone but once Rashi Mom and Shefali talked her out she prefer not to be at home and when she is she is called to have her meals not by knocking on the door but the phone in her room.

Strange! She had not locked the door. I was set to attempt to murder her and here she is giving me surprise. My anger was slowly melting into curiosity what made her do like that.

This is what I always do because I am a jerk. Even if she sneezes and it is without notice I wonder why she did that. Her each and every move affects me. I have not found the reason behind it, we were friends before, best pals so I guess it has become a habit to notice her every time or rather now it has become my duty to keep an eye on her to look for every movement she does.

You never know when the lady Hitler will take the opportunity of me being unguarded. Of course! We are enemies so I need to check on her that is why I keep looking for her.

I justified my answer with which I wasn't satisfied but for time being I need to convince myself.

I opened the door hoping for her to shout at me the moment she realize it is me but nothing of that sort happened. Nothing at all! Her room was quiet very quiet not usual Rohi with music all over the room.

Where was she and I started looking for her. I was worried. Hell! That was so wrong of me but I was worried. Surprises from Rohi are not welcomed because they are rather tensions then surprises.

Her bed was empty so also her gallery. I knew she entered the room. I saw her coming inside the PINK PANTHER. Yes I call her room the PINK PANTHER because it is so pink.

Not that it is untidy or something but so girlish. Just the opposite of what Arohi is. She used to be girlish that seems to be ages now but for now the room color does not match her personality. May be she should renovate her room but I am very sure I am out of list when it comes to suggestions and to her NO CHANCE!

I don't like this suspense. How can she not understand that I become worried for her? Worried? What the hell I am talking about? It is not possible not in my wildest dreams.

It's just that I am curious. I want to fight it's just that I tried to make up my mind once again. I thought she is in the bathroom. Yes this could be possible so I waited for her to come out admiring the way her PINK PANTHER is.

It was her only place of comfort because there I do not exist. It was almost a year I have been in this room.

Her wall had lot of pictures of me and her along the family together. There was a special corner of just our pictures. But now it has been replaced by Ma's big picture. All family pictures are the same accept mine who have no place on her room wall so also her life. I waited thinking''

5 min! "What the hell was she doing?"

10 min! "Come out!"

15 min! "She is not out yet?"

20 min! "Is she really in this room? I have to check."

25 min! "I hope she is fine."

29th min I got up and knocked the bathroom door. I could hear the sound of the water from the tap. She will not leave unturned tap like this I was sure she is in. But she didn't answer the knock.

"Rohi come on come out." I yelled.

"Do not hide from me." I yelled again at top of my voice showing some anger that has already melted than showing the real concern hoping she would answer.

But she didn't and now the sound of the tap water was making me uneasy.

"Rohi!" I yelled yet again.

No response.

Enough of this, I need to do something. I knew she would never hide from me she will prefer death than not answering me back. It is something else and I like a nutcase waited for 30 min.

I had no idea since when she is in. She didn't even see me coming. I was losing my control tears started dropping from my eyes.

"Be strong Arjun you are boy. Boys don't cry" I ordered myself and with all the guts I have chanting the names of all the Gods I know I pushed her bathroom door hoping that she shouts.

But!!!!

Something hit the door while trying to open it.

She was lying there lifeless!

What has happened to her? I couldn't take it anymore I rushed crying out loud yelling for Mom and Dad. Pa wasn't home I knew.

*Present*

"Arjun" Dad called me