Beyond the Beats

Chapter 53. Mostly unpredictable

*Trigger warning*

The following chapter contains mentions of physical assault and domestic violence. Please proceed with caution.

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Long chapter ahead

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Hriaan ignored me. Yesterday, I was busy avoiding him and his friends, and today, he had turned the tables on me.

I didn't imagine that a person that always goofed around and hardly took any situation seriously would use each of my yesterday's words to taunt me whenever I tried to approach him.

Since morning, I was finding a way to talk to him and apologize for the misunderstandings and all the accusations I had put against him, but he refused to entertain me - I wasn't going to give up so easily though.

Hriaan had been a very good friend, and he was completely honest with me regarding everything I had asked him, but instead of patiently letting him answer every question of mine, I blew my fuse and ranted.

There was still time before we left college, so I decided to corner Hriaan once more. I waited for him outside his classroom, and once his lecture was over, he came out of the class with Tejas and Suhana.

The trio were busy chatting with each other, and I saw Hriaan notice me, but he again ignored me and continued walking past me.

"Hriaan, wait." I pulled his bag.

He glanced at my hand. "I am not interested in talking to strangers."

With just one strong pull, he snatched his bag out of my grasp.

"I apologise for yesterday," I told him. "I know I ended up saying some really harsh things, but you can understand my situation too, no?"

He shook his head. "How will I when I don't even know you?"

"Hriaan, I am genuinely sorry. I didn't know you will get so much hurt by my words."

"Now that you know, please don't bother with me again."

Hriaan adjusted his bag's straps and started walking away.

"What's going on here?" Suhana asked curiously. "So, it is because of you that Hriaan is acting so glum since yesterday? What did you do, Bhoomi?"

I looked at Hriaan's retreating back sadly. "I messed up."

"All the best patching up with him then," she said. "He may be the most easy-going person in our group, but once he gets his mood spoiled, he is also the most difficult to propitiate. I would have asked for details, but I gotta meet my boyfriend now. Bye, TJ."

She started typing on her phone and turned around in the opposite direction, leaving me alone to suffer the ever-confusing, ever-intense, ever-soul piercing, and ever-omnipresent gaze of Tejas.

"Why are you wasting your time when you already know the solution?" Tejas asked.

Of course, he won't give me a direct answer.

"Okay," I replied as I didn't want to end up having a one-sided conversation with him.

"You really understood what I meant?" he queried.

"Yes," I lied. "Thank you."

His lips curled up shortly. "You are terrible at lying; I thought you only had trouble understanding the other person's actions, but I guess that's not the only thing you are bad at."