So High School!

Chapter Fifteen

Aarushi

What does he think of himself? Stupid. He said I am nakchadi. Now I will show him what nakchadi actually is. Abhi nhi lekin. I will go to class now and when he comes for tutoring classes, I'll show him. I go in the class, fuming with anger.

"Come in." Mam says.

"Mam, we need Aarushi." Avinash says.

"What now?" I ask as we walk out of class.

"Aadi was getting bored so he wanted to see you."

"Abey gadhe." I scream. "He said and you called? And what am I, an entertainment?"

"Umm I __

"You shut up. That will be better." Ab nhi chodugi isko. "Where is he?"

"You told to shut up right?" He jokes.

"Tell me before I lose my patience."

"Fine. He is in the basement."

Aaj toh tu gaya. I walk towards the basement fuming with anger. I reach there to find him sitting on the chair and looking at the dances going on.

"What do you think of yourself?" I scream in his ears.

"I think I am handsome? What do you think?"

"Stupid. That's all I think about you."

"Atleast you think about me." He says flirting.

"Who's going to dance next?" The girl asks.

"Aarushi." Aadi says. I look at him puzzled.

"No I won't."

"Aree kar le na." He says. "She's coming guys."

"I don't know how to dance."

"I have seen you dancing." He adds.

"I said I won't." I declare.

"Aree usko nhi aata, she just studies. That's what these toppers know." Someone says from behind and I find my eyes filled with water threatening to come out. I immediately leave and sit on stands of ground.

"Okay. Don't cry aarushi. You're strong." I remind myself.

Aadi's Pov

That was not good. I fucked up. Shit. I thought it would make her happy but. I had seen her before in school functions.

I follow behind her. I look at her sitting in the corner. She was hurt, really hurt. Because of me. I am such a jerk.

I slowly approach her. "Aarushi?"

She looked up and I could see tears in eyes. She controlled her emotions and asked with the same rude tone, "What?"

"I am sorry. I didn't _

"It's fine. Please leave now." She replies and turns her face to other side. She takes a deep breath.

"I am not leaving." I firmly reply

"Okay then I'll leave." She says and gets up. I held her hand.

"I am sorry, I just wanted to stop you." I leave her hand when she stares at me.

"Now. Let me go."

"You can share." I say and look at her trying to hold back herself.

"You know you are the first one to say that." She says and my heart breaks. "But it's fine. Nothing I can't handle." She smiles.

"Speak up Aarushi." I say. "You can trust me." She sits down and looks at me. Her eyes had so much emotions and the more I looked at her, the more emotions I could see.

"Promise?"

"Pinky promise." I say and she chuckles.

"I was 10 and I used to go to a dance class. It was always fun. But then the entry of that stupid teacher changed everything." She says.

"Continue."

"That's all." I raise my eyebrows.

"I need details."

"It doesn't matter." She says tearing up.

"If that is something that makes you cry, then it matters."

"It's silly, don't waste your time." She gives me the fake smile. I take her hand.

"It's not silly, if that's something hurting you." I look at her to find her eyes filled with tears.

"I was 10 and that choreographer was very rude. She used to target me. Publically humiliate me and that I can't dance and I never will be able to." She says with her broken voice. Damn. This sucks. How can be someone so cruel. "It didn't end there. She intentionally used to make me dance alone and point out my mistakes. It wasn't enough for her. She used rate us. She used to scream on top of her lungs that I am a 2 on 10."

"That choreographer was a bitch. I am sorry. You didn't deserve that." I caress her back in an attempt to try to make her feel better but she was already broken. All because of me. I should have asked her personally first.

"We had a couple dance and the guy that was supposed to be my partner insulted me in front of everyone."

"You didn't tell your parents?"

"They never understood. But I left that place after 3 years." She says sadly wiping her tears. 3 years!? Into that shitty place. "After that every time I joined a dance class, I couldn't do it. No matter how hard I tried. But my mom forcefully sent me to dance classes. And that is why I don't like to dance anymore." She says looking into my eyes.

"Have you seen yourself dancing? It was someone's birthday party I guess. And damn, you rocked the floor." I say.

"That just came out naturally." She chuckles. Finally. "Thank you for today Aadi. It really means a lot."

"I am always there."

"I am really sorry. I wasted your time with my stupid past stories. Everyone has their struggles. Mine is not new." It breaks me even more to think she thinks like that.

"I have seen you sitting with strangers and helping them heal. So you mean their problems are stupid?"

"No, not at all."

"Then yours is not too. Stop thinking like that." She smiles. I wipe her tears. "You look good shouting at me." And I hear her chuckle. She gets up and looks at me.

"It time for our next class." I nod and get up. She turns around to go but then looks back. "Hey, you didn't tell me you had a dog."

"You never asked." I laugh at her reaction. "He was out of town with my parents but he is back now. You can meet him today."

"Really?"

"Yup. Be ready till 5. I'll be there to pick you up."

"Okay."

Author's note - This is it for today! Let me know your views on this and don't forget to vote. Until next time, byee💕

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