I'm Innocent (On Hold)

6. Bad Guys

There is something about being alone even if you are walking on a path full of people. It's like you are invisible and intangible, feeling everything without seeing it and hearing something without listening to it. I thought as I listen to the "eyes, lips and nose" by Taeyang but not understanding any word as it's in Korean language but I like its music.

I was searching for the class no. BC06, it's the beginning of our 2nd year and classrooms have been changed, when suddenly I felt someone behind me and the feeling kept getting intense when all of a sudden I got startled by the hand on my shoulder.

"What t-the f...." I yelp.

"Sorry! I didn't want to scare you". Shanaya said nervously when I turn around to look at her.
"I was calling your name but you were not listening to me," she said while pointing towards my earphones.
"I_It's okay" I murmured and remove my earphones.

"Why didn't you waited for me?" She asked while faking a glare towards me.

"Seriously? I waited 30 mins for you but as usual, you were too drunk yesterday and couldn't even move your body by yourself so I thought you will not come. Btw in future, if you ever decide to get drunk then don't call me again because you really are
a heavy person even though you are slim". I put more stress on "slim" otherwise I knew she would definitely interpret my words as her being fat which was far from the truth. She was the model type with her long tan legs and Angelina Jolie type face.

"Babe! I am a pro in drinking and nobody can beat me at it. I know how to handle myself it's just that... I was testing you hmmm... Yeah.. " She said proudly.

"Oh really, I see." I said while noticing dark circles under her pretty eyes.

"Excuse me!" I turned around as I heard someone. There was a tall, skinny guy standing there ,I didn't knew him so unintentionally I frowned at him.

"Do you know where is the class no. Bc06? He asked.

I look at Shanaya for help. "We don't know, ask someone else." she replied rudely while waving her hand like she want to shoo him away.

"Okayyyyy...." he said and walks away while giving her weird looks.

"Okay let's go otherwise we will get late" she smiled at me brightly and pulled me to the other direction.

"Where are we going?" Slightly confused by her behaviour, I asked.

"To the class dumbo, obviously".

"But you said to him you don't know where the class is." I said.

"Yaahh! Because I don't like him interacting with you" she murmured.

"What?"

"I mean he is a very-y... Bad guy his reputation is not good so you should stay away from bad guys like him. As a friend it's our responsibility to protect each other" she said quickly.

We were sitting in the class when that same guy entered the room with our class topper Ravi Kishan. I was looking at him when he suddenly looks at Shanaya and a scowl marks his face then he rolled his eyes and said something to Ravi , to which he shrugged his shoulders.

If he has a bad reputation then why he is with Ravi Kishan. Ravi is very selective about his friends.

I guess being a topper doesn't mean you will always make right choices.

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"But how? I have scored well in my exams and my EAA is also good." I said frustratedly to a bloated belly man sitting behind the accounts department counter.
"Sorry the fundings have declined this year and higher authorities had decided that only top 3 students of the same batch in B.Com will get the scholarships".

" how could you cancel my scholarship?"

There are six sections in B.com 2nd year and each class must have had at least 70 students. I knew that my chances of getting scholarship are non existent, not because I couldn't score well , but because I know my luck very well.

It was my fourth lecture and I was just jotting down the points for my notes when Mr. Sharma called up my name and told me to visit accounts department office.

I wanted to say lots of things to that cruel man behind the counter but it was not his fault or anyone's else. I went to the sitting area outside the college building and sat on the nearby bench. It was our 1hr lunch break but I was not feeling hungry anymore. There were lots of thoughts going around inside my mind. What I will do now? I have to tell this to my family? Whether they will support me or not? Whether they will be able to afford such college fee or not?

My thoughts causes an array of conundrums in my mind and my surrounding got blurred along with my vision, as I blinked I felt something on my right cheek. I quickly dried my eyes and looked around to check whether someone has seen me or not and realised that there was no one but in my hurry I didn't noticed a black sleek car parked on the other side of the road.