Chapter 3

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Since that day I had tried to hide from Razi. Every time I walked in the corridor of my college, I could feel the stares of many people. But I tried to be strong and tried to ignore them all.

One day, I was coming back from one of my teacher's staff room after submitting my project. But I saw Razi coming towards my direction. I turned my wheels and I started walking in the other direction but he stopped me.

There was no one in that wing except for both of us. I tried to get away from him but as expected, he didn't let go of me.

"Just let me go," I told him while keeping to run away.

"Zoya, please, listen to me," he said.

"Oh really? After humiliating me in front of all those people, you are not satisfied yet?" I shouted.

"Zoya, please, it was all-" he got interrupted by me, "No, I don't need any of your explanation! Just leave me alone. I came here to study and yeah, I had a crush on you. But that doesn't mean you can do anything to me. Oh, I had, and not have! After what you did to me, I don't have any feeling towards you, bro."

Whatever I said was true and totally logical. But about my feelings toward him.......for some weird reason, it was still the same.

You know, when you loved a person truly even if the person hurt you, hurt you very much, the love would never fade away. It was that weird reason for me. Like, even after all that he did to me, my love for him never faded away.

I walked away from seeing that he was distracted. I could feel his shocked expression. I smiled at myself. I didn't know what he had to say but I was a little curious too.

The next day...

"Zoya, Zoya! Wake up, daa!" I hear Safa calling me like a furious person.

"What happened?" I asked her getting up from my bed lazily.

"Look at this!" She said pointing me at her phone.

I took it from her and looked at the pictures. What? No way.

There were pictures of me with many boys around. They were posted in our college's Instagram page. It was all edited ones too. But the editing was so professional that one could feel that it's all real. Tears started pouring down my eyes.

"Zoya, don't cry da. Someone must have done this as a prank," Safa tried comforting me.

"It-it must be him!" I replied loudly and rushed towards the washroom. I cried a lot, brushed my teeth and came out of the washroom. I took a dress which was fit for me to wear outside and changed to it.

I started walking to the college. I could hear Safa's voice asking me to come back. But I need to finish this.

I went to the canteen first where Razi and his friends would be. As I entered it, I could feel everyone's eyes on me. Some eyes were filled with sympathy and others were mocking. I asked a cold water bottle from the canteen and went toward where Razi and friends are sitting.

He or his friends didn't noticed me until I opened the bottle and poured the cold water on him. He didn't move a bit. His friends were startled at the immediate reaction from me.

I ran straight to my hostel fearing that he would do something to me. Since that day, for two weeks, there was no sign of him and I was quite relaxed as the pictures and the account has been deleted.

"Zoya?" It was Safa calling me again. I looked at her confused.

"What were you dreaming girl? The program is over, " she said looking at her phone and messaging someone.

"It was not a dream. It was a......nightmare of my life," I replied back with a low voice wiping my silent tears. I guessed, she hadn't noticed it yet.

"Let's go. Rayyan is waiting for us," she said standing up from the seat and taking her backpack.

That was why she didn't notice my tears, she was in the excitement of meeting her boy, Rayyan who was also one of our classmate.

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What was that Razi had wanted to say to Zoya?

Do you think she should have hear him out?

What is going to happen next?

Do wait for the next chapter...........

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