DQ#1 Thousand Reasons Why

Not At All

Asher's POV

" Are you ok?" I asked Aradhya and she nodded.

" Take him away, Cole. We will see him later." Ardeyn asked Cole to take that bast*rd away. Who invited this guy?!!

" Everything is ok, Ari. Don't be panicked." Ardeyn said wrapping his arm around her shoulder. She leaned on him for support. I sighed.

" Will it be ok if I help you?" I asked her and she nodded with her eyes half closed.

I sighed and Ardeyn nodded. I just picked her up in my arms and walked toward the guest room through the corridor so that the guests doesn't find out what happened here.

" You go. Ask Juliet to come here. I will be here with Aradhya." I said to Ardeyn and he nodded before walking out of the room.

" Relax, everything is ok." I said to Aradhya. I thought she was a strong and brave girl. But it's such a situation that would scare anyone. It's not her fault.

" You need anything?" I asked Aradhya. She shook her head.

" I want to go home." She said slowly.

" Ok. I will take you home later. No worries." I said to her.

" I want to go home now." She said and I sighed.

" Ok. We will go home but at least let Juliet come. If you go home without telling them then they will be upset." I said to her and she nodded.

" Do you know that guy?" I asked her but she shook her head.

" I haven't seen him ever." She said and I nodded. I knew that.

" Ok, relax. We got him. And everything is ok. Do you want me to inform your mom?" I asked her but I think she will not agree with this.

" No. Don't tell her. She will be worried." She said and I nodded.

" Ok. If you say so." I said to her and she nodded.

" What happened, Ari? Are you okay?" Juliet entered the room at the same time and sat next to Aradhya.

" Nothing happened. I am fine." Aradhya said to Juliet.

" But Ardeyn said that you were feeling sick suddenly?" Juliet asked.

" Just was feeling a bit weak. I am ok." Aradhya said and I sighed.

" Juliet, come with me." I said to her and she followed me without saying anything else. I showed her the bast*rd's picture.

" Do you know this guy?" I asked her and she checked the photo for awhile.

" Nope. Why are you asking that to me?" She asked me.

" Are you sure that he is no one related to Jordana?" I asked her.

" May be Jordana can say who he is." She said.

" This guy attacked Aradhya awhile back. He was following her for so long since she arrived the party. Thanks God that I noticed him following her. I can't even imagine what would happen otherwise." I said and she was standing there completely shocked.

" What?!!" Juliet reacted.

" Yes but please calm down. If you react much about this Aradhya will be uncomfortable." I said to her. She nodded.

" Should I tell everyone about this?" She asked me but I shook my head.

" No. No need to say anything to her now." I said to her.

" Ok. As you say." She said and I nodded.

The party ended and the girls were asking again and again where were we all the time. I told Ardeyn to handle the situation and I walked out of there with Aradhya. She was completely silent after that incident. May be her brain was still registering what happened with her earlier. I have to ensure her security from now. It's urgent.

" I will manage. You don't have to drop me home." She said and I shook my head.

" I will drop you. No more words about that." I said to her and she sighed deeply. The car stopped before us and I opened the door for her. She got inside the car without saying anything else.

" Are you ok?" I asked her.

" I am fine. Don't worry about me." She said. I sighed inwardly. I nodded and stayed silent. She must need some time to handle herself.

" I was going to get freshen up. I didn't even see his face." She said out of nowhere. I sighed deeply.

" Leave it. He is not going to irritate you ever again." I said to her.

" It's not just about me. He has done that to me today and if he doesn't get the punishment he will do this to someone else as well." She said to me and I sighed nodding.

" What are these pins for?" I asked her picking out a Bobby pin from her hair.

" What?!!" She asked me. I sighed.

" When he attacked you why didn't you pick it out and prick it in his eyes??!" I asked her.

" Prick Bobby pins in someone's eyes!!! He could be blind by that." She said and I sighed.

" They should be blind. They deserve it. And you would do that for your safety. You have the right to save yourself. This is called self defense" I said to her and she sighed deeply.

" I know that I should have tried to save myself. I tried to get rid of him but he was clutching on my throat. My brain stopped working at once. I was scared all on a sudden. But it that happens ever again I will save myself by hook or crook." She said and I chuckled.

" You look beautiful when you are confident not when you are scared and confused." I said to her and she smiled a bit.

The car stopped before her house and we got down from the car and I followed her.

" I will manage. You can go." She said. I shook my head.

" Let me." I said and she chuckled.

" Dee is at home. You can go, Asher. I will manage." She said.

" I am here. You go." I said to her and waited until she closed the door. I took my phone and called Ardeyn to know where they were.

" What to do with him, Asher?" Ardeyn asked me.

" Let me reach there." I said to me and hung up.

Aradhya was right. If he doesn't face consequences he will try to do this to some other girls. He shouldn't get that chance. Not at all.