10 YEARS LATER
10 years later*
"Ahhhh!!!!!!! Nick she left me …..Am I that bad...*sob sob*.....? look she has blocked me... what she think about me….am I potato for her... how can she do this to me...I don't want to live any more …"
"Jack don't overreact it's your fourth breakup in this grade and grow up man, after 2 month we will gonna join college."
".....you …you really don't care about me ..."
"Ok, ok, let's go to canteen and eat something"
"OH gosh!!!! Nick do you think that food can make me comfortable ….."
"…."
"If that so think then you are right but you have to pay … I lost my all money on her "
"Hmm rotten potato!!"
"...….i don't know you…. Selfish friend"
Two boys wearing blue trouser and white T-shirt of school uniforms were roaming in the empty corridor. Jack, a 17 years old boy , with a crew cut hairstyle his brown eyes were red and tears were flowing from them. He wiped his eyes and side hugged nick. He messed with Nick's hair which were able to touch his forehead.
" sometimes, I think you will look better than school beauty in long hair. "He said to Nick with sighing voice. Nick looked at him with his rare mix of grey and blue eyes , a sense of sorrow occured in his eyes. He arranged his silky black hair and said,"keep you unholy thoughts with yourself. You rotten potato…"
" you… You" Jack said while pointing at Nick
" yeh, just because of such thoughts you always end up with breakup"
" hawww" Jack shouted with disgusting face.
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As jack and nick entered in canteen many girls start looking at them.
" OH god !!I know I am good looking. These lowly humans can't digest auch immortal beauty .it sucks. Hey…today canteen is overcrowded ...Look there is an empty seat over there let's go",Jack said he was looking like someone flying in the air with long nose while praising himself.
Nick smiled softly while looking at him and said "Hmm"
They both looked at the empty chairs in the corner of the canteen and went there
"Hey Nick look there, isn't she school beauty but why she is coming towards you … don't say me she is going to propose you third time" Jack said while pointing at a girl who was in short black dress, her long brown hair were flying in the air and a imaginary light was coming wherever she was going. Her green eyes and fair complexion was attracting everyone's attention.
"Hi Jess", Jack said with a smugly face.
She punched the table and looked at Nick
"Hey nick I want to say something ….. And you know what I want to say …so what you think…"she said while looking at him
Aurora experienced such situation many times still she doesn't know how to react she replied in cold voice, "hey Jess look we are different "
It is an only statement she can say loudly but deep inside she want to shout' I am girl and I like boys why are you here, foolish lady' ... but sadly she can't say it loudly. She took a deep breath and looked at Jess.
" ohh!!! its ok by the way I am here to farewell you as I am going to Canada for further studies...bye"Jess replied while throwing her ticket on table.
Her such response made everyone speechless.
"….Bye Jess take care" Nick replied without any expression which made Jess frustrating and she left after punching at the shoulder of Jack.
" Hey, Crazy lady why are you hurting me" Jack shouted but she left without any word.
"Hey, Nick look at you. you are most handsome guy in school, you are tall, fair , has attractive eyes ,every feature on your face looks sharp and you are most attractive person in school who attract both boys and girls" Jack said with a sly smile and curious eyes.
"what you want to say" Nick asked by looking at his puppy eyes and then start drinking soup.
"Are you gay?" Jack asked with full curiosity.
Nick start coughing after hearing that and then he looked at him and said "pardon" with a belief that Jack will change his question by looking such behaviour of his.
But as expected Jack put his hand on Nick's shoulder and patted softly and with full concern said, "Hey, you don't need to be shy it's common. You can tell me .We know each other from years…"
Suddenly someone said from back "What so good in him, his body looks like girl ...…country bumpkin….."
After hearing this Jack became angry and he was ready to get up from seat but nick stooped him by holding his hand and started eating his food again.
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"MOM " Aurora shouted and woke in the dark room. Her whole body was covered with sweat and tears were flowing not stop from her eyes. She hugged her blanket tightly and started crying .
This was the only way she was waking since last ten years.
"Aurora are you all right " with sweet and worried words Ramona asked Aurora while turning on lights of room and looked at her with concerned eyes. She tried her best to stop Aurora's nightmares but nothing worked.
Aurora shakes her head to ease tension of room and opened her mouth to say something but suddenly a 48 years old ,tall man knocked at door and said "Hey beautiful ladies , breakfast is ready come downstairs… and most importantly HAPPY BIRTHDAY Aurora. Wasn't able to wish at midnight because there was an emergency"
Aurora smiled brightly and replied "Thanks George"
Ramona hugged Aurora and softly said, " Happy birthday. Now get up and come with me we have present for you …"
Aurora hugged her back and nodded with a smile.
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In the kitchen
"It's been 10 years since we left that place but she still have nightmares." Ramona said with worried face.
George hugged her tightly and whispered "don't worry dear . she lost her family at that time and she didn't even cried or talked from months. It will time for her to forget it "
"hmm ….I guess" Ramona said with deep sigh.
George kiss on her forehead to comfort her
" Thanks George. if you didn't helped us ….." Ramona said in low voice and lowered her face to hide her sadness. She wanted to say more but she was not able to frame a sentence to say anything.
"Don't say thanks you are my wife and we are family now and its only thing that you should remember .... Come and help me in preparing table"
He smiled and patted her head and went out of the kitchen with a bowl.
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"George you are the best chef in the world" Aurora said with a wide smile after eating the breakfast which made George smile.
Ramona entered into dining room with a bright smiled and showed a white dress. It was a metallic white gown that looked blue when hit the light, it was back less and had double split.
"Aurora… now you are grown up..... there are many places where you can go and enjoy such as bars and all you have to go there and dress like a girl you are of 18 now. You have to make some friends. .... I know you have Jack but make some female friends too and you can hang out as girl sometimes.... I know people are still searching you but going out once or twice wouldn't invite any danger for now. Go there once if you don't like, then I will never force you to attend such party .Please" Ramona asked Aurora with a hopeful face and there were tears in her eyes because she was not able to give Aurora a normal life like other girls and she has to hide her identity everywhere like some criminal.
After that deadly night, Aurora never dressed up as girl she didn't want to attract any type of danger for Ramona anymore. Aurora looked at Ramona's sad face even though she wanted to say 'no' to her like she was doing it from last many years and breaking Ramona's hope after every 'no'. She couldn't do same this time and looked down. After a while in low voice she said, "ok!!"
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At night
Aurora appeared nervously in gown it dipped and curved around her body sexily, top tied around her neck exposing her black and the double split showing off her toned legs, the curved black hairs are moving slowly across her face and the heels make her figure look more sexier.
George: "God, she looks gorgeous."
Ramona in shocked expression: "OH!! Can you look that good? "
Aurora (shyly):"pardon"
George and Ramona start laughing after looking at the red face to her.