Chapter 4

Upon entering the house, I see Dad sitting on the sofa reading something.

"Hi Dad! You are early today." I remark. He looks furious. "But you are late. Why so?" He interrogates me. They always seem suspicious of me, I just don't understand why. I was about to answer to him when mom abruptly comes in and shouts at me.

"Where were you? We have been waiting for you from so long. Couldn't you come directly home? You know only to roam and nothing else. You good for nothing girl!"

I apologize to her for being late "I am sorry mom. I thought you'll might be coming late so I had just gone out" but she doesn't listen to me. She continues to shout at me. I can feel tears on my cheeks. I didn't even realize that I was crying.

I walk in my room and slam the door. It's painful when you did nothing yet people shout at you. It really hurts. I cry my heart out. I didn't even come out during dinner although mom was calling me out. I wanted peace, a miracle to happen in my life. I know it's not a big deal but I can't get used to it.

I am here walking down the streets to college. I woke up early today nevertheless I didn't sleep well last night. Mom and Dad kept on pestering me about yesterday, so I had to come out of the house as early as possible. It's not like I hate them or anything. They just keep annoying me.

Once my cousins had come to our place and there was no food prepared. Mom told me to order a takeout. I went and got a little extra just in case but well in return I got nothing but shouting and no food too. Man! I was starved that whole day.

There are more incidents as such where I feel like I don't belong to that family. Sometimes I feel as if my own mother isn't my birth mother but I know that it ain't true. With such thoughts on my head, I feel like I am going to cry on road itself.

People are staring at me. I am actually crying right now. I reach to college and go straight to the washroom. I clean my eyes and wash my face so that no one sees I was crying, still I can see my eyes looking like sandbags.

I look at today's timetable on the notice board. Hmm, no extra classes. Good, Extra classes are like hell. I don't like extra classes, first of all students get tired with all the college lectures and projects and by including extra classes just makes it worse. I take a left turn from the notice board where my class is.

Upon entering the class I see the sight before me which I never expected. I see Darren sitting on his desk scribbling something. It's just me and him in class right now. I feel kind of awkward.