Chapter 16

Soon exams starting again so, practice got lenient and because of this I came late school today. When I reached at that gate, I see Vicz there and to be honest her face shows she is disturbed and sad. So, without thinking twice I keep my hand on her shoulder and asked

Siya: Hey are you okay?

Vicz: (Startled, surprised) yeah

Siya: Sure?

Vicz: Yeah, sorry I have to leave for some work.

Siya: (Somehow I am not convinced) yeah okay

We leave for our respective work in the school. I am glad, because Erik is on the leave for few days. I am honestly at peace and relaxed to so, I thought to utilize these days with my friends, books and studies. I think in any type of relationship or bond its important to have some space for breathing as too much closeness can be sometime suffocating, irritating or annoyed.

During lunch break I go to washroom, when I am in the cabin I heard Vicz voice and It seems she is talking to someone on the phone irritated and asking to not call back because she doesn't want to talk anymore but I think person is not ready to understand as her phone ring on repeat. I choose to help her so, I come out from the washroom, wash my hands and I think listening to water voice she noticed me, I asked her silently to give me her phone, though she hesitated a lot but in the end she give it to me.

Phone ranged again, Vicz pleaded me to not pick up but I assured her from my eyes to chill and I picked up the call.

Unknown Boy (UB): Hey Viu baby, look don't ignore me I want to talk to you.

Siya: Look bro, this is me her friend and... (He cut me off, Idiot)

UB: (Arrogant and anger) Give her the the phone now, I want to talk to her.

Siya: Look bro, First don't you dare to cut me in between again and secondly, she said no so, it means no.

UB: Who to hell are you to speak in between us, give her the phone now.

Siya: (Annoyed and aggressive) Told you once, can't you understand she won't and doesn't want to talk to you. If you ever called back on this number again, I swear you won't be able to touch your phone again.

UB: (Laughed) your are just a girl, so weak and stupid. You won't be able to do anything.

Siya: (Blood boiled and with rage) huhh.. Cool. Let me show you what can I do but I am sorry, you won't be able contact back on this number again, just hold bro and see what is coming to you now.

With this I took out my phone from my pocket and leave a text to women helpline number with his number saying he is harassing me on phone from quite a long time and kept my phone back in the pocket. I kept Vicz phone on speaker and wink at her, with this we both heard the boy shouting on other side.

UB: Shit, Fuck what did you do and how can you do it to me. I just wanted to talk to Vicz to date her but you destroyed it all.

Siya: You sort of challenged me, so here it goes and there is way to talk to girls and ask them out but what you did it was totally insulting so, here it goes. Sorry to say but its over now bye.

I hang up the phone, give it back to Vicz and she doesn't say a word but hugged me and I got shocked. I stand like robot for few second but when she said thank you to me I just kept my single hand on her waist. And I felt her to become surprise and stiff for a second but soon she got relaxed and broke the hug.

Vicz: Your are made and crazy but thank you for saving me from that idiot.

Siya: Anytime, I love to help.

Vicz: can we become friends now?

Siya: off course

This is the start of our new friendship and now our new bond will grow. We both leave for our classes, and this is our common class and then I learned, she's funny and caring girl.. I am loving his company, though I doesn't say a word to her about it.

We sitting together and teacher is giving the lecture but we both are not interested because, first the subject is boring plus Vicz is continuously cracking jokes and I am giggling sometimes laughing too silently covering my mouth. As soon as class got over, we ran outside and laugh it loud and our other classmates looking us like we are some kind of ghost, this make us laugh more. After this we leave, for school canteen and order ourselves chilly potato, a cold coffee and a hot chocolate and continued our conversation.

After probably fifteen minutes, Ketty and Zoe come in the canteen too and the sit with us though, I can feel and see that there is tension among them. This is because they all three are not comfortable so, I choose to get them introduce to Vicz officially as when we all met first she comes like a messenger to us. Though, now she is one of my friend so, here it comes

Siya: Ketty and Zoe this is Vicz my new friend and Vicz they are Ketty and Zoe my friends plus my football team partners too.

Ketty and Zoe: Hey

Vicz: Hey

Vicz: Excuse me girls, I have to leave. I have to return a book in the library. Bye

Siya, Ketty and Zoe: Okay Bye

Ketty: So what's the plan for today Siya and Zoe?

Siya: Umm I have classes till 3pm

Zoe: Same here

Ketty: Fuck bro, same with me too. Lets skip the classes, rest of our football team is bunking too and going to visit some abandoned place, which is considered to be haunted too. We can also join them and have some fun.

Zoe: No way I am not going, haunted places are not my interest.

Siya: I am not going too because I don't want to skip my classes and have attendance issues.

Ketty: Ohh come on attendance are fucking shit things, plus we are in sports too and we can use that attendance in our classes too in the name of practice. This life we won't be getting another time so let's go and enjoy.

Ketty: Please Zoe come with us, it would be fun.

And finally Ketty's persuasion skill come handy and we both agree to join the our team mates and then whole gang leave the school premises around before lunch, toward our destination to this place.

In an hour probably we reach there so, its located in the middle of the forest area. A complete isolated place I guess and its a burned theatre plus a palace too and beautiful too. We start walking there is rough green path with natural net boundary on both sides, after probably 15 minutes walk we reached to this theatre and here we climbed the stairs. Stairs are pretty old all of them have big cracks, some of it are on their sides and some in the centre and there is no railing to hold when you climbing up. Now we are on the third floor and it open to a massive balcony circle, basically balcony seats are there, that of stones from where people may have watches shows. Lastly we sit there, pretending to watch a show and lastly we all took a group picture of us all and some single clicks too.

After having lot of fun, we all descended the stairs and go in the deep of the forest to explore the palace in there. Its a complete broken one, though its still have broken walls fully partially covered with leaves or trees, one thing that I realize if you don't know the where you come from and where you have to go next then you can get lost here. This palace is vast and confusing too but I love it and Zoe too love it, though except us all of them don't like it and we lefts that place early.

Once we are back on road, I am feeling very hungry so, waiting to go back and eat out. As we are walking there, some of the riche rich friends saw an expensive restaurant so they said let eat something and due to my minimum budget I ignore it.

Siya: I can't I have already finished up my lunch. So, I am not feeling hungry.

Zoe: me too

Siya: You guys have it we are waiting here only.

With this they all order their food for take way and while waiting for cabs they are eating and some of us are just sitting and waiting, especially me and Zoe. Some random thoughts is running in my mind, I wish I could also eat it like them, secondly, may be one day they will all feel like I am not like them rich and they will just broke up this friendship one day. Thirdly, I am just thinking thank god I lied, but how much can a person lie in such situations.

The cab come and we all leave from their, me Ketty and Zoe stop at nearby park and it's near to our school only. We took out our lunch box, gives knowing smile to each other because we lied earlier and then we eat in peace. After spending sometime we reach the home, and call it a night.