Atleast I have You

"Don't you dare touch her!" Everyone there was shocked, as I am. A crowd forms in the hallway.

"Who the hell are you to support her?" She asked.

"I'm her friend." He said, throwing her hand.

"What?"

"Let's go!" He said holding my hand and walking towards our class. Everyone in the hallway started staring and whispering about us.

We enter our class and sit in our seats. I tried to talk to him.

"Umm… Are you okay?" I asked nervously. Because he was so angry before.

"Don't I look not okay to you?" He asked with a questionable face.

"No… I asked, ``Are you still angry?" He looked at me.

"No. I am not angry. I am okay." He turned his face from me.

"But…"

"What!?" He asked in an annoyed voice.

"I- I think you are not okay."

"Why?" He rolled his eyes.

"Because you're still holding my hand so tightly. So you're still angry, right?" I say by looking at our hands.

Then he realised that he was still holding my hand. He released my hand as soon as he realised it.

"Oh sorry. I forgot to…" I stopped him.

"Aaa, my hand is red and it hurts." Just act like it's hurt.

It hurt but not that much. Then he looked at me shocked.

"I'm sorry. I - I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm so sorry. Does it hurt? I am sorry." He was so concerned.

"Yes, it hurts so bad." I act like it's hurt. But silently enjoying by teasing him.

"I'm sorry Nia. I -" I stopped him.

"I'm not your friend, right?"

"No no no. You're my only. I'm so so sorry." He was saying sorry again and again.

"No, you're acting like your friend." I started teasing him.

"No… Why should I act?" He was so serious now. And I think I should drop the act or else it will become a reason for him to get angry again.

"Then.. why keep saying sorry always. Friends don't say thanks or sorry to each other. Don't you know that?" I asked frowning at him. Now he looks relieved.

"Oh, that's it… I thought you were serious." He said leaning on his chair.

"Excuse me. I'm serious." I frowned at him again.

"Oh no. Really. You're angry." He act like he was scared of me.

"Yes!" I said cold manner.

He starts laughing. I looked at him.

"You're so funny." He said.

"What?" I asked him.

He started laughing again. Then our teacher enters the class. We all stand to greet him.

"Thank you for everything Harry. Thank you so much." I said as I looked at him. He looked at me and said

"You said that friends don't say thank you or sorry to each other." He frowned at me.

"Yeah, that's why I'm saying," I said teasing. I love teasing him. He beat on my arms. I laughed at him.

A few minutes later, the class was over. We packed our bags and started leaving the class. I saw Emma looking at me. I just looked at her blankly. Harry noticed me and was looking at each other. Then I sighed and left the class.

We walk to the bus stop together by talking about random things.

"Why did you help me?" I asked out of the blue.

"Because you're my friend." He said. I hummed in response.

"Are you alright?" He questioned me.

"Yes," I replied to him.

"Are you still upset about what happened?" He asked me again.

"No!" I said confidently.

"You're a liar." He said. I am confused.

"What?"

"You're good at lying." He said.

"I am not lying," I said back.

"I know you're upset." He told me by looking at me.

The bus arrived. We got on the bus. We sat together.

"It's so clear." He said looking at my face.

"What?" I asked.

"That's why you are upset."

"No, I am not upset. Why should I be upset? I don't care what they did to me and you helped me so I am so so happy. You know. At Least you are with me." I said looking into his eyes.

"I said you're upset. Not because of Emma's friends. You are upset because of Emma." I looked at him with a shocked reaction. How did he know about it? That I am upset because of Emma.

I didn't say anything, just staring at him.

"Am I right?" He asked.

"Yes." I looked outside the window.

"If you want to say anything you can say okay." I nodded.

"I am always there for you. Don't worry. Don't be upset." He said while holding my hand.

"I am so happy," I said in a low voice.

"What? I didn't hear you."

"I am so happy. Because I have you now." I smiled at him.

"Don't worry I will be there for you. Forever." I looked into his eyes.

After a few his stop arrived.

"Ok bye! I have to go now." He said.

"Bye Harry," I told him.

Then I reached home. I went to the living room to see my mom. My mom was not there. I searched the whole home for her. But there is no one there. Where did she go without locking the door? I see through the kitchen window. She is standing in our backyard and talking with her aunt.

I better not call her now or else I have gone and that aunty. She is so mean. Always ask about my grade. Why does she even care about it? I went upstairs and freshened up and came downstairs and saw my mom sitting on the couch.

"Mom!". She turned around and was shocked to see me.

"Oh Nia, what are you doing? When did you come home." My mom asked.

"A half-hour before!" I said.

"But I didn't notice you, dear." She asked.

"Mom, you're talking with that aunty in the backyard. I think I don't want to disturb you guys. So I went upstairs."

"Oh… ! Ok, come and have some snacks." I smiled at her and went behind her.

I was eating my coffee at the dining table. Then Lia came and she went to her room. Is there something wrong with her? My mom looks at each other. Mom went to Lia's room. And I followed her.

We open the door and see she is lying in bed. Mom went and checked on her.

"Lia dear. Are you okay?" Mom asked her.

"Yes, mom. I'm okay. I'm a little bit tired. That's all." She said weakly.

"Ok dear, take some rest. And come down and eat something later, okay." She said and left. I was still in her room.

"Are you okay?" I asked her.

"Yeah." She said,

"Are you okay?" She asked me.

"Yeah, I am okay. What's wrong with me?" I asked.

"Are you upset?" My eyes widened.

"Why are you upset?" She asked me again but I didn't even answer the first question.

"I am not upset. Why are you asking?" I asked her.

"Nevermind." She said rolling on the bed. I hummed.

"How were your classes going?" She questioned again.

"Good!" I said excitedly. She looked at me again.

"Suspicious." She said,

"What?"

"You never responded this excited before." She said,

"Oh," I said with no face.

"What happened Nia? Tell me. We didn't hide any secrets, right?" She said,

That's we don't hide anything.

"First you tell me. What happened to you?" I asked her.

"Nothing. I'm just confused about something." She told me.

"About what?" I asked again.

"I met a guy on the bus. I see him daily. Like morning and evening. We go on the same bus. But it's been 3 days since he has not come. I don't know what happened to him." She tells everything.

"Do you love him?" I raised my eyebrows.

"Love him? No…" she said.

"Oh really." I start teasing her.

"Nia. I don't know!" She said with concern.

"Did he notice you?" Now I start to investigate.

"Yeah. Sometimes he smiled at me." She said shyly.

I looked at her disgusted face. "Do you always stare at him? Did he catch you staring at him?" I asked.

"Yes." She said,

"Oh. That's the reason he smiled at you. Because you're weird." I said laughing at her.

"What?" She said sadly. So I stopped laughing.

"Hey. Don't worry. See him for sure." I said to her with an assuring smile.

"What if he doesn't come?" Again she asked sadly.

"We can go and find him," I said with a smirk.

"But how?" "I have tricks sissy. So don't worry." I said confidently.

"Really! You will find him for me, right?" She said happily.

"Yes," I said.

"Okay. Now you tell me what happened?" She asked again.

"Nothing much. Yesterday a new guy came to our class. He sits near me." Start saying the whole story to her except today's problem. She excitedly heard me.

"What is his name?" She asked me.

"Harry," I replied.

"Harry promised you that he won't leave you or he won't ignore you for anyone?" She asked. I nodded.

"Then why are you sad today?" She asked.

"Oh, that's nothing," I told her.

"Nia" "Ok fine. I will tell you." Then I told her what happened today.

"What? Emma's friends did that to you. Wasn't Emma there when it happened?" She was furious.

"No, she was there," I told her.

"Then she didn't support you." He was shocked.

"Yes. She didn't even say a single word. When her friend tried to slap she was standing there quietly." I said everything.

"How dare she?" She looked at my sad face. "Don't worry Nia. It's for good at least you understand about her now."

"Yes." I sighed.

"You go and freshen up. I'm going downstairs." I said.

"No, I am not going to." She rolled on her bed again.

"If you don't. Then I will eat your snacks too." I told them in a cool way.

"Don't you dare do that!" She shouted at me.

"Then come fast." She gets up and starts going down.

"No no no. First, go and freshen up. Okay." I shouted.

"Fine." She went to the bathroom.

Then I left the room. 'Mission Accomplished.'