DEDICATION: Secrets are fun to keep, But how long are they fun?

Chapter Two

Alia's Pov
Another day of being ignored by the whole college, but Riza. It's being a month and I am now already used to it.
"Hey nerd why do you have to stay with that old lady." I heard a girl talking to Riza.
"Well that's my choice. "
"So you do have a voice. I thought your friend or I would say 'mom' is the only one who can speak up for you." There group laughed. I wanted to give Riza a chance to speak for herself but now it seems pretty difficult she is shaking due to anxiety. I walked near her.
"None of your business. But I guess you have some thing you would like to tell me. Do you?"
Just as I came everyone kept quiet. These cowards only know how to talk on someone's back. I just grabbed Riza's hand and walked inside our class.
"Thanks again for the save." Riza said.
"You should now try getting your voice up for yourself. "
"You know I tried but.." She looked down.
"Okay I am not going to make you feel bad about it. I'll be there if you want me. And we will together work on overcoming your anxiety." I said smiling she hugged me and said "That's what I love about you. And so I am going to stick with you."
"That's why everyone thinks I am your mom. Don't be so clingy to me."
"Oh I know you like it too." She said well I really do like it but I will never confess.

We had test and today our professor is going to personally call all of us in his office and talk personally.

Well he seems pretty serious sometimes. And sometimes damn stupid. I have good skill of predicting peoples emotions but this one is hard.

It's my turn to go to his office. And yes I am nervous. He is fun. But when he gets his professional, serious professor mode on he becomes damn scary.

I entered his office.

"Good Morning sir."
"Oh, good morning Miss Basu. Please have a seat."
Come on please show me some signs so that I could predict what will I get compliment or scolding. Nah, he is hard to predict.

"So here's your paper. That one is really one of the best I've ever seen. You really have a way with words."

"Thank you sir." I said and was standing up to head out.

"I am not done yet."

What now? Okay he sounds serious. Please don't tell me you found some silly mistakes or some complain about me. I am pretty sure I don't want to get on his bad side.

I sat down quietly.

"So do you really like to take disadvantage of your age? It's not appropriate. "

"But what did I do?"

"Why bully young people. There is complaint that you bully students."

"I what know?" Wow these cowards they do have much guts.

"Sir why don't we counter it? They bully someone and I stand for her. And most of them literally call me aunt always behind my back. And the blame is I am bullying them. Wow! That's unbelievable."

I clam myself down.

"I am sorry for that sir. But I really don't bully them but get mentally bullied myself. Please do consider these and keep an observation. If you find me guilty then I will surely accept whatever punishment the college gives me." I said and just headed out. I know that's disrespectful but if I stay a minute more I'll end up shouting.

I don't know but ever since I've gotten cancer I have become furious and get frustrated so easily. And my weakness is that I don't only show rage when I am angry I also shed tears. It makes it hard.

The college is finally over and I am at the bus stop waiting for my bus. Suddenly it started raining. Everyone started coming at the bus stop in order to protect themselves from rain.

Nowadays weather is also becoming like me unpredictable. But that's not weather's fault. I realized one thing. Every problem that ever occurred was because of human. Whether it's nature, animal life or human life. It's always a human destroying it.

I heard horn of a car. It is like the car driver is indicating someone to get in the car. Oh how I wish I get something like this right now. Busses during rains are horrible.

"Hey Alia get in." It was Abhimanyu Sir. Oh God did my wish just come true. It's great.

"Coming." I said happily. If you ask why? The answer simply is enjoy every little thing and there is nothing good than a car ride on rainy days.

"Thank you sir."
"Yeah but tell me your address will you?"
"Oh right." I told him my address. Indeed teachers are always the best and there to say you. But I guess here the context is something different.

"Sir is there anything you wanna tell me?" I said. I know sir. I can read you. So better not lie.

"Honestly I do want to say something."

Yeah there you go say it.

"I know that probably everyone is giving you a hard time. So I really wanted to know what's on your mind. You can talk to me or be silent and just enjoy the company. "

We discussed about lots of things on the way back home. He is really good professor. He cares about his students mental health. He told me about a plan to teach everyone a lesson but it's to good to be true.
These professor is so wonderful. It's hard to believe he is a professor.