NEVER LET ME GO ✔️ (COMPLETED)

Chapter 4~ Fight

Two weeks later,

Aashi was loving the new college and new friends, and of course, the subjects. In span of so less time the trio, Aashi, Suchitra and Kajal, became perfect teacher's pet and butt of most of the jokes. Rishabh was doing well too, he had made few friends from the cricket and football teams, he impressed them with his awesome sports skills.

Aashi and Rishabh were together and rarely, very rarely fought but one night they had a small serious argument while on the phone.

Aashi: What is wrong with you? Nowadays, you don't even talk to me in college.

She had been noticing the changes in his behavior for one week now. In college, he pretends like he doesn't know her. When she smiles or tries talking to him he ignores her.

Rishabh (sighs): Yaar, you know na. I am trying to get into this circle. And you and those two are...I don't want to become a joke or be called a nerd.

Aashi (gasp): I can't believe you said that. Dude, I was the same me in school and you were the same you. Then we were friends, what happened now.

Rishabh: That was school ya, this is college.

Aashi: Go to hell, Rishabh

Without waiting for him to respond she cut the call. Angry tears pooled in her eyes. Aashi fell on her bed and hugged her pillow tight, she buried her face and began to cry. Her phone rang but she ignored it. Rishabh's words and his behavior hurt her.

Whenever they fought, they patched up instantly or maximum one day, but not this time. Aashi and Rishabh ignored each other for next three days. Though they missed each other terribly but neither of them wanted to make the first move. Aashi was hurt and Rishabh had his ego hurt because she didn't respond to his calls earlier. And so, they pretended like they didn't care. But it hurt them a lot.

As they passed by each other, it was very hard to not look at each other. At home, their fingers itched to text or call each other but always backed out thinking the other one should make the first move.

This was very dangerous for their relationship. Both feared their friendship might be dying a slow death. Yet they did nothing about it.

One day, Suchitra and Aashi were sitting in the canteen discussing the latest topic Prof. Gupta taught them. Their serious discussion broke when Kajal came to them, she was crying.

'What happened?' Aashi asked concerned as she sat beside her. Kajal shook her head. At first, she refused to speak but Aashi knew something was wrong and when she and Suchitra probed her she spilled the beans. Aashi is shocked to know, a popular boy from their class, Rajeev, was bullying Kajal, he had also broken her glasses.

'Pathetic, we are in College and these boys think they are still in school. Time to teach them a lesson.' Aashi said standing up and pulling up sleeves of her white top. Suchitra tried stopping her but she walked away furiously. Kajal and Suchitra glanced fretfully at each other and hurried behind her.

Aashi found Rajeev in an empty classroom with other boys of the supposedly "cool gang", even Rishabh was there.

'RAJEEV.'

There was complete silence, everyone turned their head and looked at the door where a fuming Aashi stood. Her eyes red and nostril flaring. Rishabh looked like he has seen a ghost. Their gaze met and Rishabh shook his head silently asking her to not get into this.

Rajeev laughed climbing down the bench where he had been sitting.

'Look, who is here? Nerd gang's leader.' He stood few steps away from Aashi, he was good inches taller than her and easily towered over her. But Aashi wasn't intimidated. Rishabh stood up from the bench too, he looked at them worriedly.