Twisted Stories & Untold Secrets

Chapter 5 ~ 12th of November?

My life was no less than a roller coaster ride which was not coming to the finishing point. The purpose of us coming to this totally crazy college filled with nerds and bunch of over confident students was not yet fullfilled. I took a sigh, trying to get her out of my mind. This girl was driving me crazy. By now, one thing was very much clear that just like me, this girl had also burried thousands of secrets somewhere in the corner of her heart and no matter how much I tried to explain myself that it's none of my concern, my mind just never agreed. The feelings were mutual now, we both were very much suspicious about each other. For me, a woman written in mystery is worth a curiosity trip!

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The next day, I was running around the college, in search of my partner. We had to submit our case file a day after and I was so screwed because I honestly knew nothing. She just made a guess and I had no damn idea about law to comment on that. I saw her best friend, Sid standing at the coridoor so I went to him and asked, "Where is Nandini?" He looked at me as if I had just asked him his account number. "Dude, She's my partner for the project. I need to meet her now so please!" I said, rolling my eyes. He raised an eybrow at me, crossed his arms and Began, "Firstly, if Nandini's your partner, you really don't need to worry about the project cause bro, She's the topper and Secondly, today is 12th November."

"So?" I questioned, not being able to understand what was the link of her not coming to the college with the 12th of November.

"The entire college knows that Nandini Mehta doesn't come to college on 12th of November." He said, checking out his phone.

"But why?" I questioned curiously to which, he gave me an angry look and left. I took a deep breath, in order to control my anger which this arrogant guy just triggered. Well, You can't just hide from me. I said as I took out my cellphone from my pocket, I'm gonna trace your number and bingo! You have no idea who you're dealing with.

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And there I was, Standing outside an orphanage with my arms crossed and eyes narrowed. What is she doing here? I wondered. After a while, I stepped inside the Orphanage to look for her. My eyebrows raised when I saw five little kids laughing their hearts out, having the best time of their life with her. She was playing with them, laughing with them and most importantly She was enjoying every little bit of it. The girl who never laughed or even smiled, was laughing with those kids, crazily. She was a like a moon, a part of her was always hidden. On that day and in that particular moment, for the first time ever, I felt good to see someone else smiling. There was another world inside her which no one knew about or maybe no one had the guts to even try. "Good to know that you can smile aswell." I said out loud and it was clearly evident from her face that she was not even a cent percent happy to see me there. "How dare you follow me?" She pointed her finger at me and I giggled. "Don't give so much importance to yourself. I didn't come here for you. I came here for the Project. Sadly, we're in this together and I don't trust you so, Yeah." The kids laughed seeing us argue like that and this surely caused her blood to boil with anger and thus, she stabbed her foot angrily onto the floor and left and I could not control my laughter. "Baccha log," I began, looking at the kids, "What is she doing here with you people and how do you guys bear her?"

"Bhaiiyaa, Didi to yahan har saal ati hai aur hamare sath raat bhar rukti hai." A little girl said, with a smile on her face. Weird! Hitler has a heart too?

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"Listen. Don't drag this okay? Let's just complete the project and I'll leave after that. I promise." I tried my best of convince her but little did I know, She was in no mood to listen. "Promise? Sorry to burst your bubble Mr newbie but just like you, even I don't trust you and Also let me remind you that, you came here by yourself and on your wish, so why do you expect me to help you out?" I stood there, looking at her open mouthed. How fast people change! An hour ago, she was having fun and now, She's back to her real self. "Oh hello? We're in this together! It's OUR loss, not just mine."