My days were passing as Harry’s girlfriend. From the day everyone started thinking I was Harry’s girlfriend, most of the guys who were trying me stopped their trails. They even stopped giving eye contact to me. The perks of being his girlfriend. And girls! Few girls literally started killing me with their angry looks.
Apart from this my dance practice is another thing I should tell about. Rory got another girl as his partner. Though he was talking to me, I could understand he was still angry. How couldn’t he be? That emerald idiot insulted Rory and became my dance partner. Anyone would get hurt.
Harry was never punctual to anything. He never comes to dance practice on time and it always makes me furious. As the practice was still on individual steps, I had been managing but I wonder what I would do when the pair practicing start. For few days, the choreographers make us practice few steps then they leave. It’s on us how and what should perform in the competition.
Anna and I kept walking to our college. She was talking about Roman. These days Anna and Roman got close as Harry always made plans to make them stay near. Anna’s relation with Roman went from smiling at eachother to texting just in few days. She seemed so happy and I love seeing her joyful.
We reached college and strolled to our locker. It’s already late and everyone was in their classes. I felt someone’s presence behind me. I know who it is. I rolled my eyes and took out my books. I turned back saying “What do you want Ha-”
I stopped uttering the sentence as soon as I saw Ben. I expected Harry but when I saw Ben all of a sudden, my words stuck in my throat. He was looking at me furiously. His gaze was making me tremble but I didn’t show it before him. Anna too shocked looking at him. We were seeing him after many days. The last day I saw him was at the party in the woods.
I didn’t know why but his gaze always makes me terrified. I tried to walk past behind him but he was interrupting my way.
“What?” I shouted.
“So you are now that bastard’s girlfriend?” he gritted his teeth.
“It’s not your thing to know whose girlfriend I am.” I yelled and tried to walk away but he held my wrist that made me gasp.
“Leave my hand.” I shouted but he didn’t. I raised my another hand to hit him but he caught it too.
I looked around for someone to come but all I saw was an empty corridor.
“No one is here, Stella.” He smirked.
“Leave her. She is Harry’s girlfriend.” Anna shouted at him.
He scoffed listening to her and said “Do you think I’m the guy like others who stops trying to get her when I know she is someone else’s girlfriend?” He chuckled.
“You should.” I heard Harry’s voice from behind. As soon as I heard him, my lips tugged to a side. At the moment I felt like Ben couldn’t do anything as I have Harry with me.
Ben left my hand hearing him and he gulped. Angrily Harry ran towards us, caught Ben’s throat and pushed him to the locker. I gasped loudly looking at him.
“Was beating you in the party not enough? Didn’t I hit you good? You are messing with us again.” Harry shouted.
What? Hit him at the party? What was he saying?
Saying that Harry fisted his hand and punched at Ben’s face. I put my palm on my mouth, frightened. I looked at Anna who was smiling. I should definitely send her to street fights.
Harry and Ben pulled each other’s collars, quarrelling. They both fell on the floor and was standing again to fight but I stood in between them trying to stop.
“Harry! Harry! Stop.” I put my palms on his chest, tried to stop him.
He was not gazing at me. His angry look was on Ben.
“Harry! Please. Leave it.” I kept talking. His emerald eyes met mine and he released his fist. But Ben ran forward and punched Harry’s face. They again started beating eachother that’s when we all heard a loud grumpy voice. “Stop it.”
As soon as I heard it, I shut my eyes. Anna’s eyes widened too. They stopped quarrelling and we all looked at tall old man standing in front of us. Our principal.
Looking at us furiously, he walked towards us taking his long strides. A security guard was approaching us along with him.
“What the hell is going on here?” he shouted.
Harry and Ben didn’t look at him. They both were ignoring his shouts.
“S-sir! Actually they… they were…” I tried to explain the situation but my sentence was interrupted by Ben.
“He started the fight.” He said looking at Harry.
“Thanks for the credits man. Because I started, let me end it.” Harry replied smirking. Then he fisted his hand again.
“Going to hit me?” Ben took a step forward.
“Enough.” The principal growled.
I was ashamed being in that situation. It was the first time standing so ashamed that too infront of the principal.
“You all… In my cabin.” He shouted.
The next minute we all stood in front of him in his cabin. It felt like a bloody high school drama.
“You were fighting in the college corridors. You all should be suspended for your actions.” The principal shouted.
Hearing him Anna and I gulped in fear. Suspend? No!
“It’s this idiot and I who fought. The girls have nothing to do in it.” Harry said.
“What happened back there?” The principal asked.
When I was about to open my mouth to tell everything, Harry held my hand and made me stop from uttering anything.
He spoke “This guy and I had a serious discussion and we started fighting. These two girls tried to stop us. They don’t involve in this matter.”
I narrowed my eyebrows hearing him. I kept looking at him with my shocked expression. I was refrained by him from telling the truth that Ben misbehaved with me.
The principal looked at Ben asking “Is this what happened? Is it true?”
Ben looked at Harry and said “Yes it is.”
Anna and I remained in shock hearing them out. We both looked at eachother appalled.
“You both, leave. Next time when you see a situation like this, inform us. Don’t act stupid.” The principal said looking at us.
I looked at Harry and he sighed me to leave the cabin. Without speaking anything, Anna and I strolled out but didn’t leave the place. I stood out of the cabin and kept listening to them while Anna sat on the bench near the cabin and trying to calm herself. She was really terrified.
“I should’ve taken a serious decision but I’m giving you a chance. You both are suspended for a week. If I ever see you fighting on campus again, you will leave the college permanently.” The principal shouted. “Now you both get out.”
They both came out and I was looking at them worried. Ben pointed his finger at us shouting “I’ll end your story.”
“Fuck off.” Harry yelled.
Ben then walked away. I kept looking at Harry with worried face. I felt guilt as it’s because of me he was suspended.
“Oh Stella! I know I’m looking hot but it doesn’t mean you should look at me without even blinking.” He smirked.
I scoffed hearing him. How can he be funny even in serious situations?
“I… I’m sorry. It’s because of me.” I said looking at him.
He cupped my face saying “Don’t. Leave it.”
“Why did you stop me from telling the truth?”
“If you told, it would have became a big issue and it might reach your parents. You said your parents don’t know about Ben or any such thing and you don’t want to make them worried. As your boyfriend I should support you even in hiding the things.”
I let out a laugh listening to him. Is this guy even serious?
“W-why did Ben accept it?” I know I was stupid to ask this question but at that moment my mind didn’t work.
“Come on Stella! If you had said that, it would have become a case on him. Misbehaving with a girl could really become a big issue in his life.”
I nodded hearing him and we three started walking away from there. I stopped my walk when a question flashed my head.
“W-wait! What happened at the woods party after I blacked out? Did you fight with Ben?” I asked when I recalled Harry’s words during his fight with Ben.
“Yeah! He tried to stop me from taking you. So we… um… fought. Literally I beat him to death. Damn I was so angry.”
It’s the reason Ben and his friends didn’t attend college these days. I saw scars on Ben’s face but I ignored them.
“How come you fight with him and not get wounded?” I questioned looking at him.
He let out a sigh and said “I don’t understand why you want me to get wounded. I too got wounded but not on my face.” He rolled his eyes.
I laughed listening to him then we reached the classroom. Already one class was finished and the second class started.
“Okay. Bye then. This college is going to miss me for seven days. Oh I feel so sad for the girls who attends college only to see me.” He made his sad yet funny expression.
“Harry!” I shouted.
“Okay. Okay. Bye princes.” He said running away.
Before I stepped inside the classroom, I looked at Harry again. My lips curved up with smile seeing him. Though he irritates me as hell, he makes me smile. He cares about me. For the first time ever I got a good impression on him. It felt like he is not just a typical college bad guy but something more than that. Thinking about him, I entered in the classroom and started listening to my classes.