BLAIRE
Today I’m not going to let him escape like he did yesterday. He has to answer all my questions. I closed the door behind after stepping out of my house. Zane was waiting in his car but I ignored him and walked ahead.
“Hey” he shouted but I didn’t stop. I could feel that he was running to catch up with me.
“Hey I’ve been waiting for you” he was now standing in front of me but once again I didn’t reply and moved forward without even looking at him but he caught my hand and I had to stop.
“Leave my hand Zane. I’m not going anywhere with you” I said.
“I know I’m at folly, I shouldn’t have left like that and I’m really sorry about it” he said.
“You’re really sorry?” he nodded his head in response.
“Fine then tell me everything. Who was that guy and why did he attack you?” he was silent again.
“you’re silence speaks a lot. You called me friend but what kind of person keeps secrets from their friends or lies to their friends?” he lowered his gaze.
“You’re not sorry Zane. You don’t care. You didn’t care how would I feel if you escape just like that”
“I do care but I don’t think you will be able to hear the truth”
“What do you mean?” I asked confused.
“You know what? Forget it” I said when he took too long to answer.
I’m fifteen minutes late for my first class so I decided to skip the lecture. It’s better to miss the class than to get scoldings for being late. I sat on the bench in the campus thinking about yesterday. It was the worst day – first Zane picked up fight with Marcus because of me and then that boy who attacked Zane. I just hope that that boy doesn’t turns up again and everything gets back to normal.
“You want to know why he attacked me?” Zane asked. When did he come?
“Will you tell me?”
“You’re right. We’re no strangers. I know Gravier very well”
“Who’s he?” I asked.
“Enemy. Family enemy”
“But you had mentioned once that your family died in an accident?”
“Right. Family died but enmity didn’t. It goes on forever”
“What was that that hurt you so badly? I mean there were no wounds on your body”
‘MARCUS, BLAIRE AND ZANE FROM DIVISION A ARE REQUIRED TO MEET THE PRINCIPAL’ the announcement was made and we looked at each other. We knew why we were called. So Marcus did complain to the principal. He’s not just a bully but also a complaint box and a cry baby. He loves to bully everyone else but can’t bear it when someone does the same to him. I hope that the punishment that principal sir gives isn’t big.
“Come let’s go” Zane said.
” I don’t wish to hear a long story from any of you. Just answer my questions” said the principal and we three nodded.
“So… Zane, did you punch Marcus?” principal asked and he admitted.
“May I know why?”
“Sir, Marcus is a bully. He bullies everyone in college and yesterday also he was bullying my friend. He intentionally pushed her hard and she was bleeding from knees and wrist because of the fall” Zane said.
“Did he?” principal turned to me and I just nodded my head without saying anything.
“Did you hurt her Marcus?” and he admitted it.
“Well you deserve a punishment for bullying students. My students come here to gain knowledge not to get bullied by you” Marcus got a nice scolding. His voice was loud enough to send chills to my body.
“And you Zane, no one gave you right to hit someone like that”
“Apologies” said Zane.
“Marcus, you have been expelled from the college for one month as punishment and if you don’t behave well after this then you are free to find yourself another college”
“Sir… I’m sorry sir” Marcus said with tears in his eyes.
“You may leave now”
“Now coming to you Zane, you have broken the law of college by punching your classmate which means your punishment is not going to be easy. You deserve a strict punishment so that no other student ever picks up an ugly fight like this. Are you ready to hear your punishment?” Zane nodded.
“Good. You have been expelled for three months, also you will not be allowed to give your internal examination” this was way too strict. Not giving internals means failing and repeating the year.
“Sir please allow him to sit for the exams. Everything happened because of me and…” Zane was only protecting me, I wanted to say but was stopped mid sentence.
“Miss Blaire, I wasn’t talking to you” he said.
“Sir” Zane said and principal turned to look at him.
“This is not my punishment. I didn’t make any mistake. It was not my fault and U didn’t break any law. You are not giving me any punishment sir” Zane said looking straight in principal’s eyes. Has he gone mad? He’ll only end up getting more strict punishment than this.
“Zane shut up. What are you doing” I whispered.
“Tell me sir, am I getting any punishment?” Zane asked and I was shocked when principal sir shook his head in no. Strange. How did he do that? Our principal is a strict man and he doesn’t entertains any excuses, how did Zane convince him so easily?
We walked out of the principal’s office and I can’t wait to know how did he convince him so easily.
“Hey what spell did you caste on him? How did you convince him so easily?” I asked with a wide smile.
“Maybe because I’m his favourite student” he winked.
“Yeah right” I rolled my eyes and he laughed.
“Blaire?”
“Yeah?”
“What are you doing tonight at 8?” he asked making my eyes go wide open.
“Are you asking me out?” I was blushing and I couldn’t hide that.
“Yes, I am. Can I take it as a yes?” he asked.
“Yes” I answered.