His Undesired Mate

Chapter : 3. Unexpected incidents..

“Good morning, beauties. And Happy Birthday, Mel. I hope you finally get a boyfriend this year.” Just as we reached to Brandon, we saw him waiting for us in his car.

“Not you too. I had high expectation for you.”

“What did I say wrong? I want you to get a life too..”

“I have a life.”

“Oh! This is not a living baby. This is only surviving. You will understand the true meaning of life when you will fall in love.”

“Okay. Fine love expert. Can we go now? We will be late.”

I avoided the discussion, as I don’t want to think about having a boyfriend at this stage of my life. I am not ready for it yet. But It doesn’t mean that I don’t want to fall in love. I will fall in love when I find the right man in right time. But before that, I want to become successful. I want to stand on my feet and make a career, so that I don’t have to depend on anyone at any age of my life. I want to be able to live my life on my own.

Further more, we went to sit in the car and begun our journey. Gloria went to sit beside Brandon like she always does, and I went to sit in the back.

“You are looking really pretty today babe.” Gloria’s hard work of dressing up paid off by her boyfriend’s one compliment, and they ended up kissing each other passionately.

“Stop smothering each other’s face and go get a room if you want.” They broke their kiss and started laughing at my comment. But I didn’t look at them at all, and kept my eyes out of the window.

Finally, after wasting more time, we got on our way. I kept watching my wristwatch to check how much time we have left before the class starts. By the look of it, if we keep going at this speed, we will be there in time. With this thought, I made myself calm and sat back to enjoy the view outside. But my thought was wrong. God has already planned to ruin my day. We were almost few minutes away from the university, when we got caught up in a traffic jam. What is this? First, I find out my parents gave me a storybook that I kept with care all this year. Then both of my friends wish me to have a boyfriend when I don’t want one at all. And now, we are in a traffic jam, about to miss our first class. What a great day!

“Ugh.. We are not going to make it in time. Today’s class was important.” Gloria also whined out to see such a huge jam in front.

“No.. Please God.. Do something. I wish this traffic just clears out right now.” I wished it out loud from my heart and covered my eyes with my hand in irritation.

“Wait. The cars are moving. It’s getting clear.” Just as Brandon said that, I removed my hand from my face to see the cars truly moving out of our way. I instantly perked up to see that we are moving along with others. Soon all the cars went on there way and we returned on our way to collage.

“Wow.. Your wish became true. Looks like God is in your favor today.”

“Yeah right. Now shut up and drive.” I scolded Gordon for his comment. It's just a luck that we got out of the traffic so fast. If God was in my favor, I might have never lived this life today.

Soon we reached to the university and joined the class in time. After the first class, we got divided to attend our different classes. It's not like I only have two friends in college. I have a few more. But Gloria and Brandon are special among them. Just like that, I also have few enemies in this university who are jealous over my few special talents, like getting good grades, getting loved by everyone, being prettier than them, etc. And among all of them, Hazel is the only one who hates me the most. She always thought that she was the fairest of them all until one day her ex boyfriend informed her that I am the prettiest one in here. And that was the beginning of her hate.

Even though I never behaved badly with her, she doesn’t leave a single chance to embarrass me. And now I am scared of facing her whenever I am alone. Like right now. I’m on my way to the next class and I know I am going to face her on my way because she also has this class with me. And everyday she waits in the hallway to find new ways to irritate me.

Just as I thought, she was truly waiting for me in the same place, along with her new boyfriend. They were talking to each other and drinking something in a cup. By the look of it, it seems like some kind of milkshake or fruit juice. Taking a deep breath, I decided to cross them over, pretending to not see them at all. But I knew they would find a way to torture me no matter how hard I try to avoid her.

Just as I was passing them, her boyfriend put his leg on my way, making me trip on it and almost fall on Hazel. Thankfully, I controlled my balance before I end up on the ground on top of her. But in the process, she dumped the whole drink on me. Soon I realized that she was holding none other than orange juice that is going to destroy my favorite top.

“Oh! I am so sorry. I accidentally dropped all my juice on you. But it's true that it will give your face the glow you are missing.” Her smirk was telling me that it's not an accident at all. It was her plan to ruin my day. But still I didn’t say anything to her and rushed to clean my top before it gets completely destroyed.

Running into the girls’ washroom, I tried to clean my dress. But the stain was not getting out at all. I felt so bad because it is my almost new and favorite top. I started wishing for this stain to come out while cleaning it with water and some tissue paper. Suddenly while rubbing it with the paper, I noticed that it was gone. Did I just cleaned it out completely with just water? I was amazed as well as being happy. No matter how it happend at least my dress is safe. Once I was satisfied with it, I was about to leave the bathroom and go to my class when Hazel came in there.

“What the Fu*k? How did you take the stain out?” She became shocked to see my clean top. Except of giving her a reply, I chose to ignore her go on my way. But where is the chance for her to leave me once?

”Where the fu*k do you think you are going?” Saying this, she pushed me back into the bathroom.

“I am going for class. Move.” Replying to her strongly and tried to go on my way.

“You are not going to your that class. I want you to stay right here until the class ends. I don’t want you to roam around my boyfriend and flirt with him.” She aging pushed me, making me stumble few steps back. So this is what she is scared of? She thought I will take away her boyfriend because the last one said that I was prettier than her?

“I am not interested in your stupid boyfriend. You can relax.”

“How dare you to call my boyfriend stupid? Who do you think you are, huh..” Her repeated pushing was making me angry. I am trying my best to stay calm but don’t know why, I’m feeling like something was provoking me to stand up for myself.

“Look. I don’t want to create problems. Step aside and let me go.” I tried to warn her with patience.

“I won’t. What would you do, huh? Report to the principal about me. Suspend me from collage. Go and do it. I am not scared of you.” She aging pushed me and I stumbled few mors steps back.

“Stop being a b***h and think with your head for once. I am not against you. I am not trying to take your boyfriend.” While I said those words to her, I felt my anger building up and turning into a volcano that can erupt any moment. She better get herself in control before that happens or else something really bad will happen today.

“What did you just say? Did you just called me a b***h? You little wh*re..”

Saying this, she was about to slap me. But before her hand can touch my skin, I caught it with mine. Don’t know how, a monstrous sound came out of my throat in anger and I pushed her away from me. I didn’t realize how hard I pushed her because when I gained my senses, I found her fallen on the other side of the bathroom wall. I didn’t understand at all how can this happen. Where di such strength came inside me all of a sudden that only one push made her fall so far away? And how did I even made that sound? I looked back at Hazel and found her staring at me with horrified eyes. Her shaking body is telling me that she is too scared of the incident that just happend right here.

I don’t know what else to do. I am scared myself about what just happend. So, except for standing in there, I ran towards my classroom. I didn’t say anything to anyone and sat on my desk quietly like nothing happend. Thankfully Hazel didn’t join the class with me and I got some time to understand what happend. I was staring at my hands to understand how did I gained so much strength. Was that just an accident or am I truly becoming a monster? Just as I was wondering that, a loud noise came into my ears, making me almost deaf. I covered my ears with my palms to make it stop. But it didn’t work much. It seemed like the entire class was screaming and talking in my ears when the truth is everyone is sitting silently, listening to the lecture of our professor. No matter how much I try to stop it, it was getting louder and louder, making me unable to bear it anymore.

“Stop it… Just shut up.” I finally stood up from my seat and screamed out in irritation. The noise was getting too intense for me.

But just as I stood up, everything became completely silent, like it was before. Everyone’s heads snapped at me in shock and they were looking at me like they were not doing anything at all. Even our professor folded his hand and looked at me like I am the one who did a mistake.

“Miss Varlett. What is this nonsense? Can you tell me the reason why you screamed out during my lecture, disturbing everyone?” Our professor asked me and I looked around to understand what he means. Didn’t he hear that noise?

“That noise. Everyone was shouting so loudly, that I became irritated.”

“What noise? No one was shouting. There was no sound during my lecture. Actually, there was. And it was you, who disturbed the peace.” I became shocked. Is he having a problem with hearing? How can’t he hear such a loud noise? I looked around and found everyone having the same expression as him. What is going on?

”But there was noise. Didn’t anyone hear it?” I asked my classmates, and they all shook their heard in no. So that means only I was the one who heard it. But how?

“Miss Varlett? If you don’t want to attend the lecture, you don’t have to. And for now, go and wait for me in the principal’s office. We need to talk.”

“But sir..”

“I said leave. Don’t waste time of other students. This lecture is important for them.” I have no choice except to leave the class. Now I have to face Principal as well. I don’t know what is happening to me all of a sudden, but I am getting scared now.