HER SHIELDS

CHAPTER 2

"hey I am layla" the girl sitting infront of her introduced herself , taara was happy , finally she was talking to a girl around her age .

"hii I am taara" taara smiled back

"so was that famous hotty psychiatrist with you this morning was your brother " the girl asked

"no , my family friend" taara answered

"great then can you give me his number" Layla said giving her , her phone to save his number

"sorry but he won't like me giving you his number without permission" taara smiled apologetically . listening to this the girl's whole expression changed and she glared at him , unknowingly her hand clutched the boy's tshirt tightly , the boy stiffened .

"what a b***h , want to have that greek god all for yourself huh , what a slut" she sneered and taara's breath grew heavier.

You are a slut

My whore

My pet

You are my slut

Slut

Slut

"m-my n-name is n-not s-slut" taara answered her grip tightening on his tshirt with every word .

"oh yes you a-" Layla couldn't finish her sentence when the boy slammed his book on the desk and glared at her

"if you dared to say another word again , then it would be my fist and your cake like face , got it b***h" he seethed , he didn't like it when Layla was calling her names , he felt as if she wasn't insulting her but him . a part of him was aching for the girl sitting beside him .

"s-sorry" Layla apologized , fear swinging in her big brown eyes .

"are you fine , you are clutching my tshirt too tigh-" he asked the girl but when he got the complete view of her face , his heart stopped , he felt as if someone had drowned him in a pool full of icy water , he felt numb , was this real was he really looking at her , he couldn't believe it but then she had the same eyes , she had the same colour , he felt as if he was looking at his another version , all of it felt so surreal for him .

"i-I am s-sorry , i-I didn't mean t-to disturb you " her voice was filled with fear when she realized that she had clutched his tshirt and she had disturbed him as well .

"n-no it's ok , I am valerius martinez " he said introducing himself to the girl , taara took a deep breath to calm herself down , the boy looked as nervous as her , and when he smiled at her ,she just knew that he meant no harm , she felt oddly safe with him . when she looked at him clearly , she felt as if she knew him but it was just hard for her to point it out .

"h-hi I am t-taara" she said and valerius looked at him skeptically .

"taara ..??" he asked urging her to tell him her full name

"just Taara" she answered , she didn't have any surname .

"ohh" valerius eyed her suspiciously .

"ok class I want you to solve this question" both of them heard and they got back to the worksheet

Valerius for the whole time was observing her , praying her to be left handed and when she took the pen in her left hand , he was sure that she was the one , he can't be wrong in recognizing his own soulmate , his own twin sister .

He couldn't help but smile , his heart was swelling in his chest , his eyes filled up with tears of joy . but then realization hit him , if he could recognize her then why didn't she recognized him yet . confusion replaced his happiness . was this just a coincidence . when the bell rang , taara without taking any glance on anyone left for her another class .

In every class it was same , no girl liked her and she wanted to stay far away from the boys . she knew better than to test her anxiety levels . so she sat alone in every class silently paying attention to her lectures but for the whole time she could feel the burning sensation on the back of her head . she did backwards counting from 1000 to shrug the feeling of paronia .

When lunch happened , she again sat alone , the whole cafeteria was crowded and filled with many noises . she felt conscious when everyone just stared at her , she was nervous , very very nervous . but somehow she managed to calm down . this was going to be the battle and she was going to face it , no backing off now . when she would meet her family , she didn't want them to see her as weak and pathetic .

Suddenly everything went silent , she roamed her eyes and saw that now everyone's attention was now on the cafeteria's exit where three boys were standing and behind them six more boys  , one of them was the boy who sat beside her in the first lecture . fear spiked in every part of her when she saw them moving towards her , she moved her gaze towards her lunch and clutched the hem of her top tightly .

When she felt the footsteps near her , she was ready to run but then she couldn't , she was already surrounded by the boys , when her eyes roamed around she panicked more , the whole cafeteria was now empty , only the boys and her were left now .

Her breaths grew more heavier , she started feeling suffocated , the trembling in her body grew more furious , her head started throbbing , she felt as if she was going to faint anytime soon but then suddenly she was in someone's arms , she first tried struggling but then she relaxed

"shh neve , it's ok , calm down , shhh" his soothing words made her breathes back to even , when she relaxed the boy who was hugging her seated her on the chair and stroked her hairs. When she looked at him , her eyes widened , he looked so familiar . his hazel green eyes stared at her with so much love and concern that it perplexed her , it looked that he wanted to say a lot of things but at the same time he couldn't , he smiled and his lips wobbled

When suddenly the bell rang , reality hit her , the daze left her and reality dragged her back . out of fear she pushed the boy and he stumbled at the unexpected action . aimlessly she ran outside , finding an empty class she closed the door and slid against it , opening her bag she took out the pills and and gulped them without water , her brain was throbbing , her head was pounding , trembling she dialled neer's number and in a single ring he picked up

"hey taara are you fine" he asked and her words refused to leave her mouth .

"taara , are you fine" his voice was fully panicked now.

"ne-neer t-take me h-home please... " she said , her voice laced with fear and panic.

"I am coming , just on your location ok and don't cut the phone , keep talking and don't stray away" with that neer drove to her school and reached the class where she was .

He opened the door and saw her sitting on the floor .

"taara" he whispered , everytime he looked at her , it broke his heart , no matter how much he tries , he fails to give her the normal life she wishes to live .

"n-neer" just after that she hugged him tightly .

"I am sorry , I was just so nervous , I didn't mean to call you , I tried to help myself but I just couldn't , I am sorry neer , just don't hate me , please I am so sorry " she rambled , her voice croaked but not a single tear left her eyes ...it's been like this for years , neer had tried his best to let the tears she had caged escaped freely , but she never cried .

"shh it's ok , it was your first day anyways and you did great ..don't worry you'll be fine" he stroked her back and calm her down .

"come let's get you home hmm" he said and then both of them drove back to their home oblivious to the car following them .