Undesirable (AK) Part47-Epi/Page126 - Page 8

The rest of the day continued by, after lunch Kripa dealt with even more insulting remarks about her appearance, but what did they matter now? She was done for, her self esteem was far too low to be brought up again and there no longer was any point in living. Sighing she headed towards the gate to leave campus when a whistle forced her to turn around. Thinking it was Angad, Josh and Prithivi, Kripa turned around slowly she was afraid of them. She was completely scared of them, so much she feared to look them in the eye or upset them. That was had managed to happen in two days.

Closing her eyes she glanced towards the direction of the voice, five seconds passed, half a minute passed and finally fed up with the quietness Kripa opened her red eyes and shuddered. "bhai you and here?" she manage to say looking away from his disturbed and pained face. "Kripa are you okay? Your eyes are bright red!" Karan spoke slightly frustrated and scared, he couldn't see her like that but everyone around here was not going to help him and he knew that. "I'm fine bhai, I just have a headache and I've been rubbing my eyes for a while, they were hurting so yeah -- out of habit!" Kripa spoke hesitantly, Karan stared at her he easily knew she was lying but also knew she was in no condition to speak.

"Let's go sweetie, I came to pick you up and every day I will pick you up from school! Not to forget drop you off!" Karan spoke with authority. Kripa smiled and fell into step with him as they moved towards the car. "Kripa how was school?" Karan asked hesitantly, he was afraid she would tell him something he wouldn't be able to bear, but somehow managed to disguise his concern. "it was okay bhai, nothing so great and nothing so bad!" she mumbled adding emphasis on every word hoping that Karan would be able to understand she was not lying. Karan nodded negatively, how could she possibly think he wouldn't be able to catch that one. Perhaps he would ask at home, where Kripa would be able to express her feelings without having to think about anything else.

"ELEPHANT! I missed you yesterday, you know how bored I was sitting in class and at lunch with no one to bother?" Angad snapped at Kripa, he truly missed having her around; it was as if someone important was gone from his life -- well that wasn't how it felt rather he just missed having someone to pick on! He truly looked forward to ragging someone to the point where they would break and leave forever. And that was what Angad Khanna would do from today onwards, something that would break Kripa down even more, but was that even possible? Well Angad Khanna was willing to take chances …

Kripa just stared back at him blankly, no softness, no rudeness and no emotion at all in her usually tender and cheeky voice. Angad stared back, perhaps she was rethinking about leaving the school! And he was very pleased with himself. "Can I help you?" Kripa asked expressionless. Angad stared back dumbfounded rather speechless, what was he going to say that was going to ruin her completely. He had totally forgotten.

"Moti!" Josh screamed from the opposite side of the hall. All heads turned towards Kripa who walked with her head low, not bothering to glance at the accusing faces questioning why she was going to this certain school or fat? "you listen to me moti! I am talking to you elephant!" Josh barked at her. Kripa flinched away that was okay but it still hurt, everything was getting worse, how longer could she suffer. Just when she thought they couldn't she jinxed herself and found herself in the middle of the podium.

All around her, many of the boys and girls walked towards her dressed in baggy overly huge clothes. She tried frowning but she didn't care, they could do all they wanted and she wouldn't say anything because she was done. "fat ***, Fat ***, Fat **!" they all chanted at her, they hated her for no reason in particular. When from the far end of the hallway a voice spoke screaming at everyone to shut up, "what the heck is your problem, leave her alone! She is just overweight but she is exactly like us, you freaks!" an average height looking girl with short black hair screamed at those around her. Kripa looked at her, and shook her head it was just another ploy, and she knew it the instant the girl rushed towards her screaming at her in the face. Shaking her head she walked towards her lonely tree where she sat down blankly staring off into nothing in particular.

"its now or never!" another voice called out to her, Kripa glanced around trying to locate the voice but was momentarily distracted when she found piles and piles of food dumped on top of her. Kripa froze, and once again the blank tears rushed out of her eyes. And this time the nagging feeling for suicide increased, either that or running away but where? Where would someone accept somebody like her….

As always

Sukhi J