Chapter 1
Sharon parked her Ferrari and raised her ray bans over her head to look at the rear view mirror. She had just entered the college and already everyone was looking at her and she loved it or what. Girls gossiped about her in whispers while the male population ogled her with jealousy and lust. Jealousy because she was already taken and Lust because she simply belonged to the opposite gender and was blessed with an amazing figure, flawless angelic face, big, innocent depthless eyes and a smile which would make any strong willed man bend down on his knees and worship the ground she walked.
She opened her bag and took out a small mirror after examining that the making sure that her makeup was right and even applying an extra layer of gloss just to be sure she stepped out of her car and immediately everyone standing near her waved at her and she being the perfect golden girl she was politely waved back at some of the few lucky ones. She was the queen bee of st Louis, the top most member of the social pyramid and she can't blame them for wanting to be a part of the popular crowd. Everyone wants to be famous, because fame brings power and everyone seems to love the famous ones be it a celebrity or a diva of college like herself.
As soon as she entered the college building her friends Sophia and Simmi joined her. They were her sidekicks if named stereo typically but Sharon knew she loved them both like her own sisters. Being an only child she always wanted siblings and she had found them in the shape of her two besties. She was more close to Sophia but Simmi was also a part of their group. Sophia was tall, had a killer body and was more care free and outgoing than any other person Sharon knew while Simmi on the other hand was a tom boy and more of a reserved person. The kind of person whom you know you can call at any time of the day and know that they would be there for you.
She linked her arms with them as they started walking towards their first class,
"Hey Sharon you look so gorgeous babe I am sure Varun is gonna go nuts" Sophia said
Sharon gave her a grateful smile,
"Tell me something I don't know" she replied
Inside tried to find the flutter she used to feel on the prospect of seeing him but just like these past few months it was missing. Varun was her boyfriend and hands down the most famous boy on the campus. He was the quarterback of football team and also Sharon's dancing partner, his athletic body along with his charismatic personality just added more to his popularity and it didn't help that the boy had a ridiculously handsome face. They were dating for almost a year now and Sharon really liked him. she didn't know why she felt that over these past few months something's have changed between them but she knew that she liked him too much to let him slip through her fingers or that is what she liked to believe.
As they reached her first class dropping Sophia on their way to her class Simmi turned to look at her and asked "You alright? Seem a little down"
Sharon smiled at her friend and said "I dunno it's just that..."
Simmi sighed as they entered the class and said "it's about Varun again right, I never liked him in the first place" that was Simmi for you.
She never liked Varun and never failed to mention this to Sharon. It irritated her but she knew Simmi just meant well and was looking out for her but she didn't want to believe that yet again another person in her life was fake.
"You know Simmi he likes me and it's just his way of showing care" Sharon shook her head and replied
Just then someone wrapped their arms around her waist and pulled her closer to a strong, muscular chest,
"Who likes you love?" Her Boyfriend appeared and asked
She felt heat rise to her cheeks and tried wriggling out of his grip as she never liked PDA and has told more than enough time to Varun about it but he didn't seem to care and loved to flaunt her around as if she was some kind of trophy.
She replied giving up and ignoring the looks of envy and jealousy being thrown her way "you baby who else"
Varun gave her a sly smirk and bent down to place a kiss on her cheek saying "that's right love" soon after that they settled into their seats and the teacher started the lesson.
Finally the bell rang and Sharon picked up her bag to call it a day. She walked out of her class and made her way to the parking lot as expected people made way for her. She reached her car threw in her bag and was about to get in herself when she heard some loud obnoxious laughing coming from the corner.
Curious, she made her way towards it, there were some football player and some of Varun's friend holding up a geek looking guy against the wall while his bag was thrown on the ground while his things were scattered everywhere.
Sharon observed the guy and realized he was in some of her classes. He had impressive height around 6'2" and she had a thing for tall guys too bad he was a geek. It was an unspoken rule of society that divas never date geeks unless they wanna kiss their popularity goodbye and she was well aware of it. on looking more closely she realized that he had very innocent child like eyes which were at the moment wide with somewhat fear and frustration and what made him adorable in a geeky kind of way was the black rimmed glasses sitting on the tip of his very nose and seemed as if they would fall down any moment now. His hair was long, not long enough like emos but long enough that they covered a part of his forehead and curled over his ears.
Seeing that innocent boy being bullied by her fellow students ignited something in her and she felt anger starting to spark inside her. Sure she had seen many people being bullied before, no, she has never bullied them but has never felt such a strong urge to stop it, not the usual stand a far and feel sympathy.
So, before she could think what was happening she took a step closer towards the boy who snapped his head towards her and his eyes widened with disbelief as she shocked herself with the next words that came out of her mouth "LEAVE HIM ALONE!" everyone turned their attention to her them some of the boys who were Varun's close friend and knew her came up to her and said "Oh come on Shar, came to enjoy the fun!"
Sharon made a disgusted face and said "No, I don't see any fun here"
Another one whose name was Ajay said "come on babe he was just gonna dance on jalebi bai for us". And then ajay turned his face towards swayam and spoke to him in an intimidating manner "right kid! You like to dance right" it was not a question but a mere statement and ajay's stance dared the boy in front of him to say anything to him and he didn't which just infuriated Sharon even more.
She crossed her arms upon her chest and said "get real guys, grow a pair and leave him alone"
Few of the guys were getting annoyed and left while the few stubborn ones replied getting angry at her now "Why don't you tell him to grow a pair and fight us back!" by that time the kid managed to slip free from the hold of the two gangly looking boys who seemed as if they are on steroids and belong in a boxing ring rather that at a college and when the Ajay grabbed Sharon's arm roughly, he stepped up and grabbed his hand which was holding her arm and said in quivering voice "D-D-Don't Hurt h-her...y-you want m-m-me!"
Ajay let go of Sharon's hand and shove the kid back hard yelling "How dare you touch me and tell me what to do!"
The kid who was already limping fell on his butt and ajay without wasting a second placed his leg on his ribcage but before he could cause anymore damage he received a stinging slap across his face. he turned around and roared "you bit**" and once again before he could do anything he received a direct blow to his family jewels and he fell down groaning in pain while Sharon yelled at him with her hands on her hips "yeah, next time I will make sure to kick'em hard enough to destroy any chances of becoming a father...now get lost or your social status well be going down the drain buddy!"
Ajay glared at her knowing fully she is capable of destroying his precious perfect image and stood up muttering "I'll get back at you for this bitch"
Sharon flipped him off and he and his buddies went away after that while Sharon turned her attention to the boy who looked as innocent as a new born baby who was looking at her with a strange emotion she couldn't pin point.
He finally broke the silence and said "T-Thank you"
Sharon could help but give him one of her knee weakening smile not that it mattered he was already on his knees and he gave her a softest of smile back. She bent down and helped him pick his stuff up saying "mention not..."
She looked at him and he replied "Swayam Shekhawat" she nodded and continued "right swayam Shekhawat...and listen don't let those losers bug you, you should just damage their jewels next time they bully y..." she stopped mid-sentence when she heard him chuckled and she just wanted to melt into a puddle right at his feet at his melodious sound of his chuckle.
Gosh! He was so innocent as if he was been living in a box all his life and was suddenly exposed to the cruel world around and didn't know what to do. It was refreshing change from the materialistic, too good to seem true friends and back stabbing people around her.
He looked at her and said "That was v-very good what you d-d-did back there...no one had e-ever d-d-done that for me so t-t-thanks again" he gave her one last soft smile before taking his things from her hands and walking his own way.
While Sharon couldn't help but feel on top of the world, a feeling of contentment for the first time settled in her bones and she blasted the songs to full volume, singing happily all the way to home.
To be continued...
Anupamaa
Kumkum Bhagya
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