Advait's Jheel || 18+

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Baba came late in the evening. He looked tired as he sat on the sofa. Aai served him water and tea. I suddenly felt like telling him about the morning incident. He should know, I thought. Gathering courage, I sat beside him, "Baba, I--" "Jheel, what am I hearing? Why didn't you go to college? Aren't wasting your four years at home enough that now you are wasting my money on bunking college? Don't eat my mind when I am already so fed up with you! Go to your room!" "But Baba--" "Go!"

Even though Baba has always been like this with me, I still teared up, hurt, and closed myself in my room. I had skipped dinner as well. He didn't even ask me the reason. He assumed the worst of me. Like always. Aai had come and knocked on my door, asking me to have dinner. I had refused, burying myself in the covers of my bed and sleeping.

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I was late to realise what was happening to me was because of the only abomination of my life; Advait Thakre.

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The next day, again Baba was called early in the office. He left with my scooty. I had protested, recalling yesterday's occurrence, that where was his government-provided car. Baba had simply ignored me. Aai had informed me the government would provide the car after some time. Holding my breath and courage, I stood on the road, waiting for an auto, praying to God to prevent anything from happening like last morning.

My heart stopped when I found the same gunday from yesterday standing on both ends, again blocking the road. My hands shook from fear. I stood there, ignoring them to the best of my will, for almost an hour. In the end, again I had come back home, missing college. I felt like crying.

Aai had again asked me. I had lied that I felt weak and ill. I went to my room and fell on the bed. I tried to think of every possible reason. I thought about complaining to the police. But first, I should go to college. In the afternoon, I went to the road. My heart dropped, the gunday were still here. They laughed once their eyes fell on me. I ran back home. I was freaked out now.

Anxiously, I waited for Baba to come home in the evening. And when he came, I did not wait for him to even sit on the sofa and drink water and told him, "Baba, some gunday are troubling me! They don't let me go to college! Please, do something! Help me!" I watched his eye twitch, "really? Have you seen yourself? Do you think you are worth troubling? I am sure you are mistaken." I ignored his carelessness, "Baba, please. It has been happening for two days now. I cannot miss college every day--" Baba glared at me, "what did you say?! Missing college for two days now?! Jheel! You are such a disgrace to the family! How dare you miss college? First, you took so many years to clear Neet, and now this kind of behaviour! I am beyond disappointed. Get lost from my eyes!"

Hurt and helpless. I had cried that night myself to sleep. Aai had come to console me and assured me that she would talk to Baba and do something about this situation. I didn't pay much mind because I knew Baba would not do anything for me. It has always been like this since childhood. He hated me for some unknown reasons.

The next day, Baba was called early to the office. Again, I went to the road. The same gunday were again blocking the road. I couldn't go to college.

This happened for four days in a row. On the fifth day, I noticed those gunday changed. Some familiar faces were among them. I forced my mind to recall. And when I did recognise who those were, I fumed with anger.

I realised why Baba was called every day to the office so early in the morning, why these gunday were blocking every auto and bus from entering my area. It was because I had refused to go with Advait Thakre home! The audacity!

I marched to the gunday who were laughing among them. They noticed me when I stood before them. They were amused. I gritted my teeth as I clutched the collar of the gunda I recognised, "you! You were with Advait! Is this Advait's doing?!" All of them laughed, "Didi, everything is because of you." I jerked him, "me?! Because of me?! Because of you, I couldn't go to college for the whole week! Tell me, why Advait is troubling me?!" He scoffed, "You troubled our Advait Bhaiya." I felt I was going to lose my mind from how much furious I felt. He turned serious suddenly, "Remove your hand. Advait Bhaiya would not like it if I touched you." I growled, pushing him away, "bhaad mein jao tum aur tumhare Advait Bhaiya! I am not going to leave you for this! Just you wait!"

I had marched back to my house. I did not settle down neither my anger simmered down. I thought of murdering Advait Thakre in every possible way. How dare he do this to me? Did he enjoy troubling me?! I am not going to spare him. He is going to see the consequences of messing with Jheel Kumari.

At four in the evening, Baba came back to the house. He did not even step down the scooty when I snatched the keys from him, wore the helmet, and drove away at high speed. I was on a mission. Baba yelled after me, "Jheel! Have you gone mad?! Where the hell are you going?!"

I had only stopped before the checking gate of the chief minister's residence. The guards refused me entry. I banged the handle of my scooty in utter frustration. I had not thought this through and had acted on pure anger. Of course, nobody was granted permission in the residence without a proper appointment. I wanted to beat myself and that Advait! God!

One of the many gunday noticed me and smirked as he was seated on the passenger side of the Scorpio in which a bunch of them were going somewhere, "Oh, you are here? Let her go inside." The guards nodded and granted me entry after a lady guard thoroughly checked me. At the entrance, I parked my scooty. One of the guards standing at the door of the residence scolded me, "Is this a place to park your scooter? Remove it!" I walked past him, "If you have so much problem, park it for me instead!" Nobody stopped me. I did not pay it much mind. I asked one of the maids where the office was. She led me all the way. I followed, silently fuming.

Two guards stood at the entrance. I glared at them, "Let me go inside." They had said robotically, "Mantriji and Vibhuti Bhaiya are in a meeting." I pushed past them, impatient, and they blocked me. I gritted, "Advait is inside. I am here to meet him.  call him and tell him to meet me." They ignored me and stood guard. I wanted to tug my hair hard, as I felt my anger was going to explode. I felt extremely restless and full of emotions. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed the guards take tea from the maids. Taking advantage of the opportunity, I ran inside the door, and they simply shouted after me once they noticed me escape inside, "Hey! Stop!"

But it was too late. I entered the cabin. And seriously, it was too late for me to go back also, because what was happening before me snatched the ground beneath my feet. My heart stopped beating. Shit. What. The. Hell?!