"Come on Shubman don't be nervous"
"Guys, I think our newbie is shy. Why don't we cheer him up?" Ishan smirked as the whole crowd started to hoot loudly.

When he pushed Shubman out of the bathroom he made him walk all around the corridor with those wet pants. Shubman felt mortified as the crowd started to gather on watching how Ishan was holding his arm and forcefully making him take rounds of the corridor. Some even started to record his video.

And right now, Ishan had him cornered on the canteen while a large group was gathered taking videos, chirping loudly as they waited to know the reason behind his wet pants.

He didn't even pee, it was Ishan throwing water on his lap but Ishan was forcing him to say he peed on his pants.

Shubman felt beyond humiliated to say this aloud as everyone were already making fun of him and recording his wet pants.

"Shubman we don't have the whole day," Ishan uttered and Shubman bit his lip trying to not break down in front of everyone. The last thing he wanted was to cry out in front of everyone.

"I peed on my pants," Shubman mumbled, looking down at his feet, hearing clearly how everyone were laughing loudly.

"What did you say? Speak clearly we couldn't understand." Ishan snickered and Shubman looked at him with tears threatening to fall from his eyes.

"I am sorry, let me go." Shubman sniffled.
"Look at the cry baby, but that's not what we want to hear out Shubman. Tell everyone what you did huh," Ishan gave a lopsided grin.

"I peed on my pants," Shubman muttered loudly and everyone started laughing hysterically, making fun of him.

"Aww someone bring his mom, the child needs to be changed. Maybe she can change his wet pants for a clean pair," One of the students yelled.

Shubman gulped sobbing slightly. His vision turned blur as he saw everyone made him feel ridiculous.

"This is just the starting babe, just wait and watch as I will turn your university life into your worst nightmare. You won't be able to show your face anywhere after this," Ishan growled lowly so only Shubman could hear.

Shubman sniffled running out of the canteen into the hallway. He didn't know where he was running, he just wanted to get away. He felt ashamed of himself.
As a kid he never liked any limelight, always loving yo just be a background. But a limelight like this, with everyone taunting him, making him feel isolated and insulted. It was beyond mortifying.

He didn't want go attend the next lecture anymore so he just ran somewhere, he didn't know where his feet were taking him. He just knew he had to get away. Away from here, from all the people. And especially away from Ishan.
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Abhishek had checked the whole college looking for Shubman. But he wasn't anywhere. He was extremely worried for Shubman.

On the way he had asked a few students about him and when one of the students showed him a video posted on their college's unofficial Instagram profile, he was scared as hell for Shubman. Ishan really did him dirty. Now he was getting paranoid thinking all the worst possibilities that could have happened with Shubman. He just wanted to find him as soon as possible and make sure he was alright and console him.

Seeing Shubman's crying face had broke him. He looked for Shubman in every empty classroom. And after 10-15 minutes of constant searching he finally found Shubman curled up in the corner of a class.

He didn't wast a second before lunging himself onto Shubman.

"Shub I am so sorry yaar, I wasn't there for you." Abhishek said pulling Shubman's crying figure in his arms.

"Shh stop crying, I am here now." Abhishek muttered patting his back but Shubman was just sobbing non stop in Abhishek's warm embrace wetting his t-shirt as his head was buried in his chest.

"Let's go back to the hostel, and then I will take care of you there." Abhishek said pulling Shubman.

"No I can't go out," Shubman muttered with a horrified expression on his face.

"Oh my poor baby, don't worry Shub I am here now. I will not let anyone even touch a strand of your hair." Abhishek said, pulling Shubman up on his feet.

He wrapped his jacket around Shubman's waist and held his arm protectively. Shubman sniffled hugging Abhishek who rubbed his back soothingly.

"I am really sorry for not coming on time." Abhishek sighed hugging him tightly. They stayed like that for a while till Shubman felt a bit better. And when Shubman pulled away they both walked out of the room.
Shubman was still ashamed just looking down on the floor not being able to look up. Abhishek had his hand around Shubman protectively as they walked out of the building.

They were going back to their hostel room when they accidentally ran into Aditi and Swami.

"Oh look who is it? The toddler who peed in his pants," Swami snickered and Aditi giggled.

Abhishek ignored them pulling Shubman with him.

"Too scared to talk now? Should have learnt to pee in the bathroom before coming to college." Swami smirked, blocking their path.

"Look, not now. Please let us go now. We are not in the mood." Abhishek muttered holding Shubman close who was on the verge of getting another breakdown.

"Or what? Will you both pee in your pants again?"

"You know what," Abhishek scowled, pulling out the water bottle from Aditi's bag and pouring it on Swami.

"What the heck do you think you did?" Swami growled and Abhishek pursed his lips.

He didn't mean to. Oh fuck. What was he even thinking?

To be continued

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