Ayana's P. O. V

"We are in deep shit, aren't we?" Ethan murmurs beside me and I nod while peeping from behind the building.

Everyone is hiding in a secure place, peeping from their places. The man, who's window glass I just shattered, is still standing with his hands on either side of his big bulging stomach, the ball in his hand. His spectacles rest on his nose and he's looking around from above the rim, his bushy eyebrows furrowed.

"Now someone really needs to own up or I'll have to take some serious action," he yells and I turn, my back facing the wall now. I sigh.

This is happening because of me, I really need to find a solution.

"I have an idea," Ethan whispers and I look at him with hopeful eyes, my full attention on him now. He continues and looks at a shop at a distance.

"We need to create a diversion. Make him believe that the ball didn't come from here but from somewhere else," he says and I give him a sly side smile. He points to the shop.

He's smart.

"Get balls from that shop. Go behind that small hut like place and throw a ball from behind there, high enough to land up near in the space. Then he'll think it came from there and he'll leave. That should give us enough time to escape," he explains and I nod before mock saluting.

"Aye aye captain," I say and try to move but flinch when my leg touches the floor.

He moves to hold me but I raise my hand to stop him before showing him a thumps up, signalling that I'm fine.

"I'll go do it. He wouldn't doubt me even if he sees me," he suggests and I bite my lip in thought before agreeing.

He's right and it's not like I'm sending him for something really risky...

He very slyly and casually moves from behind the walls and buildings and reaches the shop. The bulky man doesn't even look Ethan's way and he very casually walks up to the shop.

He points towards the ball and points to himself. The shopkeeper gives it to him and from his rack, removes a ten rupee note and shows it to Ethan, before pointing at the ball and then himself.

Ethan gives him a ten rupee note and that's when I realise-

I don't remember giving him any money.

He comes back to stand next to me."Here the balls, I'll throw them," he says and I snatch them from him.

"Excuse me?" I raise my eyebrow and he rolls his eyes.

"I can throw it more farther than you," he says in a duh tone and I frown.

"And why is that?" I ask and cross my arms. He replicates my action and then with his index finger he points at his arm and then my arm.

Well my arms are not fragile but his arm is well built, definitely stronger than mine.

I frown and then bang the balls on his hand. He's gives me a poker face but the amused twinkle in his eyes tells me otherwise.

I ignore it for now and Ethan goes behind the small shack. I signal him to wait before turning to the leader of the gang of boys who is hiding at a distance.

I wave my hand in the air to get this attention. He looks at me and jerks his head up, asking me what's the matter.

I mouth the entire message to him with hand actions.

'I'm', I point to myself.

'Throwing', I swing my hand backwards and throw an imaginary ball.

'From there', I point at Ethan near the shack.

'Once he' I point towards the man who is now pacing like a Hunter, waiting for his prey.

'Goes there', I point to the shack again.

'We run', I roll both my fists in the air in circular forward motion.

'Okay?', I show him a thumps up and he bobs his head up and down enthusiastically.

I smile and turn to Ethan. I nod at him and he swings his hand, throwing the ball high up in the air. The ball travels the distance and it catches the fat man's attention. He looks at it his eyes widen. He scurries away into a shade, clearly afraid of the ball.

What a loser.

Our plan works because he immediately looks in the direction of the shack and starts to walk towards it with a determined expression. He adjusts his spectacles and walks there in his trousers and tucked in shirt.

That's when I feel a presence behind me, so close, I could feel the warmth of it.

I turn to see Ethan already back, standing close to me and peeping at the bulky guy. His one hand is on one side of the wall, and the other one in the air, really close to my thigh.

I would have smacked his face but I can't because he's not touching me and he's not doing it intentionally. It's more than clear that his intention is to peep and nothing else.

But the fact that I notice it and he doesn't and that it affects me and not him is annoying the shit out of me.

I duck from under his hand and go stand away while he's still peeping.

Suddenly he turns and steps a distance away, efficiently hiding me. He's at a distance but the fact that I'm between him and the wall is making me uncomfortable.

He looks over his shoulder and I peep from under his arm. The burly man turns around the corner and all the boys run out from their hideouts, out in the open, away from here.

Ethan turns to run and I move to follow him but I flinch when I keep my feet down. I keep it down gently and then use my good leg to take a big leap.

Ethan turns to look at me and then my movement and back to see if the man is back.

"You know I can carry you right?" he says and I roll my eyes.

"I can do it myself. I don't need help," I say and like the stubborn kid that I am, I limp my way and he walks beside me home.

The man did come back scratching his half bald head, but he didn't suspect us, because the minute he saw my leg and Ethan, he walked right past us.

************************

"I don't need help," I say for the eleventh time. Ethan moves back, pulling his hands which were in the air back.

I hold the metal bar attached on the wall, and pull myself up.

Throughout the way, whenever I stumbled, Ethan was there to help me but me being me, didn't take it.

I move slowly and we move into the lift. The lift arrives and we move out and I unlock the door with my keys.

Krisanne must have heard us because she walks out and gives me a piece of her mind for bruising myself.

When I yell at Ethan for helping me, he being the ass that he is, leaves me which sends me crashing on the floor.

Krisanne helps me and places me on the couch and I change the topic to Vihaan and Amber.

I call Vihaan, clearly shocked that he's actually working so much.

"What the fuck are you doing?" I ask him.

"Working, finishing my work and you're work because the president and the other head haven't bothered to show up," he replies sarcastically.

"We were busy," I say defensively.

"Well, I understand that but the work is not happening, even after you people had appointed the respective people for it, so I come today and I have to handle everything."

"Who told you to do it?" I ask.

"Alia. She's the one bossing around here and maybe she's the one who encouraged these people against us," he says, anger evident in his voice.

"Who the fuck gave her the authority?" I yell.

"She went and complained to vice principal sir that we gave away all our work and we're resting at home. Sir knew are reasons but he couldn't say anything because even according to him, we still had to show up, so he made her in charge temporarily," he explains.

"Don't tell me..." I trail off.

"Yeah and she's loving it and she's going to rub it in your face when you come back. She's left no opportunity of rubbing it in my face. You know, when I reached college, she goes like,'Oh, look finally the royals are here," he says, imitating her in the end.

"What did you say?" I ask, hoping for the sake of my sanity that he handed her ass back to her.

"I asked her 'Where's my carriage'?" he replies and I can almost feel the smirk in his voice.

"I'm proud of you," I say with a wicked smile.

"Yeah, I know that."

"Good. Now don't worry, I'm calling sir. I'm going to teach her a lesson."

"Okay."

"Listen, come home fast."

"Yeah, I'm leaving only. I'll be there in some time."

"Yeah,bye."

Let's show some people their place.

*************************

A/N- sorry for the delay, I hope you guys like this.

Don't forget to vote and comment your views (:

And guys, if you'll enjoy this, please do read my other books too, I'm sure you'll enjoy those (:

If you like teenage drama with Mystery and humor then read my story keep my Secret.

If you like Fantasy books about zodiacs with 7 couples, read Hitched in a dream :)

Love you guys

Keep reading.