"Eat this"Navya bustled up with a curd and sugar bowl towards her brother.

Ankit looked at his sister with amusement. "You always make me eat this Navi, Now I see why I fail in all my interviews, cause of your cursed dahi cheeni"

"Haww so mean" Navya glared at her elder brother, "ask mummy, I pray for you and also I have this mannat(prayer)if you get the job we will distribute ghee ke laddu from your first salary in Shiv Mandir "

"My salary?" Ankit asked.

"Who else's? Your job your salary haha" Navy's mother whacked her on the back of her head, "arey mummy, you will damage my brain ....always hit so hard,"

"It's already damaged, I am rectifying it" Navya's mother said, rolling her eyes
"Stop wasting his time with your useless chatter, Ankit you go beta, I had a good dream this morning, you will pass the interview with flying colours"

Navya made a face rubbing her head,"dreams of course"

Mummy and her weird dreams

"Okay give me the dahi cheeni, Navi gotta catch the train,"Ankit picked his CV folder as he was ready to leave .

"Why? it's curse nah?"

"Thoda(little)bad luck is alright if it's coming from my sister " Ankit grinned, sharing the same Navya's mischief one.

"Ungrateful people" She shoved the spoon of dahi in his mouth.

But deep down, she desperately wished her brother would get a good job, he really worked hard and deserved it.

Earned another whack from her mother,"you also get ready for your college now"

"Arey mummy,"Navya groaned.

••

Isha climbed on the bus the next morning with a sigh, she slumped on the seat joining her friends and placed the bag on her lap then faced Charu and Navya,"Guess what"

Yesterday, as expected Ridhima caused a drama at home blaming Isha that she was neglecting her and was busy enjoying with her friends in the party and also how she was not putting family first over her friends. So somehow during the proving that she didn't think that way and Ridhima was dear to her like a sister( not at all of course). Ridhima and her mother made her agree to hang out with her other cousins, this Sunday.

Like, Ridhima*3.

For one day with them was gonna be real torture. Isha was already stressing out as the week started.

Charu was so sleepy to guess anything she mumbled,"what?"

"Guess bro..." Isha pouted looking at her then Navya who was busy frowning at her mobile screen.

Seeing her friend's disinterested faces, Isha resigned and started using her mobile too on the way to college.

She took a selfie, it's been a long time since she posted anything on insta. She smiled in the camera while fixing Yash's clip, that he gave her, it looked so pretty she loved it .

She posted the pic

Good morning ^_^

She wished, she lived in a separate family a smaller one just her parents so she could be saved from these pointless family drama happening often.

Yash liked her story ❤️....

Yash blinked when he saw the story so she liked his gift, he was glad, who was he kidding he was ecstatic!

"You got nudes or something the way you are grinning" Advik remarked

Yash coughed,"nothing, keep your aunty eyes on the road "

Isha's face light up seeing his name.
.... God she missed him....

Isha frowned huh missed him? Why?????
She met him yesterday?
She shook that strange thought and pulled out her Business management register from the bag to revise the notes.

Navya growled,"Kon pagal hai?" She accepted the call. She had been getting so many calls from the unknown number since morning, she never picked them so she blocked them and it was the fifth one now testing her patience.

Isha side glanced at her. Charu woke up alert too .

"What is your problem?" Navya asked answering the call, annoyed now.

"You" said the familiar voice but she couldn't remember

"Ha so don't call me simple" she was going to hang up

When Advik said,"Today you are going to apologise to me"

Navya's eyes widened realising who it was.... that arrogant annoying voice. She felt her blood boil.
"Aren't you too desperate now calling me from five numbers? Are you crazy for me or what?"

"Yeah in your dreams, I was just reminding you about today"

"Why will I apologise to you Shakal dekhi hai apni?"

"Yep some say I look like a vampire from TVD or something " Advik smirked.

Navya snorted,"Vampire from Meesho, phone rakh, don't call me again "

"I heard your brother is going for the interview"Advik ignored her insolent behaviour, he had connections and he got the entire background check on Navya. This gutter mouth girl needed some lessons to be taught, she would think a hundred times before even looking at him now.

Navya was shocked she narrowed her eyes,"How do you know?"

"Your Father works in Railways, your mother is a school teacher, you had a boyfriend in school named Abhay he dumped you cause you were too ugly and immature-

"What the fuck! This is creepy" Navya felt her heart racing at an alarming rate. Advik was speaking like a ghost from horror movies telling everything about her.

Did he really get a background check on her and WHY???

"And For your information I dumped Abhay, he ate momos from my money that leechad"

"Seriously?" Advik was confused for a moment

"Yes, he never paid a rupee for anything, he even had a premature hairfall" Navya told.

Advik really didn't know what to do with this information

"What is he doing these days? Anyways why you are doing a background check on me, you could have asked about Abhay if you are interested in him you know...." Navya was acting dumb to derail him, she honestly couldn't grasp why Advik did the bg check on her? and what did he want from her?

Apology of course!

But will he go to that length?

Personal much

Shouldn't it be a crime to let strangers know about the details of any random people???

"You think this is funny? Well get the popcorn, when your brother loses the job or I make sure he never gets a job in the future ever" Advik hung up with that evil tone.

He was possessed! how can anyone be so evil!?

"No-" Navya looked at her mobile with worry lines.

Was he serious?

Her friends watched her with curiosity and concern.

Navya didn't tell them what happened, she just didn't want to drag them into it again .Already Charu has been dreading since yesterday reminding her goddamn three days. And what if he did BG check on them too? And blackmail them!

Isha and Charu asked Navya what was bothering her. She said, it was her grandmother and don't worry. But couldn't really shake it off that easily especially Charu couldn't, Navya was rarely silent and serious.

•••

Navya hardly focused during the classes, she wanted to call and say to Advik, fuck off or jump into the river. She couldn't understand if he was serious? He didn't sound joking about it. That jerk..

Was this really necessary?
Going to her family and all was really required?
She didn't take him that seriously and it was her mistake now and her brother had to suffer for it.. no she can't let it happen.

She excused herself from the class and called Advik.

He wasn't answering

Pick up your phone Asshole

She deleted the mesg with rigid fingers, don't want to make him more angry

Pleas- it hurt her finger to type it down

She deleted it too.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭?

She sent it then paced on the corridor holding the mobile.

Advik's lips curled into a smug smile, now where were her jokes?

Yash peeped to see who he was texting. Advik flipped his mobile back hiding it"What?" He asked

Yash bent his head as the lectures were going on he said in low voice,"who is it?"

"None so special" Advik replied shrugging.

"Leave, Navya alone" Yash said studying his friend's demeanor, that cocky and I am the best one.

"Why?" Advik asked leaning back folding his arms

"She can come across as obnoxious but she is harmless believe me" Yash tried to make him understand but he knew it was a failed attempt

"I meant why do you care? Am I coming in between Isha and you? Do I tell you what to do? So stay out of it . I am doing nothing she doesn't deserve "

"It's a different case Advik, you don't like Navya do you?" Yash raised his brow

"Exactly, I don't like her so why?"

"You are not going to listen to me" Yash sighed

"No" Advik said stubbornly yanking his mobile off the table and getting out of the ongoing class like with no regard

Apology

In the canteen after this class

He texted

Navya let out a frustrated curse
"He can't be serious"

𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰

Agghhhh Go die you naali ka keeda

She changed it to

Let's talk about it
Okay?

𝐇𝐚𝐡𝐚

"Oh my god he is enjoying it" Navya muttered

She texted angrily,

I knew you were bad with no morals, but this worse, like a creep type, stalking, background check n all
and blackmailing wow this is beyond disgusting

𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 🥱

I am sorry
Okay leave, my brother alone
My family alone!

""You coward" Navya cursed banging her head to the wall. This was her mistake! she shouldn't have ever talk to him. Why can't she keep her mouth shut!

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲

Yeah he wanted me to beg him on the knees. Navya felt sick to her stomach he can't be serious.... of course he was serious. That's what he wants, that's what it was about. It wasn't even such a big thing he purposely wanted to humiliate her, shatter her ego. How can She go against Mister Popular! This was all about it. Such a kid.

Oh God, she can't breathe she wanted to cry but she calmed herself, Advik was a bully the more she fought the worse he would turn. But he won't be this heartless?

She typed sincerely,

Listen, I am really sorry I can say to you in person, you can even record
and listen to it on a loop and
make a song of it hell you can do whatever you want with it just
don't make me do that

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 5 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬
𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐈 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐀𝐩𝐞𝐱 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬?

Navya clenched her jaw with tears brimming in her eyes. Asshole

I am coming stfu