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“Be a realist, in every way you find possible. Even in the times, you don’t want or need to be.” [Jacqueline]

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Jacqueline’s POV:

The fear engulfed me from inside making me breathless.

‘Who can it be?’

As my thoughts wandered, A name flashed in my mind.

‘Rohan.’

‘Who said things that happen in desperation can be good. The whole scene replayed in my mind in the spotlight.’

‘Oh God, please save me.’

My whole body shuddered as the realization dawned upon me.

‘I’m so done. He will probably kill me.’

Closing my eyes, I took deep breaths to calm down when the door of my bedroom opened and a head peeked inside. It was Nikki.

Her black eyes instantly connected with mine.

“Jacky, I made Gajar ka halwa. Would you like some?”

I gathered my wits to refuse her. But her hopeful gaze stopped me. Unable to say a word, I nodded at her. Smiling a fake smile.

And stepped forward walking outside and closing the door behind me. As I faced her in full light.

“What’s wrong you look pale Jacky?”

Though Nikki was everything a sister should be, She was never a calm person. Telling her how a cla**mate of mine had stopped me from leaving the school premises and so I had stabbed him with a pen. To get out safely. It was a wrong idea. Too wrong. Because then who will save him? From her? I have already done the worst to him. I didn’t want to elevate it. So I lied with a straight face.

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“Eh. Nothing.”

my response. While I maintained my expressionless face. For her to believe me,

sure? you look like you have been

wiping my

must be because

Aunty outside and she said, Mama, had called her to inform that Papa

that she looked pretty convinced with my answer I breathed

I will

the door open for me as we

Let’s try Gajar ka

“Yeah. Let’s eat.”

out some for herself too. She sat on a stool keeping the bowl on the brown kitchen slab. And I

Utter silence. After a

beat me up with a wiper. She thought

stood up. Wanting to fetch a first

didn’t you tell me earlier? Let me see where

little injury, So I am good. Don’t worry about it. Besides, it wasn’t the first time that I experienced something

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fact. It was true, She had sometimes the tendency to hit people without a reason. And it wasn’t the first time. Even I was hit severely many times by her. With the broom, wiper, slippers, a brush, and whatnot. There were a few faded marks on my face. My eyes turned a

I at that time? Tell

I came across her room to

from the corner of her eyes, as

speak a word. Without me noticing she took a hold of my hair and screamed at my face. Exactly at that moment when I understood it was futile to argue with her. So, I struggled to get out of her hold and ran outside in the verandah but she surprised me again, by attacking me with the wiper from

The word surprise was just a sarcastic remark of her. I imagined the whole scenario in my head. And my eyes turned redder as I

eyes. “When will it all stop, Jacky? I

stool. And engulfed her large body in my small one. Giving her a little of the

even a bullied girl like me, fought with everyone who tried hurting her. I could never fathom that she had grown up to the point of getting wounds without even letting me know about it. Wasn’t it the eldest one who

promised myself, ‘one day, I won’t let you

voice brought me out of

Are you going to crush me to tears?” As she uttered a teasing

“Eh. Sorry.”