CHAPTER 3 : Panic and Despair

Pov of Beatrice

  Water splashed on my eyes as I jolted up with blur vision

“Bliss! ARE YOU OKAY?”I heard a familiar voice

My eyes lit uptears welled of relief welled in my eyes

“GRANDMA!! You are alive!” I hugged her tight with  a bright smile on my face . “I was so worried GRANDMA! Ahhhh!!”

“I AM NOT YOUR GRANDMA ,BLISS OPEN YOUR EYES!!”

I heard her loud voice as she pushed me back from the hug and my vision slowly cleared.It was Elaine I looked at her wide eyes while she had the saddest look on her face. I was shot back to reality ,the reality that the past moments were not a nightmare .I could no longer hear my mums voice call out ,I could no longer hear the stories my grandma told me, I could no longer embrace my grandma in a hug .I was alone.I realised…I had lost everything I ever had .I felt hopeless.my heartbeat rose, I looked down at the floor while shaking in frustration ,I gritted my teeth and ‘Slap!!’with devastation in my eyes I slapped elaine hard on face and with sudden impact she fell on the ground with a grunt.I started weakly punching her while pathetically crying

“WHY did you take me to the food shop?? WHY DID I GO WITH YOU?” I wanted to escape from the present, I was angry, I was crying I couldn’t realise what I was doing.

You know what surprised me ? now that I realise she was very good at defence but she didn’t move ,she was taking it all without a single word and I was too big of an idiot to realise it then.I picked up the broken glass piece in my palm and attempted to throw it on Elaine and before it could reach her a manly hand stopped me.I looked at him in the eyes as strared at me blankly while painfully pressed my wrist until I released the glass piece from my hand and it fell down breaking in many pieces.

I harshly pulled away my hand though it mostly felt as if he released it. I moved behind as I saw the man’s face clearly.He seemed like in his early20s ,darkblue hoodie,black clothes,brown eyes,a cut on his right eyebrow,height about 5.9 ft and a blank expression on his face. I suddenly remembered his hoddie seemed familiar “YOU,you owere the one following me earlier weren’t you?”I stared down in his eyes but he didn’t said a  word just sighed ,went near the wall and sat down. “who are YOU? ANSWER ME” I asked in an irritated voice. “you are too loud” that’s all the man spouted and before I could say anything more Elaine pulled my hand and started bandaging my hand with a piece of cloth “don’t pick a broken glass like that Bliss ”Elaine said while bandaging up my hand. I suddenly started feeling guilt it was hard cause I still couldn’t accept the reality.

I pulled away my hand as I screamed again “IF ONLY I HAD COME HERE SOONER THEN-” . “Then what?” I was cut off in mid sentence by the man.

“if you had come here even a min sooner you would have been as good as dead, stop removing your anger on others. At least respect those who you still have” the man continued with the same blank expression on his face.

I went on my knees,what was I doing? How could I do that to someone who just risked there life to save me “I AM SORRY .I JUST …ahhhh I am sorry Elaine” that’s all I could spout but she took me in embrace closed her eyes and calmly spoke while patting my back.

“it will be alright Bliss,don’t worry it will be alright ,cry it out I know you are angry you wanna cry scream I understand ,its ok to cry ” a slight wave of relieve surrounded me as I felt comfort in her embrace.

I took few mins to calm down as Elaine passed me a water bottle . “so how are we alive?” and “who is rude guy”I whispered in Elaine’s ear  “who? That shit head ? he is the one who saved us actually” Elaine whispered in a low but yet audible voice

“I can hear you”he said with an irritated look on his face.

“aww, that’s good”Elaine gave a sarcastic smile.

I was just looking at both of them while they gave a death glare to each other. I was so confused at that moment they were acting as if they knew each other from years XD .

“well you are jerk really,you don’t answer basic questions which every normal person would ask .You are atleast supposed to introduce yourself but you choose to speak ill that too when someone has just lost there parent . How unfledged” Elaine said while moving her hand through her short hairs looking at the wall and rolling her eyes.

“I am not abide to speak what I don’t want to”he said while while blankly looking at Elaine

“Jackass” Elaine murmured in low voice with an annoyed look.

“like I said you are audible”he replied bit irritated

“I know :)”she replied with a sarcastic fake smile on her face

“sigh, my name is Umid and I am a former jewel from the Sankalpa Academy”

“Why did you save us?i don’t have money on me”I asked in a bit concerned tone .

“I saved you because I was ordered to.Dont get ahead of yourself I am not someone who could work on money”.

“if you want to know about what happened .Meet me at clock tower garden in evening” he said and suddenly popped off

“WHAT THE HECK HOW DID HE DISAPPEARED?!”Elaine screamed in surprise.

“guess will have to ask him the next time”I said in a tired tone as I sighed .

“Bliss, lets go to my house you need rest ” Elaine pulled me along her  and I slept on her bed as she took the other side of the bed ,I looked at the celining still recallining the moments that just happened .

Pov ends

It was early morning as both the girls pulled them self out of bed and got ready for school though none of them really felt like going.

As both of them were walking on there way to school there were whispers around them. The news of murder was everywhere like a gust of wind.

“Aww,look who is here!” the same guy who tried to hit on Beatrice spoke with a smirk on his face.

“I heard you mom and granma were killed yesterday? So sad …but you know what?”he continued while keeping his hand on Beatrice’s shoulder. “considering the fact that the old hag already had her days numbered its completely fine isn’t it ? and -”  “stop-”before Elaine would speak anything

THUD!!the guy was thrown back by sudden hit from Beatrice.Her eyes were bloodshot and she had weird symbols shining on her palm which she used to hit the guy with. She rushed near him and started hitting him over and over again with a angered expression on her face while a glistening surrounded her

“AHHH,Stopp!! How are you so strong help!! Someone!” the guy screamed but no one dared to come near Beatrice she looked like she could kill anyone who would come in her way.

Until Elaine pulled her back from behind “BLISS STOP!! HE GOT THE HIT once!!  STOP PLEASE”. Seeing an opening the guy ran away with his group. Beatrice stopped struggling looked at Elaine murmured something in her mouth and ran outside the school. Elaine understood her indication and tagged along.They went straight to the clock tower garden though they were too early.

“You are early” they heard Umid’s sudden voice as he appeared out of nowhere.

“HOW THE HECK DID YOU DO THAT??” Elaine screamed with excitement to which Umid just rolled his eyes .

“So how are you gonna give me answers?” Beatrice asked in an impatient tone.

“Come to the caves where all questions are answered” Umid said while offering his hand towards Beatrice.

“don’t go, he seems like weird creep to me” Elaine whispered in Beatrice’s ear.

“Again, you are clearly audible he said while struggling to keep the same expression. If you don’t wish to go you can still decline. I am just doing what I am told too I don’t really care if you decline” Umid replied while still offering his hand.

Beatrice took a deep breath and spoke“fine, I will go with you but, I want Elaine to tag along with me”.

Umid shrugged but nodded his head.

Beatrice took a deep breath placed his hand on his hand and looked at elaine.

Elaine had a smirk on her face since she loved adventures she slapped her hand on there hands in excitement.Ow,that hurt! Beatrice snapped. “ohh whatever bleh”as Elaine giggled they popped of in the wind together

Its ok to not know how you will handle your life. Sometimes we go into the period of uncertainity and walk to the edge of light but remember don’t give in to the slumber. There will be something solid for you to stand upon or you will be taught to fly

Chapter ends .  Introducing Umid Bajwa