บท 39: Wrong victim

The boy speechlessly looked at her. His hand unconsciously covered his right cheek where she slapped. Because of the cap only that boy was able to actually see her face clearly. He was breathing heavily. His eyes turned red as if at any moment he would kill someone to calm himself.

The crowd around them quietened down to pin drop silence. Everyone was looking at Nora with their widened eyes. None of them were able to believe in their eyes.

What just happened was something they can not afford in their dreams to even think about. Their heart stops. They were frozen to their places. Before anyone had the chance to say anything, Nora had already taken that girl far away from the crowd.

-- "What just happened?"

-- "Did someone actually slap Parth?"

-- "Who was she?"

-- "I don't know her. I couldn't see her face."

-- "She slapped him so hard. He is still holding his cheek."

-- "I am scared."

Parth's breathing gets quicker and shallower, that it could be noticed by everyone. But what scared the students the most was his sinister smile that he was carrying.

Looking at the crowd he grimly ordered everyone. "Get lost."

-- "..."

-- "Did he just say that to us?"

"I said get lost now!" Parth gravely shouted.

His scream scared everyone. Without wasting even a single moment, the whole crowd disappeared in a few moments. Except the two boys who were standing just right behind Parth from the very start.

"A lot happened in just ten minutes." Mike commented as he came out of his stupefied zone.

Not thinking much Aman right away said. "Parth got slapped by a random girl for something he did not even do. She actually slapped Parth Maurya! The only heir of Maurya enterprises! What was she thinking even if he was wrong."

"Shut up!"

"..."

Parth's neck, face were all getting red. Tightening his fist he marched forward to the path which Nora just took. However even after walking to its end he couldn't find her.

"Where did she go?" Parth angrily looked at his friends.

"Of course she ran away. She wouldn't wait for you to catch her up. Would she?" Aman asked back while hiding his smile the best he could.

Parth gave a cold glance at him. At the moment he really wanted to punch that face. Controlling his overflowing anger he looked back to Mike and said. "Get that girl back here."

"We would love to do that but except you no one saw her face. And her clothes were commonly blue. We can't identify her in the crowd either."

"So what! Do you want me to actually forget her! Go and check the cameras! I want her in front of me at any cost Mike!!"

"Okay okay calm down Parth. We will bring her to you. Calm down." Saying that he held Aman's arm before pulling him with him to find that girl.

***

"Why did she even do that?" Aman looked at his friend with full confusion.

Mike smirked at his question. Giving a low chuckle he answered. "She is new here."

"Huh? What does that mean? And how do you know that."

"Everyone in the college knows that Parth hates girls being around him. Especially those who desperately try their ways with him. There's no way that Parth would actually force a girl. Especially in front of everyone and in broad daylight."

"Ohh. So you mean that girl didn't know that the victim she was trying to save was actually the culprit?".

"Yes, she didn't know that."

"You mean she didn't know that the girl was actually playing damsel in distress to alleged Parth."

"Nope."

"But... How could she actually slap Parth?"

"That shows that she isn't just new in the college but also in the city or might be in the country that she actually doesn't know the big figure's identity."

"Parth won't forgive her right?"

"Would never."

Aman pouted sadly. Thinking about the girl who was actually a saviour no matter even if it was for the wrong person, she actually did the right thing, he felt bad for her.

"She is so done. Poor her. She tried to help but now will be stuck with Parth rage. He will almost kill her for that slap."

***

Nora's wrist started showing marks of that girl's hold on her. Earlier she pulled that girl away from that hooligan. However the moment they left the crowd, the girl instantly changed the scenario and held Nora's wrist instead before pulling her hard outside the campus.

Sensing the pain on her wrist, Nora couldn't help but coldly command. "Leave my hand."

"Not until we are out of campus."

"I won't repeat. Leave my hand girl."

This time the girl could feel Nora's anger easily. Seeing that they are already at the campus gate, she unwillingly left her wrist. "What kind of girl are you to be so cold to everyone."

Nora was a little puzzled by her behaviour. Unlike other victims, the girl in front of her is acting more like a hooligan after being harrassed even.

Earlier she had thought of giving her company after such an incident. However, seeing her acting so bluntly and openly, she felt no use of that. Rolling her eyes with helplessness she turned to leave.

"Hey wait!" The girl shouted and followed Nora out of the campus. When Nora didn't answer her call she grabbed her shoulder before making her turn. "Do you know what you have done today?"

"..."

"You slapped Parth Moraya."

"..."

"Oh hello! I am talking to you."

"And why do I feel like I saved the wrong person?" Nora finally asked away. No matter how much she gave it a thought, she still couldn't understand her reasoning behind this behaviour.

The girl got a little cautious. Looking to her right and left she whispered close to Nora. "Because you did."

"Huh?"

"Because you did Miss." The girl repeated but this time a little louder.

"..." Nora flabbergastingly looked at the girl. She didn't thought her words to be true. "What did you mean by that?"

"He wasn't forcing himself on me but it was the other way around."

"What?"

"I wanted to insult him. It was all my plan but I never thought that someone would actually come out of the crowd and slap him. Moreover in front of everyone!"

Nora's mouth unconsciously gaped with an unbelievable look. "...you mean he was the injured party?"

"What an injury. I was just acting."

"To blame him for something he wasn't even doing."

"So what? He didn't accept my confession."

"..." Nora felt her anger heightened to its bottom line.

"I am telling you miss, if Parth comes out for revenge, I don't know you. Don't you dare to pull me into this. I never asked for your help."

Before Nora could react, the girl ran away without looking back even once. Nora got speechless to another level. She never felt this much used by someone.

Biting her lower lips she looked at the fading figure as she muttered. "... Can I slap her instead?"

"Still, it won't help you."