My Possessive Beast Husband

2. College.

It was morning, my phone alarm was screaming in my ear. I had to get out of my lovely warm bed. Oh God, why did it have to be so early in the morning? I shut off my alarm. Today I got up on time after yesterday’s scolding. It was still on my mind and I didn’t want a repeat.

So I quickly went to the bathroom, took a shower, and came out. I put on a black top and pants then pulled my hair up into a messy bun before leaving my room to go towards the worship room. I did the same thing everyday, but something caught my attention that morning. Mom was not in the kitchen, everything seemed peaceful.

The whole house was very peaceful actually, it almost felt like I was not in my own house. It’s strange. How was this possible? I couldn’t help but wonder if this was the calm before the storm? If so, today would be even worse than yesterday. Oh my God, even thinking about that was giving me a headache. I didn’t want to go to see father after this awkwardly peaceful morning, but I had no choice. When I went into the worship room, surprisingly, everything was all right.

I was expecting the worst-case scenario but everything was peaceful. Di was doing her chores and everything seemed fine. How was this possible? Was I dreaming? Was this really my house? I pinched myself to make sure it was real. Luckily, this morning father did not say anything, he also did not scold me.

I didn’t know what was going on with him, he looked distracted. It seemed like he was thinking about something. I had never seen him like this. Has something serious happened? I was worried. I wanted to ask him what was the matter, but questioning him about it would be like putting my head in the lion’s mouth. So I did not pay any attention to him and got to work on my chores. Di told me that Mom was sick, so we did all of the housework. I was tired as hell when I was finished. I went to my mom’s room to check on her, she was sleeping so I did not disturb her. I went to my room. I was preparing for college when Di came in.

“What happened? What are you thinking so hard about?” She also looked distracted.

Actually, Di was just like our Mom. If she was thinking something or knew something she would not tell anyone, even though we knew everything about each other. She also knew about my issues with Rahul. I had told her about it because I was terrified after his confession due to his obsession with me. After I had rejected his proposal everybody laughed at him. When Di learned about the Rahul matter she was more worried than I was and told me to be wary of him. She knew that we did not get the support from home that others did. I knew that if something happened that no one was going to support us. She has always been my biggest supporter. She was the best sister in the world.

“Don’t you feel strange about father’s behavior today? He is acting weird,” she said worriedly.

“Yes, I noticed that too. Do you know what’s going on?” I asked, also worried. I thought that she would know. I sat on a chair and waited for her to talk.

“I don’t know what is going on but did you know that Mom is sick today? I made tea for him, and he did not even ask about her. He did not ask about Mom, he just took the tea that I made. First of all, I was petrified to make tea for him but I did it because I was worried that mom would be disturbed otherwise. But it was like he was in another world.” Well, that was really weird because he only liked the tea that Mom made nevermind the fact that he did not ask about her, which was also odd.

Usually he gets angry if we make his tea. Something has to be going on, but what? I thought about everything as I was getting ready. It was 7:15, so I was getting ready for class . I put on a long Kurti in a red color that fell to just slightly below my knees with black leggings. I pulled my hair up into a ponytail, put in some earrings, and continued to get ready. I did not wear any makeup because I still looked good without it.

“Do you have everything that you need?” Di asked from behind me. I nodded. She was always like this, reminding me of things because I was careless. She walked out of the room. A little while later I walked out of my room and went to the dining table where my Mother was serving breakfast. I was surprised to see her there.

“Mom, what are you doing here? Why are you out of your bed? You should be resting. We have done all the chores so you don’t have to worry. Go and get some rest,” I suggested. Would she listen to me? After all, she was my Mother.

“I also told her that but she did not listen to me. I think you should try.” Di commented tiredly as she came out to the dining table.

“I’m okay, just a little sick, don’t worry. It’s almost time for you to go to class. Take your breakfast and go,” she said with a smile despite how sick she looked. She began serving me breakfast. I took it and told Mom and Dad that I was leaving for school then went to get my scooter.

“Hey, be careful and drive safe,” Di said as she followed me out of the house.

“Okay,” I replied with a smile.

Di was like me, she never made any friends. She did not go out often, only with Mom to shop for the house. I did feel bad for her, but I was not really in the position to feel bad for her since I was in the same situation.

On the way to school, I thought about how my day started in such a strange way. When I left for college, Dad had not given me any lectures. Well, it was a good sign if the beginning of my day was like this. I was happy, but Mom’s health issues were always on my mind.

She really did look very sick. I think we should take her to the hospital, though I was sure she wouldn't go. Di and I would have to take her, we would when I got back from classes. I thought about everything as I reached the gate of my college. I parked my scooter in the parking lot and went straight to the canteen, where my friend was waiting for me.

I could not find her though as the canteen was very crowded. Sapna found me first and waved. When I finally spotted her I smiled as I walked towards her. There was an empty seat beside her, so I sat there.

“So now you come to class,” she grumbled, rolling her eyes. Oh no, she was angry at me. Now things would be difficult. I know why she said that but I tried to play innocent.

“But I’m on time,” I pointed out with a smile but she saw right through it. Oh God, why was I so bad at acting?

“I know why you always get here late, because guys are always drooling over you," she said, narrowing her eyes at me. She was right. I don’t like to be the center of anyone's attention. So to avoid it I get to campus late, this also helps me to avoid situations with Rahul because that has happened too many times.

“You know me better than I know myself,” I admitted with a bright smile. She was really intelligent and understood my situation.

“Yes, that’s why I’m your best friend,” she said proudly.

“Are you going to grab something to eat?” She asked.

“No, I ate at home,” I replied. She ordered something for herself as we continued our conversation. She asked me why I had not come to campus on Saturday. I lied and said that I could not come because my mother was not feeling well and I had to help my sister with the housework.

“You know when you were not on campus on Saturday, it's like the campus has lost its shine. All the guys were asking me about you,” she teased, looking over at the guys who had already been looking at me.

“Do you see how they are looking at you?” She laughed at me, she knew all that I did was ignoring them. She knew that I didn’t like attention.

“It isn’t like that, you’re just overthinking it. There are so many girls in this canteen, why would they be looking at me?” I asked, trying to change the subject, but had caught on to my tactics.

“We all know those girls look beautiful, but they have half a pound of make-up on. While you are absolutely stunning without make-up,” she commented loudly so that the people around us could hear. The other girls that attended this college did not like me much. I didn’t know why, but that was the case. That’s why Sapna was my only friend, she was the only one I talked to. Many boys tried to talk to me but I did not pay attention to them.

“Please don’t provoke them. I don’t want to ruin my morning,” I pleaded with her and she stopped.

She was telling me stories about her boyfriend. While we were laughing and talking a woman suddenly came up to us and she greeted me. She told me that the college president was asking to see me in his office. She was a maid at our college. She was in her 40’s, and had been working there for years. She was a kind woman and everyone on campus respected her.

“Yes, I’ll be there in a minute,” I told her with a smile. She returned my smile before leaving.

“I’ll be back soon,” I told Sapna.

I don’t know why he wants to see me. Mr. Pavan Kumar was the college president, he was in his 50’s. He was not a nice person, he always scolds students for the littlest things. Due to his behavior nobody liked him, especially Sapna, but he had never yelled at me. It might have been due to the fact that he was afraid of the student union, though I didn’t know why.

I made it over to his office and took a breath before I went inside. I knocked on the door and greeted him. When I opened the door I found him standing near the window watching the activity in the courtyard.

“Good morning sir, you called for me?” I asked with a small smile.

“Yes, I called you. Come and sit beta,” he said to me in a soft tone, but there was something going on in his mind. He looked disturbed and scared! It was my first time seeing him like this. ‘Why was he acting like this,’ I thought to myself.

“Pooja, I am sure you are aware that tomorrow is our annual function. However, we will not be holding the function at college. We only discovered this at the last moment.You and the rest of the student union have worked hard on this but a number of important people are coming to our function. These aren’t ordinary people. There can’t be any mistakes when the guests are welcomed. I know you’re the best student and the student body president but we can not allow any mistakes on your part. Even a small mistake can put our college in great danger. Especially with Mr….. I mean, our chief guest.” He tried to look calm but I could clearly see the fear in his eyes. He was terrified to name the chief guest.

“Yes, I know sir. There won’t be any mistake from me. You don’t need to worry,” I assured him with a healthy dose of confidence. Well, that wasn’t such a big thing, I just had to welcome the guests and enjoy the function. He smiled at me.

“Can I go, sir?” I asked him.

“Yes, you can go. The rest of the things your HOD mam will tell you,” he informed me with a smile. I got up from the chair and began walking toward the door, when he stopped me.

“By the way, do you know who our chief guest is?“ He asked with fear in his eyes. He was sweating like a pig. It seemed as if I knew who the chief guest was, then he would die at that moment.

I looked at him. “No sir, I don’t know who it is. Sir, can I ask you something?“ I asked him.

“Yes, sure,” he replied.

“Who is our chief guest sir?” I asked, because he had not mentioned his name. His face paled like earlier, it was like I asked him to jump into the lion’s den. Why was he acting like this? He was worrying me.

“No one is allowed to know who our special guest is. You will find out tomorrow,” he answered. I noticed that while he was talking to me, he wiped his sweat with his handkerchief again and again. I thanked him then walked out of the office. I met Sapna outside and she asked me what he had wanted to speak with me about. I told her everything. She was just as shocked as I had been.

“This chief guest must be some kind of criminal, otherwise who would dare to frighten our bastard college president,” she laughed and I joined her. When we were about to enter our classroom she asked me something.

“So next Sunday you’re coming to my house, right?” She suddenly asked, the smile disappeared from my face the moment I heard her. Everything from a month ago started revolving in my mind. I was trembling in fear as I started thinking of an excuse.

“No yaar, I won't be able to come, father won’t allow me out two weekends in a row,” I lied as she pouted. I had promised her that we would go shopping. She wasn’t very happy as we went to attend our classes.

At noon we had a break for lunch so we were heading towards the canteen. Sapna and I were talking and laughing about something, when I realized someone was standing behind me. I turned to look over my shoulder and became a little nervous because it was none other than Rahul. I took a few steps back in surprise. Oh god, this boy’s day was not over until he bothered me, I thought. He was looking at me like I was his favorite food and he hadn’t eaten in a week.

“You should smile more often, you look sexier when you smile,” he attempted to flirt with me while looking into my eyes. Sapna was about to say something, but I stopped her. I didn’t want to create a scene. I took a few steps back.

“What do you want?” I asked, making it clear that I was frustrated.

“Such a simple question, I want you in my bed baby,” he commented lewdly with lust in his eyes. He was checking me out from head to toe. I hated men like this, didn’t they have any better other than to hit on and press their unwanted advances on girls? I looked at him and smiled.

“Sorry, I’m not interested in getting to bed with you.” Then I simply turned around and walked away from him. Oh my God, talking to him suffocated me. I did not look back at him as I went into the canteen. I had been terrified to talk to him, but I did it.

After having lunch we went to our class. By 2:30 pm our classes were over. We went to pick up our vehicles from the parking lot. That was when Rahul came out of nowhere to try to talk to me but I ignored him.

I could feel his gaze on me, but talking to him meant giving him attention which I didn’t want. I sat on my scooter, started it, then went home. I arrived at home at 3:00 pm but Mom was not home. Maybe she had gone to the store or market with my sister. Seeing no one else was home I went to my room.

I was tired after a day of classes, so I drank a glass of water and took a two hour nap. I always took a nap for an hour or two after coming back from school, it was just a habit. I woke up around 5:00 pm. I went out into the hall, where I found Mom packing her clothes in her bag.

“Are you going somewhere?” I asked. She looked up at me, stopping what she was doing. I was waiting for her answer.

“Yes, your Father and I are going to visit a relative. Your sister will be staying here with you so there is nothing to worry about,” she assured me because she knew I was afraid to be alone at home. Di was there and seemed sad that Mom was leaving.

“I wish I could take you with me, but your annual function is tomorrow so you can’t come with us,” she said sadly. I was also sad, as I would have to be without Mom for a couple days.

“No, Harsha will come with us,” father announced. I was startled by his voice. I didn’t know that father was standing behind me. We all looked at him.

What! Did I hear right? Why did he want to take Di with him? He knew that I was afraid of being alone yet he still was doing this.

“But father, how can I be left alone for two days?” I asked him casually. I was looking at him with a surprised expression. Listening to me he immediately made an irritated face like I had said something wrong.

“Why not? You can go to your college campus alone, so why can’t you be home alone when you have been living in this house for 22 years?” He taunted me. He knew it was the best to make me keep my mouth shut. I was sad, how could he do this to me? How can he leave me home alone?

“Go and pack your things Harsha,” he ordered.

After all, he would not listen to me. Di immediately went to our room. She did not question him because we all knew the consequences when that happened. I followed after her. She started packing her clothes and I helped her. She pouted as she looked at me.

“I’m sorry Pooja, I don’t want to go but I have to. You know how Dad is,” she acknowledged with a pout. I understood where she was coming from and nodded sadly. Outside, Mom was begging father to not leave me home alone, but he refused to listen to her.

Later Mom, Dad, and Di left. Mom and Di glanced back giving me sad smiles, but father did not spare me a thought as he left. I closed the door after them and went to my room. I cried a little, I was afraid of being all alone. I tried to relax and keep my mind busy. I ate some snacks, worked on some of the assignments for my classes, and talked to HOD mam about tomorrow’s function on the phone.

She told me to get there early. After I hung up with her I took a shower. I did not bother to make dinner, I just ate some more snacks instead and went to bed. The house felt empty without Mom, Dad, and Di but I tried not to think about it. That night, the college president’s words were playing over and over again in my mind.

The chief guest kept popping up in my mind too. I was wondering who that man was that made our president so afraid? I was very curious about him. I didn’t know why because I was not usually like that.

I didn’t know if I was a little nervous. Well, I had to stop thinking about this man. He could just be another bastard in the grand scheme of things. I tried to forget about him. Thinking all of this I finally fell asleep hugging my pillow.