Knock* knock* knock*
"Rizwan..."
Knock* knock* knock*
"Rizwan..."
Knock on the door startled me, I opened my eyes to see what time it was. It was 7:30 PM, and it looked like I overslept.
Knock* knock* knock*
"Rizwan..." He knocked again.
"Coming..." I yelled, frustrated from knocking.
I got up and opened the door to see the source.It was that child from "Mahiar", that's all I remembered.
"Hey, Rizwan... Sorry... Am I disturbing you..?!" He asked.
"Yes, you are...!!", I thought, "No, not at all", I said trying to stay calm.
"What's the matter...?!"I asked.
"Well, I've come to ask you for dinner...?!"
It took me a while to understand that he's not asking me out, he's actually asking me to go to mess with him for dinner.
"Umm... wasn't the dinner supposed to be at 8:30...?!" I said holding back my laugh.
"Yes, you are right, actually I was feeling a bit lonely and I didn't know anybody around here except you. And also there's news in the corridor that the seniors had called a fresher's meeting on ground. So, I thought to ask you if we could hangout together...?!", he said in his childish voice.
"Oh... alright, just give me a second. I'll meet you downstairs", I said and went inside to the washroom, washed my face and returned to meet him downstairs.
"So, the meeting...?? What is it about...??", I asked him.
"Umm... I don't know... but others were saying that there will be ragging involved in this meeting... I'm really afraid... What will happen to us...?!", He said in a shaking voice.
"Relax, you're gonna be fine..."I told him but it was more to myself.
Nobody likes to be ragged, now even I was frightened by the meeting. But we've no other option than to face it.
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In the mess*
We were standing in a queue with plates in our hands waiting for our turn to get that "delicious" dinner. As there were rumors that a special menu was prepared for the first night of freshmen.
Akash and I reached the counter and started filling our plates with that delicious food in front of us. I took some chicken, paneer and rice along with a few puris. And Akash took all the vegetarian food available there.
We were making our way out of the crowd towards a vacant table and balancing our overflowing plates at the same time, when a group of seniors passed from behind sideswiping my hands and all my chicken that was supposed to kiss my lips, was spread out all over the place kissing the dirt on the floor.
"Are you fuckin blind.?! You ruined my clothes you asshole!!" The one who sideswiped me, yelled.
I was staring at my chicken, which I wasn't able to taste.
Suddenly he pushed me, "What the fuck are you staring at.?! I'm talking to you. You asshole!!!"
It took me back to my senses and the next moment there was a punch landing on his face out of reflex.
He fell on the floor growling in pain,his nose started to bleed.
"How dare you touch me?! You fuckin asshole!!!" I roared.
He was struggling to stand straight, covering his bleeding nose he trembled a few steps.
Everyone was shocked for a moment, it was difficult for them to digest what just happened in the fraction of seconds.
Then the other three seniors, who were with him, charge at me simultaneously. They grabbed my hands, breaking my defense. And the one whose nose was bleeding started punching me.
First punch came straight to my jaw making it numb, the second one landed on my nose, and by the time, third punch hit me, my face was bleeding.
Everyone there was watching the whole scenario but no one came up for help.
I saw Akash was crying like a child in a corner, watching me getting beaten up by them.
He hit me with a few more punches before I blacked out.