When Things Got Too Far For Luka

Soon it was lunch break and me and Alex were quietly eating our lunch when someone asked if they could join us. I turned my head to see who was there and was delighted to see is was the same girl from before. Me and Alex nodded and she sat beside me. First she introduced herself as Kripi Shakti. We stared at her in total shock upon hearing her name. She noticed our shocked faces and laughingly said “Well it’s spelled K-R-I-P-I not C-R-E-E-P-Y”. Alex was still very shocked and he asked “Why would your parents name you that?”. I glared at him to shut up but as usual he didn’t. “Well I’m actually from India and my family follows Hinduism. My mom is very religious but at the same time she is also into dark stuff. So basically when my mother was a kid and was watching Mahabharta she found out about Kripacharya a holy guru of old time had a sister named Kripi she loved that name so much that she decided to name me Kripi” she explained. “Ooo, that’s so interesting. Can I ask the meaning of your name?” Asked Luka. “Well Kripi and Kripa’s meaning is same it means generosity.” “ Nice to meet you Kripi. I’m still shocked that how a beautiful and interesting person like you was getting bullied earlier this morning” I asked. “Well they mainly bully me because of how different my name is or how different my culture is from them and honestly you shouldn’t have messed with them their parents are very powerful and they are also very smart and have won many interschool competitions. Our principal also favors them over others due to which they get away with things easily.” Explained Kripi to me and Alex. I was a bit disappointed after knowing the situation of our new school. Alex was glaring at me the whole time Kripi was with us. After the break while we were going to our class he started scolding me because I had messed with the schools worst bullies on our first day. Eventually he calmed down after sometime and praised me for standing up for someone despite having social anxiety. Kripi was one years older than us and the bullies were her classmates. As the time passed by me and Kripi got more and more close with each other and after knowing more about her my feelings for her only grew. During this time period though I got bullied in school and in home but being with Kripi made me happy and relaxed. 6 months passed by and me Kripi were still just friends and even though I had a feeling that she also liked me but I still didn’t had enough courage to ask her out. So a week before her birthday Alex and I were playing video games in his house when he asked me that when will I confess to Kripi. I sighed and told him that I was too scared to confess to her and I don’t know how can I overcome my fear. Then he suggested me to make a beautiful sketch of her and write note describing my feelings towards her then wrap them together and give this as a birthday present to her. I agreed and spend the entire week trying to make the best sketch of my life after completing it I wrapped it neatly and eagerly waited for the next day. We had planned to celebrate her birthday at Alex’s father’s restaurant and me and Alex came there an hour early to decorate the place. After we were done Alex called her to ask where she was and she said that she just reached the place. Alex upon knowing that she’s here he ran to the restroom so I can be alone with her for a while. She came in after 5 minutes and when I saw her my cheeks turned bright red. She was wearing a beautiful purple knee length dress which looked like it was made for her and only her. Upon seeing my dumbfounded face expression she looked the opposite side while gently scratching her hands and coughed and that’s when I came back into reality. I said “Ha-Ha-Happly birthday Kripi.” While giving her my present. “Don’t open this until you reach home, okay?” She nodded while smiling sweetly at me which gave me butterflies in my stomach. At that very moment Alex came back smirking at me which made me a little embarrassed. Rest of party was amazing we all had so much fun as we sang and danced together and at that movement all I ever wished was that this beautiful chapter of my life would never come to an end. Soon it was time to go home and then happy hours came to an end because as soon as reached home my parents started scolding me, I just ignored them and went to my room to sleep. Next day while going to school I was very nervous thinking about what will be Kripi’s answer to my confession though Alex assured me that she’ll definitely say yes but I was still very scared. We met with Kripi on the recess after having our lunch she pulled me aside to talk. “umm, I loved the sketch that you made for me and I also liked the note you wrote.” “Well I like you Kripi, I like you very much. Will you be my girlfriend?” She blushed and said yes. After that day I started focusing more on my happiness and my passion because of Kripi’s support. Now few years passed by and Kripi was on her last year of high school while I was on my second last year of high school. My recent grades really bothered my parents as I was ruining their reputation while my brother on the other hand was constantly making them proud by always topping his classes. Once I had a maths test in school and I was not able to study for it as I was very sick due to which I failed my test and when my parents found out about it they went bonkers on me. They barged into my room and took all of my painting supplies and the my painting work and burned it in front me. Even after doing this much they weren’t satisfied as snatched my phone and said that I will only get my phone when I will score an A on my next tests. They didn’t even let me see any of my friends or Kripi cause according to them they were nothing but distraction towards my studies. I was forced to stop doing something I truly loved into doing something that I never truly cared about. I got very depressed after that day and even thought of ending my life to escape this hell but I didn’t even had enough courage to do that. Because I wanted to escape home I came here.” Luka finally completed his story and sighed. Ruth looked at his sad eyes and couldn’t help feel sorry for him. There was complete silence for few minutes then finally Luka stood up and said “Well since we are done telling each other our stories I will go ahead and leave for home.” Hearing this Ruth again lifted him in air and also stood up. “ what now?” Asked Luka. “Well I have a brilliant idea in my mind.” “What is that brilliant idea?” Ruth looked at him with sparkle in her eyes and said “I’ll help you to get good marks on your exams and will make your life easier.”