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Chapter 4 : Regrets...

"That girl was Naira Singhaniya right?", I asked Yash and Kunal.

"Yes bro...did you see her skirt fly?", Yash asked and I chuckled.

"You both are so big assholes dude....she's a simple girl! Why do you guys always target her?", Kunal asked irritated.

"Simple! (scoffs) she's nowhere related to simple bro...have you seen her frown when she looks at me? That devilish creature....I don't know what plans does she plot in that evil brain of hers against me?!", I said and Yash scoffed playfully.

"Leave Naira...what about this car Kartik? I mean are you paying your installments? More than half of the things you have at your home are purchased on loans", Yash said and I sighed in disbelief.

"Everything's going smoothly dude...chill. This is my last year, I just want it to finish as soon as possible so I can work on my own. Enough of these part time jobs guys....I'm fed up now. Everything was fine until Elsa showed up. Mom and dad kinda abandoned me and stopped paying my tuition fees. Now I've to deal with all the college fees, Elsa's preschool fees and all other expenditure! Sometimes I imagine...life would 've been so wonderful without Elsa in it", I said and Kunal looked at me in disbelief.

"You didn't just say that!", he said looking at me.

"I did bro...that's how I feel. She has snatched all my freedom. Guys of my age, they're enjoying their lives, going on tours, clubbing partying and he I am working and studying my ass off so that I can atleast have a roof above my head and support my kid. This is not how I planned it to be like", I blurted out all my feelings and they did not speak a word further. There was utter silence.

I sighed and increased the volume of the radio.

All my life
You stood by me
When no one else was ever behind me
All these lights
They can't blind me
With your love, nobody can drag me down

We reached the college campus.

ELSA'S POV

I was asked to stand out of the classroom for an unknown reason. Miss Alicia walked out of the class and I turned towards her.

"Miss Alicia...can I know the reason why I was asked to stand out of the class when I did absolutely nothing?!", I asked her frustrated.

Miss Alicia sighed and bent down to reach my height.

"Well...Elsa honey...its not your fault. Your daddy hasn't paid the school fees till now so the principal asked me to make you stand out of the classroom. But don't worry....I'll talk to her but I want you to remind your daddy", Miss Alicia said cupping my face and I nodded.

She stood up and walked away.

Dad forgot to pay my fees....he's really not interested in anything related to me🙄😞.

KARTIK'S POV

I was chilling with my friends in the college canteen playing dare and extreme dare. They twisted the bottle and it pointed at me.

"Whoa...not again", I said.

"Come on baby you can do it!", Arya cheered me up.

"Dare or extreme dare?", Yash asked me.

"Dare of course...I dont wanna risk my life again taking extreme dare", I said remembering that night's "dare or extreme dare" game at Vegas. I took extreme dare and my asshole friends asked me to knock up a girl🙄 and I ended up creating Elsa. I've many bad experiences with this game.

"Hmm...so I want you to throw Naira Singhaniya's key chain that is lying on that table into the garbage can", Yash said and I chuckled.

"Easy peesy", I said standing up.

"You guys are dickheads", Kunal said but we ignored him.

Naira was busy bringing food for herself. Her keychain was lying on the table. So I grabbed the opportunity, picked up the keychain and threw it into the trash.

Unfortunately, Naira saw me doing that but the dare had been completed. She bolted towards me and kicked in my balls.

"Ouchhhh", I groaned in pain.

"You asshole!!", she grabbed my collar.

"Move away miss", I said as I pushed her away and she fell on the floor. You won't believe, she searched the whole trash can for that goddamn key chain. When she didn't find it, she began sobbing.

I felt guilty. I walked towards her and sat next to her.

"Hey listen....I'm sorry. Stop crying please...it was just a keychain!", I tried to calm her down but she slapped me on the cheeks instead. Her eyes were bloodshot red.

"You'll never understand my sentiments with that key chain because you're a spoilt lad", she said and walked away.

I closed my fists in anger.

How dare she slap me?

I stood up. Everyone was staring at me. Just then, my phone rang. It was my landlord. I rolled my eyes and received the call, walking out of the canteen.

"Kartik Goenka.....you still haven't paid the rent since three months!", the landlord shouted and I closed my ears listening his cringey voice.

"I know sir I haven't....and I'm extremely sorry about it. But I'm just a college going guy, I do a part time job and this year the sale has been very low. In short and simple words, my boss has gone bankrupt and is on the verge of losing everything. He's not in a state to pay his employees....(imitating an emotional voice) I would 've paid the rent sir you know that...but the circumstances are like this. I've a little girl to take care of...will you like it if you find us at the side of the road without a roof above our head!", I started my melodrama that always works on him.

The truth is....my boss hasn't gone bankrupt. The rich fat guy is enjoying his life. The bitter truth is I've spent all my salary on clubbing, partying and other shitty things.

"Okay stop crying....but I'm giving you one month. I want you to pay the rent exactly after one month and if you don't, I'll myself come to vacate your house", the landlord threatened and ended the call.

"Asshole!", I muttered as I put my phone back in the pocket.

STILL KARTIK'S POV

I did a part time job as a sales person. I used to sell some hair products to people staying at home. So knocking on the door and blabbering nonsense till the customer closed the door on your face - that was my job. That was for which I was paid. They used to pay me considerably, like enough money to take care of myself and Elsa but due to my luxury and extravagant ways - I used to spend them all.

I was walking that I stepped on a newspaper. I looked down at it to see Elsa's mother in it - Veronica Gladstone. That woman she's such a bitch. She dumped Elsa on me so that she could focus on her modelling career. Now you see...she's a well renowned super model and here I am selling hair products! If....If she hadn't dumped Elsa on me,if I wouldn't have had Elsa, my life would've been so different now. I would've been able to focus on my career rather than looking after a goddamn baby! I still regret my decision of keeping her....but she's my daughter. I just can't give up on her. I'm doing this for her....I'm doing this for us.

I knocked on the last door and spoke in a completely "not interested" voice...

"Hairitage shampoo...so fresh and so clean clean...your hair will rise and shine"

After I completed my advertisement, I looked up to wink at the customer because my boss foolishly claimed that - if you wink, they'll buy. But I looked up to see the most unwelcomed face in my life - Naira Singhania.