" You got the moondust; I got the sky. We got the stars."

Italics- Flashback!

The next day was the usual routine for Avni. She was up early and couldn't sleep anymore. So, she decided to go to college soon.

After doing her morning chores, she headed to the college with new hope. After that interaction with DD, she felt reassured to a certain extent. However, she's a strong girl, and she can look after herself. But, as they say, sometimes, strong girls need reassurance too. And she would be eternally grateful for DD, for what he did.

Entering the college, she saw there were minimal people scattered all through. Just like her, they all came early to find some peace, she thought and left to her locker.

Going through her timetable, she took her books accordingly and dropped a letter inside Neil's locker, which was now a daily occurrence to both neil and her.

She leaned onto her locker to get herself checked. Daydreaming of her Lil fireball was not done. God! She needs to get herself checked.

While she was torturing herself dumping all the stuff and fighting against her brain and heart, she heard a small whisper that made her snap.

It was very low. It said, ' Help! ' 

Her heart clenched at the voice that had nothing but a lacing sadness seeping all over the hall she stood in.

The voice, it seemed like they have no hope to live. The voice that is asking her to save. And she would that, at any cost.

Searching all the corridor, she saw an unfamiliar silhouette yelling incoherent words at the poor girl in front of her, who looked terrified.

Terrified seemed an understatement. She was practically shivering.

That's when Avni noticed some familiar faces behind the unfamiliar silhouette. Typical Bimbos, Avni thought.

The head bimbo was not accepting the defeat and grabbed the poor girl and screamed. " You are ugly! You think you would survive here? " she snickered " This school is for people like us. Not you, you ugly outcast " the head bimbo spat on the poor girl.

Visualizing this Avni was rooted in her spot. She started reminiscing a very familiar scenario.

" Please, don't. Please no. I would do anything. I am sorry. I will not repeat. " an 11-year-old wept.

" You think you will get away with this, you little brat? " a loud booming chuckle was heard making the little girl cry hard. " Then you are wrong," the lady left the same laugh and got closer to the Lil girl.

" Please, I will not repeat. I promise. Please don't do this to me. I am sorry."

" Oh, poor girl. What was your name? Ohh, ah! It's Avni right. Let me show you what you deserve, " the lady ushered and dragged her.

" No! " Avni screamed, making the lady cringe.

The lady turned back to Avni and gave a tight slap and threatened " Don't you dare yell now. We wouldn't want anyone to know this now, do we? " she smirked evilly looking at Avni's distressed face.

In a flash, Avni was inside the water. She didn't know what had happened. But, right now, she was struggling hard to breathe, trying to get out of the hold that made her drown in the water. Avni never gave up. Avni was a fighter. She fought and fought and fought.

But, after what seemed like forever, she started giving up. It's like whatever she did, was waste of her energy. She felt herself being pulled up.

She didn't even have the time to recover. She was jostled harshly towards a corner and made her hit the wall. She was sure she would've fee broken ribs and a fractured bone. 

Hot tears made her way. But, she stopped herself from breaking down in front of women, who pretend to be Avni's lovely mother in front of the world. But, actually, an evil entity who always tries to pick up Avni, even for a little thing.

Then, she heard a loud closing of the door. That devil spared her. ' For today.'

Yes, mother. That's what the world thinks otherwise. After the death of her parents, she was sent to an orphanage. Typical!

There, she was happy. No complaints, no demands. She thought her life would go as peaceful as that place. But, when she turned out to a teenager, there was a couple who volunteered to take her and vowed to give her a better education, a better place to live and better food. Not to mention a set of parents.

Avni was adamant about going with them, at first. She didn't like the idea of calling another set of people as her parents. She was totally against it. She couldn't make her mind to call some strangers as her mom and dad. It wouldn't be fair to them as well as her. She did not agree to meet them. But, her favorite aayi, persuaded her and made her talk to them on the phone.

And, everything got changed when she talked with the couple on the phone. They were loving and are willing to accept Avni as the way she was. She thought she should be able to adjust. That's when she agreed to meet them in person.

That's when she saw a man in his mid-forties heading to her direction. He was quite intimidating, but looking at Avni his expression softened, and he gave a grin that made her smile.

He approached avni, " Hi, avni. I am Ajeeth," he said, looking at her with affection; she last saw on that fateful day in her mom's eyes. The same warmth and sincerity can be seen in that man's face. 

Watching avni pondering so keenly what to do, the man- Ajeeth made it easier to her by offering the same grin- that made her smile and said  " Let's be friends? " he urged avni.

Avni smiled at his contagious smile and started playing with him. She even shared some of her memories with her parents to him. She, herself didn't even understand why she did that. 

But, that was short-lived when she saw a woman coming in their direction, more specifically her's. 

" Avni, this is my wife, Mithali " Ajeeth introduced them.

" Hello, avni bacha," mithali said over sweetly. 

Avni was not so innocent to not to make out the difference between real sweet talk and sweetly-laced poisonous talk.

" Hi," avni greeted back, however.

Meanwhile, her aayi came and explained everything to her. Shocked to be an understatement for her. Not that she knew, someone would come to talk to her, but, she did not think they would react so fast and arrive the next day itself.

She liked the people. Actually, she liked ajeeth uncle, or whatever. But, not mithali. She was about to decline the offer, but, looking at mithali, or aunty? She was not sure about the whole thing.

That's when aayi pulled avni out her thoughts and asked her to think properly and take the precise decision. 

Avni was still not in a state of mind to agree. She didn't know what kinda people they were. And, that aunty seemed intimidating enough to her. To check again what she was getting herself into, she glanced sideways to ajeeth, who was curiously waiting for her to answer.

Understanding her uncertainty, ajeeth walked to avni, sat down on his knees and said " If you are worried about calling us, mom and dad. then don't be. You can call us by our names or uncle, aunt, till you get comfortable.

Avni was stuck. She felt reassured about everything. she said yes, finally and headed to her happy home, or at least thought it was going to be.

But, damn, she was so wrong.

Coming to the present issue, avni was trying so hard to get up from the corner, she threw. But, couldn't. Her body was aching. She has the marks of yesterdays and the whole weeks beatings too. She can't handle it anymore.

It was not the first incident to her, she was habituated of being picked up. Sometimes as a punching bag, to vent their frustration or sometimes making her clean every inch and a hit every time she missed a spot, till she was tired enough mentally and physically to take anymore.

She didn't even know her capacity. But, hell, she never gave up.

She was being tortured by water. Making her burn her by hot water. Drowning her, in water. That made her get the fear of water. And, that-water was something avni couldn't tolerate. And hence, Aquaphobia.

And that moment, She won. She successfully won in breaking Avni.

Not only that, they had an elder son, who also treated avni, the same way. ' Chetan ' was his name. The mother and son were hell-bent on making Avni's life miserable.

He used School. Made every single person in school against her. She used to be surrounded by everyone, throwing insults, making her drench in different sorta things. 

Let's just say, avni didn't have a great childhood. She was beaten, bullied, shamed and may more. 

She tolerated everything for her uncle- Ajeeth bhagat, who has no idea of all these happenings. She tried so hard to hide all her scars and to be strong. 

But, one day everything got ruined, when...

Avni got out of her past when she heard the poor girl weeping so loudly and screaming to get away from her. 

That's when avni saw what were the bimbos upto.

The leader bimbo pushed the girl against the wall and clutched the girl's torso and said fat and said " Look at you, you are as ugly as this " she smirked and got some liquid to drench that poor girl.

" This is for you! " she said chuckling loudly and wore hand protection dipped her hand in some liquid and rubbed it around the girl's face who was now completely broken and not even fighting and left.

Looking at her, avni remembered herself. She wanted to stop this. 

As she started to approach the poor girl who was now sitting blankly against the wall with no emotion in her face.

Avni rushed to her side, made her look at avni. She glanced at avni briefly and was ready to get bullied again. Avni's heart broke, to see her like this.

She wiped her tears and engulfed her in a tight embrace and said " It's okay " That was all needed for the poor girl to cry her heart out.

After some time, she wiped her tears, looked at avni so innocently and said " I know I am not beautiful and not rich too, but wh-what did I d-do to her? " 

" Sweety! You are beautiful. Every inch of you is beautiful, love " reassured avni. It was as if avni was looking at her past self.

" No, I am not, " the girl said and scratching herself and pulling her hairs. 

That was when avni grabbed her hands, she stopped. " Sweetheart, you are beautiful the way you are. These people, they are jobless. They feel good in others pain. They don't understand what they are doing until they witness it themselves. They are just insecure, sweetheart. Don't listen to them "

" But, I am not thin, like you all. I hate my body, I hate myself. I can't tolerate this anymore, please save me. " She literally begged avni.

" Love, no one will lay a single hand on you, from now on okay? I am here sweetie, I am gonna protect you, no matter what " avni assured her smiling.

" Bu-but " 

" Uh-huh, no buts " avni sighed looking at her dejected face and said " Love, trust me you are beautiful kay? " avni smiled at her whole-heartedly.

" I am? " asked her timidly.

Avni chuckled and said " Yes, you are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. " And hugged her again.

That day, avni swore she would not let anything happen to her.

Heya, an update. Any typos, kindly ignore- Please! 

And also, this is something I am writing for the first time, if I didn't convey the emotions, I apologize.

I am so sorry if you were expecting something else. But this is something I've been thinking to write from days back and here I wrote it. Uff!

Guys, on a serious note, bullying is bad. Very bad. You never know what the person is dealing with and that bullying makes her feel completely worthless and they'll start thinking of killing themselves.

Do you have any idea, because of your bullying how many people are suffering? They totally forget their self-worth. They think they are worthless and just a burden. 

Don't do this. Spread love. 

And, body shaming. Dude, get a life. I mean what's with this and people interfering in their personal life? 

Yeah, she can eat how much she wants to. Are you the one paying her bill? No right. Then freaking shut your mouth.

A real woman is whatever she wants to be. Flaunt your imperfections. Cuz, no freaking person is perfect.

You don't have any right to call anyone names. Not only girl, guys too.

Remember, if people are trying to bring you down, it only means that you are above them.

All Cruelty Springs From Weakness! 

Don't think you are doing an amazing job in making someone's life hell. It makes you a loser. Not them. Look into your life, before you interfere in others. Judge them, when you are perfect.

Love, life is too short to spend it at war with yourself. 

You've got one life. Why don't you live it on your terms? Don't listen to anyone. They re just a bunch of insecure people who want you to give up.

Deep down, you know your worth sweetheart. Don't ever give up. Life is too precious to waste it on unnecessary things.

Don't look at yourself through their eyes. You are beautiful, loves. And I believe in you all. I am proud of you all.

You can ping me anytime, kay? I am always available. 

That's it

Love, Seneca