The Voice of SK

  Chapter 24 The dark skies loomed over the well-lit Bangalore city. Our train back to Chennai was leaving in two hours. The railway station was bustling with people, each with their own story and destination. The weather did not seem to affect the people there at all. We carried our bags onto the first platform to catch a train that was not expected until after two hours. Diya pulled me back before I could enter the platform. She took me to a food store at the front and bought both of us a cheese macaroni pizza. "What’s the event?" I asked her while still munching on my slice of pizza. "My mom and dad are coming to pick me up now." "What!?" I choked on the last of my pizza slices. She hit my head hard and gave me water to drink. “You've got to stop giving me surprises when I am eating!" I gulped down half a bottle of water. "Is that why you were worried and nervous all these times?" I asked her. She nodded after a while. ...

  Chapter 23 It was almost midnight. I was sound asleep, wrapped under a blanket and tightly hugging a pillow. I was busy saving an amusement park from supervillains. Just when I was about to deliver the final blow and save the damsel in distress, I was hit hard in my stomach, hard enough to make my world fall apart. "Ouch!" I woke up to see my friends circle around me with pillows in their hands. "What the…" Before I could complete, I received a plethora of blows, and I dug deeper into my blanket, hoping to fend off these attacks. The attacks subsided after a while. I slowly came out of the blanket, facing them. I saw Diya in front of me, armoured with two pillows. She came at me, delivering the finishing blow – Double pillow smash! I was KOed. I could feel stars circling above my head. The whole room erupted – "Happy birthday, idiot!" This should not be how you wish your loved ones a happy birthday. I sighed. People made way for Diya, she was c...