Chapter 51: Chapter 51

"The only people you should care about should be the people who know the real horrors of your life." [Jacqueline]

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[Jacqueline's POV]

The embarrassment took over me and washed my nerves into a nervous wreck. Even my ears were burning in shame. I hated the way his eyes shined with interest sparkling under the white light of the classroom. I wanted to dig a hole and bury myself in it. I patted my cheeks and pulled my hands back to the knees. Rohan however smiled uncontrollably and cupped my hand in his warm ones under the table. I pinched him from the other hand but he didn't let go.

"Let go of my hand Rohan."

"Nope Cinderella." He muttered quietly and ignored me. I pinched him again, he just hissed and didn't even look at me. His eyes observing the surroundings. Scrutinizing everyone. Few of the classmates were looking our way, with disgust, and surprise in their eyes. My eyes followed his and I caught Nina Grinning at us while showing a thumbs up. Her face lit up as she shot me the widest grin. She pouted, her eyes shining in love as she mouthed "Aww."

By this time, I have realized that everyone saw our interaction. My eyes turned wider, my cheeks flamed redder than they would have ever been. I looked down, trying to reduce my existence when Rohan squeezed my hands, my eyes caught his. For some reason, He seemed to be reassuring me.

"Calm Down Jacqueline. I am here, nobody would say anything about it." He said in a soft tone.

I nodded at him and took deep breaths. However, no matter how much I tried, my eyes anxiously darted all around the room. When many girls glared at me, I felt a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. Fear overwhelmed me. And my hands trembled.

"Hey, Annie Are you Okay?" He asked in a panicked voice.

My response to him was only silent.

I was on the verge of having a panic attack, and I couldn't care less what he was planning or doing at this time.

I clenched my hands into tight fists, trying to count from one to ten.

When everybody shouted, "Good Morning Mam." She came as an angel in disguise and for the first time, I was grateful for her entering when I needed her the most. Since everybody's attention deviated, I was able to overcome the panic attack before it happened. Rohan was continuously rubbing my hands asking me if I wanted water or anything like that. Seeing me finally calm down. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you alright now Jacqueline? Was. Was it a panic attack?" He questioned, completely in disbelief.

"Yeah." Yeah. It was a panic attack." My heart was still beating a million times a minute in a panic as I repeated, my voice barely able to tremble out the words.

I was ready to hear an insult from him. When he surprised me, by saying nothing at all. Instead, his eyes filled with guilt as He gripped both hands that were still shaking a little for some reason. He pressed my left hand on the backside, somewhere between my thumb and index finger very strongly. Pain flooded through me. I grunted and tried to remove my hand out of his grasp, but he didn't let go. Instead, he said in a shaky voice.

"It will be fine honey. I am here. Don't worry."

He pressed that point again, almost saying the same words.

"Don't worry. It's gonna be fine."

"It's gonna be fine."

I was surprised at his strange behavior. He looked like he was saying those words more to himself than to me. Did I just see wrong because His eyes looked like they were brimming with tears? His tears didn't flow through.

As a matter of fact, I never saw him this nervous. Not even once. He looked like he was mad and imagining something else.

He massaged it for 30 seconds and I finally found my shaking body stopping. The feeling of heaviness left me, and relief flooded my brain. This was the first time I was able to rest my mind so easily. What did he just do?

I was surprised, but he looked like he was still in the bubble as he kept massaging the point.

"Rohan?" I said.

No response.

"Rohan? What's wrong?"

Still no response.

I patted him on the face and he gazed at me blankly. Several emotions flashed through his eyes in less than 5 seconds. From surprise to shock to disbelief to relief. He crossed his legs and glanced away from me. He muttered in a very low voice that I was able to catch.

"Thank God. You are fine."

"What was it, Rohan? What just happened?" I summoned up my courage and finally asked him blankly gazing at the teacher who was writing something on board.

"Nothing." A tear slipped out of the corner of his left eye as he gazed at me for a second and then looked away. I didn't expect him to suddenly shed tears. He always remained Happy, aloof. However, he shed a tear today. Even though it was just one tear, I was stunned.

"What's wrong Rohan? Maybe you can tell me?" I have never asked about someone else's pain, but today I did. I might be crazy to ask the person who took the oath the other day to bully me. Someone who had asked me to wipe his shoes, someone for whom I was kicked in the gut.

'Yep. I am going crazy.'

Lifting a brow, he said robotically.

"Nothing, it was just some dust."

"Really? I don't feel so. Even if it was dust, may I know How did you restrain my panic attack that easily? I don't even know the acupuncture points for it!"

He grinned at me, which looked even faker than Tina's smiling face.

"Well. Guess what? I have learned it!"

"Oh?"

"From whom?"

"Well. My uncle is an acupuncturist."

"Ah. Okay. But."

"Jacqueline, Focus here, what's wrong with you? I have called you twice? And you still haven't stopped talking?" The teacher's shouting made me bite my lip in frustration. She glared at me as I stood up and apologized for my behavior.

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