Blind Spot by Sakshi C (unputdownable books txt) 📖

He took a few threatening steps towards me while staring me down. He stopped just an inch shy from my bed. 

“You will stay away from my brother,” he warned me in a threatening tone. My lips wobbled and the tip of my nose itched red as I felt tears pricking my eyes. He was scaring me. After glowering down at me to his heart’s content he turned on his heel and stormed out, loudly banging my door shut.

The next day, I gave a tour of our entire farm to Andrei. No, I didn’t listen to Danzel. Andrei and I have so many things in common. I didn’t have friends as I was mute and nobody wanted to be friends with a girl who can’t speak. Andrei had been so sweet to me right from the bat. I didn’t want to lose this friendship with him. He also likes to sketch, sing in the bathroom, he also loves swimming. He is amazing.

“This is where we keep our cattle”. I gestured to him while leading her into our barn. The cows were ruminating and mooing from time to time and the place smelled of cow dung. 

“Woww,” Andrei took out his camera and started clicking pictures from different angles.

 “I don’t know what Danzel is fussing about. This place is so beautiful,” Andrei said. I scowled at the mention of his name. 

“He is not Danzel, he is a demon,” I drew the words on the ground and we shared a goofy laugh over it.  

How about we prank him? my eyes lit up at the thought.

“Prank?” I scrawled on the ground. 

“Prank? That would be so good,” he concurred excitedly. 

“Do you have any idea?” Andrei came over to me with a bounce in his steps. 

I nodded my head and smiled slyly. 

Danzel was roaming aimlessly on the farm with his headphones on, listening to the music, belting to the lyrics, shaking his head. Lost in his own world, he didn’t notice the rope that was planted to make him fall. He was enjoying the music when his feet stumbled upon a rope and he fell facefirst..well..into a heap of cow dung.

We dropped the rope and doubled over laughing. 

“Fuck,” Danzel cursed and lifted his face to fix me with a fierce glare. Only his burning blue eyes were visible, the rest of his face was covered in cow dung 

I pointed my finger at his face before clutching my stomach. We both were laughing uproariously. Andrei rushed over and started taking his pictures from different angles.

“Sick your tongue out and open your eyes wide,” he told him while clicking his picture from the lower angle. 

Danzel pulled to his feet and yanked the camera from his hand. Andrei had just opened his mouth to protest when he smashed the camera against the ground, crushing it into pieces. 

“Hey….” Andrei protested, tears invading his eyes. Anger surged through me. 

I glared at Danzel and he was glaring back at me. Our glaring match went on for some time before he turned and stormed into the home to take shower. I scurried over to Andrei to console him. 

I fished out my dad’s phone which I had brought along. Clicked it open and showed him Danzel’s picture that I had secretly clicked just now. He was looking funny. We both giggled at that.

Andrei and I were vibing so well. We never stopped talking. Even during dinner, we were chatting hushedly about our favorite cartoons actually it was him who was talking, I was making signs. We both were blissfully unaware of someone’s envious glare. 

“Look at them. They have gotten so well in just a day,” Dad said, watching us. We stopped talking instantly. 

“I think we should get them married? What do you think, Andrei?” Rudolph said, looking at him with an affectionate smile.  

Our eyes lit up with excitement. Marriage. Yes. I want to get married to Andrei. It will be so fun. We will play all day and night.   

“Yes,” Andrei chirped and I nodded my head enthusiastically. Everybody laughed, except one person who was burning holes in my body.  

“No, she is a fucking mute,” Danzel spat with hostility. And just like that, the jovial mood of the room turned awkward. 

“Dan,” Rudolph warned him. 

“Fuck it,” Danzel cursed loudly, shot to his feet, and turned on his heels to leave. What I had not expected was for him to pour a whole glass of water into my dinner when he passed by my seat, making me gasp in shock.

The room was dead silent.

“ Teen hormones,” his mother grimaced awkwardly at me.

I don't know why she thought I would understand that.