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When Hush Meets Roar

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Aurora Perrault

POV : Aurora Perrault.

I felt so abashed the moment I heard Zephyrus call out again that I bet up the wrong guy.

I could feel the aura of the room changing as he gestured us to head out.

I nodded in response.

While the way out he asked me "You need help?" with that he offered me some tissues.

I stared at him blankly when I noticed his purple eye that how can he be kind to someone like me.

"So do you." I said while I pointed at his purple eye, attempting to remind him that I don't deserve his kindness.

"Let's head out first." He signed quickly.

As we headed out, Zephyrus' eye widened.

Zep started apologising "I'm sorry sir. We are so sir. We are so sorry for-" He gestured him to stop.

"Student, aren't you?" He's asked him, seems like he's suspicious.

I knew Zep's gonna be hesitant. I couldn't help but step in.

"He is, but YOUR FACULTY-" He gave me a death glare at my raised voice. A glare of a monster that could make you shudder in terror. My words froze midway.

I hate it already.

He turned to Zep and asked "You're not verbally disabled, are you?" Zep shook his head in response.

"So you better start speaking up for yourself-" and he turned towards me and brought his index finger to his lips and gestured "-and this is a hospital, so you SHHH!"

I absolutely hate the control he possessed over the situation, my jaw clenched in anger.

"Sir I-" Zep fumbled. "Sir I am Zephyrus, a Psychology student from our hospital." Zep said in a low whisper and gulped hard.

"And you decided to send people to assault the CEO of the institution?" He questioned firmly.

A raised eyebrow, few actions, that's all it took for him to show us who's the boss.

"Power Dynamics" I muttered to myself.

"Sir, The assault on you was unintentional, it's all messed up, we're sorry sir, please let us go!!" Zep pleaded in fright. Helplessness echoed in his voice.

"So the assault was planned on someone else, wasn't it?" He interrogated strictly as his broad shoulders stiffened, his posture gave away how serious he is about this, in contrast to the casual expression on his face.

I couldn't tolerate it anymore, Zep has already gone through hell and this is how this fellow questions him?

"He was asked for sexual favours in return for marks by one of your so-called professors and on top of that he has been abused by the same lecturer for a whole year.

Is this the type of environment a student is provided with after paying so much? And what's up with your line of questioning, Doctor? You silenced the raise the voices raised for the unheard like him and are questioning the victim like a culprit; clearly your scale of justice is faulty.

I'm gonna sue your entire institution for this!" I said as my voice raised an octave.

I blinked at me in surprise. His eyes went blank and his face paled.

Clearly, the Power Dynamics has changed.

He stared at both of us examining us for any signs of lies and took a whole minute to regain his composure.

"Who's the profesor?" He questioned Zephyrus. Zephyrus hesitated.

"I forgot his name but his name starts with T and ends with E" I answered.

He gazed at me with his eyebrows furrowed then it felt like he realised something when his eyes slightly widened as he nodded.

"It's Taylor Abotte." Zephyrus murmured as his gaze lowered.

His eyes darkened as he heard that.

A sense of vertigo seems to have hit him.

He took out his phone and texted someone.

Then he gestured us to follow him to his chamber.

As we settled in seats. He looked at both of us and signed "Before I ask you anything, I apologise for my earlier way of questioning." Zep, slowly nodded at him in understanding, I didn't.

Sudden apologies do not please me.

"You want to register a case against him?" He questioned Zep.

"No, He's your brother, obviously he's way wealthier than me, way more influential-"

"He's your brother?" I couldn't help but interrupt.

He quietly nodded at me.

"Listen Zep-" A crack of the door handle interrupted us,

A man with a short frame entered hastily and informed him that Taylor will be coming here in thirty minutes.

I turned to Zep, concerned that he may not want to face Taylor now. But, Zep's face lit up and his lips curled into a smirk.

"So you guys want anything to eat?" He signed in a hurry.

I looked at both of them in disbelief.

The victim's smirking at culprit's arrival and the brother of the culprit is ordering food for us, none of it sounds right.

"Spaghetti." Zep responded, I wonder what he's upto.

"How did his brother get to know that you're here?" I asked Zep as I couldn't find answers to several questions roving in my mind.

"Lisa, the receptionist with some extra lipcolor, you remember!" He tried to remind me.

I didn't quite get his point, but nodded like I did.

I lowered my gaze in thought and the Verbally disabled Doctor, walked out of the chamber leaving me and Zep,

"Zep, are you ready to face Taylor right now?" I asked him in worry.

"Always." He smiled along that.

He's confident, Good, But just an hour back, at his home, he shivered to even say out his name, now that consider that, things are quite odd.

The doctor-guy came back and handed one of the ice packs to me.

Though I'm quizzical about everything that's going on, I couldn't help but smile at this gesture.

"Did you order the Spaghetti?" Zep was consistent about getting his food.

"I'm about to" He responded as he pointed at his phone.

"Add a can of diet coke as well." Zep continued.

He nodded to that in response.

As he placed his order, he raised an eyebrow at me, meaning to ask me if I want something.

"No, thanks. I just want this case to be sorted soon." I said as I exhaled sharply.

He smiled as he heard that.

Within a few minutes, the waiters served them their order, surprisingly they served me a bowl of warm soup, before I could tell them that I hadn't ordered it, the doctor-guy looked at me and gestured me to try it.

Not a convincing move enough to prevent your brother getting sued. I thought to myself.

Before I could taste the soup, a male figure entered, the doctor-guy called him in.

The male figure looked at us in surprise, before he could ask anything, the doctor guy asked "You know him, don't you?" as he pointed at Zephyrus.

Zephyrus gulped hard.

"Toby he's a student here, obviously I'd know him." He shrugged.

"Is that why you decided to harass him?" He questioned as pounded on the desk. The noise echoed.

I could never predict that someone this quiet could be this dominating.

"Harass!" Taylor seemed bewildered.

He took his phone and showed us a bunch of pictures of him and Zep being all lovey-dovey. Trust me, none of it seemed odd or compelled.

They absolutely look so madly in love.

"Toby, this opportunist and I were in a fourteen month long relationship and he cheated. Now that I'm in a happy relationship with another girl, he's acting all desperate, from spreading filthy rumours about my girl to this!

I can't believe that you're stooping so low Zephyrus!!" This Taylor-guy was burning in rage.

I felt betrayed, what the hell, did I just cause all of this ruckus for a bloody obsessed wannabe-Romeo?

"Why her! Why not me, Tay. You loved me more than anyone ever could, after that love bombing, why did you push me away, why did you let me go, why did you not chase me? Why are you not responding to me the way you used to?" Desperation creeped through his voice. I could feel the second hand embarrassment from afar.

"I'm in a relationship with someone else, that's why. I don't love you anymore, that's why. I don't want to see your face anymore, that's why." Taylor couldn't care less.

"If it means to sue you to get a glance of you atleast in the courtroom hearings, I'm up for it." Zephyrus stated.

"Why don't you realise that I've done all of this for you, babe? I've loved you with all that I could muster up?" Zephyrus cried out with his eyes welled up.

I snapped as I couldn't believe that he manipulated me into supporting a lunatic lover, a liar who's also a fucking cheater!!

Thwack. The sound reverberated across the room.

"You think, harassment and molestation accusations are mere tricks for blackmailing people? Do you even realise how many people suffer because of them, and you use them like a joke?" I lashed out at him.

"Love makes you do ridiculous things. This poor heart can't live without him. You just won't ever get it, Roar. You just won't."

This guy is insufferable.

I couldn't resist rolling my eyes at him.

"We are over, Zeph. The faster you get it through your thick skull, the better it is for both of us." Taylor asserted.

Zephyrus started tearing up again. I couldn't help but facepalm in embarrassment, how can someone think that something like this will help them get their ex back.

Is he a three-year-old with two-braincell?

"Not so sorry to interrupt, Zep. If your performance has ended, we need to go home!!" I reminded him.

"I'm not going anywhere with you, go to hell!!" He screamed.

I honestly couldn't care less.

"Suit yourself, bitch." I shrugged.

"Don't worry, I'll send him home." Taylor initiated.

I and the doctor-guy looked at eachother in surprise.

A few minutes later.

The chaotic exes left the room and it was my turn to leave. I picked up my belongings to leave.

"I can send you home, only if you don't mind." He offered.

"No, thanks, I've brought my car." I rejected without even thinking.

Now that I know the fact that his brother was falsely accused, why is he yet trying to be nice?