Shaq - Chapter 2

The Beginning (Flashback)

Flashback

It was winter… October.

The air was colder, the nights were longer… and after almost two years, I decided to open Discord again.

For two whole years I had stayed away from that chaotic little world of servers, voice chats, and endless messages. But that day… something randomly made me come back.

And I did.

When I logged in, the first thing I noticed was that most of my old friends were inactive. The chats were quiet… the servers felt empty.

I sighed.

my pov — “So everyone really left…”

I just wanted some random conversation. Nothing serious. Just a little chit-chat.

So I started jumping from server to server…

Until I found a server called Backbenchers.

And that’s where everything started.

Server Chat Backbenchers

out of nowhere someone tagged me

vihaan — “@Richa hello?”

my pov — The tag surprised me a little. I checked the profile.

He had the Owner role.

But honestly… I wasn’t surprised. I had been on Discord long enough to see hundreds of owners, mods, admins and everything in between.

So casually, I replied.

Me — “Hey.”

And just like that… a normal conversation started.

Server Chat — Backbenchers

vihaan — “So… new here?”

me — “Kind of. I just came back after a long break.”

vihaan — “Oh really? What were you doing all this time?”

me — “Life… studies… chaos.”

vihaan — “Fair enough.”

And slowly… the chat kept going.

We talked about studies, careers, exams… random life things.

That’s when I told him

me — “I’m doing BA LL.B.”

vihaan — “Nice. I’m doing my Masters while preparing for government exams.”

my pov — He sounded… mature. Calm. Not like the usual chaotic Discord boys.

Then he said something unexpected.

vihaan — “If you ever need help with studies or exams… you can DM me.”

me — “Sure.”

my pov

I’ve always been the extrovert type on chat. Once I start talking… the whole chat somehow shifts.

And that day was no different.

People started joining the conversation.

Tags started coming.

Replies kept increasing.

Within a short time…

The chat crossed almost 1,000 messages.

The owners were impressed.

And that’s when Vihaan asked something.

Server Chat — Backbenchers

vihaan — “You’re pretty active.”

me — “Haha maybe.”

vihaan — “Do you want to be the Girl Mod here?”

my pov — I paused for a second.

In real life… things were honestly messed up. Discord felt like a small escape.

So I shrugged and replied.

me — “Sure… why not?”

Even though I was planning to leave Discord again soon…

I thought—

my pov — “Why not just have fun for a while?”

And that was it.

The first step toward my love story.

Backbenchers.

Days passed.

I started enjoying the server.

Talking.

Playing.

Laughing.

Moderating chats.

I even reached Top 1 on the leaderboard four times.

I made a lot of friends there.

Or maybe…

Some enemies too.

I didn’t know yet.

But the real chaos started with something very stupid.

Server Chat — Backbenchers

One day while I was chatting normally…

Suddenly a sticker appeared in chat.

And it was…

…very adult.

And it was sent by Vihaan.

But it was clearly a mistake. He probably tapped the wrong sticker while searching for another one.

Within seconds he deleted it.

But my moderator instincts were faster.

I took a screenshot.

In two seconds.

And dumb me…

I posted it in general chat.

Server Chat

me — posts screenshot

vihaan — “Are you a kid or what??”

vihaan — “I said it was a mistake. Why are you posting it here?”

vihaan — “Are you crazy bro?”

my pov — The joke suddenly turned serious.

And instantly… I felt bad.

So after thinking for a while…

I finally gathered courage to message him.

My hands were literally shaking.

Because I had never seen him angry before.

Discord DM — Me & Vihaan

me — “Are you angry?”

me — “I’m really sorry… it wasn’t my intention.”

my pov — I expected him to shout.

But instead…

He replied calmly.

vihaan — “Oye chuha… relax.”

vihaan — “Don’t worry, it’s okay.”

vihaan — “I just felt bad that everyone has that screenshot now.”

my pov — The guilt instantly doubled.

me — “I’m really sorry.”

vihaan — “Arre bas bhi karo.”

vihaan — “No more sorry.”

vihaan — “Next time bas dhyan dena.”

Then suddenly he added—

vihaan — “But your screenshot skill is crazy.”

vihaan — “2 seconds mein kaise le liya?”

And we both started laughing.

For a moment…

Everything felt normal again.

Or at least…

That’s what I thought.

Because the real mess hadn’t even started yet.

A few days later…

Something unexpected happened.

He messaged me on WhatsApp.

WhatsApp Chat — Vihaan & Me

vihaan — “Are you close to those two guys?”

me — “Yeah… they’re my friends. Why?”

vihaan — “What type of friends?”

me — “Normal friends. What happened?”

vihaan — “They have your pictures and videos.”

my pov — I actually laughed.

me — “Yeah I gave them. Why bro?”

vihaan — “Listen carefully.”

vihaan — “Those guys are not good.”

vihaan — “Don’t get too close to them.”

vihaan — “They will use you and then get you banned from the server.”

vihaan — “I’m telling you this because you’re active and I don’t want to lose such a good girl mod.”

My pov — I honestly didn’t fully believe him.

It sounded strange.

So I just replied casually.

me — “Okay okay.”

But still…

Somewhere in my mind…

I started keeping a little distance from those guys.

Just in case.

But then one day…

Something strange happened.

I opened Discord and messaged him.

Discord DM — Me & Vihaan

Message Failed

“You cannot send messages to this user.”

my pov

I froze.

He had blocked me.

Confused and annoyed…

I immediately opened WhatsApp.

WhatsApp Chat

me — “What the hell?”

me — “Why did you block me?”

And that message…

Was the beginning of the biggest fight between us.

To be continued…

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