Shaq - Chapter 3

It all started with that one message.

After realizing that Vihaan had blocked me on Discord, I immediately went to WhatsApp and texted him.

WhatsApp Chat — Vihaan & Me

me — “What the hell?”

me — “Why did you block me?”

There was a short pause.

Then he replied.

vihaan — “Tell me something honestly.”

vihaan — “Did you send those guys any vulgar pictures or something?”

For a moment I just stared at the screen.

My eyebrows furrowed.

me — “No??”

And then he started explaining.

vihaan — “Listen… I honestly don’t care what you do in your personal life.”

“But don’t ruin your own image.”

“Those boys are not good.”

“They get close to girls, take their pictures… and then get them banned from the server.”

Message after message kept appearing.

It sounded like he was trying to warn me.

Trying to make me stay away from them.

But instead of understanding him…

I got angry.

Really angry.

At first I had admired him a lot. He seemed mature, calm, someone who understood things better than others.

But at that moment…

It felt like he was judging me.

Like he was trying to control my life.

And my temper snapped.

WhatsApp Chat

me — “Can you just shut up now?”

me — “What the hell do you think of me?”

me — “Do you think I’m some kind of whore or what?”

The moment I sent that message…

Even I knew the words were harsh.

But it was too late.

A few seconds later his reply came.

vihaan — “There’s no need to use those words for yourself.”

“I wasn’t calling you that.”

“I was just trying to save you.”

“Nothing more.”

There was a pause again.

Then he said something unexpected.

vihaan —“I’ll let you talk to their ex.”

“Then you’ll understand what I’m saying.”

And surprisingly…

He actually did it.

But before that happened…

I decided to talk to those two boys first.

I messaged them and asked directly.

Discord DM — Me & Those Boys

me — “Did you guys say something about me?”

me — “Do you have any of my pictures or something?”

They quickly denied everything.

boy — “What?? No.”

boy — “We never said anything like that.”

boy — “Who told you this?”

They sounded convincing.

Almost too convincing.

Then they asked another question.

boy — “Did Vihaan say this?”

Without thinking too much…

I did something very stupid.

I showed them the chat.

They immediately started saying things about him

boy —“He’s an attention seeker.”

“He likes having every girl in his DMs.”

“Don’t trust him.”

Listening to all that…

My mind became a complete mess.

I didn’t know who was telling the truth anymore.

So I just left the conversation quietly.

Later that day…

When I opened Discord again…

I saw something unexpected.

Friend Request from Vihaan.

For a moment I hesitated.

But then…

I accepted it.

Almost instantly he created a group chat.

And there…

He added someone.

Their ex.

Discord Group Chat

ex —“Those boys used me too.”

“They got close to me, took my pictures…”

“And then later they threw me out of the server.”

As I read her messages…

My stomach dropped.

Everything suddenly made sense.

Everything Vihaan had warned me about…

Was actually true.

I typed slowly.

me — “…I believe you now.”

vihaan — “Good."

But inside…

I was scared.

Because I had already shown his chat to those boys...

That night… everything finally exploded.

It was around 9 or maybe 10 PM when the server suddenly became extremely active.

Notifications started popping up one after another.

Ping.

Ping.

Ping.

I opened Backbenchers… and instantly realized what was happening.

The two boys had started confronting Vihaan in the server chat.

Server Chat — Backbencher

boy1 — “Why are you spreading lies about us?”

boy2 — “Yeah bro what’s your problem?”

boy1 — “Stop defaming us in front of everyone.”

Within seconds the chat started filling with messages.

Members were watching.

Some were confused.

Some were asking what was happening.

Then Vihaan replied.

vihaan — “If the truth feels like defamation… that’s your problem.”

boy2 — “Don’t act smart.”

boy1 — “You’re manipulating people.”

boy2 — “Especially that girl.”

The moment I saw my name coming into the conversation… my chest tightened.

Suddenly someone wrote

member — “VC join karo sab. This is getting messy.”

Within minutes…

Almost the entire server joined the voice channel.

Owners.

Co-owners.

Staff.

Members.

Everyone.

The tension was suffocating.

Voices started overlapping.

Arguments started from every direction.

Voice Chat — Backbenchers

boy1 — “Why are you telling everyone we use girls?”

vihaan — “Because you do.”

boy2 — “Proof hai?”

vihaan — “You want proof? Ask your ex.”

Someone else spoke.

member — “Bro calm down.”

owner — “Everyone speak one by one.”

But no one was calm anymore.

Then suddenly one of the boys said something that made the entire VC go silent.

boy1 — “Ask her.”

boy2 — “She showed us your chat herself.”

My heart dropped.

For a moment… no one spoke.

Then Vihaan’s voice came.

Cold.

Sharp.

vihaan — “You showed them our chat?"

I couldn’t say anything.

The silence itself was an answer.

A few seconds later…

His voice came again, quieter this time.

vihaan — “Wow.”

Those three letters hurt more than any shouting.

The argument became worse after that.

boy1 — “See? Even she doesn’t trust you.”

boy2 — “You act like some savior.”

vihaan — “At least I don’t manipulate people.”

boy1 — “Stop acting like a hero.”

boy2 — “You just want attention.”

The VC was chaos.

People were talking over each other.

Some were defending him.

Some were confused.

Some were just enjoying the drama.

And in the middle of all that…

My phone vibrated.

A notification.

Discord System Message

“You cannot send messages to this user.”

He had blocked me.

My chest felt heavy.

Everything felt blurry.

I didn’t care that people were dragging my name into the argument.

I didn’t care what the server thought.

The only thing stuck in my head was one thought.

I betrayed his trust.

I was about to quietly leave the VC…

When suddenly a random girl’s voice cut through the chaos.

girl — “Honestly this whole fight started because of her.”

Another voice laughed.

girl — “Yeah seriously.”

Then she said the word that finally broke me.

girl — “Such a hoe.”

For a moment my hands trembled.

I wanted to respond.

I wanted to defend myself.

But I didn’t.

Instead…

I simply left the voice channel.

After that night…

I disappeared from the server.

For almost a week.

The owner tried contacting me.

My friends messaged me.

But I ignored everything.

I was too tired.

Too exhausted from the drama.

So finally…

I decided to stop going to Backbenchers completely.

But fate had other plans.

Because the story between me and Vihaan…

Was far from over.

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