The warm Sunrays peeking through the curtains, birds chirping outside, occasionally cold wind is blowing..
Just another prefect day to begin with..
Well.. for any normal person..
Interrupting the harmonious song of nature a horrible music starts playing in someone's phone.
Someone's lazy hand gets out of the blanket and after some failed attempts finally manages to stop the alarm tone.
After ten minutes a person came out from the blanket, whose mood quite resembles the horrible music playing a few minutes ago..
After a big yawn Liam opens his eyes..
The first word that came out from his mouth " College sucks! "
It's quite understandable why Liam feels this way. Every day being mocked by friends..But that is not the only issue he face everyday..
The challenges begins at home. There's a small sitting tool placed in his bathroom, which serves as the platform for him, without which he can't see his full face in the mirror.
It's like even the mirror mocks him every morning..
It's not the only thing that makes his life difficult. From the hangers in bus and train to the locker in his collage.. As if someone has deliberately placed everything out of his rich..
It's quite obvious for Liam to be in a gloomy mood all the time..
Like every other day, overcoming all the obstacles he reaches his college. The classes are the only time he feels confident of himself. Giving correct answers everytime a professor asks any question, makes him very popular in the class..
Due to his high popularity all the girls comes to him..
of course to borrow his notes..
It's already been a year in the college but nothing progressed beyond borrowing the notes. The reason is the same.. His height..
A day was passing by in the same manner...During lunch some friends of Liam asks him to go to the canteen with them..
Inside the canteen there was a big discussion going on about the size of girl's boo*s..
When a friend of Liam suddenly asked him " How many did you touch? "
Startled by the sudden question only the truth came out from his mouth..
" None.. "
A big laughter breaks out on the table.. One of them very easily shifted the conversion from Girl's boo*s to Liam's virginity.. And that's how the tag appears, when someone asked
" Liam, are you still a ******? "
Being unable to deny the truth he only lowered his eyes in embarrassment.
Soon they started to call him "Liam the ****** man"..
Not only in private but also in class they started to call him by this name. It takes just a few days for everyone in class to know that name..
After that somehow all the focus of everyone got shifted from his height to his virginity..
One such afternoon, Liam's friends were pulling his legs as always.. Someone among them spoke up
" Liam, since your height is so small I think your size will be very small too.. No girl would be satisfied by it.."
Liam was just trying to endure the humiliation when someone else spoke up " No wonder you have no partner and you never had $*x with anyone.. "
Hearing constant ridicules, his brain flipped and he ended up saying
" So what I don't have a partner! I will find myself a $*x partner! "
And that's how he got trapped in his own words..
It's been a month Liam is searching a partner for himself. Among so many attempts he made, only from two of the girl he heard ' No'.
Others... even didn't bother to give him an answer.
One such night, drowned in his depression, he decides to watch something exciting to release his stress. In the middle of doing so, a pop up suddenly appeared in his screen.
" Want a friend? just a call away! "
Seeing the popup, an idea suddenly blinks inside his brain and he thought, " Why didn't I think of this before! Afterall I am not finding a partner to spend my life with."
And the search begins just like that.... After a whole night of search he finally arrived to a conclusion that the money is beyond he can afford.
Just when he was about to close the sites, another popup attracted his attention. Unless, this time it wasn't of any girl's.
Liam was bisexual and he was very aware of that himself. Even his friends knew that. But in past he mostly showed interests in girls, it was the rare one or two times that he felt attraction towards the same gender.
By the time he finished his search, it was already bright outside. There was drak black circles covering his eyes and he was unable to stop himself from yawning constantly...
In a hoarse voice he said " I can afford that. I just said I will find myself a $ex partner, I didn't mention about the gender... "
Finishing his sentence he somehow reaches his table and placed the laptop there, which was demonstrating the perfect example of how to keep balance in a half hanging condition.
It was already 5 am of the morning when he went to sleep. Later when he reached college that day, he was exactly resembling a zombie dragging himself to the class.
Later while eating with his friends someone deliberately bring the topic of Liam saying " It's been a month already. What about you finding a $ex partner?! Didn't you boast so much that day..."
There was no way Liam would let others look down on him again so he bragged in a confidant attitude " Just wait a week and I will introduce you all to that person. "
Hearing this unbelievable declaration one of them can't hold his astonishment and speaks up " Does that mean you already found yourself someone? "
Since the stage was set, there was no turning back now. Liam continued his bragging in a carefree way saying, " Of course. It wasn't that hard afterall.. "
Although his friends exchanged a few glances in disbelief, but seeing his confidence they ended up believing him.
Later that day, returning from college the first thing Liam decided to do was calling on that number. There was no way he can turn back on his words after bragging so shamelessly.
Obviously his fingers started to tremble as he was about to press the call button. His mind was clouded with various thoughts.. Whether those numbers are actually valid, what would he say if someone actually speaks up, If by chance he gets stucked in some kind of scandal...
In the way of thinking all possible bad things that could happen to him, he himself couldn't remember when did he actually pressed the button but it was already ringing....
Just when he was about to cut the phone a velvety voice comes up from the other side, " Hellow? "
Hearing the voice from the other side, the phone from Liam's hand was almost about to drop. Somehow he managed the phone from falling and speaks up in a fearful tone,
" Hellow... "
The reply from the other side was quick enough, " What needs do you want me to fill? "
Hearing that reply Liam tensed up, afterall he never talked to someone about such things. Gripping his phone tight he replied,
" I want to do it. "
As soon as he said those words, a laughter came from the other side of the phone. Followed by laughter that person replied in a naughty tone, " What do you mean by 'it' dear? "
Liam almost choked on replying, " $ex"...
It's not like he never used that word in any conversation, rather it was very common for him to say that word to his friends, but the person he was talking to was neither his friend nor someone he knew..
Hearing his shaken words that person breaks down into a loud laughter again and replied, " Seems like I got myself a ******... "
That word added a brighter shade of red on Liam's face, but this time it wasn't due to embarrassment but due to anger...
Liam replied in an angry tone, " That's none of your business! "
With a chuckle the person replied, " Of course it is my business... But since the business word came up... you know the price right? "
Liam replied, " Of course I know. Why would I call otherwise."
Hearing Liam's reply that person said, " I want cash. I will send you where and when to meet. "
He was about to cut the phone when Liam suddenly remembered what he bragged in front of his friends. He spoke up in a rush, " Wait wait... I have another requirement. You have to pretend to be my boyfriend for one...single....day"
There was a silence over the phone, Liam was about to speak up again when he got the reply, " Sorry dear, I don't provide that kind of service. Mine's only limited between the walls.. "
Liam replied in a restless tone, " But I already told my friends that I... "
Before he can complete his sentence his words were interrupted by the talking of the person, " What is this?! A kid's play? Are you even an adult? "
Agitated by the words Liam replied, " Of course I am! I am already 21! It's not like I am asking for a big thing... "
After a pause the person replied, " Then.. I want more money. "
Liam answered in an irritated tone, " How much? "
The amount the person asked for was a lot and of course he didn't have that much.
The voice from the other side of the phone asked, " So are you confirming it or not? "
Liam thought for a moment and clenched his fists before replying, " Fine! But just remember after we are done doing what we agreed for, we will have no further connection.. "
The person replied in a soft tone, " Of course dear, I am very professional. You will see.. "
Hearing that Liam cuts the phone and lets out a heavy sigh. His heart was beating crazily as if he had ran for miles. His hands were all sweaty due to the nervousness and an unknown fear.
He indulged himself in thinking the way out from the current problem he had in hand. Money! He was in need of money. An idea struck his head, " Why don't I ask for a bonus! "
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