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Chapter 13 - Chapter 13: The Quiet One Finally Broke

 

Miko was standing beside Barfi when—

Heavy footsteps thundered across the parking lot 👞👞💥

Authority arrived all at once 🚨

College staff poured in 🧑‍🏫🧑‍🏫

Security guards 🚔

Two teachers 📚

The sports coach 🏋️

Even the strict Vice Principal 😠

They pushed through the circle of students 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

Prepared.

Annoyed.

Ready to scold Pablo again 😤

Because in this college, the pattern was fixed 🔁

Pablo beats someone 💥

Teachers scold Pablo 🗣️

Students cry 😢

Repeat 🔄

But today—

The moment they saw the scene—

Everything cracked 💔

"…What…?" 😶

"…Is that… Pablo?" 😳

"…On the ground?" 😨

"…And Barfi—Barfi did this??" ⚡

"NO WAY."

Because Pablo—

The terror of campus 🦍

The undefeated bully 🥊

The loud-mouth disaster 💢

Was lying on the ground 🧎

Curled like a bitten dog 🐕

Teeth broken 🦷💥

Crying and moaning 😭

And standing above him—

Was Barfi.

Quiet Barfi 📖

Soft Barfi 🤍

Polite Barfi 🙇

Always-reading Barfi 📚

Never-raises-his-voice Barfi 😶

The Vice Principal whispered, stunned 😵‍💫

"…Barfi… what happened to you?"

A teacher murmured quietly 🫢

"He's never even talked loudly before…"

Another whispered 🧠

"Is this the same boy who apologizes when someone steps on his foot?"

Miko looked up, voice trembling 😰

"Pablo broke his bicycle… 🚲💔

and insulted his brother."

Every staff member froze 🧊

"Oh…"

"Pablo…"

"…is he alive…?"

The sports coach finally walked over 🚶‍♂️

Poked Pablo with a stick 🪵

"Is he alive?"

Pablo whimpered 😭

"h-heee… beattt…

he's crazy…

he's a monster…

he—he—he—"

Students exploded 🗯️

"BRO YOU ATTACKED FIRST!!"

The Vice Principal grabbed his forehead 🤦‍♂️

"Pablo, for once—FOR ONCE—

why did you mess with the quiet one!?"

Even the guards nodded 😐

"Should've left him alone."

"Barfi always minds his own business."

"You awakened the wrong demon."

Barfi stood silently.

He stared at his hands 👀

Still trembling.

Still red.

He wasn't proud ❌

He wasn't smiling ❌

He wasn't victorious ❌

He looked—

Empty 🕳️

Cold calm ❄️

Unemotional 😐

He grabbed his collar slowly 🖐️

Eyes hollow 👁️

"Next time," he said quietly 🩸

"you'll be dead."

No shouting.

No threat.

Just fact.

Teachers exchanged looks 😶

Fear—but no sympathy for Pablo.

Because this wasn't Barfi the student anymore.

This was Barfi

who had finally reached his limit ⚠️

And in their eyes—

He wasn't the problem.

Pablo was.

🚨 The Removal

Two guards lifted Pablo 🚔

Dragging him like a broken sack 🥔

He sobbed uncontrollably 😭

"Don't let him near me…

he's crazy…

he's not human…"

One guard smacked him lightly ✋

"Shut up. You deserved this."

Students parted like waves 🌊

The bully was gone 🚫

Silence remained 🧊

🤍 Miko

Miko knelt beside Barfi 🧎‍♀️

"Barfi-san… please… let me help you stand…"

But Barfi wasn't shaking anymore ❄️

No tears ❌

No anger ❌

No trembling ❌

He blinked once 👁️

"Oh… Miko-san," he said softly 🌱

"Sorry to worry you."

Normal voice 😶

Gentle tone 🤍

As if nothing happened.

Miko's breath caught 😢

"…Barfi-san…?"

Barfi stood on his own 🚶

Dusted off his clothes 👕

Didn't react to the blood on his knuckles 🩸

Then he turned—

To the bicycle 🚲

Bent 💥

Broken 💔

Destroyed

He knelt 🧎

Lifted it carefully with both hands 🤲

Like something precious 💎

Pink ribbons fluttered weakly 🎀

"…I'll fix it," he whispered 🌑

🚶‍♂️ The Walk

Barfi didn't speak.

Not to Miko ❌

Not to staff ❌

Not to students ❌

He just… walked 🚶‍♂️

Bicycle on his shoulder 🚲

Steps calm 👣

Like a normal day ending

No anger.

No pride.

No guilt.

Just resignation 😶

Like this pain was familiar.

👀 Reactions

Students whispered 😨

"That's the guy who beat Pablo…?"

"But he's walking like nothing happened…"

"Is he even human…?"

A girl whispered softly 🤍

"He looks… tired."

A teacher murmured with regret 😔

"I used to yell at him all the time…"

The Vice Principal swallowed 😐

"…Barfi is a good person."

Miko watched him leave 💔

Chest tight.

"Barfi-san…" she whispered 🌫️

"…this side of you is scary…?"

Barfi didn't turn back.

☕ The Café

The bent wheel wobbled beside him 🚲

He pushed it gently.

Walter saw him enter—

"—and then the frog said—

OH MY GOD DOCTOR WHAT HAPPENED!?" 😱

Walter froze 😨

Bruised hands 🤕

Dusty clothes

Broken bicycle 💔

He jumped up 💥

"WHO DID THIS!?

WHO TOUCHED MY DOCTOR!?"

Barfi replied quietly 😶

"It's nothing, boss."

"It's EVERYTHING!" Walter shouted 😡

Barfi didn't explain.

He grabbed a wrench 🔧

Sat outside.

Silent.

⭐ Hawk

A furious voice cut through the air 🔥

"WHERE IS HE!?"

Hawk stormed in 🦅

Officers scrambling behind him 🚔

"Hawk uncle!" the little girl asked 😯

Hawk snapped 👊

"Tell them!"

Officer stammered 😰

"P-Pablo… crying… broken teeth…

said Barfi attacked him…"

Walter gasped 😳

"My gentle doctor!?"

Hawk clenched his jaw 😤

"Pablo deserved it."

Then quieter 😔

"But Barfi losing control…

that worries me."

"Where is he?"

Walter pointed outside 👉

"He's fixing the bicycle."

Hawk stepped out 🚶‍♂️

Barfi knelt there 🧎

Fixing.

Polishing.

Straightening.

"…Barfi," Hawk said softly 🧠

"Yes sir?"

"You okay?"

"…Yes," Barfi nodded 😶

Biggest lie Hawk had ever heard.

🌙 Miko Again

The café bell rang 🔔

Miko rushed in 😰

Saw Barfi outside

"Barfi-san…"

"Oh… Miko-san," he said politely 😐

"Please sit."

Too polite.

Too calm.

Too wrong.

She knelt beside him 🤍

"Your hands… they're hurt…"

"It's fine."

"You scared me today," she whispered 😢

Barfi paused.

Looked at her 👁️

Concern.

Not fear.

"…I'm sorry."

"You protected something precious," she said softly 🤍

His chest tightened.

🌌 Night

Alone now 🌑

Barfi kept fixing 🚲

Screw by screw 🔩

Chain by chain

Last sunlight touched the ribbons 🎀

"…I'll fix it, Laddu," he whispered 🤍

Not anger.

Just promise.

🚔 Police Station

Pablo sat wrapped in fake bandages 🤡

Parents shouting 💢💢

"ARREST BARFI!"

Door opened 🚪

Hawk entered.

Room froze 🧊

He looked at Pablo 👀

"…Mosquito," he said calmly 🦟

Officers whispered truths 🧾

Hawk sighed 😮‍💨

"Self-defense after extreme provocation."

Pablo blinked 😵

"…What?"

"It means," Hawk said evenly 😐

"you deserved it."

☕ Final Scene

At the café—

Pablo's mother screamed 😡

Walter defended Barfi loudly 💥

"I AM 32!" Walter yelled

Barfi corrected quietly 😐

"You're 48, boss."

Walter kicked the counter 💢

And Barfi kept fixing the wheel 🔧

Silent.

Gentle.

Still standing.

 

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