Hidden Gem

ENGLISHSTORYJUNE 2024

7/3/20243 min read

Bishop Central School, a one-of-a-kind school located in the valleys of Himachal, has the best view and attracts many students to be a part of it. Not only the view but the teachers, here at Bishop are the best faculty one could get to nurture themselves.

In this school there are many children from wide Backgrounds some from their extreme studying efforts and getting a chance to be a part of this prestigious institution. And, some from their wealth, you know it how. Well, now there’s a plot that this hidden gem, this renowned school has some deep secrets buried with it which no one knows or maybe no one dares to open up for.

Opening up secrets…….

The abandoned staff bathroom on the basement floor holds the mystery. This floor is prohibited to visit but if someone does especially a girl she never comes back normally. Yes, this sounds disturbing but the cruel world here is a proof of these instances happening around us.

A lot of girls have been harassed and forcefully dragged down to this basement and thrown out crying for their lives. But none of them came up with any complains ever, and why so you must be thinking?

A group of boys laughing….

Yohaan, Vihaan, Reyansh and Sid are 4 boys that make up the most popular group of seniors it the school. They study in class 12 C and are always the blunt and rude bunch of guys you will ever see. You might be wondering why are they linked up with the deep secrets of this school. They aren’t just popular due to their bluntness but due to their horrific deeds.

Sid is the only guy in them who can be called the innocent one but can’t leave the group. Now these boys everyday go to the basement and plan their next prey. Yes, you heard it right, prey that’s what they call it. This basement is a dark broken area where the stuff around looks haunted and too old. Inside it resides the staff washroom which is almost broken and it stinks. Here is where the boys spend their most of time and plan it on the washrooms’ walls their next prey.

Yohaan says, “There are so many girls we targeted, but its of no fun as all come and fall into our traps easily. We should plan someone tough this time.”

Reyansh adds up, “Whom are you thinking about? That English teacher of ours, no way she is too smart to even listen to us, how would she fell?

Yohaan replies, “Sid, is innocent in her eyes we can get her though him.” Sid replies denying all their statements and gives a big no from his side for such irrelevant attempt to harass their teacher.

But as usual they force him to do this and make him eventually call her in the basement somehow. Mital ma’am their English teacher agrees to come to basement with Sid. She then notices that how this all was planned and the other three boys try to tie her hands up and somehow succeed. They make her cry to her life and suddenly there is silence. They notice that something is missing in their fun. Yohaan shouts, “Where is that silly guy, where is Sid?”

They find out that he is missing. And suddenly a siren sound destructs their earbuds. Men, in brown uniform appear to their blurry eyesight. Yes, you guessed it right police, encounters these young kids and their misdeeds come to an end that day. Sid appears from behind of one tall officer and points towards the guys, he states they have been harassing girls daily and feared them to be quiet as Yohaan is son of the School’s Vice Principal. H e made sure no one speaks up, and dared them if they did so they would be suspended instead of him due to his privilege. A lot of girls, who fell prey to this never spoke about this so that they could keep their reputation. But today Sid couldn’t see this happening with their teacher and he surrenders every truth to the police.

All of them are sent to prison but, at the end the hidden gem reveals that everything that looks like gem from outside has a deep and mysterious secret that it carries. But Sid proved that truth wins always.

The end.

-Vidhi Jain