CHAPTER-27 DEFAULTER   Chapter Highlights ... “Kiku! Help…”, said I, heading towards him. I was about to hug him when he displayed his right palm and stepped back. “Sir?”, asked I, with tears accumulating in my eyes. He slapped me. Drops of tears rolled down my cheeks. None had ever slapped me-not even my parents or school teachers. But, I don't know why I couldn't be angry at his action.   ################################################# Naomi’s POV “Sir, can you please extend my case-study submission deadline to next week?”, a junior guy requested. He stood at Akshat’s table in the faculty staffroom.   The