HOLD ME TILL YOU CAN

chap-1

Manthan quietly went from hallways to attend his 4th semester 1st class after the winter vacation, after the 3rd-semester examination.

No friends, all alone don't like to be in a limelight. He silently entered his classroom got on to the last seat, alone looking out through the window.

" Did you hear about him.. he got into a fight again"

" Yeah.. but he is so handsome.. deadly handsome.."

Manthan heard some of the girls talking about the boy or the bad boy as everyone considered 'him'  who always get into fights with the faculty of the sociology students. Manthan knows very well everything about what's going on in college, he was not bothered by all of these.

As the teacher entered the classroom, everyone went silent.

" Welcome back students " Mrs. Pawar welcomed the students with a  huge smile

" so let's start with the syllabus.. " she started to discuss the syllabus and started to provide  Xerox copies of the syllabus.

Just in between 4 boys entered the classroom Harshit, Rishab, Aakash, and Vihan. The fours knew as infamous in the whole College for their power, attitude, and everything.

The teacher wanted to say something but stopped at how Vihan gave her a cold look.

All the seats in the class were full, only a few seats were empty at the back so all of them get to the back. Where Harshit and Aakash seated with each other, Rishab sat beside a girl to flirt with her and the only seat that was left empty was none other than beside Manthan.

Vihan sat beside him, staring at the boy for a second, but Manthan didn't even take a glance at him, he just sat like there's no one. Vihan's aura was like all bad boys but that can be a myth only maybe true.

" Hey, I never saw you before in class. " Vihan asked the boy who was looking outside the window.

Upon hearing the voice, he turned towards Vihan and their gaze met dark brown with Vihan's black orbs. Something just sparked.

Hold on..

Manthan averted his gaze away, thinking hard about what to answer, he barely talk to anyone.. what he should say.??

" I... I barely attend classes.." he stuttered a little that's the good answer. A light blush crept on his cheeks which can't be seen but Vihan noticed, it amused him he had never seen someone blushing before. It's cute

"What's your name..?" He asked again but a little cold, maybe it's his voice that's his natural husky tone.

Manthan sighed, he really is not talkative, no one ever approaches to talk to him why is he talking to him but he whispered " Manthan" his voice came out soft and he never opens his mouth to talk, it's right he rarely talks.

Vihan noticed the boy's lips parted while saying his name. There's no hair around, he has shaved today.
After answering again he averted his gaze to the window.

Vihan still looking at the boy, the thought that came into his mind was when he first time saw the boy, around the park alone playing with puppies, his clothes were spoiled with the dirt.

That was the sight that made him smile 2 weeks ago, he still remembers how Manthan was feeding them and playing with them like a child beside the trees so nobody can see him. But Vihan saw him and now the boy was sitting beside him.

They had been in same College, same faculty for 1 and half year and now it's going to be 2 soon.

A week goes like that, Vihan daily asked him questions and Manthan always replies to him in short, Vihan liked his soft voice and his blushing cheeks it make him feel good and happy.