Wrong kind of Attraction

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Shaurya

The moment she left the classroom, my legs as if on their own accords begun to follow her out in the corridor. Corridor wasn't much crowded, so it was easy to spot her. Her blue and pink printed kurta and jet black hair falling to her waist, standing out. She went back to Naina who was busy on her phone.

Anokhi said something to Naina, and the other girl looked up from her phone and nodded before they both started towards exist. I hurried, gently yet hurriedly pushing two boys out of my way. "If you want to talk, then stand in corner, for crying out loud. Don't block others' path" I hissed and heard them muttering apology.

Anokhi was almost at the end of the long corridor, about to take stairs when I called her. And to my surprise she stopped and looked back. I thought you were going to play my cards on me, huh!?

"Yes?" her tone back to formal.

"I- huh" I stopped when I saw Naina's confused yet knowing eyes darting between me and Anokhi "Naina, if you don't mind-"

"Yes no problem. I will be waiting downstairs" she said before I could even complete and left.

Anokhi, however didn't like her friend abandoning her and muttered something. I think traitor. Before her attention was back on me "yes?" she asked again, formal tone gone, replaced by angry cold tone.

"What do you expect from me?"

She blinked back in confusion "Sorry!?"

I sighed and looked around us, though the corridor wasn't packed, still there were enough students and peons passing by or standing near and talking. And though no one will find it odd that a professor is talking to his student after class. I am sure as hell they'll get wind of what we are talking eventually. Someone will listen. And right now that's the last thing I want.
"Let's go to the library" I told Anokhi, but instead of moving she stood firm on her spot. Folding arms in front and looking as stubborn as always "No"

Now it was my turn to blink back in confusion "what do you mean by 'no'"

"I mean either we are talking here or we are not talking at all"

'Wow! We didn't talk for one week and this girl developed this sorta unacceptable attitude?'

Unacceptable? Oh wait....yeah. You have the right to do whatever the fuck you like. But she doesn't, said that ever present voice of righteousness and truthfulness.

"No! Actually we are going to talk. And we will be doing that in library" I said more firmly, now. She can and will do whatever the hell she wants. Just like me. However, what I am not allowing her to do, is to ignore me because she is pissed. Not when she doesn't even know and understand why I try to ignore her. Nope.

She smiled, nothing sweet but rather a bitter challenging smile "I take it then, we are not talking. We are done for the day. Good afternoon sir" she said and padded down the stairs.

While I stood there, completely still for seconds just looking at her.

This, this is what I completely find disbelieving. I like things-everything under my control, I like people under my control. Doing as I say and never going against my wishes. Unlike my dear best friend Arpit, I never had a long dating history, something he found odd because he found fun in wild few days Or weeks of dating and then breaking hearts. I didn't, I sought- I still seek order. I sought that one who would completely and utterly be mine, one who will be under my spell. And that is why after dating one or two during my high school and college, I settled for Shagun. My childhood best friend, girl who was exactly what I wanted. Bending according to my wishes, completely under my spell.......until she was not