road started getting wet with raindrops,
rain runs down the car window glass, will it stop?
It's raining cats & dogs & both stucked inside.
at first, a sheer silence between them echoed, then slightly Shaurya moved eyes to her.
Shaurya - are u okay..don't worry.
It's just matter of few hours, then we'll depart.
Anokhi - yes sir, fine.
By the way.. i used to have not so good impression of urs in my mind. But i feel u're a good & kind hearted person.
U helped me without thinking that u don't like me.
Shaurya - hahaha, finally u talked something logical for the 1st time.
Listen anokhi, it's not that i don't like u as a person/ student, but the fact that our perception don't match according to the situation. But we can try to be normal, right.
Anokhi - absolutely sir, I really respect u as a professor & always do.
Shaurya- ohhh so, u will respect me only as a professor, not as a person or outside?
Anokhi (with a little pause) - sir, I don't meant that.
Shaurya- don't worry I'm joking.
So what we will whole night here as it's continously raining & the road is quite lonely. We can go in morning only.
Anokhi- hmmmm, yes.
Shaurya- do one thing, let's forget we are teacher & student. Think me as a friend? So that we can talk without hesitation. If u dont mind then.
Anokhi- friends? We? Okk?
Shaurya- why not? Strangers can even also be friends & here we know e/o.
If u're not tired, let's play games.
Anokhi- May u are right? What we will do whole night here. Fine, let's play. But which one games. Antakshari? Truth/ dare?
Shaurya- Antakshari is quite old. Truth/ dare is fine & be free ok. Don't hesitate to talk anything. We will keep everything here only after going back to siac. Just think me as a friend now.
Let me start. U choose, truth or dare?
Anokhi- truth.
Shaurya- ur goal in life.
Anokhi- I want to be a professor & open a school/ college for unprivilaged kids.
Before that i want to study more & more to achieve everything I dreamed of for my parents.
Shaurya- That's so good. All the best. Ask me for any help u want wherever u need.
Anokhi- Thank u sir. Now ur turn.
Shaurya- which turn 🤔
Anokhi- Truth / dare ?🤷♀️
Shaurya- Ohh yes, sorry I forgot.
So I also take truth.
Anokhi- same question for u.
Ur goal in life.
Shaurya- u can't copy me...ms bhalla.
Okk then...well, I'm in the position what I wished for. But I want to be a author also. I'm writing a book & soon it will publish. It's quite interesting. U can read it.
Anokhi- wow, sir. I'll surely read that.
Shaurya- say something about ur family.
Then Anokhi narrated about her family & the difficulties she had faced to reach Siac.
Shaurya calmly listening her whole story as if he's feeling each bit of it in his heart.
He then tried cheering up & motivate her to move forward with her head high.
Anokhi then when tried to ask about his family. He introduced each member with the photo in her wallet where Shagun's pic also there on other side.
Anokhi- who's the girl on other side, sir.
Shaurya- That's a long story. May I not open up about that now but as u've unfolded ur past, I'll also tell now.
Then he narrated that whole incident & with a smile he ended saying that my love is happily settled in her life & that's what I wanted as a friend.
Anokhi was so proud to meet such a beautiful hearted person & regretted judging him before.
Breaking the emotional convo, shaurya tried to divert the topic.
Shaurya- now, don't say u'll take truth again. Take dare now.
Anokhi- how can any dare activity possible here.
Shaurya- mmmm, okk.
U have to look into my eyes for 1 min without blink. And ur time starts now.
Anokhi- but sir....okk fine.
They both looked into each other's eyes.
After some secs, they started seeing their images in e/o's lenses like they wanted to find numerous unanswered questions since long.
They're supposed to break the eye contact after 1 min but they didn't.
Sheer silence captivate amid heavy storm outside & slowly their eyes begin to close & lend their head upon seat & they slept.
After the stormy night, the sun of a new day fall on their faces through the glasses, that let shaurya open his eyes & felt like he's been resting his head on a cushion. After that when he moved his head & saw Anokhi kept her hands behind his head. He gently removed her hands & pulled a sec to be so much heartful over it. Upon this, Anokhi waked up.
Anokhi (fumbling)- Sir, when I waked sometime before, ur head hits to the window, so I thought of holding ur head from back so that u can rest upon the seat comfortably.
Shaurya- that's so humble & kind of u anokhi. Infact I'm sorry, ur hands might be hurting.
Anokhi- no, sir it's okk. Let's go to siac.
Shaurya drove the car & finally reached siac after a long adventurous journey.
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