AVENGING LOVE

Chapter 35 : Addicted To Your Warmth

Abhimanyu tossed for the millionth time as he laid on the bed of his hostel room.

After dinner, he had dropped Akshara to Girls Hostel before coming back to his room, and sat to study. Around 12 AM, he went to bed for sleep and that's when the whole problem started.

Currently, the clock chimed 2 in the night and he was twisting and turning in bed for the last two hours in search of sleep.

But in vain.

After sleeping for a week while cuddling Akshara, he was craving the warmth that her body radiated. The comfort she gave by just being in his arms. Her soft breath tickling his neck.

"Oh sod off!" - he exclaimed, kicking the dovet off him as if, it was the dovet's fault that Akshara was in Girls Hostel, and got up.

He grabbed a white tee and quickly pulling it over his head, stepped out of his room. The Boys Hostel was, naturally, quiet post-midnight and his footsteps echoed in the silence. He peeked down his floor towards the gate to see the watchman and on finding him awake and alert, ran his brain for ideas to sneak out with none the wiser.

A smirk appeared on his face as an idea popped into his mind, he quietly descended the stairs until reaching the ground floor. Moving behind pillars after pillars to not be seen, he got close to the gate but was hidden from the sight. Searching for a moment, he found a hand-sized stone on the floor and picked it up. His smirk widened at his own mischief that he was going to do as he fixed his gaze on the alarm near the watchman. Pulling his arm back, he threw the stone with full force, causing it to hit the lever of the alarm, pulling it down.

The next moment, the Boys Hostel rang with the emergency siren. He took his position as he knew he would only get 30 seconds before the lights would automatically turn on. Just as the watchman left the gate and ran inside, he came out of the pillar and not wasting time to open the gate, climbed on it and jumped outside.

"Weldone Abhi!" - he said to himself, satisfied. "Now Girls Hostel." - smirking, he ran towards his destination.

Without any care that every guy in the Boys Hostel was out of his room now, thinking that the building was under attack or had caught fire.

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Girls Hostel needed five minutes from Boys Hostel to reach. He quietly approached the gate, already having a plan in mind to sneak in, but when his gaze fell on the watchman, he relaxed and easily entered by climbing the gate.

"Tight security I see." - he said, rolling his eyes at the watchman who was sound asleep in his chair. His snores, echoing in the night.

Abhimanyu by passed him but paused and took a step back. The evil smirk appearing on his face was a clear indication that his dangerous mind had formulated a plan already. He pulled his phone out and opened the camera. Switching on the time stamp, he made a quick video before putting it back in his pocket.

'A way out for future visits.' - he grinned at that thought while heading inside.

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At 2 in the night, Akshara was pacing in the corridor outside her room. She had given up on sleep an hour ago and after tossing and turning in bed for a while, she stepped out of her room in PJs and decided to walk in the corridor. The hostel was quiet and dark, as everybody was sleeping, with the exception of her.

"Tch Abhi...." - she whined under her breath for the hundredth time.

She knew, her lack of sleep was directly connected to him. The week in Shimla, where they had slept in each other's arms every night, was the sole reason of her misery at the moment.

"Wait till I see you again in the morning. I won't spar-"

She stopped mid-sentence as she heard someone ascending the stairs. She halted in her steps, feeling a bit scared, and listened keenly. The steps sounded nearer by each passing second and just as she thought to head to her room, a silhouette appeared in the corridor, coming her way.

The hair at the back of her neck standing, she opened her mouth to scream 'thief', when the person covered her mouth with a hand while pinning her to the wall in the process.

"Akshara! It's me!" - Abhimanyu whisper-shouted and switched on the torch of his phone.

As her panic subsided, she started hitting him with her small hands and he got defensive in surprise.

"Oye! What did I do ?"

"What did you do ?! You almost gave me a heart attack. Nothing major you know." - she whispered sarcastically while continuing her assault.

He couldn't help and burst out laughing. Causing her to glare at him.

"Ha ha ha! Keep laughing. I'm going." - she said and turned towards her room but he pulled her in his arms from behind while dropping his phone carelessly on the floor.

"I have come to Girls Hostel in the middle of the night just for you and you are going!" - he whispered while tightening his hold.

That's when she registered his words and realized, he was in GIRLS HOSTEL!

"Abhi! What are you doing here ? And how the hell you came up ? Oh God! You could've been seen!" - she whispered in panic while turning around to face him. "Listen, go before-"

She was cut off by his lips capturing hers in a passionate kiss. And all the stress, the panic, every other thought flew from her mind. Turning her brain to liquid. He walked her backwards until she hit the wall and biting her lower lip harshly, swallowed her moan while entering her mouth. Her arms started to make their way around his neck but he surprised her by interlacing both their hands and holding them captive on either side of her face.

Breaking the kiss, he trailed his lips towards her neck. Kissing each and every inch on the way.

"I was unable to sleep without you. That's why came here." - his voice was deep. Husky.

"I c-couldn't ei...thER." - she gasped loudly when he started sucking on her pulse point.

"Abhi... we c-can't... corridor..." - she managed out incoherently as her thought process was next to nothing in that moment.

Giving her neck a nip, he reluctantly pulled back and freed her hands from his hold. Her gasps were audible in the silence of the night and her flushed face, glowing in the light of his phone, was making his heart race.

He closed his eyes and took deep breaths to calm himself down. Feeling his mind somewhat under his control, he opened his eyes again and found her smiling.

"What ?" - he asked, a smile appearing on his face as well.

"Nothing. Just that... you are perfect." - she said simply and without giving him time to say anything, picked up his phone from the floor and grabbing his arm, pulled him towards her room.

They both entered quietly as Riya was sleeping, and made their way towards Akshara's bed. They laid down, him flat on his back while her, on his chest and he pulled the sheets over them.

"Mmm... I was missing this." - he whispered, sniffing her hair, and smiling at the familiar fragrance.

She smiled sleepily. Already losing consciousness. And soon after he followed.

Her warmth, calming his soul.