Falling For Mr Stranger

CHAPTER 1

Feb 14 2023 ,
12:45 am.

While everyone are enjoying the valentine's day she's very much single that she's having her cardamom tea alone!

Wait alone ? No way she's having it with the hot stranger she met hours ago.

Her eyes stared at him for few seconds, and averted to the bus before he could catch her red handed.

Her phone beeped with notification! She took her phone as she carefully placed the glass on the table.

" Girl!! Anything interesting?!" She sighed as she read the message.

"Nothing! I'm alone." She texted and cleared the recent apps before she placed the phone inside her bag.

" So what's your name?" The hot stranger asked as he sipped his coffee .

His voice was calm yet strong, that sent shivers down her spine.

" I'm Niharika. You?" Her voice came out as mere whisper.

Before he could reply they were asked to get in as their bus is about to start.

They got inside the bus , it's a sleeper bus and their seats are right behind the driver's seat.

He waited for her to get in , but she stood there with her hands crossed over her chest.

He narrowed his eyebrows but she didn't give heed.

" What if you tried to misbehave with me? So you go inside and I will follow you."

" What?" He asked in confusion.

" Yeah , if I'm inside how will I protect myself from you. If you get in first then you will be on the side of window and It will be easy for me to run away right?"

She said the most stupidest thing but her expressions made even him to feel she's smartest for a second.

He didn't say anything but just stood there.

After three minutes, she got inside without any option. He followed her and without saying anything he opened his laptop and plugged his airpods as he played the recently released season of a Netflix original series.

That's when reality striked her. Her laptop is in the bag that's placed on the luggage area of the bus and now she's only with her phone with low battery and no power bank.

She can't watch it on her phone. So the only way is to ask the stranger guy.

She bent forward a little to make sure he sees her.

He felt something unusual , and he turned towards her.

He gave her a ' is she mad' kinda look before he averted his gaze.

" Excuse me Mr.Stranger" she called him as she paused the episode.

He looked at her , his eyebrows narrowed.

" Well , my laptop is in the bag so..." She looked at him with puppy eyes.

He just removed a pod from his ear and forwarded it to her.

Before she could get it , he took his hand back as he made a thinking face.

" What?" She asked confused by his actions.

" What if you stole it?! It's costly so how can I trust you?" She lost her cool by his words.

" Do I look like a thief?" She asked angrily.

" So do I look like a womaniser ?" She realised her mistake, but didn't want to admit it . But she has no other choice.

" Well , I'm sorry for that. What about a peace treaty? Umm..If you accept it let's watch it together." She said.

He didn't reply he just forwarded his pod and resumed the video.

Three hours passed and they completed the season amidst the giggles and some tears from her side.

" It would be better if the third guy was with her in the end game." She whispered in a low tone.

He didn't react.

She took a kitkat from her handbag and unwrapped it.

" Chocolate?" She forwarded a piece to him and he raised his eyebrows.She sighed .

" Aiyoo..Will you please leave that. I already apologised." She said with a pout and he chuckled.

" So are you single?" She asked all of a sudden.

He just nodded his head and averted his gaze to his phone.

She started to watch reels and after few minutes they were asked to be ready as their stop is next .

She's suprised by the fact that both are gonna get down at the same place .

She texted her brother in law and packed her belongings. While he asked his friend to come soon and checked his bag.

They got down and before they could talk , she was asked to identify her luggages. After she got the bags , she spotted her brother in law on the opposite side and rushed to him.

He opened the backdoor and she placed her luggages there.

" Umm ...I forgot my airpods. I will be back." She ran before he could respond.

He sighed in disbelief .

She cursed herself for not even saying a bye to the stranger.

The bus is gone and she's entirely clueless.

" Hey !" She heard his voice.

" Oh hi!" She responded with an awkward smile.

She is a confused soul and didn't know what to say next. But it's not awkward for him , he was very sure about his words and behaviour.

" So , what's your number?" He asked and she didn't know why she didn't feel like saying 'no'.

She said her number looked at him with suspicion.

" Don't share it , it's very confidential." She said in a husky tone and he looked away for few seconds as he tried to control the smile.

' Huccu hudugi'(Crazy girl) his lips muttered.

" What?" She asked and he nodded his head horizontally.

" Your number?" She asked and he gave a missed call from his number.

" Fine , your name?" She asked and his lips curved for a mischievous smile, the dimple on his left cheeks made him look more handsome.

" Well , how can you expect me to say my name to someone who distrusts me?" He asked in a mischievous way.

" I will find by myself." Her tone was serious but her expressions said another way.

" Truecaller huh?" She bite her tongue as he guessed it.

" No , I will never use it I will find by myself.

But for now ..." She saved his number as Mr.Stranger .

His lips curved for a millimetre smile as his eyes fell on the contact card displayed on the phone screen.

"Bye Mr.Stranger." She turned to leave and he replied " Bye Ms.Crazy."

She turned again to glare at him for three seconds and left .

While he saved her number as Ms.Crazy.

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