My Heartbeat

chapter 3 | you again!

CHAPTER 3

YOU AGAIN!

MEHR RIAZ:

"We'll meet during lunch hour in the mess hall and have lunch together." Isha says while we walk towards the elevator to get to our assigned departments.

"And don't worry about Dr. Rayyan. I'm sure you'll be able to handle him. Also, I've heard that he's really good looking. Even if he's as rude as the rumors, at least you'll have some good eye candy to look at everyday for the next six months." Isha adds after she sees me sulking, wiggling her eyebrows suggestively at the end of her sentence.

I laugh at her expression and say "Does it matter how he looks?"

"But you're right! I've worked hard for this internship, I'm sure a rude and strict senior is something I can handle. And who knows, the rumors might just be rumors." I smile at her optimistically.

Our departments are on different floors, so Isha leaves first waving a bye to me. I nervously fidget with my bag, waiting for the elevator to reach my floor.

A second later, I realize my phone isn't in my hand. I quickly check my pockets.

Nope, not in here.

Great! If I've left it in the auditorium, I'll be late to meet this infamous Dr. Rayyan.

I need to make a good impression on Dr. Rayyan, so I can't afford being late on my first day. If I don't find it now, I'll just check the auditorium during lunch.

I exit the elevator, while searching inside my bag as well when suddenly, I'm roughly shoved by a passerby in the corridor.

I manage to stabilize myself but it's too late when I realize that an apple from inside my bag literally flew out of it.

Everything feels like slo-mo as I watch helplessly as the apple soars in the air and finally hits a coffee cup held in the hand of a stranger a few steps away from me.

And then there's iced coffee all over said stranger.

"Aaaaaaahhh" I screech in horror, covering my face in embarrassment.

This is such a disaster!

I quickly rush to apologise to the person.

"Oh my gosh! Are you alright? Someone pushed me and my apple flew out. I promise, this has never happened to me bef..." I stop my embarrassing rant as I'm left speechless when the person looks up from his shirt to glare at me with furious brown eyes.

"What the hell!!"

It's the guy from the elevator who was twinning with me.

Oh God! He seems to be very angry!

"You again! Don't you have eyes?! Can't you see or walk properly! My shirt is spoilt because of you!" He grits his teeth in anger.

"Look sir, please speak respectfully. And it wasn't my fault but I'm sor..." I try to calm him down as I see people around us stop to watch the drama unfolding.

"Respectfully!" He scoffs and continues "You need to first learn how to walk and talk around people! And you're the one to talk about manners! You haven't even apologised yet."

Teri tho...
( How dare you... - in a very angry and informal manner)

I don't usually fight with people but this guy obviously needs to be taught a lesson!

"I was going to apologise before I realized that an arrogant, rude idiot such as yourself doesn't deserve my apology."

"Listen!" He tries to interrupt but fails.