They never met...

CHAPTER 1 -THE STRANGER

Author's POV:

mere har khwaab pe pehra hai tumhara,
[ every dream i see leads me to you]

har chehre mai chera hai tumhara, [every face i see, reflects you]

iss dil mai kahin baithe ho tum dhadkan ki tarha,
[you reside in my heart like its beat]

Mulakat hai zaroori ab manjil ki tarha..... [meeting you is no less than a feat......]

-mahima wrote in her diary and closed it and after placing it safely in her cupboard

mahima: "Anishaa...Anishaa..."{mahima went out of her room exclaiming anisha's name with excitement and happiness
(mahima lives in a flat in Delhi to prepare for the civil services exam, with her flatmates Anisha, vishnupriya aka vishnu and akshita).}

Anisha opened the door of her room and welcomed an overly excited and smiling to the fullest face

" what happened , why are you on cloud nine ?" asked Anisha ,smiling  but also a bit confused

"HE Is coming, we are finally meeting" -said mahima almost shouting and literally jumping on her toes in excitement

"oh no, i don't have a single dress that's worth wearing on such a special occasion what should i wear ,he is foody should i cook something for him... tell me no why are you not saying anything??? "-said mahima (looking at a straight face of her friend with an almost annoyed expression)

"because you are not letting me"- replied Anisha, with a zipped smile and raised eyebrows

"oops! sorry , hehe"-mahima gave an awkward smile at her stupidity

"okk so finally he got the time to meet you" -said Anisha ,raising her left brow with a teasing smirk playing on her lips

"Ayee don't say that , he is police officer , most of the times he's busy with his work, that's the reason we didn't meet"  -said mahima defending her boyfriend

"Yeah sure!!!"-said Anisha teasing her friend with a smirk on her face

mahima pouted her lips and with an annoyed expression she looks at anisha
"its okk na Mahi, okk tell me what are you planning to wear and what are you
cooking for your (*not so worthy*) boyfriend"......Anisha said trying to lighten up the mood

Mahima's room

After almost an hour and half of "discussion "(almost argument) and trial of at least 2 dozens of dresses , it was decided that mahima aka mahi is gonna wear an ankle length empire silhouette dress , with a check pattern for a proper first date with the man she is dating for three years now

before getting ready she cooked halwa(a sweet dish made with semolina) for
him, while putting it in a lunch box, she chuckled and then blushed remembering
their first meeting

*3 years ago*

she reached her educational institute, she was not feeling well since the morning but this is an important class and she can't afford to miss it,thus decided to take the class, but when she entered the premises the feeling of uneasiness rose, she quickened her pace and rushed to the washroom, halfway through the corridor, she felt her hands shaking and before she could register anything-

*THAD*

she lost consciousness

"mahima ....mahima .... can you hear me" -

she opened her eyes when she felt some water droplets on her face, with a not a very unfamiliar voice calling her name

"are you okay...."said the person, with a worried expression, wrapping right arm around her shoulders and placing left hand on her cheek

"y...yes.."
said mahima with a cracking voice she reached the left pocket of her jeans with a shaking hand and took out a pack of pills, raised her hand a bit and gestured towards the person holding her,the person quickly took the pills from her , as if his life depend on it, opened clicked out one of them gave it her. when he was giving the pack back to her, he noticed the name of medicine.

"why...um...are..you..um"
the person was at a loss words mahima tried to stand up , the person immediately loosened the grip

"thankyou" said mahima to the person standing next to her and before he could reply she rushed towards the class room

"why does she....is she..." person mumbled to himself before tracking towards the class room

DURING THE CLASS

"SO that's the charvak philosophy"- teacher said concluding the class

The lecture didn't prove to be as fruitful as it should have because mahima's thoughts were clouded by fear of people knowing about her illness, but she is relieved that there was nobody to witness her fainting....except.... Then her train of thoughts ran to a certain someone present in the same class
"why didn't I feel disgusted as usual even after being touched(*semi-hugged*) by a stranger...that's weird...should i say thank you....that was a huge help..."she muttered to herself

After contemplating for a few minutes she mustered the courage, stood up from her seat and paced towards the said person, but witnessing the person being accompanied by somebody else, she stopped in her tracks ,she was about to turn back when she heard the person saying-

"She is ill, she fainted"- said the person

"What could be the reason, don't you think consulting the doctor will be a good idea"- replied another one

she turned around and jolted towards the door

"hey! hey listen!"
the person said noticing her going out of the class, he followed her ,but before he could reach her she was already in the lift and pressed the button for ground floor, when the door was closing their eyes met , one being thankful and hurt and other filled with questions and an undecipherable emotion....

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A/N -  i hate this "person" who ever he/she is!!!!!
i know , i know its a Cliffhanger but
What do you think,
what is she hiding?

Why did the other person spill the beans about her illness?

Why was she hurt?

What are  your thoughts guys!!!! ( Tell me in comments)
Also do you like my writing style, I am eager to know your opinions
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Will update soon

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