I'll be your mirror (wlw, teacherxstudent)

chapter 12

Maya's pov:

An year ago:

"Chutki, you won't forget me na?" Pandit ji asks patting the side of my head as I lay it on his lap.

"How can I forget you?" I ask

"Some people do. Once they get successful, they forget their roots."

I sit up cross legged on the floor and say, "Well I won't. When I get rich, I'll visit you every month. Or even better, you can live there with me. We'll buy a big house near a temple there."

He laughs looking ahead at the sea and says, "Living here, serving the people, that's my niyati. But I'll visit, you'll see me."

"I'll call you everyday."

"I don't get those things, bachha." He states. He's never had a phone. He wouldn't even talk with people on call from other people's phones. He hates them. He thinks people are getting fickle minded because of them. If someone wants to talk with him, they must visit him personally.

"I'll teach you."

When I get up to bring my phone, he does a stop sign with his hand making me sit back down. He says, "We have more important matters to discuss."

"You know, I could stay, like mom dad wanted before. I'll just be here with you. We can help people together." I say.

His expression turns into a stern one and he looks directly in my eyes. I only notice now, that he has a little scar, barely visible, on the side of his eyebrow. "No. You must go. Shapath ghe, you are never going to step a foot here. Not until they die."

"Why-Who dies?"

"Shapath ghe, Maya." He commands holding the Bhagwat Geeta in front of me.

"Okay okay. Mi ghete shapath." I promise keeping my hand on the holy scripture that I won't come back, not until they die, whoever they are.

"Shabbas." He says, his wide smile returning.

I lay my head back on his lap and say, "You're very dramatic, baba."

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Present day:

"Atleast he's useful for something." Lara sneers looking at Adrian. I give her a 'be nice' look.

Adrian has generously sneaked us into a bar that his sister works at. After school, he met with us and after much convincing I agreed. Only because he says it's karaoke night today. Lara persuaded me to tell Thea that I've caught a fever, that's why I couldn't work today. She says and I quote, "yolo babes, don't be so serious all the time." She and Adrian are so similar that way, even if she says that he's an idiot and she isn't. They both seem like idiots to me. Just saying...

"Hey Lee!" Adrian says going to hug the bartendress. "Guys this is Kaylee. My sister."

Not going to lie, she's very attractive. She has long curly black hair tied back with a scarf and a lot of piercings with little stars and moon jewellery on her ears. She's extremely femme presenting. Just my type. I extend my hand and she lightly shakes it. "Maya."

"Nice to meet you, Maya. I'm Kaylee." She smiles gesturing me to sit on of the stools.

"How old are you, Maya?" Kaylee asks when I sit down on one of the seats. Lara on one side, Adrian on the other and Kiara besides Lara.

"I'm eighteen. What about you?"

"Twenty two." She washes her hands in a sink and asks. "What would you all have?"