Abhira walked out of her classroom after her exam..Just as she reached the corridor, she saw Armaan approaching the college building..He was dressed in his usual three-piece suit, looking serious and focused.. Abhira's heart raced as he passed by, she thought he might notice her, maybe even give her a small smile...But to her surprise, he walked right past her, totally ignoring her presence..
For a moment, Abhira felt a pang of disappointment. She had hoped for at least a nod or a quick hello, but Armaan acted as if they were strangers. She reminded herself that in college, he was her professor, and any familiarity might be seen as inappropriate..She was surprised at herself for even thinking about a greeting from him.. Abhira couldn't understand what had changed in just one day...Why was she suddenly expecting things from him? She shook her head to clear her thoughts..
As she continued down the corridor, she noticed Armaan talking to the new female teacher with a soft smile on his face...She tried to ignore them, but her eyes kept drifting back to Armaan... The way he seemed so engaged in the conversation made her feel a twinge of jealousy, he didn't even acknowledge her presence and here talking to someone else with a smile on his face..
One of her friends, Priya, nudged her and asked, 'What are you looking at, Abhira?.'
Abhira quickly snapped out of her thoughts. ' Oh, nothing,..' she said with a forced smile. 'Just... thinking about the exam.'
Priya raised an eyebrow, 'Sure, if you say so. But you seemed pretty focused on something else..'She pointed towards Armaan with a smirk..
Abhira rolled her eyes, 'Oh please, Priya, I was not staring at Armaan, varmaan, khadoosman whatever..'
Priya chuckled, 'Right, Am I blind..Come on, spill it! What's going on, OMG do you have a crush on Armaan Sir??..'
'What?..Itne vi bure din nahi aye hai humare..' She said nervously..
Priya laughed, 'Sure, Abhira, sure but your eyes are saying a different story..The way you are moving your head to see him..'
Abhira cut her being annoyed. 'Ok.. ok I was just distracted..emm, I'm just curious, to see the new professor, she is so pretty..'
Priya nudged her playfully, 'Well, if she's so pretty, then why were you looking at the person standing with her so much, ha?'
Abhira, flustered and trying to defend herself, started walking backwards, 'I wasn't looking at him! I was just... making sure he wasn't giving her too much attention, you know, professional courtesy and all...'
'What you..aa..Abhira careful..' Before Priya could finish her warning, Abhira's foot got stuck on a bag lying on the floor and she lost her balance.. She stumbled backward and bumped into something hard, she heard a splashing noise and getting scared she turned around quickly to see what she had hit...
Abhira cover her mouth in horror, seeing the new professor, covered in cold coffee that had spilled all over her dress..She looked shocked and furious.. Armaan was also seeing the scene with opening his mouth a bit..
Abhira's eyes widened in fear, 'Oh no! I'm so sorry, ma'am! I didn't see you!'
The professor glared at her, 'You, you..how dare you?'
Armaan quickly stepped in front of Abhira and stand in between her and the new teacher, 'It was an accident.. We were also not paying attention..'He said to make the situation clam..
'She was walking backwards.. Is it a playgroung?..' She said looking at Abhira with an angry glare..
Abhira gulped nervously, she was little afraid and didn't realized when she had grabbed the corner of Armaan's elbow for support...Armaan felt a slight pull on his suit and looked at Abhira's hand being surprised by the sudden touch, Abhira quickly released her grip on Armaan's elbow..
