SINGHANIAS

Chapter 7

_Shivani Pov_

Another day, another problem,why does it always happens with me, and it's not just a normal problem I just lost my novels, but I remember very well that I kept them here  in my locker and this it is my 10th time looking for them here but still there's no clue of them, where can they be?

"Looking for them madam?"
I turned and saw a tall figure standing with a polo shirt, normaly don't like people wearing polo shirt but....he looks different...just like a man that just came out from a fictional world, broad shoulders, messy black hair, black almond eyes and chiseled features.

"Yes! Why are they with you?! How did you get them?"

I came running towards him trying to snatch away my life from him, but the effort was not worth it my height didn't match his, when he was stretching his arm up, "Give them back Ayaan malhotra!" I hissed, jumping, trying my best to get them. "Not yet" he replied. "I said give them or else-"

"Or else what?, what will you do?" He bends down a bit matching my height, leaning a bit closer, scanning me.
"Or else I'll snatch them away" I said moving away from him, from this awkward situation, why was my heart beating so fast, shhh it's nothing, stop it. I tried to snatch them but failed again.

"Hmmm..... let's see what have you highlighted..."
No, no , no he can't read it, shit.
"Ok here is the first one...this book looks... Creepy...."
Not this one!
"If I Catch You I-" "Stop it you can't read it"

"And why can't I read it?....now I will surely read this" I tried to grab them but he turned to another side, I walked that side but he turned again "Give them to me Ayaan Malhotra!" I tried again. Why is he so annoying.

He turned again.

"Ayaan give them b-", I felt a hard surface on my back, and a big hand on my lips, him standing in front of me and I pinned against a wall in a quiet corridor, "Stop distracting me, will you?" I stared in to his eyes, that hold sparkle, something that is hidden behind his cold, rude exterior.

"Got quite a mouth don't you? Someone should teach you what to do with it" His raspy voice whispering into my ears, giving me chills, his hot breath colliding into my skin, his eyes darted towards me.
"Anyways, you can take them but I'll take this one and I'm reading it" He moved away and handed me rest of the novels, but grabbing that one book, which I'll be the most embarrassed of 'The Ritual'.

I was still freezed about what just happened a minute ago, "No you can't take this!" I shrugged and snatched it away from him and hugging it against my chest. "And why so?"
"Because I'm reading this" I lied
"Okay then I'll take this" he grabbed another one from my hand. "Hmm....The Predator...this will be intresting i guess"
"No!! Not this onee!!" "What now! Why not this?" He raised an eyebrow."You'll be bored" I snatched it away from him and hugged it "It'll not be, I'm sure, if you read it then it's surely not at all boring" He reassured.

"No! I'll not give this" I can't give him this one, Not any of them, "But I'll take them" He said coming closer, I need to get away! Why is he so weird ?!
"Whatever" I rolled my eyes, and turned to the opposite and started walking as fast as I could, I'm all embarrassed, I knew it.
Something was very wrong with me.
Soon i reached further away so that he couldn't see me (my flushed face). I sat down in a corner of the corridor resting my head on the wall, panting heavily 'baal baal bachi', I looked down towards my books to recheck if every one of them was ther-
Wait! Where is Haunting Adeline. I rechecked again but it was no where to be found. 'Where is it?'

Shit Shit Shit!!!!!

I hung my head down, realising I left the most risky book to him, why am I so dumb?
There's nothing left, then mentally beating myself and crying.
Why does everything wrong happens with me.

"What are you doing here?" I glanced up to the figure standing beside me, oh its Aarav, "Is everything alright?" He asked in his smokey voice, "ah it's nothing" I stood up dusting my clothes as I was siting on the floor, "why are you sitting here alone?"he questioned me a look "It's nothing really" I can't tell him about this, he'll question more.
Ignoring the fact that he is my senior and is even older than me, maybe 2 or 3  years, Aarav and I had grown closer to each other, we hangout with eachother whenever we are free, we are same, not exactly but yeah our vibe matches,our humour matches"If you are free then wanna go and have some  vanilla choco chip ice cream?" He asked his eyes sparked  "Sounds good!" and our taste matches.I didn't have ice from a month, and i craved for it, thanks to him, he very well know what I need.

We walked towards the garden after getting an ice cream for ourselves, we sat on the bench and ate our ice cream in silence. I took a quick glance at him and noticed a photocard peeping out of his pocket  it seems old "what is this?" I furrowed my eyebrows and pointed towards the photocard. The corners of his lips turned up as he took it out from his pocket and looked at the photo. There were two kids sitting in the back seat of a car facing to the opposite side pouting, aww they are adorable "It's my childhood photo" he replied glancing up at me "Is this you?" I said pointing towards a boy, he might be 12 or 13 "Yup" he replied.
"Who is she ?" I asked pointing at the little girl hugging a unicorn plushie with broken horn and a pout on her face, his face expression changed into a blank one, his face was all pale now "She is-" "Hey Aarav" before he can finish a voice intrupted him we looked at the direction the voice came from and saw a guy panting heavily as if he came after running a marathon "I looked all over the university for you and here you are, you have match today did you forget?"  Aarav's eyes widened "shit" he muttered under his breath "I'm sorry I completely forgot about it" he said sliding the photocard into his pocket.

"I'm sorry Shivani we'll talk later I need to go, if you want you can come and watch our match"  he said giving an apologetic look, "No, it's alright, I also need to head to the practice room, otherwise I'll be late, good luck for your match" I smiled and gave him a thumbs up. "Thank you so much and I'm sorry again" he added "No need to be sorry its alright" I suggested as I stood up "Bye then I need to go" he exclaimed waving at me and ran away.

Who was that girl?

Why did aarav's expression suddenly changed after looking at that picture?

Has he lost her?

Are they close?

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