His Chaste Bird

12.💛

Everyone were talking with eachother , there talks echoing in the Dimness of evening. Now it was time to go back to the hostel and Akshat and Yashika also had to go back to Agra. After leaving everyone to hostel , Akshat was talking with someone on a call while Yashika was resting in car. After cutting the call , he heard some voices coming from other side and followed the noises. The scene he witnessed filled rage in him. There one man was misbehaving with a girl who was trying to push him. He immediately grabbed the man by his collar and punched him directly on his nose , leading him to fall on the road groaning in pain. He was about to punch him more when he ran away from there. He turned on his heels to see the girl who thanked him , "Thank you so much. You came in the right time otherwise..." She trailed off. "Relax...now he won't come back. By the way what are you doing here at this late ?" He asked in concern and she replied , "Woh...I am an accountant in this school so I was going in the campus. By the way who are you ? I never saw you here before ?" She asked out of curiosity. Unknowingly both wanted to know eachother maybe because of the instant connection formed between them.

"I am Akshat Thakur. I came here to drop my sisters. They study in this school only." He said with a slight smile. "What's their name ? Maybe I know them." She asked simply and he answered , "Maithili Thakur and Maahira Sharma 11 F." She recognised the names and said , "I know them. My brother Neil is their classmate." His eyes widened in surprise and he said surprisingly , "Neil !! Neil chauhan is your brother !?" A frown ceased on her face and she asked back , "Do you know him ?" He told her everything how he went to their house with everyone and asked , "But you were not there ?" She chuckled and replied , "Actually I went to buy some stuffs. I had informed Neil that I will come to the school on my own." He just made a 'O' with his lips. "Now I am taking my leave. I have to go back to Agra." He bid her and left towards his car while she walked inside the campus. Unknowingly both were feeling different and happy. Maybe it was the beginning of something beautiful...

Next day...

Today there was an interschool football match in the school campus. So all the extra classes were cancelled. After school , everyone changed and went into the ground. Half an hour were left for the match to start. Everyone seated properly in the seats when someone passed a chit to Aarohi. She opened it and read ,

"Meet me near the Guava Orchards.
_Neil."

"Why he called me there ?" She asked to Maahira and Maithili. "Maybe he wants to say something." Maithili said in confusion. "You should go...anyways there is time left." Maahira said encouraging her to go. She was not convinced but walked towards the orchards with heavy steps. Entire school along with students and staffs and here he called her near the orchards. She trusted him completely but after what happened everything was not convincing for her.

She called him from behind , "Neil." He turned on his heels with a charming smile on his smile. For the first time , he was smiling so brightly to her. Her heartbeat raced and she nervously played with her fingers. "I know Aarohi , I always hurted you. I always neglected your feelings. I even took you for granted but trust me I had a reason behind all this. First we were not at the right age and second , I was insecure of my myself...I belong to a middle class family without parents and you are so rich. You belong to different social class. That's what stopping me from accepting your feelings. It was difficult for me to think rational at that time. I didn't have courage to fight with this society for love. I have many priorities , I need to fulfill my dreams and then I have to do everything for Shrishti didi and Rachit. I didn't wanted a distraction but now I got that love is not a distraction it is a motivation. It motivates us everytime to do things in a better way. I agree that I don't love you but I have feelings for you and I want to run away from them. Will give me a chance ?"