ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ [ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ]

• Part 57 •

Nikita POV:

"Okay guys! Let's play truth or dare!" Aisha said.
"Okay!" Everyone agreed.
I hated this game.
"Niki, you start." Krutika said.
"W..what? What should I do?" I said.
"Arre! Spin the bottle, whoever the mouth lands on has to answer, and whoever the end lands on gets to ask."
"Okay."
I spun the bottle and thankfully, it landed on Aisha, with Arup on the opposite end.
"Damn!" Aisha said, "I pick dare."
"Okay then!" Arup said, "I dare you... to give me your number and let me ask you out!"
Everyone screamed and chuckled.
Wow. That's smooth.
"What a great way to ask!" Kru added.
Aisha smiled and gave her hand out, indicating Arup to hand her his phone , "Dare accepted."
I chuckled. I'm happy for her.
"Okay! Who's next?"
Aisha spun the bottle and it landed on Mayukh, with Aisha on the other end.
"Oooo! Interesting!" Aisha said.
"I pick.... Dare." He said, casually.
"Hmm! I dare you..." Aisha glanced at me, "to scan the whole room and kiss the hottest girl you find."
I internally sighed.
Damn.
He smirked and stood up, looked around the entire room while we all watched him, then got up and slowly took steps towards me and before I could process it, his lips were on my cheeks.
Then, he causally left and sat back down.
Everyone stared.
Some in shock, some in amusement.
I felt my cheeks getting red so I looked down.
"Well, okay then!" Aisha said, trying to kill the silence, "Mayukh, spin it." 
Mayukh chuckled and spun the bottle.
Everyone was still so shocked, so Aisha continued while Mayukh spun the bottle, "Oh come on, there's nothing surprising in this."
Eventually everyone lightened up.
"Okay!! Ved!" Mayukh said, with the bottle opposite Krutika, "Krutika, ask."
"I pick truth." Ved said.
"Now you tell us, we want to exploit all the Roy brothers, who do you find the hottest?" She asked him.
"That's easy. You." He replied, leaving Krutika quiet and red.
"You have to be honest." She said.
"I am."
"Guys this is becoming some matchmaking event. Give a dare that's not related to this man."
Everyone chuckled.

"Good Afternoon Guys!" The new Chancellor, Mr Pramesh, said, interrupting our game. We all looked at him as he continued, "I hope you all are enjoying the UG social today. I just wanted to remind you guys that next week is your reading week, meaning there are no classes, but that doesn't mean you all plan vacations to go home! It's a time to study and catch up with your work so far because exams are in 2 months. On other news, we'll be having a senior trip for the final year students after their exams end, in May beginning. The venue is being decided but we are mostly going to stay within India, now, the options are: Rajasthan, Kerala and Punjab.
More details will come next week, at the seniors assembly. Rest assured to the other students, we haven't forgotten you. We have things planned for you as well, stay tuned to the announcements on your emails regarding all this but first - please focus on your exams. Have a great rest of the day and remember, the food is now open so please do get in line!"

Everyone cheered and applauded and then got back to their conversations.
"Guys, let's get food?" Aisha asked.
"Yeah but I think 1/2 people should stay here, we all have our stuff kept here, right?"
"I agree." I said, "I'll stay."
I'm not fond of long queues. I'll stay till the queue dies and then go get food.
"I'll stay with her." Mayukh said, making everyone smirk and give him the look. Mayukh just playfully rolled his eyes and everyone else nodded and walked away.
We sat there, next to each other.
He looked at me and then pulled my chair close to him, "Why are you so far?"
He was giving me butterflies!
"I'm right here, Mayukh." I said.
"Feels very far." He replied.
"Did you mean it?" I asked him, looking.
"Mean what?" He said, looking at me.
"What... you did."
"You mean publicly acknowledging you being the hottest girl I know." He smirked
I blushed, and nodded.
"Of course I meant it. Why would you doubt that?"
"No.. it's just..."
"You overthink a lot." He said.
"I know. I can't help it. I'm trying to change."
"Well, I can help you and you don't need to change, I'm there to calm you." He said.
Butterflies, part 2!
"You're cute." I blurted out.
He chuckled, "I've learned from you."
I blushed.
The group got back and then luckily, they had gotten a plate for me and him too, so I didn't need to get up. We ate and spoke while having our lunch and it was all going well, until we heard her voice at our table.
"Mind if I join you?"  
We all turned to see who it was and I felt a twist in my stomach again. Shruti. She's here again!
These guys don't know who she is. They all just know his ex is here but they don't know who it is. I saw Mayukh's jaw clenching and I saw Ved look at me and then at her. I held Mayukh's hand from under the table, and I felt him grasp it tightly.
"Umm, sure." Aisha said, unaware of the fact that this is his ex.
I knew he didn't want to create a scene in front of everyone and that's why he allowed it.
"Thank you!" she said and sat right opposite me.
At least she's not next to him.
"So! What are your names?" She asked.
"I'm Aisha... that's Krutika, Nikita and May—"
"Oh I know them, all... very well."
Of course she does.
"Oh I see! I thought you're new here." Krutika said.
"Oh no, I'm not. I am familiar with everyone and everything, right, Mayukh?" She looked at him.
She's fueling it even more.
"Hmm." He just hummed and ignored it.
"So what were you guys doing?"
"Oh we were playing truth or dare." Aisha said.
I need to tell Aisha that's his ex.
I looked at Ved, who looked at me helplessly.
I signaled that Mayukh is getting upset and Ved looked at his others brothers and then at me again, and gave me a nod that he knows.
I sighed and whispered to Mayukh, "Do you want to leave?"
"I'm thinking what to do." He whispered back.
"What do you mean?"
He looked at me, "I'm debating whether I should kiss you senselessly right now or wait till everyone goes home."
I looked down and blushed, "Mayukh!" I hit his arm, "I'm serious."
"I am as well," he said, playing with my fingers, "I'm angry and there's only thing I like to do to calm my anger - you." He winked.
"Mayukh!" I said, smiling and rolling my eyes.
"Save that eye roll for the bedroom."
This man!
"By the way, you never mentioned Shruti," Aisha said, "How do you know everyone already?"
I looked at her and she was staring right at me.
Does she know?
Who am I kidding? I was whispering to him and everyone must have seen that.
"Well Aisha," she said looking at me and then at Aisha, "Mayukh and I used to date."
Everyone froze.

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