Unforeseen Love

Chapter 6 : An Exotic Day

Yami's Pov:
" Niti darling, it's okay, try again, I know you can do it." I said calmly even though I was also frustrated because from the last 20 minutes I  have been trying to teach her this dance step but don't know why she is unable to do it.

So, both of us are preparing to dance as our college our college is organising farewell for the third year students. All the students are so busy with what to do,  the college is in chaos, well It wouldn't have been this chaotic if our grumpy principal didn't decide to announce the farewell news just 4 days before it. But now we can't do anything and there are going to be dance performances, singing performances, plays, speeches, and a party and here we are practicing for our dance performance.

So I decided to do a duo dance performance with Niti, well she is not a big fan of dancing cause it is really not her cup of tea. It's like if you want her to lose her calm, make her dance. And convincing her wasn't easy but I got my ways.

So, here we are practicing to do our best for the farewell.

"Yes !! You got it ." I exclaimed as she finally learned that step.

Till 4:30 p.m. we both practiced and then left for home.

"Yami , how about you come to my home and we can continue practicing and you can leave by 7:30 p.m." Niti suggested.

Yami thought for a minute and then agreed with Niti and also informed her mother. They both reached till 5:00 p.m. and Niti's mother was not home as she went to someone's home in their neighbourhood.

"Yami , you go to the practice room upstairs , I'm getting something to eat from the kitchen and water bottle. " Niti said going towards the kitchen and I climb the stairs but just as I set foot on the first floor suddenly lights went out.

It turned dark, all dark, not even a single re of light from anywhere and being a nyctophobic my fear of being in darkness and especially all alone emerged and it started to feel suffocating. I started to panic, my breath turning heavy, I searched for my phone but then realised I left it with Neeti.

Yami pushed her panic pack and with courage took small steps towards the dance room, she just took 4-5 steps when suddenly the room of the door beside her opened and someone emerged from it with a phone torch in their hand but in her fear Yami didn't process things around her and started to beat that figure while shouting.

" AAAAA!!! BHOOT ! BHOOT! "
( GHOST ! GHOST! )

" Oh God please I don't want to die at such a young age. I still have a lot to achieve. I still have so many books to read, a story to finish writing, money left in a wallet to spend- "

"STOP."

I was cut in between my yapping and one second I was flying my hands on that Ghost and the other second I was pinned to the wall with my hands tucked above my head and I was caged between the wall and that ghost but then the realisation struck me like lightning.

The cologne, the deep and stern voice, the broad chest again covered with the black t-shirt, Huff! How I wished to see it uncovered.

I came out of my thoughts when I heard a throat clearing sound and that when I looked above only to meet with those piercing Amber eyes which glowed even in that little light from the phone torch and the way they looked back at me held my breath in my throat.

Abhimanyu's Pov:
Her eyes, they help me captive in a way nothing else ever had. They had a whirlwind of emotions in them - fear, curiosity and something that I couldn't predict.

The soft glow of the phone torch against her face and the way she was looking me in the eyes was simply mesmerizing.

"What ? "
"Huh ?"
" What is it ? Why are you shouting? "
" You're asking me why I am shouting ? I mean, really ? Someone suddenly appears in front of you in such darkness and that too such big figure, wouldn't you be frightened ? " She said all that in one go while fuming.

"Well , I won't be." I said to which she looked at me weirdly and shook her head.

"What?"

" Nothing, now can you get away. " She said and then I released her hands and got away making space for her to walk.

But somehow as soon as she took the full step she stumbled and was about to fall and just as I  reached out to support her, suddenly grabbed my t-shirt and pulled me along with her. Before I could understand what was happening I turned our positions and fell down in the next moment. My back hit the ground with a thud sound, we both tumbled to the ground.

Her eyes shut tight and her hands clutched my t-shirt like it was the only thing keeping her anchored. In the light glow of the torch I saw her face all tensed, lines of fear visible on it and then she opened her eyes and this time they contained fear, raw fear without any filters of confusion, curiosity and that unpredictable emotion and they were looking back at me. Her breathing is heavy, breath short and fast.But as we continued to look at each other I felt something stir, something long buried and forgotten. It was as her touch had ignited something deep within me, something I tried so hard to suppress.

"I ..I didn't mean to pull you down. " She whispered, her voice trembling, her breaths mixing with mine.

"It's okay."

"Bhai, Yami "

Suddenly the power was back only for Niti to witness our not so good position. Seeing Niti, Yami's eyes grew wide and we both got up from our position. She was about to say something but before she could, I spoke.

" We both just bump into each other in the dark,  and fall."

" Oh okay Bhai, Yami let's go." Niti said, and  they both left.

As soon as they left my phone rang and the caller ID showed Mr. Subhash Chopra, Niti's college Principal.
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