Hated- Really?

Part 29: Lucky Spoon!!

A.N: As mentioned in previous chapters, this chapter is dedicated to Rainbowkins for comments and votes.

Thank you for your interest, votes, comments n suggestions. Enjoy reading!!

Rudra knew very well that even though Shanaya seemed to agree, she was far from it. Her eyes betrayed her. She was sitting quietly, struggling hard to maintain her composure. He placed his hand above hers on the table and squeezed it. When she looked up, he smiled and said

"I know you don't agree. I could have suggested you to take the issue to your hostel warden but I know your warden as well. This would become a topic of discussion with you being centre of attention. Not only that, once you get highlighted in front of management, a single minute mistake from your end would cost you much more. Believe me; I don't want you to get into that kind of trouble. It's much dirtier politics in management than you could imagine. And once you get noticed by them, you won't be able to escape their calculative and manipulative ways. The best way to spend 3 years here is just to remain as reserved as possible and staying away from any kind of trouble. And you already are good in studies. Maintain that."

He saw her expressions had softened. At last, she understood this. Thank god!!

When she still did not utter a single word, he asked her with an amusement in his voice..

"Fancy a chocolate ice cream?"

And that did it!! Her face had lightened up and she smiled!

After getting their ice-creams, she teased him.

"Is this how you charm the girls always?"

"No. It's just you." He supplied smoothly and saw her spoon stopping in the mid air towards her mouth and her mouth opened in surprise.

He used the opportunity to help her hand with spoon to all the way to her mouth. She gasped as soon as she felt the chilled ice cream within her mouth.

"Lucky spoon!" He said softly again and she coughed. He used this opportunity and shifted his position next to her, sitting as closer as possible rubbing her back to help her control the coughing.

Once she stopped, she was watching him with wide eyes, flushed cheeks and failed trying to shift away from him since he was holding her tightly by her waist.

He smirked recalling his affects on her every time he touched her. Taking mercy on her condition, he removed his hands and maintained some gap.

To avoid any eye contact, she tried focusing on her ice cream again and observed that Rudra was watching her intently rather than eating his ice cream.

"You don't want your ice cream?" She tried asking him nonchalantly hoping to make the environment lighter which was completely charged with their body heat.

"If I tell you what I want most, you would not have been here at first place." He muttered under his breath tracing her cheeks with his thumb. The ice cream in her mouth had already melted and she just gulped on it. She could not decide if the temperature had increased or it was her body's temperature.

She tried her best to avoid his gaze but failed miserably. Not understanding anything, she almost said in a complaining way:

"You are staring at me."

"I love watching you." He provided still looking at her crimson face which was his doing now. When she did not say anything, he asked her in a whisper:

"Does it make you uncomfortable?"

She looked at him at the question. He was doing this on purpose. He knew very well that it was uncomfortable for her but she decided not to give him the satisfaction. Finding herself bolder than before she said loud and clear:

"No! You don't affect me at all." To give it a real feel, she shrugged her shoulder as well as if she didn't know what he was talking about.

"Really? I would like to test it." Rudra said leaning towards her.

Shanaya leaned back and then just by chance she saw her watch.

"Oh!! It's already time. I need to go." And with that she stood up.

He smiled at her urgency but got up anyhow and gave her way s that she could move. When she walked past him, he held her wrist and tugged her towards himself so that she was standing with her back colliding with his chest. He lowered his face making sure that his breath was fanning her ear and nape. He saw the goose bumps and smiled at the desired affect that he received. And then very slowly he whispered in her ears:

"I like you."

And with that he placed his lips at her cheeks.

Shanaya shivered at the words and felt his soft and cold lips at her cheeks. How was his lips cold when she was so hot. She felt her knees betraying her body and almost fell but his firm hands on her belly and support from his body kept her in place, pressing her more towards himself. And after a couple of minutes, he slowly removed his hand and body and moved ahead saying something about getting late.

Shanaya didn't recall how she reached her hostel or if anyone said anything on the way to her room. She also forgot why she had went out at first place. At one hand, she was feeling traces of happiness but on the other hand she was feeling guilty. This happiness was not going to long last. Rudra needed to know something about her before he got too involved with her.

"What happened to you? You are looking lost." Natey asked her as soon as she entered the room.

Seeing Natey brought half of her memory from her dreamland to reality.

Yes. Natey!! Money, stealing! Right! That was why she was out seeking Rudra's help. Recalling her discussion, she decided to behave normally.

"Nothing. Just tired."

"Oh!! Your parents had called on the landline." Natey informed her.

"Okay." So that was what she was informed on her way to room but could not hear it.

She looked at her watch; she still had a couple 5-10 minutes before the hostel gate would get closed. She was about to rush when Natey called her and offered her mobile.

Once bitten, twice shy. Shanaya smiled and shook her head and left the room hurriedly. Somehow she managed to convince security guard to keep the gate opened in case she got late and ran to phone booth.

She was a bit tensed when she got back, on time though. Apparently, her time duration for seeking space was almost over now. Her dad wanted her to buy a mobile for herself. It was not even a week that she had stopped using Natey' mobile and they had started getting worried when they could not reach her. Apparently her parents and Rudra were on same side. He would be happy and the thought made her smile and with that the evening events returned with full fledge. She was blushing and tried hard to conceal it by the time she reached back to her room.

"Why are you so red Shanaya?" Natey asked her with genuine concern.

"Nothing. I had to run to be on time." She avoided eye contact and went to her bed to lie down.

"We have a group outing this weekend." Natey informed her in a sad tone.

Shanaya got up in an instant, feeling happy at the thought of seeing Rudra again but then she recalled Natey's break up.

"Will you be fine Natey?"

"Yes. I think so." She sounded distant.

Shanaya too was lost in her thoughts. She had to find a way to inform something crucial about herself and that too sooner. The information was nothing from her point of view but apparently in Rudra's society that was everything.

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My dear spoon lovers!!!

Hope you liked this chapter. Though this particular spoon is still giving me lots of ideas that has to do with word "spoon". Are there people who are sharing my "NOT SO INNOCENT MIND"?

Sorry for late update. But I tried my best to post asap.

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