The Guy I Met In College (COMPLETE)

You can do this

Just ask.

Don't back down now.

You can do this.

I can't!

You can!

I can't!

You can!

I CAN'T!

And just like, I decided mot to talk to Aman and Aish. Just like that I turned around and bumped right into someone. Just my luck. I drop to the ground picking up the books and papers that I dropped. The person helping me in the process.
"I'm so sorry" they said.
"It's my fault I wasn't looking" I said standing up and facing a guy. I know him... but from where... YES! He was in that group from the other night. He was one of the people in the group with Aisha and Aman. Jeez. Talk about up close features. He's got a cut from the side of his face all the way down to his jaw. It looks fresh too.
"I'm Gene" he smiled.
"I'm Priya" I said returning the smile. It was hard not to stare at the cut but I managed.
"You know them?" He said pointing to Aman and Aisha. I turned around and saw the two talking intensively.
"Yeah" I sighed. I turned back around to look at Gene and his expression was a bit different.
"If you ever want to get anything out of Aman, buy him his favorite candy." Gene said smirking. It was like he was reading my mind. Ever since the other night I've been thinking of a way to get Aman to tell me something. Anything. Everything.
"Really?" I said curiously.
"Yeah, he loves and I mean loves gummy candies. Trust me. I've known him for years, a lot of us have." Gene said looking like he had a lot to spill but didn't want to. Correction. Couldn't.
"Us meaning who?" I asked shifting my books from one arm to the other. Gene's face fell a bit but he didn't act fazed. In fact he just plastered on another smile and prepared himself to speak.
"Ya know, people on campus" He finally spit out making me a bit angry that he wasn't saying any specific names.
"Okay..." I said drifting my eyes towards a familiar girl. She was coming right towards us. Who is she... Yup. Just my luck. The girl who caused my heart to hurt so much the other night. Courtney. Here she comes playing with her hair. God I could just slap her! And here she is, right next to Gene.
"Hey, can I steal him for a minute?" Courtney asked sounding concerned.
"Yeah" I replied and wandered over towards the tables by the third dorm building. Students would often study here or have lunch here. And then there's me, the girl who is sitting here with so many questions floating in her head and not enough guts to get them answered. I find myself staring at Aman and Aisha. Then I see Gene and Courtney heading over to Aman and Aisha. My heart starts beating faster as the group from the other night comes together. Every single person. They all start talking and I just watch as Aman looks like a teacher. It looks like he's giving instructions and he looks serious. If I want my answers I need to get on it. I need to buy candy and I need to think of a backup plan to get what I want to know. I'm brought out of my thoughts when I feel my phone vibrating in my bag. I dig through my bag and pull out my phone, reading the call ID makes me groan.
"Honey?" I hear my moms voice say into the phone.
"Hey mom" I reply feeling happy to hear my mothers voice. It seems like I never hear from her anymore.
"Priya, how are you?" She said sounding a bit concerned.
"I'm fine mom, what's with the sudden phone call?" I said sounding a bit ruder then I expected.
"A mother can't call her daughter to just check up on her?" My mom replied defensively.
"No. I know you better then you know yourself mom." I laughed out feeling annoyed.
"Well..." my mom started and I braced myself for what my mom was going to say.
"Your father and I know that you haven't had a relationship in a while... because of the constant change of schools..." she started and my heart stopped.
"We decided that after you graduate college, you will get married to your fathers friends son. He a nice boy. And-" my mom said but I cut her off.
"Stop." I said feeling angry. How could my parents rush me into stuff like this. I need to make my own decisions in life!
"Honey please-" I cut her off again. This time not knowing what I was thinking. What happened next I didn't even think I would actually say.
"Mom! I need to make my own choices. I don't want an arranged marriage! I have had relationships, too many to count. Thank you very much. And I don't think my boyfriend would be very happy with me getting married." I yelled. I almost fainted after I said I have a boyfriend... pretty sad huh? I heard my mother gasp on the other side of the phone and I wasn't ready to answer what she had to say.
"Who?!" She yelled almost sounding mad but excitement over threw the anger. Who? WHO? Oh god I didn't think about this. Think! Think! Think!
"Priya!" My mom shouted.
"Aman" I blurted out before I could even process the name.
"What?" My mothers voice sounded confused.
"His name is Aman. And we are madly in love."