Love is all I need

Chapter 4

It was lunch time and I was sitting in the cafeteria with Aish. She was saying something but I wasn't paying attention.

I was staring at 2 tables across where Anirudh was sitting. He was laughing at something Dhruv, the most carefree and most loved professor was saying.

He wiped his mouth and got up to drop his plate."Helloooo.....earth to Priya....you there?" Aish waved her hand in front of my face. I turned to look at her.

"What?"

She smirked, "I thought you said you didn't care? You've been staring at him shamelessly the entire time...."

I felt my ears burn. "I don't know....yes, he's a bit cute......ok, he's very cute!!!"

I hugged myself, fighting the urge to squeal like a teen. "And he's gentleman too!"

I replayed the scene in my head.

"Someone looks smitten..." Aish teased.

I laughed. "Not yet, probably just a passing crush....remember Tanmayi?"

He was my senior, he had two years on me and I had a huge crush on him...

"Ok, my day here is over....going over to the hospital, see you later, bye! "

I picked up my handbag and left, looking at him standing by the door from the corner of my eyes.

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"I'm home!" I yelled and plunked down on the sofa, utterly exhausted.

My dad came and sat down next to me, laying his arms across the head rest behind me. I leaned into his shoulder and sighed.

"How was your day?" He pecked me on my cheeks.

"Tiring! Nothing serious at the hospital, just general illness and stuff." I said, toning down the vocabulary for him.

He smiled, "How did my girl grow up so fast?" He asked himself and sighed.

"Dinner's ready!" My mom yelled from the kitchen. I grunted and got up, dinner is usually better than breakfast.....

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I was lying awake on the bed, fiddling my phone, when it pinged with a notification.

I looked at it. Someone had added me on G+.

Anirudh!

"What?!" It was a pleasant surprise. And the notifications column was spammed with all the likes on my post.

I couldn't keep the grin off my face. I added him back and scrolled down his page, feeling like a stalker.

Suddenly, the room was flooded with light. I shaded my eyes and looked up.

"What are you doing up so late?! It's 11:30! "

Dad. Who else.

I'm 24 and he still wants to boss me around.

He grabbed my phone and left the room. "Get it back from me tomorrow morning!" He said over his shoulder.

Urgh!!!!!