Love is all I need

Chapter 5

I got up before the alarm the next morning, eager to check my phone.

I came out of the bathroom in record speed and knocked on my dad's room.

"Daddy!!! Give me back my phone!!!" I shouted through the door.

I heard footsteps shuffling toward the door. My dad opened the door, yawning.

"What's the hurry? Calm down!"

"Need to update my colleagues about an upcoming event...it's urgent!"

The lie flowed out of my mouth smoothly and without thought. I've never been the type to lie to my parents and when I thought about it later, I felt guilty that I didn't feel guilty.....

He handed me the phone and I just about grabbed it from him, walking downstairs.  My dad was muttering something behind me but I paid him no heed.

Anirudh had commented on one of my posts!
":) ya, I want a girl baby too." It was an ironic post, "I want my first daughter to be a girl" it read.

Haha! Guess he didn't read it properly..... he wants a girl baby?....

"Lol, read it again." I commented smiling to myself.

What a way to start the day!

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We were all sitting in the amphitheater, listening to Dr.Tanmayi . He was giving a presentation on something I just couldn't concentrate on. I was too busy day dreaming about him.

Aish nudged me. "Dr. Tanmayi or the new hottie?"

"Tan of course!" I scoffed. "I have been crushing on him for more than a year now! The newbie is no competition!...."

Bit the words died in my mouth. Someone had walked in late. "Sorry! Took me time to locate the venue!"

Anirudh came in, looking as good as ever in his long sleeved shirt, tucked neatly into his pant. He was a bit out of breath.

I actually took my eyes off Tanmayi to look at him! What the actual heck?

As the walked up the aisle, I noticed the back of his shirt, a small portion of it was untucked. For some unknown reason, I found that really adorable.

He sat just behind me! There was no other place that's why, but still!

The rest of the presentation was a blur, I couldn't concentrate on day dreaming about Tan with this guy sitting behind me! I was so aware of his presence......

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Don't get me wrong, I'm not always this obsessed with guys. I take my studies and work seriously. I'm currently working on a drug synthesis project I decided to take up...... I walked towards the lab, lost in thought.

Oof! I hit into someone. I felt someone's hand reflexively fly out to support my back, keeping me from falling.

I looked up to apologize. How embarrassing!

It was Anirudh! What? Wow.

This is when in a movie the heroine would just gaze into the hero's eyes, apology forgotten, words stuck in her throat. And the hero would still be holding her, long after he caught her. Each staring at the other and a song would start playing.

But no, this is not a movie, sadly. We quickly broke apart, flustered.

"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I wasn't looking! "

He scratched the back of his neck and smiled slightly, "No, it's alright, it's my fault too!"

And with that he left. Leaving me one more thing to think about.....