"What's wrong with you. Mai tere peeche hi toh baithi hu" Pari says as we sit in the cafeteria with our lunch. Today is the second day of college and till now it has sucked.
"Mujhe bahot hi jyada bore ho raha hai class me Paro. That asshole stays quiet for the whole time and your entire attention is on Majnu" I whine taking a bite of my aloo parathas.
"No it's not. I.. I.." she stutters searching for words. "Jaane de. My college life is officially screwed" I say just when Rudra sits beside me.
"Ok Aashi you seriously need to stop looking at me like you wanna murder me. You look dangerous" he says opening his tiffin. Shabnam comes and sits on the other side of me quitely.
"Joel aur Veer kaha hai" Rudra asks her and she points towards the lunch line where they are picking up their lunch.
My eyes fix on Viraj as he talks with a girl in front of him and says something to make her laugh. The whole of 3 hours he gave me the silent treatment today. What's the matter with him.
Suddenly he catches my gaze and I try to look away but I can't. He has me locked up with that stare. He walks towards our table his eyes still on me and sits down in front of me.
He looks at me daring me to look away but I don't.
God, he really has the most beautiful eyes, doesn't he?
"Parathas? Mujhe bhi chahiye" Joel exclaims and I am forced to move my gaze and look at him.
"Err yes please lo na. Sab ke liye laayi hu mai" I say and everyone starts fighting to have one. Except Viraj obviously.
I push my tiffin box towards him silently.
He looks at my tiffin then at me and frowns like he can't understand what I'm trying to do. I nod at him silently asking him to have one. He just pushes it back to me and continues eating his sandwich which by the look of it doesn't seem tasty at all.
Toh khaao ye ghatiya sandwich. Waise bhi apne ego se tum itne bhare ho ke mere parathas nahi kha paaoge. Asshole.
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"So class, I want the whole report in 2 weeks. And if you guys use the internet or Wikipedia I'll know, alright. And these marks will be counted" our environment teacher, Mrs. D'Mello, says before leaving class. Last period is over and we've got our first assignment today which is a paired one.
That too an outdoor one.
We all have been allotted certain locations in Goa and we have to find out one fact about it which nobody knows. Ask the local people and stuff by going there personally.
The place that we've got is Cabo de Rama fort. It's not a really famous fort like the Aquada fort or Chapora fort but is well known. I look at Viraj who is packing his bag.
"Um so when should we go?" I ask him and he looks up at me.
Damn why does he have blue eyes? Couldn't he have normal brown eyes like all Indians do. They are really piercing. And so beautiful.
"I'll go there myself and find out whatever it is and write your name on the report. So you don't need to worry. You're welcome" he says and gets up to leave.
What the effing hell.
"I won't let you do this alone. It's a partner project. And we have to do it together" I say walking behind him.
"Why are you so desperate to spend time with me. I am sparing you all the hard work and you'll have the credit for free. So just leave it up to me. I'll manage" he says and walks away.
*Viraj*
I walk outside the class successfully avoiding Aslesha and just when I am getting out of the corridor, I am pulled inside a dark classroom.
Who the fuck is this.
I immediately take his hand and twist it. "Oww Viraj! What the hell".
It's Aslesha. I quickly let her go and I can only see her shadow in this darkness, rubbing the hand which I twisted.
"Lets get straight to the point here? Tumhari problem kya hai?" she says putting her hands on her waist. Feisty as always. She has not changed at all.
"Kya problem? Mujhe tumhare saath project nahi karna. What's the big deal?"
"The big deal is hum partners hai and we have to do it together" she says taking a step forward.
"I don't want to" I say looking away.
"What are you? Twelve?" she says getting annoyed.
"I'm getting late" I say as I turn and walk away but she runs and stands in front of the door.
"Viraj" her voice lowers like talking to a child. "Mujhe pata hai we had a history and all that stuff but we were kids and that day you were the one who took the initiative to end it. So what's wrong? Can't you leave the past behind? Tum jab se aaye ho I've tried my best to behave the best even though you are treating me like shit. Look I'm not asking you to be my friend or something. At least be civil. We belong to the same friends circle now and we are partners for the whole year. Just let the past be in the past" she says looking at me innocently.
Oh so now she is trying to play the victim.
"I can't let the past be in the past if it is affecting my present. And I'm not friends or civil with people who are not trustworthy. So please Aslesha, don't waste my time or yours. Bye" I say and with that, leave, keeping her standing there with her mouth open in shock.
So now she is trying to play the innocent card huh. I literally begged her that day not to tell anyone about it. I knew what I did was wrong but I just don't like it that whenever I see her face I'm reminded of that day and how my life would be so different if she hadn't opened that big mouth of hers.
"Kaha tha bhai? Kab se rukaa hu yaar" Rudra says as soon as I reach near my bike. "Ye sab teri galti hai. Mujhe nahi banna tha uska partner but tere stupid pyaar ke wajah se ye sab ho raha hai" I snap at him.
"Aslesha again? And what stupid pyaar? Mera pyaar sachha hai. Aur mere sachhe pyaar ki best friend hai vo" he says.
"I wish mai tera best friend nahi hota. I can't believe we are in the same batch. And she is my partner. I just can't stand her" I mutter angrily.
"Oh come on Veer! Tab tu aur vo bachhe the aur tune uske baal kaate the seedha. Tune sahi me expect kiya ke vo apna muh band rakhegi?" he asks.
"Ha toh jab maine kaha ke mat batana kisi ko toh vo agree kyu ki? Tabhi bol deti ke batayegi vo. Achanak bomb fod di jhooti ummeed de ke" I say the anger rising inside me.
"Ab bhul bhi jaa Veer. Saalo ho gaye uss baat ko" Rudra says patting my shoulder. I give him an incredulous look.
"Tujhe sab pata hai fir bhi tu ye keh raha hai Rudra? Great!" I say shaking my head and leave on my bike leaving him there. Let him go home alone. Uska sachha pyaar pohcha dega usse ghar.
Sab ko bass apni life se matlab hai. Aslesha for her hair, Rudra for his love. Bloody selfish world. Is duniya me bass ek hi hai mujhe samajhne wali.
"Maa.. mai ghar aa gaya"
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As promised, a new chapter today, even though I didn't get much response on the earlier chapter.. but @rythem_ and @Sangeetha_95 this one's for you :*
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Clean Bowled
RomanceViraj Singhania is a cricketer. Aslesha Mathur is a kathak dancer. He doesn't care about anything and anybody. She is really kind and helpful towards everybody. Parties, girls and scoring double centuries is his life. Papa, novels and ghungroos are...
