Out of her league

Chapter 2

Sid's POV:

  I am pretty sure I heard the door slam shut. So much for wanting a normal neighbour. Let me just pretend that my neighbour did not just slam the door upon knowing of my arrival. Definitely a nutcase. As I closed the door and glanced around the house, I realised something. This person was a total opposite of me. The house was squeaky clean and nothing was out of place. Might as well be a museum. I had a record for keeping my place messy because why not? It's a house, not a museum. Meanwhile, another thought dawned upon me and all of a sudden, I felt like I was the most miserable person in the world. I am such a talkative person and I can't imagine living in a place where I have no one to talk to.

That's just awful.

I don't even want to think about it. Like if someone held me at a gunpoint and told me to stop talking, I wouldn't because I actually can't? No I don't have a disorder but it's just me. Maybe the tenant is just shy to talk to me? You know what, I will just go and introduce myself to her. That will break the ice.

  So I just went straight up to her door and opened it. "Yo I'm your new-" the words stopped short as I took a big gulp of air at the sight in front of me. A woman in her mid-twenties struggling to get her legs into a grey pair of sweatpants. Nice legs but quite hairy.

OMG what am I thinking?!?!?

  But before I could process anything, a shrill scream split into my ears and I realised I was staring. WHAT WAS I EVEN THINKING? "I'M SO SORRY" and I immediately closed the door and left the scene as if my butt was on fire.

So much for wanting to break the ice.

I definitely need to apologise to her properly before she thinks of me as a creep. OMG. I don't know if I have ever felt more embarrassed of myself. It still bothers me that I didn't knock on her door first. Like what kind of idiot just barges into the room like that? And my slow reaction time was just like the cherry on top. WOW. But why couldn't she just lock the door? But I'm still an asshole. Why must this happen to me?

Oh god.

Tanya's POV:

That was so scarring.

I shuddered as I looked back at my hairy legs, and back at the door again. Now that is going to add on to my enormous list of insecurities and I don't think I want to see him at all. But the most important question is, am I even safe with this person? *GASP*

But seriously speaking, doesn't he have any manners? Barging into my room as if it was his. What in the actual world? He could be anyone and that is still wrong. Idiot.

I quickly wore my sweatpants and exited out of the room. I stood right before him, I could feel that my defense mechanism AKA rudeness had started its appearance as I unconsciously folded my arms and raised my eyebrows. I should have looked like I was fuming because he gulped in nervousness as his eyes were looking at anything but me. Well for one thing, I am fuming. I cleared my throat. I can't let this idiot escape away like that.

"Look, I'm genuinely sorry. I really didn't mean it and I am not that kind of a person. I just wanted to introduce myself to you and it was my fault to not have knocked at your door when you came in" he looked up as he was apologising. His eyes were a colour of hazel brown and they were twinkling with remorse. And something in me was just so convinced that he was just stating the truth. I am an idiot.

"Okay, just don't barge into my room like that again," I sighed as his head snapped back to meet my gaze, as if he could not believe that I had just forgiven him. His eyes widened and a thin smile appeared on his face. My heart almost melted with the dimples that appeared as he was trying not to smile too much.

  I could only take a closer look at his features now. He looked like a guy in his late twenties with thick jet black hair and a slim figure. He was fair skinned and muscly, but lanky at the same time. He was definitely one of a kind.

I feel so ugly.

  "Take a picture, it will last longer," he smirked. THIS GUY HAS THE AUDACITY TO SMIRK AT ME NOW? This guy has already started annoying me to no end.

  "I don't think I was the creepy one who barged into your room while you were wearing your clothes" I retorted back, already growing tired of this conversation and the idea of having to tolerate him for a long time.

  When all I heard was silence, I glanced back at him as the tinge of his ears turned baby pink and he just looked flustered. I felt bad, I mean the idea of creeping up on someone as ugly as me? That would have probably sent him the shivers.

  Satisfied with rendering him speechless, I turned around to go back to my room when a hand grabbed my wrist. What does he want now? I just want to go and sleep... My energy is getting wasted by talking to stupid humans. Oh wait, I am a human too.

  I turned around. "What?" my annoyance seeped through my voice. Why do I have to conceal my annoyance anyway? He looked taken aback and took his hands away. "I just wanted to ask you if you could tell me more about using the laundry and using the kitchen so that we can both share everything without problems..." he scratched the back of his neck, waiting for a reply.

  And then it was like he suddenly remembered something and he spoke up again. " I couldn't properly introduce myself earlier on but my name is Sid, Siddarth Nigam and um... it's nice to meet you," he mumbled.

  "Okay can" I replied out of sheer laziness.

  "Okay?" he asked in confusion, as if it was the most incredulous thing he has ever heard in centuries.

  "Uh yeah? As in okay, good to know your name and we can discuss sharing the laundry and kitchen. Honestly I don't have a schedule to cook and do laundry so let's just go with the flow and you can ask me for any help if needed. Okay bye." Finally I could go to my room and sleep.

" Wait, what about your name?"

"Tanya, Tanya Trivedi" I replied as I was on my way to my room.