𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 [𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡]

ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 3

"Are you serious?" Shivani asked Alia who was narrating the scene in the parking lot.

"Yes. We shook hands and chatted for a while and I really got to say- "

"That he's freakishly hot?!" Shivani cut her off in between squealing her word she made Alia wince. Alia rolled her eyes, she always crushed for the one out of her league.

"That he had a bad habit of staring into the person eyes like he wants to see himself there." That made no sense, she thought a second after.

"Huh. . . " Shivani didn't get it either. Smiling she just shook her head.

"Nevermind. Meet you tomorrow." She said and Shivani replied back her own pleasantries.

Sighing, she kept her phone on the other side of the bed and went downstairs. She saw her brother and mum placing the food on the table, which meant her stepfather was out again and would come in late. She smiled and sat down, got herself a plate and answered all the questions her brother had for his sister regarding college. Suffice to say, he was fascinated. They ate their food and called it a night.

*******

Dressing up again was a hectic task. She needed to make sure that it was not too much and not too less. Applying eyeliner and lipstick she checked herself in the mirror and gave a thumbs up. Walking downstairs, she and her mother had breakfast in silence that was common and welcomed by both of them. Putting her plate in the sink, she went outside to her beloved Scooter and drove to college.

Again she's late. Alia's eyes wondered around the college entrance as she search for Shivani.

"H-hey. I'm sorry, so sorry!" Shivani reached to her while pushing a book into her bag and taking off her specs. No doubt she was reading in the car. Alia snorted. Nerd.

She tsked yet waited for her to settle her things and then spoke, "Stop reading in the car, you nerd. Anyway why are we here today?"

Shivani in return gave her a glare which clearly said ' you're a bitch ' Alia winked back. "We are here to check the library out, the candidates for various parties and get our timetables-"

" - do all other nerdy things got it. " Alia muttered under her breath and looked ahead.

Alia simply nodded back in acknowledgement. It was not that she was not happy to check these places out; it was that her mind was somewhere else. Both of them walked in together into the crowd, through the corridors, climbing many stairs. They stopped in front of the elections board. It was similar to a notice board but here all the information relating to the electing parties and such was conveyed.

Many posters were there. All of the Names having different abbreviations and meaning. The Winning parties and the losing ones. A whole bunch of them. Alia looked over to Shivani and saw that she was already murmuring the lines written on the posters. She was comparing them and analysing the results on a calculator!

"You, my love are nothing but a book worm." Alia sassed at the woman who was anything but irritated by the interruption. Shivani looked at her hissing at her clearly not happy with the name she gave her.

"Hello."

Both of them turned around to look at the person who talked to them.

It was him.

Unable to think of something quickly, she just replied with a 'hi' which came from Shivani too at the same time; making both of them giggle. Arman too cracked a smile and the two guys next to him gave a laugh. Arman cleared his throat making it clear that he was going to say something.

"He is Ishaan and Zaigham. They are my friends and the people I trust my life with." He pointed to each one of them and both of them shook hands with each of them. Each of them began talking about random topics including movies and the college premises.

"Shivani?" Zaigham called and received acknowledgement from her.

"I'm going to go and make some posters, do you mind helping?"

"Oh Yes. Why not?" nothing could have made her happier, getting involved in work that she did not sign up for. Zaigham smile and led the way.

And she left me alone. Great.

Alia looked everywhere around but the man that stood in front of her and he on the other side was looking at her or in other words staring at her.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" he asked. His eyes boring were waiting for her to lie. Alia was startled by his question. How in the world could someone ask a stranger that?

"huh?"

He sighed, as if annoyed by her dumb response.

"I asked do you-

"I heard you and that is none of you concern." She said in a firm voice.

Turning around she walked away, oblivious to the fact that she angered someone not to be messed with.

He stood silently brooding over her misbehaviour and thinking of some new ways to teach her a good lesson. Oh she was going to be terrified to him after having to watch that.

He smirked and went away to his victim.