You Belong With Me | Completed

Chapter 1: The First Encounter

As she held her scholarship letter in her hand, she felt an uneasiness .She ran through the events of the last few days. It all started when she had applied for the scholarship exam. If she passed,she would get the opportunity of studying in one of India's most prestigious university. St.Marcus College. It had always been her dream to study there. The only thing stopping her was her love for her Dadi. St. Marcus college was situated in Mumbai. Her Dadi knew about her desire to study in' The city of dreams', but had always put her off. She tried to conceal her of the harshness of the reality. and that's why she was apprehensive about Mitali's dream of going to Mumbai.

'But Dadi , this is once in a lifetime opportunity! God knows if I would ever get this chance.'Mitali had tried one last time.

'Alright, I know that once you make up your mind about something, you wouldn't let it go. Mark my words you'll regret your decision.'

The day she got her scholarship letter , her Dadi had asked,'Why can't you do your post graduation here? There are plenty of good colleges in Dehradun.'

'Are you concealing something from me,dadi?' Mitali had finally come out with it.

'What do you meen by that?'Dadi eyebrows stiffened.Mitali had noticed the sudden change in her expression.

'Why don't you want me to go to Mumbai?I mean you had never been so biased before.What's the matter with Mumbai?'

'There's nothing like that Mitali. I just don't want you to go away from me.'

Mitali wasn't convinced.

But now, as she stood in front of the large black gates of her dream destination, she felt kinda uneasy. The guilt of leaving dadi was irresistible. Taking a deep breath , she let go off her thoughts and with a clear mind,approached the gates . She could feel the goosebumps. She had finally reached her ultimate goal. She smiled lightly. Students and professors crowded the campus. She had never felt so happy in her life.

Suddenly, her eyes spotted the huge commotion that was on the other side of the ground. She ignored it and was about to turn , when suddenly two arms held her by her shoulders and twirled her around. In seconds she found herself gazing into a pair of light brown eyes. Here, Mitali was hella confused and on the other hand the boy, whoever he was, looked terrified as well as in a hurry.He turned to Mitali and said,

Boy: Just keep on gazing into my eyes!

Mitali: What the...? Who are you and why would I do that?

Boy: Please just do what I say! Pretty please!

Mitali somehow found herself agreeing to his demand. The way he said 'pretty please' just couldn't make her say 'no'. And so, she kept looking at him with a confused face. After a while, from the corner of her eye she saw a girl coming towards them.The girl, she assumed must be hella angry, cause she was stomping her foot and huffing loudly. The girl came and saw them standing in that awkward position and yelled,

Girl: What the hell, Adi?

So the boys' name was Adi.Must be short for Aditya or Adarsh!

As soon as she said that, Adi backed off from Mitali, which led to Mitali falling down with a thump.

Mitali: What?! Are you fucking kidding me?

Adi immediately realized his mistake and turned to help Mitali get up. He offered his hand but Mitali shrugged it off and got up herself.Adi looked at her with a strange expression.