Him, always him

Chapter 4 - First Meeting 🥀

New York City,
1 year back:

*Flashback*

"Let's go!", Taking her coffee Ashley said.

"Wait a minute, who is that?", Emily pointed to a boy.

Ashley looked back to him and tried to recognise, "I don't know."

"Exactly, I also don't know. How can this be possible that I don't know a hot guy like him?", Emily said.

Ashley nodded her head in disappointment and said, "Shut this crap and let's go."

"We've the 1st class off, where do you wanna go?", Emily asked.

"Library!", Ashely grabbed her hand. When suddenly her eyes fell on a boy.

A fair, tall boy, hanging a bag across his shoulder, holding some papers in his hand, he was searching for something may be.
Ashley stopped and stared at him for a while.

"Why did you stop?", Emily looked back at her and saw she was looking at someone. She looked at the boy too.

"Umm cute!", She commented.
Ashely turned to her, "Ah who?"

"The boy you're staring at for so long.", Emily smiled naughtily.

"Nothing like that ok!", Ashley uttered.

They started walking to the stairs. And that was actually leading them towards the boy.
As Ashley came closer to him suddenly Emily pushed her to the boy. And Ashley was about to fall when the boy caught her.

"Are you ok?", The boy asked.

Ashley looked into his eyes, the beautiful brown eyes, anyone could easily drown into those deep eyes, but the question was whom would he only allow to drown. "I'm sorry!", She stood up and said.

Ashley have a death glance to Emily who was smiling stupidly.

"It's ok.", He smiled showing his teeth.

Ashley smiled nervously and started walking again. When the boy stopped her.

"Hey can you please help me?", He asked.

"Yah sure!", Emily said with a smile.

"Actually I'm looking for the principal's office. Can you please..."

"Why not? We don't have any class now even. Let's go! We will show you.", Emily said.

Ashley again gave her a death glance again.

"Thank you so much!", The boy smiled and they made there way to the 2nd floor to the principal's room.

"I'm Emily!", She smiled at him.

"I'm Darshan Raval. Actually I'm from India.", He said.

"India! From India to New York", Emily said.

"Yah. My dream was doing my higher studies from here, so here I'm with the help of scholarship.", Darshan explained.

Then he looked at Ashley for an intro.

Ashley understood that and said, "Ashley, Ashley Jones."

They both smiled at eachother.
"Ashley loves Indians.", Emily spit out.

"What are you doing?", Ashley whispered clutching Emily's elbow.

"Really?", Darshan looked at her.

"My mother was an Indian. So you can call me half Indian.", She smiled.

"That's great!", Darshan nodded.

"Absolutely. And her Aunt cooks amazing Indian dishes. You should come over someday.", Emily said in between.

"I would love to.", He told.

Ashley was giving Emily a I-Will-Kill-You-For-This look.

"Principal's room.", Ashley said showing the room beside them.

"Thank you.", He uttered.

"Most welcome.", Emily passed a ear to ear smile to him.

Darshan walked into the room beading a goodbye to them.

"What's wrong with you?", Turning Emily towards her Ashley asked.

"What?", Emily asked.

"Why did you do that? And come over to house, like seriously!", Ashley said.

"Look, you like him so I just wanted you to know his name at least and see you helped him too. First impression became pretty good right.", She grinned.

"And when did I tell you that I like him?", Ashley crossed her hands.

"Do you really think that now you have to tell me that you like someone or not. Ashee c'mon you're my best friend. I know you better.", Emily said.

Ashley just sighed. "Now finish your coffee and let's go to the class.", Emily shouted.

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"Ashley, Ashely!"

Ashley came back into scenes and found herself in her literature class.

"Yes Mrs. Wesley?", She responded.

"Concentrate in the class ok.", Mrs. Wesley said in a not so soft voice.
Ashely nodded softly and noted down what was written on the board.