The Ladies Hostel

chapter 9: Suspense breaking

Titir's POV:
It was a great sunny day. My campus was full of life. My friends were laughing out loud for no reason after the class thus I got a very bad headache! So I thought that a cup of tea from the roadside tea would work like a tonic. I went there along with Shreya.

- You always suffer from headache.Why do not you consult with a doctor?"
-"I am properly fit. Its you guys who always shout out loud and instigate my head to hurt me" I said with fake anger.

-Well. Suit yourself - she replied while crossing the road.

I was feeling better than before just when I took my first sip. Tea is always magical, right??

From my puberty (for not having a proper term)I could feel if anyone was staring at me. I heard girls were naturally blessed with this intuition power or that sixth sense thing!

Whatever was the reason behind it, I could feel a pair of eyes was following my every step from the time I asked for my tea.

I just moved my eyes to see who the guy was and I saw that guy whom I saw outside my classroom staring at me without blinking some days. I Could not recognise him to be my fellow friend, not even as any acquaintance. But, I came to know gradually that for some unknown reason he tried to follow me!
I saw today that he was wearing a navy blue T- shirt paired with a jeans pants. I did not notice before that he had a head full of such beautiful curly hair, which I though to be the reason of him being adorable. I knew I should not have judged a book by its cover and I really did not. But actually he seemed to be an innocent one. He was wearing a glass for what he somehow appeared to me "A boy with good image".

"Do u wanna tell us something "- Shreya asked boldly.
" Yes. Can I borrow your friend for a minute?"He asked politely.

"Not that good as you thought"- nagging was there in my mind.

Shreya looked at me to read my expression. I could not fix what to do.
" Do you wanna have a cup of tea"? I asked hesitantly.
"No, thanks"- he replied modestly.

Silence for a while...

I was wondering why he was there and what he was planning on telling me.

" Titir, I am your senior. I will be blunt, Okay? You already know your beauty is praise worthy. I know you have got so many love confession, proposal and all that. I dont know either if you believe in love at first sight. But trust me it happened with me. Who caused it to happen is YOU"- breaking the silence he breathlessly told me as if he had memorised it passionately.

Being shocked, I could not find any word to reply him back, not that he asked for mine. He had just expressed his feeling.

"On the ice breaking programme,as a freshman, I saw you first time when you were singing a song. You were so nervous that you did not look at your Audience. Your voice, beauty mesmerised me that day. I am an immediate senior of your department. I felt that very day" love"happened, but I did not knock you on facebook or anywhere.

"Oh" was all that I managed to reply. My knees were shaking horribly.

Iamsurethatiloveyou-he said something that I missed for the bike's horn and he was technically so fast to tell that.

" sorry"?-I asked not understanding the statement.

" I said that I am sure that I Love You. Will it be possible for you to love me back?" He said confidently this time.

"I am glad that you appreciate me. But,I think its just infatuation as you don't know me personally" I replied being so much humble as I could be.

"Well, I agree. But,Please remember I am not that type of guy who fall very frequently for any random girl. I did not feel for any girl before the way I feel for you. I am not claiming to be the best for you, but I hope you to trust my words"

"Bhaiya,we are sorry that we could not recognise you. My friend is a nerd. Except study, she learned nothing to do in her life. She seems to be confused. I will inform you if she feels interested" being a "lifesaver" shreya replied him smiling.

"I will be waiting for your response" saying this he left.

I took a deep breath after his leaving. My heart was beating like a drum.Uffffff.
Shreya dragged me under the shadow.
The gentle breeze was blowing as if purposefully just to calm my mind.When I enter my hand in my bag to fetch my water bottle, I saw a "card".Something was written over that in eye catching handwriting.
" Shreya, how did the card enter in my bag and why the heck the hand writing seems so familiar?

As soon as I aksed her I got the answer myself. Just saying Shreya " Okay, bye "- I got onto a rickshaw for going back to my hostel. The sunny noon was turning to be a serene afternoon already.

Author's note: In the next chapter you will meet an humorous as well as annoying character named Maya khan!! It will be fun! guarantee 😀

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