As long as you love me

The Pretty girl

It is my first day in college, excuse me? How do I go to first-year Computer Science? I asked the guy that came by.

First year?

cool, I'm going there too! come, he replied.

I am Rahul! I said.

Oh, nice to meet you. I am Aravind!

We reached the class and sat together!

How much was your highschool marks? a guy from behind touched my shoulder's

960! I said in a low voice!

Come on man! that's a lot for me!

you don't have to be so low in voice about that! he chuckled!

I smiled!

Look, we are so different in marks and still, we are here sitting in the same class! Money bro!

he continued to talk.

He had a thick down facing moustache and a thin beard like that of in movies! and long hair. He didn't even look like a first year.

I felt scared. If he'd punch me in the face if I said something bad. So I just nodded my head!

And then I turned back and took a look, most boys looked bigger than me!

I should get used to this I said to myself.

Rahul! professors voice echoed.

Yes, mam! I answered the attendance.

Ria Mansingh! Ria? Who's Ria?

the professor asked twice and skipped to the next name!

The first period is English, where we had nothing but the self-intro session.

I slowly turned my eyes to the left side of class! Yeah, that's where the girls usually sit!

Who do you think is pretty? Aravind interrupted my view!

I smiled!

Why can't it be like in school, girls and boys, benches together mingled in between? I said.

Yeah, that is a long gap we have here, Aravind replied.

So anyone caught your attention yet? he asked.

No! How about you?

See! the girl in the third row, her name is Preethi, people are talking about her since the morning, And the girl in the last row!

Her name is Deepika. She is cute I think! said Aravind

Oh, I see! I replied!

Damn! man!

you looked just for a second! you are the first guy since morning to react so less about Preethi! Aravind said hitting my shoulder!

Uh! I don't feel anything, I replied and turned towards the board!

The class remained So silent!

Excuse me!

Mam! a thin voice broke the silence of the class!

Yes! You are? the professor, Replied!

I'm Ria Mansingh, sorry mam, I had some work in the admin office, that got me late!

I couldn't take my eyes off her!

Little chubby cheeks, long hair, and thick curvy lips, her eyebrows were dark, and her black eyeliner added extra beauty to those big sharp eyes as she rolled them in a look of confusion to choose a place to sit!

She sat in the third row next to Preethi!

I kept seeing her in a hope that she'd see me!

And Aravind caught my eyes, man! You're looking at Preethi, right?

No! the girl next to her, I replied, and Aravind turned to see who's there.

Oh, bruh! you're the bird that waits for bigger fish huh? Aravind laughed.

Ria, would you like to intro yourself to the class?

madam professor called in for Ria!

Man! your bigger fish! let's listen! Aravind said

Ria stood before the class!

Hi, I am Ria Mansingh! from Chennai!

Mansingh?

Professor interrupted.

Yeah, mam, My father is from Delhi. It is a family name! we moved here even before I was born, but we still run the family business here! She said.

Days passed with the fresher's week

I moved to different places and found a friendship squad for me! Siddharth, Shoaib, Kavin, Tarun - total cool guys of the class, there also existed the total jerks and bullies, we are the rebels here anyway, we counter their jokes and piss them off often, we made easy friendship with the whole class than them, though they are our friends they always found a chance to pick a fight with us in every means.

My worst nightmare is getting caught to them, while my friends are absent. They were like six of them. Karthick, Diwakar, Joel, Santhosh, Rafiq, and Mahesh.

They were big, rich, and cool, none of which I am!

I am just a pretender in my whole squad, I am an introvert, but I got Easily noticed only for being in Siddharth's friendship!

Ria on the other side was explicitly known as an introvert few called her attitude and few called her dumb and few said she's headstrong.

I am known as one of the nice guys and most people like me!

It's been 28 days since the first day of my college life.

No one except Aravind knows that I am into Ria, but I kept calm because even I am not sure of that!