Winter cold air chilling each bones. After years of staying in protection named cage I finally moved to another city for college. Unknown place with countless unknown faces were making my heart race in fear and excitement.
After getting settled i decided to attend college.
Fidgeting with the hem of my shirt I walk towards the building. A place I once wished to never come, but who can win against destiny.
I enter the class.
It was quite empty, few students were talking. 'Oh I'm early' I whisper to myself before sitting behind a girl.
She turned and smile 'Hey it's your first day, right?'. I nod nervously. She gave me a gentle smile 'no need to be nervous. I'm Joya BTW'. 'Umm I'm sara' i smile at her 'can we sit together joya? Only if you don't mind.' I ask gathering all my courage. She speaks up quickly 'yes of course come here'.
I adjust my glasses and get up to go to first row...
Suddenly I got hit against a solid thing 'Wall in mid-class' I murmur before looking up.
My eyes widen, heart race as if it will brust ar any moment.
'Aahan?' The name comes from my mouth before i could stop myself.
He bend down to match my height.
'A wall? Really? That's the name i get on my first day of college?'
I quickly shake my head, my voice sound slightly panicking if scared to disappoint anyone.'No no i didn’t know, I'm sorry'
He taps at my forehead 'No problem. First day?'
I nod 'yup' i fidget with my fingers nervously, not daring to look up
He stepped aside letting me pass.
As i step ahead to sit he speaks up 'after class near fountain. Can we talk?'
My heart beat like a drum against my ribs.
In my mind "what? He wanna talk to me? Why? Will he beat me or what? No why would he beat me it's not lIke i did anything wrong"
He tugged my hair not caring about the students staring at us secretly.
I snap out of my thoughts 'what are you doing?'
'Dragging you out of your secret world' he teases me
'Not funny at all' I show annoyance to hide the way my heart is fluttering.
'Will you come?'
'Yes i will' i agreed cause of course i was waiting to talk to him from so long. How could have i let the chance go when i can know him better?
Classes end
I walk out, again bumped.
'Ouch! Your glasses aren't helping' he teases me.
'Aahaaaaan' my cheeks flushed, this time i couldn't hide.
He misunderstood my blush as embarrassment, not shyness. 'Okay okay I'm sorry but you need to look up when you walk, Sara'
'I wasn't aware of a wall' i adjust my hair still avoiding eye contact.
'Will you come or should i pick you up?' He was ready to lift me.
I panicked 'no no no Aahan'
'Good girl' he took my hand and walkin the hallway towards the fountain
"He's holding my hand! When my unlucky life become this lucky? Should i be happy? But what if he scolded me? What if he finds me annoying?"
My mind race with a thousand thoughts.
Suddenly he stopped. And my clumsy mind again support me to get bumped against his back as soon as he stopped.
'Ahh sorry Aahan' i said in embarrassment.
'Three times.' He cross his hands against his chest before bending down to match my height.
'I wasn't aware Aahan' i was on the edge to cry misunderstanding his words as anger.
'Oops no no don't, Sara. Why are you crying?' He quickly pulled me to sit on a bench.
'I'm not. Sorry' i wipe my eyes with the sleeve of my shirt.
'You were.' He looks worried. I couldn't believe "why he looks worried? Does he care for me? Or it's just kindness?"
He smack my head lightly.
'What?' I ask in confusion.
'Where you got lost in every few minutes?' He ask with both amusement and worry
'It's nothing. Tell nahh what you wanted to talk about.' I decided to change the topic.
He remembers 'ohh right. I forgot. Actually why you choose this college? You were quite good at study then why you got into this average college?'
i get insecure and ashamed at the question
'Who said that? I wasn't good at study'
'You always got good scores in internal so I thought' his face shows clear sign of disbelief
'Not everyone that lucky to get everything. Some get nothing.' I murmur
He looks at me in pure surprise. I was as shocked as him. From where this wisdom came from?
'You? Do you write?' He ask looking at me curiously
'Why?' I look uo at him fidgeting again.
'Cause i feel like you do. You can tell me, i like to read.' He keep his hands on my fidgeting one.
'Yes i do but they're not that good. I'm less that average, even in writing' my voice filled with ashamed.
'So what? Practice it. You will get better' he squeezed my hands with his encouraging me.
I get confused
'Why are you talking to me about all these?'
'I don't know, Sara. I feel like i should. Or maybe i know something which no one else knows.' He smirk saying this.
My heart race again.
Why does he know? Does he know that i like him from 2 years? Or does he know i write online but never post them cause of my insecurities?
Hesitately i ask him 'what else you know, Aahan?'
'Something you should have told me from the start' he stands up
I look at him in confusion 'what are you saying, Aahan? Tell me'
'I will talk later, I've to attend music class' he glance at the watch on his wrist.
'Okay then we'll talk later' i didn’t force him to say cause i didn’t want to feel desperate to know anything.
'Don't overthink' he says as if he can read my mind.
With that he left giving me a smirk
Leaving me in both shock and nervousness
My phone rang.
When i check, it was joya.
I pick up the call. 'Hello?'
'Where are you? Did you forgot me after getting that guy?' She complaint playfully
'No. I was just talking with him.' I glance around 'where are you?'
'I'm going to that fountain. Wait there' joya told before hanging off.
She comes near me and draped her hand around my shoulders with a teasing grin 'who was that huh? High school crush?'
'Not like that. Just a friend' i lied but my flushed cheeks were telling a different story.
'Come on. How long?' She didn’t let me drop that
'2 years' i admitted while we walk out of the college gate
'You haven't confessed yet?' She nudged my side
'Heyy stop that'
Now I'm cooked. I couldn't even speak.
Next day at class i felt a familiar figure next to my desk.
When i turn to check my heart stopped beating.
It was Aahan.
He was sitting next to my desk.
But why? He was always the backbencher, wasn’t he? Then why on first row beside me?
The whole class i felt his eyes on me. Last day His smirk and today his gaze felt overwhelming.
When i tilted my head to check he was looking straight at me, not even blinking.
I quickly look down. My heart beat like a drum against my ribs as if it will brust if i will not calm down.
Joya asked 'what happen? Are you panicking?'
'No, Just sleepy. that's why.' I lied
I felt him chuckling as if he can listen to me.
After class
I quickly left the college to hide in my apartment. I didn’t wanna face him, not when I'm this nervous cause of him.
Days pass i notice his intense gaze on me whenever we don’t talk.
But his gaze softened the moment we both talk about study.
Finally the first year exam came.
But god planned to make me suffer by making me sit behind him in the exam hall.
On the first day.
I walk in hurry cause of course i was late like always.
He turned as i took my seat.
'So I've the little bird even in exam'
'What are you doing? Its exam. Look ahead' I said nervously glancing around.
He smirks before looking ahead
After the exam done i walk out and got bumped against someone again. My face directly got hit against that person's chest.
I mutter in annoyance 'again a wall' but when i look up my face turn pale.
It was a professor. The new professor but thanks to god from another department.
That professor raise his eyebrows 'wall? Miss..' he glance down at my name plate 'Sara?'
I quickly apologise 'I'm sorry sir, i didn’t realize'
Fidgeting with my pen i wait for him to snap at me but instead he smirk and left with 'No problem.'
I was dumbfounded
"Why everyone smirk at me? Am i that much smirkable?" I think all the weird things possible before i stopped when i see Aahan wave at me.
'Me?' I asked
'Or who else? My girlfriend?' He said with a teasing smile
'How could i know? You must've one here, don't you?' I talk as if my hands aren't trembling like leaf.
'Not now but soon will be' he said that with a smirk making my mind freeze for few seconds.
