Vinaya

After the first encounter with Aarav, I just went straight back to my seat. It's been an hour since I've been here. It sounds like I read enough to close it and head back to home. Like I usually do.
But actually I didn't even read two pages today. Not even two.

All because of Aarav who's sitting straight in my row. Our eyes keep locking from time to time. This is insane. I can't seem to focus at all. All I keep thinking about is him. What he might be thinking about me. Argh I don't know. .

I should just get up as I've had enough. He's been making me nervous. I would prefer going back home and hiding my face into a pillow or something.
Aarav closes his book too.

"How much did you read today Vinaya"? He asks.

"Ah I think about 20 pages"? (There's no way I would say I read 2 page when I was glued in it for an hour.)

" Really? I think I could read only more than five. I just couldn't seem to focus today".

God. Is he gonna say it was because of me. About how our eyes locked which made it akward. There's no way..

"Why is that"? I ask any way.

" It's the birds. They were chirping a lot today".

He gets disturbed by the sound of birds. That's so weird.

Aarav

I just started coming here two days ago. Yesterday I saw Vinaya and today we talked. I was curious who this girl is. But today when I saw her face for the very first time it was a very different feeling. She's definitely not my ideal type. She doesn't smile that much, doesn't give attention neither does she seek it. But I guess it's not always about looks Or ideal type.

Sometimes you're very unexpectedly drawn to someone without any reason. This is what's happening to me. I don't know why but I am drawn to Vinaya.

She reads, she draws my attention. That was included in my type too. I shouldn't deny how I am feeling. Maybe atleast we should become friends.

I should try to get closer to her.

This is all I could think of when we were sitting. I couldn't seem to focus because of that. Her thoughts.

And now it's time to head back. I can't believe she was so focused. She's going back now so am I.

"I should get going now". She says.

" Yes. Goodbye".

Vinaya

Once Aarav and I bid goodbye, I reach the door as soon as possible so that we don't go out together. I start to take fast steps in the direction of my house before he comes out.

Now I don't see the library anymore.

"Hmm, today I am heading back home earlier than usual. Maybe I should get some sticky notes and other stationery items on which I keep obsessing over from the local store".

I reach the store and to my surprise I see a blurry image of Aarav all the way past the road at the bus stop. I couldn't see clearly as he's at a very long distance from where I was.

And he couldn't see me either as he's long away facing the other direction. Waiting for arrival of the bus.

He takes local bus to go back home?
Does he live far from here? I never knew about that. Why does he come all the way here than? I thought he would live near by cause he's always going back even later than me..

"Hey, you've standing here for like 5 minutes.. Is there something you want to buy? Maybe stationery items as you always do? " Says the shopkeeper annoyed by me.

"Ohh! I am sorry. Yes please show me some spiral notebooks of a4 size. . .

I turn around again to see if he's still over there or got into the bus.
To my surprise,

Aarav waves his hand to me from the window of the bus .

The bus is gone and I stood there dumbfounded again. How come he recognised me from there.

"Here". The shopkeeper shoves the notebook in my hand wanting me to go from there.

"Okay. Thanks".

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