Soon the class got filled with students. I kept that box near my seat safely.

"When will the class start",Reyansh exclaimed. He was sitting in between me and Siya.

"Can't you keep a little patience"

,Siya smacked his arm frustrated with his continuous blabbering.

"Maine tujhse pucha kya ? Mai toh Niya se puch rha tha.."

"Siyu yarr isko corner me baitha deti ... ab ye puri class dimaag khayega",

I spoke before taking out a register and a few pens, blue, black and coloured.

"YOU GONNA MAKE NOTES OR A RAINBOW??", Reyansh questioned his tone suggesting a hint of disbelief

I rolled my eyes at his overacting. My eyes were trailing towards the door frequently, not because I wanted a particular someone to enter but to check whether the teacher has arrived or not.

'Whatever makes you sleep at night darling', my subconscious mocked me.

 I frowned seeing that guy enter the classroom. He waved at our direction showing his perfect white teeth.

My heart did a summersault seeing his charming smile.

I shook my head, trying to remind myself he wasn't worth it, but whom was I lying to.

'He is cute', My subconscious swooned over him.

'maybe a lil', I too thought.

He took a seat adjacent to us taking out his requirements for the class. I was gawking at him in daze. He turned his head looking at me.

Our eyes locked.

He passed me a 'billion dollar' simile.

 His smile was calm yet held some ounce of mischief in it. I felt the time stopping and all the background noise fading in thin air. It was a moment exactly like some cheesy, cliché romance novel, but trust me it felt exactly the same. I had a whole zoo dancing in my stomach, just my gazing in his grey eyes. His eyes held every single emotion, including struggle and vulnerability.

I tilted my head a little our gaze still locked, lingering at our reflection formed in each other's eyes.

andddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

He winked at me................ 

oh my goddddd

Did he just..... oh my godddddddddddd

My face twitched a with hint of amusement and disbelief. Our eyes remained locked. 

The teacher arrived. Siya nudged me to get up and wish the teacher.

"Tu baar baar zone out kyu ho jaati hai?", Siya asked, getting up to wish the professor.

I shrugged shaking my head.

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  The classes went on smoothly, with us giving our short introduction. The  professors were mostly chill, not giving a shit about the students were studying or not.

That's what college is. No one is going to force you to attend lectures or study, if you fail it's not their responsibility but if you top the class your face will be used for promotions.

Professors were supposed to give lectures, answer doubts and leave.

In those 3 consecutive lectures what I realised was that all the lecturers were highly skilled and knowledgeable but.... they were so old that their way of teaching didn't match my vibe... yah !!

"Why can't this college hire younger professors? My dream to witness a student X professor trope is ruined."

I showed my disappointment

Siya and Reyansh gave me weird look. In fact Nishant who was sitting just adjacent to me, also gave me a puzzled look.

"What? I was just telling the truth guys".

"Well, I think you still have chances to witness one..", Siya said looking at the door with wide eyes.

It was possibly our bio-physics professor.
And mannn he looked fine.

He looked as if he had jumped out of a wattpad story.

White crisp shirt paired with black pants, a littmann around his neck.

His veiny hands visible as his shirt was folded upto his elbow.

Sharp jaws, a well trimmed stubble, he actually looked like a demigod.

He looked at us only to find a few girls drooling over his looks. He shook his head, and chuckled.

"Hello peeps this is your bio-physics teacher... Ashrit Verma", he introduced himself with confidence.

"So without wasting anymore time, lets begin with our class and we will have our intro session in the last 10 minutes."  He then started teaching.

And well the class ended within no time 😉😉

"Ye hui naa baat", Siya exclaimed after the class ended.

"This was the best lecture of the day.", I too claimed.

"Haa haa thik hai ... chalo naa yrr lunch krne chalte hai..", Reyansh whinned, pulling us towards the canteen.

"Isko khane ke alawa kuch nhi soojhta", Siya exaggerated.

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IN THE CANTEEN 

"kya order krna hai", I casually asked scrolling through some reels on insta.

A young boy who seemed to be the cook's son made his way towards us. He had a plate in his hand which was covered royally. 

I and Siya raised our eyebrows, while Reyansh was looking disinterested until we uncovered the plate. 

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh",

Reyansh let out a shrill cry, catching attention of the other students, who looked curious to know what was inside. 

Well, I was kinda aware of the content, so seeing  a skull wasn't too much of a big deal for me.

yes a skull.

and of course it was NISHANT.

And as always, it had a note attached to it saying..

  " YE RHI MERE PASHCHYTAAP KI AAKHRI INSTALLMENT. AB TOH MAAF KRD...", 

making me smile, and this time I didn't even try to hide it.

I silently asked the boy where Nishant was ... who pointed towards the exit.

"ye banda hamesha ulte kaam kyu krta hai", Siya said looking at his direction.

I gestured him to join us, which he happily accepted, making his way towards us.

"Toh finally aapne hame maaf kr hi diya", he said grinning, as if he had won a medal in weight lifting.

"Maaf toh hamne aapko pehle hi krdiya tha", I said playing along with him.

"toh phir itna kyu tadpaya", he feigned hurt.... we kept looking at each other with playfulness, yet there was an idea of something else going between our eyes.

"Ye pura skeleton milne ka wait kr rhi thi", Reyansh interrupted their moment, getting a sharp glare from Siya. 

"Couldn't you keep mum for sometime? Idiot!", Siya scolded him with suppressed voice.

"So now everything is fine between us all?", Nishant asked, anticipation evident in his tone.

He looked at me with hope. 

How could I deny those eyes???

I took out my phone, opening the camera.

"chalo apni friendship ke start hone ki khushi me ek selfie hi le lete hai", I posed at the camera. 

After realizing what I was talking about.. Nishant along with the other two smiled at the camera.

Siya being the most dramatic one made a weird face. Reyansh closed his eyes, while Nishant .. his eyes were on me. 

*click*

THE PICTUREE

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We were now roaming around the campus taking a tour of all place. Siya and Nishant were having some secret talks. They were walking ahead of us ignoring out presence.

"Why the hell are they talking...", I whispered to Reyansh , who was walking by my side.

"Don't you think you should change your question to, What the hell are they talking?", Reyansh said, his tone slightly irritated.

'Kuch toh gadbad haiii'

"Hey... are you Netra?",

Wait... is she the same senior whom I talked a little too rude?...

'All because of this NISHANT idiot', I thought.

'It was your fault too smartass', my Subconscious added

'Shut up'

"Hey ... are you there gurl", the senior added...

Oh yah I zoned out ... WOW!!

"I AM SOOO SORRY MA'AM FOR MY BEHAVIOR THIS MORNING, TRUST ME IT WAS A MISTAKE' , I apologised again, blabbering whatever came into my mind.

"Hey, relax, I know it was a mistake chill", She held my shoulder in an attempt to calm me down.

"I am here to return this littmann to you, you left it in the canteen", she handed me the littmann  ....

Oky so this was the case then. I took it and wore it around my neck.

"Thank you soo much ma'am", I thanked her.

"Hey stop this formality, Btw I am Zarika .. Zarika Bhasin.", She introduced herself.

"And I am Netra Sharma .. and this gentleman is my friend, Reyansh Bansal" , I introduced ourselves, sharing a formal yet comfortable greeting with her.

"Gentleman huh?", Reyansh smirked.

"Can't call you an animal in front of others .. can't stake my reputation right??", Reyansh scowled at my words.

...........

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Siya and Nishant who were walking ahead of us, abruptly stopped on their tracks, listening to a group of girls singing.

Where's he where's he from from

Who's that who's that, guy

He something very special

I don't know what i want

Till now we couldn't spot anyone but soon enough we saw a group of chicks walking behind a guy, singing this in chorus.

He really got me goin'

He makes me feel alright

**Baby baby you can get lucky tonight**

Our eyes widened... tbh before this day, the lyrics didn't bother me much. But today I could make out what they were implying and why.

I like the way he's lookin'

The way he is movin' now

I like the way they call him

Kukkad kamaal da

The boy looked like a walking red flag. He had quite decent looks, but I didn't find him as attractive as much as the girls were swooning over him.

I like the way he's walkin'

The way he's talkin' now

I like the way they call him

Kukkad kamaal da

I could see Zarika getting visibly jealous?  ... why though?

And then suddenly

"Hi baby, I was looking for you everywhere
.... where had you been?", the guy pulled Zarika by her waist keeping her near to him as if she was his girlfriend...

Is she?... no .. no ...no

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The girls glared at Zarika. They were gawking at her as if she stole their favourite candy.

"Fvck off", one of the girls cursed and left. Slowly all the girls left, not before cursing under their breath though.

'What was happening damn'.

As soon as the girls disappeared, the guy left Zarika's waist as if he had touched a cactus and was enduring  pain for all that while.

"Ah never  mind, those chicks were following me and I wanted to get rid off them so I had to do that. I'll take my leave now.." 

The guy left without any apology or any proper explanation. 

Nishant and Siya came towards us, their face holding 'what was that' kind of expression.

My eyes darted towards Zarika, who was gazing in the same direction the boy went. She was a blushing mess by now, her lips parted a little and eyes wide open.

"who was he?", Reyansh whispered in daze.

"Kabir Raisinghania", Zarika finally spoke for the first time after the whole drama.

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SO 1770 words in total 

and this marks the end of the 6th chapter 

I hope you all found it up to the mark...

what do you think about Kabir??

ANY VIEWS ABOUT ZARIKA?

ANY FAV PART?

ANY FAV CHARECTER?

SOMETHING YOU LIKED IN THE CHAPTER?

OKY SO THERE ARE ABOUT A 30 VIEWS PER CHAPTER 

SO I ASSUME 5 VOTES WOULD BE A GOOD TARGET 

SO NEXT CHAPTER AFTER THE COMPLETION OF TARGET.

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