Chapter 8: Chapter 8

Ehan’s PO.V.

Going on thinking like, “I knew it. She would also be like other girls. Getting help in study is nothing but an excuse to trap me. Now she will get to start her stealing glaces of me game. I just hate these girls.”, I looked at the topic Naira was pointing at.

If it wasn’t the matter of that dare, I would have left the library after uttering some sweet words to this girl.

My chain of got interrupted when Naira got uttering, “Are you going to explain this to me or not?”

Leaving my thought at rest, I uttered with a little bit of smile, “Oh, yeah.” and started explaining her the topic.

While explaining I kept looking at her every two minutes to check if she was listening or just staring at me but surprisingly she wasn’t even looking at me except when it was necessary.

As I kept explaining either she was looking at the book or imagining something. She was trying to get my examples and words, I guess.

Finally when I was done, she herself tried to give me an example on that topic. When I uttered, “Exactly. That’s it.", a smile crept on her lips as she uttered like a kid, “I got it then. Thank you, Ehan.”

I just nodded at her and smiled a little.

She took the book and uttered somewhat confused, “It would have been great, if I could take this books and documents home.”

Being confused, I got uttering, “Right. Go to the librarian and get these issued. Make the notes today itself then you won’t get confused later.”

She again got uttering, “I know but I don’t have my library card now."

Taking a guess, I spoke up, “Forgot it at home?”

She uttered only to get me confused, “No. I still didn’t get it.” as I thought she was a student who was serious about her study but no.

Making an irritated face, I spoke up, “It’s almost last of the semester but you still didn’t get it!”

Like she got the meaning of my irritated face and uttered, “Actually I have just transferred to this college recently. I have applied but they said it would take 1 week for me to get it.”

Giving her a confused look, I uttered, “Transferred student. This time of the year?”

She just nodded at me but didn’t utter anything and her face fell.

Finding nothing else to say, I got silent and she left from there.

Taking her things, she left the library with the same fallen face and that bothered me.

I went after her but not before issuing the books with my library card.

By the time I got out of the library, she already got at a little distance from there.

I took long strides to reach her and uttered her name, “Naira?” only to get her all startled.

When she turned to me, her eyes were all teary and all she just kept staring at me without uttering anything.

For few seconds, I was confused what to do. Then I forwarded the books towards her and got uttering, “1 week is pretty long. Here, keep the books. I got issued them with my card. When you are done, give them back to me.”

She got uttering then, “But.”

I interrupted her mid way and got uttering, “It's okay. Keep them.”

I was about to ask her whether there was any problem and if I should drop her home but stopped finding my friends giving me a confused look from a little distance.

Uttering, “Thank you. I will give them back to you tomorrow.” she left and my friends reached me.

Mack got uttering, “What was it, Ehan? Wasn't she same girl? You really did find her already!”

I wasn’t feeling like talking on this topic. The teary eyes of Naira was bothering me.

To divert their mind, I spoke up otherwise, “Why isn’t Akash with you? Where is he?”

Rivan got uttering making an irritated face, “Where else! He is in canteen with Adweta. I just can’t take that girl. I really don't understand how Akash fell for her. That girl is just using him and that fool doesn’t even understand that.”

Making the same face, I got uttering, “A girl after all. Anyways you should have dragged him out. He hasn’t that much of time to waste on something like this now."

Mack got uttering then, “As if he would listen to us even if we tried."

Giving it a thought, I got uttering, “Okay. You go ahead. I need to talk to him.”

Rivan spoke up then, “Yeah. Only you can handle him. So you should do that. We will leave now.”

They left and I forwarded towards the canteen. Spotting Akash, I got near but before I could utter anything, that girl spoke up smilingly, “Hey Ehan.” as she waived her hand to me.

I uttered smilingly, “Hi waiter” only to get her smile fading away.

But without bothering that, I turned to Akash and I understood at once something was wrong.

Akash spoke up glaring at Adweta, “Finally I realized. I was never asking for too much rather I was just asking the wrong person.”

Then Akash turned to me and spoke up, “Let’s go.”

I got uttering pointing at Adweta, “You are a very special human being buddy who deserves a lot better than this.”

Without bothering to turn back at the girl who was probably dying to say something to us, we left from there.

At some point Akash got uttering, “You were right. All girls are same.”

Nodding at Akash, I spoke up with a serious expression, “Are you going to be serious now with your career or will go after some other girls like always?”

He uttered with a little bit of smile, “No. I think I have had enough now.”

“That's good then. Now let’s go.” saying this, we forwarded towards our car..

I was driving towards my place but words of Akash came to mind.

“You were right. All girls are the same.”

Actually the words were mine..

But my thoughts were not getting proved with that girl, Naira.

Is she really different!

I wondered.

Generally girls always tried to talk to me or get along with me. But this girl never showed those type of gestures.

Not even when I myself went up to her.

May be all girls don’t like looks and status.

Then should I stop going on with this dare!

May be I should....

Naira’s P.O.V.

Somehow I got uttering about me being a transferred student only to get me remember that worst scenario. The dead face of Mom and Dad which made me all teary.

Ehan, being a stranger was being really helpful to me.Taking the books from him, I immediately left from there as I was sure he would question me about that incident.

I was afraid whether I was strong enough to share my pain now without shedding tears badly. I didn’t want to get weak. Dad always used to tell me that I was his strong girl. I didn’t want to fail him.

I didn’t want to get weak in front of a stranger...

At night I saw Akash taking dinner with us for the first time while I was here. Uncle and Aunt tried to talk to him but he kept all silent which was very unlikely of him.

Something was wrong with Akash, I could feel but didn’t bother to talk to him right then.

Deciding to give the books back to Ehan the next day, I completed making notes with the books at night. Finally when I was done, I thought of writing a thanking note for Ehan.

Putting it in one of the books, I took the books in my college bag.

Suddenly I felt thirsty. Finding the water jug empty, I forwarded to the kitchen.

Satisfying my thirst when I was getting back to my room, I saw it. The door of Akash’s room was wide open. He was staring at something with all sad face.

I entered his room and got uttering softly, “Akash” only to get him all startled. Putting off the screen light, he turned to me and spoke up coldly, “I don’t want to talk to any girl now. Just get out of my room.”

I tried to utter something but got stopped as he uttered again, “Out”

I got back to my room and getting on my bed, I kept thinking what's the matter with him actually and fell asleep at some.

The Next Day at College

Completing my classes, I forwarded towards the library. Ehan wasn’t there. Taking some other books, I got seated at a table and started reading.

When I was almost done, I saw Ehan entering the library. Gathering my things, I got near Ehan. Seeing me, he smiled a little. I forwarded the books to him as I uttered, “I am done with them. Thank you.”

Right then my phone started vibrating. It was Ria, my childhood friend. Uttering, “Ehan, there is a note for you in that book.", I left the library.

Standing outside the library, I kept talking to her for a while. I got utterly angry knowing her boy friend cheat on her. After sometime talking to her, I cut off the line and kept thinking about it.

Just then Ehan got there.

To my utter surprise, he uttered while glaring at me, “Why do you want to date me? Because of my looks or status?”

That triggered my anger. One thing I just hated all my life was judging me.

On top that Ria's sobs were buzzing in my mind.

Caring nothing, I just blurted out, “You know what? To hell with relationships. And who the hell told you that I wanna date you? Who?

And your look and status?”

With that I scoffed and uttered at last, “With that, try some other girls, Ehan.” and left from there....

Without bothering the shocking looks of some students around us.

Without knowing someone else changed my thanking note.

Without knowing about the way how Ehan was...

Without knowing what I had already called upon myself.......