➽────────── MAYA

"What? Are you saying I have to share the apartment with someone else now? That wasn't our deal," I said, furious.

"I already told you, the last time I rented the apartment, it was to two bachelors who shared it. That's usually how it works. But since I couldn't find any other tenants this time, I rented it only to you. Now, someone else has inquired, and I don't want to turn down the offer. I'm not asking you to pay the full rent-just half of what we agreed upon earlier. It's a win-win for both of us," the owner of the apartment that I'm moving into today said.

The reason behind moving into the apartment is because of the office in which I'm working as an intern. Since the workplace is far from my hostel, I had to look for an apartment that is somewhat in the middle of my hostel and office.

I honestly don't want to share the apartment with anyone else. But at the same time, it would cut down my expenses...

At least it's better than travelling for two hours each day, up and down. Maybe I should say yes?

"Okay", I said, not having any other choice. It'll take some time to find another apartment within my budget and also nearer to my university.

"Great! Have you moved into the apartment?", she asked.

"I'll be moving in by this afternoon", I replied.

"Good! The other tenant will move in tomorrow", she said as she hung up the call.

God! I hope this person with whom I'm going to share this flat with doesn't intrude on my personal space. I hope she's someone like me.

I put my head down on the study table of my hostel room. My side of the room was messy as fuck, with suitcases and the things that I'm yet to pack.

I groaned as I stood up and continued to pack my stuff.

"You are moving out today?"Jessy, one of my roommates, also my best friend, said as she entered the room, all sweaty, probably after basketball practice.

"Yeah", I said, keeping the things inside the suitcase.

"God! I'll miss you so much", she said as she side hugged me, with a pout on her lips.

"Me too", I said.

"Then why do you want to move?", she said, sulking.

"I don't have any other choice, you know that ", I said, sadness engulfed in my voice.

Honestly I'll be missing my roommates a lot. The last two years with them have been wonderful.

She hummed. "You want me to help you out in shifting?", she asked.

"Nope! Don't worry I'll take care. You have your practice in the afternoon as well right? The sports fest is coming soon. So focus only on that. Though you are from the mechanical department, as a friend, I'll cheer for you. But not to forget, I'll cheer for you only but not for the mechanical department. I'll be supporting the civil department only", I said, faking a serious tone.

"Sure sure", she said as she laughed at my fake-serious face.

The apartment has two rooms with a common bathroom, a kitchen and a living cum dining room. It has more than enough space for two people.

I finally hit the bed, after all the shifting work. This is going to be my room from now on.

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My romantic dream (where I was on the verge of kissing my man, a blur faced guy) was intruded by the sound of a calling bell. I checked my phone with my eyes barely open. It was only six in the morning. Why would anyone disturb me this early on a weekend?

I got up from the bed lazily and went to open the door. And oh my holy lord! There stood a guy who was fucking handsome. I thought such handsome guys are available only in the dramas that I watch and the books that I read. I was shamelessly ogling at him.

"If you're done eye fucking me, I'll introduce myself", he said with a smirk.

I came out of my reverie and gave him a not-so-interested look (I wasn't interested, honestly. Ahem).

"Alright! Guess you're back to the earth. So, I'm Adhitya and I'm going to share this flat with you", he said, extending his hand for a handshake.

"What? I'm going to share this apartment with a guy?", I asked, my eyes almost bulging out of their sockets.

"Didn't the owner aunty already tell you that?", he asked.

"No", I said, not believing that she didn't tell me such crucial information.

"Alright! I can't do anything about that", he said, shrugging. "Excuse me", he said as he entered the flat with his suitcase. As he entered, he almost pushed me to the side.

Jerk! He's a jerk. All handsome guys are jerks!

"By the way, are you a college student?", he asked as he was inspecting the house.

"I am an undergraduate student in Crimson University", I said as I sat down on the couch.

"Oh my! Damn! Me too", he said, surprised.

"What? I've never seen you. Which department?", I asked, not believing that I've never seen such a handsome guy in my two years of college.

"I'm from the CS department, third-year", he said, as he leaned down on the counter top in the open kitchen.

"Okay! That makes sense. I'm a third-year civil student. Our department buildings are too far from each other for us to have met", I said, switching on the tv.

"You didn't tell me your name", he said, coming towards the living room. He sat on the single seater sofa.

"Maya", I said, not sparing a glance at him.

"Don't you know that you must look at the person while you're talking to them", he asked.

That made me stop on track. I looked at him.

"That's totally my wish, Mister. If I don't look at the person while I'm talking to them, it simply means that I don't want to talk to them. Hope you get it", I said with a forceful smile.

Jerk!

"Ouch! That hurts", he said, looking at me for longer than it is required. I broke eye contact, not being able to look at him for a long time.

"The right one is your room", I said, focusing on the tv.

He got up from the sofa.

"By the way, you have got something on your teeth. Just letting you know", he said as he went into his room.

I looked into my mobile screen immediately and cleaned my teeth. I should have brushed before lying flat on the bed after all the work yesterday.

Shit!

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