*Alia's P.O.V.*

I walked into the party and was instantly surrounded by loud music, people grinding on top of one another, tipsy dancers, alcohol, cigarette and what not.

As I walked through the crowd, I noticed people stare at me and mumble some words which were not audible. I started feeling insecure and wanted to go back home as soon as possible. Ragini and Krisha also went somewhere as soon as we reached here. I was about to walk out of the party when someone gave a light tap on my shoulder. I turned around and was met by Jay' s amused expression. He checked me out right from the top to the bottom and raised his eyebrows with amusement.

"What?" I asked insecurely. I looked at my feet feeling embarrassed. He grabbed my chin and made me look up into his eyes. His eyes sparkled ever so brightly. I felt a little weird.

Are there butterflies in my stomach...?

"Love, you look extremely gorgeous and stunning. You are driving all the guys in the party, including myself, crazy." He said genuinely. I smiled a little.

"Thanks Jay...you don't know how much that means to me...I have never had any guy telling me that before....besides Ragini and Krisha got me ready today. I have no fashion sense." I said, chuckling.

"Liar." He said with narrowed eyes. "I am sure atleast already a hundred guys must have asked you out." My eyes rose up in surprise.

"Hundred? What? Not even one has asked me out. Not that I ever cared, really. Studies have always been a priority for me." I explained. He looked quite surprised and zoned out for a few seconds. Finally, He came back to reality.

"Hmm...Beauty and brains, a sexy combination...Well maybe the fact that no guy has ever asked you out might change soon, babe." He said with a wink.

Wait. What?! Did he just hint that he is gonna ask me out?! Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. I am gonna die.

I smiled brightly. He looked at my smile and chuckled. Suddenly, an image flashed through my mind and my smile dropped into a frown.

Zayn.

My mind: What about him, Alia?

Me: What about him?

My mind: You get the same butterflies in your stomach when you're around him. Don't you think you might be attracted to him or something, Moron?

Me: What do you mean?

My mind: I think you love Zayn.

Me: Shutup.

I ended the mental conversation with my mind and looked around as I  realised that Jay went to attend somebody. There he is. I thought as my eyes landed on Zayn. His gaze was fixed on me. We both made direct eye contact with each other without shying away. Yashvi's arms were around him but he disentangled himself and started walking towards me. My heart raced.

Where are Krisha and Ragini?

Zayn came near me.

"Hey..." He said awkwardly as he tried to spark a conversation. He put his hands in his Jean's pocket as he bit  his lower lip.

Can he stop being this hot?

"Hey, Malik." I replied trying to keep my cool.

"You look...sexy...I mean you look gorgeous today!" He quickly said. I cocked my eyebrows.

"Why? Thank You." I said smiling.

"I didn't know you could pull of a sexy look just as you do of a nerd." He said.

"Uhh...I don't know...thought I'd give myself a makeover." I answered looking at his eyes.

The song in the background changed. It was 'Dancing in the dark' by Rihanna. My current favourite!

Zayn looked at my excitement. He cocked his eyebrows. Finally, he extended his hand out.

"May I have this dance, Your Highness?" He asked trying to sound formal.

Cute.

I don't know what took over me. I didn't think about any thing else except for the fact that Zayn wanted to dance with me. I placed my hand in his and said,"You may, Sir."

He smiled and took me to the dance floor and placed his hands on my waist. My hand automatically reached his shoulders while the other hand snaked around his neck. I had never been so close to him. This was something new for me. We began swaying a little and finally he made me twirl underneath his hand. We sang as we danced and I got the opportunity to witness the cute smile that played on his lips.

We danced and danced, until the song ended.

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*Sumedh's P.O.V.*

I walked around the party in search of Yashovardhini. I needed to talk to her. I was extremely attracted to her for some odd reason. I am a Playboy, yes, but there was something in this girl that was highly attractive and stopped me from thinking straight. I want to know why this is happening to me.

I searched around the entire bungalow before going to look for her in the garden. There she was with a couple of her friends laughing at some inside joke.

Her delicate laugh made me adore her even more. The way her eyes crinkled when she laughed made me swoon over her. She saw me stare at her and shyly tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. I walked towards her. Seeing me approach her, her friends went away leaving us alone.

"Hi." I said trying to start a conversation. I couldn't help myself and checked her out.

What a model.

"Hey..." She replied a bit shyly and looked down at her feet.

"I'm Sumedh. Sumedh Mudgalkar from the Science batch and you are...Yashovardhini, right? Home Science batch?" I asked confidently.

"Ah, yes! I am Yashovardhini but I am from Commerce section not home science." She explained. My eyes widened.

How can my resources be wrong?
This is so embarrassing.

"Oh! Sorry, my bad." I said trying to cover up my mistake.

"No issues." She smiled. Aww.

"So...you have come here alone tonight?" I asked.

"No...I mean yeah...I was supposed to come with my friend but she cancelled on me at the last moment." Yasho explained.

"Oh, Don't worry I will accompany you tonight!" I exclaimed. She smiled brightly.

"Wow! That's great and so sweet of You." She said grabbing her phone. "Come, let's take a picture together."

We spent time together, laughed around and took thousands of pictures. Finally, we exchanged numbers and I felt so accomplished that I cannot describe it.

I promised that I'd text her later that night and I was very excited.

Finally, atleast I got her number!

So....how was it? I honestly don't know what I did in this chapter, but just bear with me for some time. I promise to improve my writing and work on the plot more.

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