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S- stop stop stop !

She clutched the break immediately and watched him through the side mirror.

A- what ?

S- I know you've started to enjoy my company , but sorry were already there . This is my home.

Annika narrowed her eyes when he smiled sheepishly.

A- ok then , bye .

She muttered this when  he got down , but soon he jumped to land infront of the bike when she took reverse.

A- shivaay ?

S- won't you come inside?

He showed his puppy face again for she sighed shaking her head in disbelief.

A- no shivaay . I have to leave .

S- please , for my sake . You've come so near , why not inside then ?! Please .

His tone of whines melted her heart somewhere but still the professor annika in her wanted to stay within barriers .

A- Om will be waiting for me , I haven't informed him even.

She tried to give some reasons but be looked stubborn .

S- just 15 minutes , not more than that .

Finally, she agreed with no other choice after noticing his determined attitude.

P- you look so young for a professor .

S- haina mom ?!

Annika raised her brows at him and smiled .

P- any siblings ?

A- yes aunty , I have an elder brother. My parents aren't here , they live in Delhi. It's only me and my brother here , you know work demands .

P - good. See shivaay , how responsible she is . Learn something from your professor .

S- definitely mom !

Annika clearly ignored his stare , and just kept gazing at pinky .

P- how's shivaay doing in class ?

Shivaay nudged her shoulder immediately.

S- mom! Stop treating me like a kid , this ain't any PTM .

P- what's so embarrassing in this shivaay ? As a parent it's my duty to know everything.

Shivaay rolled his eyes when his mother sang this in her own tone.

A- you don't have to worry aunty , he's very attentive in class .

P- ha haan! I know about him . He'll look at none in class other than the professor, my son is very good in concentrating.

Annika smiled noticing the glint of pride in her eyes . Typically , a mumma's boy he is !

A- ofcourse, you are so right !

She commented and gazed at him who bent down and smiled sheepishly .

P- oops ! Sorry I just forgot to ask , what shall I bring for you ?

A- no aunty it's

She stopped hearing his sudden rush of words .

S- choco cookies mom .

Pinky nodded and got up when ,

A- no aunty , I'm ok . I

P- no way , you mustn't feel shy and refuse such things dear . You must have known Rehmat , he comes here regularly with an excuse of group studies and you know what he does? He empties everything in the kitchen by the end of the day .

S- mom ! Don't insult my friend now .

P- arey, I'm not insulting your legendary friend rather presenting him as an example. That's how one must be , we should demand and get what we want.

She replied watching annika who just smiled subtly.

After when pinky left to the kitchen , shivaay took annika around the house .

S- this , is my room . We have a swimming pool here ,and a small garden that side for us .

She rose her brows and showed an hint of exclamation.

A- it's good , one second...we ?

S- I... I mean me and my family , we !

She nodded in response when suddenly something striked her mind .

A- shivaay, how is it that you knew I prefer choco cookies?

S- what to do you think I do in canteen ?

He replied in a trance without any realization .

A- what ?!

S- uhh , I mean nothing. It just slipped out randomly , nothing else .

He covered up immediately . Well , his canteen hours are spent only by gazing at her so obviously he knows her complete menu .

As any person would act if found near a mirror, annika got herself checked and started correcting her fringes and tightened her ponytail when she stood infront of the mirror . When his glance randomly fell her, he stood to remain bewitched . That gesture of her somewhere hit his heart so hard that he already started thinking of , if he's marrying her ... days like these will prolong. How beautiful would that be !!She did it causally without knowing what sweet thoughts were engulfing him . But soon , he shook his head and jumped out from that imaginary sequence.

'What are you doing shivaay ? She's your frie...ok crush come friend!'

He composed himself.

A- it's so calm and beautiful!

He watched her admiring the pool and smiled.

P- annika .

Came pinky's voice who just entered the room. She served some cakes and cookies which annika relished happily for all the time he just couldn't stop himself from looking at her .

P- then, profession is set . So what about marriage plans annika ?

Pinky started the conversation and annika swallowed the munched cookie before replying.

A- my parents are into that job aunty , they're in search of a good alliance for me.

Choke...cough cough.

Shivaay coughed badly as soon as he heard her answer . Pinky immediately patted his head and made him drink some water .

P- eat slowly shivaay, we have more cake left too . Everything is for you only , don't hurry .

Annika chuckled lightly but concealed it somehow while shivaay looked at his mother slowly .

S- mom !!

He whined for pinky just shrugged and questioned annika again .

P- it's really surprising to hear that you are waiting for your parent's  choice , because girls today are really fast in relationships...like I'm just saying what we're seeing outside .

A- I understand aunty , maybe I didn't have a chance . I was brought up in a normal middle class family, so obviously studies is a major crucial thing for us . I don't want to pretend as a complete nerd which I'm not , but my life was always surrounded by friends and family. So I leastly had time for anything else ...!

Pinky smiled hearing her reply while
by the time she finished, shivaay was like,  clean bold . He remained entirely impressed by this woman here . Her matured self never fails to attract him .
She being the unique one among a ton of many certainly made him fall more for her .

A- bye shivaay !

Hopping onto the seat , she waved her hand .

S- one second, this ...

He neared and clutched the helmet's belt which hung down her chin loosely . Annika just passed a small smile when he helped her . And that's when her mobile rang , she sighed noticing the caller id.

A- yeah Om , I'm on my way .

Ten calls within 10 minutes , brothers ...!

Om - I'm hungry .

Hearing his blunt reply her eyes grew wide on realizing something.

A- please don't tell me it's an even date today .

Shivaay smiled confusedly watching her feared reaction.

Om- I'm sorry sister , it is .

A- god !!! Can we order something for tonight, something different something nice

Om- you can't flatter me dear , we actually did it the day before yesterday , that is you're previous even date . Today you are cooking dinner ,that's it !

She gritted her teeth and stabbed her brother mentally.

A- superb ! Be ready for some deep fried black rotis tonight.

Shivaay widened his eyes as soon as she announced this.

Om- I really pity your future husband annika.

A- you don't have to worry Mr. Don , I'll marry a man who knows cooking very well.

She admitted and swiped the red , showing her fuming face .

Shivaay was grinning all the while .

S - what happened ?

She let a huge sigh before replying .

A- actually we take turns to cook at home , and unfortunately its my turn today .

He noticed  her sad pout and suppressed his smile.

S- you don't like coo

She interrupted him immediately.

A- no not that , I think cooking doesn't like me . I do follow the same instructions from YouTube but still , mine becomes overcooked or deep fried  ...disasters happen everytime !

S- shall I help you today .

A- you know to cook ?!

Her eyes widened in shock and surprise when he nodded.

S- call me when you start cooking, I'll help you with everything. It'll surely come out well , I promise .

A- nice idea , but I don't have your number.

S- I do , one second

A- how

Before she could continue  , he fetched his phone and dialled for her . Soon , her mobile flashed , grabbing her attention . She watched the screen keenly .

S- this is my number.

A- so you are the blank call mystery ?

Shivaay's face went statued when she spoke this . In all his hurry , he totally forgot this !

' caught '

S- uhh , I

A- don't you think this is too much shivaay ? I didn't expect this from you .  That's why I denied for friendship at the first place .

He crushed his eyes and shook his head slowly .

S- I didn't have any bad intentions,  I was just nervous to speak to you .

A- whatever, having my number without my persmison is wrong.

S- ok let's do one thing then , buy a new SIM card and you yourself give me the new number.  Is that ok ?

She couldn't help but smile when he said this playfully .

S- thank god you smiled !

Kicking the starter , she watched him through the corner of her eyes when he gestured to pass thanks to God.

A- you are crazy .

She rode ahead muttering this while he grinned and jumped like a maniac in joy .

A-  I had asked you all to complete writing the first experiment in your records, first row , bring the books for correction.

She sat back on the chair and fetched one red pen after declaring the statement.

The members of the first row were already thrilled , each one for their own reasons though.

Rehmat made a crying face . What all he has to go through for friendship! This first bench saga is really dangerous , he whined .

S- what's your problem Rehmat ?

R- I didn't bring my record .

Seeing his pitiful face , shivaay couldn't control his smile .

S- I guess we have a good show in class today .

Shivaay received a hard punch on his shoulder as soon as he said this .

R - all because of your stupidity to sit in the first row !

A- what's going on there ? Rehmat and shivaay  , come here with your records .

Shivaay got up and marched to her , while Rehmat walked with empty hands and a scared reaction on his face .

She didn't tick the left side rather just corrected the written part alone.  Shivaay frowned.

S- you didn't tick the diagrams

A- mam !

S- ma.mam .

He muttered slowly.

A- are these even diagrams? Redraw everything!

S- but

A- I won't correct this until you show me a neat diagram .

She closed the record with a thud. He took it from the table immediately.

A- next .

R- mam.

A- yes Rehmat where's your record ?

R- I,  I didn't bring it mam.

She glared at him for a few seconds .

A- students you all are not KG kids. I can't keep reminding things all the time , behave like grown  up adults please .

Rehmat gulped when she spoke addressing everyone. It's ok to get scolded as a whole , but being individually  blamed is...

That's when a couple of students from the other class excused themselves in and asked permission to let the players in her class  for soccer practice.

A- who are the members?

She narrowed her eyes on watching Shivaay and Rehmat raising their hands .

But soon Rehmat brought his hand down on noticing her glare .

A- go , you have time for all this. And anyways,  you don't have your record so instead of sitting idle  go and do something usefully.  But shivaay can't go , complete the diagrams and show me . Then I'll send you .

Rehmat turned back to show his wide grin  for shivaay just rolled his eyes . He wasn't really upset as he would never want to miss her period anytime .

But something which really bothers him now are these diagrams.

' where's the stupid eraser?! ' he continued erasing his not so convincing diagram.

S- excuse me ,

Even after noticing him there , she didn't respond. 

S- excuse me ...mam.

A- come in shivaay .

He went inside the staff room and showed those newly drawn figures which had syringed out his entire patience and energy.

S- are these fine ?

A - no.

She answered bluntly  and his face went horror stricken,  not again...!!!

S- if I erase it again, I'm sure the page will tear off .

A- that's your problem. I can be very lenient with anything , but record...I'm sorry I demand perfection .

He frowned at her strict face .

How cute and amazing was she when they had conversed last night !? Yes she did take help from him yesterday for cooking. But look this professor annika here , he blinked sadly .

She asked him to stop  when he took his book back with a dejected face.

A- give it to me.

She lent her hand after adjusting her specs.

S- hmm?

A- I'll complete it for you .

S- really!! ?

A- it's payback time I suppose . You helped me in cooking last night , Om really loved the food .

S- you?

A - yeah , I'll draw the diagrams.

S- no no, what about you ? You loved the food ?

He asked curiously .

A- ofcourse ! I myself was surprised actually,  and Om just couldn't believe that I cooked that food . So , I'm ought to help you today  ...as a friend.

He certainly couldn't control his joy when she addressed him as her friend.

S- thank you annika .

Her eyes popped out when he spoke her name .

S- what ? I call my friends by name .

A - see , this is what you do when you get a chance , right? I won't draw .

S- oh no !!! Please please please please,  you're my dear special friend. Please!!! I really suck in drawing.

She wandered her eyes around to see whether any staff there  noticed his rhyme of please.

A- enough , go now.

Shivaay saw her taking  his record back and grinned.

S- thank you!!

Annika continued reading the notes when he left  happily .

For once , she slowly looked up pretending to tuck her hair and watched his retreating figure with a hint of smile on her face .

Dear cupid, next time hit us both 🌙

Precap

A small time lapse.

A- I don't do things to impress you shivaay .

S- I know,  it's not your fault.

Chapter dedicated to sidlove143   ❤

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