"So you're that guy who smirked when that old rag was pronouncing me to clean my classroom!" I gripped my both fists on the back handle but he keeps on increasing speed, he doesn't even mind little bumps and puddles we find in typical Indian road.

"Prabha please mind the puddle in front--" He purposely let his Platina's wheels inside the puddle which made me lose my grip on the back handle and fell on his back. Thankfully, he isn't wearing a helmet, otherwise, my forehead would've had a serious injury. I peeked to check the side mirror and saw him smirking. He is doing this on purpose and he must enjoy it.

I stuck my tongue out to let him see through the side mirror. 

"I wouldn't have minded that 'old rag' thing if the old rag you mentioned wasn't my uncle." The wind mutes most of his deep voice so I had to grip on his shoulders and to move closer to him to listen. The Principal is his uncle? Man, he must be a star in his department as the staff here would sugar coat him, and he's also handsome. He must have a lot of female admirers. But I too have an admirer and I'm not a relative of a powerful person. Wow, the things my mind makes me think in order to make itself feel better... I just realized that I am leaning on his back while gripping one of my hands on his rock-like shoulders...And his gigantic back is so warm in this cold environment. So Angel wouldn't mind a little human interaction and skinship. 

"Yah! Are you sleeping? Are you cold?" He shouted enough to wake me if I dozed off really. 

"so Mr Prabhas of Viscom department, I know you wanted a favour from me, but as of now, you're demanding that I have to do it in order to keep your mouth shut. So what is it that you want?" 

He slow-downed the two-wheeler in front of a building similar to the one Mr Bean from the animated series lives, and it looks actually good, I mean, compared to our old haunted house- like hostel, even an abandoned government building would look good. 

"For today, I wanted you to accompany me since I'm scared of driving alone after 6 pm. This is where I live" He pointed a balcony on the second floor, and the lights inside the hall are still ON, perhaps he's living with someone? Otherwise, no roommate would wait for a fellow roommate to arrive. I mean, Saara would be dozed off by now and I don't blame her. Poor Bobby must have busted by his father by now, as he's not the best sneaker in our trio.

"Goodnight. See you next day in college." He said opening the main gate. 

"Yah! What about me? My hostel is nearly 5 km from here. How would I go now?" I shouted in panic. What if the warden suddenly barks inside my room to find my bunker empty.What if they scold Saara for my fault? What if someone tells my mummy that I'm with a man at midnight?

"Oh... Sorry, take the bike keys. I'll get them tomorrow morning. This is my number, don't miss the paper text me once you got inside your room" He said while handing me the keys and a piece of paper. But how can I go without knowing the situation in the hostel?

"Are you scared Y/n?" He asked while turning his feet towards me.

"No, but around this time watchmen and sub-warden would be awake to check to make sure no girl is on her phone talking to boyfriends or chatting," I told him while pushing the key to ignition. I hopped on the bike and released the side stand.

"Are you sure? You can stay with me if you want, I don't have any roommates. It's just me. " He said and I see no naughty smirks on his lips or in his eyes. Even Bobby sometimes tries to flirt his way inside my DM's and he gets a fair amount of flogging with a tree bark the next day. I'm not generalizing, but I'd rather go and have my ears ruined by my warden's scolding than to spend the night with a man I just met for an hour. 

He suddenly took the keys off the ignition and shoved in his pockets. I took my safety knuckles from my pockets as he made me alarmed now. 

"Let me call a cab." He said as he tapped his phone and calling someone. A couple of minutes later, a cab arrived and he smiled greeting the cab driver by his name. The driver is a middle-aged man and he greeted Prabha too. Is he a relative to Prabha too?

"Y/n, this is  Raja Anna, he drives me anywhere after 6 pm." He said as we both sat in the back seat. I nodded looking at Raja Anna and he nodded back, but I yawned. I'm so tired and sleepy.

"Prabha, what's in your shirt? I smell chilli powder." Raja Anna asked while driving slowly against the cold midnight air.

"A kuttysaathan (Lil vampire) did this to me, Anna. Looks like I need to be in the shower for the rest of the night to remove this strong scent of chilli from me." He said as I already pretended to sleep, while he started to rant with Raja anna about me, without exposing me. What a polite bad boy!

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It's been ten minutes since Prabha bid me goodbye and left in the cab. I'm lying on my bed after getting a three-minute cypher from Saara about how worried she was so she contacted some Viscom department students to ask about Prabha. She said she calmed down when his close friends told her about the phobia he has and how he used me as his security. I asked her about Bobby, she said Bobby went to his home without getting caught and sent her a goodnight text already. Like how could that stick fellow sleep while he let his friend to a stranger? 

I took my phone and saved his contact with 'Psycho Prabha'. I texted him.

Y/n: No problem here. Goodnight.

Should I thank him for giving me a ride here? Nah, he's the main reason I'm late. If he's afraid to drive alone, why didn't he called Raja anna from library nah?

My smartphone screen lighted up with a notification.

Psycho Prabha sent you a message!

Psycho Prabha: Gud. I'm home too, Goodnight.

For some odd reason, this text exchange made me uneasy. I never talk to anyone past midnight. Not because of curfew but I doze off to sleep or just listen to music, I don't like human interaction in nights. This is the first time I voluntarily texted somebody past midnight.

I received another notification.

Psycho Prabha: I saved ur number. Come early tomorrow. You have to do smthng 4 me. Goodnight.

You mean I have to be in my classroom at 7 am in order to clean before anyone sees me. What do you mean before 7 am? I can't be waiting in front of a locked college.

It's 1: 45 am already. I never had such an adventure before. Even though it tickles my stomach, chances that I'll have a good guy save me from being humiliating and to ride me home safe again are low. So I had to be careful the next time.

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I saved her number as Angel. I jumped on my bed as soon as I opened the door of my warm, lighted house. I wonder what should I make use of her. When I texted Priya about this, she called me and scolded me for blackmailing a person, but I told her what happened and what's I'm actually trying to do. She seemed convinced.

"I know of my friend, but I can't stand when he gets into an issue, and Y/n's friend Saara called us worried, So I too became worried. Look Prabha, as far I collected info about her, Y/n is a trouble maker, she's too noisy for a peaceful polar bear like you. I don't know why you want to engage yourself with her. Do you know that she actually jumped tree from another tree in order to escape from our watchmen's dog the last time she sneaked into our college for these kinds of rap battles?" She said and we both burst into laughter. Y/n, that girl! She's impossible!!!

"You know this only makes me more curious about her," I said.

"Okay alright, Goodnight." She cut the call and I plucked my phone in charge and dozed to sleep. 

I can't imagine that little girl jumping from a tree to a tree. If anyone sees me laughing in bed alone, they'd sure send me to an asylum. Sleep well Prabha because you have to deal with a tree-climbing monkey this morning.