Chapter 6 – Put out the Lights

Geeza handed her luggage and urged her to get on the bus soon, “Why do you push me, Geez?”

“Get in soon and seat near any handsome boy (Geeza told her with an extreme expression on her face) and when you return I must see you have a boyfriend holding your hand.”

“Geeza… I am going for the project not dating or something. I prefer to sit alone than be seduced on the bus. Also, all boys in this team have their girlfriends to pair with. So I must sit alone or seat next to the driver to enjoy a single’s life than bothering the young couples.” Mrtyu told her thoughts.

Geeza murmured something inaudible and Mrtyu hugged her, “Goodbye, Geez. You can sleep well tonight occupying our whole bed. And sleep well. Don’t sleep late reading your fiction books.”

Geeza smiled and bid her goodbye. Mrtyu got into the bus and she searched for an empty window seat. To her wonder, an entire seat was left unoccupied and her eyes rolled to find Adriana seated with Quasar Malgam and her eyes landed on Seyfert seated with Dmitri and Mr Alex occupied the seat next to the driver.

Mrtyu rooted to the last seat left all alone and sit with exhaled on seeing Seyfert with Dmitri. The bus engine started and the wheels moved. Mr Alex came forward and addressed, “Miss Adriana, did you count the heads?”

Adriana replied, “Yes sir, I did. Six boys, seven girls, one staff, one bus driver and a total of fifteen heads boarded in the bus.”

Mr Alex praised her, “Good calculations… You can get back to your boyfriend and I won’t disturb anyone’s privacy unless you disturb mine.”

Giggles and chuckles returned. Some enjoyed singing out loudly and some enjoyed dancing to the songs and some hide in the darkness and were enjoying their time.

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The distant running sound was heard and the bus driver pulled over. Mr Alex shouted at the bus driver, “Hey man, I just praised you in front of young ladies that you are capable of driving the hell-vehicle but I never expect you will drive us to hell.”

Cherry the bus driver replied, “Sir, you left a student who is running behind the bus. Burn the brains of your students and who taught them to calculate...”

“Cherry… he is not a student. He is my grandson.”

“Grandson!” the word was echoed around the bus. Mrtyu was zoned out and felt a little heaviness in her heart when she found Seyfert and Dmitri were seated too close. So, she doesn’t involve in any of their activities held on the bus.

A six-foot-tall man with a hood gets into the bus and handed some stuff to Mr Alex saying, “Granddad, you forget this bag.”

Mr Alex got the bag from his grandson and instead of thanking him, he replied, “You little brat, don’t call me granddad… what would these young ladies think of me?”

All the girls and boys in the bus were eager to look at the face of the man; Sycamore exhaled, “Grandson! If Mr Alex is handsome enough to attract everyone even in his late 60s, then how handsome would his grandson will look?”

“Anyway, you are the same old man...” the grandson of Mr Alex chuckled in his attractive masculine voice. “Bon Voyage, granddad.”

“Adrey, make him join our trip. It would be fun”

“Talk to Mr Alex, Adrey”

Her friends nudged Adriana to make their wish comes true.

“Sir, We won’t mind if your grandson joins us…” Adriana mentioned to Mr Alex at the request of her friends.

The six feet tall hoody man replied by removing his hood, “Ha, thank you. But no I have job to do. Enjoy your trip.” He replied with a thumb up and exit from the bus.

After revealing his face from his hood, all the girls except Mrtyu drooled over his charms ignoring their boyfriends seated next to them.

Mr Alex pulled the hood of his grandson and commanded, “Get in, little brat, you will be useful to carry my luggage.”

“But, granddad, I don’t bring any of my belongings…”

“Use mine. Now shut up and get a seat. Cherry will drive indeed fast to get us to the place by morning.” Mr Alex interrupted and concluded.

His grandson got on the bus and rolled his eyes for an empty seat. “Hey… you can sit with us…” Gnetol got up from her seat and advised him to sit between her and Sycamore.

“Thanks… but my legs are long, I prefer to sit at the last,” saying he rooted to the last seat where Mrtyu was seated alone.

“He is cute when he denies the great offer…” Nebula told to his boyfriend Quasar Malgam.

“Am I not cute enough, Neby?” disappointed Quasar asked in return and Nebula was convincing him with her sugary words.

“Hey… Is this seat taken?” he asked Mrtyu who was lost in thoughts with a fixed gaze outside the window.

“Excuse me, Miss, May I sit here?” he wavered his hands before her green eyes to get her back to reality.

Mrtyu slowly gained consciousness and looked at the hands before her eyes and see the man who was standing before her. She nodded her head right to left and vice versa. He smiled in return and seated next to her, “Thank you, Miss. I always prefer the last seat where I can stretch my long legs without disturbing others.”

The road they took to reach their destination wasn’t smooth; the bus struggled a lot to survive without any collision. People inside the bus were asked to hold on tightly to prevent their head damage.

He smiled then and there in the middle of his conversation. Mrtyu looked at him with her wide-opened green eyes and his words were inaudible to her ears. He waved his hands again on her face. No use! He blew on her eyes softly.

Mrtyu fluttered her eyes which leaked some tears. Her green eyes gained to focus on him, resulting in more leakage of tears. She shrunk her eyebrows in the puzzle and looked at his hand which was open pointing towards her for a shake.

“Oops, sorry. Did I blow it hardly? Huh, Wait…” the grandson of Mr Alex searched his pockets for tissue. All his pockets were empty and he saw the unzipped bag of the person who was seated before him.

He rummaged in the backpack for tissue without hesitation. When he discovered the tissue, he moved his hand quickly to wipe her tears. Mrtyu, who was lost in thought, was about to knock her head against the glass window when the bus abruptly turned left without any prior warnings.

He instantly placed his hand behind her head to prevent her head knock, causing his lips to press against hers. Marty's tear-filled eyes expanded and closed firmly. He attempted to move away from her unintentionally.

The effect of the bus swinging was severe in the rear seat, causing them to unravel from their entanglement. Their smooching was resumed. The weird tingling effect sparked in their bodies when their lips touched each other.

The spark not only rose inside them but also affected the weather. Soon the place was clouded with dark clouds and heavy rain poured from the sky. The loud thunder drummed from the above was enough to tear the eardrum of people.

Mrtyu shivered as a result of the cold weather and her decision to let him kiss her. She put her hand on his arms for support, while his hands gently caressed her head to protect it from any injury.

When the second thunderclap rang out, both were awakened from their deeds. He took his lips away from hers and moved his hands to wipe her tears as his other hand remained behind her head. His cold blue iris eyes captured her green iris eyes, and they exchanged glances for a long time.

“I am Aaron…” he introduced himself.

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