Chapter 2

Riya's POV

I opened my eyes and saw a tall man wincing.  And the big spot on his pristine white shirt implied that my coffee was splashed on this human wall.

He really looked like a wall.  But a  good looking one.

" Hello !! I am talking to you,  are you in your senses??"  He yelled at me.

" Oh, I am so sorry,"  I said with embarrassment.

" Sorry? That's it?? "  He yelled.

" So what do you expect? " I was already tired and frustrated.

" You just burnt my skin with your super hot coffee and spoilt my whole schedule for the day. You can't get away with a simple sorry. "

" See, I didn't do it intentionally, I was thinking of something and then I realised..."

" How can you say, that you didn't do it intentionally?? Who does that intentionally?? But can't you walk properly? I was supposed to go to work after having an early dinner. now I would have to go back to my place. You ruined my whole schedule. "

" See it has been a long and tiring day for me and I have yet to do a lot more. All I can offer is sorry. My mind is too tired right now."  I said.

" Wow!! Attitude? All you can offer is a sorry?? What kind of apology is that?? I could have still born it if it was something cold, but it was piping hot... You have any idea, my skin is burning like anything, it is so painful and how can you be so cool about it?"

" Sorry!! "

" Stop saying that, you don't look sorry!!  Just do anything and say sorry... That's it!! Problem solved? No!! The problem is not solved. Can you undo what you did, just by saying sorry? Can you ease my pain?? "  He said and I saw him holding a cold drink.

" Sorry for burning your skin. I think this will help. " I said and took a cold drink from his hand and poured it where I had splashed the hot coffee earlier.

It would be an understatement if I say that he was shocked.

"  What did... you just do? Are you mad?? "  I asked me controlling his anger.

" No, I was trying to soothe your burning skin with a cold drink. I can't find water nearby and we can't go to the washroom together, see you can't go to girl's washroom and I can't go to the one meant for men. So this seemed to be a perfect solution and you had to go and change the shirt anyway... So it's ok... You have stains of both coffee and cold drink. "

" Ughhhh!! Someone, please call some mental asylum. This girl seems to have escaped one. "  He was going mad now.

" Yes, I did, but I didn't know that I will bump into someone just as lunatic as me. "  I lost my patience too and said.

" Shut up!! Just shut up, before I forget that you are a girl..... " He roared.

I really managed to make him lose his temper.

" ... just be thankful that I don't hit girls.  If only you had not been a girl, I would have shown you how mad can I get.  How dare you pour the cold drink over me as well. "   He was getting furious now and I panicked and got scared. 

"  Sorry!! " I said and ran away to my car, turned to see if the arrogant man was following me or not. Tears started flowing from my eyes, I wiped them.

He was coming after me at his own pace but didn't seem to be following me. He was just annoyed as hell.

  I unlocked the car as soon as I could,  slipped into it and drove away.

I reached my friend's room, they had not come yet. I literally threw everything in my bags. Packed them and cleaned her room as if it was never even used. I was dead tired so I went to sleep after setting an alarm for the early morning. 

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My alarm was buzzing, forcing me to open my eyes with difficulty. I dragged myself out of the bed and made up her bed again.

I woke up my friend and she helped me to load the rest of my things in my car and I drove towards my apartment.

I wish I had completed my shifting by yesterday, at least my friend Tanvi would have helped me but it was not possible today as they had a late-night party and came very late and today we would have to report for the internship.

Oh, God! There was no place to park a car so I had to park where ever I could as I could not keep sitting in my car forever.

I took out some bags and took them to the 4th floor where my apartment was. Both my hands were occupied so I kept a few things on the sill there and took out the keys from my jeans pocket. After I managed to open the door, I literally dumped my stuff on the table and looked around.

The home looked good, I wanted to have a good look at it, but just then I heard too many horns and voices.

Oh, shit!! I left my car almost in the middle of the road.

How careless could I be??

I locked the home and ran downwards. The moment I saw what was happening, I was shocked to see a long queue of vehicles, who could not pass through the road because of my car.

I looked at them apologetically but they were getting very annoyed and kept honking the horns of their vehicles. There was so much chaos.

I opened the car lock with my clumsy hands. I was getting tense and I usually do stupid things when panicked.

One of the rude men got out of his school van and started shouting at me.

" Are you nuts or drunk, you stupid girl, who parks a car like this??

" I am sorry, sir. I just shifted here, I had to take my stuff upstairs.... "

" Have you bought the road along with the car and the apartment? You blocked the entire road. "  He shouted at me.

" I am sorry, sir... Sorry for the inconvenience. Just 2 minutes. * I said and reversed the car but the honking increased as there was no place for me to reverse the car so I had to take my car ahead and park between the two cars already standing there.

" What the hell is happening??  Can't I even sleep for some time??  " Someone shouted from the same building where I had just shifted.

I panicked even more and wanted to get it over with so I tried to adjust my car in between those cars and...

Bang!!

I banged into the bigger one in the process and broke one of the headlights of the car.

" Shit !!! "  I said aloud and just then the burglar alarm started in that car. I panicked even more and moved the car away from that car immediately. One bike was parked there too and this time, I bumped into it and it fell.

Shit !!!! What a brilliant start to the day and my stay here.

I closed my eyes and palmed my face.

"  What the hell? I can't even sleep here now??" I heard someone shouting at me and removed my hands from my face but could not dare to open my eyes.

"  Oh,  No!  shit!! You, stupid woman!  Who gave you the driving licence? How dare you damage both my car and bike? " I heard someone shouting at me.

I opened my eyes and was shocked to see the same man from the mall.

" You ?? No way! What are you doing here?? "  He shouted the moment he recognised me.