“What? Different? What does he mean by that? Does he mean I am a weirdo?
Narrowing my eyes in confusion, I questioned, “what… what do you mean by that?”
He averted his gaze back to me and replied, “I mean you too should have a peaceful time here like me, as you too have a noisy friend hovering around you.”
“Nah! I am good with my noisy friend. She is always that way and I really love being around her.” I took my gaze back to the view.
“What about me? Do you love being around me?”
Hearing him, suddenly my cheeks hit and I felt something inside my stomach. Were those goosebumps? I was not able to figure it out. I wanted to reply but there was no proper answer. Neither
“Newt?” I was astounded to see him sitting in the next row close to my seat.“What do you have to say in this regard, Philosopher Prisha? Someone is finally not turning blind eye to you,” I heard Kristen whispering near my ear.I elbowed her. “Shut up.”My eyes were fixed on Newt, not knowing what I was supposed to say. I was trying my best to keep my distance from him, but it seemed like he was against my decision. Or was it just a coincidence? I was not able to figure it out.As I was still on the verge of deciding what I was supposed to do, his face suddenly beamed with a smile. Then in his deep tone questioned, “can we be friends?”I gulped hard as the words got stuck in my
“What? Relationship?” Aster sounded shocked.“No, no, don’t take it wrong. She means friendship,” I said hastily.Aster glanced at me and then at Newt. Absently, he nodded. “Okay, still I am giving the treat.”“No, you aren’t. Yesterday also you didn’t give me a chance to pay. This treat will be on Newt and me. What say, Newt?” I questioned and glanced at Newt.But he seemed like he was not interested in our talk. He was already occupied with his book. Or might be staring at his girlfriend's picture. Whatever the reason was, the fact that he didn’t reply embarrassed me in front of everyone.I had no idea what I was going to say and how I was going t
“What are you doing?” I stammered again feeling embarrassed in front of everyone. “What happened to your hand?” he suddenly questioned. “What…” I glanced at my hand and was astounded seeing blue bruises. I had no idea where it came from until I recalled Kirsten’s painful pinch during class. “It’s Kirsten…” “She knocked her hand on the tap unknowingly,” Kristen hastily interrupted. “What?” Aster and I mumbled in unison. I was not able to understand her. “She was searching for me at the washroom when she slipped and knocked her hand on the tap.” “What? Slipped? Are you alr
“Uh! Thank God, it is a national holiday tomorrow. I can breathe in relief,” Kristen mumbled, dropping beside me.Our bus was on halt waiting for other students to get in. I sat on the window seat, supporting my head with my hand and staring at the space. Even though it was a holiday the next day, I was not happy at all.“Was it because of seeing Newt with the girl I dislike? Was it because even after being with me he didn’t pay much attention during lunch break? Or was it because I was not going to see him the next day?”Whatever the reason was I was not able to have the answer. When Kristen slapped my lap, I flinched.“Ahh! Krist, stop it…”“You stop staring
“What? Did she really say that?” I was awestruck.Tarry glanced at Kristen head to toe planting his hand on his hip, before saying, “um! You are not my type.”Her jaw dropped and her eyes bulged in shock. She opened her mouth probably to say something but nothing came out.Giggling I shouted at her, “you heard him, Krist. You are not his type.”She stepped close to him and pointed her fingers glaring, “how dare you to say that to me?”Laughing nervously, Tarry stepped back blurting, “what? I was just telling you that…”“Don’t scare him, Krist. Whatever he likes shouldn’t be your concern,” I
“Did I really upset her with my words? I was just...” he questioned in a solemn tone, glancing towards her house.“Once you meet her don’t forget to apologize,” I suggested walking ahead.Walking alongside, he questioned, “So, you do have a crush on Newt?”Biting my lower lips I thought for a while before answering, “um! Maybe.”“What is that with maybe?”“Well, I have never been through these emotions before. It is totally strange for me. Whenever I see him the feeling that I get is completely different.”“Different like how?”“
Suddenly, she grasped my arms saying, "I cannot believe this.""What?"Suddenly a smile appeared on her face as she said, “A gentleman called you, Prisha.”“Gentleman? Who?” I raised my brows.“I don’t know. Finally, you are having someone in your life. I am so glad,” she said.“Mom, there is nothing as you are thinking. You just scared the hell out of me,” I muttered, reaching out for my cell phone.“Ahh! How can you say that? He was so polite while speaking. Knowing that you were busy he said he will call after a few minutes.”“How did you know he is polite
In that crowded area, I had no idea why I wanted him to be there. The moment the person stepped out of the car, I was awestruck. Without moving my gaze away from him, I called out in my stiff voice, “Krist, come here.” “Prisha, don’t disturb. I am…” I didn’t give her a chance to finish her sentence and pulled her towards the edge. Then pointing at the parking lot, I mumbled, “Now what would you like to say, baby?” “Wait! What?” She pulled down her sunglasses and looking from above the glasses murmured, “Why does that person look like Aster?” I hit her head saying, “that person looks like Aster because he is Aster.” “Not just him. Denise, Sam, and Riddle are also
“Prisha!” Mom's sudden call dragged me back to where I was lying and I couldn’t help getting more panicked.The door to my room was flung wide open and I was numb on the bed, watching her breaking in.“What is wrong, love? Why were you screaming?” she inquired and I hastily darted at Aster, who was above me.But to my surprise, there was no sign of him. ‘Where did he go?’ I mused, pulling myself up and looking around.“Honey, I am talking to you.” Mom moved closer to me.“I…” gulping hard, I tried to find a possible reason to tell her.Getting more alert, she began to move around. “Why are you not saying anything? Tell me what it is?”“There… There was a cockroach,” I stammered, scratching the corner of my forehead.“HONEY!” She rolled her eyes, probably in disappointment.Wrapping my hand around her, I mumbled, “I am sorry to scare you, mom. You know how scared I am of cockroaches.”Shaking her head right to left, she rumbled, “And you scare the hell out of me.”“I am sorry. Now you
After spending the whole afternoon laughing and chattering, Kristen and Tarry left, taking all the charm of my room along with them. The group studies which we were intended to do were lost between our fun but none of us cared about it.When I was left all alone in my room, I leaned on my hands and surveyed my room. Then suddenly I caught sight of the paper bag placed on my nightstand. Reaching out for it, I peeked inside the bag before a big smile appeared on my face.I must admit that Aster was reflecting on his mistake without any miss by taking full care of me. As promised, he had sent me the medicine along with a bar of chocolate.Giving damn care about the medicine, I shoved my hand inside the bag and grabbed the chocolate which was already flooding my mouth with saliva.Then tossing the bag aside, I ripped the packet. Feeling bliss about taking each bite, I kept on eating the chocolate as if there was no promise tomorrow.‘I am sorry,
“Krist! What is taking you so long?” I grumbled, staring at the washroom door. “Just a second,” the reply came from behind the door. “I wonder what you are doing there. You were the type of person who would never delay,” I complained after having to wait for so long, but all I got was a long silence. Another couple of minutes passed by with no sign of Kristen, which pissed me off. Fed up, I got on my feet before grabbing my bag, and preparing to leave. I shouted out loud, “Krist, I am off. Come when you are done,” and without hearing her out, I made my way out. Overcoming the slight pain in my ankle, I made it through the front door and successfully reached the gate. But as soon as I got to the road, I was greeted by Tarry standing before his gate. “Hey! Prisha!” he called out, waving at me. “Hey!” I replied, wondering where he might be heading with his bag. “Where is Kristen?” he asked, glancing at her house. “She is at her house,” I replied and bit my lips. Making his way t
Early in the morning, when the lights penetrated through the window pane and fell on my face, I awoke from my deep sleep. With zero knowledge of where I was, I squinted my eyes.But caring less and loving my sleep more, I shut back my eyes, trying to hop back to my dream dimension, but suddenly my voice echoed inside my head, “I don’t want you to leave, Aster. Please stay!”With a smile on my face, I flipped to the other side but my hand suddenly fell on somebody, sleeping next to me. Sanity breaks in right away, making me aware of everything.The last memory I had was watching the stars with my head resting on Aster’s shoulder. And I didn’t find that good news.‘Did… Did I end up in his bed?’ a voice asked, which added more to my panic attack.Scared to open my eyes and see him next to me, I gulped hard and checked if I was still dressed. Thankfully, I was able to feel my clothes.‘That means I just cuddled with myself,’ my heart was at ease for a second. The next second, it picked u
“Wait a second, don’t tell me you are kidnapping me for taking Newt’s name!” My heart pounded along with the chills crawling on my skin as I panicked. “Ptf!” he snickered and added, “You think I would do that for such a small thing.” “I can’t say, right? You are the same person who dumped me just for seeing me with my uncle,” I didn’t leave a chance to spare him. Clearing his throat, he then spoke out in a grave, serious tone, “I just want to make a proper apology.” “By kidnapping me?” I raised my brows at him, even though his gaze was pulled away from me. “Are you even serious?” “I am not kidnapping you, Prisha. I am just taking you somewhere, we can talk without any hindrance,” he explained, which was not enough for me. “You can stop the car and we can talk here,” I offered. With no any further words, he kept on driving and this pissed me off like hell. Trying not to lose my temper, I took a deep breath before trying to speak in peace. “Aster, I am requesting you again. Pleas
The sun was already close to diving into its nest when Aster and I stepped out of the building. Being late was the least thing I had expected, so I was at the complete stage of panic. Thanks to Aster and Riddle, who assisted me to arrange the books, or else I would end up staying at the library. Riddle left soon after they had placed the last book on the shelves. No bye, no see you, he just left without any words. Which was probably due to the rage he held against Aster for leaving without giving him a valid reason. Even though Aster saved my reputation of being bad in front of him, I felt bad for him and his friend. Tearing their friendship apart was the last thing I would ever want, but the circumstances evolving around them were making me appear like a villain. Limping, I was able to get out of the building, but when it came to the stairs, panic oozed inside me. While I was wondering how I was going to walk down, suddenly, Aster picked me up in his arms. Nervously, I grumbled,
“Ahh!” screaming my lungs out, I shut my eyes tight.Helplessly, I waited for my body to land on the floor and prepared myself to hear my bones cracking.But even after time passed, nothing happened as I had thought. Instead, I sensed the surroundings falling into silence.Wondering if I had already reached heaven, slowly I opened my eyes. Seeing an unexpected person looking down at me, my mind went blank.‘What… What just happened? Did I really die?’ I mused.‘If yes, then why am I seeing Aster?’As my eyes widened, I muttered underneath my breath, ‘Please, don’t tell me he is the Angel of Death.’When one of the books fell knocking on his head, his scrunched face made it clear that he was no Angel or anything. Also, it made me realise that I was still in the world of mortals.The biggest news was I was rescued by Aster and I was in his arms as if I owned it. Our eye
“Krist!” Coming to a halt, I took a deep breath, before turning my heels around, and facing Kristen and Tarry, who were following me to the library. Caressing her arms, I tried convincing her, “Trust me, I will be fine. It is just a matter of one hour.” Taking my hand, she spoke out in a concerned tone, “This is the first time you are facing detention without me and I do not like it. So, please let me stay.” “Krist, no, they wouldn’t allow you. Besides, you have absolutely no fault, so I wouldn’t let you suffer,” I said, putting extra effort into persuasion. “You too have no fault. So, why are you…” “Krist!” I interrupted. “You should leave.” “But…” “If you are really feeling bad for me, then I have a job for you.” Giving me an alarmed look, she asked, “What is it?” “I want you to look out for Aster and find out if he is really leaving.” “GOD!” Rolling her eyes, she rumbled, “Are you even serious? Because of him, you ended up here and you are still caring about him? Duh! Pris
With a heavy heart, I headed to my classroom. The first thing I did after reaching my desk was to take a glance at Aster’s class, but there was no sign of him. Sighing deeply, I tossed my bag on the table and plonked on my chair, not wanting anyone to come and see me. I was not in the mood for socialising with anyone. But Newt appeared before me out of nowhere with a smile which used to make my heart pound and butterflies linger inside my belly. I found out that his smile had lost its magic as it had no effect on me. ‘Was it because I was too stressed regarding Aster?’ ‘Or was it because I had learned my lesson of not falling into guys who already have a girlfriend?’ Whatever it is, I was happy with it as I didn’t have to carry panic alongside stress. “Hey!” Forcing a smile, I replied, “Hey!” “You were looking awesome yesterday. Really, I was not able to recognize you…” Getting the same compliments over and over from different people was making me sick, but controlling my e