First Sight
Nisha was standing in the line when some guys came near her ...... she tried to ignore them ...
Guy1 (cheekily) - Oh .... new to Oracle huh ....
Guy2 (teasing) - I guess, really hungry .... ahm ... you know even i am very hungry ....
Guy3 - But you just had your dinner. right ....
Guy2 - Oho, i am hungry for something else ....
Nisha (scared, murmured to herself) - I wish Uday aur Benji yahaan hote, inki himmat nahi hoti aisi baat karne ki ... how disgusting they can be .... Clare and Sara were right about the backgrounds ....
Saying this her eyes became moist as she was missing her friends terribly and was hell scared .... when she heard some girl's voice ....
Girl - Guys Enough!! Cut the crap and leave her alone ....
Boys while laughing drifted apart from Nisha ...... she took a sigh of relief .... the girl came near her ...
Girl - Hi, i am Grace .... and you?
Nisha (her voice was shaking) - Hi ... i am Nisha ....
Grace - Hey .... it's okey .... come i'll have my dinner with you .....
Grace (Gunjan) - She is the daughter of one of the late member of the administrative staff ... she is a really soft-spoken person but when problems occur she is head-strong ... she can do anything for her friends though she didn't have many as they considered her nerd ... but she was just sincere to everything ... her studies and her friends .... she loves talking to Nisha ... Grace in a short time becomes Nisha's best friend and always takes care of her ... and helps her when Nisha was in a tight spot ....
Grace and Nisha have their dinner together ...
Grace - Hmm ... so you are a veggie, right?
Nisha (smiling) - Hmm ....Grace, you know you remind me of my old friend ......
She suddenly becomes quiet, Grace notices this and to cheer her up ....
Grace - Hey, you know ... what's going to happen on this Saturday?
Nisha - No ...
Grace - It's Fresher's Ball for all the new people that have joined Oracle ... just like you ....
Nisha - Nice .... don't you get bored on the weekends ... i mean you can't move out... just stuck in this ....
Grace - On every weekend we have something special .... like drama, dance show, musical, sometimes even films and every 2 months a party .... and you know ... it's a nice and peaceful environment ... so i love this place and i am sure you would to find a reason to love this place ...
Nisha (shrugged) - Hopefully .....
Grace - Okey, Nisha .... i need to go .... so bye ... and go quick to your room because it's getting dark outside ... and don't be late because at sharp 10 PM the corridor lights get switched off so you have just (she sees her watch) 20 minutes .....
Nisha - Ahm .. okey i better leave ...thanks ....
Grace hugs her ....
Grace - Goodnight sweetie ... sleep well and sweet dreams ....
Nisha - You too ....
Nisha felt happy after talking to Grace and soon started walking towards the hostel .... She reaches the building but doesn't remember where her room was ....
Nisha - Oh Crap!! mujhe to yaad bhi nahi meri room kahaan hai aur dus bajne mein dus minute hai
She starts running in different buildings but could not find her building ..... and her bad luck struck her as the lights went off ....
Nisha - Mamma .... andhera ho gaya ... ab main apna room kaise dhundungi?
She starts moving backwards when she hears lightning and gets scared ... she turns and finds herself hiding in a guy's broad chest ....she held his shirt tightly in her fists .... tears rolled from her eyes ... the guy could feel her warm breath and her tears on his chest ....
Guy - Hey, what happened?
Nisha (mumbling due to fear) - Bahut andhera hai ... mujhe dar lag raha hai ...
The guy couldn't get what she was saying but knew she was Indian .... he slowly pushed her and held her face in his big hands ... and wiped her tears ....
Guy - Ab bataao kya hua ....
Hearing someone speaking hindi ... with astonishment she opened her eyes ... she could only see nothing of him ....
Guy - Kya bua?
Nisha - Mujhe andhere se dar lagta hai ... aur mujhe mera room bhi nahi mil raha ...
Guy (laughing) - Nayi ho yahaan par?
Nisha (embarrased) - Hmm ...
Guy (sarcastically) - Room no. yaad hai?
Nisha (childish) - Mujhe yaad hai .... 143 ....
Guy (serious tone) - Huh .... chalo main leke chalta hun .....
He held her wrist and started walking .... Nisha didn't feel scared anymore .... she felt safe with him ... her heartbeats were fastening ... he took her on the opposite side of the building ....
Guy - Hmm ... ye raha tumhara room ...
And left her wrist .... she slowly took out the key from her jacket and opened the door .... she turned to say thanks to him but he was gone ..... she wanted to say so many things but couldn't open her mouth ..... and slowly walked inside the room and closed the door ..... she switched on the light ..... she changed into her night dress and fell on the bed ... to her astonishment, she felt comfortable on the bed .... her thoughts automatically went towards the guy who helped her ...... when she buried herself in his chest .... she felt that she belonged to him ..... his voice was like a melody to her ... which soothed her .... her fear deteriorated when he held her face in his hands ... she still felt his warm touch on her skin ..... when he held her wrist ... she knew that her life was with him ...... she didn't understand why she was feeling that .... lost in his thoughts ... slowly sleep seeped into her eyes and she was lost in her dream ...... better her nightmare ....
Since two months she had the same nightmare again and again ... of the terrible accident but today was different .....
As the car started burning, she turned in fear and he held in his arms ....she clasped him and he kissed her hair ....her tears were making his shirt wet ... he slowly rubbed her back .....
"Kuch nahi hoga ..... main hoon na tumhaare saath ..... tumhe darne ki koi zarurat nahi hai .... jab tak main tumhaare saath hun ... koi tumhe kuch nahi kar sakta ...."
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The guy who helped Nisha, went inside his room which was just two rooms adjacent to hers .... he switched on the light ... and removed his shirt which was wet due to her tears and threw it in one corner of the room .... and went for a bath .... after the bath ... water was dripping from his hair and his torso was wet too ..... he wore his track pants and sat on his study ..... his blue eyes were buried in his work .... his sketchbook .... when he heard a knock on his door .... he closed the book and hid it in his drawer ... and went to open the door ....
Sam - Vivaan, why didn't you come for dinner .....
Vivaan - I came a bit late .... you guys were gone ....
Sam - Where were you?
Vivaan - Library, had some work .... why?
Sam - Come to my room, we are planning for the match tomorrow ...
Vivaan - Okey, just a sec ....
Samuel aka Sam (Samrat) - He is Vivaan's best friend but even he doesn't know his inner side and that is his golden heart .... he was well aware of his anger and in tough situations either would try to control him or will support him ... he is the one who will help Vivaan later .... he is a teammate of Vivaan in football, is fun-loving and sometimes very funny but understands emotions very well .....
He wore his vest and went with Sam in his room .....
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