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Chapter 2
"Don't turn around because he's looking at you,"
"WHO?" I turned and quickly turned back when I saw the face of "WHO".
"OMG, Why didn't you tell me?" I asked covering my face. "Sh** Sh** Sh**" I slapped my forehead at my stupidity.
This wasn't the first time I saw him staring at me. But this was the first time he saw me looking at him. And I was so embarrassed because he caught me. After weeks of hide and seek, he saw me even if it was just for a second. It wasn't new for him. Girls were always looking at him. He was always surrounded by them. After all he was the star of our school. Girls wanted to be with him, guys wanted to be his friend and be like him. And me, like everyone else I used to watch him discreetly.
But my lucky days were over.
"OMG, don't turn Riddhima because I think he's coming right this way and I don't think it would look nice to...Oh Hi,"
With wide eyes I looked at my friend who wasn't looking at me anymore. She was looking at something behind me. Rather it was someone when I heard his voice.
"Hi," He replied.
My instant reaction was to run and never look back. Think of this as one of the bad days but there was no time left. He was behind me and if I am not wrong, I felt him almost touching me.
"Can I speak with your friend?" He asked.
With wide eyes I looked at my friend, requesting her to say no and not leave me alone. Watching someone from far and never talking is an entirely different thing. But standing close and actually talking was an althogther different scenario. And it was some thing I wasn't ready for.
"Ye...Yeah..Sure," She stammered before looking down at me. "Riddhima I'll meet you in the class,"
Before I could stop or ask her to stay I saw her running down the lane. I was left alone which meant I had to turn and face him.
"So Riddhima," I heard him.
"I have got to go," I whispered more to myself. Clutching my bag tightly I tried running away but couldn't.
"Wait," He said. He was holding me by the elbow and pulled me backwards. Our bodies collided with my back to his front and I was sure I was about to pass out. I was touching him. His breath touched my nape and I felt shivers running down my whole body.
I know I was exaggerating but there was nothing I could help to stop my reactions. If your crush you used to look at from the last 2 years okay so more like stalking your crush from the last 2 years suddenly finds out about you and wants to talk to you, you are bound to overreact.
I wanted to escape and never come face to face with him but there I was standing with him behind me. I felt his fingers slowly moving up my arm. My breath accelerated. His hand holding my arm circled my waist, and pulled me tightly towards him, gluing our almost touching body. I felt his whole front on my back. I had seen his perfect abs, his body from far and even dreamed about touching it but the reality was something altogether.
"Riddhima," He whispered and blew in my ear. "Take a deep breath. I don't want you to pass out in our first meeting. Let's keep it for later," I heard his chuckle. And I knew he was enjoying at my expense.
But he said my name. He knew my name. How? I wasn't the most popular in the school. I wasn't in one of his class. I was three years younger to him. There was nothing common between us at all. Still he knew my name.
Hearing my name from his mouth, the way he spoke my name and the light touches his fingers were playing on my skin kept me over the edge. I wanted to run away but I also wanted to be near him. I was burning from his touches. The way his fingers were circling and moving up and down my body.
"Armaan, coach is looking for you. Let's go." I heard someone calling out.
The spell broke and I took few steps ahead. What was I doing? This wasn't me. I ...I never in a million years would have imagined myself acting the way I did just now. Was this what the girls were talking about? Talking about how good he was. How they just couldn't get enough of him. How they wanted more and were willing to go to any extent for it.
And I, I thought I was different but I wasn't.
"We are not done Riddhima. Meet me after school same place," He said. I turned and looked at him. He was running backwards looking at me and winked before tuning and running towards the field.
I stood at the same spot, touching my elbow where he had touched, reminiscing the moments. He wanted to see me again. He said he wasn't done. But I, I wasn't too sure.
"I want all the details," She whispered in my ear as soon as the bell rang.
With narrowed eyes I looked at my soon to be ex-best friend. Now she wanted details after leaving me in the first place.
"Excuse me but do I know you,"
I passed her out of the classroom as I heard her huffing and grabbing things from the desk. Having known each other from kindergarten she should haven't left. She should have stick with me. That's what BFF stands for but she didn't so no details for her.
"Riddhima, don't be so mean. You are my BFF and best friends tell each other everything." She was so desperate and so excited. I would have told her everything but not before pulling her leg for some time. Let her suffer like I was suffering.
I still got goose bumps remembering his touch. And his last words about meeting me. Was he serious?
"RIDDHIMA!!!" She exclaimed and pulled my hand bringing me out from the dream land.
"I'll tell you but only after I meet him after school," I pretended to be casual about the whole meeting. But the reality was something else. I was nervous, excited, I wanted to scream but I also wanted to keep it with myself.
"OMG," She squealed making others turn their head towards our table and look at us.
"Sshh," I tried to silence her and covered her mouth with my palm when I saw the seniors looking at us weirdly.
"Okay, Okay, I am okay" She said taking a deep breath. She moved closer and whispered in my ear. "OMG Riddhima, promise me, promise me you'll call and tell me each and everything. Every detail and I mean every detail,"
We both looked at the other and squealed, excited for the evening, making heads turn at our table again.
Should I go or shouldn't?
I was in a dilemma. I knew he was a playboy. I knew all about his image, his conquers and his latest conquest. But I also knew that it wasn't every day that he notices someone and also know her name. This was new and I wanted to explore it.
By the time I reached the place almost everyone was leaving. I had just 10 minutes because I needed the school bus to go home. And in no way was I missing it. I missed it one time and I knew the consequences.
I looked at the watch. 5 minutes had passed.
"Another 5 minutes and I'll be out." I told myself. I was disappointed. I wanted to see where this was going. Maybe I expected too much. He wouldn't have remembered about the morning and here I was waiting like a despo. Another point that added I wasn't different from other girls in the school. Maybe he was with one of them. That feeling frustrated the hell out of me.
I kicked at the empty chair and grabbed my backpack to head back home. It was better to think of this as one bad dream and move on. He was way out of my league and I should have stood by it.
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