Romance With A Stranger

Episode 3

??INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE ??

“Who is that?” People asked the moment she stepped out of her car. All eyes were on her as she walked down the hallway to her locker.

“She’s the school president and she has a quite reputation in this institution. You know her dad is one of the most powerful men in this city.”

“She’s so pretty.”

“Yeah,more than her elder sister. She the true Aphrodite of female beauty I tell you. You know something ever since we got to this school we have never seen her with a friend. Some call her snobbish because she hails from a rich family but I say she’s reserved.”

“Hello freak!”

Sanyukta slammed shut her locker door and raised her eyes to meet her archenemy.

“Who is he?”

“That! He is Randir Singh Kapoor. He is Sanyukta’s biggest rival. Their beef started at first year when Sanyukta bravely and boldly challenged Randir to a chemistry test. Of course Sanyukta came out as a winner. Randir has been at lockheads with Sanyukta since then. But I would say,there is a thin line between hate and love.”

“Are you saying he might be in love with her?”

“Not yet but I think it’s going there.”

“What do you want Randir?” Sanyukta asked leaning against her locker.

“I can see you haven’t spared a friend til now. You can’t just stop being more freakier,”he mocked her and his friends erupted with laughter.

“Sorry. I don’t befriend bitches and that includes you Randir. You and everyone else can just go and screw yourselves. I don’t need your fake company,”she smirked and walked away.

“And she just pissed him off. One thing is clear for sure Sanyukta is not having friends anytime soon.”

“Why?”

“You would never know Payal. You would never know why she’s so antisocial.”

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She checked her watch. She was late and thanks to that Randir Kapoor. She threw profanities at him in her head as she hurried to class.

On her way she met three of her classmates. They wore disappointed faces.

“Hey where are you heading to? Is the class cancelled?” She asked out of concern.

“No,the new substitute professor is hell. He threw us out because we came late and he said we were loud so he kicked us out.”

“What?!”

“And I am disappointed because I didn’t get to ogle at him for a long time. He is like super hot!!!”

Sanyukta rolled her eyes at the other girl and went on her way to class. He won’t kick her out, would he? She was quiet as an ant. She would apologise and he will let her in.

But somehow her heart was pounding hard against her chest as she approached the classroom,she didn’t know why it was behaving that way all of a sudden.

It was like it was alerting her for a possible danger ahead and she was ignoring it for some stupid and unknown reason.

She moistened her lips and wiped her sweaty hands as she pushed open the closed doors of the room.

All eyes went to her except of the ones who was sitted on front desk with hands in his pocket. She gulped down and stepped inside the room.

“Stop right there,”his voice buzzed out sending goosebumps all over her body and chills down her spine. Her raised foot stopped midway.

“You’re late,”he said again making her involuntary shiver. She bit into her lower lips swallowing hard.

“Didn’t you see your friends out there. I hate late comers,”he continued and she stayed mum.

Aditya raised his head and looked at the door and his heart dropped,his lips parted a little as he slowly stood up from the desk. She looked familiar. He couldn’t see her face because she was looking down and her long hair was shielding her face.

“Look at me when I am talking to you,”he said.

Sanyukta slowly raised her head and wiped her hair off her face. When she locked gazes with him,her eyes widened in realization.

Him! What is he doing here as a college professor. He is that guy. She asked herself as she couldn’t bring herself to say it out loud.

Aditya had the same look but it was gone after a few minutes. He had a serious and stern look on his face now.

He urged towards her.

Sanyukta gained her senses, turned around and ran away.

He was about to shout to her to wait and perhaps chase after her but he refrained himself from doing so. He didn’t want to raise any suspicion. The last thing he want in his records is to be suspected of having an affair with his student.

He still had a lot going on in his mind when he turned and face the class. “Is she alright?” He asked concerned.

“She’s a drama queen sir. Don’t mind her.”

He nodded but still had his mind on her.