chapter 30

She is trapped in his arm... There is no way to escape...For a moment her mind got blank. She is staring at him, after all,  his face is worth watching. He owns a divine face. But something inside keeps reminding her "He is one of them... This isn't right" She slightly pushed him away.He woke up from his thoughts too..."Are you okay?" He released her waist and took a step back."Hm," she nodded without looking at him.He wanted to ask her about that day but before he spills something, he heard her low voice"Thank you," she said and left him alone with his crowded thoughts...For him, that was the sweetest thanks he ever got... He forgot everything for a moment... His lips became curled up into a bright smile... "You are wel..." He is replying to her and he turned around... He didn't realize, that... she already left."She walks too fast" he mumbled and ran towards the stairs... But she actually runs too fast, so... There is no one.Today was the happiest day of his life... He was on the seventh cloud for the whole day. He is strangely too happy for some reason... He is smiling like an idiot.A day has passed... The cool breeze of moonlight was swapped with warm sunlight... But his smile remained unchanged... It's still there on his lips... As bright as before.This morning he woke up in an outstanding mood... He is extremely happy, too happy that he is humming a song... He is doing something that is totally out of his character.He is putting so much effort into dressing up himself... Maybe to impress certain someone... And because of that, he is running late for class. When he finally arrived, he saw her... That special someone, for whom he did all these things, is in front of his eyes... But his expressions sank deeply in sadness... His smile shattered into pieces...  Because...He saw Aarav, sitting next to her. Vihaan thought that Aarav will definitely forget about that bet but this came as a shock... this time Aarav didn't seem like going back from his words... It's all because of that stupid bet... This time he (Aarav) is taking it so seriously... He is actually approaching her...Aarav was sitting next to Manasvini and other AJs were seated behind them.  Vihaan was frozen at the door he is staring at Aarav and Manasvini. Garv saw him standing there and called out his name... "Vihaan"...Vihaan shifted his gaze from Manasvini to AJs. He moved towards them, when he passed through her desk he took a little glance over her again and then went straight to AJs. A clear disappointment is visible on his face."Is it something special today?" Garv asked VihaanAnaya and Elisha noticed that too... "You are... Too decently dressed today..." Elisha complimented him."Are you trying to impress every girl on campus..." Samar added.But Vihaan didn't reply, he took his books out from his bag and was pretending to study. He is actually... trying to listen to what Aarav is saying to Manasvini..."Hi..." Aarav saidManasvini heard him very clearly, she is already tense about him (Aarav) sitting next to her... And on top of that, he is trying to talk to her "Maybe he is talking to someone else"... She thought and decided to ignore him...But in her mind, she is feeling frightened..."Why would he say hi to me... He is definitely talking to someone else" She peeked at him from the corner of her eyes... She saws him looking at her but still, she didn't reply to him...  And because of that, his (Aarav's) friends, (AJs) started laughing from behind."Hi," he said again in a bit louder voice.This time she looked at him directly... 'He is actually talking to me...' she looked around her and confirmed that he is talking to her.She is happy that someone is finally approaching her but..."I shouldn't get involved with them" This thing is constantly ringing in her head. He is still looking at her for her reply..."It's just a 'hi'... Maybe I'm thinking too much" she thought and finally gave him a reply..."H... hello".It's been two weeks since their college started and this is the first time they (all classmates) heard her voice.After hearing her everyone there got a shock except Vihaan. She actually took some words out of her mouth... Aarav's friends showed him a thumbs up... And after that, she got busy again with her books."I am Aarav... What's your name?" He said and offered his hand for a handshake."Hm..?" She looked at him again"Oh... Ma... Manasvini" she answered him but didn't take his hand"What kind of name is that..." He muttered.Manasvini did not hear him say. But the whole class who was paying attention to their conversation... Started whispering............ 'She is Manasvini'             'She is that top scorer'            'She is this year's top student'            'That's her'  .........Vihaan was also shocked... "So she is the one" he mumbled.Because of her, he came second. He is the second-topper student among all freshers. Vihaan was lost in his thoughts about what happened earlier... He didn't even know her name... yet he is trying to be on good terms with her... Those memories of the past few days bring a smile to his lips. He is lost somewhere far in his thoughts then suddenly Aarav's voice snapped him out of reality..."What do you think about me...?"