*Kritika Pov*
“I know why you are doing this but you need to stop this right now.” Latika shouted at me.
“What?” I asked her shocked and confused at a time.
“This!” she replied gesturing the place she is sitting down and also the place where I am sitting.
Actually after that day I started sitting at Latika’s place in the canteen and asked her to take mine. By this I will not look at him even by accident. I even stopped opening the blinds in my room so that I will not come face to face with him by chance.
“Are you uncomfortable?” I asked her frowning.
“I am feeling so comfortable. I mean why wouldn’t I when some five pairs of eyes are looking directly at us and I have bumper offer to be able to see their faces whenever I look up even for a second.” She replied and I frowned even more when I realized that her words are dripping with sarcasm.
“I just don’t want to look at his face for few days until I forget his face.” I said scratching my head.
“And one week is not enough?” Ria asked and I threw a glare at her.
“What? I don’t think I can see you as a nerd anymore.” She said raising her hands as surrender.
“If I am the nerd then you can change the meaning for that word as average student immediately.” I said laughing.
They both didn’t laugh and gestured towards the book in my hand which is none other than Maths book. I placed that aside sighing.
“I just passed in Maths test. I mean how stupid can I be. My sister is Maths lecturer and here I am getting just pass marks.” I said looking at them.
“Who told you that you will get Maths when you read it?” Latika asked like it is an interesting question.
“I am by hearting it so that I will get few marks more than pass marks.” I replied.
“You are stressing that subject too much and this time you will get even less than before. I mean for one week you are looking at our lecturer and hearing his classes without blinking.” Ria pointed out.
“Is it wrong?” I asked her raising my eyebrow.
“Yes when you are behaving like if you blink once you will lose one mark.” Latika said and they both high-fived making me groan.
“I stopped dreaming this one week so I started dreaming about these subjects and to get them clearer I need to concentrate more on our classes.” I explained what is wrong.
“Why did you stop?” Ria asked with worry in her voice but I can hear teasing in this.
“Because he is the only one coming in it. I guess I became very big stalker so until I get another crush I can’t dream.” I replied.
“But that doesn’t mean you have to change your place. You didn’t do anything wrong here Kritika. He acted like a jerk that’s it.” Latika said.
“And if you look at wall the whole lunch break and then at lecturers in the class, from where will you get another crush.” Ria added.
“Come here!” I said getting up.
“I am so proud of you.” Latika said and we changed the places.
“I missed this place.” I said sighing.
“Now don’t start your love story with this place ok.” Ria joked and I slapped her shoulder.
But at last we all laughed. I can really feel the pair of eyes on me when I sit here. I felt the same when I sat at Latika’s place.
Why is he looking at me now when I don’t want anything to do with him? I thought frowning but came out of it when Latika glared at me.
“You are Kritika right?” One girl came near and asked me.
“Yes?” I replied like a question.
“I am Ramya! I am your senior.” She replied smiling.
“Ragging?” I asked her holding the table in my hands tightly.
“No, no! I am just here to give you a message from your Di.” She replied and I immediately released the poor table from my hands.
“What is it?” I asked her.
“There is going to be fresher’s party right? We thought of adding few juniors too to perform at that time along with the seniors.” She replied and sat beside me when I gestured her to.
“Ok!” I replied immediately knowing what my Di want me to do.
“So she said you have a great voice and we all want you to perform one at that time.” She said like it is so simple thing to do.
“No way!” I suddenly shouted and she looked at me shocked.
Then I realized that few tables around us immediately filled with silence. I took a deep breath and said “I have stage fear so I can’t do it.”
“Are you sure?” She asked again.
“I am! But where is Di?” I asked her confused because Di will never send someone else like this.
“She wanted to ask you in the evening but I wanted to know now itself. And I am actually searching Akhila.” She replied.
“Searching?” I asked her worriedly.
“Yeah! When Lunch bell rang she went somewhere as she said to her classmate that she have some work. From then onwards I am searching her. Maybe she has some work regarding the party.” She replied.
“Ok! But when you see her please ask her to message me that she is fine.” I requested her.
She nodded and left the table. I looked at her until she walked towards the tables where seniors sit and started dragging my eyes back to Latika and Ria.
But in one second I saw him looking at me when I am doing that. I glanced at him for one second and looked down to see Latika and Ria talking to each other.
“What are you guys talking about?” I asked them trying to forget his look.
“We are planning how to kidnap you and then place you at the stage so that you can sing without backing away like this.” Ria replied smiling and then continued to talk with her.
“We shouldn’t tell her this.” Latika said looking at her and then turned towards me saying “Forget whatever she said to you right now.”
“Latika! Sorry to burst your bubble but you are not hypnotism expert.” I said laughing.
“I can start being one and I will start with you.” she said shrugging.
I laughed at that along with Ria and she too laughed with us. This canteen part is the best part in my everyday college life.
Then I glanced at Maths book. Just kill me now! I thought frowning at it.
*Sanjay Pov*
“Idiot!” someone shouted at me and hit me on my head.
“What?” I asked Swathi who just hit me like that.
“If you forgot your eating manners then sit somewhere else but not spoil my dress like this.” She replied gesturing the curry I may kind of poured at her instead of my mouth.
“Oh!” that’s all I said and continued to eat looking at the back of that girl.
“Our words will not enter his brain babe. Don’t sit beside him.” Giri said to his girlfriend Swathi.
“What I still don’t understand is if you really like her then why did you acted like… like…” looks like Teja couldn’t finish whatever she is saying as she is not getting the correct word like always.
“Like a jerk which is completely you we know that. But you should have hid it from her.” Harsha added continuing his girlfriend words.
“I don’t like her.” I said shaking my head.
“Then we all are nothing but blind people here.” Swathi said rolling her eyes.
“If those mountain eyes are blind then how can we give sight to ten blind people?” I said laughing.
They all didn’t laughed making me stop my laugh. Then I saw her getting up from her seat.
“Start your commentary guys.” Teja said.
“Now the girl named Kritika got up from the table and sat in her previous place which will be perfect for our Sanju’s wish so that he can see her properly. She is moving her lips then that means she is talking for sure.” Giri said.
“Here our dear Sanju imagines her saying ‘Sanjay! I like you too’.” Harsha said and they all laughed.
“I really don’t like her.” I said glaring at them.
“Then what are you doing for past one week?” Swathi asked raising her eyebrow.
“It’s just for all these months she always looks at me like most of the time. But this one week she didn’t do it even for one time like not even for a second.” I replied.
“And whose mistake is that?” Teja asked raising her eyebrow.
“I just thought atleast for scolding me she will talk to me. Or she will talk something else too when she knows that I know about me being her crush.” I replied shrugging.
“How did we even fell for him Teja?” Swathi asked shaking her head in disappointment.
“That’s why we are not with him at present.” Teja replied.
“Correct!” Giri and Harsha said at a time.
Actually these both are my Ex-girl friends who now settled with my best friends. I shook my head forgetting their memories and then heard her shout ‘No way’.
Is that senior ragging her? I thought glancing at her. But she is smiling so everything is ok I guess.
“Go and talk to her normally then all this torture to us will be over.” Swathi said groaning at her dress.
I ignored her words when I got her looking this side. Then when I observed there is no adoration which was there before in those eyes.
Looks like I behaved like a jerk with her too but I have to do something to not let her think like that about me as soon as I can.