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Whatever questions he asked the class, my hand went up automatically along with Aya. What could I do? I always had a habit of going prepared in class and even if my answer was wrong, I was unhindered. I kept trying. It was the same case with Aya. She was my biggest competitor and the only girl who had my respect around the college. She just did not know it yet, and I would have died before she ever came to know.
To my unbelievable horror, Aariz decided to have fun over my habit.
Responding to my every answer or doubt, he would say sweetly in a singsong tone,
“Yes, Saa...ni. Tell me, Saa...ni. Very good, Saa...ni. Great, Saa...ni. You are absolutely right, Saa...ni.”
Aariz seemed to be having the time of his life looking at my face going red every time he said anything to me.
It was not as if he did not give others a chance. Aariz heard whoever participated. Therefore, if he was not listening to Aya’s doubts or praising her when she beat me into answering, he was mostly just talking to me. As if, I was alone with him.
“Sani, it seems as if Prof Aariz likes your name way too much. He has only been pointing out you all day.” Rose scoffed bitterly, loud enough for him to hear.
“Maybe, because you are dumber than your friend, to even get noticed?” Aya smirked from her seat beside mine, in the next row.
I did not care that it was a dig on Rose. I took offence nonetheless.
My face burned in anger, “I’m not dumb! Don’t forget our grades are always neck to neck. I’m just as capable to...”
Aya gave me a serious look, “Maybe not in this subject, but you so are in understanding the politics going on around you.”
“What do you...?”
Prof Aariz did not let me finish, “That’s enough. I encourage debates if they are over an actual topic, not your bitchy kitchen-politics girls.”
With that, he gave Aya a look as if saying something and she nodded slightly before turning away.
What the hell was she on about? In addition, what was it with the eye talks? As if I am the only one who is completely unaware of something here.
I did not grace Rose with an answer and just concentrated on Aariz explaining the topic. I was too far worried now.
If Aariz did hear Rose’s comment, he did not pay attention, as he kept on with the same behaviour next day as well. In every lecture, he cracked some jokes with me, as if we were long-lost friends, while being threatening and scary to everyone else. He pointed me out in class by my name to answer him. Sometimes he would ask a question and before anyone raised his or her hands, he would turn his attention towards me,
‘Sani do you know the answer to this?’ ‘Sani, do you have any idea about this?’
Thankfully, he had stopped taking my name in a singsong way. It just went on my nerves! Still, this was no less embarrassing.
After the first day itself when Rose had bombarded me with her scrutiny, I had to put my guard up. I could not risk my reputation in class, just because Aariz clearly had something against me! My plan made. Yes, I had a plan and I was going to stay true to it. I was not reacting to his charm directed towards me and I was not going to, howmuchever he trances me into him. I was going to keep up with the silent treatment.
9-On whose side is ZEE? /Brushed and ready for Aariz
Sani
His five’o clock shadow tickled my shoulder as he trailed his lips upward, leaving hot kisses in its wake, making me shiver in delight. I wonder what will be my state if he kissed my face. I would love the feel of his slight stubble of course. Though, it might leave a rash. Yet I wish he did not shave. His rugged look is somewhat sexy.
I sat up with a jerk and realized it was just a dream...A hot as hell dream, about none other than Aariz. I wondered why. Sure, he looked like a fine lad in the party. We spoke, laughed, smiled... No big deal! Being a human with social nature, I made friends easily. He was not special. Then why couldn’t I get him out of my mind?! Maybe it was because he stormed back into my life as my Professor. Yes, that was it! Therefore, it was his fault, entirely. How could I even begin to forget Aariz, when he was taking most of my lectures?!
Upon that, he did not even try to ignore me in the classroom, opposite of it in fact.
Aariz teased me like there was no tomorrow. Just because we enjoyed together in the party and everyone in my group of cousins were his friends. So, was it necessary, I should be too?
Well, even if I wanted to, I couldn’t...
Aariz had wrapped himself in my heart and mind since that night. Even in college his charm, his politeness...it just tingled me so much. He was so mature. He was of Zee's age, which meant, seven-eight years elder to me. For him obviously it would be just friendship if I talked to him normally, but I know my heart would get involved in unnecessary infatuation. Who needed that drama? It was too filmy anyway. Love...There was no such thing as that. At least I did not believe in it.
First, who said Aariz even wanted to be friends with a college girl like me? Maybe he was just having fun teasing me, annoying me...Being a jolly fellow that he was.
Then why were my classmates always terrified of him? Why was he so hard on them? He just had to glare, and they all...
