His warmth
Arohi looked through the parking lot and examined for the bad boy when she thought it was safe for her to walk out. She took a breath of relief and took out her phone to call the driver to make the car ready as she never takes her car to school because she doesn't want to show off.
Just when she was about to call the number, she heard a sound which made her scared like shit.
"Running away from your very own boyfriend I see, " Michale said as he looked at the pale face of Aarohi. He knew she would try to run away, but this much planning was worth a salute.
Aarohi looked at Michael in horror. She stood there rooted, not knowing what to do, while Michale was enjoying his girlfriend's awkward moment very much.
He didn't show his face but he wanted to laugh out loud. He never knew he could have the urge to laugh.
Keeping a cold face, Michale coughed to gain her attention. Aarohi, on the other hand, came out of the haze she was in and lost her balance, resulting in her falling on the floor on her butt.
Michale's lips twitched in the corners of Aarohi as he saw her rubbing her bum.
" jerk " Aarohi whispered under her breath as Michale forwarded his hand to Aarohi.
aarthi thought, ‘Look at this idiot, he has so much urgency to laugh. I want to make his bharta and feed it to him himself’
Aarohi, despite the voice in her head, took his hand to get up. Michale was strangely looking at her but she was somehow not feeling well near him.
He was the school bully
The bad news
Michale Santos
" why ....why did you want to meet me here? " Aarohi asked after a second of hesitation.
Michale always enjoyed people fearing him, but Aarohi's fear was making him feel bad in a kind of way.
" to drop you off," he said in a nonsense tone and started to walk towards his bike.
Aarohi was even more terrified, not because she had to sit on the bike, but because of her car, which was parked a block away from school.
Michale knew what Aarohi was thinking but still, he looked at her with a look that said, don't mess with me.
Aarohi gulped and messaged her driver silently to take the car home for her to have a ride.
Aarohi knew how to drive a bike as well as a car. Unlike her sister, she enjoyed speed but, because of her age, her parents never allowed her to have a bike of her own.
Aarohi sat on the bike and held the side of the back for support, but Michale had other plans.
He didn't start the bike but looked at Aarohi's face with admiration. He didn't know what he was doing or why he was doing what he was doing!
When Michale didn't start the bike, Aarohi looked at Michael and found him staring at him.
A blush carved on her cheeks as she found him staring at her with intensity.
" hold or you'll fall on your face," Michale said in his dark voice.
Aarohi shivered at his tone but held him tightly as he started the bike.
Michale knew who Aarohi was and he never planned to mess with her, but, whatever, he wasn't going to lose the dare...
Michale stopped his bike a block away from Aarohi's house and handed her his phone.
"What? "Arohi said.
Michale gave her a boring look and said "Key in your number, Einstein. "
Aarohi typed her number first, which was wrong. Michale noticed the way her eyes sparkled for a minute. He knew she had done something.
Arohi handed him his phone. Is IIsit the correct one? " Michale asked.
Aarohi looked at him with full confidence. "Yeah," she said.
Michale took her phone out of her pocket as he dialed his number.
A number different to which Aarohi keyed in flashed as sweat appeared on Aarohi's forehead.
Aarohi thought ‘ Now he will eat me alive for sure’
Michale looked at her tempting lips which she was biting in anxiety now.
He lowered his head to hers and seemed like he was about to kiss her.
Arohi closed her eyes, fearing what might happen to her now.
Michale smiled a bit, looking at his girl's face.
His girl
Wait!
What?
This girl was making him lose his mind for sure.
Michale pushed the thoughts aside and pecked her cheeks.
Aarohi looked at him with wide eyes, " be ready by 6 pm, we're going on a date " he said as he hopped on his bike and left, leaving a stunned Aarohi standing in the middle of the road.
Aarohi's room looked like a Macchi ( fish) market at the moment.
Her whole wardrobe was on the floor as she tried to find a dress for her date. Despite it being with Michael, she was still going on her first date.
She needed to look good for a memory at least.
“God, I don't have clothes. What will I wear now“ arohi said to herself.
Every girl's words when they need to go out ' I don't have a dress ' doesn't matter if their clothes can't fit in the closet, but still, they will say this line.
Aarohi held her head as she looked at the ocean of clothes scattered on the floor, bed, and couch.
Zubin!
Suddenly the name flashed in front of her eyes, but then how would she face him after what happened earlier that afternoon?
They almost kissed!
Despite her flushed face, she called Zubin on Skype.
Zubin was surprised to see Aarohi's call, as she never called him unless it was too important.
Important in Aarohi's words, it means notes and books...
Zubin picked up the call as Aarohi's face appeared, she looked as if she was about to go to war.
Aarohi looked at Zubin from the video call and took a deep breath to say something.
" I need help," Aarohi said as she mentally patted her back to say those words despite the awkwardness she was feeling.
Zubin looked at her face and held the urge to laugh his ass off. She looked so fucking cute.
"Okay but with what? " Zubin said.
" I need --" Arohi was about to say something when Zubin cut her off.
"Don't say you need notes again. I have already arranged them, " Zubin said. Last night, Aarohi asked him if he had notes from the recent chapter.
He was not the type to study and keep notes but, for the first time, Aarohi asked something from him.
He did not have the heart to say no to her, so he arranged it.
Aarohi wanted to beat her head against the wall but she just rolled her eyes knowing beating her head against thewouldl will hurt like hell and she needed to look good tonight.
She can't go on her face date with a bandage, right?
"Not that baby boy, " Aarohi said.
"Then what? " Zubin asked as his knitted eyebrows together in confusion.
Aarohi did not speak but turned around the camera to show him the mess she created in the room.
"Dude, which storm came into your room? " Zubin asked in amusement.
Aarohi took a deep breath as she said " I am going on a date with Michael. "
" Oh My Goodness " Zubin shouted like a girl in excitement.
At that moment, Aarohi doubted if he was gay or something, seriously.
"Stop behaving like a girl zuby boy," Aarohi said as Zubin gained his composure and looked at Aarohi with a serious look.
"Okay, so what are you gonna wear? " Zubin asked, he was sometimes just like a girl's best friend for Aarohi.
" I don't know, " Aarohi cried dramatically.
"Okay don't cry, Santa Claus," Zubin said as Aarohi glared at him.
He chuckled.
"What should I wear, " Aarohi asked.
"Something sexy "Zubin replied as Aarohi's eyes widened.
" noooooooo " Aarohi screamed.
Zubin covered his ears dramatically as he looked at Aarohi. "Geez woman, don't damage my ears," he said.
Arohi glared at him and said "Okay, just try on a few dresses, then we'll decide what you are gonna wear. "
Arohi smiled as she showed him a simple top and jeans.
"Okay, so the red one, the black one, and the white one," Zubin said as he selected tops for her.
"Yeah, I guess these are good, " Aarohi said as she liked what Zubin selected. No doubt the boy had good taste.
"What do you think heels will work? " Aarohi said as she showed him a few pairs of heels.
Zubin looked at his heels, then at Aarohi's face. "First tell me if you can walk in them even for a econd , he said.
Aarohi nodded as she knew she couldn't walk in them without practice.
"What then? " she asked.
" Hmmm... Wear flats or boots ", Zubin suggested.
"Yeah, that's a good idea," Aarohi said as she changed into the dresses they had selected earlier.
Zubin's breath struck the back of his neck as Aarohi appeared in front of her.
She looked beautiful to him, she was fully clothed, and not a bit of her skin was showing in that way, but still, Zubin forgot to breathe for a second.
" how's this "Aarohi asked, hesitant about how she looked.
" I don't know if Michale will be able to keep his hands to himself, "Zubin said without thinking.
Aarohi's face flushed as she heard his comment.
"So Santa, it's 20 minutes for your date. Good luck " Zubin wished her with a little smile.
Aarohi smiled back as they bid goodbye.
Now she was just waiting for Michale to show up.