Chapter: 2 Imagination Or Reality

Next Day,

I was late for college, so I was briskly walking towards the college building, but I came to a halt on my track as my eyes fell on the new student.

I realised that I still didn’t know his name.

I couldn’t stop myself from ogling at him because he was playing basketball and looking damn attractive in a white vest.

He jumped high and hurled the ball in the basketball ring like a pro, and I just stared at him in amazement with an open mouth.

He moved his long slender fingers through his sweaty hair and took my heart away with his undying hotness. I was smitten with his every move.

He strode towards the table, picked up the towel from there and dabbed it on his forehead to wipe the sweat from there.

He placed the towel and drank the water from the bottle which was kept beside the towel. As the water droplets slid down from his lips to his jaw to his neck, my breath became heavy.

Then I noticed his pink lips. ‘I just want to feel the touch of his lips on my lips.’ I bit my lower lip, fixing my intense gaze on his luscious lips. They were so tempting, and I badly craved to taste them.

I instantly began looking around as he moved his eyes towards me, but within a second, I glanced at him and saw him approaching me, taking long strides.

“God! Did he get to know that I was shamelessly ogling at him?” I murmured and again looked around, biting my lips and playing with my fingers in nervousness.

‘But why is he coming towards me?’ As I wondered, my brows narrowed in confusion.

He walked closer to me, and my eyes widened in shock.

‘Is he really standing so close to me?’ I thought, gazing at him in disbelief. My heartbeat accelerated with his every step towards me.

He gently took out my lower lip from between my teeth and moved closer to my face, taking my breath away from me. I could feel his warm breath caressing my face, which was causing my entire body to shudder.

Our lips were just a few inches away and our intense gaze locked with each other. As I felt his warm breath on my lips, I closed my eyes and automatically moved, even more, closer to him. With every second, my desire to kiss him was increasing, and our proximity was driving me insane.

‘Fuck! Just kiss me, Mr Hottie.’ I thought, and he pressed his lips against mine as if he read my mind.

"Mia, where are you lost?" As Nora shook me, I returned to the earth and opened my eyes.

I looked around, searching for him, but he was nowhere.

‘Fuck! Was it my imagination? What was I imagining? When did my imagination get so wild? But it felt so real that I can still feel the touch of his lips on my lips. Am I going insane?’ I thought, touching my lips.

“Mia, what is wrong with you? Where are you getting lost again and again?’ Nora’s words again pulled me back to the earth.

Her brows knitted in worry as I looked at her, baffled by what happened to me a few seconds ago. "Is everything alright? Are you okay?"

“Everything is alright.” I gave her a big smile to assure her that I was fine. “Let’s go to the classroom. We’re already late.” I clasped her hand and led her towards the classroom.

When I was taking out my book from my bag, I again felt his presence and drifted my eyes towards the door. He entered the room and took his seat. I didn’t know why, but he always had an intense look on his face.

‘Was what I felt on the ground my imagination or reality? I'm completely perplexed.‘ I thought, staring at him, my brows narrowed in confusion.

“Mia, we will both go on shopping after college, okay?” Nora’s words pulled me back to the earth, and I looked at her.

“Why all of the sudden shopping?” As I asked her, she blushed.

“I and Amir, we’re going on a date tonight.” She told me sheepishly.

“You’re shying as if you’re going on a date with him for the first time.”

“I don’t know why, even after a year, I still feel butterflies in my stomach when I go on a date with Amir.” She told me with a contented smile, and added, “when you fall in love, then you’ll understand.”

“Is Amir not coming today?” Ignoring her words, I inquired her.

“He has some work.” As she answered, I nodded.

Finally, the class finished, and my time of staring at the new hot student was over as well. I just couldn’t resist him and couldn’t describe in words what a strong connection I was feeling with him.

***

In the shopping mall, I was choosing a dress for Nora but all of a sudden I came to a halt because I felt his presence as if his intense gaze was fixed on me. I turned around and searched for him in the whole store, but I found him nowhere.

‘Fuck! What is wrong with me? What will he be doing here?’ I wondered, still searching for him.

“Did you like something for me?” As Nora asked, I shifted my gaze to her.

“I’m seeing.” I again turned around to choose a dress for her.

I selected a black dress and gave it to her. “Go try this.”

She looked at me in amazement after checking out the dress. “Wow! Mia, your choice is incredible.”

“I know.” I smiled smugly, and she left to try the dress.

I roamed in the store, looking for something simple for me, and stopped when I saw him in the mirror. I immediately turned around, but he disappeared.

‘Where did he disappear? He was standing just behind me a second ago.’ I wondered, baffled.

“Why am I imagining him again and again? What is happening to me?” I cried out.

I returned home after shopping and kept thinking about him. I had no clue what was happening to me, why I was imagining him and why he had such a strong effect on me. All this was making me insane.

The next day as well, I spent time admiring him. In fact, the next whole week, I spent it gazing at Jonathan like an idiot. Yes, his name was Jonathan White.

I was feeling some kind of strong connection between us, but I didn't think he also felt the same for me because he didn't even look at me once. He just gazed at me in my imagination. I had no clue when he would start gazing at me in reality.

He was a complete mysterious soul. I never saw him talking to anyone in the class. He regularly came to college and went home after completing all the lectures and sometimes played basketball.

Why was he like that, why was he bothering me so much? I wanted to go and talk to him but didn't have the courage to talk to him.

Like usual days, hanging the bag on my shoulder, wondering about him, I was ambling to the classroom and suddenly bumped into him.

For the first time, my body came in contact with his body, and I felt electricity rush down my whole body. I just froze and stared at him unblinkingly.

“Don't you have eyes or you don't know how to walk properly in corridors?" Before I could say sorry, he growled at me in front of everyone. It was just a mistake. I didn't commit any crime.

I felt anger in his voice, but when I looked into his deep eyes, I saw extreme pain in them. For the first time, I saw the pain in his eyes, what kind of pain he was hiding inside him. He shouted at me, and I was bothered about his pain.

What the fuck was happening to me?

“Bloody blind people." He muttered under his breath and marched to the classroom with a sullen look. I was standing there like a statue. I didn't know why his words didn't affect me, rather, the immense pain in my eyes affected me.

Maybe I was falling for him.

Wasn’t it so soon? I didn't know what was going on with me, but I was sure that whatever was between us was very powerful.