Part: 20

I feel like a part of me died since the day I stopped talking to Mr Stranger. I really love him, I really love Mr Stranger a lot, I love him from my heart. But love doesn't only mean getting that person and spending your whole life with him. Love means finding your happiness in the person whom you love. It doesn't matter if his happiness is with you or not. You're happy because that person is happy. I think that's true love.

I was happy by helping Mr. stranger. I made him see the reality of life. I was happy because he was happy. Everything was perfect, he was happy, I was happy too, but when I realised that I love him, I started thinking wrong, my mind went in the wrong direction. I became crazy to meet him and spoiled everything. If Mr Stranger wants me as his friend, I can be his friend forever because the only thing matters to me are his happiness. I want to see him happy always because I love him a lot. I really love him. I can do anything for his happiness.

Maybe in future, he would also love me and meet me. I have hope. Maybe we would be together in future. We should never lose hope. Hope gives us strength and keeps us happy.

I'll talk to Mr. stranger as soon as I go back home after college. I'm so relieved now. The ache in my heart vanished away like magic, my heartbeat became normal because I don't have to move on. Why do I've to move on from him when I'm happy being his friend too.

"Inaya, where you lost?" I came on the earth back as Anu shook me. We're sitting in the canteen after college.

"Nowhere." I nodded my head at her.

"Are you fine, Inaya?" She asked concernedly, placing her hand over my hands which are kept on the table. She really cares a lot for me. I love her. I'm blessed to have a friend like her in my life.

I smiled at her. "I'm really fine, Anu." I placed my hand over her face. I didn't lie to her. I'm really fine. Before a few minutes ago I was depressed and devastated because I was thinking that I have to forget Mr. stranger and I have to move on in my life. I was thinking so wrong. Now I'm relieved and back to old Inaya because now I'm thinking right. Nothing has changed outside, but still, I'm happy now because I changed my thinking. Our happiness just only depends on our thinking. I'm relieved after a week. Now I just can't wait to talk to Mr. stranger.

"I always want to see you happy." She whispered.

"Haye, I love you." I rested my head over his shoulder.

"I love you more and I'm so happy to see you fine after so many days." As she said cheerily, I smiled at her broadly.

"Now let's just order something. I'm starving." As I said my pet dialogue, she chuckled.

I'm really so relieved now. Thank god I realised that I was thinking wrong and spoiling everything. I just really can't wait to talk to Mr. stranger.

We just stood up to leave the canteen after eating lunch but stopped as a boy came up and asked. "Are you Inaya?"

"Yes, I'm Inaya." I nodded my head, looking at him bemusedly.

"Actually, Professor Zain is calling you in the classroom." The boy told me, I became more confused. Why he's calling me?

"Professor Zain is weird. You know from the past few days, I found him staring at me so many times. Now I don't know why he's calling me after college. He's mysterious and weird. I don't know." I shook my head.

"I think, he's in love with you." I widened my eyes in shock as Anu uttered.

"Are you crazy?" I shouted and she burst into laughter.

"After all my Inaya is so beautiful and cute, It can be possible. Why are you getting angry?" She asked and I just glared at her.

I shook my head in disbelief. "You're seriously crazy." I slapped her shoulder. She is laughing non-stop.

She finally stopped laughing. "Now you go and don't forget to tell me why he is calling you."

After that, she went home and I strolled to my classroom to meet professor Zain. I want to go home and talk to Mr. stranger, but I can't go. Why did Professor Zain have to meet me today only? Couldn't he meet me some other day? Oh god, please help me. I wanna go home.

I stepped into the classroom. Professor Zain was standing facing his back near the window.

I exhaled deeply before calling him. "Sir." As I called him, he instantly turned around. I won't lie that his presence doesn't affect me. I don't know why he affects me so much.

"Sit." He pointed his hand at the desk. I nodded at him meekly and sat down. Why he's making me sit down? Is he going to teach me? I want to go home, Sir. Let me go, please.

I'm getting frustrated now!

He strolled at the door and shut it. What the hell, why did he close the door?

He is walking toward me slowly and I don't know why my heartbeat is accelerating. "I want to confess something." He stood in front of me and finally spoke, looking at me intensely.

"What?" I asked instantly. My heart will get explode. He's creating suspense. What does he want to confess to me? I'm completely puzzled. He's creating suspense like a thriller movie right now.

What is going on in his mind? I just wondered.

He closed his eyes and sighed. He looked deeply into my eyes. I felt something in my heart. "I love you, Miss Inaya." As he confessed, I got up from the desk in shock and stared at him in utter disbelief.

What the hell? Is he kidding? Does he love me? I just can't believe it. This can't be possible. Professor Zain loves me. Am I dreaming?

"I know, it's shocking, but it's true that I love you since my eyes fell on you. I was attracted to you and I was thinking that you're my student, it's not right and that's why I was throwing you out of my class. In the library, I became so crazy to go out because your presence was affecting me, Inaya and I was thinking that it was not right. Now I've realised that I can't control this feeling anymore. I love you really. Will you give me a chance?" He asked, I'm just staring at him in utter shock.

I'm feeling like I'm dreaming. I was calling Anu crazy when she said that he loves me because I didn't think that it would be true. His confession is really unexpected for me. Oh god, what is happening today? Life is so uncertain, seriously!

"Please, say something." He implored, looking at me pleadingly.

"Sir, I love somebody else," I told him the truth. I love Mr. stranger. Maybe I would've given him chance if I hadn't fallen in love with Mr. stranger. I know he would be hurt after knowing because I know the pain of one side love.

"You're saying this because I'm your professor?" He asked instantly.

I instantly shook my head. "No, Sir. I really love somebody else. Neither I'm calling your love wrong nor I am rejecting your proposal because you are my professor as I know love doesn't see age, gender, religion, profession, love doesn't see anything, it just happens. We can fall in love with anybody at any time. It doesn't matter you are my professor. It is just that I love somebody else. I'm sorry, sir. I can't accept your proposal." I explained to him in my best way.

Love can indeed happen to anybody and at any time. We can't stop ourselves from falling in love, we can't stop our heart from beating for that person, we can't stop ourselves from breathing for that person and we can't stop our soul from falling in love. Love just happens, it doesn't take permission from us.

"Could I know the name of that person whom you love ?" He asked after a few minutes of silence.

"No." I shook my head instantly. How do I tell him that I'm in love with the person whose name also I don't know and the person who doesn't want to meet me because he doesn't want to reveal his identity?

He turned around. "Okay, you can go now but don't tell this to anybody." He uttered sternly, pointing his hand at the door, facing his back to me. I know he would be hurt. I was hurt too by falling in love with Mr. stranger.

"Sir," I tried to talk to him, but he cut my word.

"Please, miss Inaya, you may leave now." He uttered in a serious without turning towards me. I just leave, shaking my head.

Nobody can change this rude professor! But I'm so shocked that he is in love with me.

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