Soon, Akira started calling out students’ names.
“Raj”
“Present mam!”
“Selvam”
“Present mam!”
.
.
.
After taking attendance, she announced,
“There is a hackathon competition being held this week.
Students who are interested can come to the staff room during the break to give their names.”
As she said this, the room fell into a complete silence.
The students thought with some resentment,
“Interested, my ass!
If you don’t have enough students to participate in the competition, you’re just going dump us in it as scapegoats.”
The students lowered their heads, pretended to take an interest in their desks rather than meeting her gaze.
Akira saw this and sighed.
She knew that not a single student was going to participate in the hackathon competition.
But as a class advisor, it was her duty to make the students attend the competition.
Otherwise, her superior would blame her for incompetence.
So, she had no choice but to force the students to attend.
She spoke, her voice cold and stern,
“I want at least four students to sign in for this competition.
I want the list in the break.”
The students’ expressions turned ugly when she said this.
But they had no way to vent their frustration, and could only endure in silence.
Akira continued,
“Raj!
I want you to collect the list of students who are going to participate and hand the list over to me during the break.
”
“Yes, Ma’am!”
Answered the young man in a soft voice.
Raj was a young man who ironed his shirt almost perfectly, applied more oil to his hair than necessary, and combed it until every strand was in place.
Sanjay, who saw this, muttered under his breath,
“Teacher’s lapdog.”
Soon, the class started.
Akira was the teacher for Data Structures.
She started teaching lesson on data structure.
Just like that, the two-morning sessions passed in a flash.
In the break, Akhil and his friends bolted out of the classroom.
They only stopped when they reached the college bunk.
Akhil gasped for breath.
After steadying himself, he let out an angry huff.
“I bet they are going to force us to sign up for the hackathon.”
Sanjay, Rajesh and Mukhi all nodded their heads.
“What if they list our names without asking for our permission?”
Mukhi asked with a solemn expression.
“If that happens, then we’re screwed.”
Sanjay ran a hand through his hair in frustration.
Ahkil’s expression darkened further when he heard this, and he grimaced.
“Why the hell would they add us when we don’t know shit about hackathons?”
Akhil continued,
“Not only that, the hackathon will be conducted on Saturday when the college is on holiday.”
“This is seriously making me sick.”
The four close friends all complained.
Suddenly, the rough voice cut through them.
“What are you doing here?
The break is going to end soon.
Hurry up and go to your classroom.”
Akhil and his friends turned their heads and saw the P.E teacher standing with three policemen and a female police officer.
Akhil and his friends were stunned to see the P.E teacher and the police officers.
His friends were stunned to see the P.E teacher accompanied by the police officers.
Meanwhile, Akhil was stunned by the beautiful female police officer.
The female police officer stood out like a swan among cranes.
She tied her long black hair into a bun.
Her expression was cold yet her face was stunning.
She had an aura that made others instinctively lower their gazes.
Sanjay, Rajesh and Mukhi all snapped out of their daze.
They replied quickly,
“Yes, sir!”
They turned around and hurried back to their classroom.
When Sanjay saw Akhil standing there, blankly staring at the female police officer.
He grabbed his hand and pulled along with him.
Naturally, the female police officer also noticed a handsome young man staring at her, so she let out a cold snort.
She thought inwardly,
“Boys these days.”
She watched the boys scramble back to their classroom with a wry smile.
Her eyes briefly lingered on Akhil.
“But he does look handsome.”
A faint blush appeared on her cheeks.
She immediately shook her head.
“What am I thinking?”
“Am I attracted to him?”
“Impossible.”
“I just met him.
“I must be insane.”
Still, deep down, she felt a genuine attraction toward Akhil.
Whether it would eventually transform into love or not.
Only time will tell.
Akhil and his friends soon reached the classroom.
Sanjay lowered his voice and scolded Akhil.
“You idiot!
You’re going to be the death of us.
Lucky for us, the P.E teacher didn’t notice you staring at her.”
Mukhi and Rajesh looked at Sanjay with confused expressions.
Mukhi and Rajesh had no idea what had happened.
As soon as they saw the P.E teacher and police officers, they quickly excused themselves and left to avoid getting punished.
Mukhi asked him, “Sanjay, what happened?”
Sanjay answered with utmost seriousness,
“Dude!
you know, this guy was staring at female police officer like a lovesick fool.”
Both Mukhi and Rajesh were shocked.
They warned Akhil with a hint of panic.
“Man, please don’t get us into trouble.
If she were just a fellow student, we’d even help you date her.
But she’s a police officer.
You can tell that she’s different from an ordinary police officer, considering she has stars on a shoulder strap.
I bet she holds a pretty high position.”
“Yes, Akhil.
Listen to him.
Those women in higher positions are no good.”
They could not help but feel nervous about their friend’s decision.
Because if Akhil decided to pursue her, then they would definitely help him.
They had been friends since childhood, so their friendship ran deep.
Akhil, who heard this, blushed and immediately composed himself.
He said with a helpless expression.
“Don’t you know me?
Am I the type of guy who falls for a woman just because of her looks?
Even if the most beautiful woman in the world proposed to me, if she had a poor character, I’d rather not date her.”
Akhil thought smugly, ‘This line is just damn cool.’
Outwardly, he spoke with a solemn expression.
“Indeed.
She is beautiful.
I felt a stir of attraction toward her.
But I don’t plan on dating anyone.
I was just caught off guard by her beauty.”
His friends exchanged understanding looks and nodded.
“I see.”
Mukhi said with a sigh of relief,
“Then we won’t have to worry about going to prison.”
Akhil gave him a disdainful look.
Raj, the class leader, came forward with a smile.