The bell rang loudly across the campus, and the students slowly broke from their quiet discipline into energy-filled clamors.
The students scattered in all directions.
Some headed toward the exit, others headed toward their dorms, while the rest walked toward the food bunk.
After leaving the classroom, Akhil and his friends went to the staff room to retrieve their phones.
In the staff room, Sarath handed their phones back to Akhil and his friends.
When he handed over the phone to Akhil, a strange glint flickered in his eyes, gone before anyone could see.
After that, Akhil said goodbye to his friends and walked toward his home.
The scorching sun was still bright and filled the area with heat.
Akhil unlocked his phone to see a series of messages from Divya.
He opened WhatsApp and read the messages.
Divya: Hey, Akhil!
Divya: How was the class?
Divya: Today is very hot.
How about we eat ice cream?
Divya: Why aren’t you replying?
Divya: Akhil?
Akhil’s mouth twitched as he read the messages, and he could not help but sigh loudly.
Divya had sent him nearly a hundred messages.
But his mind drifted toward the ice cream, and he thought dreamily.
“How nice it would be to have some ice cream in such hot weather.”
He licked his lips unconsciously.
He typed the reply and sent it to her.
Akhil: Divya, sorry for not replying.
Akhil: My phone was taken by the teacher.
Akhil: You want to know why?
He didn’t have to wait for her to reply because she always replied to him as soon as he sent messages.
Just as he expected, Divya read his message and replied to him.
Divya: Why?
Akhil: Well, the teacher caught me while playing games in the classroom.
Akhil: [Laughing emoji]
Divya: Oh!
Divya: Too bad for you.
Akhil: You said we were going to eat ice cream.
Akhil: Are you free?
Divya: Yes, I’m free.
Divya: Send me your location.
Divya: I’ll be there to pick you up.
Akhil: [Location]
Akhil: Try to come as early as possible.
I’m sweating buckets here.
Divya: Okay.
Akhil closed the chat, his eyes darting around from one place to another searching for a place to take shelter in the shade.
He soon found one, stepped into the shade, leaned against the wall as he waited patiently for Divya to pick him up. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
Ten minutes passed before a familiar car came into view and pulled up in front of him.
He entered the car with easy familiarity and sat down.
The cool air from the AC refreshed him and eased the heat from his body.
Without even turning his head, he said to her.
“Let’s go.”
He was too busy enjoying the cool air and didn’t notice Divya staring at him like a cat watching a mouse.
Her mouth watered and she gulped with visible difficulty.
His clothes were soaked with sweat completely revealing the outline of his body.
His sturdy build with his smooth skin made him terrifyingly handsome.
The hair falling across his forehead was damp with sweat.
Divya clenched her fist, her nails digging into her palms bringing a sharp pain to restrain her from doing something she would absolutely regret.
Her eyes still couldn’t leave his body as she stared intently at him without blinking.
She thought with genuine regret.
“If he were asleep like last time, I could take a picture of him and could also touch him.”
Her thoughts didn’t come to an end.
“If only I could touch him.”
“How can he be so handsome?”
“We’re going to a public place.
Other women will see him.”
“No!
They cannot see my Akhil.”
“Not when he looks this handsome.”
“If they dare to look at him, I’ll also show them what I can do.”
“Hmph!”
She could stop by a clothes store to buy him new clothes.
But she didn’t want to.
As she also wants to see him in this state so badly.
Akhil frowned slightly when she didn’t start the car.
He turned to look at her and caught her staring at him dazedly.
He snapped his fingers and brought her back to reality.
Divya blinked once, then seemed to realize what she had been doing and her face burned with embarrassment.
“Sorry, I spaced out for a bit.”
Akhil nodded without asking any questions about her strange behavior.
He was already too tired from the burning sun.
So, he let the matter go.
The car started moving at a leisurely pace.
She wanted to spend more time with Akhil.
So, she deliberately drove the car slowly.
Divya snuck a few glances at him along the way.
By the time they reached the ice cream cart, the sunlight dimmed slightly, and the heat reduced a lot compared to before.
Akhil wanted to try a different ice cream, so he chose a Choco bar and Divya also chose the same. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
Since it was an ice cream cart, there was no seat available.
So, Akhil and Divya decided to eat their ice cream in the car.
Divya normally wouldn’t eat ice cream, but since she was the one who invited Akhil to eat ice cream, she decided to give it a try.
Akhil exclaimed in delight.
“Mm.
It’s so good.”
He bit the chocolate layer of the ice cream carefully as if he were afraid the chocolate layer would fall down.
Divya also took a bite and remarked.
“It is indeed good.”
They both threw the sticks away after eating their ice cream.
Akhil licked the cream on his lips with satisfaction clearly written across his face.
“Thank you, Divya.”
He thanked her with a soft smile.
Divya nodded with a calm expression.
Inside, she was delighted that Akhil was happy because of her.
Her mind suddenly clicked on something.
Yes.
She could store a lot of ice cream in her house.
Then she could invite him to her house.
The thought of Akhil coming over to her house filled her with excitement and satisfaction.
If she did that, she could also stop worrying about Akhil being stared at by other women.
That was also the reason why she had brought Akhil to an ice cream cart instead of an ice cream store.
Then my relationship with Akhil would progress faster.
If they were both in the same house, then accidents were bound to occur.
Right?
Like, I could pretend to trip and fall onto Akhil.
Hehehehehe……
She quickly pulled herself out of her thoughts and asked him with a smile.
“So, Akhil.
Did something happen at college today?”
Her question might have seemed casual but underneath it lay her probing attempt to know whether Akhil had any contact with a girl.
Akhil thought it through and replied lazily.
“No, aside from being caught playing a game at college.
Nothing else is worth mentioning.”
He had eaten and wanted to go home early to get some sleep before dinner.
So, he hadn’t told her about his meeting with Mira and how they were going to participate in the exhibition.
What would Divya do when she found out about this?
Who knows?
Maybe it would become Akhil’s worst nightmare.
Only time will tell.