chapter 1 #4

When they reached Kishan's cubicle, he took the takeaway back from her. There were two chairs. Maahi chose the one with his coat draped over the back. She could smell him on the coat, even over the strong aroma of butter chicken.

"Didn't you have class this morning? " Kishan asked, taking the other chair. He opened the bottom drawer and pulled out two Styrofoam plates and plastic spoons.

"I did. I'm not eating. " Maahi pushed away the plate Kishan was offering her.

"Why aren't you eating. Have you had lunch already? "

"Well, not really. But I'm not that hungry. I had a glass of milk before class. "

"With Bournvita? "Kishan chuckled. He loaded up one plate with the butter chicken before placing the kulcha on the other.

" What, it tastes good, and it's really good for you. More than that, it keeps milk from tasting disgusting and that's the point! " Maahi punched him softly on his arm.

He caught her hand and brought it to his lips. Looking her in the eye, he slowly kissed her knuckles before biting her skin

Maahi inhaled sharply.

Kishan licked the bite, pulling her skin between his teeth, not breaking eye contact for a second. "You know how I feel when you get aggressive.... "

She tried to find her breath. He could take her to a different world in a second. That's all it took. From the first time she met him, he had held a certain power over her, something she could never understand. That night, two years ago, when her friend had introduced her to his cousin, and she had seen this man with dark eyes and even darker hair, she had felt something special for him. He wasn't like the boys back at school. He was more man than boy. He had two years left in his bachelor's programme in computer technology & applications at Delhi University. He had treated her as an equal. He looked smart, confident and interested in her---- an awkward schoolgirl--- and she was flattered by his attention.

That night, when they talked, and he asked her questions about her, ahe tried not to shiver under the sheer force of his gaze. No one had shown such interest in her life before, and she could see herself, as if from a distance, falling in love with this man. They engaged numbers, and soon, their text messages became phone calls that lasted all night. She was in love and could feel it in every bone of her body, just as she did now, as he continued to hold her hand.

"There are people around, " she whispered.

"So? I'm not doing anything I shouldn't;you're my girlfriend."

"Yes, but still... "

Kishan laughed and released her hand, kissing it before placing it back on her lap. "You need to eat though. Here. " He tore a bite of kulcha and dipped it in gravy.

She leaned forward and ate it off his fingers.

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