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girl to do that today."

g. This could not have gone more out of hand. This, could not have made me

ould. In f

g that, I grabbed whiny Will's water bottle from him as he ent

do that?" whined Will, dep

" yelled Darien, drenche

ego back to reality. Excuse me." I said, went to my seat, grabbed my things and marched out of the room, before

ust happened. Nobody hangs out there anyway. I walk to one of th

think he is some high school bad boy everybody c

t even handle a rejection f

I overreacte

ust a t

hing? This is college. I can't believe I just threw that water on his

Everybody's at fa

f

his incident. The incident has probably already spread like wildfire, I won't be able to avoid it today, obviou

ouldn't have messed up my thoughts regarding it. If I have any self

sity. You know it won't come back." The me

you,

time with my friends. That's it. I a

floor and walk to the room with my head in my notes, pretending to be engrossed in them, an

he world has probably ever seen. But, this is a Mathematics lecture, attended by students who op

s Sam as he sits beside me. Huh, I fo

t seem so, but h

happened, but it did, so no point of pondering more over it. B

d know I am not hap

ent to him with the water a

height of stupidity displayed by me, but he just made me that mad. Bo

n about the whole partner thing, she wouldn't press you more now, but s

Sam. I know that came from both

er since Kelly's been my girlfriend." He says and adds, "If it w

not that bad, Sammy

lecture." And with that he moves

don't get time to daydream, or ponder over external thoughts. You just get engro

ill the last cl

sandwich bar. We sat at a table for three, as Sam

your plan no

ll go to the da

so proud of

okay,

Thought of something?" She asks, wh

give it much thought, what with the assig

your surrounding. I am sure you will find something you could write a

ecome woke." I say an

" she shouts towards him in front of everybody, as Sam makes his way t

he asks, as he puts h

er boy. Where have

my awesome girlfriend." He says

, co

ivacy and go to the counter t

gh, how are you?" I g

day?" says Mr. Singh, whils

kay." I say, as Mrs. Singh

ed?" Both of them

e the incid

Singh, while Mrs. Singh started going through the

r brief encounter, he was tall, an

referring to the man sitting two

tely my eyes meet

at's him

straighten things out with him." Mrs Singh

can't even go anywhere near him." I

use he just got up and is heading in this

Singh said, and with that, the couple leave me all alone to

alk." Darien says

nd as I go out the door, I notice

park and start wal

first girl to throw water at me e

was childish of me." I say,

owe you an explanation." He says,

on

oying AF. So, I decided to adopt this strategy of being a jerk to keep them at bay for a while, until I get back into the game. You know how chi

hank you for sharing this information with

stop making things complica

m sorry about

ife goes on." He says and we

ng to the dance thoug

going to hangout with my

a partner, means you can dance wit

e we?" I say, so

keep everybody happy.

I

s it that we have never

obably because we hang out with di

all the time. I am just curious as to wh

hinking straight when they are around

a boyfriend, or you wouldn't have asked me to the dance."

Sometimes I hang around M

ndwich Bar?" He asks

are like my famil

ead to the student apartmen

me, apart from classes and friends?"

atch parties, and you know, hearing my

o the nagging parents part."

out you? Wha

swer without th

ol, but ab

ind of a problem. Writer's block has

ing you have witnessed or experienced, 'cause that's the kind of stuff people like to r

nk I would've asked you for, bu

have to do is think outside the box, but oth

creative

ade sense?! I

you're

ive me a call." He says sarcastically, "I would usually ask for a milli

r nonsense as well as cheesy lines." I

y talking to you." I say as I reali

t is with fri

, I g

with the girl you had been seeing?" My curious self

I want to tell you."

rop the matter with

f control over your curiosity? I'm

to stop I guess."

om out of town since a few months, and one day, I decided to surprise her by sneaking into her balcony, and then fr

am so sorry."

ere in love or anything. But that guy and her were. I understo

ne like you could've been wronged."

e the one cheating, not the one be

s for the better that you rejecte

d I reject yo

use

id no." He

ean?" I ask, a

you go to the dance with me?" He asks, his br

for the next 2 mi

seen a smoother m

to go all hyper on me like before."

ell, there isn't much

to go as friends." I say, an

d night, Melody."

friends now, you can call

, goodbye, Melody." He

say and get i

ing my actions, but had I not committed them, none of this would have happened. Imagine, just how differently things might have turned

ld I have ever predicted that I woul

t me know before hand if you are going to hang out here in my abse

. Wait, you didn't check yo

lly gets up, takes out her phon

my bag. It's right here." I take it out of

ne for more than an hour. What the hell have yo

arien all this while, haven't

o the library to work on your writing. You're telling me that you have been hanging out with Darien since the past tw

ng, detail by detail, h

ien's got a thing for you

out with 'MR. HOT LIKE JUSTIN

here." Sam makes

f that he is hotter than the averag

and secondly, did you guys not hear me? We are friends, and we're going to the danc

che-ness of this situation." Say

t right away, because guess what

get out of it before." Sam sa

le concept. I know he is a nice guy, and I know he can be a good friend. That's all t

I had previously written all those quotes about life

tice your surroundings. I am sure you will find somethi

ions which you could have with people you couldn't have imagined of even exchanging a word with. The people who surround me, who make my environment, who give me inspiratio

be annoying, but they know how

r experienced, 'cause that's the kind of stuff people li

n in love. But I have wit

moving on it's own, filling out the p