Chapter 9

Maaya Pov

“Oh god, you are so beautiful,” she said looking at my eyes. I smiled absentmindedly when I saw her blushing and looking directly into my eyes. I felt a strange warm feeling when I heard her calling me beautiful. It was so cute. Wait, cute? I thought to myself. No, that wasn’t cute, right? I mean why I feel such an instant connection with Amanda. We both are so lost in each other eyes we didn’t even realize we are staring each other for good minutes before someone interrupted us. Amanda is clearly blushing with shyness before she starts looking to the different side. I made my way down and clear my throat to get Amanda attention on me.

“So is there anything else you needed”? I asked

“No, I think I am done with everything. Let’s go to counter for billing.” She said softly

Once Amanda paid everything, she looked into my eyes and said “Th……….Thank you”. And left in hurry without any another glance at me.

My heartbeat was beating extremely fast and my mind was swirling. This can’t be real, for sure. Amanda never talks to me like this since the day we meet, she was extremely rude to me and always insult me for my clothes and my looks. How can she give me such kind of effect? This didn’t seem right to me. The way she was smiling the whole time while picking the stuff didn’t make any sense to me. She hated me, she always had. Then why she is behaving like this all of the sudden?

Amanda Pov

Once I pick everything & left the store, I sit on driving seat. I take a deep breath to clear my mind but only thing comes to my mind was Maaya. When our eyes meet I was instantly attracted to her. I can’t believe I said her beautiful but at that movement, I really don’t have any control over my nerves. The way she looks at me I was totally mesmerized by that movement. No doubt that she was beautiful, the elegance on her face and those innocent eyes can take anyone breath in instant. She has bright pink shade on her face when we both realize we are staring each other for good movements. Suddenly I realize I was thinking about that girl I hate most in my whole college. What the hell has happened to me? This is not so right but why it still feels good.

When I got into the store the only thought comes across in my mind was how to make her fall for me as soon as possible and complete that dam fucking challenge. The fact is that I don’t know anything about her, maybe I never want to know about her but there is something about this girl which connects us. The whole time in the store I caught myself observing her carefully throughout the store. I realized that I needed to know more about her. Maybe if I try to be friendly to her I can come close to her easily. Well in my observation she is an easy target because I never saw anyone with her and she is desperately waiting for someone who can take care of her. Maybe If I behave more generously, she able to open more to me. I wait for her in my car. I think I should approach from now only, I smirked.

Maaya Pov

Till the time I wrap everything in the store, my mind was running with thousands of possibilities. Can Amanda be actually being nice to me? The way she was looking at me for the whole time makes my heart beat fast enough. I absentmindedly say goodbye to my manager and left for the hostel. Surely, things are going to be awkward now between Amanda and me. This is the first time I saw Amanda was smiling at me. Is it some kind of prank she is planning to play on me? This can be possible since how she acts with me from last few weeks. As I was walking with these thoughts I didn’t realize someone was calling my name until I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turn to see who it is when Amanda comes into view with a bright smile.

“Let’s go with me in my car”. She said with bright smile on her face.