Teach me to love: Contemporary Romance ✅

10.Maya

Sidharth caught my attention saying, "I'll have somewhere to go, so I can pick you up and drop you off at your home as well."

I replied, "No problem, I'll take the bus as usual."

Sidharth insisted, "No, I insist. We have things to talk about, and it would be great to have time to plan everything out."

I replied, uncertain, "If you say so."

I plan on attending Aaryan's class now. I don't think he'll involve me much in the project, so at least I can plan for my own stuff.

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Aaryan's POV

Throughout today's class, I kept an eye on her. She remained seated at the back, showing no interest as I demonstrated my model to the students. Not once did she glance in my direction. I felt disappointed because she contradicted my expectations by simply minding her own business at the back.

Was she ignoring me?

I now comprehend and perhaps I feel remorseful for being unnecessarily rude to her. I should offer an apology.

Yes, I should apologize, and I'm determined to do it today after the class, regardless of the circumstances.

No more excuses. Even if she is bothersome, she doesn't deserve to be treated rudely.

Once the class ended, I intentionally lingered behind, allowing the children to leave first. I glanced towards Ms. Maya, who was hastily packing her things while keeping an eye on her watch. It struck me that I had taken up an extra 20 minutes of class time, and perhaps she had missed her bus. Maybe I should ask her for a ride. This way, I'll have the opportunity to apologize as well.

I waited for her to finish packing, expecting her to acknowledge my presence. However, as she glanced outside the classroom, she suddenly seemed very excited to leave. With great enthusiasm, she bounced out of the classroom, leaving me perplexed about the sudden change in her demeanor.

Curiosity got the better of me, and I followed her out of the classroom, trying to figure out the reason for her excitement. That's when I saw Sidharth waiting for her.

Ah, so it was him.

Annoyance coursed through me. I bet it's clearly visible on my face.

So he was the reason. I would have preferred not knowing that. I better just leave.

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Maya's POV

"How was the session?" Sidharth asked, and then continued, "I spoke to Neha Sharma, and she mentioned that he didn't listen to a single thing she said and was distant during their previous session. Was it the same with you? I bet it was. He came across as pretty rude to me in the office."

"Well, Aaryan has always been distant, that's nothing new. But he's actually a very good teacher. I think he prefers not to engage in small talk. He's a very methodical person, but I wouldn't call him rude," I responded, feeling uneasy about Sidharth's judgmental comment towards Aaryan. While I initially felt he was rude too, I realized he behaves the same way with everyone. Who are we to judge how he interacts with others? Nonetheless, he does his job exceptionally well.

Sidharth was driving me home. Honestly, during the classroom session, I noted down a few points from Aaryan's discussion and later researched the topic with the students present in the class. I proceeded to plan out the upcoming events we had in two days.

I was thrilled about the plan I had formulated, and knowing that Aaryan isn't fond of talking to me, I purposely avoided him to make his day a little easier.

We arrived at my home, and I said goodbye to Sidharth before heading into the building. Once inside, I changed into comfortable clothes and started working on creating a digital poster for the planned events. I managed to finish the poster by 7 in the evening.

After completing the poster, I turned my attention to the project Aaryan was working on. I wanted to assist him, but there were two reasons why I couldn't do it today. First, I sensed that he was hesitant about having me as his partner, which stung a little considering the slight attraction I have for him. And second, I was occupied with my work on the events.

I took ''Fahrenheit 451' from my bedside and started reading that until I was asleep.

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*Word count 705*

705 is disgustingly low word count 

I'll make it up

promise

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