YOU ONLY FALL ONCE

CHAPTER 6 : Should've just dropped biology.

It's 10 :50 and I'm getting late for my classes as I'm busy locking my lips with my boyfriend Zaheer in the locker room in our college building.

After getting 89.7 % in my tenth standard boards , I was immediately supposed to take admission in science stream and prepare to become an engineer according to my father.

Zaheer being Zaheer , who by the way got 76% , wanted to be with me and went to the same college as me . We sneak between classes , meet up in canteen and chat for a while or find an empty hallway to do what we are doing now .
I am thrown back to reality when my phone pinged . We break apart and I look down at my phone to see that I have got an SMS from a friend , Janvi, that the professor had just entered the class .
" I have to go to my class ." I step back .
"But we just met ." He sulks .
  I move my lips closer to his  , kiss the corner of his lips and then on his frowning lips . When I pull away , he presses his lips to my forehead with his hands firmly on my arms .

He lets go of me , checks his phone and the frown that just left his face is back .
" Okay , I think you should go attend that lecture of yours . I have things to deal with anyways . " He picks up his bag and starts making his way out . I reach for my bag , adjust my hair and rush towards him .
" Hey , what was that about ? What things ? Is it about your mother ? " I'm walking beside him and take his hand and interwine our fingers . He sighs .
" I..um..s-she texted me t-that she is n-not feeling well. "
I make him stop and face him . All I know about Zaheer's parents is that their marriage has had turbulences ever since the press found out about his dad's affair with his secretary. His dad being a business tycoon got off easily but his secretary ended up losing her job . But his mom never filed for a divorce which is quite sketchy but I didn't press into the matter much . I could tell it made him uncomfortable.
" What's going on , Zaheer ? You can tell me the truth . " I bring my hands to his face .
He pushes my hands away .
" It's just my sick , asshole of a father is home and I don't want him there ." He starts walking away . I run after him , his long strides making it hard . I catch up with him.
I hug him and kiss him on the cheek .
" Bye , Zaheer . Meet you in the evening. "
He nods tightly and walks away .
I walk into my class 20 minutes late and join my friends at the extreme left of the classroom. It's a Botany class and the only thing I want to know about plants is that they keep us alive . I should've just dropped Biology and picked up IT like Disha did .
I look out of the window and see him walking towards the gate furiously. I just hope everything goes well for him .
" Is there something so interesting outside or is it just that my lecture doesn't interest you anymore , Ms wonderland. " I feel a nudge on my shoulder.
I turn towards my friend to find that the whole class is looking at me . I look at Professor Anand Mishra whose already eyeing me with so much hatred that it feels like he wants to hit me.
" Which family does hibiscus belong to ?"
" Um.. I d-dont know , sir  ." He makes a face like his thinking something.
" You don't know ? Why is that ? And please may I say STAND UP when I'm talking to you."
I scramble to my feets .
" Sorry , sir."
" What is the other name for China rose?"
" I don't know, sir."
" Scientific name of hibiscus?"
" No , sir ."
" Scientific name of us ,humans ?"
" Homo sapiens, sir ."
" Scientific name of dog ? "
" Canis familaris ."
" Scientific name of RBCs ?"
" Erythrocytes."
" Process for formation?"
" Erythropoiesis ."
" Where is blood formed ?"
" Red bone marrow. "
" What -" He got cut off by the bell . He looked pissed off .
" Everyone leave . " He says, seeming frustrated .  I go to pick my bag up .
" Everyone but you , Ms ..."
" Murthy , sir. "
" Ms Murthy , your siteseeing distracted the whole class today  . "
" Sorry ,sir . I was just distracted. It will never happen again . "
" Oh yaa it better see to it that it doesn't. "
After twenty minutes of listening to the professor lecture me about classroom etiquettes , I pick my bag and leave the classroom for my next torturing lecture.

My whole day goes by like this , lecture after lecture and then sitting in the canteen alone for lunch because apparently my only friend other than my boyfriend was going out for movies with her friends . Zaheer skipped coaching today and didn't return any of my calls . All in all it's been a bad day .

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