Roommates Or Soulmates?❤

Inconvenience

"Good morning sir" I greet the man sitting on the office desk. He looks at me and Randhir.

"What's the matter?" he asks in a disinterested voice.

"We have been allotted the same room" I tell him directly. This surely catches his attention.

"What?" He exclaims. "Um please go and sit in that cabin, Sharma sir will be coming in 2 minutes" he tells us and we both go and sit in the cabin.

Randhir is tapping his pen on the table continuously and humming a tune. I take a deep breath to control myself from snapping at him. After a few minutes he starts playing with the paper weight.

Gosh! Can't he sit still in one place. He's so damn fidgety.

Suddenly he gets up. "Yaha koi aa hi nahi raha. Sorry but I'm leaving" he says. I hold his hand and pull him and make him sit again.

"Okay okay Sanyukta" he says giving me a wolfish grin, "tumhaare paas hi baitha hu bass? Kahi nahi ja raha".

"Randhir band karo apna ye mazak please. Ye mazak ki baat nahi hai. At least mere liye nahi. Please mere liye ye aur mushkil mat banaao. Jitne jaldi ho sake utne jaldi room change karna hai mujhe." I say a little more harshly than I intended.

He gives me a long, intense look and I squirm in my seat. Why is he looking at me like that? He gives me a small nod and looks away staring outside the window.

Um did I say something wrong. Was I too rude? I don't know but I really want him to take this seriously...

My thoughts are interrupted when the door opens and an old man in his 50s walks in. I assume he is Sharma sir. Randhir and I stand up. "Please sit down" he says and sits on his chair.

"Mujhe pata chala ke tum dono ko same room diya gaya hai. Sorry for the inconvenience. Mai abhi dusra room dekhta hu" he says.

I look at Randhir and give him a smile. Thank God. This was easy.

He too gives me a small smile. A really small smile. What's wrong with him? Isn't he happy?

Sharma sir goes through the computer for around 5 minutes rubbing his forehead. Looking at us, he gives a nervous smile.

Oh shit oh shit oh shit!

"Um sorry but sab rooms full hai. Ek bhi room khaali nahi hai. Tum dono ko room share karna padega." he says apologising.

To say that I am shocked is the understatement of the year. I don't know what to say. I just look at him in horror.

"Aise kaise koi room nahi hai" Randhir says angrily. "Itna bada college ho ke faayda kya? Fees lete time sab barabar hota hai na?"

"Dekhiye jaise hi kisi ka admission cancel hoga, aapka room change kar denge. Ya fir koi bhi room khaali hoga tab aapko inform karenge. Please thoda samajh ke lijiye" he explains.

"Mera nahi but iss ladki ka toh socho. Vo nahi reh paayegi mere saath. Koi chhota sa store room bhi chalega mere liye. Please aap dekhiye" Randhir says desparately.

And now I'm shocked by Randhir's words. He is willing to stay in a store room? For me?

"Okay okay" Sharma sir says deep in thought. Then he sighs like he has come to a conclusion.

"Please aap room share kar lo. Aapse hostel ke aadhe hi fees liye jaayenge."

Oh.. Oh my god..

"But.." Randhir starts speaking and I clutch his hand tightly to stop him. He stares at my hand for a moment and looks at me in confusion.

"Okay sir. Aisa hai toh thik hai. Thank you" I say and stand up. Randhir looks at me in bewilderment but I walk out before he has a chance to say anything.

I leave the room and Randhir follows me. I walk down the hallway and he keeps following me. He must be thinking that I am some desparate girl for money.

Aadhe paiso me kaam ho raha hai toh reh lo ladke ke saath.

The thought leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

Suddenly, I am pulled inside an empty classroom and Randhir pins me against the wall keeping both his hands on either side of my face. I gasp at our closeness and look into his eyes.

He looks at me angrily.

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