Can't I Touch Your Heart?

Chapter 5 An Irreversible Mistake

I'm amazed when I look at you. Not because of how beautiful you look, but because of the fact that everything I ever wanted is right in front of me. 

Ember and Rhea looked at each other.

"Do you know each other?" The professor asked as he looked at Ember. Ember nodded, "Makes things easier, go sit beside her. She'll tell you anything that you don't understand"
Ember went and sat beside her,
"Okay now, let's start with the class. Everyone, open chapter three,"

The class continued. Ember looked at Rhea, "Good afternoon, Rhea"
Rhea gave him an ugly look and emitted a menacing aura, "Or not" Ember said.

Rhea took out her pencil case and started taking notes. She felt as if someone was continuously staring at her for quite a while and she knew exactly who it was. She looked at him, "Don't you have anything better to do except staring me like that?"

"Oh! Don't mind me" Ember said as he shamelessly continued the act.
"This is eve teasing. I can report you!"
"Why? I am just looking at your face,"
"Yes, and because of that I can't concentrate!" Rhea said.
"I can't believe I'm taking up your concentration," He smiled.

"Shut up! Do something and quit staring at me," Rhea said.
"I can't, I don't have a pen to write anything,"
"Pen? You don't even have a book!"
"Oh...Yes," He looked at his desk as if he just realized it.
"Are you an idiot? You came all the way here without a pen or notebook?"

"Well, I know you'll give me one" Ember said.
"You're hopeless" Rhea tore a sheet of paper from her notebook and gave it to Ember.
"Can I borrow your pen?" He asked.
"Sure" She passed the pen to him. He scribbled on the paper for sometime and then turned to Rhea "It seems like it doesn't work,"

"Yes it does"
"Really, then try writing your number here,"

"Yeah, show" Rhea snatched the paper from and wrote something on it. Ember read it,
"BASTARD" 
He passed it to Arjun. He saw it and wrote something back, "BC"
He gave it to Ember. Ember shrugged and passed it back to Rhea, "BEHENC-" She almost yelled, then covered her mouth and looked around. 

"Oh my God. I can feel myself losing my shit as I talk to you" She said while Meenu and Arjun covered that paper with swear words.
"I can feel myself losing my mind," Ember said.
"It's good that you're self aware" Rhea said, sarcastically.

After the class, a group of girls gathered around Ember.
"Wow! He has blue eyes!"
"And blonde hair!"
"Yaar, his skin is so white!" One of them said in Hindi.
"He should advertise Fair and Lovely," Another one laughed.

"These are the people who ruled us for a hundred years!"
"Neha, British people were colonizers, not Americans..."
"Whatever, my history is bad. And wait, British and Americans are different?"
"...Your geography is bad too,"

"Ember, can I touch your hair?"
"Huh? Yeah, sure," He smiled and they all squealed.
"It's so soft! What shampoo do you use?"
"Bvlgari Eau Parfumee Au The Blanc," He said.
"What? Wait, I know French. I can translate it, give me like five minutes"
"Google translate,"

"Look at him. He doesn't even have to do anything to get all that female attention," AJ said as he stood beside Meenu.
"It's called having good looks, Arjun. Something you will never relate to,"
"Yaar, jale par namak mat chidak,"
(Tn// Don't add insult to the injury)

"Hat, baklol se shakal to bus itna he attention dilwa sakti hai," Meenu said.
(Tn// Your ugly face can only get you this level of attention)
"Guys, let's go!" Rhea shouted from the door. Meenu and AJ ran after her, and so did Ember.

Meenu, AJ and Rhea talked amongst each other.
"Hi, Rhea!" Ember interrupted as he abruptly entered the conversation.
Rhea took a deep sigh, "What?"
"My man living in the greenery here in India," AJ said.
"What do you mean?" Ember asked.