Chapter 2 Secret Glances

It was a beautiful day today until the news spread that our last semester results were out.

The hostel went crazy.

People were running around with nervous faces.

They were all running towards the notice board placed near the office.

I was watching them through my window with a hot chocolate cup in my hands.

Enjoying my drink till I could.

"Eva don't you want to know who topped this year?"

Spoke my room mate Raven.

"I already know."

I replied and continued to sip my hot chocolate.

"Man how can this girl be so relaxed... I mean it's not like she will fail but still you got to check it for God's sake!!"

She spoke while dressing up in a hurry to go check her result.

"Relax Raven and anyways the result will be soon uploaded online in few hours..."

"I can't relax girl my mom will kill me if I don't score above average!!"

With this she picked up her phone and was out of the room yelling back.

"I will check it out for you...I know it will be easier to find anyways."

Eva already knew she will check it for her and she understood well what was meant by 'easier to find'.

It simply meant that names at top are read first.

As she finished the last sip and was going to turn around from the window she heard the roaring sound of his muscle car.

The car stopped and the driver proceeded to open the the backseat door.

He came out and instead of going to the notice board his eyes turned around to stare at my window.

Predicting it I moved back in a hurry causing the cup to slip from my hand and break on the ground.

Things this boy makes me do!

My heart was beating in my chest at an inhuman speed and my breathing became heavy.

I peeked through the other window to see him make his way towards the principle office.

"Maybe he didn't top this time."

I thought but boy how wrong I was.

He not only topped our college but topped all colleges in the city.

This can't be done by just having rich parents... right?

People envy him a lot.

They say he tops because his parents rule this country.

But they don't know his IQ.

He is truly a genius but never does he flaunt it.

It was night now.

I was being a stalker again.

You can search my Google history and you will find only one name.

Daniel Knight.

I can stare at his picture for hours but I can't look at him in person.

I want to but I just can't.

How will I approach him.

What will I say?

He doesn't even know who I am and here stalking him is all I do except studying.

"Eva you know we were expecting 5th or 6th but bang girl you came 2nd this time!!I am so proud of you my dear bestie."

She said while hugging me from behind.

Her eyes fell on my laptop and she screamed bloody murder.

"What the hell Raven!!searching is not illegal!"

"Searching isn't but going crazy yes it is... you are not nervous for your result but you are nervous when he comes in 7 feet distance from you!! What are you Eva!"

"It's nothing and you know this Raven... he will always be my first and last crush and that's it...he will never know who I am... I will be going back to my country after 1 year while he will rule this country... end of story tada."

"Eva this is not nothing... okay even if this is what about you not talking to any boy... see this not normal... people especially boys are scared of you because of some reason unknown to me... you need to chat around make some guy friends and soon your crush will change..."

"Raven... that's enough lectu-"

"No seriously Eva you are a really beautiful girl... you can get any guy out there just at least try to-"

"I am not finding love here Raven... I am here to study..."

"Exactly my point Eva... neither are you here to stalk... you are here to study,make friends and enjoy!"

Eva simply ignored her closed the laptop and pulled up her quilt.

"Okay ignore me young lady but don't forget people are not blind... I heard some girls say that you were staring at him in the cafeteria yesterday."

"I don't care what they say Raven... let me sleep".

"So you don't care if he hears the gossip and approaches you?"

"He is not an idiot to believe rumours neither does he have free time to visit his fangirls."

"But still if he does please do confess you feelings... maybe a miracle happens"

"Miracle? You are delusional Raven... boys like him don't like girls like me."

"As in?"

"As in Nerd's,outcasts,clumsy,introverts like me... they like outgoing,smart ,hot and sexy girls."

"Okay that's enough on your philosophy Eva I am going to sleep... goodnight."

"Goodnight."

Eva replied and thought of what she said.

He would never like me... right?

The next day most people kept staring at Eva but she was used go them.

They would point at her and whisper something in each other's ears.

She knew what it was

They were putting a face behind the girl who stood second in college.

They had respect in their eyes for her.

But no one dared to approach her or congratulate her.

Some girls did but boys never tried.

Even she didn't know why boys acted weird around her.

Maybe because of the incident that happened few months ago.

Few days after she joined this college she noticed a particular blonde boy looking at her most of the time.

She ignored but one day he sat on her table.

"You have beautiful eyes Eva... can... we... date maybe..."

She again decided to ignore... she just picked up her bag and decided to leave when he blocked her way.

"Eva don't be like this...we could have some fun dating... no strings attached... what's say?"

She decided to move passed him when he stopped her by pulling her upper arm.

A loud clap was heard making the entire cafeteria silent.

She slapped him.

Hard.

"Don't you dare to touch me without my permission mister!! Go have your share of fun with your bit**** don't you dare to talk to me again."

He was fuming with anger while looking around him at people staring at him.

She cooled down a bit after the outburst and looked around to realiZe how much attention she got.

Feeling a bit bad for embarrassing him in front of others she said.

"I am sorry... I just don't date."

She should have given this reply to him earlier but no she had to speak her mind and make enemies.

With this she ran away from there and scolded herself for behaving in such a rash manner.

After that day boys didn't dared to talk to her and she was normal with it anyways.

Today she was standing in the cafeteria line with her tray in her hands when she heard his melodious voice.

It sounded to close to be so clear and audible.

She felt a presence behind her and she know who just joined the line behind her.

Not even once was she this close to him before.

She wanted to turn around and look at his beautiful blue eyes that evaded her in her dreams but her shaking hands and jelly legs stopped him.

She could feel her forehead get covered with sweat and her mind forgot all logic.

He was talking to one of his friends who stood behind him.

"Your party is pending man! After all my friend just topped the whole damn city!!"

"Of course man just tell me when you are free..."

"And ya what was that girl's name... yes Sophia... can you please introduce her to me at your party?"

"So this is why you want a party huh?"

"No man... I mean not only..."

"Relax I was just kidding... consider you work done captain but mind you she is a bit... what do you say..over social I guess... don't get too attached to her."

"I get the drift man... don't worry my heart is not involved."

She was trying to listen to their conversation to distract her but each word he spoke sent a chill to her backbone.

She could listen to him whole day and never get bored she thought.

Next please the lady at the counter spoke and Eva tried to move forward her shaking legs.

She stood at the counter and placed the tray at the shelf.

"What would you like miss?"

She spoke but Eva was more concerned about how her back was looking... how shabby her bun was and how close he was.

"Miss?"

"Oh ya sorry!! Some rice lasagne pasta salad and a little of that thing also."

She said pointing to the dish she didn't knew how to pronounce.

"Broo-sket-tuhbruschetta."

Came his voice from behind her.

Of course he would know.

After all he was fluent in 8 languages and Italian was one of them.

But she refused to acknowledge his reply and thank him.

Simply because she didn't had the confidence in her own senses right now.

The lady gave her a confused look saying I said too fast for her to understand.

Do this time she simply pointed at the dishes and the lady placed them in her plate.

She should have moved right and then turn turn around to leave but she turned around 180 degree right there with the tray in her hands.

Result.

A collision.

What else did we expect from a clumsy nerd like her whose senses were all short circuited and burned down.

He saved her from embarrassment.

The shaking tray was held firmly by his strong hands and it was pushed back by him making her body lean on the shelf behind for support.

Her right hand moved on the shelf to balance herself and the left hand which was still holding the tray was now feeling sparks under his large hands grip.

Her eyes moved up finally and her breathing stopped.

There he stood the man of his dreams so close to her... his hands touching hers... his eyes staring at her.

She couldn't speak.

She could only stare back into his depth of blue eyes.

Beautiful.

Was the only word that her mind was screaming.

"Careful."

Was the only word he spoke.

There was no emotion on his face as he said it and shifted his eyes to the lady behind the counter placing his tray on the shelf.

She knew he wouldn't look at her again... these few seconds were all.

But they were more than enough for her.

Without wasting a second she pushed herself forward from the shelf and ran away from him.

This was the first time she saw him from this close.

First time he talked to her even if they were only 2 words.

First time he touched her even if it was just for her support.

Now that she had met him and felt all those emotions again she could bravely say.

I just don't have a crush on you your Majesty I am going crazy for you.