Falling in Love Was Not the Plan — Chapter 9

Alex mentally killed himself, he slapped his cheeks in mind for having caught red handed. She was standing there with her eyes staring him unbelievably with sadness. He could not move after spotting her there and his breath ceased. He felt himself dead and the way she defeatedly stood across him on the other side with big fat books in her hands, it was obvious she might have collected them for him. But who would have known everything will turn out to be like this!

"Uh, Amara.. I.." he dragged his foot slowly in her way while his fingers curled up into fist conveying his emotions as for the tune being. Guilt dripped every time he blinked his eyes. "We were... You know." Well anyone in his spot would fumble after being caught like that.

The situation turned drastically sad and nervousing. Only if he had known she would be there watching them then he would have kept a check upon his tongue.

'Shit, now she won't help me. I screwed up everything. I'm such a dick head!

He thought biting the corner of his lips standing like her culprit as words failed to support him.

Alex lowered his head standing before her like a criminal while there was no expression, no reaction coming from her side. It felt as if she was too shocked to react to this. Why not... She actually saw something that should not have seen at all.

Minutes passed and Alex could not bring himself to any excuse that could prove as his chance for defending himself. He could put up a false scene by throwing everything on Bella however he could not prepare himself for that as Amara has clearly witnessed every fucking thing and heard every freaking word the two of them said to each other.

'Gosh, why do I feel so vulnerable. She heard it means she heard it! What's the big deal. She is neither my friend nor someone important to me then why am I standing like her culprit? Alex, be a sport person and defend yourself. She should not have come here on the wrong time, she is at fault... Not you.'

As ironical as it read, it appeared the same ironical when Alex let out a tired sigh whilst rolling his eyes. He took his own time collecting himself as the daredevil and face the consequences. What would she do in the end? Drop the idea and stop providing him the notes she promised to make him. Or else, she can simply abuse him which is not a new thing.

"Look Amara, I don't care whether you heard us or saw us... The truth is I am—" He deliberately seized as his mouth hung open in a sarcastic realization when he watched her remove AirPods from her ears one by one with a deep breath.

His lashes batted in slow motion as he gaped her face in utter disbelief. "I am sorry I had the AirPods on. Please would you mind repeating again." Alex laughed maniacly with wrinkled forehead followed by a crying face.

Here he was getting mad and nervous thinking that she heard them but the outcome was something else. She was on music and hardly heard anything! Although it was a moment of relief that was never witnessed by him still Alex was anxious as she did see him with Bella.

It was not her business in no way, but he didn't feel good having her standing at a distance and spectating them some moment ago. "Uh I was just saying that... That what you saw between me and Bella is not what it seems. We are... Uh, not seeing each other." don't know what made her fumble but one thing was clear, she has one of the most powerful eyes which didn't leave any chance to make him feel awkward.

"Oh!" it came out as a shock yet again when she uninterestingly reacted to his fumbled clarification, and he realized, she was not at all affected. "Any ways come on we got to go. You have a lot to cover up before the evening." Her eyes broke the contact while she rummaged something in her side bag. Her other hand difficultly held the heavy fat books in her delicate grip that shook every time she dipped her hand deeper in the bag.

" Want me to help you?" Alex inquired seeing how she struggled holding the books and searching through her bag at the same. He slowly forwarded his hands and took the book from her while Amara gladly smiled. "Thanks." she chipped moving ahead while Alex followed her.

Amara's point of view...

He was not in the position to clarify himself, I saw that in his eyes while he fumbled. He was shocked seeing me there all of a sudden that his expressions changed suddenly but honestly, he was not needed to feel like that.

It did hurt me listening to the bitter truth as what he thinks about me, I still couldn't show it.

"Aren't we going to attend the lectures?"

I pretended as I was listening the music when I wasn't. The music was off but seeing his difficulty I could not help but project it like the AirPods were on.

"No we are not. You have enough attendance and you'd also get credits for the sports, so we suppose, you better sit and study something." I replied not Looking at him.

By that time my eyes burned with hot tears as I was going to help someone who was someone I always admired and developed an unknown crush for, Who was someone I looked up for inspiration and who didn't know what I felt for him.

Alex Ragnar, he was the first guy I met in the college at the entrance on the first day. I was nervous and scared for going inside and facing the crowd. I have been a scared pup all the time. My heart beats were fast, and I was just going to go back to daddy and tell him that I couldn't do it and I wanted him to walk me to the class as meeting new people was more like a battle for me.

But then, somebody came who smiled at me seeing my gloomy face laced up with anxiety. "New join? Me too. Come on, let's walk in together." it was Alex who forwarded his hand and walked me inside through the crowd of seniors after I bid daddy bye.

I was happy as I had made a friend even before getting into the class alas, as always it hardly lasted for some moment for Alex stood as the most handsome fresher who caught everyone's eyes and no sooner did the bell ring than he was surrounded by half of the class.

That was the beginning of his popularity and I, the girl who met him very first than any other girl became the last one he remembered among the crowd of hot girls.

Tbc...