Chapter 3: New Friend

Astrid's POV

"Hello, you're Astrid, right?" she asked smiling at me.

I nodded. She sat down in front of me.

"Hello, I'm Ava" she said.

"Hi Ava" I replied.

"Can I sit here and have a talk?" she asked way too formally.

"Of course you can" I replied

She told me that she also came here recently. She asked me if I could be her friend.

"Well Of course! I also needed a friend" and ya that's how formally we became friends. We then had our lunch and shared some of our stuff.

After a while, it was class again.

"Ugh again that nerd.. Well I kinda like his irritating nature" I thought and then went back to my class.

I again sat beside him and he didn't notice me. I was quite disappointed.

Then he took out his book and started studying.

See, when you like someone, you just notice their every move. Don't curse me for noticing all this...

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Wait, did I just say I like him?

No no, don't get me wrong, guys.

Let's continue.

So then he started studying, and of course I was looking at him.

"Now your stare is becoming annoying" Noah said.

I was startled and lowered my gaze in embarrassment. This guy has already embarrassed me so many times in just a day.

I studied the rest of the day and tried to prevent my eyes from seeing him. It's not like I like him, I just think it's an attraction.

The day ended and it was dispersal. I walked out of the college with Ava. She is a good girl, I can tell. I was surprised to know that we were to go in the same direction, so we have to take the same bus.

"Hey, Astrid, how about we do out work together?" she asked excitedly.

I don't even know her so well, but she looked like an innocent and a cute girl. I couldn't deny it.

"Sure, where?" I said with a smile.

"um.. We'll meet at the cafe" she said pointing towards the cafe in the front of our college.

"Okay, at 5?"

"Yes!"

Then we went to the bus and headed home. I reached home and she went to other way. I mean, it was somewhere near, I don't know. I didn't do my work, because I'll do that with her. I'm looking forward for tomorrow. It's really exciting to see him and irritate him.

It's 5, and I'm early here. Yes, we didn't come together because her mother would drop her here as she was going to some shopping. A minute later, she came. Her mother left already and I couldn't get a chance to see her. We worked for sometime and then we ordered coffee.

Wait. What am I seeing?

Noah is sitting on the table next to the next table. He didn't notice us till now, but if he does, I'll have to mark this day as "World Embarrassment day for Astrid". He will undoubtedly embarrass me here too. Out of the blue, I asked Ava to go somewhere else.

"Why?" she was quiet shocked.

"That... Actually.. I'll tell you later" I said.

Although we've been friends for a while, I'm still not so close to her. I can't tell her everything!

She agreed to me, when I felt a pat on my shoulder.

"Hey nerd"

And yes, he was here.

"Don't call your names everywhere. You'll be exposed" I tried to insult him a little so that he also gets to know how does being insulted and embarrassed feels.

"Hi Ava" he said to her.

I didn't know he knows her, I mean is friends with her.

"Hi Noah. She's not a nerd, okay?" surprisingly, she took my side.

"Whatever"

After a moment, we started to go, when he called my name.

"Astrid" he called.

Somewhat I liked it, the way he called my name. But its just attraction, for a few days I guess.

I turned back.

"Tomorrow's a test" he said.

"What?" I asked him.

Ava looked at me in surprise.

"You didn't know?" she asked me.

"What-when? I'm a fresher. I came today only, I'm not supposed to give this, right?"

Ava's mom came suddenly.

Emma (Ava's mom): Ava, beta we have to go now. Your father has to do some urgent work, he needs us.

Ava : But mom-

Emma : No excuses.

And Emma Aunt dragged her out.

Here, just me and Noah were left. I didn't want to talk to him, but I wanted to know about the test.

"What's with the test?" I asked him.

"Tomorrow, prepare your lessons according to the schedule that was there on the notice board" he replied.

What notice board? I thought. But I thought it's too stupid to ask this. So I said I didn't see the notice board.

"The schedule's too big. I hardly remember. I clicked a photo in the college, but I don't have my phone right now." he said with a little sad voice.

Soon he became happy, because an idea stuck him.

"Give me your number, I'll send it on your phone" he said.

I didn't want to do it at all, but life put me in this situation, when I have no friends, Ava's number is not available, only he can tell me.

"Okay" and I gave him my number by writing it in my notebook and tearing the slip.

"But still. I'm a fresher. Why am I supposed to give this test?" I asked curiously.

"You don't know Ms. Sophie, right?"

"...."

I didn't understand what he wanted to say.

"She is super strict behind her smiling face. She don't give a shit about who's new" he said a little angrily.

"Oh" I said.

"Well, Ms. Lost-in-thoughts, you didn't hear about the test in college?"

"I don't know why" I said, cause I didn't really know when all that happened.

"Your name is based on that, you were lost in your thoughts the whole day and you couldn't hear the announcements and that's why I told you about the test"

"Well Thanks"

"I'm damn sure you don't know where's the notice board either" he said while smirking again.

"Hm whatever..." I said, again a little embarrassed.