Liam Fredrick looked up at the professor with a bored look.
He is waiting for the roll call.
Once it is over ,he will bunk!!
He saw the girl sitting next to him scoot closer to him.
What was her name??
She had been in his class for the past two years and he still doesn't remember her name.
He did have a fling with her, maybe last year. He is not exactly sure.
But he is terrible at remembering names.
"Hey handsome" she whispered, placing a hand on his thighs and he smirked.
His infamous smirk that causes all the girls around to swoon
"Hello sexy!!" He returned sexily
"Wanna catch up tonight??" She purred
"Why not babe??" He asked
Once the roll call was over and the professor was facing the board he jumped out through the open windows onto the corridor and nearly bumped into a girl.
This has happened many times before.
Girls stalking him!
He knew she was about to say something so he immediately covered her mouth with his hands.
"Don't make noise" he hissed at her and pulled her into the nearby empty classroom.
She looked up and her eyes widened.
Oh!! This might be her dream come true, he mused.
Being in Liam Fredrick's arms!!
She is not his type
She looks like the typical boring nerdy girl!
She was still staring at him and he smirked.
Cue the blushing, he thought
But he was positively stunned when instead she rolled her pretty eyes.
Pretty?
Since when did he use the term pretty for girls.
And that too this girl!
He can't even properly see her eyes.
Yes, that's the reason for his slip up.
"Were you waiting outside to get a glimpse of me, sweetheart?" He asked with a sexy smirk while taking his hands off her mouth.
She rolled her eyes again
"Where exactly did you go for the ego enhancement surgery?" She asked tilting her head to one side
"Huh?" He asked confused
"I mean, you couldn't possibly be born with an ego that big right??" She asked again
"What?" He asked, confused out of his wits
"On second thoughts, it is entirely possible. I do have a brother born with an ego larger than him. Momma used to say he needed two cradles when he was a baby, one to fit in his ego" she said again rolling her eyes.
Eye rolling seems like a part of her nature
"Are you insulting me or insulting your brother?" He asked
"It's the same thing. You and him!! Passengers of the same train" she said
"Which train??" He asked, frowning in confusion
"Uff. It's just an expression man. Simply means you both are similar in character " she said
"What character do I have in common with your brother??" he asked
"You both have this ridiculous belief that you are God's gift to the women" she said scoffing at the thought of that idea.
"You seem to know me very well sweetheart!! Did research on me, did you??" He asked smirking
"Trust me I didn't have to do any research!!" She said
"So what's your name?" He asked stepping back and gave her a once over
She is dressed in a long beige colored dress which is too large for her. So he couldn't imagine what her figure would be like.
But she isn't overweight!!
He knows that because he had her in his arms a few minutes before.
Her hair is tied up in a tight bun, not a single strand out of place.
And her huge glasses perched on her nose.
She exudes a prim librarian vibe!
It would be a challenge unwinding her!!
And there is nothing he relishes more than a challenge
"Why? You have a reputation of being terrible at remembering names. Why would I say my name to someone like you? In fact I was told to stay away from you" she said
"What do you mean by that? Who asked you to stay away?" He asked and saw her tensing
"Ha ha. My brain of course " she said and looked at her wrist watch
"Oh dear god! I was already late and struggling to find the classroom. Now see what you did. I missed the second hour of my first day. All because of you" she said and ran out of the classroom without glancing back at him
A girl had run out on him??
Unbelievable!
****
Liam was lounging in the university cafe along with his friends
But his thoughts were elsewhere.
A girl! A girl like her had the audacity to insult him and walk out on him.
That had caused a dent in his ego.
"What's the matter with you?" Zian asked him
He is very observant
"What? Nothing" he shrugged
"You have been silent ever since you came here and seem to be in some deep thought" he said rolling his eyes.
"I wasn't" he denied
"Really? Heera had been rubbing against you for the past ten minutes and you didn't even notice" he said with a teasing smirk on his face
"Heera?" He turned to look beside him but saw her whispering something to Zahir who in turn rolled his eyes.
Why is everyone rolling their eyes ever since morning?
"She just went there now as you haven't been paying any attention to her" Zian answered his un asked question
"As if I care!! God!! What should we do to get rid of her." Liam asked groaning and Zian shrugged
"Listen, I am not very hungry. Will see you later" he picked up his bag and walked out of the cafe
As he was walking through the university corridor he saw the girl from the morning entering the main library with a sandwich in her hand.
****
Zada was sitting in a secluded corner in the library with her note book.
She had been working on her first official story
It's her dream to become a children's book illustrator.
And she would publish this, she thought determined.
'Go Mirrie Go!!' Phoebe sat on Mirrie the Magical horse with golden wings and screamed loud.
Mirrie opened her wings and flew along the chocolate land carrying Phoebe.
"Hello, Mirrie" Zada was startled as she heard someone whispering in her ears huskily.
She closed her notebook immediately and turned around to see none other than the douche Liam Fredrick leaning close to her.
"What do you think you are doing?? Step back" she leaned back against the table
"Why Mirrie?" He asked leaning closer
"My name is not Mirrie" she gritted her teeth
"But I like the name Mirrie" he said huskily caressing her cheeks with his knuckles
"Hands off" she said and pushed him away
He chuckled
"You want my lips instead of hands sweetheart?" He whispered in her ears making her grit her teeth.
She could feel her heart picking up its pace.
This guy is trouble!
"Stay away, Fredrick" she said, trying for composure.
"Haww!" They heard a gasp and Liam stepped back from her and turned to see another girl standing there with her hands on her hips glaring at Mirrie
"How could you?" She asked dramatically, making Mirrie roll her eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me you know The Liam Fredrick. I had been giving you a detailed history on them today morning and you didn't even utter a word. I thought we were best friends" she asked throwing her hands up in the air
Oh!! This is how she knows about me, he thought to himself.
Is she the one who asked her to stay away from him?
"Why did you ask her to stay away from me?" He asked the new girl
"I did?? When??" She asked confused
"Emma, I don't know him any more than you do" Mirrie said
"But it didn't seem so" Emma asked narrowing her eyes at Mirrie
"That's right!" He said smirking at Mirrie
"Oh just shut up and get lost"
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