Chapter Twenty Three

"Thank goodness my nose isn't broken." Sarita thought as she stared at her face in her small compact mirror. She was standing in front of her locker with the door open, waiting for Kaly to arrive.

"Shouldn't you be at home resting,Red?" Vikrant asked her.

Sarita turned around to look at Vikrant and smiled. "Hey, you. Good morning to you too, Mayank."

"Morning." He smiled. "Why are you in school?"

"I'm fine. My nose is fine too." She said. "Don't be a worry wart."

"I'm not." He said. "Here." He handed her the coffee cup in his hand.

"Thank you." She opened the lid and took a sip. "Ooh, my favorite."

"It is?" He looked surprised. "I just ordered for any one."

"You dropped by a coffee shop to get me a latte?" Sarita couldn't help smiling. "Yet, you claim that you are not kind."

"Maybe it's just you." He shrugged. "This is a one time thing though. Don't expect it tomorrow."

"Sure." She grinned.

"What are you having for the first period?" He questioned.

"Calculus." She replied. "Why?"

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