After that day, Sumedh didn't have any dream of his mysterious girl. He also didn't punish or scold anyone unless until they made a huge mistake. Still, he tried to avoid thrashing any girl.

On Saturday evening, he was lying on his bed on his stomach while hugging the pillow tightly. He was lost in his thoughts and was feeling anxious. His eyes were watery and started thinking of all moments which he spend in his dreams.

Abhishek entered in the room and shouted on Sumedh,"Oye aashiq ! Uth jaa.. atleast naha to le.. subha se aaise hi para huwa hai."

"Tch !"Sumedh made an irritating sound and hid his face in pillow,"Pareshan mat kar.. Sid ko jakar pareshan kar."

"Use kya pareshan karu.. vo khud pareshan aatma ban kar ghum rha hai. Uski uske girlfriend se baat nhi ho rhi thi.. to pareshan baitha tha.. na kuch khaya.. na nahaya.. pada huwa hai teri tarha."Abhishek said while lying on his bed,"Mera hi shi hai.. single life.. mast life."

"Muh bandh kar apna.. dimaag mat kharab kar.. warna pit jayega."Sumedh warned,"Aur lights off kar.. neend aa rhi hai mujhe."

"Phir se ? Subha se soo rha hai tu. Kuch kha to le. Kuch bna du kya ? Ya order kar du ?"Abhishek asked in concerned tone.

"Bas apna muh bandh kar.. wahi bahut bada ehsaan hoga mere uper."Sumedh said while covering his face with sheet and tried to sleep again.

Abhishek moved his head sideways and started watching movies in his laptop. Sumedh found difficult to sleep, but after twisting and turning for about an hour, he finally slept, but still he didn't have any dreams of her.

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Next day, at 6:50, Richa called on Sumedh's phone. Sumedh checked the caller id and clicked his tongue irritatedly. He almost forgot that he asked her out for dinner.

"Yaar, ise bol de.. meri tabiyat theek nhi hai."Sumedh extended his phone towards Abhishek.

"Kyu ? Oh haan ! Date thi na tum dono ki aaj."Abhishek giggled,"Chala jaa na. Tera bhi mood fresh ho jayega."

"Jab mujhe pta hai ki Richa vo nhi hai.. to main kyu jayu ? Na mere paas time hai aur na hi main apnein pyaar ko cheat karungga."Sumedh smiled and laid on his back,"Tu bol de na please."

Abhishek sighed and picked up the call. He informed the same to her. She got a little worriedly on hearing about Sumedh's health, but she calmed down when Abhishek assured her that the condition is not serious. He disconnected the call and kept on the table.

"Aaj bhi pare rahega kya ? College ka kaam bhi to hai.. kuch karna hai ya nhi ? Unit tests shuru hone wale hai aur khud ko dekh aaise para hai jaise sab kar chuka ho."Abhishek scolded while sitting on his table.

"Maan nhi hai abhi mera kuch karnein ka. Kar lungga main."Sumedh innocently said like a kid and curled up while hugging the pillow.

"Kya pta vo gussa ho tujhse ki tu kaam nhi kar rha.. kha pee nhi rha.. islea nhi aa rhi dream mein. Thoda mind ko divert karke kaam kar, phir pakka aayegi milnein."Abhishek smiled.

Instantly, Sumedh sat up and smiled widely,"Pakka aayegi ? Phir main abhi karta hu."

Without wasting another minute, he jumped on his chair and started completing all pending works. He stretched his arms after finishing his work and laidly down happily as he hoped to meet her in his dreams. But, next day, he woke up with bad mood because she didn't show up.

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In the classroom, Siddharth was anxious too as neither Adya responded to his messages or picked up his calls in last two days. He was getting worried that he wasn't able to focus in the class. He sighed and kept his phone beside his notebook and looked towards the board and was trying to focus. But, he failed.

He smiled when he noticed Ruhi in front of him and tapped on her shoulder. She surprisingly looked at her shoulder and then looked at his back. She gave a surprise and confused look to Siddharth and then looked at board again as she thoughts that he touched accidently.

Siddharth narrowed his eyebrows confusingly and tapped again. Ruhi again looked at her shoulder and then turned back as she understood that it wasn't a mistake and he wanted to talk to her in real. She smiled widely and wasn't able to believe the fact.

Siddharth smiled and whispered,"Adya hostel aa gy kya ?"

Ruhi's smile vanished within a second when he mentioned about his girlfriend and her heart broke into pieces. But, she still formed a smile and said,"Nhi, abhi tak to nhi. Kyu ?"

"Mera phone nhi utha rhi. Message ka reply bhi nhi kar rhi. I am very worried. Theek hogi ya nhi. Kuch pta hi nhi chal rha. Jinke saath gyi hai unn mein se kisi ka number hoga kya tumhare paas ?"He asked worriedly.

"No, I don't have. They are her school friends so, I don't know any of them. Don't worry, she will be fine."She assured with a smile.

"I hope."Siddharth smiled.

"I think... tum dono ki discussion.. lecture se jyada important hai."Both of them looked at Sumedh and stood up slowly when he noticed them and commented,"Hume bhi to batao.. aaisi konsi important baatein kar rhe ho tum dono."He asked while keeping the marker on the table and then again looked at them,"Hmm ?"

Siddharth and Ruhi looked down,"Sorry sir."

"Explain the last part which I just finished explaining."Sumedh ordered and rested his back on the wall and crossed his arms,"Agar explain kar paaye to baith jana."

Siddharth wasn't focusing in the class since the start, so he couldn't explain a thing. On the other hand, Ruhi explained till she listened. Rage was forming inside Sumedh as he was controlling his anger since many days and on top of that he was in bad mood that day.

"Tum logo ko pyaar ki bhasha to samhj hi nhi aati na ? Itnein dino se kisi ko kuch keh nhi rha.. to tum log mere saar par hi chadh rhe ho. Soch rhe ho.. kuch bhi kare ab to.. sir to kuch kehnein se rahe."Sumedh taunted.

"No sir."Siddharth tried to speak.

"SHUT UP !"Sumedh shouted,"Tune to padhna chor hi diya hai.. uper se bakiyo ko bhi disturb kar rha hai."Siddharth didn't speak after that and bowed his head.

"Idhar aakar khade ho jayo dono."Sumedh pointed in front of the wall beside the board,"Face the class and raise your hands."

Everyone looked at each other shockingly and then looked at both of them. They also looked at each other and then looked at Sumedh. They tried to apologize again, but that increased the anger inside Sumedh. He warned them to follow the instructions or else the punishment would increase.

They weren't left with any other choice rather than following the orders. They went in the front with bowed head and stood at their positions. They looked towards the class for once and then bowed their heads while raising their hands slowly.

"Hands straight."Sumedh ordered and then continued with his lecture.

"Yaar, sir gusse mein aur bhi jyada hot kyu lagte hai ?"A girl whispered to her friend.

"I know right. Daar ki jagha na aur bhi jyada pyaar aata hai."Her friend replied.

Few girls clicked picture of Siddharth and whispered,"Haaye.. kitna cute sa baby lag rha hai. Sweetu baccha."

"Abhi bhi aawaz aa rhi hai mujhe."Sumedh angrily said while turning towards the class,"Aur kisko khada hona hai inke saath ?"He asked while pointing towards Siddharth and Ruhi.

Everyone became silent and looked at their notebooks. The class got ended after 35 mins. Siddharth and Ruhi kept on standing for the whole time. Their legs and hands were paining and were eagerly waiting for Sumedh to leave the class.

Sumedh took attendance and then looked at both of them while picking up the duster,"Idhar aao dono."

They lowered their hands and pressed their arms to reduce the pain while walking towards him. He raised the duster in the air and gestured them to show their hands.

Siddharth gulped and extended his trembling palm and instantly closed his eyes. He winced loudly in pain when the duster touched his palm harshly twice without giving any time in between.

Ruhi hid her hands behind her back while her eyes welled up in fear. She sniffed,"Sorry sir.. next time se nhi baat karunggi."

Sumedh didn't reply, held her arm and was trying to pull her hand in the front. She was trying hard to keep those behind while pleading him continuously. At the end, he pulled her hand in the front and harshly thrashed twice while she winced loudly which was enough to make everyone silence.

"Next time se.. lecture ke beech mein baat karte huwe nazar mat aana. Lecture ke baad jitni baatein karni ho karna."Sumedh sternly said and went out of the classroom.

As soon as, he left. Siddharth held hand and caressed softly,"I am.. very very sorry, meri wajha se punishment mil gyi. Mujhe dhyaan rakhna chahiye tha. Bahut dard ho rha hai kya ?"He looked at her worriedly.

The tears were still rolling down from her eyes while her sight was fixed on her palm, but she forgot about her pain when Siddharth started caressing her palm. She looked at him when he softly wiped her tears. The class went with 'Aww' and few of them showed jealously with the moment.

"I am sorry. Please aaise royo mat. I am feeling very guilty."He said innocently. She smiled and nodded in yes.