Ruhani was walking towards Alina's cabin to submit her assignments. It was just an excuse so she could talk to her more and that way her due assignments get submitted as well. EK TEER SE DO NISHAANE. Ruhani knew Alina..sorry,Miss Oberoi was free right now as she saw her walking into her cabin just minutes ago. KYA MATLAB, Ruhani was looking after Miss Oberoi's footsteps from the morning. CREEP. She knew she was wrong but everything's fair in war and Teenage crush. Was it really just a teenage Crush? Anyways she gently knocked on her cabin's door.
"Come in-" Miss Oberoi looked up from her Macbook through the glass window on door. Her expressions changed. "I'm busy right now,Please don't come later as well"
"Please let me in Ma'am"
"..........."
"I have to submit assignments" Ruhani said in a pleading tone
Miss Oberoi closed her eyes and moved her hand in air asking Ruhani to come in.
"Submit your assignments and go" She didn't looked up from her laptop
Ruhani placed her assignments on Alina's desk. She kept on standing for next 2 mins staring at her professor.
"Go already,will you?"
Ruhani kept on standing.
"Get out"
Ruhani bursted into a laughter.
Alina frowned her eyebrows into confusion. "Are you so thick skin now,that insult sounds like joke to you?"
"I was so wrong..you hate me with all your might " A wide smile was still resting on Ruhani's lips
"I don't hate you or like you for that matter. I have got nothing to do with you and you have nothing to do with me. You are my student and Behave like that. This is my first and last warning to you,Ruhani Ahuja" Her voice was stern and she was not joking at all.
"Then why aren't you a bit more kinder to me?"
"I am behaving the exact right way,a teacher should be with their students"
"Nope,you aren't ma'am..You are so polite and kind with others. Like you are known for being the most polite professor out here,but when it comes to me..." Ruhani sighed. "Leave it..We need to talk"
"There's nothing to talk about"
"Miss I'm serious right now. No more jokes,promise. You know we need to talk about what happened 3 days back" Ruhani was looking straight into her eyes. They were as expressive as they always have but now wasn't the time to be intimidated.
Alina didn't answered her.
"I don't know what you think of me but just to let you know,your secret is safe with" 'You are safe with me' Ruhani didn't word her latter thoughts. "I won't indulge in your personal space,but I am also a human and curiosity takes over me as well"
"Ask" Alina says calmly
"I won't ask you what led you to do this or why did you accepted even after being a fucking millionare-"
"Correct your words"
"Sorry,Billionaire'
"I mean don't abuse Duffer'
'Oh sorry..All I'm asking is,even if u did accept..why didn't you go with something safer which protected your identity more. Again,I don't know what those reasons were,but being in a campus with over 17,000 students doesn't help your case at all..."
Alina sighed
"You have to keep your identity a secret right? Both from your parents and the place you are teaching at?"
"Yes"
"I kind of understand your fear of people finding out about one of India's biggest billionaire's daughter ,working as a professor. It will ruin a lot of things"
Alina opened her mouth "I-"
"You don't have to share against your will,Miss"
"It's fine" Alina continued. "Due to some personal reasons I had to accept being a professor for a certain amount of time. Even though,my social image isn't that known by common people..People in the business world do know about me. I plan on being a part of public's eye later on,but before that I had to accept the offer. I am way too young to be a professor at this or any other university,girls my age are pursuing masters here..but you know,money and contacts can do a lot of things."
"Nice,that you still consider yourself a GIRL"
"Leave if you are going to behave the same w-"
"Accha,Did you had more options about the Universities or Was Amity in the condition?"
"I chose it on my own. I knew all the people in my contacts,Dad's friends children,My friends..any and all of them are studying in the universities abroad or rather in some more reputated rich boardings or colleges in India.None of them would go for Amity."
Ruhani was shocked at how she considered Amity to not be an expensive college.
"I knew I would always go for private collges rather than government colleges.There's nothing wrong with government colleges but I knew my fashion,belongings and assets weren't going to sit right with the crowd there.I don't want to belittle them or something but I mean I wanted a place where I can be at comfort for atleast the time I had to spend. A college which wasn't expensive as Woodstock but not too below par where I'll get eyes for carrying my usual belongings."
Alina was explaining and Ruhani let the other women speak
"Amity fitted all the conditions. A college in noida is quite far away for me to drive from south delhi but it also protects my secret to be found out by nearby knowns. Also it ain't too rich or too poor. It's a place with a unique balance of all the classes but mostly contain upper middle class. An appropriate place for me to blend.I was sure that my identity was the safest here.But you..you came out of nowhere "
"Thanks to my dad"
"Do you have any other questions?If not,please leave"
"How come your parents don't find out when you literally work from 9 to 5?"
"I won't answer that"
'Accha listen..I wanted to tell you that you need to protect it more..your identity"
"What do you mean?"
"Students are getting suspicious"
"I don't understand..what–" Alina's voice started shaking a bit
"Don't worry,no one has found out yet but more and more of them are getting suspicious"
"How do you know that?"
"I hope you are aware that you are absolutely famous as the hottest professor in the Uni by now. Not just in our department but the whole university"
Alina was listening to her
"You said that you'll blend here the best but that's not happening and your rich ass expensive car and jewellery surely aren't helping your case"
"Elaborate"
"Yup that's true that people from rich classes study here but you need to realise that most of the middle class population also resides at this college. Carrying expensive stuff isn't an issue but only hanging around in Versace and Louis Vuitton all the time does make it difficult for people to accept.Then to top it all is your 2 crore coupe"
Ruhani continues "I saw three young boys following your car after college"
"Whattt?"
"Don't worry I took care of them"
"But how–"
"Don't worry about that,listen to me"
"Just a sec,and what were you doing near my car?..The parking and exit gate for students are completely opposite"
Ruhani didn't answered that
Alina exhaled. "Just tell me,how...how am I supposed to act?"
"Just try to blend in more..act like someone from a normal household. Someone who's cautious about money,someone rich but upper middle class maybe. You know how,many students take you as a young hot wife of an old arab millionaire,who just works for an image in society"
"Why will wife of an arab millionaire work in india?"
"Arab millionaire fits the fictional imagination right"
"Just answer my question..how am I supposed to behave like all the conditions you mentioned?"
"Leave it all to me Alina...Now it's my turn to teach you"
"I never asked you to—"
"I'll be a great teacher.."
"How dare you take my first na-"
Ruhani winked at her and left the cabin
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