Who is owner
It was around six in the morning when the doorbell rang. A few moments later, the gates opened, and a car slowly drove inside and came to a stop.
Hearing the sound of the car, Neha, who had been sleeping lightly, opened her eyes.
Neha, "Oh, it looks like the owner has arrived!"
Saying this to herself, she quickly came downstairs. When she reached the ground floor, she saw that the car was parked there, but she couldn't figure out who had gotten out of it and gone inside.
Neha, "Didi, has the owner arrived?"
She waited for an answer from the cook, whom she called Didi.
Didi, "Yes, the owner has arrived. He's just gone to his room. Did you come down to see him?"
Neha responded with a slight smile and shook her head.
A little later, Neha came downstairs, ready for college. However, the owner was still in his room. Unable to see him, she left for college without saying anything.
Gradually, all the students began arriving in the classroom. A little while later, a teacher walked in.
Students, "Good morning, sir!"
Dr. Arav Singh, "Good morning, guys! All right, please take your seats. Before we begin the class, let me introduce myself. I'm Dr. Arav Singh, and I'm also your class coordinator."
While Dr. Arav Singh was introducing himself, Neha's gaze fell on a boy sitting in the classroom. He was seated in the same row as her, five seats away.
The boy sat quietly. His eyes wandered around the classroom, and he seemed more interested in observing the people around him than listening to the teacher.
Suddenly, his gaze fell on Neha, who was still looking at him.
The moment he looked in her direction, Neha immediately looked away and started listening to the teacher again.
Just then, the girl sitting beside her started a conversation.
Priyanka, "Hi! My name is Priyanka. What's yours?"
Neha, "Neha Sharma."
Priyanka, "Oh, nice! And where are you from?"
Neha, "Sonipat."
Priyanka remained quiet for a few moments, but then another question popped into her mind.
Priyanka, "Do you live in a PG or a hostel?"
Neha, "I live in a PG."
After that, both girls fell silent and started listening to the teacher.
With only a little time left before the class ended, Dr. Arav Singh began taking attendance. He called out the students' names one by one, and they responded with a "Present, sir!" to mark their attendance.
Dr. Arav Singh, "Gautam Kumar!"
Gautam, "Present, sir!"
Dr. Arav Singh, "Mayank Tripathi!"
Mayank, "Present, sir!"
Dr. Arav Singh, "Neha Sharma!"
Neha, "Present, sir!"
Dr. Arav Singh, "Nirav Sharma!"
Nirav, "Present, sir!"
Hearing Nirav's name, Neha realized that the boy's name was Nirav Sharma.
Neha (to herself), "Oh, so his name is Nirav. Hmm... whatever."
Thinking this, she returned her attention to the remaining students' names.
Once attendance was over, Dr. Arav Singh left the classroom.
The next lecture was about to begin, but before the next teacher could enter, a few seniors walked into the classroom.
Senior, "Freshers..."
As soon as it was four in the evening, college was over for the day. Students began heading towards their hostels, PGs, and homes.
Nirav walked out of the college building. As he walked, his gaze fell on the students moving around him. Suddenly, he stopped. After thinking for a moment, he turned and walked towards another part of the campus.
Neha, who was walking behind him, noticed him for a moment. She saw him turn in another direction, but the next instant, she smiled at something Priyanka said and continued walking with her.
The two girls walked out of the campus while chatting with each other. After walking together for a short distance, they turned towards their respective routes.
Upon reaching the PG, Neha immediately looked towards the owner's room. The door was closed. She stared at it for a few moments before heading towards the kitchen.
Neha, "Didi, is there anything to eat? Something cold, but... umm... something tangy and spicy?"
The PG's cook, whom Neha called Didi, showed her a packet and asked,
Didi, "Would you like some bhelpuri?"
Neha, "Yes... well... all right, give me that, then."
Saying this, Neha went upstairs towards her room. As she walked away, she glanced towards the owner's room once again.
Neha had just changed her clothes and stepped out of the bathroom when her phone started ringing.
The screen displayed "Aditi Calling..."
Neha answered the call.
Neha, "Hello..."
Aditi, "Yes, madam! How was your first day at college?"
Neha smiled and replied while slowly walking around her room.
Neha, "It was good... everyone was new. I was a little nervous, but I'm feeling better now."
The two were in the middle of their conversation when someone knocked at the door.
Neha, "Wait a minute. Someone's here."
The PG's cook was standing there with a bowl of bhelpuri in her hands.
Didi, "Here you go, Didi. Your bhelpuri."
Neha, "Thank you, Didi."
Taking the bowl, Neha returned to her phone conversation.
Neha, "You know, this PG is actually really nice. The staff is very caring, too."
Aditi, "Oh, really? What else happened?"
While eating her bhelpuri, Neha began to think.
Neha, "Umm... well, you know, there was this guy in my class..."
Aditi, "Ohooo! A guy...!"
Neha, "Oh, come on! Listen to me first. You can tease me later. I mean, the guy's name is Nirav Sharma."
Aditi, "Ohooo! Both Sharma and Sharma... what a match, girl!"
Neha laughed a little before replying.
Neha, "Oh, stop taking the conversation in a different direction. You know, he was behaving a little strangely. I mean, he kept smiling at everyone for no reason. And then, suddenly, he looked at me and did the same thing. And despite being so tall, he was sitting right at the front of the class. What an idiot!"
Neha paused for a moment before remembering something else.
Neha, "But you know what? He sings really well."
Aditi asked in surprise,
Aditi, "Sings? When did you hear him sing?"
Neha, "Oh, during the next lecture. The seniors arrived before the second teacher could come in. At first, I got a little scared. I thought, great, ragging on the very first day! But they didn't do anything like that."
Aditi, "Really? Then what happened?"
Neha, "They came in and said, 'Freshers... how are you all?' Then they said, 'We've come to interact with you.' After that, we all introduced ourselves one by one."
Neha continued while eating her bhelpuri.
Neha, "After that, one of the seniors asked, 'Does anyone here know how to sing?' That's when Nirav raised his hand and said, 'I do.'"
Aditi, "Oh, really? Which song did he sing?"
Neha, "'Uska Hi Banana.'"
It was nighttime. The staff had asked everyone to come downstairs for dinner in the dining hall, which was located right next to the kitchen. Everyone chose the food they preferred and began eating.
Just then, the door to the owner's room opened. Seeing the owner come out, a staff member called out to him.
Staff Member, "Sir, would you like to eat in your room or at the dining table?"
Hearing this, Neha's gaze immediately shifted towards the entrance of the dining hall. While eating, she began watching the entrance very attentively.
Owner, "I'll eat at the dining table."
Saying this, the owner walked into the dining hall through the entrance.
The moment Neha saw the owner, she was shocked and started coughing. The girl sitting beside her held out a glass of water.
The sudden commotion made the owner stop near the entrance as well, and he turned to look at Neha.
Neha took a few sips of water, but her eyes remained fixed on the owner.
Once her coughing had eased a little, she hurriedly got up from her seat and headed towards the entrance. As she passed through the doorway, she looked at the owner, gave him an awkward smile, and spoke hesitantly.
Neha, "Uh... hi!"
After saying this, she hurried straight to her room without stopping.
The moment Neha closed her room's door, she called Aditi. While waiting for Aditi to answer, she paced impatiently around the room.
Aditi answered the call.
Neha, "Girl, you won't believe what just happened!"
Aditi (sleepily), "What happened...?"
Neha, "Girl, I just saw the owner... that's Nirav! Oh my God! Nirav, the guy from my class... him! God... I still can't believe it!"
Aditi (half-asleep), "Oh... okay... have fun. Bye!"
Saying this, Aditi hung up.
Neha (with a blank expression), "She just hung up..."
Then she closed her eyes and smiled faintly.
The very next moment, she couldn't control her excitement anymore. She began bouncing slightly and exclaimed,
Neha, "Yes!... Yes!"
Just then, the room's door opened, and her roommate walked in.
Neha immediately froze. Feeling awkward, she hurriedly tried to say something.
Neha, "Ahh... well... uh..."
Looking at her, the roommate casually replied without giving it much thought.
Roommate, "Yeah... all right, all right. It's okay."
Saying this, she went to her bed and lay down.
Neha pressed her lips together, desperately trying to hide her smile. Then, gently shaking her head, she smiled to herself.
