Kanak and Vihaan are sitting in the same auto and going on their own ways. The road is a little broken and uneven. The auto is moving slowly through the traffic.
Suddenly the auto hits a rough part of the road.
Because of that the auto gives a strong jerk
Kanak loses her balance slightly and at the same time Vihaan also moves forward.
Their heads bump into each other.
Vihaan quickly reacts.
"Oh!"
Kanak also touches her head.
"Ouch!"
Both of them look at each other at the same time.
For a few seconds they just stay silent and look at each other.
Kanak's hair is slightly messy because of the wind. A few strands of hair are falling on her face.
Vihaan notices that without saying anything.
Kanak also looks at him for a moment, then quickly looks away.
Before any of them say anything, the auto driver speaks loudly from the front.
"Ma'am, your KGP College has come."
Kanak quickly comes back to her senses.
"Oh!"
She immediately moves her eyes away from Vihaan and starts getting down from the auto.
But just when she is about to step out, something stops her.
Her dupatta gets stuck in Vihaan's wrist watch.
Kanak feels the pull and stops.
She slowly turns back.
First she looks at Vihaan.
Then her eyes move toward his hand where her dupatta is tangled in his watch.
Kanak takes a small step closer to him.
"Sorry…"
She says softly and starts trying to remove the dupatta.
She carefully pulls the fabric little by little.
But the dupatta is tightly stuck in the watch.
While Kanak is trying to untangle it, Vihaan quietly watches her.
A few strands of Kanak's hair are flying near her face because of the wind.
Vihaan notices those small things without realizing it.
Kanak is focused on removing the dupatta.
She tries once again.
But it still does not come out.
After a few seconds Vihaan slowly moves his hand forward.
"Wait…"
He gently holds the corner of the dupatta and carefully removes it from his watch.
This time the dupatta comes free.
Kanak looks at him for a moment.
"Thank you."
Vihaan simply nods.
Kanak quickly turns toward the auto driver.
"Bhaiya, how much?"
She gives the money and gets down from the auto.
Without wasting another second she rushes toward the college gate
Vihaan is still sitting inside the auto.
He watches Kanak walking quickly inside the college.
For a moment he keeps looking in the same direction.
Then the auto driver asks,
"Sir, Royal State Tower?"
Vihaan finally looks away.
"Yes."
The auto starts moving again.
But for some reason Vihaan's mind goes back to the moment when Kanak's hair was flying near her face.
He shakes his head slightly and looks at his phone.
Meanwhile...
Kanak runs toward her classroom.
She reaches the class door and stops for a second to catch her breath.
Inside the class the lecture has already started.
Kanak slowly knocks on the door.
"Ma'am… may I come in?"
The teacher looks toward the door.
Her expression becomes strict.
"Kanak… you are already late on the first class of the new semester."
The whole class looks at her.
Kanak feels a little embarrassed.
"Sorry ma'am… it will not happen again."
The teacher looks at her for a moment.
Then she nods slightly.
"Okay. Come in."
Kanak quickly walks inside the classroom and goes to her seat.
Her friend Pihu is already sitting there.
The moment Kanak sits down, Pihu leans closer and whispers.
"Why are you so late today?"
Kanak puts her bag down.
Pihu continues in a teasing voice.
"Did you forget that the first class is Savita Hitler's class?"
Kanak tries to hide her smile.
Pihu shakes her head.
"Great. On the first day itself you came late. Now you are in her notice."
She whispers dramatically.
"Now only God can save you."
Kanak tries not to laugh.
"Relax yaar."
Pihu raises her eyebrow.
"No seriously, why are you late?"
Kanak leans slightly toward her.
"Yaar… what should I tell you."
She whispers softly.
"I met a stupid person on the way."
Pihu becomes curious immediately.
"Oh really?"
She smiles.
"What did he do?"
Kanak shakes her head lightly.
"Nothing crazy."
Then she looks toward the teacher who is explaining something on the board.
"Lecture is going on right now."
Kanak whispers again,
"I will tell you later."
Pihu smiles mischievously.
"Okay… I am waiting."
Kanak tries to focus on the lecture but a small thought comes to her mind.
For a moment she remembers the auto ride , the sudden jerk, and Vihaan helping her with the dupatta.
She quickly shakes her head and starts writing in her notebook.