Chapter 6: 1.𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫

(A/n: This book is under editing process and you may find many mistakes so please ignore them and excuse me, they will be corrected soon

This is a closed door romance meaning no detailed smut. But I hope you give it a chance and not leave just because of that

Do read some of its chapters before making any comments on it 💌)

'He is sensible and so incredible

And all my single friends are jealous

He says everything I need to hear, and it's like

I couldn't ask for anything better'

These songs actually make me wonder if I am gonna find someone who's so sensible and incredible . This weird feeling in my stomach whenever I hear songs like this which are so hopeless romantic. Makes all of us wonder if we will find someone like this who would say

"You look beautiful tonight"

And I feel perfectly fine

And yet I am vibing to this song , It's raining cats and dogs and it's getting hard to drive in this weather. I am still 15 mins away from my dorm, I just wanna reach there as soon as possible and snuggle in my bed .

My feet are hurting me because of the heels, yet they looked cute tonight I don't think I could ever regret wearing these silver babies which are my highlight tonight

My windshield is covered in water droplets, the roads are wet , few cars are going fast whereas others are driving at a normal speed to avoid accidents, the back lights shining in front of me. Hope everyone reaches their destination safely , This weather is so relaxing. It might be cold outside but my car heater is keeping me warm . I noticed that my car's speed suddenly is slowing down, it jerked making me yelp and stopped

Not now!

In a panic mode , checked the meter, my fuel is filled , the battery is also new, then why did it stop? Is something wrong with the engine but I just sent it for service no way it's happening with me .Cars are honking at me asking to move but I just couldn't do anything. Panic is arising in me

Should I call the insurance company or my service center? Should I call Jasmine to pick me up but then what about the car I can't just leave it here . My thoughts corrupted me and I didn't realize the knock at the window, cursing under my breath. It might be someone who's angry because I am blocking the road . I slowly lowered the window, trying to smile

A figure dressed in black , he removed his helmet and bent down to match the level of the window . His clothes were damp wet clinging on his figure.

His face was covered with a mask but his eyes still visible a mix texture of green and gray came in contact with my eyes.

They were calm

'Cause I'm not feeling anything at all

And you were wild and crazy

Just so frustrating, intoxicating, complicated

Got away by some mistake and now'

"Hey" he waved his hand in front of me pulling me back from my thoughts ''yes?" I asked

"You are blocking the road" his voice had the same calmness okay he is definitely not angry "yeah .... Actually my car suddenly stopped I don't know what's wrong"

"The fuel?"

"The battery, fuel ,everything is good" I gripped the steering wheel "sorry for the inconvenience"

He stepped back and took a look around my car, examining it. He stayed behind the car for a few seconds and came back "your back tyre looks punctured " he informed. This isn't the correct time for it to lose its air that too middle of the road on a rainy night. I laid my head on the steering wheel and accidentally pressed the horn which made me jerk with sudden noise

He chuckled, my head snap in his direction , Is he laughing at my situation "Do you want me to help you?" He asked . Is he actually asking to help me ? Or did I hear incorrectly "Sorry what?"

He pulled down his mask revealing his full face and came closer. " I said Do you want me to help you replace the tire?" I didn't move and just stared blankly at his face . He looks good actually he looks really good , water dripping down his face "hey" he snapped his finger at me . I am in a situation yet my thoughts are going somewhere else . Focus Stella!

"Are you actually willing to help me?" I asked

"Yes that's what I said" he replied

"But why?"

"Because it's a nuisance'' he says dryly. That was a really straightforward reason . Ofcourse I am in trouble and I am also the one causing the trouble for others well it wasn't me who asked the tire to get punctured. "So is it a yes or no?" Why am I getting angry and asking dumb questions in this situation

I had to agree because I have no idea how to replace the tyres , luckily my brother kept a spare tyre in the car . I watched him from the side view mirror. It looked like he knew how to do the thing. He parked his bike horizontally to my car at the back and people actually understood and stopped honking and went their way . The rain slowly started to increase the amount of cars on the road slowly started to decrease . He could get sick in this rain .

Fighting my thoughts what to do I took my umbrella and stepped out , careful on my steps and held the umbrella trying to protect us both from getting wet . He noticed my presence and turned around "It's fine you should sit in" he suggestes

"You are helping me , I can do at least this much" he didn't reply back and continued his work , I was taking small glimpses of his face whenever I got a chance. He rested his helmet and gloves on his bike , he looks like a professional rider with his attire and the bike might definitely cost a fortune. the work was done in sometime he placed the punctured  tyre back in the car and turned towards me .

The street light made his face visible, wet hair, gray eyes and what should I say about his jawline . Man came straight out of a book .His features made me appreciate the creation of The Almighty , he looked straight into my eyes but didn't utter a word the faint smell of musk mixed with wood hit my nose .

He is waiting for me to say something

"Thank you so much , I don't know how to repay you" I thanked him and he just passed me a smile . Pulling up his mask he walked to the car and opened the door asking me to sit in "Not needed just head back home safely" his voice came out heavy

His words made me smile and maybe I blushed too

Closing the umbrella I sat inside and started the car fortunately it was working "I think you should take it to service center just in case there might me another problem" he suggested I nodded "yeah I will thanks again"

He went back to his bike, wore his gloves and helmet . I started driving back to dorm and his bike was around , sometimes ahead of me or behind me and sometimes beside mine matching my speed . Is he following me or maybe we had to go in the same direction? This happened until the last signal near my dorm but after that I couldn't find where he went . I hope he also reaches his home safely.

Shit! I forgot to ask his name

After parking I checked my phone to see 13 missed calls from Jasmine. I realized that I kept my phone silent after the party. She's gonna kill me now . I ordered her favorite sweet so that it could calm her anger and waited in the car until the delivery arrived so I could be saved from her range. Luckily the rain decreased and the delivery was early than expected

After receiving the order , I went up and opened the door it would be better if she fell asleep but there's no way she will sleep this early I removed my heels and tip toed inside

"STELLA MILLER OH YOU ARE SO DEAD"

I stopped my track and turned back , Jasmine stood at a distance holding her phone smiling , I passed her a awkward smile and her smile dropped like lightning. Oh I am in trouble "The audacity to smile after ignoring me"

She walked towards me and I started taking steps back "20 messages ,13 missed calls , 5 voice messages. Am I a joke to you Miss? where were you this late" She held my chin with the tip of her phone. I am not late I just didn't happen to arrive at the time I promised her "I am sorry my phone -" before I could complete she lashed at me again "oh don't you dare"

I moved back and handed her the box which contained her favorite cinnamon rolls . She raised her eyebrow and looked at me suspiciously "I brought it for you"

She opened the box and as soon as she saw the rolls she jumped on the bean bag and started eating, stuffing her mouth , all the cinnamon powder on her face and clothes. I laughed and grabbed few tissues and handed her so she could clean herself "I was worried about you , you said you would be back by 8 but it was past 10"

"I know I am sorry, they just weren't letting me go and on the way back my tire punctured" I explained it to her. I was invited to one of my classmates' birthday parties but I didn't think it would take this much time when it started in the evening. "Oh my ,are you ok, did you get hurt? How did you get here then ? Where's your car?" She again rambled me with continuous question, I held her shoulders ''yes I am perfectly fine and I brought my car back because someone helped me"

I removed my jacket and grabbed a towel to dry my slightly wet hair "wait who"

"I don't know" I shrugged my shoulders . She pulled my arm "oh come on say me" she pleased "I don't know who he was ok" she smirked at my words "A stranger huh" she bumped her shoulder to mine pushing me "was he handsome" I didn't reply but she understood by my silence "oh he definitely was" she shouted jumping

"Hey keep it low you will disturb others"

"I will only do that when you tell me all about it" she pulled me on her bed . I know that she won't stop until I tell her the whole story and she listens to it like a curious child watching a movie "oh my you know this happened in one of SRK's films? Oh that's so romantic " she squealed.

SRK is a famous Indian Film actor and also Jasmine's favorite whenever something happens she somehow relates it to a movie scene "I wish you could meet him again"

"He was a total stranger there's no way I can see him again" I said trying to suppress her delulu wish

"But what's there to hope na" she grabbed my towel and started drying my hair "we don't know what kind of person he is" I tired to be realistic but that thing doesn't exist in this girls dictionary "When he is handsome, rides a bike and help a lady in trouble he's definitely a gentlemen''

"Dude you can't make everything sound ficitinal you gotta have a reality check" I said "oh yeah isn't that supposed to be a job for a book girl like you " and she started rubbing my hair aggressively making it Tangled "hey stop!" I shouted and she covered my face with the towel and ran away laughing "You come here!"

The dorm room is small so it didn't take me a minute to catch her and tickle her to death. We laughed until our stomachs were paining and tears in our eyes , " Oh okay times up please" she fell on her bed and I laid beside her catching my breath

Jasmine has been my friend for a while We got assigned to the same dorm room. She came here from India alone to achieve her Degree in Business and I was here to pursue Fashion designing and something in us clicked that we became friends even though having totally different personalities.

Taking a warm shower and changing into something comfortable I slipped in my bed , Jasmine was already in her sugar sleep . I looked at the window the rain had already stopped but the tiny water droplets where still on the glass.

"I pray to God that you will meet him soon" Jasmine muttered in her sleep, her words made me laugh even in the sleep she was interested in my life. The room fell into deep silence , just perfect for me. Will I have some good sleep or maybe I should read a book ?

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Author's Note

Can't believe I am finally uploading this.

Before anyone says the rain scene is actually inspired by one of SRK's movie (Dilwale) I loved that scene that's why I wanted to recreate it here.

(The opening scene)

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