I watched his back as he left.
Vetto Carson walked into the Lecture hall like nothing had happened.. Like we never broke into a fight. He acted so natural like he didn't just break up with me.
Morning lectures were about to begin and my course mates were already scampering into the hall, battling over front-row seats.
But I stood there frozen..
Watching my whole world getting torn apart.
Tess Worles, The Auto lead singer of the music and vocals department, walked up to Vetto and gave him a BIG hug.
He embraced her back.
All these display before me and I felt my heart get ripped apart from the buttom. Hot tears boiled through my eyes and I felt my chest burn with all the negative emotions ever existed.
Vetto just ended our Three-years-old relationship and all he could do was completely forget about me. Like I never existed.
This was more than a slap to my face.
All the years I had spent knowing him, Vetto Carson had been the only coloured figure in my world of white and black. And after all these time that had passed, my canvas still remains the same.
But it began to change...
I too became the black and white.. an unknown character. Tess was now the coloured figure. And standing right next to him, they were undeniably, a true work of art.
*So beautiful
No way I could compete with that.
Turning around swiftly, I bumped into a familiar figure. I looked up slowly as my eyes met with the silver eyes of Elr D'Carter.
What a weird name for someone like him.
"Kurv?" He whispered my name softly and his expression was full of concern.
"Are you okay? You look down--"
I just forced up a smile and gently replied him,
"I'm fine.. just need some time alone. Please, don't bother me."
- - -
Elr's eyes shot up straight at Vetto. A wordless stare.
With a sigh, he let Kurv walk right past him.
Picking up his cased guitar which he had dropped earlier, he made his way into the Lecture hall right after Vetto.
While they waited for the Professor to settle down and resume his lectures, more students rushed into the hall. There was quite an impressive crowd than usual.
The Professor wasn't oblivious to this, so, he took out his record book and swiftly started taking attendance.
The hall looked more like a football stadium with seats. It's circular row of seats and full display of the entrance admits such a crowd.
Elr was seated right opposite Vetto.
~ What a coincidence ~
Elr's gaze on Vetto was murderous. He knew that whatever made Kurv skip class HAD to do with him.
"512"
"Present here. " Vetto raised his hand.
Wames nodded his head and flipped over on his record book.
What irked Elr more was the carefree look on Vetto's face —Acting like nothing had happened.. like Kurv wasn't somewhere, sulking at a corner, all because of him.
` "38.."
" Is 38 not present?"
Elr flinched at the mention of his number. He sighed to himself. There again, he had drowned deeply into his own thoughts.
"Here," he said, raising his hand.
Wames ticked his check box. "523.. " he called out.
"Here"
"..821.."
"Here!"
" 76.." "..71.."
"Here!"
"101.."
~~A deep pause~·
" 101?"
"Is 101 not present??"
" I'll call it again?"
Wames paused, staring in confusion. Though he didn't know her in Person, he was certain that such a Student was always present in his class.
Elr knew as much as Vetto did that it was Kurv's number being called out. But unlike Elr, Vetto just didn't care.
D'Carter put a call across to Kurv.
`···She's not picking···`
"Present here!" A loud and familiar voice pierced through the air, breaking the heavy silence.
"You're.. 101..?"
"Sure, Prof,"
The whole class turned grey. Sammy wasn't fooling anyone with those over-sized glasses and orange wig which looked like it had been pulled right out of an experiment lab. How on earth did she think anyone would buy that?!
At least, the Professor did, oblivious to the whole drama, he simply checklisted the seemingly Kurv and went on with his lectures.
Soon, classes were over and everyone stepped out to proceed to their various destinations.
Elr came out, his eyes scanning the crowd desperately, until he saw Kurv. She was discussing with Sammy who turns out to be her only best female friend on Campus.
Elr waited until Sammy left, then he walked up to Kurv.
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