Ai's POV
I swear, I didn't see bad luck's or humiliation's face when I woke up in morning.
Then why this all mess is happening!!?!
It all begins with a Book.
It's not just a normal book, the book is sitting on the highest shelf of the bookstore like it own the all shelfs below it.
The real problem, I'm 5'2 on a normal day which normal people lives normaly but the shelf was designed for the the people who goes to gym and eat protein, who is athelete or who own the world record of tallest person in the whole universe!
Okay, this is also fine. So according to
scientists, normal functioning human being asks for help. But unfortunately they declared me 'not a normal human'. So simply I decided to climb it.
Like.A.Tree.
As a universal fact the shelf creaked every time I moved.
Then I saw a book title: 'NOT A LADDER.'
or my inner voice screaming,"Ai, don't you are already embarrassing."
I'm stubborn...
Did I listen?
Of course not.
Now I'm regretting...
My foot slipped. My hands failed and before I could yell" I REGRET EVERYTHING MOTHER EARTH", gravity dragged me into her arms like my childhood friend.
Only thing I realised...I didn't hit the ground.
I landed on someone's arms. The real ones.
Solid. warm. strong.
Like a scene from a any rom com drama.
My eyes are still close.
"Are you done from skydiving?" He finally spoke! His voice his calm and cold. 0% amused.
I open eyes and I don't know I do that thing in shock or in excitement or anything.
I climbed down of his arms and hit my elbow to his stomach! I almost broke his ribs!
He grunted as I kneed his stomach by ACCIDENT.
"SORRY!" I murmured." You—you were just...there are and Im the Boo—"
"Do you regularly fall on people and hit them or I'm special?"
Okay. Rude. Super. Okay.
I finally able to saw and feet, stand properly like 2 months child sorry infant."I just... really— needed— that— book."
I first observe him head to toe. I'm great in observation. Okay, so wore a long blazer and inside a high neck sweater with baggy pants along with a double silver chain I guess...the silver chain is brighter then my future. His black hair is messy. And he wore all black. And most important feature he's tall.
I pointed at the book I want, he looked at the title—"HOW TO LIVE AS A HUMAN".
Then at me.
Then smirked.
That kind of smirk that I never forget.
"What are you trying to change exactly?" He asked while keeping his hands on his wrest. And smirk is still on his face.
I was about to answer something like,"my hobbies, my goal, my school, my hair colour" but at end, I blurted:
"My life."
He raised an eyebrow and then smiled "that much, huh?"
You have no idea about that idiot!
"Anyways, thanks for saving me from broken spine." I said this while hugging the book and turns around towards the counter. But out of where, I don't know from where that book shelf come in my route!!
I walked straight into the bookshelf!! And now all the Books are on ground. They collapsed, all of them. I also collapsed...
He didn't laugh from back.
Nope.
Worse
He laughed hard.
Like I'm a walking laughter machine.
I ignored and trying to collect all of them. Cheeks are become beetroot.
"Leave them," he said calmly, walking away like nothing happened!!!
"Oh—Okay Sir," i muttered.
Wait, but why I said SIR!?!? WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME???
"By the way, I don't work here." He said over his shoulders.
And left with his two BODYGUARDS?!??
I stood there, brain cells are on holidays.
So not only I fall on him, i almost broke his ribs and then call him "sir"—
I became a meteor with emberesment.
Yup!
My brain was literally whispering to my soul, "Let's uninstall life."
I stared at the exit where the tall guy had just walked out with—wait.
Bodyguards.
REAL, BREATHING BODYGUARDS.
What kind of normal person walks into a normal Indian bookstore on a Monday with bodyguards?!
Maybe he's famous.
May be he's Mafia.
May be he a lost prince of any fictional country where Book stores are banned!
Maybe—
May be I should stop thinking!!!
.
A very unhelpful universe.
And I muttered the only thing that made sense anymore:
"What just happened to me?"
Ten minutes later…
I somehow paid for the book.
I somehow left the store.
I somehow walked three blocks without falling into a manhole.
And now?
Now I was sitting at the bus stop like a ghost who just got evicted from the afterlife.
I hugged my tote bag and looked around.
Everyone looked normal. Calm. No one had fallen into a stranger's arms today. No one had broken someone's imaginary ribs. No one had emotionally exploded and then called someone "Sir" for absolutely no reason.
Just me.
And this book.
I took it out and looked at the cover again.
How to Live as a Human.
"Step one: Don't climb bookshelves like a deranged goat," I muttered.
"Step two: Don't body-slam random hot strangers."
And step three?
Don't make eye contact with mysterious guys who wear silver chains like they're in a high rated CEO drama.
Ugh.
Why did he have to smirk like that?
Why did his voice sound like coffee and chaos?
Why did I do a mini martial arts combo on his stomach like I was auditioning for Mortal Kombat?!
Back home…
I flopped on the bed. Dramatically. Like a Victorian widow. Except with less class and more embarrassment.
My phone buzzed.
Mina: "Tell me everything."
Me: "I fell."
Mina: "Again?"
Me: "On someone."
Mina: "Was he old?"
Me: "No."
Mina: "Was he hot?"
Me: "..."
Mina: "OH MY GOD. DETAILS."
I video-called her because texting couldn't contain the chaos.
As soon as she saw my face, she laughed like a hyena with WiFi.
"Bro, you look like you got rejected by gravity."
"I didn't get rejected," I groaned. "Gravity made me its emotional support animal."
I told her everything. From the shelf. To the fall. To the unintentional rib attack. To the mysterious exit with the bodyguards.
Mina: "Bodyguards? For a bookstore visit?"
Me: "EXACTLY."
Mina: "Maybe he's famous."
Me: "Maybe he's dangerous."
Mina: "Maybe he's single."
Me: "SHUT UP!?!"
I threw a pillow at the camera.
What should I do?!?
Next day, I simply goes to my new school like normal people. My dream school! I work very hard to reach this moment! I get ready in my new uniform. Uniform has a long black blazer like the one he wore yesterday...wait,
Why him??
Okay okay okay...
I already sent Aimi to her school now this is my turn! I lock my home, go to bus stop, wait for bus, and take a bus. Nothing to do but I'm nervous. I'm very very nervous...
Just after I reach my new school 'Red Velvet International School'. Really!?! Red velvet??
I first explore the school architecture, which is very cool! I mean the school looks like it escaped from any magical tv show! The green veins on walls! The vintage style! Trees everywhere!
It took 17.45 minutes to reach the classroom!
With no disaster today! I don't slip, I don't sleep during walking, I don't slap anybody with no reason.
Okay okay okay, I simply walk towards my new classroom, then finally I found it! Room no. 607!
I stood there and then sir noticed. "Oh! You must be Ai hana, right?" He asked.
I nodded...
"Okay okay! Welcome to your new class! 11th D!" He gestured me to enter in the classroom. Everyone is talking. The class is really a Chaos!
And then—
I saw him.
Glaring at me.
Why him!?!? Is this is important that I want to face embarassment everyday!?!?