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I had difficulty in sleeping that night. Girls have the ability to steal your sleep and even if you sleep, they will enter into your dream, effortlessly.

I preferred my black-pink combination to wear the next morning. Black-pink combination was pipasa’s favorite. So I expected other girls to like that combination as well. But I didn’t have a tie to match that. I took my cell and dialed smarak’s number to get me his tie. He drove all the way to my home and gave me his tie.

As anshuman and I entered the ITER campus for the second consequtive day, I started to search for opportunities to implement my plan successfully. We went to the registration counter expecting barsha to be present there. But I had to be disappointed.

We entered the main building and wandered through the corridors. It was 10.30 and time for a new event ‘CodeC’- which was a C coding competition. I was miserably bad in C unlike anshuman. He was a master of C programming.

Anshuman started moving towards the room no. 34-c to participate in ‘CodeC’. I started following him without even an iota of interest. I unconscious turned to left while walking found a familiar face in front of my eyes. I was elated to see her again. I was elated to see barsha again.

She greeted me with an usual ‘hi’ and I replied with the same. After meeting barsha I dropped the idea of participating in ‘CodeC’. Anshuman gave me an irritating look, but I ignored that. Barsha suggested to go to the cafeteria. Girls have views and preferences of their own.and it was unlikely for me to put down her suggestion.

The cafeteria was a rather crowded place than what I had expected. May be more because of the ongoing techfest. We searched for a vacant table and finally got one.

‘2 coffees please’- she ordered, as we settled down.

We talked on various topics. But one thing I discovered that she was not that much talkative as the girls usually are. Suddenly my cell rang putting a break in our discussion. It was pipasa.

‘good morning’- she said from the other side before I could say something.

It was for the second time on that day she had wished me good morning apart from the message in the morning. She was calling from the college after completion of the second class.

‘how is your day????? What are you doing now??????’- she asked, her voice, concerned.

‘mmmmmm……..i m in the cafeteria with a friend’

‘friend??????who??????anshuman????’

I paused for a few seconds.

‘hello’- she said suspecting a network problem.

‘ahhhhhh………….yes………….listen…………..i’ll call you later………….not getting your voice clearly’

She cut the call. I hoped the next class had started.

Barsha and I talked for the next few minutes. We exchanged contact numbers. Barsha cought a friend’s eye and waved towards her. Her friend wanted barsha to go with her. Barsha paid  the bill,finally,  as all my efforts to convince her failed.

And I was happy as I spent some time with her, got her contact number, with zero investment!!!!!!!