It was the first time that the lights of Aurora's room were switched off before 3 am at night and Aurora fell to the lap of sleep earlier after her moving to Quebec.
Meanwhile, on another side of Quebec City, there was someone else who was also having a repugnant heart.
"Finally, done with those papers.", Nathan closed down the files lying on his desk one by one.
"It's already past midnight. I didn't even realize the flow of time.", Nathan sighed while taking a look at his wristwatch.
"It's really tiresome to have two tasks in hand to complete at the same time but I don't have an option.", Nathan closed his eyes with a deep breath while holding his nasion with the help of his thumb and the ring finger.
"I better go to sleep now. I have so many things to do in the morning.", Nathan tidied up the scattered files and papers on the desk immediately and then he placed the chair back to its place by getting up from it while switching off the desk lamp.
"Before heading to the bed, let's take a shower.", Nathan switched off the lights of the room while heading out from there to the washroom with the help of his one hand where his other hand was busy with unbuttoning his shirt.
After having a short shower and changing into his pyjamas, he headed to his bed while wiping his wet hair and placing the wet towel on the bed bench at the end of his bed.
By laying his wristwatch near the digital alarm clock on one of the bedsides he tucked himself into the bed by closing the lamp sheds on them.
"Today was such a busy day and a lot of unexpected events took place. Even I did want to keep control over some certain areas and things that happened yet I couldn't keep calm and end up losing my grip a bit from the situation.", Nathan sighed while placing his forearm on his forehead by closing his eyes.
"Because of that sly Lucas I had to showdown my academic performances and ability which I never wanted to reveal in front of anyone at this new school."
"But thank god, even after the mention of XKG, none question further or doubt about anything. Still, I know that this news of me will be spread around the school like wildfire before tomorrow morning. Then it will be impossible for me to avoid those brainless fangirls."
"I can't let anyone doubt about me or let anyone know a line unnecessary for them to know. ", Nathan immediately opened his eyes while rubbing his temple.
"I must stay away from that Lucas and if he approaches me again as I don't want to make an enemy or cause trouble for myself, I will get along with him but maintaining a safe distance."
"If I want to get to my goal, then I must show my skills as it was what Oliver said to me on my first day at that school and it's necessary to be one of the toppers to have some privileges in the school."
"In that sense that dumb Lucas helped me without his knowledge and I also didn't have to put any efforts." Nathan chuckled while staring at the ceiling by moving his hand away from the forehead.
"The first stage of the game is played well but still there is more to go.", Nathan closed his eyes with a smirk to go to sleep but a slight flashback of Aurora's picture made him wake up again.
"But Aurora… She is different.", Nathan took a deep breath by placing his forearm on his forehead and closing his eyes while picturising Aurora in his mind.
"Her eyes are so expressive and I can clearly read the hidden words in her those pretty eyes. It's easy to read her like an open book but still, sometimes I fail to read her."
"It's clearly visible from the pressurized atmosphere between them that she and Lucas really share some kind of hostility towards one another like what I heard. But that time when I was invited to take the place of Lucas what was her that expression??? Like Lucas's words, was it really matter to her???", Nathan opened his eyes wearing a confused expression where an unknown restlessness was overtaking his heart.
"No, nothing like that. According to Oliver, Aurora and Lucas are sworn enemies. She won't bother with him or his place.", Nathan shook his head away while trying his best to get rid of those negative thoughts rising in her mind.
"Then why did she have that expression???", Nathan again dived into the depth of his memories from the class time.
"Was she really worried about that Lucas??? But her expression was saying that she was disgusted by his presence. Did I get it wrong and was it indeed her concern for Lucas???"
"What with her that expression when I managed to solve the sum??? I could read the expressions of everyone excluding her. Where everyone's eyes were full with the shock, her pretty eyes were full of maybe surprise or curiosity??? But I am sure that her eyes weren't expressing the word shock."
"But one thing was sure that she didn't expect me to be able to solve those sums like others. It's clear that I was just a noner in her eyes too."
A lot of questions were running in Nathan's mind that he wanted to find answers badly because his heart was being so repugnant and didn't want to see Aurora being worried about someone else, especially about that sly Lucas.
"She is interesting. Sometimes unpredictable, sometimes curious, sometimes surprises out of the blue, sometimes careless, sometimes brave, sometimes active but sometimes so lazy and doesn't bother about the rest of the world, adored by everyone. She is really like a cat, cute fluffy full with white purr but homie or wild I am confused.", Nathan stared towards the ceiling while there was a slight smile on the corner of his lips by recalling and analysing the behaviours of Aurora in that whole week in his memories.
"Because when she was arguing with that Lucas she was like a wild kitty and usually she is like a homie kitten.", Nathan laughed out while picturizing Aurora's different expressions while confronting Lucas during the class time.
"You are indeed interesting and you always catch my attention.", Nathan bit his lower lip with a chuckle.
"But I can't let myself get distracted from my goals because of you.", Nathan sat up while resting his back against the headboard of the bed by switching on one of the lamp sheds on one of the bedsides.
"I can't stop thinking about you. My stupid heart wants to think about you more and more where it knows well that you will only hinder me from achieving my goals.", Nathan placed his hand on his chest by closing his eyes with a deep breath while feeling his fast heartbeats where his whole mind was busy in portraying Aurora's various pictures and showcasing them to him.
"Her wrist… It's so thin…", Nathan took a look at his hand that he used to hold Aurora's wrist.
"But it was so soft too…", Nathan covered his lower part of his face with his hand where his ears turned red as he was flushed by imagining Aurora.
"Her expression that time…", Nathan released his hand from his face while running through the memories of him with Aurora during the school time where his corners of lips were contained with a sweet slight smile and his eyes were filled with happiness and admiration.
"Her eyes were so beautiful when she met them with mine during that time in the corridor. Her alluring pure hazel brown eyes were twinkling like a pair of attractive stars by making them look more pretty with the sunshine falling into them."
"The light breeze was making her front hair flying by making them come across her face again and again. Though she was looking attractive at that time, I wanted to help her tuck those hairs behind her ears. I don't know why my heart wanted to take intuitive to do something like that yet I could control my wistful urge on time."
"At first there was a huge line of concern written in her face maybe because of her that encounter with the stupid Lucas. But the moment she got to know that someone suddenly pulled her out without letting her get into a mess her expression changed into curiosity from the anxiety she had."
"She made eye contact with me immediately to see who was her saviour where her jade black pupils were dilated like a little kitten. The huge circles of curiosity drawn on her face were making her look more adorable and cute. She was more like a cute cat with fluffy soft cheeks. I badly wanted to touch her those adorable cheeks and pulled them but I still managed myself from not doing something that would ruin everything at that moment."
"Yet I was glad to see that the tension lines that were printed on her flawless snow-white pretty face were disappeared with my that sudden actions."
"I could clearly see that the moment she got to know who I am, she immediately mumbled my name by slightly biting her inner lower lip."
"Her those soft red pinkish lips… I don't know why I wanted to crease them with the tip of my thumb gently and there was a strange passion taking over my heart to lock those sweet lips of her with mine to have a slight taste of her sweetness."
"I think I was losing my mind along with my heart in front of her and was also losing my whole innocence and sense with every single time I took a look at her indescribable beauty."
"Her those silky front hair moving here and there by following the steps of the light breeze, her snow-white flawless smooth skin that was glowing more in that slight sunbath of the morning, her alluring expressive eyes that were held upon with mine, her juicy pinkish lips, her cute sweet expressions that were switching quickly on her pretty face, all of them were dragging me towards her like a magnet."
"She and her beauty are like a drug that I am getting addicted to every day."
"Until she looked up to my hand that was wrapping around her thin soft wrist I didn't even feel the urge to let it go. It was as if I could hold her hand forever without letting it go for a second. Am I driving mad or too wild??? I can't judge my own feelings…"
"When I released her wrist from my grip, I could see that her snowy white skin all over the wrist had some pinkish and red spots on it as if the cheery blossoms were blooming around her beautiful wrist in a shape of a bracelet."
"That view of that pink-red dots on her wrist made me to question about my grip on her wrist because as far as I knew I was so careful about not hurting her when I held her hand back then and was also trying my best to be gentle with my grip on her wrist yet my grip left some marks on her…"
"I was wondering how soft and tender her skin must be that my slight touch could leave some marks on it."
"Aurora, you always make me more curious about you and increase the want of me to know about you to need. What should I do with you??? Should I get close to you or should I run away from you as far as I can???"
Nathan sighed while staring at the ceiling by resting his head on the headboard of the bed where his eyes were glittering with untold pain and worries.
"You are so amazing, Aurora. You are like a star shining in the sea of people and no matter what your bright shine can't be hidden from the eyes of anyone. When you were explaining on the board your radiance was something which was unavoidable. The view of the sparkling you was a magnificent sight to watch. Today I got to know you more than I used to."
"You are not only a glittering star but also a sweet cute person who looks so adorable when you try to hide your embarrassment. It was so embarrassing to get caught by you when I was about to secretly take a glimpse of you but that moment I got to know that I wasn't the only one felt so because you were also embarrassed too as somehow you also took a look at me on the same time."
"I could see through your smile that was clearly expressing the silent words of your being embarrassed. When you smile you look so adorable and I find you so cute every time when I take a look at you"
"I don't know why I feel a sudden ache in my heart like it's burning when that sly Lucas approaches her. Why this dump heart behaves as if it's going to burn the whole world with its fire when I see her with Lucas.", Nathan was again caught up with his memories of Aurora by closing his eyes while his head was still resting on the headboard of the bed.
"I mainly gave into Lucas's silent provoking to make sure that he would get away from her. Otherwise, I didn't have any intention to show off my skills or capability in front of others as my target isn't to waste my time on all these things."
"But just because that sly hyena was irritating the cute fluffy cat I went there to sacrifice myself. I know well that Lucas was trying his best to be clingy to her just to show off in front of me and others about their non-exist but exist bonding in others eyes."
"But my main purpose of approaching Lucas for the marker was to check her wrist beside shooing that stupid away from her."
"One look was enough for me to rest assure that her skin was indeed so soft and tender that those marks on it were caused by my sudden grip at that time and they were just temporary."
"Even though I wasn't looking at her directly I could understand that her eyes were on me the full time when I was explaining on the board but unlike others what she had was curiosity and some hidden worries in her eyes. Where others were judging my performance, she was trying her best to find out more about my capability."
"She is indeed different. I should say this that she is the most different girl that has ever crossed my way or I have ever encountered."
"Now because of Lucas, I don't have to hide my academics performance again. Actually I won't be able to hide it any longer if I wanted to because almost everyone has guessed about my academics. So, what I have to do is to keep my performance capability little low than my original percentage as they don't know about my true potential."
"But the confusing part is that was she happy that I took over Lucas. If she wasn't then she would have felt down at that time but she seemed happy to see Lucas's long face. I really don't have any idea about it."
"But now I think I don't have to hesitate to approach her as now I am also equal to her and Lucas in academics. Thanks to Lucas, that dumb guy who thinks that he is the cleverest and ended up helping me to boost my self-image in front of others."
"I never thought her to exchange an open smile with me but still I ended up exchanging a smile with her as I wanted to share my happiness with her and she also chose to smile with me happily in return but her dilated black gem-like pupils were clearing expressing her curiosity towards me that she herself maybe wasn't aware of or she didn't think that I could see through it."
"But her beauty increases more when she smiles happily because she looks so pure and innocent at that time. I get more attract to her when she smiles. I don't know why my heart desires something that I don't want to get involve myself with or I can't ever get hold off."
"She is a mystery that I can never able to solve or she is the puzzle that I can never gather the all pieces together. I have to control myself from getting attracted towards her otherwise this want of mine won't bring any good to me or her. I don't want to get her involved with my life because it's not the right place for her to be.", Nathan opened his eyes while sitting straight.
"It's already so late. I have to handle down a lot of things tomorrow before going to school. I should take a little nap if I can't sleep.", Nathan took a look at his digital alarm clock while switching off the lamp shed which was lighting up and then he again tried to sleep where his heart was still finding the excuses to think about Aurora.
"You are indeed capable, Aurora to make my heart slave of you who just wants to think about you and recall your memories in the depth down of my mind. Another sleepless night maybe. What should I do to my foolish heart so that it doesn't run around wild by thinking about you???"
"How to tame my untamed heart??? If this goes on then my all plans and preparations will go in vain. I can't let that happen."
"How to cut off this thread of sudden attraction between you and me??? How should I ask my heart to give up on you??? How???
Nathan questioned his heart and himself while tossing and turning from one side to another on his bed with the hope to fall asleep without thinking about Aurora and even it was possible then a simple nap was enough for Nathan at that moment yet he couldn't get any of them as all what his heart was busy doing was thinking about Aurora.
A silent yet beautiful night with the full moon in the sky became a sleepless night for someone with a repugnant heart where another entered into the world of dreams with a peaceful sleep because of a repugnant heart.
Morning fell, another beautiful day started with its own twists and turns but what was waiting for Aurora and Nathan none of them knew as both of them were just two strangers with different goals who crossed one another's way accidentally while trying to pursue their own wills.
Like always another sudden encounter was waiting for Nathan and Aurora about that none of them was aware of.
Aurora rushed to those stairs that headed to the first floor hurriedly right after reaching to the school where Nathan also entered to those staircases while focusing on some papers in his hands right a step or two behind Aurora but even though they were the only one in the staircase that time yet none of them saw one another as both of them were busy with their own things like Aurora's whole attention was to rush to the classroom where Nathan wanted to complete reading those papers before entering to the classroom.
Meanwhile, the queen of carelessness and the cat who was so fond of getting itself into accidents tripped on her leg while rushing up in the stairs which caused her to fall down backward from the stairs and without finding a way to protect herself she could only take the name of God in her words by closing her eyes, "Oh no!!! Dear Jesus, here I am coming to you…"