Srishti soon distributed the pile and found her test paper. She had scored a total of Ninety eight out of hundred marks. Srishti smiled at her paper as she went through it once more.
The class went by quickly and the bell rang making Srishti stood up taking her belongings and made her way outside the classroom when Professor Adhiran called her,
'Sasha.. He called her name, ' Oru nimisham' he paused,
'Sollunga? ' Srishti stood five steps away from him and listened to what he had to say,
Professor Adhiran held her gaze for a moment as he sat comfortably in his chair making Srishti freeze that very moment, her insiders shivered forgetting the basic instincts of talking and standing in front of his studious eyes,
'Antha extra class pathi un opinion keka dha koopten.. ' he told her easily,
'Purila? ' she gulped,
'Extra class pathi un opinion keten' He laughed musically, eyes shining with a happy glint,
'Erm.. Nalla idea dha.. She composed herself before continuing, But i hope the students use it to their advantage.. Illana ungla dha question pannuvanga' she finished without stuttering,
'Athe dha.. En class la irukura best student enaku help pannangana enna yaarum kelvi keka maatanga' he told her without missing a beat as he leaned on his chair,
Srishti's eyes widened in realization after a couple of seconds, 'Nana? '
'Ne dha.. ' he replied in the same tone she used and turned serious a moment later,
'Listen.. Unaku neraya classes irukum.. Vela irukum.. But it's a good opportunity for you.. I'll cover all your internals.. Aprm ne masters ku enga apply panna nenachaalu I'll write you a recommendation letter personally..
Enna soldra? ' he asked her,
'Idhenna.. Edho.. Bribe maathiri.. ' She wrinkled her nose, making a face,
'Athaana unma? ' he asked her again,
'Illa.. Srishti firmly shook her head, Idhela sollama neenga pannu nu solrintha odanae na othukitu irupen.. Idhu ennala othukavae mudiyathu.. Na-
Professor Adhiran's eyebrows shook hands in confusion as he softly smiled, 'Sari.. I'm not bribing you. Ne seira help ku ennoda gratitude..
Okay? ' he slowly made peace watching her face intently,
'Ahm.. Sari.. Epo start panrom.. Srishti was still unconvinced about the bribe part and continued, Neenga neraya students ku tutor panrathaala we should have groups for students..
Days divide panni classes vekalam la.. Unglukum neraya classes irukum- Ennachu?' Srishti found his rosy lips smiling widely at her, eyes joining his warm grin,
'Onnu illa.. Ne soldrathu dha correct.. Classes tuesday uhm thursday uhm vechikalam..
Monday and friday laam vecha students vara maatanga'
Srishti nodded silently,
'Avlodhaana Sir? ' She politely asked him,
'Ipothiku.. He looked at her once again 'Have a good day, Srishti'
Srishti walked home that evening, Though her twin brother had a car, he stayed late for the football practice and drove random boys home, including Dinesh. So Srishti decided to save the discomfort and walked home by herself when Priyanka didn't drop her off,
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