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Chapter 24 - first impression is the last impression

According to his routine, Aryan wakes up before sunrise and starts his spiritual practice on the terrace. At 9 AM, Aryan finishes his practice and comes downstairs.

At home,

Those who had their own vehicles started leaving. Then Aryan freshened up and had something to eat. After that, Aryan left from his grandmother's house in his Mercedes with Kajol, Sanjana, and Lucky. On the other side, Rohit and his mother left early in the morning.

On the way,

Kajol: Aryan, do you know our graduation classes are starting in three days?

Aryan: Yes, I knew that. Sanjana and Lucky, did you get admission in GC College or somewhere else?

Sanjana: No, we took admission in Cachar College.

Lucky: But now I regret it.

Kajol: Why?

Lucky: If we had taken admission in GC College, we could have travelled daily in this amazing car. But now we can't.

Aryan: Don't worry. I'll drop you when our timings match.

Sanjana: That's good then.

Kajol: Aryan, did you call Smita?

Aryan: Yes, I called her in the morning.

Lucky: Oh-ho, Smita. Your first love.

Sanjana: But as far as I know, Smita is Manab's girlfriend.

Kajol: She was. But after the incident that happened recently…

Before Kajol could finish her sentence, Aryan looked at her and she stopped speaking.

Lucky: What incident???

Aryan: Nothing really. Actually, Smita found out that Manab was having affairs with other girls too. So...

Sanjana: That's good then.

Lucky: So that means Aryan still wants to impress Smita. That's why he called her in the morning.

Aryan: Actually, Smita wants to move on after finding out the truth. Manab is trying to threaten her, and I, along with Kajol, helped her against him.

(Actually, Aryan and Smita decided during their morning call that if anyone asks, they will tell this made-up story.)

Sanjana: When did you do all this? You just came back from Mumbai yesterday.

Aryan: When I was coming to Silchar with Kajol, she called me and said she was now in Udharbond, and Manab was threatening her. She needed my help.

Sanjana: Then?

Aryan: So we helped her.

Lucky: And now you're trying to impress her…

Kajol: No. I told you last night, Aryan isn't interested in impressing Smita at all.

Lucky: Really…

Sanjana: That means our friend Aryan is strong yet soft. And doesn't believe in love.

Aryan: Not really. Actually, if I propose to her, she may say yes just because I helped her. But that wouldn't be true love.

Kajol (sarcastically): Oh wow. Our friend returned from Haridwar and became a sage.

Aryan: Alright, stop the drama. And look, we've already reached Udharbond.

After that, Aryan and his friends went home. Three days passed like this. During this time, Aryan also took charge at Cachar Club Hotel in Silchar. He took help from the General Manager, Mr. Jitendra Jha, who has a powerful background in the Barak Valley. With Mr. Jha's help, Aryan managed to resolve the police case. Meanwhile, Smita became friends with Tutu and left Tutu's rented house two days later to return to her own home, as her family had come back from their hometown. Smita didn't tell her family anything about the incident or the police matter. During those three days, Smita called Aryan every day and chatted regularly on WhatsApp and Instagram.

The next day,

It was the first day of college for their graduation.

As part of his daily routine, Aryan woke up before sunrise and practiced martial arts. After bathing, he had breakfast, wore his college uniform, and left for college on his Bajaj Pulsar 150.

(He bought the bike for daily travel and to stay low-profile. Instead of using his Mercedes, Kawasaki, or Thar, he always used the Pulsar. In fact, he parked his other two vehicles.)

At GC College,

Aryan reached college on time and regularly attended classes with his friend Mandeep. In the first period, the professor didn't teach anything but introduced himself. Some senior members of the student union also came and introduced themselves and asked the students to introduce themselves too. Since the seniors already knew Aryan, they spoke to him politely. Seeing this, Aryan's classmates were impressed. Many boys became friends with Aryan. But he didn't try to start a conversation with any girls.

Girls in the class were attracted by Aryan's presence and connections. They wanted to talk to him, but felt shy.

After the first period, 2-3 girls used their male friends to start a conversation with Aryan. Aryan spoke very politely and gently with them. Unlike shy Mandeep, Aryan carried a confident attitude.

The girls were quite impressed after talking to Aryan. They went back to their seats, where the other girls asked what they talked about with Aryan.

In the second period, another professor came in. Some new students also entered the class. One beautiful girl from the group came near Aryan, looked at him and smiled. But Aryan didn't react.

Then the girl went and sat on the seat behind Aryan, showing a displeased expression on her face.

Who is this beautiful girl?

Does she already know Aryan?

If Aryan knows her, why didn't he respond?

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