Chaitra POV

I couldn't sleep all night. Abhiram short-circuited my brain by pulling out the seatbelt move, causing me to talk about being good in bed. What I did was stupid. Why am I justifying it? I should stop overthinking things. You know what stupid things happen. You just move on like nothing happened. Yes. Nothing happened! Nothing.

After giving myself the much-needed pep talk. I went downstairs to grab my lunchbox and run to school. Today I had to teach my students about oxymorons. I am sure they will start laughing after hearing the name because it has morons in it.

Oxymorons are opposite words that are placed together, like pretty awful, deafening silence, and old news.

I think- love life is an oxymoron for me at least. I mean, love to me is non-existent, and life means existence.

I still remember being 14 when I had the biggest crush on this boy from school. I had a crush on him because he was cute and because he asked me for a pencil. As silly as it was, my hopelessly romantic heart was taken as easily as it was broken. After a few months, I found out he was already dating, and that became my first ever heartbreak.

Then, when I was 18, I had the biggest crush on this guy from college. He was the bad boy that every Wattpad novel I read said to me. And I, for one, thought that I could fix him. The heartbroken and reserved dude, bubbly and happy girl, makes the perfect Grumpy X Sunshine novel. This time, I proposed to him and he rejected me, saying that 'I deserve better'. That was my second heartbreak.

Then, when I was 23, I had the biggest crush on my brother's girlfriend's brother. He was tall, handsome, worked a stable job, didn't smile a lot, and looked just like the morally grey MC from all Ana Huang novels. Did I dream of our future together? Yes! I did. But like every other story, even this went downhill because this guy has apparently sworn off women. He hates the idea of love, marriage, and happiness. Making me hate him. I tried to be civil with him at our siblings wedding, but he decided to go through the mean route, and I for one never backed down.

There might not have been a man I ever loved the most, but the man I hated the most would be Abhiram for sure.

"Chaitra! Abhiram will drop you off today, please." My brother says as I get down.

"I can go on the scooty or cab," I tell him, but he nods his head. What! I really don't want to see him now! After everything that happened yesterday?!

"The scooty is with Babai, and I already asked Abhiram- he said yes." Generally, he declines. Why did he say yes?

I think my brother read my mind: "He owed me a favour." My brother says as if that answers the question.

Clutching his head, he gets in, and I make my way out.

"You are late," Abhiram says as he stands back up from his previously leaning position on the car.

"I didn't specify any time," I say as I follow him to the passenger seat, and he opens the door for me.

Once I get in, he closes it and gets on from the other side.

"Just shut up and drive," I mutter and sink into my seat, but in the process of giving him a side eye, I see his lips move upwards, just a little. This asshole can smile? I didn't know that. After some time, I couldn't take the silence anymore.

"Why did you agree to drop me off?" I asked, but he doesn't answer.

"Seriously, open your mouth and answer!" I shout at him.

"So now I am allowed to speak?" He says, making me give him the most menacing look.

"Abhiram, please!" I call him out, and he chuckles, he chuckles?! He can chuckle? The sound he makes goes straight to my stomach. Are these butterflies? Why am I feeling butterflies?

"I told no, when your brother asked me to find you a match, we are not allowed to say no to each other in a row," He says as he makes the turns necessary to reach my school. That is some stupid pact to have.

"You and my brother are close," I say, a bit of jealousy creeping in. He is my brother.

"I have known him since he started dating my sister, obviously, we are close." He says, and I just nod. It's very rare for us to have normal human conversations for this long; it happened a total of three times in the past.

"How did you react when you found out your sister was dating?" I asked, curiosity getting the best of me.

"I was happy for her." He said.

"You are capable of being happy?" And that's how I break the normal moment between us, switching us back to being the hardcore enemies we are.

"I am capable of doing a lot of things." He says.

"Well, except being happy, being in love, and being anything that is remotely positive," I say, causing him to roll his eyes.

"Well, it is better than always being happy, always being in love, and always being anything but remotely negative," He answers.

"Why are you such a Grinch?!" I mutter, and that's when we reach the school.

Before he could have the last words, I speak "Farewell, Grinch," I say as I get out of the car and enter the school.

Oxymorons, it is.

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~Author