Page 114 of Reckless Dare

“Hey Harvard! Let me piss off big bro,” Ved Simha said before he smeared her face with color.

Ava laughed.

“Get out, Ved,” her tormentor ordered.

Ved kept grinning and stayed. But suddenly he froze and his eyes narrowed. Ava saw him picking up a large barrel of colored water from next to him and heading towards someone.

Curious about what caused such a reaction, she looked.

It was Samantha. Ava could recognize her easily since she didn’t have much color on her face. Samantha looked distant and way put together as always. Until then. Because the next instant Ved poured the colored water right over Samantha.

“Oh no!” Ava said. “I don’t think Samantha would like it.”

“That’s why that ass did it in the first place,” her tormentor replied.

Ava was confused. “What?” Why would Ved want to piss Samantha?

Her tormentor didn’t reply. Instead, he suddenly bent and picked her up.

She shrieked. “Abhi!”

He threw her on his shoulder and carried her towards the large make-shift pool filled with colored water. He threw her in it and jumped right behind her.

She laughed when she came up the water and tried to push him under. He smiled and pulled her close. Suddenly her laughter died when he cupped her face and kissed her.

Heat exploded and even as the celebrations around them continued, her world reduced to just her tormentor and her.

Hoots and cheering broke their kiss. She blushed even as he grinned. “No one can recognize you.”

She knew he was right. Everyone was wearing white color clothes that were completely drenched and covered with color, including their faces.

They got out of the pool and joined the area where there was dancing. They spent the rest of the afternoon in celebrating the festival of colors. And much later, when a group of guys were heading to races, her tormentor turned them down. She blushed when he told them he was busy.

“Let’s go,” he said.

She returned to her empty housing unit while he sneaked in through her balcony.

It was the best celebration of the festival of colors.

CHAPTER 34

Ava felt like she was on the top of the world.

Her grades were excellent, her internship got extended to the next year and she was experiencing the most extraordinary thing.

For the first time, she understood the excitement of boldly giving into the attraction. It was beyond thrilling and also enjoyed the intimate moments they shared. The combination of heated desire followed by sweet gestures made her feel like the most desirable and cherished woman in the world.

As she made her way to meet Abhi, still floating in happiness, she felt her phone buzz a notification and saw it was the Simha Newsletter. Normally she saved the links to read the articles later but the title caught her eye.

President Simha taken?

Ava opened the article and blinked at the picture of her and Abhi on the bike during the race. Her face was covered and as she read through the article they were talking about her as the mysterious girl.

Did they know they were together and did not publish the name for privacy?

She walked quickly toward the dining hall to talk to Abhi when someone blocked her way in the cafeteria. She looked up with a smile, but her smile disappeared instantly.

“I want to talk to you, Ava.”

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