CHAPTER-1 THE WRONG LOVE DISCLAIMER All the characters, settings, and events in my novels are entirely fictional. Any to real characters, living or dead, is completely coincidental. Author's POV I agree that love is unanticipated.I also agree that the identity of our lover is a true mystery until we feel the love! Following the same lines, one thus ends up falling for a bad partner-the wrong love. It's fine! Making a wrong decision is common among ordinary homosapiens like you and me. However, correcting our blunder and returning to our right love is a worthy question ...Read More

CHAPTER-2 PURPOSE Author’s POV The pulse-monitoring equipment was busy ticking at its usual pace. Dhilip breathed within the oxygen embracing his long and thin nose. His eyes remained closed. His motor organs suffered from laziness although the green monitor connected with wires hanging from his bed showed uniform zig-zag patterns full of hope. Raakesh stood outside the ward. He couldn’t take his eyes off the transparent circular peephole. He was restless checking out the innocent Dhilip in the blue-colored patient pants. There were two or three soft skin-friendly connectors pinned on Dhilip’s chest to a few medical reading machines ...Read More

CHAPTER-3 LOCKED Chapter Highlights… “Do you remember how we used to frequently talk and work together for PD?”, she I nodded readily. “After that semester, our interactions reduced. Since then, I have missed you a lot. That's when I realized that…I love you. I love you very much, Dhilip”, she proposed to me. ################################################### Dhilip’s POV What’s wrong with me? I couldn’t open my eyes. Neither could I succeed in moving my hands and legs. Fuck! What’s bothering my back frompartitioningitself from the bed? Holy heavens, why can’t I control my own body? Has my body lost its ruling ...Read More

CHAPTER-4 OUR FIRST MEET!!! Chapter Highlights… “Hi! I’m Rohini!”, she introduced herself. The very name echoed within me. did she know that she would propose to me, a guy sitting in another corner of the class. She didn’t even look at me. Above all, hardly can one guess that a focused girl like her will fall in love! Meanwhile, oh Rohini medam, hardly do you know that your heart will fall for me before we fetch our degrees and leave. You don’t know but I know everything. Hahaha! I’m reliving. What a superpower! But, who was she? Where ...Read More

CHAPTER-5 HI Chapter Highlights... “Is tomorrow a holiday?”, Rohini had texted the class group. Before anyone could reply to her, I replied to her personally. “Hi, I’m Dhilip. As it's the first Saturday, it will be a holiday tomorrow”, texted I. “Oh, thanks Dhilip. So, when is it a working Saturday?”, she texted. “First and third Saturdays are holidays. Second, fourth, and fifth are working.” “Are you sure?” “Yeah confirmed” “Thank you.” I blushed at the sky while hanging my mobile in the air; it looked as if I would drop it. Yes yes! Hmmm! It's ...Read More

CHAPTER-6 Lady CEO Stroll Chapter Highlights… “Are you working on a project?”, Srithika enquired us. Meanwhile, Rohini packed milky white tablet inside her black bag. “No!”, we replied, in chorus, as I finished our set-up. I still didn’t lift my head up and look at her face. I chuckled with my usual meek and hesitant voice, denying, “We are playing a game.” “Oh, ok”, said Rohini, chuckling along.And that was the second time we spoke...! ########################## Dhilip’s POV “How do we manage those mini projects? We have around five of them this semester. I’m really scared”, Rohini uttered, ...Read More

CHAPTER-7 TWIST OF INTIMACY Chapter Highlights… I felt someone fall upon me, resting their hands on my chest, tightening my shoulders. “Aaaah Ahhhh, Dhilip!”, I heard Rohini’s voice, sounding soft, for the first time. “Dhilip!Dhilip!Dhilip!”, I heard it pierce through my ears like an echo at a hill station; I felt the romantic echo. I dived my eyes into hers for an entire minute as her eyeballs rolled hither and thither to notice mine. ################################# Dhilip’s POV “Machan, let's hang out at the Forum Mall. What do you say?”, Sameer exclaimed. Jacob, standing right beside me, bulged ...Read More

CHAPTER-8 SURPRISE TEST Chapter Highlights… “Rohini!”, I called. She turned to me. “Hmm…Hmm...Urgh…”, dragged I, shaking my palms and and opening my eyes restlessly. “What, machan?”, asked Sameer. “Wait wait I wanted to ask something but forgot”, clarified I, as Rohini chuckled at me. ######################################### Dhilip’s POV “Rohini!”, I called, breathing hard as I bent forward and rested my hands on the knee joints. Drops of sweat dominated my forehead as I held my breath spotting her standing all alone inside the lab and looking around. Thick orange flames already ran along the borders to complete a perfect burning ...Read More

CHAPTER-9 HALF-BLUSHING Chapter Highlights… “By the way, did the calculation mistake happen by mistake or did you do it purpose?”, she enquired, shrinking her eyes. I turned back and chuckled at her. “Of course, by mistake”, I acknowledged, handing the bluebook back to her. My palm happened to rub against hers as she grabbed her paper. It was just a sudden touch but my heart raced, within me, like the leopard running and exercising its arms in a dense jungle. ######################################### Dhilip’s POV “...This graph of demand and supply is the basic rule of Economics. Don’t forget the inputs ...Read More

CHAPTER-10 HERO Chapter Highlights… “Ouch!”, she exclaimed, slipping quickly. I caught her in my arms, just at the right We were lost in each others’ eyes as I stood, with my right hand, wrapped around her curvy waist. “Ohhhh! Hero of the day: Dhilip…Machan!”, cheered my gang, following the entire minute of absolute silence. Rohini and I breathed hard, as we looked around. ########################### Dhilip’s POV Sexy! How long does she eat? I chuckled and blushed to myself as Rohini pushed a spoon of mixed rice once every three minutes, into her mouth. She couldn’t take her eyes off ...Read More

CHAPTER-11 HER UNSEEN SIDE Chapter Highlights… “Why is it so, Dhilip? Why did my first love remain incomplete?... know that Kavin triggered it first through his possessiveness, otherwise, I would have never thought about us, yet, love is still love, right? It somehow happened! Why was destiny unfair to me in the touching matter of love?” She closed her eyes and cried her heart out. I pulled her closer and hugged her. “I feel sorry for you. Sorry…Sorry…”, said I. Aww, Rohini, how much has your little heart gone through?... ############################### Dhilip’s POV I patted her shoulder again, ...Read More

CHAPTER-12 COMFORT ZONE Dhilip’s POV “Can you also join us for those Algo Design extra classes? You can choose discuss any topic”, Rohini’s WhatsApp message popped on my laptop’s screen. It took my eyes off the red porcupine hopping and riding towards the broad brown wicket having a direction board, in the shape of a pentagon, with “Goal!” written in bold white upon it. I blushed only to be interrupted by a screech on my gaming tab. “Game Over”, it announced. “Oooo! Fuck! Lost it. Looks like I missed saving a pit”, grumbled I, switching to the other ...Read More

CHAPTER-13 THREE GIRLS AND THE THREE MAGICAL WORDS! Chapter Highlights… “Great! Each of you has a valid reason to Dhilip. Deepika is comfortable with Telugu-language love..nice! Shraddha is impressed by Dhilip’s good looks, and Kareena, from a long-run point of view, wants to extend this friendship to love. Am I right?”, paraphrased Rohini. The three girls nodded slowly like a monkey trained to do so, at the local circus. “In fact, none of you actually love Dhilip”, judged Rohini at which I threw my mouth wide open and the three girls frowned at her. ####################################### Dhilip’s POV One afternoon, ...Read More

CHAPTER-14 STATUE Dhilip’s POV “Wait! Rohini!”, I called, running behind her as students packed their bags and headed outside classroom. She, along with Srithika, turned back and smiled at me. I greeted the two girls with a simple ‘Hi’. “Yo Rohini, shall we talk?”, asked I, at which she shrugged and Srithika chuckled. “No, I want to discuss our Algo Design projects as they are similar. Just 5 minutes…”, justified I, in my meek and hesitant voice. “Oh, you have a point. Fine, let’s do otherwise. What if our metrics overlap completely?”, she agreed, nodding along. She turned at ...Read More

CHAPTER-15 ILLUSION Dhilip’s POV “I have been heavily depressed, crying from inside and smiling from outside, for the past months, as I felt that Kavin and my love story remained incomplete. But, you taught me what love was. It's incredible to note that I lectured how love feels yesterday but didn’t realize it, myself! You’re seriously unique and great, Dhilip! I’m afraid I wouldn’t have earned this chance to feel how love was if I hadn’t met you in this lifetime!”, Rohini concluded. I caught her pupils dilating as I felt my meek and hesitant eyes arresting themselves ...Read More

CHAPTER-16 ROADBLOCK Dhilip’s POV “Ooooo! Don’t worry. Did you ask Sayuri ma’am about this?”, texted I. “Yes, I her. She asked me to enquire in the exam cell. I’m planning to ask tomorrow”, texted Rohini. I sent her a thumbs-up to which she replied with another. ################################# “Sexy! Am I the only student from CT who has been to the university today?”, grumbled I, peeping into our combined classroom, as I stood at the entrance. I looked around to spot only five other guys and two girls from CS sitting inside. I shrugged, chuckling, and walked to sit ...Read More

CHAPTER-17 HOUR OF MESMERIZATION Dhilip’s POV “Oh come on dude, you didn’t even tell us, your friends about this…”, began, dashing Rohini’s shoulders and blushing at her other friends. They kept shooting Rohini with a smartphone every time Dheeraj Singh walked in and out of the class. They turned the mobile under the desk to capture him secretly. They laughed at the top of their voices as they played DDLJ’s famous ‘Tujhe Dekha Toh Yeh Jaana Sanam'song, in the background. “Wait, what? Does Rohini like Dheeraj?”, wondered I, with my aorta forcing itself deep inside my heart and partitioning ...Read More

CHAPTER-18 AN UNPRECEDENTED EYE CONTACT Dhilip’s POV “...So, you may need Bayes theorem to solve this problem”, revealed ma’am, turning back and placing her marker on the lecturer’s desk. She folded her hands on the back as she began strolling between rows, as we got our hands dirty on our notes. “Dhilip, what did you get?”, asked Jacob. I nodded as I continued focusing on my notes. “I think it is ¼”, said I, peeping into Sameer’s notes, as Jacob skimmed mine. “Sounds good to me too!”, added Kareena, gesturing a thumbs-up at me. We were interrupted by ...Read More

CHAPTER-19 ROMANTIC SIMILARITY Dhilip’s POV “Naanu CM aagthini. Naan yaake haagbaardhu? (I too will become the Chief Minister and the state. Why shouldn’t I?)”, spoke our Economics lecturer, as he pushed in a mouth of masala dosa, dining at an inn. Oooo! Look at his guts! I chuckled, playing the reel version of the video shared on our unofficial WhatsApp group. Many other students including Rohini replied to the video with a series of laughter emojis while some others shared funny cartoon gifs. “How can he be so confident, bruh?”, I texted Sameer. “I know right? Swag, Machan! Miss ...Read More

CHAPTER-20 BIKE RIDE Dhilip’s POV I chuckled and shook my head. I looked around in the basement almost populated by cars and two-wheelers standing and smiling at me, from every slot. I spotted Jodha Ma’am and many other faculty members from other departments, leaving back home. Rohini just crossed Jodha Ma’am’s nano car and continued strolling in the basement, as she spoke on the call. “Wear it, da! Go ahead! Come on, Dhilip!”, cheered Jacob, handing over a pair of sunglasses to me. I chuckled while our other friends around too began exclaiming and cheering my name out. ...Read More

CHAPTER-21 CHIPS Dhilip’s POV “It's fine. Vaishnavi too was perhaps scared. We, being girls,...I hope you got me!”, she, nodding along. Aww, what a considerate friend she is! In that case, imagine what an awesome girlfriend she would have been. But, will I ever manage to feel the same way back for her? Her nature has been impressing me but not my heart. Was I ever in love with you, Rohini medam? “Sorry dude! I went to call others so that they can help you. I was in a state of panic…”, exclaimed Vaishnavi, running towards Rohini and ...Read More

CHAPTER-22 GENUINENESS Dhilip’s POV “Oooo! Come on, come on…let's go. Yes yes almost! Sexy!”, squealed I, letting my dance on the touchpad as colorful sparks decorated my laptop’s screen. “Congrats! You won 900 points! You made it!”, announced the white fancy cursive font in the middle of the screen. I shrugged and whistled to create a rhythm for the curtains hopping at the incidence of the calm breeze and covering the windows opposite my study table. Sexy! I will clear the haunted hill today and grab the golden badge. Ooooo, save tomorrow for platinum! I moved the Batman ...Read More

CHAPTER-23 COMPETITOR Dhilip’s POV One afternoon, during another Algo Design-II lecture, Jodha Ma’am was busy discussing a cognitive graph with a few guys occupying the first few benches on the corner far from our row. Is the answer really twenty-five? I rolled my meek and hesitant eyeballs hither and thither only to spot Sameer and Jacob discussing their study plan for the upcoming internal. Whom do I ask? I smiled at a few strands of hair extending from Rohini’s high ponytail to my plain white notes. Ooo, how did I forget you, medam? Aye, you are the purpose of ...Read More

CHAPTER-24 OVERLOOKED Dhilip’s POV “Hi buddies!”, cheered a slim and tall young gentleman, in a black suit, as he making his way into the mini theatre-like gallery hall. “Good Morning sir!”, Sameer greeted aloud, as the entire ‘F’ section assembled there, stood up. “Hey, come on, call me Ramesh! No sirs and madams today! Cool?”, declared he, smiling widely and gesturing a thumbs-up sign with both thumbs. “Machan, these placement trainers are so damn excited all the time. How?”, asked Jacob, at which I shrugged and chuckled. As we settled down, my eyes rolled hither and thither only to ...Read More

CHAPTER-25 THE PANDEMIC Dhilip’s POV “It's ok, dude. Draw rangoli itself”, said I, extending the blank sheet to her. denied it while we joined hands. I volunteered to color with a blue ballpen. While she drew random designs like an artist, we, the three guys shrugged at her controversial statement that she couldn’t draw! “Artist! Jai ho!”, cheered Jacob, as we completed the drawing and I called Ramesh. He exchanged it with another team’s chit-pieces in his hands. As we chuckled and grabbed random chits, assembling them to construct a complete and sensible drawing, identical to that of the ...Read More

CHAPTER-26 BLUE TICK NO REPLY! Dhilip’s POV “Yo Rohini!”, texted I. “Hi Dhilip!”, she replied. “Did you get the one? What’s the answer?” “Nope! Any idea?” “Oooo! I searched yesterday and Google landed me on a website asking me to pay some dollars and view the answer.” “Hahaha! I too searched, searched, and ended up at the same website last night.” We sent hifi and laughing emojis at each other. Aww, yet another sign again! Of the entire class, why did I just contact you to discuss this? I could have reached out to the CS guys or Srithika ...Read More

CHAPTER-27 HER REACTION Dhilip's POV The intruder scribbled zig-zag lines on the equations and solutions ma’am had “Stop! How dare you? Who is disturbing my class?” I scrolled through the participants list on the left side of the screen. The thief went on and on, as he used air picker to draw dots and finally complete spirals, of a variety of pastel colors. “Nimbu Nimbu! Who is this? He doesn’t belong to our class, neither CS nor CT. Why has he joined this call?”, I dropped the message on our CT batch’s WhatsApp group. “Oh, is it?” ...Read More

CHAPTER-28 BLOCKBUSTER ROMANCE Dhilip’s POV It was the 4th of August, 2020. Sexy! How can I forget that same Indeed, how can I forget the month of August itself? Back on August 1st, 2019, Rohini had stepped into my mundane life only to transform it into a beautiful rainbow. Hmmm, hardly did I notice it back then. A year full of trailers today until my blockbuster romance film was finally gonna launch today! Wondering why I said that my love story with Rohini was going to start that August? Wondering what will happen in the upcoming minutes? Sexy! I ...Read More

CHAPTER-29 NICKNAME Dhilip’s POV Ayesha Ma’am used to share Google Forms every day for our daily home assignments. was a five-question assessment that lecturers used, back during the COVID days, to mark our attendance. Hmm, it was a smart solution to fill our lazy minds with some sort of seriousness. “Isn’t the fourth question a mess?”, Rohini texted. “Yeah, the options are confusing.” “Exactly!! Select both B and C..why does ma’am give this option?” “I know right? It confuses us the most.” We shared three laughing emojis again in a line. “Sexy! The third question went wrong for ...Read More

CHAPTER-30 FALLEN Dhilip’s POV “Hey, it's six-thirty. Shall we connect?”, texted Rohini. “Yeah, wait…”, texted I. “Link? Shall we yesterday’s google meet link?” “That's what even I’m confused about.” Oooo, we had just started using such tools to attend online conference calls. Reusing an old link was always the biggest dilemma ever. Yes yes, now you, me, indeed everyone out there is aware of reusing links for months together! But, let me remind you, it was back in November 2020. Hardly had we attended online lectures or scheduled online meetings, as mere students, earlier. “What if some Koreans join ...Read More

CHAPTER-31 UGLY GIRLFRIEND Dhilip’s POV “Hey, Dhilip! Long time. How have you been?”, asked Rohini, as we stood the big glass door on the way between the stairs running down from the third to the second floor. “Hey, I’m good. How are you?”, asked I, blushing within the four corners of my mask. It was the February of 2021. The first phase of COVID-19 had marked its conclusion in India. We had to give our internals during the sixth semester offline. Sexy! Had to catch my girl then! Pin-drop silence dominated our surroundings. We rolled our eyeballs at ...Read More

CHAPTER-32 NEW PURPOSE Narrator’s POV “Don’t go, Rohini! I need you. All I want to feel is only your Rohini! Rohini! Don’t leave me!”, shouted Dhilip, opening his eyes and sitting up on the hospital bed. He looked around and breathed hard as the scene of Rohini opening the door and barging outside played infinitely in his mind. “Moneh! My son is back!”, trembled his mother, opening the ward’s door. She hugged him and kissed his head. She massaged his hair, sobbing and continuing, “My son is strong enough to fight the coma. See, I was sure but all ...Read More

CHAPTER-33 COMPLICATED Narrator’s POV “How dare you propose to my wife?”, roared a commanding male voice. Wife! Wife! Wife! very word echoed to prick the sharpest arrow through Dhilip’s heart. He looked up and bulged his eyes at a very fair and handsome guy, in his late twenties. He breathed hard and gnashed his teeth as he continued frowning at Dhilip. He was tall and maintained a weight perfectly proportionate to his height. His long nose and wide, thick, and black eyebrows constituted the hero in him. “Who are you, man? You moron!”, Viraj rebuked, pulling him to stand ...Read More