Page 7 of Reckless Hate

Ved Simha grinned as he walked by the campus. He was truly glad to be back on campus after the mid-year break. He and his two cousins got a lot of attention from the girls on campus. He knew a part of it was because he belonged to the family that built Simha University.

“Oh, Ved,” a sultry feminine voice called out.

Ved looked at the girl coming towards him. He vaguely recognized the girl because he recalled hooking up with her and her roommate the previous semester.

“You look so good,” the girl said sultrily before deliberately licking her lips. “We should meet up again soon. My other roommate wants to join too.”

A smile curved Ved’s mouth at the offer. “Sure, sweetheart. I’ll keep that in mind.”

He was greeted along the way by a dozen other students until he reached outside the main cafeteria building. He only had a few minutes to grab something to eat before classes began.

The first class was an advanced computer science class that he enjoyed. Although he was pursuing a dual degree in computer science and business administration, computer programming was his true passion along with basketball.

“My God, Ved! How the hell can you look so disgustingly fresh after last night’s partying?”

A group of guys joined him and greeted him with bloodshot eyes.

“My head feels like it’s about to split,” a guy groaned, clutching his head.

Ved shook his head with a grin. “Then maybe next time you shouldn’t try to win the beer bong game.”

His friend nodded, only to groan again as the slight movement made his head ache.

Ved was amused.

“What about you, Ved? We saw you leaving with two big-racked chicks. You must have had a wild night.”

Ved shrugged. Although he wasn’t discreet like his two cousins about hookups, he didn’t like to share graphic details either. But his friends didn’t have any such problems.

“Man, I hooked up with some chick inside the fort during the party. Even though I was too drunk to remember much, I think I got the best BJ. Now I need to go around getting BJs to find out who my Cinderella was last night with the best sucking powers.”

There was laughter.

“Speaking of hookups, who is that hot chick?” Ved’s friend was looking at someone. “I don’t think I have seen her before.”

“She must be a new student. But whoa, come to papa. Look at the mouth on that one. I love red lipstick on chicks.”

“Wait! I know that one. I met her yesterday on the bus. She is beautiful but a complete bitch. She asked me to buzz off when I wanted to sit next to her.”

Ved was facing away from the girl his friends were discussing. There were plenty of girls on the campus who were beyond eager to please him. He didn’t care about the girls who weren’t interested in guys. But curiosity made him turn to look at the girl his friends referred to as a beautiful bitch.

The girl had just turned the other way as well, and he could see only her back while she looked down at her phone. He could see that her long hair was styled into loose curls and her uniform hugged her body as though it was custom made for her.

Dismissing her as yet another high-maintenance narcissist with an attitude, he was just about to turn back to his friends when he froze. The girl had turned, and her eyes locked with his. She had vivid brown eyes that shone even from a distance.

A chill ran up his spine, and his heart began racing as the girl continued to keep her eyes locked with his. Shock, anger and hatred filled him instantly.

She looked at him for a long moment before she turned back again and dismissed him.

“See, I told you she is a bitch! She doesn’t even smile!”

“Man. She’s quite hot even though she seems to be a bitch.”

“Maybe we should talk to her and see if one of us can thaw her.”

“Dude, unless you want your family jewels to freeze and break, I don’t think that’s possible.”

There was laughter.

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