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Ishika walked down into corridor she forced a fake smile on her, exchanging pleasantry
I can ruined your dreams by my one order!
his words echoing in her mind! what if he seriously scattered her dreams into pieces
"he wouldn't dare," a faint smirk tugged on her lips
but a doubt erupted into her mind "but what if he..."
The moment Ruhaan Agnihotri stepped into her life and he turned everything into a competition, a rivalry, a battlefield.
Ishika exhaled slowly, something cold and firm settling in her chest.
"es ameer baap ki ghatiya aulaad se dur rehna prega!"
(i have to stay away from the cheap kid of rich parents)
No more heated arguments.
No more competition.
No more letting him have any influence over her life.
She would erase him from her world completely.
Even if—somewhere deep inside—she knew he wouldn't make it that easy
But still, Ruhaan laughter laughter echoed in her mind—rich, full, completely unguarded. It was the first time in a year anyone had heard him laugh like that, and of course, it had to be because of her.
Unbelievable.
She clenched her fists, forcing herself to shake it off. She had more important things to worry about than Ruhaan Agnihotri twisted sense of amusement.
Just as she was nearing her classroom, a panicked voice stopped her in her tracks.
"Ishika!"
She turned, heart skipping. her friend, nia was running toward her, breathless.
"It's—It's Shanaya di!" Nia gasped. "She collapsed! VSR took her to the medical room!"
Ishika blood ran cold.
Shanaya had fainted? Why? How?
Without another word, she spun on her heel and ran.
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The tension in the air was thick as Shanaya stared at vedant, confusion evident in her eyes.
"Why did you help me? I slapped you an hour ago," she asked, her voice laced with disbelief.
he took a deep exhaled, he motivated himself
then finally spoke, his heart pumping too loud, maybe she heard it!
"I like—"
Before He could finished my words, movement in the hallway caught his eye. Devil princess — his ex-best friend was storming toward the medical room.
PRAKRITI!
His eyes became widen in horror! Without thinking, he shouted her name.
The girl's breath hitched. Her eyes widened as she misunderstood everything in an instant.
He… likes my best friend?
The infamous troublemaker of the school—who had never shown interest in anyone—was confessing to her best friend, the school's resident lady gangster!?
Shanaya chest tightened, but she masked it. Of course, Why else would he help me?
And just like that, she shut the door on the possibility that his words were ever meant for her.
As soon as prakriti saw her best friend standing next to him—her ex-best friend—her blood boiled. She stormed toward them, eyes blazing.
"Oh, great. Just when I thought today couldn't get any worse," she scoffed, folding her arms.
vedant an amused smirked appeared on his lips
"Missed me that much, huh?" he teased.
"Missed you?!" prakriti almost choked. "Please, I'd rather miss eating food for a year than miss you."
He clutched his chest dramatically. "Ouch. That hurt. You used to love having me around."
"Yeah, like people love having the flu," she shot back.
Shanaya sighed, looking between them. "Are you two gonna fight or confess your unresolved feelings? Because at this point, I can't tell."
"UNRESOLVED WHAT?!" they both shouted at the same time.
vedant shook his head, amused. "You know, for someone who supposedly doesn't care, you sure do pay a lot of attention to me."
prakriti huffed. "I pay attention the way people watch murder scenes. Morbid curiosity."
"Ah, so you admit you can't look away."
prakriti opened her mouth, then closed it, realizing Why she come here after ditching advik from an ongoing meeting, as she was tensed about Shanaya
But Shanaya?
burst out laughing like a lunatic
and prakriti groaned,
"I hate you."
vedant grinned
"same here "
Just as the tension in the air reached its peak, the door to the medical room swung open.
The Student council President ADITYA AGNIHOTRI, his usual composed expression intact—until his eyes landed on His assistant and his friend standing there. His gaze flickered with surprise for a brief second. But he covered it up and completely ignored them.
Aditya didn't even spare them a glance. Instead, he checked shanaya with practiced efficiency, like a professional doctor, ignoring the chaos around him.
he looked at Shanaya with a calm, analytical look. "What happened?" he asked, his voice steady.
Meanwhile, prakriti and vedant had just disregarded exchanged looks, one raising an eyebrow, Did he seriously just ignored us?
Shanaya blinked, momentarily distracted by his arrival, before scoffing. "Oh, you know bhai sa, Just a normal day, Your sister Got hurt and saved by a boy! And now, apparently, there's a full-blown drama episode unfolding in front of me
vedant remained composed—until he overheard something that made his entire world freeze.
BHAI SA
"Wait, what?" he muttered under his breath, eyes widening for the first time.
His crush… was the sister of the Student Council President? The same President who had been his friend since ninth grade?
He glanced at Aditya, who looked completely unbothered, as if this wasn't groundbreaking information. Meanwhile, Shanaya sat there, unaware of the storm raging inside his head.
"You've got to be kidding me," he mumbled.
prakriti, who had been watching him closely, smirked. "Oh? Did you just get a reality check?"
vedant shot her a glare but didn't respond. His mind was racing. All this time, he started liking her, never once realizing that she was connected to someone he had knows for years.
Suddenly, every interaction with the advik took on a new meaning. The casual mentions of "my cousin"—which he had ignored now seemed painfully obvious.
Aditya finally noticed his expression and raised an eyebrow. "What's with the face?"
Vedant quickly schooled his features back to neutrality. "Nothing. Just… surprised."
But inside?
He was screaming!
Just when things couldn't get any more chaotic, the door to the medical room swung open again.
Everyone turned to look, and standing there was him.
THE SCHOOL TECH 'AKSHIT RAICHAND'
His wide eyes scanned the room, taking in the ridiculous scene before him—the school bad boy, the school lady gangster, the shy nerd, and the president all crammed into the same space like some weird crossover episode.
He blinked. "Okay… what in the academic-romantic-action-drama is happening here?"
vedant sighed "Don't start."
Akshit ignored him. "No, seriously, Why are you here?" he pointed at the Aditya. "And you—why do you look like you're about to commit murder?" he asked the prakriti
Shanaya, still clutching her head, groaned. "Can we not? My head already hurts,"
vedant crossed his arms. "Agreed. There's no need for unnecessary noise."
Akshit scoffed "Oh, shut up," his gaze darted between advik and vedant "I just get to know there's cousin of our dearest President,"
Shanaya slightly stiffened
"I—That's not—Who told you that?"
prakriti burst out laughing. "Oh, this is getting good."
Akshit smirked"Please! You think I don't know everything that happens in this school?"
aditya sighed dramatically "Okay, great. Now that we're all here, should we just start a reality show? Because this is getting ridiculous."
prakriti shrugged
"I'd watch it."
Shanaya threw a pillow at her.
Just as the tension in the room reached its peak, the door creaked open once more.
And in walked the School Drama queen 'ISHIKA MALHOTRA'
If Akshit had caused chaos, Ishika arrival sealed everyone's chaotic fate.
She stopped in her tracks, eyes darting around the room like she had just walked into a crime scene.
The school bad boy 'vedant' leaning against the wall, smirking like he owned the place. The devil princess 'prakriti' sitting on the medical room bed, arms crossed, glaring at everyone. The shy nerd 'Shanaya' (who was supposed to be the normal one here) holding her head, looking so done with life.
And then, of course, the president 'Aditya', standing stiffly in the corner like he just discovered an ancient prophecy about himself.
Ishika crossed her arms "Alright, Who died?"
vedant grinned "Your faith in humanity, probably."
She gave him a blank stare. "Ha. Ha. Very funny, delinquent number one," Then she pointed at the prakriti "And you di? Why do you look like you're plotting a murder?"
prakriti rolled her eyes "Trust me, if I was, you wouldn't see it coming."
Shanaya groaned "stop it"
Akshit finally spoke, clearing his throat "This conversation is a waste of time."
Ishika turned to him, smirking "Oh? Big words from you Sir! I Just Found My Friend's is the Cousin of my idol"
vedant whistled. "Ohh, that's like my sister"
prakriti snorted "Yeah, no one roasts a tech better than a kid with no fear of consequences"
Ishika flipped her hair. "It's a skill"
suddenly, Aditya sharp gaze immediately locked onto Akshit, who, for the first time, looked like he regretted every life choice that led him to this moment.
"You," Aditya voice was calm, too calm, The kind of calm that made people nervous.
Akshit straightened his posture "Yes?"
Aditya crossed his arms "What were you doing here before I arrived?"
"I—"
"Why were you standing in the corner like you just uncovered a dark family secret?"
"That's not—"
Vedant whistled "This is better than TV"
Akshit gritted his teeth. "I don't see how—"
Advit5 gaze darted towards vedant and took a step closer "And you, Why did you look like you saw a ghost when you realized she's my cousin?"
prakriti snorted "Oof, that's embarrassing"
vedant shot her a glare "Can you not?"
Aditya ignored prakriti, his interrogation continuing. "Have you ever lied to me that you don't know anything about me?"
"What? No!"
"Then why did I you behave this?"
"Because it wasn't relevant!"
"Not relevant?" Aditya raised an eyebrow "So you're saying my cousin isn't important enough to mention?"
Shanaya shook her head "This is like watching a cop drama"
prakriti wishpered "Nah, this is worse, This is like when your mom finds out you've been hiding something and you can't escape."
vedant took a deep breath. "Can I—"
"Where were you on the the family reunion?"
"WHAT?!?!"
The entire room erupted into laughter, vedant rubbed his temples, officially done with his life.
Meanwhile, Aditya just loose his tie, "Hmph, Suspicious."
While absolute chaos unfolded around her—
While vedant was being interrogated like a criminal, While the prakriti and Ishika were providing live commentary,
While akshit was debating whether to fake unconsciousness just to escape.
But, shanaya?
She sat there, quietly smiling to herself.
Because through all the ridiculousness, the shouting, and the overly dramatic reactions…
One thing stood out.
Someone in this world actually liked her best friend.
Her rebel best friend—the one who acted tough, who scared people away with a single glare, who pretended she didn't care about anything. The girl who secretly had a soft side, who was more loyal than anyone, who had been her closest friend for years.
surprisingly, someone liked her!
She glanced at prakriti, who was rolling her eyes at the nonsense happening around them, completely unaware What misunderstanding stirring in Shanaya brain.
Shanaya smile grew wider.
Now, she just had to figure out how to tell vedant feelings to prakriti in the most dramatic way possible!
TO BE CONTINUED....