Chapter 22

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Author Pov

Today was the submission day of the science project.

Everyone was at the ground for assembly.

Meanwhile-

Inside the empty classroom-

Someone entered quietly.

Her eyes landed on one specific project.

Kashvi.

Aarohi.

Saanvi.

Ishvik's team.

A smirk appeared on her face.

"Bohot uchal rahe the..."

"Ab dekhti hoon mam ko kya bolte ho..."

"Jab punishment milegi."

And with that-

She intentionally broke their project.

Then quickly left.

But-

Someone had seen everything.

After assembly-

Everyone returned to class.

The moment Kashvi, Aarohi, Saanvi and Ishvik saw their broken project-

Their expressions changed instantly.

"What the hell?!"

Aarohi shouted.

Saanvi looked furious.

Ishvik clenched his jaw.

While Netrabhan, Eshaan, Arjun and Vedansh also came near them.

Kashvi quietly spoke-

"Chhodo..."

"Ab kya kar sakte hain..."

Saanvi immediately turned towards her.

"Tu pagal ho gayi hai kya?!"

Aarohi added-

"Aur nahi toh kya!"

"Mam punishment degi hume!"

Suddenly-

Kashvi snapped loudly-

"HAAN TOH AB KYA KARO BOLOGE?!"

"Hogaya na?!"

"Tut gaya na?!"

"Firse theek kar sakte hai kya?!"

"Nahi na?!"

"Toh chhodo!"

The entire group went silent.

Even Ishvik gulped slightly.

"Haan... chhodo ab..."

Netrabhan quietly looked at her.

Pata nahi inhe itna gussa aata kaha se hai...

Kashvi sat on her bench and said-

"Baitho sablog."

"Mujhe kyu dekh rahe ho?"

Everyone quietly sat down.

After some time-

Mam entered the classroom.

And started checking projects one by one.

Soon-

It was Netrabhan, Eshaan, Arjun and Vedansh's turn.

Before going-

Saanvi whispered to Eshaan-

"Achhe se bolna..."

"Aur darna mat."

Eshaan scoffed softly-

"Main nahi darta."

"Aur main confidence ke saath hi kaam karta hoon."

"Acha?"

Saanvi smirked.

"Aur agar beech mein ruk gaye toh?"

Eshaan raised an eyebrow.

"Ho hi nahi sakta."

"Challenge?"

"Challenge accepted."

The four of them went ahead.

Eshaan started explaining confidently.

Everything was going perfectly.

Until-

His eyes landed on Saanvi.

Who was already looking at him only.

Then suddenly-

She winked at him.

And instantly-

Eshaan stopped speaking.

His ears slowly turned soft pink.

Seeing him freeze-

Netrabhan immediately continued the explanation from there.

Meanwhile-

Kashvi was admiring Netrabhan quietly.

He noticed.

And immediately looked away.

But while explaining-

His ears and neck also turned soft pink.

Kashvi noticed that too.

Wahh...

Kya concentration level hai...

Agar main inki jagah hoti toh kabka bhool gayi hoti.

Soon-

Their presentation ended.

They came back and sat.

Eshaan kept looking at Saanvi only.

While Saanvi completely avoided looking at him-

Because now even she was shy remembering what she did.

Then-

Mam called-

"Kashvi, Saanvi, Aarohi and Ishvik."

The four of them went ahead.

Kashvi politely explained-

"Ma'am... someone broke our project."

Mam frowned.

"Is this an excuse?"

Then coldly added-

"Go outside the class."

While leaving-

Kashvi noticed Shivani smirking.

And surprisingly-

She smiled back.

Shivani got confused instantly.

Outside-

Ishvik groaned.

"Yaar yeh kya baat hui..."

"Humari kya galti hai isme?!"

Aarohi nodded angrily-

"Aur nahi toh kya!"

But Kashvi simply said-

"Chhodo na..."

"Andar ka drama enjoy karo."

The three looked confused.

"Kya matlab?"

Kashvi gestured towards the classroom window.

Inside-

Mam was shouting at Shivani's group.

Because-

Their project wasn't working.

And on top of that-

The written information paper attached to it-

Was about a MOVIE.

Not about project.

The whole class burst out laughing.

Outside-

Ishvik, Aarohi and Saanvi also started laughing loudly.

Except Kashvi.

Soon-

Mam came outside.

"I didn't expect this from you all."

Kashvi politely apologized-

"Sorry ma'am..."

"Please give us till tomorrow."

"Someone actually broke our project."

Mam sighed.

"Okay. Tomorrow."

Shivani's team also begged for another chance-

But mam refused.

Then left.

The moment she left-

Shivani glared at Kashvi.

Saanvi noticed immediately.

"Yeh tujhe ghoor kyun rahi hai?"

Aarohi cracked her knuckles dramatically-

"Muh tod du kya iska?"

Ishvik instantly-

"Haan! Fhod de!"

Shivani pointed angrily at Kashvi.

"Tumne kiya hai na yeh sab?!"

Kashvi calmly replied-

"Haan."

"Kiya toh."

Ishvik froze.

"Tumne kiya hai?!"

Kashvi nodded casually.

Saanvi asked-

"Kyuu?!"

Before Kashvi could answer-

Netrabhan walked out of class and replied-

"Kyunki tumlog ka project Shivani ne kharab kiya."

Shivani quickly acted innocent.

"Yeh tum kya bol rahe ho..."

"Main kyun karungi?"

Netrabhan looked straight at her.

"Jhooth mat bolo."

"Maine khud dekha hai."

Ishvik immediately looked at Aarohi dramatically-

"Aarohi..."

"Muh fhod iska."

"Abhi."

Aarohi nodded seriously-

"Haan."

Saanvi joined too-

"Haan haan."

But Kashvi stopped them.

"Jo hogaya woh hogaya."

"Chalo andar."

"Hume apna project theek karna hai."

And with that-

All of them went back inside.

Soon-

Everyone got busy fixing the project.

Netrabhan and Kashvi ended up sitting together on a separate bench.

While others worked nearby.

Netrabhan kept looking at her continuously.

Kashvi finally looked up.

"Kya kar rahe hai aap?"

He replied calmly-

"Jo aap kar rahi thi kuch der pehle."

Her cheeks instantly turned soft pink.

"Kuch bhi..."

And she continued working.

But he still kept staring at her.

After a few minutes-

He noticed her hair repeatedly falling in front of her face.

Then suddenly-

He started softly blowing air from his mouth trying to move them away.

Kashvi blinked.

"Netr- kya kar rahe hai aap?"

But Netrabhan was too focused doing that-

He didn't even realize what she called him.

"Aapke baal side kar raha hoon..."

"Aapko disturb kar rahe hai na."

Kashvi stared at him.

"Aise karte hai kya..."

But he didn't reply.

Still frozen.

Because only now-

He realized.

What she called him.

Slowly-

He asked-

"Aapne mujhe kya bulaya?"

Kashvi instantly blushed.

"Kuch bhi toh nahi..."

And quickly continued working.

Netrabhan smiled softly.

"Aarzoo..."

"Haan boliye," she replied automatically.

"Nahi bolengi na phirse?"

"Nahi naa..."

"Acha..."

"Theek hai."

But even after that-

He kept looking at her only.

Finally-

Kashvi shook her head helplessly.

"Ab bas."

"Kya hua?" he asked innocently.

"Aap meri help karne aaye hai na?"

He nodded seriously.

"Haan."

"Toh kar hi toh raha hoon."

Kashvi looked at him in disbelief.

"Woh toh dikh hi raha hai."

"Haan toh..."

"Dekhte rahiye."

Kashvi shook her head while smiling softly.

And somewhere nearby-

Vedansh silently watched everything.

••••••∆

Lunch time.

Everyone was sitting in the garden-

Eating together.

Some talking.

Some laughing.

While Aarohi and Ishvik were once again arguing over something meaningless.

Meanwhile-

Saanvi stood up.

"Main water leke aati hoon."

And left from there.

A few seconds later-

Eshaan quietly got up too.

No one noticed.

Near the water cooler-

Saanvi was filling water bottles peacefully.

When suddenly-

Someone leaned slightly near her ear and whispered-

"Pata nahi log kaise kar sakte hai..."

"Sabke saamne."

Without even turning-

Saanvi already knew who it was.

She smiled slightly and asked-

"Maine kya kiya hai?"

Eshaan folded his arms dramatically.

"Dekho toh..."

"Kitni innocent banne ki koshish ho rahi hai."

Saanvi turned towards him innocently.

"Kya?"

Eshaan leaned slightly closer.

"Yaad dilau?"

She nodded.

Eshaan widened his eyes dramatically.

"Hawww..."

"Sharam nahi aayi?"

"Khule aam aankh marte hue?"

Saanvi instantly rolled her eyes.

"Ohoo..."

"Tum toh aise react kar rahe ho jaise maine kiss hi kar diya."

The moment those words left her mouth-

She froze.

And quickly covered her mouth.

Eshaan slowly raised his eyebrows.

"Ohhh..."

"Ab kiss bhi karne ka iraada hai?"

Saanvi widened her eyes.

"CHIII!"

"Kya bol rahe ho?!"

"Main kyun khule aam kiss karungi?!"

Eshaan nodded thoughtfully.

"Ohooo..."

"Toh akele mein karna hai?"

Saanvi's face instantly turned red.

"NHHIII!"

"Main ja rahi hoon!"

"Hatto!"

"Bye!"

And before he could say anything else-

She ran from there holding the bottles.

While Eshaan stood there laughing softly.

Completely enjoying how flustered she got because of him.

Netrabhan pov

The moment I saw our project broken-

I understood one thing.

It wasn't an accident.

Someone did it intentionally.

And honestly?

I wasn't even surprised when I saw Shivani smirking from the corner.

What surprised me-

Was Kashvi.

The way she suddenly shouted.

"HAAN TOH AB KYA KARNE KO BOL RAHE HO?!"

Everyone got silent.

Even I did.

Because till now-

I had mostly seen her quiet.

Soft.

Calm.

But whenever she gets angry-

It feels like she keeps years of emotions inside her.

And when they come out-

No one can stop them.

Even after that-

She calmed down first.

Not us.

Her.

That's what confuses me the most about her.

Sometimes she feels so fragile-

And sometimes-

The strongest person in the room.

But then-

Something happened.

Something only two people knew.

Me.

And her.

Flashback

After she( shivani) went outside-

Kashvi quietly looked at Shivani's project.

Then at me.

And I immediately understood.

No words needed.

Just one look.

That girl is dangerous.

She slowly whispered-

"Kar de?"

I looked at her for two seconds.

Then replied calmly-

"Chaliye."

Honestly-

I should've stopped her.

A decent person would.

But the problem is-

When it comes to her-

My brain stops working.

Completely.

While everyone else was distracted outside-

Both of us quietly entered the classroom again.

Shivani's team project was placed near the window side.

Kashvi looked at it.

Then looked at me.

And whispered dramatically-

"project?"

I nodded seriously.

"Hmm."

Then the next second-

She changed their information paper completely.

Replacing it with one about a movie.

I was trying not to laugh.

And then-

I quietly loosened one wire connection in their project.

Kashvi looked at me shocked.

"Aap bhi?"

I shrugged slightly.

"Aapke sath rehke bigad raha hoon shayad."

She covered her mouth trying not to laugh loudly.

And that moment-

I swear-

Nothing in this world looked prettier than her trying to hide her laugh.

Then we both quietly walked outside again.

Like nothing happened.

Flashback ends

And later-

When mam started shouting at Shivani's team-

Everyone outside was laughing.

Except us.

Because we already knew.

Especially when Ishvik asked-

"Tumne kiya hai?"

And Kashvi casually nodded.

I almost laughed right there.

The confidence she has while admitting crimes is honestly terrifying.

Then later-

When we were fixing the project together-

She accidentally called me-

"Netr-"

And stopped.

But it was enough.

Enough for my heartbeat to stop for one second.

Because no one calls me that.

No one.

And hearing it from her-

Felt strangely nice.

Too nice.

I wanted her to say it again.

But of course-

She denied it immediately.

"Kuch bhi toh nahi..."

Liar.

A cute liar.

Then later-

When I k

ept looking at her-

She asked-

"Aap meri help karne aaye hai na?"

And honestly?

I was helping.

Just not with the project.

Because somewhere between fixing and teasing her-

I realized something.

I don't just like talking to her anymore.

I like being around her.

Looking at her.

Making her blush.

Listening to her voice.

Even her anger.

Everything.

And that-

Might become a problem very soon.

So here ends the chapter ✨

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