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Author Pov
A whole month passed.
Eshaan had already confessed to Saanvi, and now the two had become much closer. They had exchanged numbers and spent most of their time talking to each other.
Ishvik and Aarohi, on the other hand, were still the same-constantly teasing, irritating and arguing with each other, yet unknowingly growing closer every day.
As for Kashvi and Netrabhan, nothing much had changed. Both still blushed whenever someone teased them. Without saying much, they understood each other better than anyone else.
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Coming to the classroom, neither any sir nor mam had arrived yet.
At the last bench, Kashvi, Aarohi and Saanvi were talking among themselves when Shivani suddenly shouted,
"Keep quiet in the classroom!"
Saanvi frowned.
"Kuch zyada hi kar rahi hai."
Aarohi crossed her arms.
"Hum toh karenge baat. Kya karti hai dekhte hai."
And the three continued talking.
Just then, Netrabhan, Eshaan and Ishvik entered the classroom singing dramatically,
"Tune maari entryyaan re, dil mein baji ghantiyaan re... Tan tan tan... tan tan tara!"
Hearing them, the girls froze.
Eshaan and Ishvik also stopped midway.
Ishvik whispered,
"Bhai, yeh dono pagal ho gaye hai kya?"
Eshaan immediately replied,
"Khud ko pagal bolna hai toh bol, lekin Saanvi ko nahi."
Ishvik raised his eyebrows.
Eshaan quickly added,
"Aur Aarohi ko bhi nahi."
Ishvik smirked.
"Sab samajh raha hoon jo bhi tum log ka chal raha hai."
Netrabhan simply shook his head while suppressing his smile.
Soon, the boys went and sat on their seats.
Meanwhile, Shivani, already irritated, marched towards Kashvi, Aarohi and Saanvi.
"Dekho tum teeno puri class ko disturb kar rahe ho."
Aarohi narrowed her eyes.
"Ek second. Teeno kaun kaun?"
Shivani answered,
"Kashvi, tum aur Saanvi."
Saanvi instantly defended,
"Kashvi ne abhi tak kuch kiya bhi nahi hai, samjhi? Aur hum kya kare jab puri class baat kar rahi hai? Tumhara kaam hai, tum sambhalo. Ab nikalo yahan se."
Just then, mam entered the class.
Shivani immediately complained about them.
Mam scolded them lightly and then announced,
"From next week, mid exams are going to start and you all are talking. Start practicing. Ya phir test conduct karun?"
Everyone immediately shook their heads.
Aarohi muttered,
"Haan lagao. Pehle toh yeh Shivani se start karo. Zara puri class ko bhi toh pata chale class ki CR kaisi hai."
Saanvi giggled while Kashvi smiled.
Soon everyone got busy studying.
After some time, Kashvi frowned at a sum she couldn't understand.
Looking towards Saanvi and Aarohi, she asked,
"Tum dono ko yeh samajh aaya?"
Both shook their heads.
"Hum abhi waha tak pahunche bhi nahi hai."
Aarohi grinned mischievously.
"Netrabhan se puchna. Woh achhe se samjhayega."
Kashvi blushed immediately and glared at her.
"Yeh mazak ka time nahi hai. Apna kaam karo."
After struggling for a few more minutes, she finally decided to ask him.
Walking towards his seat, she tugged his shirt.
Netrabhan had already sensed her approaching.
He looked up and raised his eyebrows in question.
Kashvi showed him the question.
Even after trying for a while, neither of them could understand it properly.
So both decided to ask mam.
Standing in front of her table, Kashvi showed the sum.
Mam raised her eyebrows.
"Dono ko saath mein hi samajh nahi aa raha?"
At first, neither understood what she meant.
Then realization dawned upon them.
Both looked at each other before immediately looking away.
Their cheeks turned soft pink.
Mam smiled, amused by their reactions.
She explained the sum patiently.
After understanding it, both nodded.
As they were about to return to their seats, mam stopped them.
"Yahi aake baith jao apni books ke saath."
Though confused, both obeyed.
Bringing their books, they sat on the first bench and quietly started studying.
Mam observed them and thought,
"Bhai, kya bachche hai. Kya concentration hai."
After some time she asked,
"Sab ho gaya? Practising karna."
Kashvi nodded.
"Haan, almost."
Netrabhan added,
"Haan, lekin thoda sa baaki hai."
Mam then called softly,
"Kashvi, idhar aana."
Leaning closer, Kashvi asked,
"Ji mam?"
Mam whispered with a smile,
"Progress hua ya phir wahi ka wahi hai?"
"Progress?"
Mam signaled towards Netrabhan and then her.
Realization struck immediately.
"Mamm!"
Her whole face turned soft pink.
"Aise kaun baat karta hai?"
Mam laughed.
"Main karti hoon."
Kashvi complained softly,
"Mam, aap mam hain. Hume padhane aayi hain, bhool gayi kya?"
"Haan haan. Lekin main thodi na woh Hitler strict type ki mam hoon. Main toh uss type ki mam hoon jo har student sochta hai ki humari mam aisi ho."
Kashvi giggled while mam smiled proudly.
Just then, mam noticed Netrabhan.
He wasn't studying.
Instead, he was quietly looking at Kashvi with a small smile on his face.
"Netrabhan!"
"Haan mam?"
"Padhai pe dhyan de lo. Kashvi ko toh zindagi bhar ghurte rehna."
Absent-mindedly, he replied,
"Mam, usse ghurna nahi bolte... usse niharna bolte hai."
Silence.
Kashvi's entire face turned crimson.
Mam's eyes widened.
"Ooohhh!"
Only then did Netrabhan realize what he had said.
His ears, neck and face instantly turned soft pink.
While the entire class remained unaware, one teacher and one girl knew that Head Boy Netrabhan wasn't merely looking at Kashvi-
He was admiring his Aarzoo.
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Kashvi Pov
At night, I was sitting on my bed, writing about my whole day in my diary.
After writing everything, I closed the diary and kept it aside. Lying down on the bed, I stared at the ceiling.
Suddenly, a thought came to my mind.
"Agar aaj sach mein mam ne parents ko bula liya hota toh?"
Just thinking about it made my breathing uneven.
Fear crept into my heart.
What would have happened?
What if they had come?
What if they had found out everything?
I immediately shook my head.
"Nahi... nahi... aisa kuch bhi nahi hoga."
Trying to calm myself, I closed my eyes.
And somehow...
My thoughts drifted towards him.
A small smile appeared on my lips.
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Flashback
2 and a half years ago
I was walking on the road without looking anywhere.
Lost in my own world.
Suddenly, because of the crowd, someone pushed me.
Before I could fall, someone held my hand.
I looked up.
And for a moment...
Everything around me stopped.
It was him.
Netrabhan.
He was looking at me too, though not completely.
He simply made sure I wouldn't fall.
And then...
He left.
But I...
I kept looking at his disappearing figure.
I don't know why.
But that day, something strange happened.
A feeling I had never experienced before.
At night, I kept thinking about him.
His eyes.
His voice.
His face.
I wanted to see him again.
And again.
And again.
As if...
He was my oxygen.
My peace.
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Flashback Ends
Remembering that day, I smiled.
But then another memory came.
The days when I was drowning.
The days when I had lost all hope.
The days when I wanted to die.
The days when depression had completely consumed me.
And then...
He came.
Without even knowing.
Without even realizing.
He became my reason to live.
My hope.
Tears slowly started falling from my eyes.
I smiled through those tears.
"Itni aasani se toh mujhe kuch mila nahi hai..."
"Toh yeh kaise mil gaye mujhe?"
I laughed bitterly.
"Pata hai mujhe... itni bhi achi kismat nahi hai meri."
"But..."
"Ab woh meri aadat ban gaye hai."
"Meri zaroorat bhi."
My tears refused to stop.
I looked towards the ceiling.
"Bhagwan ji..."
"Please..."
"Mujhe inse kabhi door mat karna."
"Nahi toh..."
"Main mar jaungi."
Thinking about my fate.
Thinking about destiny.
Thinking about how cruel life had always been to me.
I kept crying.
And somewhere between those tears and those prayers...
I fell asleep.
Still hoping...
That destiny would be kind to me this time.
Because for the first time in my life...
I had found someone I wanted to keep forever.
My peace.
My hope.
My Netr.
......
Today was just like any other day.
Or at least, that's what I thought.
A whole month had passed.
Everyone around me had changed a little.
Saanvi and Eshaan had become closer after his confession.
Aarohi and Ishvik were still fighting like cats and dogs, but anyone could tell how much they cared about each other.
And me?
Nothing had changed.
Or maybe...
Everything had.
Because somewhere along the way, without even realizing it, Netrabhan had become a part of my everyday life.
And honestly...
I liked it.
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When I couldn't understand that sum, Aarohi immediately told me to ask him.
Of course, both she and Saanvi started teasing me.
As if they were waiting for this opportunity.
But after trying for so long and still not understanding, I finally decided to go to him.
The moment I tugged his shirt, he looked at me.
And I don't know why...
But every single time he looks at me, my heart forgets how to beat normally.
We both tried solving the question.
And failed.
Honestly, I felt relieved.
Because if he had solved it instantly, I would've looked stupid.
After that, we went to mam.
But what she said...
"Dono ko saath mein hi samajh nahi aa raha?"
At first, I didn't understand.
And then...
I understood.
And I wanted the ground to swallow me right there.
Why are all the teachers around me like this?
And then mam made us sit on the first bench.
Beside each other.
Again.
I tried focusing on my studies.
I really did.
But how was I supposed to focus when I could feel his presence beside me?
And then...
Mam called me.
I thought she was going to ask about studies.
But no.
Madam had some other plans.
"Progress hua ya phir wahi ka wahi hai?"
For a second, I was confused.
Then she signaled between me and him.
And I wanted to disappear.
"Mamm!"
Seriously.
Who talks like that?
But then she said she wasn't one of those strict teachers.
And honestly...
She wasn't wrong.
Maybe that's why everyone liked her.
I was laughing with her when she suddenly called him.
And what happened next...
I don't think I'll ever forget.
"Padhai pe dhyan de lo. Kashvi ko toh zindagi bhar ghurte rehna."
And without even thinking...
He said-
"Mam, usse ghurna nahi bolte... usse niharna bolte hai."
...
For a second, my brain stopped working.
My whole face became hot.
I couldn't even look at him.
And when I finally gathered enough courage to look at him...
His ears, neck and face had turned soft pink.
He looked so embarrassed.
And so cute.
I wanted to laugh.
But at the same time...
I wanted to hide my face forever.
Sometimes I wonder...
Does he even realize what he says?
Because every single time...
He leaves my heart beating faster than before.
And today...
Th
at one sentence stayed with me the entire day.
Because maybe...
Just maybe...
I don't mind being admired by him.
After all...
Being his Aarzoo...
So here wraps the chapter ✨
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