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The next day at school...
Everything had finally settled between Kashvi, Aarohi, and Saanvi.
The misunderstanding was over, and they were talking normally again.
The classroom was filled with laughter and conversations.
But amidst all that, Kashvi was unusually quiet.
She wasn't listening to anyone.
She was lost in her own thoughts.
Kal unka birthday hai...
It was the only thing running through her mind.
She wanted to wish him.
She wanted to give him a gift.
She wanted to make his birthday special.
But...
How?
This was the first time she would be with him on his birthday.
For the last two and a half years, she had only imagined celebrating his birthday from afar.
Everyone noticed her unusual silence.
Ishvik finally asked,
"Arey Kashvi, kya hua?"
Kashvi immediately came out of her thoughts.
"Kuch bhi toh nahi."
Eshaan narrowed his eyes.
"Fir aaj itni chup-chup si kyun ho?"
Aarohi smirked.
"Arey... Netrabhan school nahi aaya na, isliye."
Kashvi looked away and denied.
"Kuch bhi mat bol. Main toh bas result kaisa aayega uska woh soch rahi thi."
It was an obvious lie.
Saanvi folded her arms.
"Lekin tujhe kabse result ki tension hone lagi?"
Kashvi looked at both Saanvi and Aarohi before replying innocently,
"Kya kare... kuch logon ne chain se padhne hi nahi diya tha na. Tension mein padhai ki hai toh ab tension toh hogi hi."
Both Aarohi and Saanvi immediately understood.
Taunt.
Again.
Both looked at each other.
"Chahe kisi se bhi lad lena... lekin iske saath kabhi mat ladna."
"Iske taunts sunte sunte hi zindagi nikal jayegi."
Today Netrabhan hadn't come to school.
And Kashvi...
She kept looking towards his empty seat every few minutes.
Every single time.
As if expecting him to suddenly walk inside.
She missed him more than she wanted to admit.
Everyone noticed it.
Even Vedansh.
He silently looked at her before lowering his gaze.
I know why you're looking there...
A faint smile appeared on his lips.
And I also know... I'm too late.
Lunch break...
Everyone gathered together.
Vedansh and Saanvi were talking and laughing normally.
Aarohi and Ishvik, as usual, were busy arguing over the smallest things.
Eshaan, meanwhile, was secretly glaring at Vedansh.
"Isse hi milna tha baat krne ke liye aur hasne ke liye..."
Kashvi, however, was still lost in her thoughts.
Suddenly she stood up.
She quietly walked towards Eshaan and whispered,
"Aap aur Ishvik... ek baar class mein aana. Mujhe help chahiye."
"Lekin mere jaane ke baad aana."
Eshaan frowned in confusion.
Still...
He nodded.
Kashvi left.
A minute later...
Eshaan looked at Ishvik.
"Ek baar chalna... mujhe kuch kaam hai."
Ishvik continued eating.
"Khud jaa na. Mujhe kyun bula raha hai?"
"Tera kaam hai."
Eshaan sighed.
"Tu chal toh sahi."
"Pata chal jayega."
Ishvik shook his head dramatically.
"Main nahi aa raha."
Eshaan smirked.
"Chal... warna uthake leke jaunga."
Ishvik instantly stretched both his hands towards him.
"Haan aa... uthake le chal."
Eshaan rolled his eyes.
"Pagal aadmi."
He grabbed Ishvik's wrist and dragged him away.
Aarohi watched them leave.
"Yeh dono kitne ajeeb hain..."
Saanvi simply laughed.
The two entered the classroom.
Kashvi was already waiting.
The moment she saw them she spoke,
"Mujhe aap dono ki help chahiye."
Both raised their eyebrows together.
"Help?"
Kashvi nodded.
"Kal... unka birthday hai na..."
Both immediately understood.
But...
They exchanged mischievous looks.
Eshaan asked innocently,
"Theek hai... kar denge help."
"Lekin..."
"Yeh unka kinka?"
Ishvik nodded seriously.
"Haan... yeh unka kaun hai?"
Without thinking Kashvi replied,
"Arey... Netr ka..."
Silence.
Three seconds.
Then...
She realised.
Her eyes widened.
Her cheeks instantly turned pink.
Ishvik slowly looked at Eshaan.
"Suna?"
Eshaan nodded dramatically.
"Haan..."
"Netr."
Ishvik dramatically looked at Eshaan.
"Arey Eshaan..."
"Kal NETR ka birthday hai."
Eshaan nodded seriously.
"Haan yaar..."
"Hum sabko NETR ke liye kuch karna chahiye."
"Netr ko achha lagega."
Kashvi's cheeks turned bright pink.
She looked away.
Kashvi hid her face for a second.
"Ho gaya aap dono ka?"
Both replied together,
"Nahi..."
"Abhi toh Netr ka birthday baaki hai."
Kashvi glared.
"Aap dono meri help karenge ya nahi?"
Both finally laughed.
"Karenge."
"Bolo."
Kashvi smiled.
"Raat ke 12 baje unke ghar jaana hai."
"Bas... main aur aap dono."
Ishvik blinked.
"12 baje hi?"
"Koi aur time nahi mila?"
Kashvi folded her arms.
"Koi dikkat?"
Ishvik quickly shook his head.
"Nahi... bas aise hi."
Then Kashvi asked,
"Aur ek baat janna hai..."
"Unhe pasand kya hai?"
Without even thinking...
Both answered together,
"Tum."
Kashvi froze.
Her cheeks became crimson.
She immediately looked away.
"Arey..."
"Mujhe gift dena hai. Samjho na."
Ishvik leaned closer and whispered,
"Khud ko hi gift wrap karke de do."
Eshaan nodded proudly.
"Best gift."
Kashvi hit both of them lightly.
"Mazak mat kariye."
"Sach mein batao."
Ishvik sighed dramatically.
"Itna achha suggestion reject kar diya."
Eshaan added,
"Aur kya."
Kashvi stood up.
"Chhodo."
"Mujhe nahi chahiye aap dono ki help."
Both immediately panicked.
"Arey nahi nahi!"
"Baitho."
"Sochte hain."
The three of them sat together.
After thinking for a while...
Ishvik spoke first.
"Waise na..."
"Netrabhan ko kuch khaas pasand hi nahi."
"Khane mein bhi nahi..."
"Cheezon mein bhi nahi..."
"Jo de do... woh happily le lega."
"Bohot simple hai woh."
"Bas padhai."
Kashvi asked softly,
"Kisi bhi cheez ka nahi?"
Eshaan nodded.
"Main batata hoon uske baare mein."
Kashvi leaned forward excitedly.
"Haan... bataiye."
Ishvik quietly smiled watching her curiosity.
Eshaan continued,
"Jo Netrabhan tum ab tak dekh rahi ho na..."
"Woh pehle aisa bilkul nahi tha."
Kashvi frowned.
"Matlab?"
"Matlab..."
"Woh humesha chup rehta tha."
"Bas jitni zarurat ho utni hi baat."
"Sirf hum dono se baat karta tha."
"Uske liye duniya mein sirf padhai thi."
Kashvi listened quietly.
Ishvik added,
"Aur aaj tak..."
"10th tak..."
"Hum dono ke alawa usne kisi ko friend nahi banaya."
"Kabhi kisi ladki se properly baat nahi ki."
"Agar koi baat karti bhi thi..."
"'Haan', 'Na' ya sirf head nod."
"Bas."
Eshaan smiled.
"Lekin ab dekho."
Both looked towards Kashvi.
She immediately looked away.
Ishvik continued,
"Uske liye relationships... Instagram... social media..."
"Sab distraction tha."
"Uske paas un sab ke liye time hi nahi tha."
Kashvi softly asked,
"Lekin aisa kyun?"
Both became quiet.
Finally Eshaan answered,
"Kyuki..."
"Uske papa ne kabhi usse waise pyaar nahi diya."
"Usse lagta tha..."
"Shayad agar woh top kare..."
"Achhe marks laaye..."
"Toh ek din uske papa usse gale laga lenge."
"Jo aaj tak kabhi nahi hua."
Kashvi went silent.
Those words...
Hit somewhere deep inside her heart.
Because she understood that pain.
Very well.
Ishvik spoke again,
"Aur ek baat."
Kashvi nodded.
"Usne kabhi apna birthday celebrate nahi kiya."
"Humne bahut baar try kiya."
"Lekin har baar mana kar diya."
Eshaan sighed.
"Birthday wale din toh school bhi nahi aata."
Kashvi whispered,
"Kyun?"
Eshaan smiled sadly.
"Usse uss din se hi nafrat ho gayi."
Kashvi lowered her eyes.
"Main toh soch rahi thi..."
Then she smiled faintly.
"Koi baat nahi..."
Ishvik immediately interrupted,
"Nahi."
"Is baar shayad kare."
Eshaan nodded confidently.
"Haan."
"Tumhare liye karega."
Kashvi smiled softly.
Then Ishvik stood up.
"Theek hai."
"Raat ko hum dono tumhare ghar ke paas milenge."
"Tum ready rehna."
Kashvi nodded happily.
"Theek hai."
Then she pointed at both of them seriously.
"Aur kisi ko bhi mat batana."
Both nodded.
Kashvi raised her little finger.
"Pinky promise?"
Both smiled and hooked their little fingers with hers.
"Pinky promise."
Just then the bell rang.
Everyone returned to their seats.
And soon...
The classes began.
Kashvi pov
That night...
I lay on my bed, hugging my pillow tightly, unable to stop smiling.
Tomorrow...
It was his birthday.
For the first time...
I would be a part of his birthday.
I had imagined this day countless times.
How I would wish him...
What gift I would give him...
How he would smile...
Every little detail had lived in my imagination for years.
There was a time when he existed only in my thoughts.
I would celebrate his birthday in my imagination.
Talk to him in my imagination.
Walk beside him in my imagination.
For me...
He was always there.
Even when he wasn't.
I always felt his presence around me.
As if he had never left.
The funny part was...
I never even knew when his birthday was.
So...
I celebrated it every single day.
365 days a year.
Every morning, I went to the temple and silently prayed for him.
For his happiness.
For his health.
For his smile.
For his dreams.
Without even knowing his birthday...
I made every day feel like it was.
Maybe people would call me crazy.
But...
For me, he was never just someone I liked.
He was someone I had lived with for years...
Inside my imagination.
I talked to him.
Laughed with him.
Celebrated with him.
Shared my happiness and sadness with him.
Even when he wasn't there...
But now...
Everything had changed.
Now I could actually see him.
Not in my imagination...
But in reality.
I could hear his voice.
Not in my imagination...
But in reality.
I could hold his hand.
Not in my imagination...
But in reality.
Sometimes...
I still wondered if all of this was just a dream.
Talking to him...
Listening to him...
Laughing with him...
Watching him smile...
Everything felt too beautiful to be real.
I was scared.
Scared that if I woke up one day...
This beautiful dream would shatter.
And I never wanted that day to come.
Because all I wanted...
Was him.
Netrabhan.
Whether it was a dream...
An imagination...
Or reality...
It didn't matter.
As long as he was with me.
I just wanted to stay beside him.
To love him silently.
To admire him endlessly.
To pamper him whenever I could.
To listen to every little thing he said.
To watch him smile.
To become the reason behind that smile.
Every moment...
Every place...
Every prayer...
Every dream...
Every heartbeat...
It was always...
Just him.
Netrabhan.
Thinking about him with a small smile on her face, Kashvi slowly closed her eyes.
Within a few moments...
She drifted into a peaceful sleep...
dreaming of tomorrow.
Author's POV
Morning...
The atmosphere at school was as lively as ever.
Students were chatting, laughing, and rushing to their classrooms.
Among them...
One person was trying very hard not to smile.
Kashvi.
Today, she had decided to pretend that she had completely forgotten Netrabhan's birthday, which was tomorrow.
She wanted to tease him.
Just a little.
But she had no idea how adorable he would become because of it.
On the other side...
Netrabhan was sitting quietly with a small pout on his face.
For years, birthdays had never mattered to him.
He had never been excited for them.
He never celebrated them.
But this year was different.
Not because he wanted gifts.
Not because he wanted a celebration.
He just wanted one thing...
To spend the day with her.
He had secretly hoped that Kashvi would be the first person to wish him.
But now...
He genuinely believed...
She had forgotten.
Throughout the morning, he kept looking at her every few minutes.
Finally...
Unable to stop himself anymore...
He softly tugged at her sleeve.
"Aapko... sach mein yaad nahi hai kal kya hai?"
Kashvi looked at him innocently.
"Nahi toh... kal kya hai?"
His shoulders dropped.
He looked at her like a disappointed little child.
A tiny pout appeared on his lips before he quietly looked away.
Five minutes later...
Again.
He tugged her sleeve.
"Aarzoo..."
She looked at him.
"Haan?"
"Sach mein yaad nahi?"
She blinked innocently.
"Nahi."
Another pout.
Another disappointed face.
And this didn't happen once...
Or twice...
But almost twenty-five times.
Every single time...
His question remained the same.
And every single time...
Kashvi gave him the same innocent reply.
Inside...
She was dying from laughter.
But outside...
She somehow managed to keep a straight face.
Though every time he pouted...
Her cheeks turned a soft shade of pink.
She had to look away to hide her smile.
Watching all of this from behind...
Ishvik and Eshaan were trying their hardest not to burst into laughter.
At first, both of them had been completely shocked.
They had never seen Netrabhan like this.
Ever.
Ishvik slowly leaned towards Eshaan and whispered,
"Bhai... isse maine pehli baar aise dekha hai."
"Pachis baar pooch chuka hai."
Eshaan smiled.
"Aur pachis baar hi heart break hua hai bechare ka."
Both silently laughed.
Then both of them smiled while looking at Netrabhan.
Then their gaze shifted towards Kashvi.
A warm smile spread across their face.
Eshaan whispered softly,
"Bas..."
"Kashvi hamesha iske saath rahe."
"Iske chehre pe
aisi smile hamesha bani rahe."
Ishvik smiled and nodded.
Both silently looked at the two of them.
They had seen Netrabhan silent...
Serious...
Emotionless...
For years.
But today...
Because of one girl...
He was pouting like an adorable little child.
And somehow...
That sight made everyone around them smile too.
One was pretending to forget...
While the other was silently hoping...
That she would remember.
Meanwhile
Kashvi was secretly stealing glances at him.
Every time she saw his cute pout...
She had to bite the inside of her cheek to stop herself from smiling.
Hayee...
kitne pyaare lag rahe hain...
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