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Will you stop fooling around, would you????" Luv yelled indignantly at his twin who simply stuck out his tongue at him. Luv fumed.
"You better start focusing fool!!!! We have to get into the team anyhow." Luv cried irate. Kush huffed and spun the football on his finger, a trick he had learnt from one of the pro soccer players of the national soccer team of India. He met them in his old school and they were kind enough to teach the kids with few football tricks. Kush sometimes felt bad that Indian football team could never make it to the FIFA although it had quite a few class players, hard luck we should say. The twins were forming a ruckus about the lawn by practicing football since the crack of dawn.
"Get your butts back in morons!!!!" their father's voice boomed inside the lawn. They flinched at once and ran inside.
"Yes dad!!!" they panted. Mr. Khandewal glared at them angrily.
"Listen here the biggest mistakes of my life, if my daughter misses her bus because of you both than I swear you get nothing from my will. I am gonna leave everything in the name of my daughter and her mother. Now come on get your butts inside the car. Disgraceful fellas!!!" Mr. Khandewal was fuming and the boys knew it wouldn't be great to infuriate their father. They quickly dashed across the dining room, grabbed their bags from the bamboo stools and ran towards the car. Maahi was already inside the car, nervous that she was going to miss the bus. She fidgeted with her fingers as she recalled that there was an important invertebrate lecture today, she can't afford to miss that.
"Oh dear, don't worry. I'll drop you to the college if you miss the bus." Her father said sweetly making it impossible to make peace with the fact that he was fuming just seconds before. She smiled weakly. Her brothers came tumbling over one another which only piqued their father.
"Will you stop playing around!!!! We don't got full day!!!!" Mr. Khandewal yelled and the next minute the boys were stuffed inside the car, Maahi on the back seat with kush and luv on the passenger seat. Her father drove down the bus stop while rebuking her brothers every now and then. When they pulled over near the bus stop, they saw that the buses were lined up in the stop and relief washed over them. Maahi quickly got out of the car and started moving to her bus. However she stops short in the midway as her eyes fell on the creepy Karanvir who stood encircled by his friends. Maahi wished that he doesn't sees her but uh oh, he does and boy, you should've seen the glow on his face once his eyes landed on her petite frame. His face lightened up like a lamp on Diwali, before her arrival he looked kinda unhappy and sad but now a peculiar euphoria sparked on his face. She quickly lowers down her eyes and walk towards the bus.
"Maahi!!!" her friend's voice approached her from behind. She turned back and found vaishali running in her direction. Maahi smiles at her.
"Hi..." she said. Her friend panted and climbed up the bus with her. However, her luck seemed a bit hard today for the bus was all crammed with students. They both stood inside and looked around for any vacant seat but no, there was none.
"What to do now??? Should we walk to the other one??? 32 is always half empty, we should try there!!!!" proposed her friend. Maahi nodded. They turned to leave BUT THEN, on their faces stood the bad boy whose cold eyes stared down at little maahi. Maahi clutched her friend's hand tightly while looking down, although vaishali knew nothing about this Karanvir drama but she knew this much that this dork was potentially scaring her. Vaishali despised Karanvir since her initial year in this college, he was always a dork and absolutely scornworthy. Karanvir's tall intimidating figure dominated the otherwise big bus. Silence swept over the entire bus when Karanvir stood inside, surrounded by his dangerous aura.
"Out!!!!" at first Maahi thought that he was addressing them but then when she caught the first seat girls walking out of the bus, she knew that that wasn't for her. For some reason she felt that Karanvir would never talk to her in this fashion, but then it was purely an assumption. The girls cursed incoherently under their breath while climbing down and vacating the seat behind them. Karanvir said nothing but kept staring at Maahi's nervous figure.
"Maahi let's go. The seat is empty now." Vaishali whispered. Maahi wasn't appreciating that, there was no way out there that she would take any sort of help from this creepy Karanvir. But then, vaishali wasn't having none of it so she grabbed her hand and dragged her to the seat. Maahi sat down gruffly. Karanvir had already cleared a seat for himself by grabbing the boy on the front with the scruff of his neck, the poor boy was quick enough to vacate the bus just to stay clear of the bad boy.
"Thanks dork." Vaishali sneered at Karanvir who simply wanted to strangle her for good. Maahi gasped, she couldn't understand how she could manage to have the guts to jeer at the creepy Karanvir, he was her nightmare after all. Maahi could see fire kindling in his eyes, she wanted to save her friend anyhow and therefore she believed she needed to take matters into her own hand. She saw the driver sitting behind the steering and she knew it was the right moment.
"Thank you." she whispered quickly before slipping her earphones into her ears to ignore him. She shifted her gaze to him only after 10 minutes and was shocked to see that his eyes were twinkling with something called exhilaration, he looked as if he had just won a lottery. She looked away towards the window and didn't look anywhere else until the college came.

The bus eased inside the bus stop and the pumped up students started leaping down the bus. Vaishali was in a hurry as it was her test today. Maahi's eyes fell on Karanvir inadvertently and she saw those puppy dog eyes of his. What has happened to him??? She thought better of it and looked away. However, when she stood up her earphones dropped down and creeping they went under the seat. She gasped.
"Vaishali you leave, I don't want you running late for the test. I'll go by myself." Maahi told her. Vaishali nodded and climbed down the bus. Maahi kneeled down and picked up her earphones. When she rose up she was shocked to find the bus all empty except for she and the CREEPY KARANVIR. Her breath stuck in her throat as she located him leaning on the iron support close to the door.
"Be brave Maahi. He's just a creepy man like boy." she whispered to herself as she slowly trekked towards the door. Karanvir was quick on her heels and she was double terrorized. Why can't he just leave her alone??? What's his problem??? She clutched the straps of her bag tightly and warily started climbing down. He was absolutely close to her and I am not bluffing, her back was literally pressing against his hard muscular chest. She placed her hand on the door for support but forthwith retreated back when she discovered that she had inadvertently kept her hand over his big one. Behind her she could feel a feeble grunt from him which somehow scared her. She wanted to run but only if her legs supported her. But somehow she managed to climb down and escape the creepy Karanvir. She strode towards her department.
"Maahi....." she heard a sing song voice but didn't dare turn back and darted off to her classroom.

Maahi marched towards the canteen for her lunch. Vaishali couldn't have lunch with her today because she had to submit an assignment ASAP and there were a bit too many procedures to follow in biotech, and therefore she had to skip the lunch for today. Maahi couldn't stay in the classroom alone for she had a fear of being alone in any empty space which is why she resolute to have her lunch in the canteen today. When she reaches the canteen, the first thing she saw was ofcourse, the creepy Karanvir inhabiting the centre table with his plonker mates. She made an attempt to slip away but before that his eyes had already caught her standing beside one of the east facing tables. His face lightened up like a bulb on discovering her while she was extra annoyed with his presence. Maahi averted her eyes and looked around to find any empty table. Karanvir stood up from his seat and had to smack his idiot friends to stand up as well. Maahi felt awkward, like had he cleared the place for her??? In the meantime she discovered an empty table in the far left corner and she quickly made her way for it. It wasn't until she had settled down on her seat that Karanvir sat down heavily again. Maahi digged into her lunch and made sure to keep her eyes down just to ignore him.
"Excuse me Maahi ji!!!" she heard someone call her from her side. She looked up and saw the same cute boy from karanvir's gang was standing in front of her and blushing like a baby. She looked at him puzzled.
"Yes." she asked politely. From the corner of her eyes she saw Karanvir watching her intently with a distinct smirk playing on his lips.
"Um I'm Akhil but everybody calls me a cute guy because I am the cutest boy of my house and this college. Well actually wherever I have went, the people just pinch my cheeks and say 'Aww how cute'....." his eyes fell on Karanvir who was glaring at him, a little down he caught him cracking his knuckles. He gulped.
"This.....um..... this is for you Maahi ji." Akhil said and proffered her a coca cola can. She looked at him awkwardly.
"No thank you..... I don't want it." she faltered. The cute guy chuckled.
"It's my birthday today and I am giving this to everyone in the college. Please I insist." he said sweetly. Maahi looked at Karanvir who was staring in her direction, a little impatiently.
"Um no......I mean.....I can't....."
"Please it's my birthday today. Pretty please!!!" the cute guy's puppy dog eyes were surely a sight to see. Although inside her she had a feeling that Karanvir had sent him to her but she thought that she was over exaggerating the situation. Perhaps it was really his birthday. She didn't wanted to hurt his feelings which is why she nervously took the can and whispered a quiet happy birthday, more than Akhil it was karanvir whose eyes were glistening with joy. Akhil grinned and ran towards the table where he sat down and hugged Karanvir like a Koala bear. Maahi had noticed that Akhil and Karanvir were inseparable, he was kinda baby of the group, besides he was the shortest and with him clinging to Karanvir like this, Karanvir looked his father more than his friend. She refrained herself from smiling and resumed eating. Karanvir and Co. didn't leave until she was there but no one cracked silly jokes or simply bothered her in any way. But karanvir's presence and his evil stare was enough for Maahi to feel uncomfortable. She quickly finishes off her lunch and leaves for her classroom without turning to look at Karanvir. But it was only while she was climbing up the stairs of her department that it dawn on her 'How did he know her name???'

After the classes were over, Maahi made her way to the bus stop. Her brothers will be late due to some stupid football selections, she never understood sports to be honest, she wasn't a sporty girl if that makes sense. She moved inside her bus and caught the creepy Karanvir sitting inside along and busy with his phone or was until she came in. He looks up at her and smirked. She ignored him and walked to her seat and sat down heavily. Karanvir's presence was annoying and intimidating at the same time but then she couldn't just ask him to leave and he wasn't so innocent that he'll leave if she asks him to.
"Do you have a pen!!!" for a moment Maahi couldn't feel her pulse, it felt as if her heart had stopped pounding in her chest. She knew whose voice was it and ofcourse she wasn't a fan of the voice for corn's sake. Her body quivered as she looked up and found Karanvir standing beside her seat and looking down at her with his cold, impassive eyes.
"Hm..." she could manage only that much. In an empty bus with Karanvir on her face practically, could this day be anymore hexed. He stared squarely at her without caring a slightest bit that she was scared to core.
"Do you have a pen???" he asked again gruffly. She nodded nervously and grabbed a pen for him from her bag. He gently took the pen and in the process his long, coarse fingers skimmed over her soft ones. She immediately withdrew her hand and there was a distinct a displeasure in his eyes. But he said nothing and moved towards his seat. The rest of the day was same for Maahi with Karanvir staring at her all through the journey and her ignoring him by and large. She reaches her home and sleeps and today the anonymous caller didn't call.

In the night Karanvir laid on the bonnet of his car and was observed drinking beer with his friends. In his right hand was the pen Maahi gave it to him, he hadn't made any use of it except for just staring at it since he'd returned from the bus.
"Who the hell says you're the cutest guy in the world???? Stop giving yourself so much credit dumbass!!!!" cried jeet, drinking down beer. Akhil looked at him grumpily.
"You're jealous of me jeet the jock." he sneered at him. Jeet clenched his jaws at him while bhalla simply rolled his eyes. Abruptly akhil's eyes landed on Karanvir who was still gawking at the pen, he giggled and gestured everyone to have a look at him.
"Bhaiya ji, can i have that pen.....I want to write love letter to bhalla's girlfriend." Akhil tried to snatch the pen but karanvir's dangerous eyes gave him a clear message not to.
"Bhalla has no girlfriend dickhead." Jeet reminded him. Akhil pouted.
"Bhaiya ji for how long will you keep on staring at this pen....... it's just a pen, stop wasting your time over it." jeet said. Karanvir looked at him blankly.
"Zip it already, this is not just a pen......" Karanvir whispered the last part to himself. Akhil laughed at jeet.
"Bhaiya ji I want the pen......." Akhil said childishly but was grabbed by Karanvir by his collar.
"Everything of her belongs to me alone did you get that??? And if anyone says anything again about this pen, then my fist and your face. Am I clear????" he growled and the party was rigid with terror. They nodded fearfully.
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