Sushi's pov (Coz why not) 

Humne inki love life ko thoda progressive banane ka socha coz waise v it's their last year of school and being toppers these fellows will be concentrating half the time in their academics so we thought to treat these guys and you all in this and a few upcoming chapters :)

“Ho gaya aapka bolke? Mujhe toh liney di nahi last ch mein aur ab meri pov mein v ghusna hai inhe.” I said while controlling my eye roll.

[Sushi: Han bas yehi toh ijjat reh gayi hai humari, tu bhi sunale.
-crying in gucci-]

(“And now you ask k mein itna drama kyun karti hu? Ek toh meri Maa aur upar se yeh dono mohatarmaye...”)

At school

I was taking notes while also being lost in my own thoughts, thinking about a certain someone.

'3rd day of 12th and I was already thinking about how I had made zero progress towards confessing my feelings to him while a year later, I had a nice 1st ‘date with him’ at my favorite café and not to mention that 1st proper conversation with him as well, guess I was just being a coward this whole time.'

We are done with our first 4 classes which means it's recess time now aka the only time of the day I could be with him in the same room which is the canteen. I asked Yukti to go and reserve a table for us while I quickly came back from the washroom.

But today maybe Radha rani & Krishna ji wanted some more progress because Yukti along with Manav and Akshit were sitting at a table waiting for me.

“Lo aagyi madam, aaja beth tere liye he ruke thee hum.” Yuku said while tapping the chair beside her no wait- the chair between her and Akshit's chair- “Oh how thoughtful of you.” I passed her a forced smile while she winked at me which didn't go unnoticed by the 2 males.

(“Finally she is here, come and sit here we were waiting for you.”)

“Tu mujhe chedti thi tab tak toh thik tha ab Aarohi ko v chedne lagi hai, sharam hai tujhe?” Manav asked. “Aree meri Manvii ko bura lag gaya? Awlee mera babu jealous hogaya?” Yukti cringed yet didn't break the character while Manav again turned red like a tomato.

(“It was fine till you flirted with me, now you've started to flirt with Aarohi as well, do you have any shame left?” 

“Oh, is my Manvi hurt? Are you feeling jealous?”)

Akshit on the other hand was silently eating his food. “Manav ko Yukti pasand hai kya?” I whispered asked him to which he replied with a small nod. “Well I think Yukti likes him too, purey din mujhe roast karne k alawa sirf Manav se or Manav ki he baatein Karte hai.” I said. 

(“Does Manav like Yukti?”

“Well I think Yukti likes him too, apart from roasting me all day long she only talks to or about Manav.”)

After a small silence Akshit replied, “Don't you think we are exposing our best friends too much?” “Well maybe, but isn't it just too obvious?” I said and we both looked at ‘Yuku’ and ‘Manvi’ who were teasing each other while behaving as the opposite gender as themselves.

We let out a small sigh and again had a small conversation about how our best friends are so close with each other but we barely knew each other's name only (I mean that's what he thought ;)

So again some chamatkar happened and… “Well then, can I have your number so maybe we can catch up some time after classes or maybe to plan something to make these idiots confess to each other?” He asked.

‘Aarohi are you sure, you are not dreaming? Like Usne tera number manga…what??' I thought to myself and pinched myself twice to be sure. And guess what it was not a dream, yeh sach tha. 

‘My crush asked me for my phone number!!! Huh guess whose love life is gonna begin soon losers, hopefully mine.’ -cries-

“Han why not, number likh 98971 uske aage…” I replied and he wrote it down on a sticky note, not to mention he wrote Ms. Govind under the number. Hayeee, yeh ladka.

[I hope you understood the reference; agar nahi samjha toh I'm sorry but aap Mumbai nahi aa sakte.] 

Last period

“Students, please make sure to complete these assignments before Holi as the school is planning to arrange an event for Holi which might affect your classes for a few days.” Miss Joshi [it's the cupid for y'all ;)] informed us and the bell rang marking the end of school

[Miss Joshi or Miss Ishita Joshi, their English teacher, she is 25 years old and also called ‘The Cupid’ of the school. All the matches made by her not only are doing well in their relationship but also in life as she is also a great career counselor. She is more of a best friend than a teacher to many in school.]

“Hmm, a Holi event?” Yukti thought out loud. “Han toh isme kya naya hai? Har 2 saal mein toh hota hai yeh event.” I replied.

(“Yes, there's nothing new? They conduct this event every 2 year.”)

“Yaad hai jab hum 10th mein thee toh maine tujhe pakka rang laga diya tha aur 4din tak tera face kisi bandariya jaisa lagg raha tha. hahahaha!” Yukti laughed like the witch she is while I ignored her and walked out of the classroom. I reached the stairs as our rooms were on the 2nd floor of the 3 floored seniors building.

(“Do you remember when we were in class 10th, I applied colors to your face and for 4 days your face looked like some monkey's face. Hahahahaha!”)

“Ms. Govind, be careful!” Before I could register the voice a hand pulled me from behind. My face was pressed into his chest for a while and all I heard was how fast his heart was beating. Maybe he was scared.

Obviously it was him… Akshit Choudhary.

But why was he so scared? He pulled out from the sudden ‘collision’ and asked me if I was okay to which I nodded. Yukti and Manav also looked sick worried but why? I turned around and guess what? 

There was a snake lying on the stair; the same stair which I was about to step on. 'Heyyy naag devta apka shukriya karu ya aap se daru?'

We informed the security guard and went back home in our respective vehicles.

In the evening 

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Unknown
Hello :)

Me
Who's this?

Unknown
Yukti bhabhi ka devar. 
Pehechana?

Me

Achha! Aur mein Manav ki
hone wali bhabhi ;)

Unknown 
Haha, abb lagg raha hai Manav k 
jokes itne v bure nahi hain.

Me
As long as you take it as a joke it's fine.
Sorry anyways, hehe.

I changed his number to 'Choudhary ji'. 

Choudhary ji
No need :) 
Well see you later!
It's time for my piano class.

Me
Omg, tumhe piano bhi aata hai?

Choudhary ji
Hanji, aur thoda bohot gaa v lete hain.

Me
Wow yarr! Hume v kisi din sunana fir.
Yukti ka gana sunn sunn k mere kaan
pakk chuke hain.

Choudhary ji
Sochenge.
Thik hai, see you then :)

Me
See you :)

I was on cloud 9 like literally. ‘Radha Rani aise konse punyaa kiye thee maine jo aaj ka din naseeb hua mujhe?’

‘Yeh kya ho jata hai mujhe? Kyun Ms. Govind ke aas pass itna comfortable lagta hai?’ I asked myself but got no response. 

I got ready for my piano lessons which was more like a stress relief session for me that took me away from this world to a more peaceful one for a while.

“Hey everyone! How's your practice going?” Mr. Aryan, our great piano teacher, also a renowned singer, asked while the students settled down in their respective seats.

After a small conversation to catch up on everyone's progress, we started today's lesson. We were in our last few lessons and today he wanted us to sing and play at the same time. “But sir, some of us can not really sing. I think this is a horrible idea.” A boy mentioned.

I silently agreed to that not because I can't sing but because I didn't wanted to sing in front of my mates right now. 

“It's fine to sing however you can, just focus on the notes and if you are playing it correctly or not.” Mr. Aryan said and few nodded in excitement while others nodded in defeat.

“Starting with the girls.” He added.

Everybody did well and got remarks by sir but when it was my turn I suddenly froze at my spot. “Akshit it's your turn now.” “Sir, can I just skip the singing part? Please.” I said scratching my neck a bit, feeling embarrassed. “No no, everyone tried so you have to do it as well.” Mr. Aryan said sternly.

I took a deep breath and let my fingers glide on the piano keys. The starting verse of ‘Ladki badi anjani hai’ came to my mind idk why but still I just couldn't sing it. Everyone waited for me to sing and Mr. Aryan even stopped me twice but I apologized and continued playing the piano.

“Good, but Akshit you have to practice singing as well, it's a part of the art we are learning.” He said and dismissed the class.

Everybody packed their belongings and left. I was the only one left in the room along with sir. “Is there something that's bothering you kid?” Sir asked.

“No sir, nothing.” I replied, obviously lying not because I wanted to but because I, myself didn't know what was going inside my mind. I bid goodbye to him and left for home.

At home.

I got freshen up and had dinner with mumma. “Kya hua tujhe aaj itna stressed kyun lagg raha hai?” She asked while applying oil and massaging my head.

(“What happened, why are you looking so stressed?”)

“Kuch bhi toh nahi. Aapko aisa kyun lagg raha hai?” I lied yet once again. “I'm your mother kiddo and I can clearly sense you're lying. Now tell me what is bothering my son?” She asked.

(“Nothing. Why are you asking so?”)

“Aisi koi serious baat nahi hai. Aur kuch hoga toh sabse pehle aapko he bataunga, pakka.” I said holding her hands while facing towards her. I hugged her and went back to my room.

(“There's nothing serious. If there will be anything I'll inform you first, for sure.”) 

‘Just 2 days of knowing each other and her thoughts is already bothering me so much..why?’  I thought while reading her texts. I reached my book shelves but the only thing going in my mind was that small yet terrifying incident that took place today. 

How I got so scared and pulled Ms. Govind so close to myself that I was literally embracing her. Did I mention how small she looked compared to me? I mean I'm not so tall being just 5'11” but she was like 5’3” or something.
Cute, isn't it?

‘Stop it Akshit! Focus on your studies. 12th hai and there's no time to get distracted by all these stuff.’  I sat back at my table to study.

♡

Sushi's note: Hope you liked the chapter readers. This week we will try to give one more update as from next week we are going to have exams. But we will also try to update next week as well.

Again please keep voting and don't forget to take care of yourselves fellas <3

With love
《Radhe Radhe》