"You are saying you intentionally did it?" Asked Farhan not at all believing her.
 
"Ofcourse. I thought falling from the chair would be of fun." Amaaya smiled sheepishly.

"Seriously?"

The duo were walking through the hallways still on the incident at canteen.

"Yeah, I did it also for testing you. I wanted to know what would be your reaction after seeing that." She glared at him.

"You saw my reaction, right?" She remained silent recalling his loud laugh then.

"Don't look at me that way. I would get scared. So, no more over acting standing on the chair, okay?"

"I'm going now. I can't bear you anymore." She rolled her eyes.

"It's not the time for your bus." Farhan checked his watch.

"Whatever."

"You are eager to go home only for the sake of getting biscuits, right?"

"Or else Joe and Kevy will finish it." She huffed.

"I will buy you your favourite biscuit. Will you stay with me now?"

"Uhm, okay. Can't take any risk with biscuits." She bit her lips making him smile.

"Biscuit girl." He flicked her head.

"No. Biscuit dipper." She blurted out without even thinking once.

"What?!"

"Uhh nothing. Tell me this, what were you talking to Kaira at morning?"

"Oh, you saw that too?" He asked surprisingly.

"You are under CCTV. So you can't do anything without my knowledge." She nodded.

Running a hand through his hair,
"Uhm, Why should I tell you?" asked him.

"You should."

"See, that's my personal matter and I can't share it with anyone. Especially the one who fell from the chair." He shrugged.

"So you won't tell me?"

"No way girl." She turned to the otherside, folding her arms across chest.

"What? You are not going? You always used to go after my 'No way' reply."

"Not for you but for biscuits." She pointed.

Watching her face, he felt like smiling. "Come, let's go to Viha. You didn't talk with her, right?"

"Did I say I'm craving to talk to her? No naa? You go."

"No. But she wanted to know you."

"If you want to talk to her, just go. Don't make me a reason for it."

"Okay then, I'm going." With his hands on pockets, he began walking away.

"Always Viha Viha Viha. He has time for every other girls. But not me!" She kept murmuring.

Once he come to hear her, he spun around to face her. But she acted like she didn't care.

"Ainu.."

She threw her gaze downwards still not ready to look him. But he came to her before cupping her face. "Am I the reason for your sad puppy face?"

"Then who? You didn't buy me biscuits."
 
"Oh, only for that?"

"Hm. By the way, why did you come back to me?" She asked with a hint of hope.

"I prefer cute rather than hot." He smiled.

"What?"

"Nothing." He tried to control his smile.

"Ainu, you were here? I was searching for you." Anjali joined them along with Rinu.

"Hello." Farhan treated with his melting smile.

"Hey Farhan." The duo smiled back.

"Anjali, I want to tell you something." He fixed his gaze over her holding a serious face.

"Faru, please don't. Not now." Amaaya whispered very sure about what he was going to say.

"What?" Being confused, Anjali asked out.

"Uhh, how are you?" He passed a sheepish smile.

"Fantastic." This time, Rinu replied him.

When the four got engrossed in talking, they came to hear that flirty voice.

"Oh my Viha." Farhan called out as Amaaya rolled her eyes seeing her.

"Honey, where is Eby?" She enquired giving a slight shock to everyone.

"Eby? Why you need him?" He asked her.

"I want to..." She began.

Before Viha could complete it, she spotted Eby walking to them and then moved to him.

The four pairs of eyes were glued to them trying to figure out what they were talking about.

Viha was seeking his help for some application form. Eby agreed to help her as it was very easy for him.

"That's so nice of you Eby." She plastered a smile. Being happy, she gave a quick hug for him.

Watching them, Farhan shouted, "What the hell? This can't happen."

Rinu and Amaaya turned to take a glimse of Anjali who was staring at Viha and Eby, her mouth wide open.

With a rough tone, "What you are waiting for? Come, let's go." Anjali ordered.

"Yeah it's better to go now." Farhan made a sad face.

Afterwhich Anjali had left, he gave a slight smile looking at Amaaya to which she nodded back.

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Night at Ishaan's home,

It was slightly raining. They were half wet standing before the huge door.

Aju pressed the switch for bell.
"Oh my god! Where are they?"

"I think they all went for tour." Eby shrugged.

"No. If so, they would inform me." Ishaan said as Eby threw a pity look at him.

"Mummmmaaaa." Farhan shouted.

With that Jessy came to open the door watching the four heads standing outside.

"Your TV shows are over?" asked Ishaan.

"No. Add is going on now." Mom smiled as he shook his head in disbelief.

"What is this? We have been waiting for the last hour." added Aju.

"Enough enough."

"You didn't have dinner, right?" Eby asked being scared of the answer.

"Don't worry. Dinner is here." She assured.

"Mumma, you didn't see me? No mind at all." Farhan whined.

"Arrey, don't say so." She gave a motherly hug to him."I missed this." Farhan winked at her as they all entered inside.

With a coverbag in his hand,"Geni, take this." Ishaan called out.

"So you bought it?" Geni asked, coming down the stairs.

"Can't you believe?" Asked Farhan.

"He don't used to buy such things."
She pouted.

"Hey! You didn't recognize me?" He asked again.

"No. But when I heard that beggar voice calling 'Mummaaa', I recognized."

"Very funny."

With that, she grabbed the coverpack from him before moving to the dining hall. "Riya, Pari, Juhi, manu.. Shaanu has bought pizza for us."

"My ears! Geni, lower your voice." Ishaan hissed.

"For pizza, he is called 'shaanu'?Great!" Eby smiled.
 
Aju and Farhan settled in the couch with others who were busy watching TV show whereas Ishaan and Eby were talking about something.

Out of a sudden,"OH MY GOD!!" Someone screamed.

"What? what happened Geni?" Eby ran to her getting frightened.

"See what Ishaan has bought for us." Juhi said.

"Bomb???" asked a shocked Farhan.

"We wouldn't be this much shocked if it was bomb." Said Geni.

"What is the matter?" Ishaan came to them.

"This is not pizza but icecream." Geni replied with a wide smile.

"You are seeing it for the first time?" Farhan passed a cold stare.

"Ohh jesus! What happened to you? You bought icecreams that too while raining." Mom joined them.

"Last time when Juhi asked to buy it you shouted her saying 'Icecreams are not good for having'. Only good for getting cough', right?" Geni folded her arms glaring her.

Ishaan stood there cluelessly as if his head was hit by a frying pan.

"Pizza ya icecream, let's have it." Juhi giggled.

Thinking for seconds, "Actually I told that man to give pizza. I think he heard it wrong." Ishaan defended himself.

"No. I heard you asking for icecreams." Aju was not helping.

"Strange!!!" Geni huffed.

"If you guys are having that much problem, just give it back." Said Ishaan playing his last trick.

"NO!" His cousins roared simultaneously.

"Then shut up."

Everyone took their share before settling in dining table.

"It's really nice to have icecream while raining." Commented Aju.

Farhan agreed taking out his phone to take a selfie.. Then he sent a photo with icecream in hand to the icecream lover.

"Ishaan, you don't want?" asked Eby as if it was bought by him.

"No. I don't." Ishaan was still pondering over his unexpected behaviour.

Damn! Why I bought icecreams to these fellows? I went there to buy pizza. Yeah, I'm sure. Then wot happened?

"Shanu, what you are thinking?" Aju brought him back to reality. "About shreya?" Eby faked a cough.

"Who is Shreya?" Geni asked out licking her icecream as Ishaan stared Aju for what he had said.

"Uhh, he meant Shreya.. Shreya Ghoshal." Farhan covered up.

The other two tried to resist their laugh watching Ishaan's change of face.

With a questioning look, "What is the need to think of her right now?" Geni asked again.

"Your brother naa? He is unbelievable." Said Farhan.

"But..."

"Mom, you forget about the dinner?" Ishaan cut her off.

"Wait wait. I'm coming." She moved to kitchen to settle the dinner.

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At Amaaya's home,

Amaaya and Rinu were watching TV lying on the couch above one another.

"Why Anjali didn't come?" Emy enquired.

"Tomorrow we have a class test. Maybe for that." Replied Rinu.

"Last time we failed in class test, right?" Amaaya turned to look Rinu.

"Yeah." They exchanged a sheepish grin recalling their good grades.

"Wish if Anjali shows a little consideration to him as she does for this class test and all.." Rinu began.

"We can't do anything for that."

"Hm. Poor Eby."

When she came to notice her phone beeping, Amaaya went through her messages.

The second she came to see Farhan's photo, "See, he looks like a monkey in it." she commented.

"No. He looks great." Rinu corrected.

"Especially his smile." Added her sister giving a shock.

"Yeah I was about to say it."

"Arey, are you really talking about my Faru?" asked a very surprised Amaaya.

"No babe. He is not yours anymore." Teased Rinu.

"Huh?"

"Farhan is all Viha's."

"Hum, a monkey with icecream." She scoffed.

Checking the picture,"Where are they now?" Rinu asked.

"Ofcourse at his home."

"Ishaan's?"

"Yeah, phone breaker."

"You are calling him 'phone breaker' with his phone in your hand. Don't forget it." Rinu scolded.

"So what? You want me to call him 'phone giver'?"

"I didn't mean that monkey. Atleast you stop calling it. He is really bad. One day you will get from him." Warned Rinu.

Amaaya went on flickering channels only to show that she had not accept what her friend said.

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#Friends, what you love to have while raining?

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