"What you are smiling for?" Eby pretended to be serious.

"Nothing dude. I was just.." Said Farhan, ruffling his silky hair.

"Hey guys." Kaira joined them with her pleasant smile.

"Ohh! You came today? I thought you have skipped." Said Eby.

"Then who will write our notes and all?" Farhan smiled.

"For that only, you need me?" Asked her.

"Come on. You are the only girl in our class and I can't even imagine without you."

Eby shifted his look from Farhan and Kaira as he watched their convo.

"Enough enough." Kaira raised her hands exasperately.

"Well, what was all that buddy?" Farhan came up with that again.

Eby could find no excuses at the exact moment and so made him a bit nervous.

"What are you talking about?" Kaira asked being clueless as Farhan faked a cought.

"It's not like that, She was.." Eby begged for words whereas his buddy passed some weird gestures to her without him getting know.

"She? Who is that?" Farhan acted like he was never born.

"Enough dude. He did just to save her from that freaking monkey." Kaira surprisingly sided him.

"Yeah I know it. But the sad part is that she is not ready to accept him."

Eby tried his best not to be emotional before them.

"Well, what is your problem with Shreya?" Enquired Eby.

"Yeah. You always treat her badly." Kaira stated.

"Ohh! Don't remind me of that bitch. She is going to be dead soon, I swear." He shook his head as his voice the hate for her.

"It's not like we like her. But we don't hate her." Pointed Kaira.

"You are right. I hate her like nothing."

"We are asking you the reason for it." A voice spoke out.

The trio spun around to see the fourth one. Aju leaned before them with a smirk on his face.

"When did you come here?" Eby was shocked to se him there.

"I will explain it later. Now you continue Bro." He faced Farhan with a hint of curiousity.

"You know something? We were really close during last year. We two were participating for college fest and spent lots of time together. Then.. I thought I was wrong about her and we started to become friends." Farhan narrated.

"Wasn't I alive at that time?" Aju made a pout. But the other two seriously waited him to go on as they were already surprised.

"She have a thing for someone." He blurted. "I mean Ishaan."

Farhan said without facing them before the trio dropped their jaw on the floor, "WHAT THE!!!"

"But she is not that type. She won't.." Began Eby.

"You guys are totally wrong about her. I don't know why she is hiding everything and acting like she won't fall for anyone ever."

"How did you know it?" Asked Kaira.

"Coincidingly, I heard it while she was sharing with her old friend. And I felt like killing her when I realized that she was using me to get Ishaan. She was so mean. She was just acting to be nice." He let out a breath of rage.

"Did Ishaan know it?"

"No."

"Why didn't you tell him?"

"For what?"

"I'm very excited! I'm gonna tell him about this." Aju said while jumping.

"If you tell him or not, he will be the same." He shrugged.

"No. They will be an awesome couple."

"Bwaakk!" Kaira said weirdly. "I swear he won't like her."

"But we can give a try for it. If she really loves him.." Eby explained.

"How can you trap him that way?" Asked Farhan.

"If it's sincere, then what to worry?"

"I mean, she is not that much worth!" At this, three of them looked up him with a knowing glint.

"Listen. I'm gonna tell him everything and will ask for his reply." Aju announced, only to give him more pressure. The other two tried their best not to laugh.

"Nothing is gonna happen!" Farhan sighed.

"How you know it?" Kaira asked, crossing her arms over chest

"I know him better than any..." He paused as he realized the intensity of those words before the trio smiled at him.

"Guys, I'm too tired. And I'm smelling very bad." Farhan made a weird face.

All bursted out into laugh as he wringled his nose.

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Dany was busy making some special dishes for M.com boys.

"Will you make it today?" Entering the kitchen, Ishaan yelled.

"Wash your hands and sit." Said Dany.

"I'm washing my hands for the fourth time.What the hell are you making?" Aju turned red by his hunger.

"Bro, don't you know that he is in a danger zone?" Asked Eby.

"What do you mean?" Ishaan cocked an eyebrow.

"Yeah. His cooking is really pathetic these days. So we decided to conduct an elimination round for him. That's for what he is trying now." He explained.

"Really? Then all the best Dany." Ishaan patted his shoulder.

"Enough enough. Maybe you will get a good cook but you won't get such a nice guy like me." Dany came up with his emotional blackmailing.

"But we only need a good cook now." Added Aju.

"See. I'm leaving here. I don't want to bear you mad people anymore. This is my fifth year with you. But I will be happy leaving here. Yeah. Very happy." He announced with a spoon in hand convincing himself.

"There's no need of that. You stay here buddy. I will be here for you." Farhan shouted as he put on the television.

Those words made Dany to run and never forgot to gave a long kiss to him.

"Dammit! You are hurting my cheeks." The remote had flew out his hand at the shock of his kiss.

"Please stop your drama." Said Aju.

After having that 'dangerzone' dinner, they were playing cards forming a round.

Thank god! They were alive.

"I feel like calling Shreya." Aju sighed.

"Seriously!?" Ishaan asked as he put his card.

"Yeah." He replied simply whereas Eby and Farhan passed him some deathly gestures.

"Then, what about that tall girl from first year?" Asked Ishaan.

"You mean Viha? Oh! Don't think that I'm trying for Shreya." Aju sticked out his tongue at Farhan making sure Ishaan was not seeing.

"Ishaan, what is your opinion about such relationships?" Enquired Aju.

"Man. I'm not you." He let out a laugh before replying.

"First, you find the one for you." Nihal pointed at Aju.

"We are all settled. Only Ishaan is remaining." If looks could kill, Farhan had already killed him a thousand times.

"Can I know that with whom you are dating?" Farhan raised a brow.

"I'm already committed to Viha."

"You keep dreaming man. It's not gonna happen!"

"Please try to accept that she is already mine." Aju claimed.

"Shut up! She will be mine. Only mine."

Aju was not ready to give up. "So you are gonna cheat Kaira? How can you do this? She is such a nice girl"

"What the hell are you talking?" Farhan turned red at the mentioning of her name.

"Farhan, it's true that you are a bit more special for our Kair." Joined Eby.

"Maybe. But it doesn't mean that she likes me." He kept on arguing.

Everyone had a look at Farhan only to see him turning red hot. But Ishaan tried to focuss on the cards for now.

"We are good friends and don't cook up stories." Farhan shot a warning glare as the other two passed him a knowing smile.

"He won't accept her love." Eby muttered, shaking his head.

Aju cleared his throat to announce. "Okay then. You are not ready to believe me, right? You will get to know it within, uhm, within 18 days."

Ishaan was taken aback hearing him. He turned to look a glance at him.

18 days?

Why everyone is going for 18 days?

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Next morning at college,

"You didn't answer me" Zoya said, folding her arms.

"Zoya, how many times I told you that I have nothing to tell." Shreya rolled her eyes, without facing her.

"How long can you hide things from me?"

"I'm not hiding anything. Let me go."

"If you have anything for Ishaan, why can't you tell me?" Zoya hold her hands when she was about to move away.

"I don't know what made you ask this. Anyways, that is a wrong assumption." She tried to convince her.

When Zoya was busy observing her face, "Don't you trust me?" Asked Shreya.

Zoya thought for a second and said, "Uhm, yeah, if you say so." She felt it was better to stop questioning her as she had many ways to find the truth.

"I will find it out shreya. 'Thank god' for letting me to know about it. I should be thankful for that idiot Farhan. When I heard it yesterday ,I was unable to digest it. But now, I can smell something fishy. She is behaving so strange!" Zoya was immersed in her thoughts.

"Okay fine. It's time for our class." Said Zoya.

"Yeah. Let's move." Making sure Zoya had left the canteen, Shreya heavied a relieved sigh.

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