Ragini was adjusting her books when she was startled by Diya who came running to her. “Ragzee” she squeaked holding her sister who stumbled and was about to fall. “Ragini...” Karan held her to stop from falling by supporting her shoulders from behind.

“What the hell D? She would have fallen down” Karan made Ragini to stand straight. “It was your fault moron. Who told you to run behind her?” she crossed her arms.

“Can I ask why are you both behaving like play school toddler?” Ragini interrupted them. “Um.. Actually...” Karan began but was interrupted. “Actually Karan was asking me what colour are you wearing for semi formals. So that he can wear the matching tie” Diya smiled widely.

Karan held Diya's shoulder while Ragini spoke to herself looking down. “What are you trying to do again? I thought we were clear about it” he then looked up leaving her elbow and weakly smiled at Ragini.

“Revenge. Sweet revenge” Diya smiled wickedly. “Moreover your brother will not get through this so easily” she smirked and Karan stared at her shocked. Sure she was crazy the way Sanskar interpreted.

“What's cooking?” Ragini raised her one eye brow. “Um nothing. I was just telling him to make sure that j... I mean Mr. Professor wears the purple tie” she smiled at Ragini whose face faded.

“I need to go” Ragini started to move. “But Ragzee he wants to know your dress colour” Diya walked beside her. “I am not going to the semi formal” Ragini spoke disheartened.

“You are not going to the semi formals?” they stopped hearing a voice. “Unbelievable” Ragini rolled her eyes annoyed. “Did I heard you right?” Sanskar stood now facing her.

“Why do you care?” Ragini glared him. “No... I was just worried for Karan. He was so excited about it” he smiled weakly. “Really? I was?” Karan asked with his eyes wide open.

“By the way Mr. Professor I was about to send you word with Karan but it is good I met you here” Diya walked forward and Karan saw Ragini clutching the books in her hand tightly.

Sanskar's jaws twitched as he glared her for standing in between him and Ragini. “Oh I wonder what I have done so great that I was addressed those sweet words from you through my cousin” he mocked. Diya gave him a fake smile.

“Wear purple tie on semi formals” she rolled her eyes. “Why should I wear that awful coloured tie by the way?” he asked innocently. Karan folded his lips to control the laugh which threatened to leave his throat.

“Because that's the colour of your date for the semi formals” Diya sighed. “Oh I did not knew I have a date for semi formals” he looked up thoughtful. “Just give us a moment” Diya turned back smiling at Ragini and Karan and pushed Sanskar away.

Ragini and Karan looked at each other and looked away Karan awkwardly smiling at her.

“What is wrong with you?” Diya hissed. “I don't know. You said I proposed you in front of the girl I loved and now acting as if I like you. And you think I am not pissed. You tell me what am I supposed to do?” he asked bending to her height.

“Trying to be funny?” her nostrils flared up. “My fate” he looked up annoyed. “If you weren't the sister of the only girl I fell in love with it would have been a different scenario. But you are lucky” he smiled at her. “Queen of bad timing. You are actually lucky for the first time” he nodded his head and started to walk.

“You got to be kidding me” she crossed her arms. “You know what I am in no mood to be kidding” he nodded his head and walked from there. Diya kicked the floor and walked in the opposite direction.
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“You sure don't wanna come?” Diya asked as she was at the door. She wore a purple long dress and matching heels with her hair tied in a messy bun.

Ragini just nodded her head and got back to reading her book.

“What should I tell your boy friend?” she asked and Ragini closed her eyes annoyed. “He will be okay. Don't worry so much about him” she gave a fake smile and moved her eyes back to the book.

Diya folded her lips and walked out of the room. “Awww how cute you look my doll” her father spoke and Diya who was startled relaxed and hugged him warmly. “Bye Popsy” she kissed his cheek and walked out of the mansion.

She drove the car to the party venue which was their school.

Karan who was laughing while talking to Shane turned and saw Diya entering the party hall and his heart beat stopped for the second and then quickened.

He forwarded his hand and Diya smiled placing her hand over it and they danced to the dance floor.

If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day
'Til eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you

If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then
Again, I would spend them with you

“So purple?” Diya pointed at his tie. “I wanted to match you” he  smiled at her and she chuckled. “You really good job lover boy” she smiled proudly and he blushed smiling.

But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with

It was a miracle how Karan who used to miss his every step managed to sync his moves when Diya was in his arms. He used to let himself get carried away by the music every time she was with him.

They swayed to the music as the songs kept changing but they looked like they weren't tired.

Ragini turned off the bed lamp and walked to the window to drop the curtains. She was startled to find someone standing just outside their lawns leaning to the car.

“Sanskar?” she peered carefully and her eyes widened when she realized it was him. “What the hell?” she cursed and grabbed her sweat shirt and walked out of the mansion and reached the place where Sanskar was standing. He straightened himself and tried to smile at her.

All the way she ran to the spot only thing kept ringing in her mind was Sanskar had come to meet her. But then her mind told her that probably he came to pick Diya to the semi formals.

“Um.. Diya has already left for the venue” she said and turned to leave but was stopped when she felt his hand gripping her wrist. Her heart was beating with a deadly speed.

She tried to release herself but he only tightened his hold. “I did not come for her” he stated. “I came here for you” and that one sentence could make her heart stop. She stopped struggling and stood there confused.

“What do you think of yourself Mr. Sanskar. After proposing my sister I will let you play the same old game with my mind? If you are anyways having any hallucination of that sort let me tell you clearly” Ragini who turned furiously now released her hand from his hold and rubbed her wrist.

“Remember you blamed me of so many things and one among them was that I play with people's feeling. Now how do you manage to do the same of which you were disgusted about?” she crossed her arms. Her twinkling eyes had fury also in them.

“Ragini...” he tried to explain but she stopped him. “I am not interested in knowing your reasons to be here when you are supposed to be with the girl you love” she bit her lower lip. It was way painful than it looked.

“I am” he nodded his head. He stepped near her. “I am with the girl I love” he spoke honestly and Ragini did not miss to recognize his emotions beyond the statement.

“And you are the girl I am in love with” he spoke defeated. “Lies” she turned away snapping at him. “I am not saying a lie Ragini. I love you okay and only you” he neared her.

“Oh let me think is this some prank day or something? If it is then don't try all this on me” she snarled. He sighed. “I know I have hurt you so many times that it is nearly impossible for you to trust me but I don't know how to repent for whatever I caused. All I know is I don't want to be without you. I don't know I think I will go insane if I have to let you go” his eyes turned glassy and voice choked.

“Tell me what to do? I am ready for everything for redemption I swear” he pinched his neck cutely. Ragini rubbed her nose.

“You moron, you idiot, jerk...” she charged at him hitting on his chest. “How many times I told you I loved you and you only. But all you did was take decisions on impulse. So much that my sister started to hate you and you know what it is to make that ghost of a twin as the enemy of your love? She will do anything possible to keep you away from me. And you out of nowhere proposed her? Like what you think you are?” she looked up at him.

“Out of all the blames the last one I should be considered innocent. It was all your twin's doing” he raised his hands in defense. “She proposed you? D... D. likes you?” Ragini looked at him confused.

“No...” he almost screamed. “Gosh I don't even want to think about it” he wiped the sweat out of his forehead. “I mean she just formulated it” he sighed. “Why?” asked Ragini crossing her arms.

“Because Karan was about to confess to you that he doesn't like you and she feared that may be he was backing off for her. If she showed him that she is already with me that will not let him tell you the truth” he looked confused while he said that.

“I did not understood a single sentence dude” she admitted. “That's Diya for you. Her mind really acts creepy” he widened his eyes. He looked at Ragini who was glaring him. “I mean she is good creepy head” he smiled weakly.

“Now explain” she smiled at him fake. “Um.. Karan actually loves someone and he wanted to tell you that. This you understood?” he asked. “He loved someone else. How the heck that dude fell for someone else?” she asked wide eyed.

“Why are you jealous?” he mocked. “Nope. Just was curious. All I have seen him do was crash girls legs with his deadly moves” she spoke and Sanskar glared her. “Okay continue will you?” she avoided his gaze.

“Then I think Diya knew he was going to say that” he gulped in scared. “You told her” she smirked and he smiled weakly nodding his head. She narrowed her eyes.

“I told her that he is going to tell you whom he loves and she panicked” he said and she signed him to stop. “Why?” she stressed the y.

“Because the girl Karan loved was your twin sister” he smiled at her  weakly and Ragini's eyes boggled out. “WHAT?” she screamed and Sanskar covered her mouth with his hand. “So now you understood the logic of your sister's brain?” he asked and she signed him to take his hand back and he complied.

“Okay... okay... there is lot of brainstorming here” she held her head and felt weak. “Ragini” Sanskar held her and she placed her head over his chest.

“Why did you kept silent you brute?” she hit his chest. “I was too shocked. It was like I lost my brain somewhere. She was so quick” he confessed covering her in his embrace.

“And I have gone through hell lot of pain okay thinking that she is stronger and determined than me to push you away from me. How could I fight a sister who was hell bent on taking her sister away from the painful life because that was all I have ever given to you. I have always hurt you beyond you can tolerate and literally started to feel that may be she was right. All I can give you was ….” she interrupted him by kissing him and Sanskar melted in the kiss dragging her near to him.

If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty
Except for the memory
Of how they were answered by you

If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day
'Til eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you

The moon was full and shining behind them. Ragini smiled in the kiss and Sanskar's eye dropped a tear. “I thought I will never get you back in my life” he chuckled and his eyes shone. Ragini stood on her toes and kissed his cheek lovingly.

But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with

“Now my dear official boy friend. Isn't it time for some revenge” she smirked snaking her hands across his neck. He looked at her confused. “Time to teach my impulsive sister some ways to calm herself down and also Karan...”

“But he was not at all involved any of it” Sanskar protested. “You know the bad timing effects” she shrugged her shoulders innocently. “You are wicked” Sanskar smiled and dragged her to kiss passionately again and they stood there with each other.

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Okay how was this?

I think today will be the last day of my internet pack

So I won't be available till this lock down is over.

Not getting salaries.
Struggling for daily needs.

This is low time 😊

I never had gone through this but it's okay it's part of life.

We grow through what we go through (heard Somewhere)

If all this pain can help the nation and world I live I feel extremely honoured to do it.

Till I come back do bare with my disappearance.

Love

Sally 🤗

P. S: Song
Time in a bottle by Jim Croce