"Anirudh ka aur mera same hi college me admission hua tha. 'National College of Technology, Bombay. Haan, meri rank acchi thi but pita ji ke kehne pe maine Anirudh ke College me admission liya." Anuradha said.

Sexa bursted out laughing.

"By god, tu jab bhi 'Pitaji' bolti hai, abhi bhi hassi nikal jaati hai." Sexa said.

Anuradha ignored him and continued with her POV.

Flashback,

A smiling Anirudh was looking out the window, happily. While, a tensed Anuradha was bouncing her legs up and down.

"Anni, mujhe bahut darr lag raha hai." Anuradha said.

"Kis baat ka darr? Main hu na tere saath." Anirudh said, smugly.

Anirudh and Anuradha stood in the line for hostel allotment. Anirudh went in first.

"Anirudh Pathak." Anirudh gave his name.

"Anni! Anni.. anni..." The allocation officer said.

"Arey, Anni nahi Anirudh Pathak." Anirudh said.

"Yeh hostel life hai, beta. Yahan 'Deshpande' ka 'Despo' ho jaata, 'Pattwardhan' ka 'Pattu' aur 'Chaudhary' ka 'Chau-'"

Anirudh interrupted him.

"Haan haan, samajh gaya. Please, dekhiye." Anirudh said.

"Anni...Anni..Anni. Arey.. rey.. rey." The allocation officer tutted.

"Kya hua list me naam nahi hai kya?" Anirudh asked, concerned.

"Arey bhaiya naam list me nahi hota toh jyada accha hota." The allocation officer said.

"Kyunki aapko Hotel no. 4 yaani H4 allot hua hai."

Anuradha stopped listening after that and started looking at her surrounding. Anirudh nudged her sister to tell her name to the allocation officer.

"Anuradha Pathak." Anuradha said.

"Annu.. Annu..Annu." He searched.

The allocation officer looked at her in horror.

"Kya hua list me naam nahi hai?" Anuradha asked, scared.

"Hain par isse accha toh aapka naam nahi hi hota." The allocation officer said.

"Kyu mujhe bhi H4 alloted hai kya?" Anuradha asked, jokingly.

"Ji, haan." Allocation officer confirmed, gaining Anirudh's attention.

The smile on Anuradha's face disappeared quickly and she became pale.

"Aaiye mere saath aap dono. Dean ke paas chaliye."

The allocation officer took them to the Dean who was himself shocked.

"We are very sorry, Ms. Pathak. There's been a mistake. Aap dono ko identical twin samajh ke H4 de diya gaya hai. Unfortunately, ab H10, jo ladkiyon ka hostel hai, wahan bhi jagah nahi hai. You have to adjust in H4. Aap apne parents se baat kar lijiye. Then, let me know." Dean said and dismissed them.

"Ab main kya karu, Anni?" Anuradha asked.

"Pehle toh tu rona band kar. Main mummy papa se baat karke aata hu." Anirudh said.

"Pita ji toh mujhe waapas hi bula lenge." Anuradha said.

"Nahi bulaayenge. Tu yahan baith aur pani pi. Main baat karke aaya." Anirudh said.

Anirudh came after a while.

"Sunn, papa ne kaha ki adjust kar le. Main toh hu hi tere saath. Tu ja Dean ke paas, unko apna decision bata de." Anirudh said.

Anuradha nodded and went to Dean and told him her decision. Dean nodded and called a boy from H4. After a while, a very handsome boy came in Dean's office. He was dark, over 6ft tall. He had a sharp jawline and a body that could make any girl swoon for him. He was wearing a denim jacket and he stood on front of Dean.

"Yes, sir. You called me?" The boy asked.

"Yes, Derek. This is Ms. Pathak. Due to some mistakes from our side, Ms. Pathak ko H4 allot hua hai. I'm giving you the responsibility to take care of her. She'll be alloted the room next to you. Can you do this, Derek?" Dean asked.

"Of course, sir." Derek replied.

Dean nodded and the allocation officer handed Anuradha her keys.

"Trust me, Ms. Pathak. You're in safe hands." Dean said.

The Dean dismissed Derek and Anuradha.

"What's your nickname, freshie?" Derek asked.

"Anu, sir." Anuradha replied.

"Follow me, Anu." Derek said.

Anuradha nodded and followed Derek to H4. She received many stares from the boys, making her uncomfortable. Derek led to a part of hostel where there were only two rooms and those rooms were hidden from everyone else's view.

"Here's your room, freshie." Derek said.

"Thank you, sir." Anuradha replied.

"See, freshie. There's something I need to tell you. Be aware of your surroundings all the time. Main yahan humesha nahi rahunga aur na tum rahogi kyunki we have classes but mujhe din ki saari report aake dena. Don't hesitate to reach out." Derek said.

Anuradha nodded. Derek drew out a cigarette and lit it up and started smoking. Anuradha went inside her room and understood why the allocation officer told Anirudh that H4 was the worst.

Anuradha went outside her room and met her brother.

"Tune yahan ke rooms dekhe?" Anuradha asked.

"Tune yahan ke washrooms dekhe?" Anirudh asked.

Anuradha shook her head. Anirudh led her to the washrooms.

"Kaise guzaara hoga mera yahan?" Anuradha asked, crying.

"Tu rona band kar. Aa pehle khaana khaate hai." Anirudh pulled her towards the mess.

They were in the line for food when Anirudh took a whiff of the vegetable.

"Excuse me? Yeh aloo hai ya kaddu?" Anirudh asked.

"Melody khaao, khud jaan jaao." The cook replied.

The Pathak siblings looked at him, shocked. They looked at each other and then again towards the chef. After finishing their lunch, Anirudh dragged Anuradha to apply for hostel change.

In the evening, someone knocked on Anuradha's door.

"Kon?" Anuradha asked.

"Seniors hai hum. Neeche ragging session chal raha hai. Socha aapko khud lene aa jaaye." Some boy said from outside.

Anuradha gulped when she heard several boys laughing just outside her room.

"Open the door, freshie." One of them said.

"Warna hum darwaaza tod denge." Some boy said.

Derek came from library when he saw some boys standing outside of Anuradha's room. Derek went to these boys.

"Tod ke dikha darwaaza." Derek challenged.

"Sir? Sorry, hume nahi pata tha.." One of the boys said.

"Yeh ladki mere protection me hai. Ise chhua na, haddi pasli ek kar dunga." Derek said, sternly.

The boys nodded and scurried away.

"Freshie! Come out." Derek commanded.

Anuradha peeked out of her room and relived to find only Derek there.

"Thank you so much, sir." Anuradha said.

"You're welcome. Darwaaza naa kholne ka decision sahi tha. Good job!" Derek said.

"Ab apne room me jaao. No one will bother you for now." Derek said.

Anuradha nodded and went inside her room.

"Isliye mujhe aur Anni ko apna hostel change karna tha." Anuradha said.

Sexa and Anirudh chuckled.

"Aap aur mummy kaise mile bua?" Raghav asked.

"Ek hafte baad se humari classes shuru ho gayi thi. But tere baap ne mujhe Sunday ko prank kiya ye kehke ki classes shuru ho gayi hai." Anuradha recalled.

Flashback,

Anuradha was running towards her class when she bumped with a curly haired girl and she fell on the floor due to impact.

"Oh my god. I'm so sorry. Are you hurt?" Anuradha apologised and asked.

Maya looked up and saw a really tall gorgeous girl looking at her with her eyes filled with concern. Maya noticed her outstreched arm and grabbed it and stood up.

"Yeah, don't worry. Woah, you're really tall." Maya said.

"And you're really gorgeous." Anuradha complimented.

Maya blushed.

"Thank you. Where were you rushing to?" Maya asked.

"I was going to the maths lecture." Anuradha said.

Maya laughed.

"Aaj sunday hai. Akele kya jaake padhogi?" Maya informed.

Anuradha frowned and then she rolled her eyes.

"My brother tricked me into thinking ki aaj class hai. Madarchod saala." Anuradha cursed.

"Well, now that you're free, mere saath cafeteria chalogi?" Maya asked.

"Haan bilkul." Anuradha agreed.

"I never saw you in the girls hostel. Where do you stay?" Maya asked.

"I was alloted H4. Identical twins samajh liya mujhe aur mere bhai ko toh isliye." Anuradha replied.

"Oh my god! It must be hard na? Living with the guys?" Maya asked.

"Yeah. But what can I do?" Anuradha asked.

Maya and Anuradha entered the cafeteria area. Anuradha looked around and saw boys staring.

"Why are these boys staring at you?" Anuradha asked.

Maya looked around.

"They're not staring at me, they're staring at us." Maya said.

Maya and Anuradha walked away to sit on a table and order coffee and tea for themselves.

"Haan bhai, kya entry maari thi dono ne." Anirudh said.

"Aur kya. Ladko ko literally heart attack aa gaya tha." Sexa said.

Flashback,

"Dekh, college me sirf do cheezein important hoti hai, Padhai aur Bunty." Sexa said.

Anirudh chuckled, hiding his face.

"Brain ke liye yahan bahut haryaali hai but Bunty ke liye? Akaal hai, bhai. Sukha pada hua hai. Ladkiyan hi nahi aati. Engineering college me. Boy Girl ratio 50:1" Sexa said.

"Woh dekh, simple girl, gala kaat competition. Hi-fi girl, nass kaat competition. Bahut mushkil hai yaar." Sexa continued.

"Aur model material?" Anirudh asked.

Sexa spit out the chai he was drinking and laughed at Anirudh.

"Bhai, tu badi ummeedein leke aaya hai. Yeh engineering college hai. Yahan pe model material Hailey's comet ki tarah aati hai, 76 years me ek baar." Sexa said.

Anirudh looked down and frowned.

"Oh teri! Do do Hailey's Comet!!" Sexa exclaimed.

Anirudh looked up and saw his sister with a girl with curly hair. Anirudh instantly git attracted towards the Curly Haired girl. Sexa saw Anirudh fixing his appearance and rolled his eyes.

"Bhai, unke baare me toh sochna hi mat." Sexa said.

"Arey, lambi waali toh meri behen hi hai, uske baare me aisa soch bhi nahi sakta but dusri waali pe try maar hi sakta hu." Anirudh said.

Sexa looked at him and scoffed.

"Woh dekh." Sexa said.

Anirudh turned and saw boys following his sister and his crush.

"Dekh ke, behen ko bacha ke rakhna apni." Sexa said.

"Zaroorat nahi padegi. Usse Martial Arts aata hai." Anirudh said.

Over the week, Anirudh saw his sister and his crush getting followed by boys and rejecting them everywhere. Anirudh and Sexa were in library watching Anuradha and Maya studying together and boys watching them instead of studying.

"Nahi dekha jaa raha na?" Sexa asked.

Anirudh shook his head and hid his face.

"Mujhse bhi nahi." Sexa said.

Sexa now knows Anuradha was the girl who was alotted H4.

"Bechari, kya kutto ke beech aa gayi. Tu chinta mat kar. Tere saath, I'll also lookout for her."

"Woh dekh." Sexa said.

Anirudh and Raghav turned their head and saw two male nurses looking at Maya and Anuradha with love eyes.
Anuradha and Maya were drinking water.

"Aur kuch, ma'am?" Male nurses asked.

Anuradha and Maya forcefully smiled at them and shook their head.

"Demand me toh dono ab bhi hai." Sexa said.

Raghav looked at Sexa and smiled.

"Okay, guys. Times up. Let him rest." Dr. Kasbekar said.

"Tu araam kar, Kammo. Hum kal milte hai." Sexa said.

Raghav nodded and Anuradha, Maya, Anirudh and Sexa left Raghav's room.

Thank you so much for reading.

This chapter was mostly based on Anuradha's perspective. I hope you enjoy it and I'll see you guys in the next chapter.

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