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Tanvi's POV:

Intimidating.

That's what I was feeling right after my encounter with this so called 'Senior'. What a strange person he is! What worse question did I even ask for him to shout at me and made me apologize to him?

I raised my head to see whether was gone or not. Fortunately, he went away. Uff! I breathed out in relief. It was all because of that stupid Jiya. She completed her lab assignment yesterday itself while I was stuck in class. And today, she bunked the classes and went to her home as it's her younger brother's birthday. She insisted that I accompany her too, but I declined the offer because of this lab assignment. My bad! Had I gone with her, I wouldn't have met this strange person or brother of Bahubali. 

He was indeed looking like brother of Bahubali, tall, broad shoulders, a serious face with light beard. Except the fact that he is not a stout person.

Why did I say sorry to him? I thought, still standing at the same spot where he left me. Thank God no one was present here to witness this embarrassing scene. But had anyone been here, would they have helped me? I shrugged and turned around to search for my destination. I would go ahead by myself.

While walking ahead, I got a call from Jiya again. I was talking to her when I asked that senior about the direction to the lab. Guess the call got ended while he was busy screaming at me. I answered the call, "Hello."

"Who was that?" she asked me instantly. Did she listen to our conversation?

"God knows! Such a jerk he was!" I taunted him and continued, "Forget about that now. Where am I, yaar? One entire semester is completed, and I still don't understanding the way this campus is designed," I whined like a kid.

"Tanvi, you will see a big banyan tree, and lab is opposite to that," she kept telling me the directions while I continued walking further and further. I ended the call so that she wouldn't waste her time with me and would rather enjoy with her family.

Suddenly, I felt someone tap my shoulder. I swerved around to find a man staring at me. He has a bag on his shoulders, he was tall but not as tall as the Bahubali I met before, and was thin. He is smiled at me and asked, "Any problem?"

I pondered whether to ask him for the way to the lab, but  what if he would shout at me too? Yet he was the one who asked me what the problem was, right? So, let's ask him.

"Actually, Sir, I am looking for computer lab and .... I think I am lost," I said to him slowly. After hearing me he frowned at me. Now, why was he frowning at me? I even addressed him properly and gave him the much needed respect.

"Why are you calling me Sir?" he said. 

What a day is is! One orders me to call him sir while other asks why I am calling him as sir! Great seniors I have got!

"Well, you look like a senior, so we must call you like that..." and before I could complete my sentence he interrupted me, "No need to give that much respect, and come along. I help you find the way."

Woah! Such a sweet nature! Finally, we reached the lab, and I frowned when I saw the tree opposite to the lab. He noticed my face and said, "What happened?"

"My friend said that the lab is opposite to a banyan tree, but look at this! It's a mango tree," I said seriously. I made a serious note that I have to teach her about trees and the different types of trees. As soon as I said this he laughed loudly. I looked at him and laughed too. 

"Thank you so much," I said to him.

"It's ok. By the way I am Ajay," he offered his hand to me while he introduced himself.

"I am Tanvi," I said and took his hand. He didn't leave my hand even after a minute. Till now, everything was ok, but this was weird. I finally gestured to him to leave my hand, and he did so before bidding adieu. 

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I was chilling in my room, on my bed, turning the pages of some magazine while Jiya was browsing her phone. We just returned back to our rooms after finishing our dinner. 

Well, our hostel is good in everything except food. Damn that hostel food! Even the curry taste like sambar. No matter how many times we ask the warden to cook edible food, nothing changes.

"Hey, Tanvi, hear the news," she said and rolled over to my bed. 

We have co-joined beds and sleep very close to each other. So, she came to my side and showed me her phone. It displayed an invitation for some kind of fest being organized by some college in Vizag only. 

"Hey! It's a two day fest, yaar. Shall we go?" she said.

I often went to other schools for inter college competitions and bagged many prizes, but a fest? I gave her a perplexed look and asked, "Will you go?"

"Of course. See, this fest has everything: Technical events, Dance, and singing competitions, Short films, Mr and Ms, and many more, yaar. We will have lots of fun."

I could see the excitement in her eyes and sense it dripping from her voice her voice. I nodded my head in agreement. Soon, we searched for more information related to the fest and all. It will be held on the upcoming Saturday and Sunday. 

"Man, we only have three days. C'mon, let's decide what we should wear and all and all," I said, and both of us jumped out of our bed in unison, rushing to our cupboards and to try multiple outfits till late night.

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"Jiya, how can you do this to me?" I said with a worried face. That idiot girl abandoned me at the last minute by signing up for a dance competition and leaving me alone at a technical event. Even I was at fault cause in the past few days, we only focused on outfits and accessories but not on what event we would be participating in. I am definitely not a cultural person, and she is quite the opposite of me. 

"Even you didn't tell me beforehand" she snapped.

"Ok, participate in both. We will manage the time," I told her with a glint of hope. 

Currently, we were standing outside a huge block in the college which is organizing the fest. Unlike our university, this is a Posh college with admirable infrastructure and facilities. As soon as we entered the campus, we felt like the engineering students of the city were assembling here. It took a while for us to sort out what event was getting organized where. And on top of that, they were accepting a team of minimum of two to four students for technical event. So, if I wouldn't have Jiya as my partner, I wouldn't be able to contest in the event.

"Ok, I will ask for the rules and timings, and then we will decide," She went to meet some coordinators. 

I offered to accompany her but she asked me stay at the same spot so we wouldn't lose track of each other. I leaned against the wall and observed all the people who had arrived. There were many persons roaming from one place to the other, with their friends deciding where to go, what to do, and the strategies they were framing to win the respective events. The entire atmosphere was filled with excitement and energy.

"Hello," I heard a greeting from behind. It felt like a known voice, and as I turned to see who it was, there stood Ajay, smiling like he did that day. I didn't meet him after that day, and it felt nice to meet someone whom I know in this huge crowd.

"Hi," I greeted him back, "What are you doing here?"

"It's a fest, and anyone can come here, right?" he snapped at me. Yeah, what a lame question I asked! I smiled sheepishly at him, to which he chuckled.

"So, came to participate in Ms. Vizag?" he asked me, which confused me. Was he flirting with me? I wondered. 

I retorted, "Do you think I will win if I participate?"

"Obviously!!!" he said it aloud and I laughed at his expression. 

"Sorry to disappoint you, then. I am interested in technical event," I said.

"Ohh! Even me and my friend are participating in the CSE technical event. I guess we would compete with one another," he said ebulliently.

"Well.... as you might know, at least two members must participate. Currently, I don't have any partners. My friend is interested in cultural fest, so I may not participate in tech fest," I did feel sad even thinking about it. Even he went silent when he heard my response and stood beside me.

After a moment he broke the silence, "Hey, why don't you be a part of our team? Then even you can participate, and our team will have an extra mind?"

I went numb for a moment. I mean, what should I do? Should I accept this and participate with them or just leave it for this year? I was still contemplating while he continued looking at me with a curious expression. 

"I will ask my friend and let you know," I said to Ajay to which he said, "Ok, even I will ask my friend. I saying beforehand he is a bit cold. I hope you won't mind it if you do join us,"

I didn't said anything while he went ahead in search of his friend. I tried to connect to Jiya in the meantime. 

"Jiya, What happened? Where are you?" I asked as soon as she answered the call.

"Tanvi, listen, it's difficult to contest in both events at the same time. There are many people who are participating in cultural events, so it's better if we get into it soon...." and she went on explaining that she wanted to participate in both dance and Ms. Vizag events. 

I couldn't object to her, so I encouraged her to go ahead and told her how I was planning to join some senior's team for the technical fest. So, finally, we both wished luck to one another and decided to meet during lunch and return to hostel together.

When I was done with my call, I turned around to find Ajay amidst huge pool of people. I thought of going around and towards the direction he went, but I remained in same place so that he would come back here.

Finally, I saw him coming towards me, but I haven't seen any person accompanying him. I told him that I am interested in joining their team, but we waited for his friend to come.

"Where is your friend?" I asked him.

"There" he said and pointed his finger in the opposite direction. There I saw someone coming in our direction. As he came closer, I recognized him. My eyes widened when I finally saw him. Why must he be his friend out of all people? 

As he saw me he stopped in his track. We both held shocked expressions as we continued staring at one another. He is none other than the Brother of Bahubali.

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