Here with the first shot, I hope you all enjoy it.

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Shot 1 continuing from the prologue. . .

Shot 1:

Ragini had entered the classroom with her friend Navya following her inside.

"Stop blanking me, I heard 'Miss Dingdong'." Navya mocks as she stands in front of Ragini, who now stares at her.

"Why don't you tell him you like him too? I mean he's after you, who can actually resist such a handsome boy. You better grab on to him before I do." Navya adds with a small smile curving on her lips and it was a wink of hers which made Ragini realise and awoken her annoyance.

Ragini takes a seat, slamming the books on the table, showing her annoyance and gazing away, not looking at Navya.

"Okay sorry. Don't be mad, but at least once hear what he wants. As far as I remember it was a reciprocation to his friendship not exam chits." Ragini looks at Navya as she slid besides her, taking a seat and turning to Ragini with a smile.

"Stttt! Miss Dingdong!" The whisper reached Ragini's ears and she looked to the other side, finding Lakshya waving at her.

She gazes away towards the board and Lakshya dishearteningly swifts away.

"Lucky! Where are you going? You have a lesson in here." His feet stop as he hears that, he turns and finds Kavya standing there, pointing in the classroom in which Ragini is in.

"Really? In there?" He asks to make sure he didn't mishear. Kavya nods.

"Science, Biology. Here." Lakshya's smile curved up rapidly and he darted inside the classroom as fast as he could and took a seat behind Ragini.

Ragini felt awkward, why wouldn't she. It was weird for her. Lakshya gazes at Navya who was looking at him. Kavya walks inside and towards Lakshya.

"Lucky, can I sit near the window? I want fresh air."

Lakshya was much delighted to hear that. "Sure, why not." He responds but Kavya gazes at Navya confusingly.

Ragini's eyes shockingly yet tensely glance at Navya.

"But why? You are in front of the window, you can also get air from behind?" Kavya asks and Navya gazes at her as she stands.

"Yeah but sitting in front of the window and near the window are two different thing, I want the air to touch the side of my body, not back." Navya responds and Kavya mouths an okay with an understanding nod though it was a weird reason but Kavya knew it would be useless talking to Navya.

"Okay, no worries, I'll sit with Ragini." Kavya says, surprising Lakshya and Navya. Ragini shakes her head in agreement as she stares up at Kavita, giving her permission to sit besides her.

"N. . . No." Navya shouts, silencing the whole class and receiving everyone's stares.

She sighs a nervous smile "Sorry, you guys continue." She adds, the class start talking again. Navya then looks at Kavya.

"I want you Kavya. I want to sit with you."

"Me?" Kavya surprisingly asks as she gazes at Navya.

"Yes, I do." Navya confidently responds with a lie "I want to know you more. I want to start afresh and stop disliking you, for that you need to sit and talk to me right. So come, Lucky, you swap with me." Lakshya nods, standing up and Kavya confusingly stares at Navya. Navya sits in the place Lakshya was sitting and Lakshya sits in the place Navya was and Kavya takes a seat besides Navya.

Ragini sighs, worriedly keeping her eyes glued to the board, she did not want to look at him under any circumstances.

Ragini feels Lakshya's gazes on her face and feels awkward, feeling her own heartbeats.

"Dingdong. You've been ignoring me since ages now. It was just before the exams we spoke but after that, we had vacations, you in-fact went missing for 2 months and on results day, you started ignoring me and now and in these whole 3 months, you haven't responded. Do you want to be friends?" He asks, she doesn't turn towards him.

She wanted to but she can't. Kavya looks at the way Lakshya is waiting for an answer. Just before Lakshya could utter anything further, the professor walks inside and Ragini sighs a silent relief.

Lakshya was a hardworking student, he wants to talk to Ragini but also wants to learn, if he had to choose between Ragini and lectures, he would focus on lectures.

The whole lesson was spent in taking notes and focusing on lectures but Lakshya's other half mind was on Ragini.

Ragini's pencil, which was on her desk rolls down onto the gap on the bench, Lakshya sees it in the gap,  just in between both and inches forward to grab it while in the meantime, Ragini turns to the side with her gazes on the pencil and moves forward. The two stop as they sense each other close and lift their gazes from the pencil and up to see each other.
They were inches apart as their nose didn't touch.

Kavya and Navya sees this, Navya curves a smile and Kavya looks on.

Lakshya searched for answers in Ragini's eyes while Ragini moves back slowly, trying her best to unlock her eyes from his and at last, she successfully gazes away, breaking the growing intensity. Lakshya picks Ragini's pencil and places it on the desk besides her.

"Okay class, you may pack up now." The professor declares and ends the lesson.

Everyone started to pack and Lakshya stands up, walking out of the classroom. Ragini and Navya walk out while Kavya feels upset for some reason.

"Did you talk to her?" Karthik asks as soon as Lakshya walks towards him.

"She didn't reply."

"Haha!" Nikhil sarcastically laughs, joining the two.

"How was biology?"

"It was alright." Lakshya replies to Karthik.

"And Engineering?"

"Don't ask, it was rubbish. Like come on, who gives a test on first day, I know I'll failing." Nikhil utters and confidently knows points out that he will fail. "Business?" He adds, looking at Karthik.

"Felt like I was selling pigeons. It was alright-ish. Just that one thing that happened to you, test on the first day." Karthik sighs and looks at Lakshya, who was lost in his own thoughts.

"Won't you admit it now?" Nikhil punches Lakshya on the shoulder jerking him out of his thoughts as Karthik sighed yet again.

"Whah?" Lakshya confusingly responds and both Nikhil and Karthik shake their heads in disbelief.

"You. . . Started developing feeling for Ragini." Nikhil annotates to what Karthik had mentioned earlier.

"Admit it, you do otherwise why is she in you everyday talks and thoughts?"

Lakshya stares at the two confusingly. "I do?"

"Yes, ever since she helped you with maths in grade 10. You were different around her, she was like your crush at that time and you even told us so don't lie." Karthik rejoins as Lakshya reflectes back.

"You even said she was worth your friendship and we weren't." Nikhil reminds.

"I. . . I don't know. She just makes it different, from grade 10 and onwards, whenever I talk to her, she makes me happy. She gives me the confidence that I can do it, because of her I passed my maths exam." Lakshya says.

"You love her don't you?"

Lakshya avoids the two. "I do?" He yet again asks in the tone he had before.

"Stop this crap, we all know the answer to Karthik's question. You do love her."

Lakshya passes a fake sarcastic laugh "You two need to stop thinking too much, she's just a special friend."

"Hmmmm, special friend." Both Karthik and Nikhil vocalise in the same way.

Lakshya makes a face and turns, gritting his teeth. 'They shouldn't know I do.' Lakshya's mind speaks.

"Hey Lakshya, can I borrow your phone?" Nikhil asks and Lakshya turns back around towards him.

"Sure but what happened to yours?"

"That's what I don't know, like I wanna check if it rings then will it buzz."

Lakshya nods and forwards his phone to Nikhil after unlocking it.

Nikhil looks up at Lakshya and then stares at him. "What?" Lakshya asks, not getting good vibes from Nikhil's stare.

"Googling what is love hmmm?" Nikhil asks and Lakshya shockingly snatched his phone from Nikhil's hand and drops his eyes at his screen, seeing his history.

"That was not cool okay." Lakshya responds as he looks at Nikhil.

"Don't hide it, who would search up BS like what is love, how it works, what it means, when do you know it's love and etc. . ."

"You even watch YouTube videos in which they describe love." Karthik speaks, receiving a look from Lakshya. "I saw on your laptop, when you lent it to me for the homework."

"Oh my lord. This guy is crazy. YouTube videos? Please tell me this is a lie." Lakshya looks away and Karthik shrugs. Nikhil palms his forehead, controlling his stumble. "Swear on god, this guy yeah, he's weirdo. He will one day get us insulted for being his friends. Are we just namesake friends, if you love her then why are you hesitant in telling us? It's not like we will expose your feelings in front of her." Nikhil adds, receiving a glare from Lakshya.

"Just shut up both of you, it was a project."

Nikhil and Karthik bluntly stare at him "And he still lies." Nikhil sighs, shaking his head in disbelief.

"What project if college started now?" Karthik asks.

Lakshya struggled to respond. Kavya see the three and start walking towards them.

"Just admit it now, we know you love her." Kavya stops as she hears Karthik and moves a little to the side, deciding to secretly listen to their conversation.

"One more lie and I'm punching you." Nikhil, with honesty utters and Lakshya sighs.

"Yeah, it's true. I love her." Lakshya reveals, seeming a little unhappy.

"We knew that. But why don't you say it to her?" Karthik asks.

"I'm shy okay! I can't say it to her, that's why I mostly avoid her."

"But she's your friend right, she will understand and you know her like from ages." Nikhil says and Kavya engrosses herself into thoughts.

"Friend. . . Know her since ages. . . Avoiding her. Lakshya avoids me and he knows me from childhood and we're friends. Does he love me?" Kavya gasps to herself as an unknown shocking smile curves up her lips.

"I don't know if she will understand." Lakshya responds.

"Come on, she went to the same school as us and you two know each other way before we met her." Karthik words surprised Kavya as she was now sure that girl was her because she is Lakshya's childhood friend and they've studied in the same school.

The shyness compelled Kavya to walk away with a wide smile on her face.

"Yeah but now she's ignoring me, why? I don't think she feels the same. And I'm not fully sure if what I'm feeling is actually love. Let's not rush this matter and keep it low-key or I'll loose Ragini's pending friendship if my feelings leak, keep it to yourself."

Nikhil and Karthik sigh a nod, agreeing to keep Lakshya's secret until they die.

**

Ragini and Navya were sitting in the canteen, waiting for the break to be over.

"One more lesson and we're home, can't wait." Navya excitedly chirps and Ragini smiles.

". . ." Before Ragini could move her mouth, a noise grabs their attention.

"How dare you!"

"You shut up! What do you think of yourself?"

Two boys in the canteen had started arguing, Ragini stands up with her bag and Navya looks at her.

"Yeah, let's go." Navya agreed as she understood what Ragini gestured.

The two whizzed past the crowed and exited the canteen. As the stepped into the corridor, the sound of a pouring rain attracts their attention. Lakshya, Nikhil and Karthik run inside and draws Ragini's attention. They were soaking wet and were squeezing their shirts which caused the water to drip onto the floor.

Ragini knew this would cause a hazard but was too uncomfortable to say anything to them.

"This rain!" The trio huff together as the water touches the floor, which in no time would cause a health and safety hazard because anyone could trip while walking past.

Lakshya irritatedly gazed up and saw Ragini standing opposite him, his irritation slowly faded and Ragini shakes her head, he signs her with his eyebrows and she moves her gazes to the floor, signalling him to look down and he does that. He creases his forehead and looks back at her and she shakes her head, nodding a no and Lakshya understands, nodding in understanding.

"I didn't even understand one gesture of hers and he understood all five." Nikhil whispers to Karthik as the duo were watching the two.

Lakshya shrugs and Ragini stares at him with slight seriousness and he blinks, assuring her he will get it cleaned. 'Really?' Was the look she gave him and he nodded positively. She then nodded side to side, saying okay.

Nikhil was confusingly staring at the two "How do they understand each other without speaking?"

"It's called the language of love. You won't understand."

Nikhil makes a face "BS! Language of love, have you also started watching videos like him?"

"Shhh." Nikhil rolls his eyes.

The bell rings.

"Come Ragini." Navya says and Ragini turns slowly, walking away with Navya.

"Catch you later." Both Karthik and Nikhil say to Lakshya.

Lakshya nods and was about to leave but remembers that he has to find the genitor to clean the floor and sets off for his quest.

An Hour Later:

The college was finished. Ragini and Navya walked out from their classroom and glanced outside to see that it is still raining.

"Navya! Make it quick!" Karthik shouts just before walking past.

"Ragini, do you need a lift?"

Ragini shakes her head. "Are you sure?" Ragini nods and Navya nods okay.

"See you tomorrow." Navya says and Ragini smiles.

Navya then walks away. Ragini sighs, stepping out in the rain and rushing out of the college campus with her. As she stepped out of the gate, she sees a bush opposite the bus stop where she could stand as there were too many people crowding around the bus stop. She runs there and the rain was limited, it wasn't as bad when she was away from the bush, she pushed herself a little further back to avoid the drippings.

Lakshya was walking past. "Urghh! Stingy Maheshwari family, they all had to go out today and take the cars." Lakshya sighs to himself, annoyed at the fact that he had to walk home due to lack of drivers and cars.

'I should call Daadimaa and tell her.' Ragini thinks in her mind and pulls her phone out and just then, the bus arrives. She places her phone back inside her bag and moves forward and as she does, she clashes into Lakshya.

Lakshya holds her just before she could fall to the side, the two look at each other as the rain showers down. Their eyes have locked with each other at this extent that not even the spitting rain could break it.

The sabzi man, turns the radio on as he sits beneath his stall which was covered with blue plastic and waiting for the rain to stop so he could make a move. A song is playing.

Aai aaisi raat hai joh
Bahut khushnaseeb hai
Chahe jise door se duniya
Woh mere kareeb hai
Kitna kuch kehna hai
Phir bhi hai dil mein saawal kahi
Sapno mein joh roz kaha hai
Woh phir se kahun ya nahi

(A night has come
Which is very lucky
The one whom the whole world desires
She is close to me
I have so much to say
But still there are questions in my heart
Everyday that I said in my dreams
Shall I say it once again or not)

The horn of the bus jerks the two into reality and Ragini shockingly stands looking at her bus go away, her mouth slightly drops and her tensed mood takes over.

"Coffee?" Ragini turns her head towards him and gives him a look, he curves a nervous smile and Ragini looks away, unhappy and worried. 

End of shot 1

Up Next - Kavya talking on the phone with someone and saying Lakshya loves her. Kavya's father to hear. On the other-side DP gets a call and glances at Lakshya who walks in all wet and soggy.

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