"What the hell mate? First you bump into me, and then you scream your ass off for a tiny bit of cream on your top?! Calm down woman!"

The guy replied to Jannat, with his eyebrows thinned in fury and his nose twitching with anger.

Sidd looked like he had seen this person before.... who was he? He had definitely seen him before.

"Faisal.....?

"Ab ye kidhar gaya?" Sidd turned to Roshni.

"How should I know?" She replied with a hair flick.

He sighed and smiled at the boy as they made eye contact. The boy looked like he had seen Sidd somewhere too.

"Arrreeeee yaar! VISHAL!!!" Suddenly, Faisal came from behind and walked towards him.

The boy smiled instantly and leapt forward to hug Faisal, dropping the empty cake box on the floor, leaving Jannat gaping in awe at his rudeness.

"Oh my fu... calmmm Jannu calm." She breathed heavily at this.

Jannat widened her eyes in fury.

"Oh yeah - err, guys - meet Vishal. He will be joining us on our new show, Maharana Pratap as Akbar." Faisal broke the awkward silence as the crowd around them started separating.

Jannat crossed her hands and pretended to look away. She was the only one standing away from the squad meeting, in the center of the road.

I walked up to her and comforted her with a hand on her arm.

She shrugged it off and continued to sulk like a child.

"Come on Jannu, it's okay - just forg...."

"No Reem, I can't just forgive him - I mean - this is not how you should talk to others, especially people like me."

I clicked my tongue. "But how does he know what you're like? Please just fix your mood, you're spoiling my birthday." I added quickly.

She neutralized her angry gaze at the ice cream man in the corner and smiled at me slightly.

We clasped each other's hands and joined in the conversation.

"Err, hi - I'm Reem and this is Jannat."

Vishal smiled at me and shifted his gaze across to Jannat. His smile suddenly faded and turned into a scowl.

Jannat saw this and walked over to Sidd who put an arm around her shoulder.

"Meet my stubborn but golden-hearted friend Vishal. She's called Jannu."

"Only my friends can call me that." She added bluntly.

The others stiffened up a bit but covered it up with a smile.

How would they resolve the difference between them, especially as Jannat would be playing Vishal's love interest in Maharana Pratap soon?

"Oh em jee you guys - just cut the drama and Say sorry to each other, and anyways Jannu - vishal's kinda cute." Roshni squealed in delightedness while Vishal ran a hand through his hair.

Jannat watched him and frowned. Hmm - cute? Not in a billion years.

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We were all gathered in Sidd's bedroom, munching on the freshly made crispy samosas that Vibha aunty had made.

"Soo.... Vishal - when you joining MRP?" I asked him.

"When your friend gets her face straight." He leant closer to me and whispered.

That made me smile cheekily and I saw the naughty gleam in his eyes.

Sidd seemed to be uncomfortable with this closeness between me and Vishal and disrupted the discussion with a fake cough.

I rolled my eyes.

"Arre dost, don't worry, not gonna go out with your girlfriend or anything." Vishal shook his head and crammed another samosa in his mouth.

Sidd blushed at this funny fellow.

"Dude, don't burn your tongue - the samosas are hot."

I refrained from smirking at this shady remark.

"Omg Sidd's being so cute towards you!" Roshni blurted out, which made us both shift a few millimeters in our seats.

But it was kinda true you know.

"So who are you paired up with dude?" Vishal punched Faisal gently in his core.

Faisal choked on his samosa.

"With me." Roshni cooed.

Jannat had been very silent through all this.

"And.... what about this.... what's her name? Jan.....?"

"Jannat." Jannu said quietly but firmly.

"Ahhh yes - jannat."

Jannat brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and looked down in embarrassment.

Thank God at least they were talking! I nudged Sidd and he did the funny Jesus Christ thing across his chest.

"She hasn't found her beloved soul yet, right Jannat?" I went over and sat next to her.

She was sat on the revolving chair tucked in Sidd's desk while we were spread over the bed and carpet beneath it.

"Or has she......?" Faisal teased and the boys laughed, all except Vishal who smirked at her strange attitude.

"Is it her nature to blush this much?" Vishal tilted his head to get a closer look of her. I gaped in awe at Vishal's detailed observation.

I could sense Jannat was starting to feel a bit out of place.

"Excuse my behavior but I'm not used to new people."

She left the room and we heard her march upstairs to the balcony which had a beautiful view, I must say.

Oh my lord this girl. *facepalms my own face*

"Be right back." Vishal sprang up to his feet and closed the door with a bang behind him.

I wondered where Vishal was going.........

Hello lovelies, I hope you like my new chapter! I wrote it with a lot of enthusiasm especially for Khushi who wanted me to update quickly. Hope you liked it Khushi! Keep reading to see where Vishal goes next.... I wonder where.... ;) *wink face*