Anvi was with Manvi, she looked at her and asked "maasi aapse ek baat puchu?"

Manvi looks at her and smiles "Haan pucho na" she said

"anvi ke papa to mumbai mei hai par khushi ke papa kaha hai?" Anvi asked.

Hearing this, smile from her face vanishes. She gets up and leaves without answering her.

Anvi thinks "maine kuch galat pucha kya?"

Ruhana heard their conversation, she went to Manvi and said "kab tak iss sawal se bhaagti rahogi? Aaj anvi puch rahi hai kal khushi puchegi?"

Manvi looked at her and replied "di please mujhe is baare mein baat nahi karni hai.."

"kyun nhi karni hai Manvi? Maanti hun tere saath jo hua uska dard tere alawa koi nahi samajh sakta hai lekin uski saza khushi ko kyun de rahi hai?" Ruhana said.

"Di main aapse kah chuki hun na mujhe kisise shaadi nahi karni hai aur aap ho, Anvi hai, Khushi ke liye ab please mujhse iss baare mein baat mat karo" she said adamantly.

Ruhana sighed and moved out of the room. Tears slipped down from Manvi's eyes. She looked at her arm, she pulls up her sleeves and looks at the name "VIRAJ". She pulled down the sleeve again "sab ek jaise hote hai" she moved to the bed. She took out the sleeping pills from the side table and took the tablet. She lay down and slept.

The next morning, Ruhana came to her room. She moved to the bed and was shocked to see the bottle lying on the floor. She picked up and read the name "Sleeping pills" she looked at her and her eyes became moist.

"tujhe sone ke liye iski zaroorat.. nahi bahut jee liya past mein ab aage badhna hoga.. shaadi toh teri karake rahungi main jahan sirf khushiyan hongi" she thought.

Manvi opened her eyes and stood up. Ruhana asked "kaisi aayi neend?"

"jaisi aati hai.. waise hi" Manvi replied.

"oh really? Then ye kya hai?" she asked while showing her the bottle.

Manvi looked at her "toh kya karun di? Aasan nahi hai sab bhoolana.. aur jab zakhm permanent ho.. kabhi kabhi zaroorat pad jaati hai inki" she replied.

"mannu main janti hun aasan nahi hai.. please ye sleeping pills lena band karde.. it is not good for you, ab main hun na.." Ruhana said.

Manvi nodded affirmatively and hugged her "nahi lungi I promise.."

Ruhana pats her head "chal ready ho jaa school ke liye late ho jayegi nahi toh" Ruhana said and left the room.

She got ready and left along with Anvi and Khushi.

Khushi was in classroom. She had an argument with her friend again.

Teacher scolds her "khushi stand out of my classroom now"

Khushi looks at her friend in anger and walks out of the class.

Khushi looked around no one was there. Just then her new friend came there and saw her standing out of the classroom.

"khushi bahar kyun ho? Aapne naughty harkat ki?" he asked her.

Khushi replies to him "nhi maine kuch nhi kiya, wo meri class mein riya hai na usne mujhe gussa dilaya to hamara fight hua" making a sad face.

"acha.. to isliye teacher ne aapko punish kiya? " he asked.

Khushi nods and ask him to come closer to her, he obeyed her and she whispered into her ears.. "mumma ne dekh liya to bahut daant lagayenge"

He smiled lightly at this, he thought for while and said "to chalo main aur aap chip jate hai"

Khushi nods happily and goes with him. He brings her into a empty classroom. Khushi asked "dost yahan pe agar koi aa gaya toh?"

"yahan koi nahi aayega Khushi aap aur main masti karenge yahan" he said.

Khushi chuckled, she ran "pakdo dost" he ran behind and caught her. He twirled her around.

Khushi laughs.. "bas bas khushi ko chakkar aa raha hai"

He puts her down and they sat on the bench. He starts to crack some silly jokes. Khushi giggles "bas bas pet dukega agar khushi ne aur joke sune"

He smiled, Khushi then hears her teacher calling her, "acha dost main chalti hoon bye"

She goes from there.

"bahut hi pyari bachchi hai.." he said to himself.

Here, Manvi was working on some accounts, just then the person comes in with whom she collided yesterday.

"excuse me"

Manvi looked at him and replied "aap phirse.."

"dekhiye mujhe school ki annual report chahiye, isliye aaya hun yahan warna koi shauk nhi hai mujhe yahan aane ka" he replied.

Manvi glared at him and asked "aap to maths teacher hai na to aapko kyun zaroorat hai?"

The person sighed as it is so hard to deal with her "main yahan ka head bhi hun isliye mujhe full right hai annual report dekhne ka"

Manvi looks at him and sighed. She goes to get the report as soon as she goes, he looks for something on her desk, to his luck he finds it and smiles.

Manvi comes back and hands him the report..he left from there.

Manvi continued with her work and thinks "principal mam ne to kaha tha new owner aane wala hai.. ab tak aaya nhi"

It was lunch time, khushi was sitting on the bench and looked at lunch box..

Her dost came to her and said "aap khana kyun nhi kha rahi ho?"

Khushi looked at him and replied "dekho na ye sandwich kitna bada hai aur khushi ka stomach chotu sa" she said innocently.

He laughs at this comment of her.. Khushi pouts "haso mat.. Khushi ko nhi khana ye"

"acha to kya karna hai?" he asked her..

Khushi thinks and gets an idea..

"aap mera half sandwich khalo.. Mumma phir mujhe nhi daatengi"

He looks on.. "par.. This is wrong khushi.. Aapki mumma ko pata chala to wo aur gussa hongi" he said.

Khushi sighed and says "offo.. Aapne padha nhi kya sharing is caring" she breaks it into half and hands him to eat..

He takes it as it is impossible from her to win. He ruffles her hair, Khushi gets irritated.. "aapse kaha na mere hairs ko haath mat lagaya karo" she said.

"thik hai nahi lagayenge" he replied with a light smile.

She then waved him bye and left for her classroom.

One of his colleague came to him and asked "are tumhe to kids pasand nhi hai na.. to iss bachchi se itna lagav?"

He replied "pata nhi yaar.. par bahut pyari hai ye ladki main khud hi iski taraf kheecha chala aata hun anyways main chalta hun" and walks away.

The school was over Anvi and Khushi were waiting for Manvi...

"vi.. mumma kaha reh gayi?"

Anvi looking at the exit door "aati hongi khushi.."

Just then Anvi's friend came and she got busy talking to them.

Here Manvi looked at the time "are late ho gayi dono wait kar rahi hongi" she packed her stuff and started to leave but then noticed something... "yeh meri pendrive to nhi hai"

She gets tensed. She then recalls the person came to her.. "lagta hai wo meri pendrive le gaya hai, I Need to get it warna bahut problem hogi.."

She sees around and in staff room but he was nowhere to be found...

She moved out towards the exit door..

"chale Anvi" while saying to her.

Anvi nodes.. Khushi then comes running from inside the school.

"khushi aap to mere pass khadi thi na to andar kaha se aa rahi ho?" Anvi asked her in confusion.

Khushi smiled "Vi aap busy thi friends ke saath isliye khushi apne dost ko bye bolne gayi thi" she said.

Manvi sighed and asked her "hai kaun ye naya dost?"

Khushi replied "secret friend hai mera.. Shhh"

Anvi chuckled "chalo maasi.."

And trio left for home.

"maasi aapne AM ka naam suna hai?" Anvi asked Manvi.

Manvi nods negatively "nahi kyun hai kaun ye mahashay?"

Anvi replies "are newspaper nhi padhte kya.. He is youngest top investor and industrialist and hamara school bhi wahi khareedne wale hai" she informed.

Manvi looks at her and says "I don't care. Aajkal education bhi ek deal ho gayi hai and I hate such people"

Anvi smiled and said "Wo mujhe nahi pata, par suna hai kaafi handsome hai aur single bhi"

"Anvi shut up! Wo tumhara koi rishtedar lagta hai kya jo itni tareef kar rahi ho uski" Manvi asked.

"are nahi maasi main toh aapki general knowledge ke liye bata rhi hun" she said.

Manvi glared at her, Anvi goes silent, and begins talking to Khushi.

To be continued.

Who Is Khushi's friend?

Stay tuned.