"You Sanyukta Bimbo Aggarwal...!" Randhir bellowed before barging towards her and clasping her tiny frame in his embrace such that Sanyukta was caught off guard by his sudden attack. All she could think of were the various possibilities that led to the situation, she was in then, grabbed by her partner untill she choked. He squeezed her frame tightly in his embrace, hiding his vulnerable face in her thick mahogany tresses, which had lost it's actual glow, worrying over her delay. He was so scared! So damn scared! It was  hard to digest but the fact that got proven here was that, he couldn't live a second without thinking, worrying & imagining about her!
Whereas she was dumbstruck as she felt her feet above the ground. He was almost crushing her in his strong hold, making it awfully difficult for her to breath as he held her body, at least four inches above the ground. She could feel his uneven exhalations against her neck making her ponder hard over the fact that what the hell even was he trying to do?
Once he felt her choking hard in his tight clasp, he let her go and  placed her feet on the floor.

"What the hell was that Shekhawat?" Sanyukta coughed, stabilising her breaths, by massaging her chest, as he gazed at her, angrily.

"Where the fuck is your cell phone Sanyukta?" He roared as she looked at him with wide eyes. What has gotten into him?

"Um my cell phone.." She cocked her brows before searching in her purse. "I think I forgot it in the apartment.. What's the deal then?" She was highly puzzled due to his weird behavior as she scrunched her nose at him and he simply rolled his eyes in irritation.

"Where were you all this while? It's freaking 9 in the night.. What took you so long? Where were you strolling even?" He caught her elbow and jerked her towards him, while Sanyukta stared at him with an amused face.

"I.. I went home.. Mom is not well..." She answered agitatedly while he left her with another jerk.

"Couldn't you just inform that you'll be late? Why do you even keep a phone when you don't know how to use it..?" He barked pinching his temple as sweat beads adorned his face. Sanyukta stood stunned. Like what even? She facepalmed.

"Randhir.. What's wrong? Are you alright?!" She took a step or two towards him and tried to hold his shoulders while he jerked back.

"Why don't you understand Sanyukta..? There are people.. Who get tensed.. You.. were taking so time.. I thought maybe you won't come.. Or.. There has been something wrong wi...with y..you.." He stammered while speaking the last line as their orbs met. Her eyes depicted surprise while he was almost on the verge of crying! Hell! Never in his nightmares could Randhir Singh Shekhawat imagine himself in such a situation! It was hell awkward and frigging unusual! He wasn't acting according to his mind, it was his heart which controlled him that moment and he let it do. Sanyukta stood rooted to her place, dumbfounded. Like hell she imagined to see this one day! The Randhir Shekhawat, her so called former arch enemy, was going all panicky and tensed due to her delay! She would have passed out if it had not been Father's place. She kept herself in control. What was wrong with Randhir Shekhawat? Sanyukta felt her inner sense screaming.

"Randhir... Look at me.. I am perfectly alright! No scratches, no wounds, no bites! I am fit and fine!" She couldn't help but chuckle at him while he rolled his eyes as she moved around showing her 'perfect' frame to him.

"Shut up.." He narrowed his eyes at her.

"Now just don't tell me.. You have grown to care for this Bimbo so much?" Sanyukta's lips curved into a playful smirk as he looked away.

"Always.." His heart called out but he kept his mouth shut.

"Randhir look at me.." She pulled his shoulders towards her while he refrained from looking back at her. Hell! He was feeling so damn stupid for reacting that much. He closed his eyes before sighing! Indeed that was stupid! Moreover her question made him flush yet again. For heaven's sake, he had been flushing for the umpteenth time that night!

He opened his eyes to see the rarest of sights, perhaps he forgot to notice before due to the tension. But as he opened his eyes, he couldn't move his sight away. Good Lord! He was surely in another world! Sanyukta was standing in front of him with a playful smirk playing on her lips as her hands resided in a cross on her back. She indeed looked gorgeous in her short red dress with her eyes done in a bit of smokey shade and her lips held a nude shade of lip gloss. Randhir was awestruck. As his eyes traversed from her waist long open hairs, till her beautiful face, the sparkle in her eyes almost made him forget his existence. His eyes darted towards her lips, as alluring as they looked and his mind clouded with the flashes of the night they kissed accidentally. Perhaps, not accidentally. He never knew it was her, for God's sake! It felt more forceful from his part, though she responded equally. Her lips tasted more like that of strawberries and blueberries and all of those amusing natural fruits he could imagine! Well, the thoughts were heading towards something terrible! He thought it was better to chuck it off. Hell, he was having goosebumps!

"You..." He managed to utter but fumbled with the words he was going to say after that.

"You're looking good..." Good? Good? Holy heavens! She was looking ravishingly enticing! He slapped himself mentally. As his eyes scanned her face, he could see her expressions change from smirking to a beautiful smiling face! Hell! Only if smiles could kill! He would have been dead by then.

"Uhm. Thanks." She uttered as her fingers played with the lace of her purse.

"Oh there you are! Randhir and Sanyukta! You took a long time to reach here Sanyukta! I hope everything is fine?" They heard Father exclaim once they walked inside the banquet hall, side by side, together. They could see the eyes dart towards them. Randhir saw Dhruv smirking at him to which he simply looked away. He felt a tug on his arm and saw Sanyukta tagging him along towards the huge round dinner table in which all were sitted.

"Most certainly sir.. I was just stuck with few works.. I am sorry for being late.." She exclaimed sitting beside Vidushi and Randhir took the sit beside her, such that he sat in between her and Father.

"I must say, we were beginning to worry for your delay.. Especially your partner..." Father smiled switching his gaze from Sanyukta to Randhir. Sanyukta smiled a little at his words whereas Randhir felt the utter need to hide himself from those perky smiles of his groupmates and specially from the girl sitting beside him.

As the dinner reassumed, they talked over various issues of the championship. They got to know that the championship will be held at St.Jude's School. They have got a week to practice then and Father made them aware of the toughest of their opponents and their pattern of strategies.

Once they were done with the dessert which included Sanyukta's  and Randhir's favorite flavor of ice-cream, that too in a bowl of size of an Emu's egg, Sanyukta passed an amusing smile towards Randhir whereas Randhir looked at her with a questioning gaze. Sanyukta simply shrugged as he licked his spoon and gazed at her with the spoon still hanging down his mouth. She couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. Sanyukta was relishing the dessert with occasional talks with Father when she suddenly felt a tug on her bare leg. She, for a moment thought it to be Randhir's prank and she stared at him with a stern face. Randhir was puzzled at her behavior. She again felt the same sensation on her legs and noticed Randhir, too much occupied with his ice-cream that she felt he wasn't the one doing that. She moved her gaze through the table, her eyes prying on Aryan but he seemed to be ignorant. For the third time being, Sanyukta felt the sensation again and this time, she gazed under the table to view Vidushi trying to nudge her. She at once shot her eyes upwards to see a Vidushi eyeing her with a frown. Sanyukta scrunched her nose and made questioning gesture.
Vidushi tilted her head a bit towards her.

"What's going on?" Vidushi whispered and Sanyukta snorted.

"What is supposed to be going on Vidu? Dessert of course!" She rolled her eyes whereas Vidushi frowned yet again.

"I am not talking about that.. What's going on between you and Randhir?" Sanyukta choked on the lump which she was going to swallow as soon as Vidushi whispered that. Vidushi at once passed her a glass of water as she saw Randhir eyeing them.

"What even? Nothing..." Sanyukta huffed and whispered to her to which Vidushi rolled her eyes.

"We know right? Nothing.." Vidushi twisted her lips and resumed eating whereas Sanyukta sighed in relief.

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TBC