Ditiya pov

"Aaaah...mammaaa.." I turn around and close my eyes.

"Hahaha.....Diti....haha....u r such a scardey-cat...." I hear the voice of a girl

Wait.....I know this person......Keerthi !

"Keethi....is that you?" I turn around to face her.

"Of course its me dumbo....who else would take the pain of listening to your deafening screams and scare you" She takes off her mask revealing her face.

Did I forget to mention about her.......She my one and only friend (apart from books my besties .)

She was the one with me when I was left alone is my....she stood with me and for me. She is not simply a friend....she is more than that ...she is my soul sister. I don't let out my feeling...but she simply understands me....she speaks out for me before I tell her anything. We friends studied together in school....till her parents moved to Bangalore when we were in 8 class. But we always stayed in touch.

Uff......I missed this drama queen so much.

In no time she pounced upon me, engulfing me in a  tight hug.....making me breathless. I hugged her back.

"Keerthi..... I am unable to breathe"

"I missed you book work" She says releasing me.

"I missed you too drama queen"

She hits me lightly and then we start laughing. It feels so good to be together after such a long time.

"Diti...Keerthi come down ...dinner is ready and all are waiting for u"...we heard mom calling us.

All....?

"Have uncle and aunty come" I asked Keerthi.

We are family friends....my dad her dad are best friends and so are.

"Yeah...all are here"

All....does that include Karthik!

"Um...wha-what about Karthik? " I asked her with a touch of hesitation.

Karthik is Keerthi's eleder brother. She still doesnt know about how fast my heart beats on taking his name

"Yes.....you know na your mom and dad love him so much...." She says rolling her eyes.

Is there any person in this huge world who could hate Karthik. He is so perfect.

There I can see Karthik and our parents all talking....I don't have the courage to face him. God help me.

I go to them and greet aunty and uncle.

"Diti ....u have grown so thin. Sudha ....are you not feeding her properly" Sunanda aunty(keerthi's mom) complains.

"Sunanda....you know about this girl na....she gets so immersed in her books so much that she forgets to eat food....always" My mom tells

"Now that u have come here...i will make you perfectly healthy..just wait and watch" Aunty said pulling me into her embrace.

On the other hand our dad's are speaking about business....mom's have started their typical lady gossips...and Karthik he is coming towards me and Keerthi. My heart.....its beating so fast and loud. I can feel butterflies in my stomach....Whats happening to me.

"Hi Diti...how r you?" Karthik asks me sweetly....so sweetly that I am melting down. Don't kill me with your sweetness Karthik.

"I ....I am good ...and you?"......oops why did I stammer.

"Like this" he says pointing himself...."Guess now we three are in the same college....we can meet regularly" He says smiling.

Oh my god....meeting him daily...he will surely kill me with his looks and talks.

"That would be great" Keerthi says with excitement..."I will introduce you to all my brothers friends..they are so sweet"....she starts..."except one" she whispers in my ear."And we are going to be in college....we can make new friends....it is going to be such a fun" She is jumping out of excitement. Such a drama queen.

"Keerthi......friends...may be I can't....."

Friends.....the word itself scares me know. After Keerthi left I had no one except for books. No one spoke to me and I never had the courage to speak to anyone.

Can I make friends now??

With my past haunting me.....will I be able to??

Will they accept me??

And Karthik......Is it crush I have on him or do I love him??

How will be my college life??

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Can Diti make friends....will her past allow her to...how will her college life be....boring as her school life...or will it change her.....And Karthik is he the one for her??

Keep Guessing..

And for the people who were reading my story earlier I hope this will bring back the continuity and please don't be spoilers.

Thank you.

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