Dedicated to sexynanay

"You went to wish your brother All the best right??"

Aman gave Kanishka a look who was pointing her index finger at him with a confident taunting look on her face. Ignoring her words he sat but then smiled thinking over her words and commented

"Yes, I went to wish 'my brother' All the best!"

"I knew, You are a.. a born traitor!!"

Aman couldn't help the smile from spreading over his lips listening to her, which only infuriated her further. Aditi shook her head smiling at Kanishka, she had understood whom Aman was referring to from 'my brother', as after saying that he smiled wide looking at Karan.

"You are laughing??? So shameless you are!!"

Kanishka exclaimed gritting her teeth, her words doing the work of oil in the fire whereas her cute looks and expressions while saying the same showering ice, calming his anger converting it to a grin which Aman tried hiding behind his sucked in lips.

"Now laugh and play with your hair how much ever you want, If Abhishek wins then you see what I do with this hair of yours"

Aman's hand which was on his hair ceased, his eyes travelled everywhere but to that of her fuming ones, he bit his bottom lip bringing his hand back not looking to irritate her more.

He smirked slightly at her, just to show that her words didn't affect him, but only he knew how scared he felt inside imagining the flames arising out of his head and to prevent the same he jumping around slapping his head. He gulped slightly at his imagination touching his hair

"I just hope this time Abhishek doesn't play any dirty trick on Karan!!"

Aditi spoke applying brakes to Aman's train of thoughts causing him and kanishka to turn their heads from each other to Karan.

***

"Here's my chit"

Abhishek stretched his hand forwarding the chit to Karan, who gave him a look but said nothing accepting it. As he accepted it not saying anything, Abhishek smirked wide mentally not showing it up on his face and then spoke sincerely

"Sorry for last time, it was my mistake, but this time I won't make any such mistake, You choose the topic and I will speak first as decided last time"

Karan didn't respond but just kept looking at the two chits lost in his thoughts which Abhishek presumed as a clear 'No'. He bit his tongue flattening his lips finding Karan avoiding him, he had expected Karan to not trust him and he already had other plan ready which was to make Karan extremely angry.

He looked to open his mouth to comment something but instead it hung open in surprise as Karan forwarded him the two chits, pointing to one of it as his choice smiling at him.

"Go and give it to the judges, I cannot speak on the other topic so don't confuse it this time!!"

Karan pointed at his chit once again, Abhishek nodded his head in affirmation.

"Trust me you will speak on the same topic!"

Abhishek spoke with a teasing look and with a not so genuine smile.

"I know"

Karan's words baffled Abhishek, his smirk vanished, his eyes narrowed a little trying to take in karan words. He felt his tone weirdly confident, but chucking it he walked towards the judges smirking on the way.

Karan shook his head smirking slightly with an 'As expected' look on his face watching Abhishek evilly smiling walking up to the judges.

"All the best"

"Thanks, Wish you the same"

Karan replied, though he knew that the wish was not genuine and was a mere taunt at him.

"So the first contestant of this tie breaker round is Abhishek the captain of the school Oxfords, cheer him with a loud round of applause guys"

Abhishek unbuttoned one of the buttons of his blazer, and buttoning it back he smirked proudly looking back at Karan once before walking to the podium.

Karan didn't react anything on it, As Abhishek began his speech with his introduction, Karan started tapping his foot which stopped listening to the mention of the topic by Abhishek.

Karan looked down, a smirk made it's way on his lips as he shook his head at his earlier thoughts on Abhishek.

He gave him an 'You can never change!" look, mentally asking himself how was he hoping him to change. He knew it from the beginning he was looking to trick him again with the same old trick and hence he told him the topic which he didn't wanna speak as his choice.

Knowing well he will give the other chit, but still somewhere his heart believed and hoped that he might not cheat him this time and maybe he was innocent last time as well, just his face expressions seemed the opposite.

Hence growing desperate of it Karan tapped his foot which ceased automatically listening to Abhishek's mention of the topic which was not his choice as expected. Releasing a disappointed sigh, looking elsewhere but him, he smirked at his thought of accounting him innocent.

Not like he minded much at last Abhishek had chosen the topic he wanted him to, chucking the thought of Abhishek he thought over his points and made himself ready for the speech.

As he thought over the points, his trance was broken by the cheering and hooting crowd. He understood Abhishek was done, and now it was his turn.

His heartbeat quickened just by a thought of facing the audience once again, taking out his handkerchief he wiped the sweat buds forming on his temple. This didn't go unnoticed by his teammates who frowned glancing at each other.

"Turn Karan.. turn...Please turn.. turn just once.."

Aditi whispered in a low voice tapping her toes after every 'turn' she said, biting her tongue under her front teeth she waited for Karan to turn towards them just once, he was starting to panic and this could affect his performance.

Her face fell finding Karan not turn and just then he turned making her sullen face rise once again. Not delaying a second as any moment Karan could be called, she gestured him to take deep breathes who followed her instructions from her hand gestures.

As he released a deep breathe, he felt better and he smiled to tell her the same who grinned looking at him making his smile grow wider.

Finding her and kanishka wishing him luck for the round he was about to turn back but stood rooted, he couldn't believe his eyes.

"Is it really Aman?? First he wished me all the best which he never ever did and now he is trying to gesture and tell me something?? Seriously??"

Karan's mind questioned as he stood there rooted staring Aman understanding the meaning behind his gesture.

Watching Karan panic, Aman thought he would also tell him something but then as Aditi started gesturing him trying to help him, he kept quiet patiently waiting for his turn but to his surprise Karan started turning not glancing at him even once.

"Kaisa dost hai be? Meri taraf toh dekh... (What kind of friend you are? Look at me as well..)" Aman spoke mentally, waving both of his hands at him trying to grab his attention.

He gave rest to his hands when it caught Karan's attention. Smiling at him slightly, he signalled from his hands 'We all are with you', pointing towards everyone once from his index finger and then joining his palms against each other with fingers lowered touching the back of the other palm.

Karan narrowed his eyes trying to understand his hand gestures which seemed too confusing to him, he being an expert already in reading Aman's hand gestures guessed it as ''Oh.. okay okay.. so he wants me to handshake with everyone of the other team after this round.. But why is he telling me this now??"

Karan questioned himself not getting his words, his guessing were brought to an end when the host announced his name asking the crowd to cheer welcoming him.

Karan had to leave, he didn't understand what Aman actually meant but finding Aman smiling and blinking his eyes at him, making him grin wide at it. More than any words could this small gesture pleased his heart.

Sometimes more than words, what soothe our heart is the silence. Not always the words have the power of touching our heart but sometimes just a small smile can give us that peace of mind and heart we crave for, especially if it's of a person we love dearly.

The very same was experienced by Karan as he walked towards the podium, his walk suggesting his state of mind which wasn't nervous like earlier, he wasn't holding himself back hesitating to move forward.

Standing before the podium setting up the mic he stood straight, his eyes travelled around the auditorium watching the cheering crowd, his heartbeat slowly taking up the pace.

As his legs started feeling jelly and sweat started forming in his palm he closed his eyes trying to calm himself, opening his eyes he looked at the judges, who were all waiting for him to start, his eyes ceased at the lady judge who was smiling at him, having an expecting look on her face.

Your fear will haunt you till the date you be considering it as your fear!!

The words of her rang in his ear, he smiled at her before lowering his head whispering the last words to himself

"I will fear from this crowd, till I consider it my fear!! Overcome it Karan, you can do it, you have to for Tanu"

Mentally repeating it he released a sigh looking back at the crowd with a determination like never before in his eyes, and then making an eye contact with the judges he started with his speech.

He might not win, but he was surely not losing too without giving his best shot at the target.

***

"Did you seriously gesture that to Karan''

Kanishka's mouth wide open as she questioned shifting towards Aman. Aman pressed his lips together having no answer of her question, he didn't think how would they react on it, it was so unlike him at last.

"Did u seriously tell Karan to request an hand shake for all of us from your brother????"

Aman who was getting ready to smirk passing his hand through his hair thinking she will state the actual thing praising him for it and he would smirk proudly instead of replying, ceased listening her reply.

Narrowing his eyes having his eyebrows pulled down and nose wrinkled listening her words he gave her a weird confused look, before looking at his own hands and redoing the hand gesture once again thinking how could she derive that meaning out of it, also from where Abhishek came in his gesture was beyond his thinking capability.

Not being able to derive the meaning of his gesture what she derived he frowned questioning her

"Tu pagal hai?? (Are you mad?)"

"Shut up!! If not handshake then what you meant hug?"

Aman facepalmed, he shook his head ignoring her words thinking at least Karan had understood his gesture, only if he knew the reality.

"I won't handshake with you only, how can you expect me to handshake with that moron brother of yours"

Aman raised his eyebrows listening to Kanishka, his eyebrows furrowed further listening to Aditi whisper 'even me'.

***

"Why aren't you happy?? Come on Karan, You performed exceptionally well!!"

"Yes Karan, you were awesomeeeeeeee!!"

Forcing a tight zipped smile at Aditi and kanishka, Karan nodded. Thinking about the small small mistakes committed, Karan was overlooking at the fact that he had performed much much better compared to his first performance. Everyone had idea about the same, Kanishka and Aditi looked at each other finding no change in Karan's mood.

"Isn't it too funny?? A person who had stage fear, who wasn't ready to take part in this competition, who was even nervous speaking in front of one, today spoke in front of such a large crowd and delivered a speech almost flawless, but in spite of having a satisfactory look on his face is sad thinking over the mistakes which were merely noticable."

Karan raised his eyes gazing towards Aman who told this not meeting anyone's eye. His eyes fixed at Aman who just passed his hand through his hair not glancing at him even once having acted unlike himself. A small smile adoring his lips which only turned wide when Aditi spoke.

"Exactly Karan, be happy, you have performed your level best!! Don't think about the results, We all are with you be it in your win or your loss! We're proud of you!!"

Aditi smiled wide at Karan who stared her in amusement. Looking at kanishka and then Aman he found similar grinning faces making him grin wide.

He wasn't concerned about anything now. He felt really proud of having such friends who were with him no matter what happens. A satisfaction enveloping him, making him return the grin of Aditi with a wider one.

His eyes which were gleaming turned all narrowed in confusion listening to Aman

"I told you that time as well, We're all with you!''

"When??"

Karan turned his head giving Aman a confused look whose mouth hung open looking at his reaction. Aditi and Kanishka gave Aman a curious look as well.

"I gestured you something you remember??"

Aman asked reminding Karan of his earlier hand signals. He gave Karan an expecting look who thought a while before nodding as head bringing a wide smile on Aman face which vanished in no second listening to him.

"Oh that.. yeah I remember.. but you were asking me to handshake with all of the Abhishek's team members before returning right??"

"Noooo... He was instead asking you to request Abhishek, for a handshake with each one of us!!"

"Ohhh.. seriously???"

"Yeah.. I am not sure if he was asking for handshake or hug exactly though!!"

Aman had his eyes narrowed regretting of even trying to say something to Karan from hand gestures even after knowing well his expertise in the field of reading his hand gestures.

But now after listening this words from kanishka he felt like breaking his head against the wall, cursing himself for not staying silent like he always do. Karan laughed looking at Aman's face expressions triggering him further.

"You can understand whatever Aditi gestures but not what I gesture??"

Asked Aman with a teasing look which only Karan could understand, Karan who was laughing earlier shut his mouth hearing him, knowing very well he was trying to tease him.

"Because the only place you know how to use your hand is on your hair, nowhere else"

Kanishka exclaimed irritated making everyone laugh specially Karan who escaped a question he wouldn't have enjoyed answering. The only person who didn't enjoy this was Aman who passed her a sullen gaze turning back to face the host.

The most awaited moment of this entire competition is here knocking at our doors.

"Which door??"

Kanishka turned her head all around saying it, causing everyone to laugh, even Aman who was acting miffed. He bit his lips controlling his chuckle, the more he tries to act angry the more he fails.

We have our winner of this round guys. To announce the winner of this round and also of this competition I would like to request all the judges to come up on stage. Let's welcome them with a big round of applause guys!!

All the judges stood making their way to the centre of the stage amidst the clapping hands. The lady standing between the other two judges with the mic was in her hand.

So the winner of this competition is...

"Are these people crazy?? Why are they guessing the winner?"

Kanishka facepalmed watching the crowd chanting the name of the two schools. Everyone smiled nodding their heads, Aman replied

"They are habituated enough.."

Yes!! The winner is School........

***

"Yesssss, I knew I would win!!!"

Abhishek exclaimed proud launching his fist in air, making his teammates exchange looks.

"You fine!??"

Asked Jenny frowning at him.

"Yes absolutely, I won, how much more fine can I be??"

Abhishek spoke, a victorious smile playing on his lips, Jenny looked at her teammates who shrugged their shoulders having no idea what was he speaking. Jenny looked back at him keeping her hand on his shoulder making him turn towards her with a questioning look.

"I guess you didn't listen properly, you lost!! We lost, we lost this competition!! They won.."

"Are you joking??" Abhishek gave her a dazing look, he looked back at Karan's team to find them laughing and hugging each other. Just then the reality dawned upon him, his mind not ready to accept the fact that he lost.

He looked back at Jenny to find a weird disappointed look on her face, who pulled her away from her shoulder turning her head other direction, he frowned further finding the same look on everyone else's face.

He grit his teeth hitting the bench, he looked at his teammates expecting his them or at least Jenny to stop him and say 'its okay' at least, but finding no one utter anything, he felt disappointed furrowing his eyebrows at them.

Jenny felt bad for him, she wanted to console him but his earlier words stopped her from doing so

"Don't lecture me, I know how to handle things"

Recalling his earlier words, she kept quiet. Her self respect preventing her from saying anything. When she tried to help him before the round telling him his mistakes which even judge had earlier pointed out, he asked her to stay quiet and not to lecture him, because of which no one else in the team even tried to advice him anything.

And because of the same mistake Karan got the better of Abhishek inspite of his small errors. Abhishek had to change his attitude, and Jenny realizing it had left him alone to figure it out himself.

***

"Wowwwwww.... Karan... You did it... You did it!!!!!"

Kanishka yelled not able to contain her excitement upon hearing their school name from the judge. It was a shocker for Karan as well, who had been preparing to listen the entirely opposite. He came out of his trance when Aman yelled

"Ouccchhhhh!!! Mad girl.... Stop yelling near my ear!!"

Aman pressed his fingers on his left ear, Kanishka passed him a sullen gaze rolling her eyes.

"Always worried about ownself, Shut up!! Your friend won here stull worried about your own self"

"I know he won, I can listen, You don't have to yell it in my ear"

"Get lost"

Everyone broke into fits of laughter, Karan couldn't believe he won, he looked at Aman confirming it again who grinned wide nodding his head at him. Karan was just too happy at the moment, keeping his lips sucked in he was blinking his eyes trying to gulp in the fact they had won the competition which seemed impossible in the beginning.

"You did it Karan!! You won" Aditi grinned wide at Karan who turned towards her speaking slowly making her grin wider listening him.

"We won"

Here Karan and Aditi were grinning looking at each other and there Aman and Kanishka were busy raising eyebrows, fuming at each other. None having the idea of their surrounding, the entire crowd and even judge gawking at them.

***

What an amazing competition this has been!! The competition started with 5 teams, each team with their best students of 10th standards except the Vidya Mandir's, the defending champions team which comprised of 9th standards.

Everyone thought them to be the weaklings of this competition, but they proved their worth every other while. It's so ironical, isn't it? The team which was thought to be snowed under amongst the other teams ended up prevailing over every.

They proved exactly the saying 'Do not consider yourself weak, as even the Ice of the Mighty Himalayas melt'. They never considered themselves weak and hence today they are gonna lift this trophy and no one else. I would like to call the team Vidya Mandir to come and collect the trophy and also their individual scholarship of 10,000/- INR.

The host spoke calling the winning team on the stage. Karan and all his teammates stood walking up to the stage, Kanishka looked just too excited walking, her eyes fixed at the big trophy they had won. Aman noticed this and smiling thinking something he bend himself to her height whispering slowly in her ears

"If you want you can take it home, stop grinning like you have never seen a trophy before"

"As if you hold an entire gallery of such trophies, By the way Can I really take it home???"

"No"

Aman told controlling his laughter watching her face fell at his frank answer. He felt sorry for her as she really asked him that with an expecting look of listening a 'yes' but he could do nothing about it as the trophy would be taken back by the college and kept in the showcase of the principal.

"I hate you"

"I would have gifted you the trophy if it was mine!!"

"As if you would really!!"

"Yes I would have"

Aman spoke, as she looked up at him with a surprised look on her face listening her words he realised how unnatural he sounded saying that. Be quickly covered it up back to his own self irritating her

"In my dreams"

She punched his shoulder making him chuckle, he loved irritating her and that wasn't changing no matter what.

As the entire team stood near the judges, the trophy was presented to Karan from the judges, who grinned accepting it from the lady.

Turning towards kanishka, he smiled stretching his hands, forwarding the trophy to her. She looked at the trophy and then to Karan with wide eyes who just blinked his eyes in affirmation asking her to take it from him. Watching her excitement from the beginning when the trophy was brought up to the stage he had mentally decided to give it to her after he receives.

Smiling wide at Karan she took it from his hands raising the trophy above her head holding it from both of her hands causing the crowd to go crazily hooting and howling for them. Karan and Aditi smiled looking at each other whereas Aman laughed looking at kanishka's reaction and as they did that the cameraman captured this delightful moment for them, the one to be cherished for years.

***

Hello everyone!!

Sorry for being late, How was the update??

The competition's over!! I hope you liked the results and the entire competition.

Who all wants a 'nice' adieu to Abhishek and also to Vijay in kanishka's style? If you want let me know:)

Meet you all in the next update, Till then

<Bye,Tc♥️>