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Here is the 21st chapter.

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Ananya POV

I wake up the next day, like they do in movies. The first rays of light fell on my eyes and I opened my eyes, showing my dis- comfort and whoosh, I am awake.

Yesterday I was confused but not today. Today, I feel a little better. Yesterday, at dinner my Bua Ma's fussed more around me because it was my birthday. Though on the face I was telling them not to worry, deep inside I felt nice, it was such a long time after which I was around a lady who showered me with love like their own kid.

Also, my new friends, oh lord help me to become a bridge among them. I prayed during my morning prayers. Let this child of your, protect the innocent hearts of the few I can.

I decide that I will practice so more than yesterday today. I picked my bag, that had the guns, and walk out of the room plunging on the ear- phones. Playing some adrenalin rushing song, I put my bag near the place I was yesterday.
I start with my exercise, I did a few and decided that this isn't what I want to do today morning.

Hiding my bag, in between a tree and bush. I get myself ready to run. 

And that is what I do, I run.
I feel free, like a bird, one away from her herd.

Ok, I suck at poetry.

After some time, I reach back where I was. I stop breathing hard, I was half bend ahead. I couldn't help myself, I laughed, wholly, fully not a barrier stopping me. I laughed and laughed, till there were tears in my eyes. In between of my laughing session I had fallen on the ground.

Listening, to Arjit Singh, I sit there thinking about why I stopped doing this. Since, I left my shooting class, I never did anything like this. The only thing I did was the exercise related to my hands and shoulders.

Feeling, some gaze on me, I raise my head to focus at eight worried faces over me. My new friends.

Oh, shit they must have seen me laugh like crazy.
Fuck! I scream in my head.

Getting up I brush my pants and look at them to realize they are saying something.

Face- palming, I pull out my noise cancelling ear plugs and smile at the sheepishly.

"Kshama, hum aapko sun nahi rahe the." (Sorry, I wasn't listening to you.) I tell them.

"Kyun?" (Why?) Yudhishthira asks.

"Kyunki hummare kaan Mein yeh the." (Because I had these in my ears.) I say, showing them the ear phones.

"Yeh Kya hai?" (What is this?) Karn asks.

"Ear- phones." I say preparing myself for a long explanation.

"Year- phones?" Bheema asks confused. I control my giggle. "Par phone toh who hota hai na jo aapne kal dikhaya tha?" (But phone was the one, that you showed us yesterday.)

"Ear phones" I correct him. "Haan phone wahi hota hai, iske naam Mein bhi phone shabd hai" (Yes, that is phone, but phone word is used in this name too.) I tell them.

"Kyun?" (Why?) Duryodhana asks, mildly confused. Such a weird expression he has made, he looks constipated.

"Kyunki, shayad unhe dusra naam nahi Mila." (Because, maybe they couldn't find another name.) I speak up, shrugging. They looked unsure.

"Woh chodiye, yeh baatiye, aap sab yahan kaise?" (Leave that, tell me, why are you guys here?) I ask, diverting their attention.

"Mujhe nahi aana tha, yeh Mujhe jabar dasti le aaye." (I didn't want to come, they bought me here with force.) Ashwatthama whines, as he literally sleeps, while standing.

"Lagta hai, aapko bahut saare dand mile the, Ashwath. Aap khade- khade so rahe ho." (It seems like you got many punishments, Ashwath. You can sleep even while standing.) I mock, the only reply I get is a soft snore that makes the boys laugh out loud and I coo.
Aww, so cute.

"Kya Hua?" (What happened?) Ashwatthama asks, been woken out of sleeping state, he was rubbing his eyes.

"Are Aswath Pakadna" (Hey, Ashwath catch.) I mimic throwing something. He looks around startled, trying to find the thrown thing. The other boys start to laugh and he realizes I fooled him.

"Galat baat hai" (This is bad.) he pouts. And we all laugh harder.

"Achcha bahut Hua." (Ok, enough.) Brother Yudhishthira intervenes, he was just smiling all the while.

"Dhanyavad" (Thank you) Ashwatthama says dramatically as he hugged him, even though it was for a few seconds, Yudhishthira freezes. Ashwath turns to us and sticks his tongue out.

The bickering starts and I move away, and take my bag out pulling the gun out, I stand at my position and fire. The boys scream, hearing the sound of firing. I chuckle at their condition.

"Kaise Kshatriya ho?" (What kind of fighter's are you guys?) I mock.

"Yeh kahan tha abhi tak?" (Where was this till now?) Arjun asks.

"Jahna main isse rakh kar gayi thi." (Where I left it.) I answer.

"Aap isse kahan rakh kar gayi thi?" (Where did you leave it?)

"Jahan par ye abhi tak tha." (Where it was till now.) I smirk.

"Aaj itna aag Kyun behena?" (Why so much fire today?) Duryodhana bhai asks.

"Bas mere mann." (Just because I wish.) I shrug.
"Waise main jada tar aisi hi rehti hun." (By the way, most of the time I am like this only.)

"Humara Kya hoga?" (What will happen of us?)

"Hum toh gaye" (We are done) the Ashwini twins exclaim.

I smirk at them, before turning to the target and firing. I look above from the gun, my eyes narrowing at the target. I frown. I missed one. 

Dam it!

"Kya Hua?" (What happened?) Karn asks, the others who till now were observing my target turn to look at me.

"Kuch nahi, aant wala bullet sabse andar wale gole se thods bhar hai." (Nothing, just that the last bullet is a little outside the innermost circle) I tell them.

"Aapko yahan se itna clear dikh raha hai?" (You are able to see clearly from here?) Nakul asks.
I nod.

"Wah!" (Wow!) Sehdev whistles.
It was so weird, to get such a reaction out of him. 

"Mujhe nahi dikh raha" (I am not able to see.) Bheema says. Everybody laughs in agreement except, Karan and Arjun.

"Sahi bol rahi hai, Ananya. Hainan Rajkumar Arjun." (Ananya is right, isn't she Prince Arjun?) Karn asks.

"Haan, Ang -Raj." (Yes, Ang- Raj.) Arjun answers, I can feel his confusion.

I continue with my practice and from the corner of my eye, I see the others do so too. Ashwatthama and Duryodhana are wrestling. Bheema is with the twins. While Arjun and brother Yudhishthira are talking.

But Ang- Raj Karn, isn't doing anything, he is observing me. I can feel his gaze on me. I try to ignore it and continue with my thing but it seems impossible.
I take a decision.

I motion him over; he looks astounded but hides it well. He looks around but nobody is paying us attention. He walks up to me.

"Kya?" (What?) he asks, once he is near me. 

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