chapter 3. speak now

You need to hear me out

And they said "speak now"

It was the first day of school for Kainaat and Sitara. Mrs. Oberoi prepared their lunches and bags while Mr. Oberoi was late for work and told them to take the rickshaw.

They arrived at their school which was big and looked nice. "Ok not bad, but let's find some lovee!" Kainaat exclaimed.

Kainaat was very nice when she was young, now she was like a mean teenager who ignored people. That's what Sitara thought, she was an A+ student.

"Come on Kai, it's school! We should make some friends too!" Sitara exclaimed but Kainaat ignored her.

The morning went by very fast and classes were shit, really. Sitara did pay attention and so did Kainaat which was good. They made some new friends. Kainaat was pretty easy at that since she was prettier. Sitara made a new friend as well, her name was Rhea.

"Hi, Sitara. You're new, right?" She asked when she first saw Sitara. Sitara nodded. "Yes, I am new here indeed. It's ok,".

Rhea nodded since she understood her. "I know, but you'll get used to it. I'm Rhea Rajvanshi."

Sitara smiled. "Cool, I'm Sitara Oberoi. Well, not really." She smiled nervously, "It's very confusing".

"Oh." Rhea said, "but it's fine, sit with me at lunch! You're one of my first friends.".

Sitara accepted and that's how her friendship with Rhea began. They shared common interests like being shy, weird, and also share a love for Taylor Swift (who only released her debut album and Fearless back then).

One day, the 2 sat outside on the bleachers and ate their lunch. Sitara saw Kainaat sit next to her new friends who were talking and gossiping.

"Your sister?" Rhea asked. Sitara shook her head. "Nah, she's more of my step sister."

"Oh right, but the one thing you remember about your other family is your brother?" Rhea inquired because she was confused.

"Well I forgot my brother's name, I also kind of remember getting this scar on my lip after trying to eat a stapler." Sitara replied, making sure she didn't make Rhea confused. "Ohhhh." Rhea said. "Still confusing but ok."

Suddenly, one of the cricketers hit the ball too high. It went flying in the air and then eventually landed on Sitara's head.

"Ow!" Sitara yelped in pain. "Hey! Who did that!?" Rhea yelled. Sitara's vision was blurry and she felt dizzy.

"Haha, it's just a small thump against the wall, Sita! It won't hurt." The voice said in her head. It felt nostalgic and familiar.

"Sita! Don't cry my young adventurous five year old!"

"You're my whole world, Sita"

On the field, the one who hit the ball immediately put his equipment down and ran up to the bleachers. He removed his helmet.

Rhea rolled her eyes. "Oh, typical Shubman with the Bollywood run. This is a literal Bollywood scene."

Sitara finally regained consciousness and the boy ran towards her. "Hey!" The boy said, "My name is Shubman, and I'm super duper sorry for that. Are you okay?".

Sitara nodded. "Yes, it's fine. I'm Sitara by the way.". Sitara was falling in love, Kainaat was correct about love.

"Sitara is a pretty name, it's my cousins name." Shubman smiled. His smile was so radiant and bright that Sitara was gonna go unconscious again.

"Well, I have to go back. It was nice meeting you, Sitara!" Shubman exclaimed as he waved back. He ran back down to the ground where his friends were waiting.

"So, in love with Shubman. Huh?" Rhea teased. Sitara blushed a bit then sighed. "Yeah, he is beautiful. Like Taylor's songs!".

Sitara blushed more, but she saw Kainaat glaring at her. Why though? Sitara didn't know. It was probably Shubman.

Throughout the day, Sitara saw more changes in Kainaat. She was being more bossy, but she was kind of nice to Sitara. To Sitara's shock, Kainaat was hanging out with Shubman so many times.

At the end of the school day, Sitara ran up to Kainaat and asked her something. "What's up with you and Shubman?".

Kainaat smiled and looked so excited. "We're officially dating right now!" That made Sitara jump back. "What!? Dating at 10!?" Sitara exclaimed in shock.

Kainaat rolled her eyes and laughed. "It's fine Sitara, don't worry. I love you too, and mama, and papa."

"No, I know you love me, but you're too young to date!" Sitara yelled back. "Oh stop it!" Kainaat yelled back, "I saw the way you looked at Shubman, plus I won't tell mama and papa."

Sitara sighed and decided she couldn't fight with Kainaat anymore so she walked home, her mind filled with shock and jealousy.

Sitara was doing her homework comfortably when that one moment with Shubman just kept lingering in her mind. Can this just go away? Sitara thought to herself. He has Kai, and I'm happy for them.

Sitara groaned as she shut her notebook. "Can't he just get out of my mind already?"

During dinner, Kainaat kept ranting about her friends and how the teachers were boring. Meanwhile, Sitara enjoyed her school day with Rhea. The only thing she never bought up was how her day got worse after Kainaat revealed Shubman was dating her.

"That's good girls! You're making new friends!" Mr. Oberoi exclaimed and Mrs. Oberoi nodded eagerly. "It's nice to make a lot of friends! Even with boys!"

Kainaat looked over at Sitara and smirked. Sitara just rolled her eyes and continued talking about her school day.

6 YEARS LATER

2015

Whenever Kainaat was around Shubman, it just made Sitara mad and furious. She wanted Shubman, but Sitara actually had genuine feelings for him.

Sitara knew she couldn't just swoop in on him, Shubman actually liked Kainaat, and he wouldn't like Sitara. Plus, the only time they talked was the cricket incident 6 years ago. Now, Sitara was like a ghost.

Rhea understood her, she knew that Sitara had liked Shubman ever since 2009. Rhea did hate Kainaat. Rhea didn't understand how she became popular in one day.

Now, all Sitara could do was watch them hold hands in the hallway and hug, maybe sometimes even kiss. Sitara just wanted to think they were invisible, but she didn't have any powers to make that happen. 

sooo here's the third chapter for mirrorball 

STUPID, UGLY, HORRIBLE, LACK OF SKILL, AND HORRIBLE WRITING

Kainaat is not the enemyyyyy

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