Author's pov

As the sun finally comes the hustle bustle of verma niwas is quite easy to heard

Because our Sleeping beauty overslept which lead her to be a sprinter because her beloved brother is not here to drop her at school

"Mummy bye mai ja rahi hui"aarohi said in a rushed voice while struggling with her one strap of bag

(Bye mom I am going)

"Arre ajj fir dudh nhi piya iss ladki ne"aradhya said under her breath while looking towards the vanish figure of aarohi

(Today also this girl didn't drink milk )

In the school, students were roaming some with their friends and some alone

The school door got closed as the last entries finally made it ,one of them being our aarohi

"Ajj to baal baal Bach gyi varna gate close ho jata or mujhe ghar ko lotna hota"she said while catching her breath as had run from her home to school

(Today I got safe, if not then the gate would have closed and I would have to go back to home)

There was still some time in assembly which made her relief a bit

Now making her way towards her class she caught a glimpse of darsh Walking with one of their classmate

"Ye swati ke sath kaha ja raha hai"aarohi murmured

(Where is he going with Swati?)

"Oye darsh kaha ja raha hai?"she asked while making her way towards them

(Darsh where are you going?)

"Oo aarohi ajj fir late"he said looking at her wrist watch , which was gifted by avika"mai late nhi hui Wo to bas bhaiya nhi the to padal aana pada "she replied, hiding her mistake

(Aarohi, today is also late)

"Wo to dikh hi Raha hai padal aayi hai ya bhagkar"he said while pointing at her braids, which were looking devastated,badly tangled with each other

(I can see if you have come by walking or running)

Aarohi looked at her braids and instantly regrets her idea of running

"Shit!"she said slowly but darsh had already heard her

"Hey, don't curse in school"he said

"Ha ha koi baat nhi, rahi baat braids ki wo to Mai assembly mai avika se dobara banwa lungi"she said already looking forward to making avika her personal hairstylist

(It's ok, and about braids so I will make them again by avika )

"Ha school ko beauty parlour jo samajh rakha hai or avika teri mua"darsh replied

(Yes, you think school is your Beauty parlour and avika your mua)

"Waise avika se yaad aaya ye to wahi watch hai na jo usne gift Kari thi tujhe "she said pointing at his wristwatch

(By the way , from avika I remember that it is the same watch gifted by her)

"Oh ha "he said while smiling

(Oh, yes)

"Hmm hmm Jo Banda watch phanta nhi tha ajj kal wo daily daily watch phen raha hai "aarohi said while teasing him

(The person who didn't used to wear watches is now wearing a watch everyday)

But in return darsh just coughs while pointing towards the other figure who was feeling extremely awkward in their conversation

"Aa oh hi 👋 swati"aarohi said to divert the situation

"Hi aarohi "she replied softly "waise tum dono ja kaha rahe ho?"aarohi asked them

(By the way where you both are going?)

"Wo mai zara swati ko football sikhane le ja raha tha "darsh said which made aarohi to squint her eyebrows in suspicion

(I was going to teach swati football)

"Wah bete jis ladki ko dhang se football ka f nhi pata wo ajj football sikhna chahti hai"aarohi said in her mind

(The girl who doesn't even know the f of football properly, is willing to learn football)

"Really swati, tumhe kabse football pasand aane laga?"she asked dher

(When did you start to like football?)

"Wo actually maine abhi recently football matches dekhana start Kiya hai so socha why not give a try"she replied while taking glances of darsh in every few seconds

(Actually I just started to watch football matches recently, so I thought of giving it a try)

"Lagta hai majra to kuch or hi hai, avika ko batana padega lagta hai"she again starts to talk in her mind

(I think matter is some else, I need to tell avika about it)

"To theek hai hum chalte hai"swati said making her come out of her thoughts

(So ok we are going)

"Ha but first period bas start hi hone wala hai "she said stating the fact

(First period is about to start)

"Ajj bio wali mam nhi aayi hai to first period absentee teacher lengi"darsh said making aarohi to smile in joy

(Bio teacher didn't come today so the absentee teacher will take the first period)

"Sachhi?achhi baat hai maine waise bhi bio ka homework nhi kara tha "she replied dancing in her mind

(Really?good actually I didn't have done my bio's homework)

"So bye aarohi we are going "swati said and dragged darsh with her while holding him by his bicep

But our darsh is very loyal to his girl, he simply but roughly removed her hands from his bicep

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Avika's pov

"Ye ladki kaha rah gyi?, abhi pichle hafte hi to chutti ki thi "I said to myself

(Where is this girl, she just took a leave previous week)

This girl always comes late, thanks to aniket bhaiya who drops her at school most of the time

But where is that attitude king?abhi to yahi tha pata nhi kaha gya?

What should I do now I am bored, let's look at what I got for lunch today

I opened my lunch box and found one paratha and a packet of sauce

I sighed in as it's normal for me now, I don't even remember when I got to eat something special

"Or kya hi except kar sakti hui mai "I said, still feeling blessed that I got to eat it, some people are not even getting anything to eat

(What else I can expect)

I was in my own world, but out of the blue I heard the sound of something falling or you can say someone's falling

I looked forward and gasped as it was none other than Aarohi who was laying straight at floor

Everyone around her was launching while clutching their stomach

I rushed towards her to help her

"Tere se dhang se chala tak nhi jata kya"I said to her while helping her to stand up

(Can't you walk properly)

"Arre mai tere pass hi aa rahi thi tujhe kuch batana tha but jaise hi class mai aayi to ek chuha dekha maine"she said while rubbing her head to get relief from the fall

(I was actually coming towards you to tell something, but when I entered the class I saw a mouse)

"Itni bhi konsi zaroori baat thi jo tui aise bhaag kar aa rahi thi?"I replied, dusting her skirt as it was dirty

(Was that this much important that you were running?)

We made our way towards our bench and sat down

"Ha wo abhi abhi maine darsh ko uss swati ke sath jate huye dekha"she said, which made my eyes widened

(I just saw darsh going out with that swati)

"Kya lekin wo uske sath kyu tha?"I asked instantly already imagining to hit that swati's head with darsh's football

(What , but why was he with her?)

"Wo usse football sikhane ja raha tha"she said which made my blood boiled

(He was going to teach her football)

"Uss swati ki bachhi ki to"I said while greeting my teeth

"Or tujhe pata hai wo usse aise pakad kar apne sath le gyi"she said while acting the scene while grabbing my hand

(And you know she dragged him with her like this)

"Or tui ye sab wha kadhe kadhe maze se dekh rahi thi"I said, looking at her furiously

(And you were enjoying it)

"To mai Kay karti?dono ke beech ja kar khadi ho jati ek third wheel ki taraha "she said sarcastically, while rolling her eyes

(So what could I have do?stand between two of them like a third wheel)

"Par tu kuch to kar sakti thi, bas waha khade hoker tukur tukur dekhne ke alawa"I said in disappointment

(But you could have done something inside of just looking at them by standing there)

"Oh Bhai, ye kya baat Hui.Tujhe dhyan rakhna chahiye tha na apne bande ka"she replied

(Bro, what is this, you should have been careful with your boyfriend)

But what actually caught my ears was the word banda

My throat feels dried suddenly

"Oye ye kya banda laga rakha hai tune Mera Banda,wanda nhi hai wo"I replied, pretending that it doesn't affect me but it was

(Hey why are you calling him my boyfriend, he is not my boyfriend)

It freaking does!

"Achha agar wo Tera Banda nhi hai to kya hai?"she asked me , acting all innocent which she is definitely not

(So if he is not your boyfriend then who is he to you?)

"FRIEND hai, samjhi?"I said, saying the friend word a bit loud

(Got it?)

"Achha ok, to fir tujhe kya fark pad raha hai agar wo bas tera friend hi hai"she said , looking straight in my eyes

(Then why you care if he is Just your friend)

She is definitely not backing now

"Wo..woo to aise he"I replied, shuttering badly

"Oye ye baat kisi or ko boliyo mujhe nhi, achhe se janti hui kaise friend oh tum dono,abhi kuch din phale hi kaise usne tujhe chocolate de thi"she said reminder of the day when he bought me a chocolate without a reason

(Tell this to someone else not me, I know what kind of friends you both are, he also held your hand a few days ago)

As we both were talking about nothing but non-sense, suddenly the attitude king made his grand entry by opening the door in full swag

"Oye dekh aa gya football teacher"aarohi said looking towards darsh who was making his way towards his seat which was behind our's

(See football teacher came)

"Hello ladies, how are you both?"he asked with a full teeth smile on his face

"Bilkul bekaar"I said while rolling my eyes

He really has the courage to ask me that

But what he did next made my heart do a spin

He took my wrist in his hand and kissed upon it while looking straight in my eyes"kyu kya hua ?"he asked me, caressing my hand with his thumb

(Why, what happened )

Heat made it's way my eyes and his gaze is not letting me think about anything else

My stomach is having a whole amusement park there, like whoa

I looked away , still feeling his thumb over my hand

"Kkk..kuch nhi"I shattered, finding the blackboard fascinating then ever

(Nothing)

"Excuse me, tum dono ko kya mr India dekhai deti hui?"aarohi said while looking towards us

(Am I looking mr India to both of you?)

Ohh I forgot that she was sitting beside me and she has been watching our mmm, I don't know

I quickly tried to pull my hand but darsh didn't let me, instead tightened his grip

"Ha pata ha tui yaha hai, to?"he said with a smirk on his face, having no nood to leave my hand which was actually liking it

(Yes we know you're here,so?)

From where did he get this much boldness?

"Eww tum dono ko shram nhi aati apni single dost ke samne ye sab karte huye"she replied, shaking her head in pure disgust

(You both don't have any shame, doing this infront of your single friend)

"To dhunde le apne liye koi, ohh waise wo tera majnu kaha hai?"he said about the boy who proposed aarohi that day

(So find someone for yourself, by the way where is your lover)

He is well aware that aarohi doesn't like him at all

"Huhh mane kitni baar kaha hai uske bare mai mat bola kar"she replied while glaring at him , of course she is furious right now

(I have told many times, don't talk about him)

"waise agar tui uska proposal accept kar leti to tu bhi abhi single nhi hoti"he said

(By the way If you would have accept his proposal, then you would also not be single now)

I wish I could tell him that the person aarohi loves is his brother

But I can't take the risk , as he will definitely tell this to shivansh bhaiya the moment he will know about it

It's okay

But wait what does he mean by "tu bhi abhi single nhi hoti"?

(You would also be not single)

We aren't in a relationship

I quickly pulled my hand away from his hold , which made him look at me with confusion

"Excuse me mai bhi abhi single hi hui"I said , I can't be in a relationship with him without a proper proposal bro

(I am still single)

I know, I know ladies first but not in this

situation

"So am I"he replied, seriously!

After holding my hand for freaking 3 minutes he is saying that he is single

"Lekin abhi to tune uska hath pakad rakha tha"aarohi interrupt before I could say anything else

(But you were holding her hand)

Now it's getting you know spicy, so let's watch what this attitude king is gonna say

"So what?hath hi pakad rakha tha bas"he said nonchalantly

(I just hold her hand)

"Achha to wo kiss"aarohi replied quickly not leaving any single chance to win

(What about that kiss)

"To kya ho gya , kyu ek friend dusre friend ko hath par kiss bhi nhi kar sakta kya" he said like it doesn't matter to him

(So what happened?, can't a friend kiss on his other friend's hand )

He thinks of me like his friend,but that's reality avika is just a friend

I don't know why but it made me a little sad , actually a lot

I moved my head back to the front, as I don't want to look at him right now

How could I forget that he is darsh, a Prince for whom almost half the girls of our school can die

Why would he even choose someone like me? A simple and ugly girl

Who doesn't even know what she is gonna do in future, and it's already the last year of school

Yes, last year for her also

Aarohi and darsh were still bickering but got silent when the teacher entered

I quickly took out my book from my bag , as it is the only way to stop my mind to think

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In Rajasthan

Shivansh's pov

Two weeks, two weeks have passed since I returned to my home

Everything is going well, my whole family is happy why wouldn't they be

I have come back and on top of it I have started to go to the office

Ya sounds unrealistic but it's the truth

I have been going to the office with my father and uncle for the past week and about my college

I am going to my college but only on Sunday and for exams

And I also made a friend Farhan,he is Just 20 and working in the office

From my father I got to know that his father was my father's pa

But unfortunately last year his father expired because of stroke

My father told him that he would take responsibility for his and his sister's study as he doesn't have his mother also

But Farhan refused by saying that he didn't want to rely on him, so my father offered him job in our office

Farhan and I both are working on a project together currently

As my father told me that I need to understand how business actually works , so I am working as an employee

My days are just going, the office in the morning then coming back home in the evening and then studying for some time

Nothing special

I talked to my brother and friends every single day , I missed them so much

But the thing which made me feel sad is two weeks had passed but I didn't get to hear the voice of aarohi

She never calls me neither I, because I can't muster up the courage to dail her number

Even talk to nidhi, avika and komal sometimes but never her

She still don't talk to me properly after that incident

But that's not her fault, even I hesitate to start a conversation

So every night, I wrote everything which I want to tell her

Every single thing , how my day went , what I ate today, whom I met today etc

My diary's name is also aarohi, so it makes me feel like I am talking to her

But the problem is she never replies to my questions,she is just a dairy not the real person

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In madhya pradesh

Author's pov

As the sun is moving back to west, the sharp noise from komal's house is disturbing the neighbours so much

"Arre bhabhi ji kitna shor aa raha hai thoda aaram se baat kijiye"a lady from their neighborhood said to them

(Sister, the noise is so much, talk slowly)

"Ji maaf kar dijiye abb shor nhi hoga"komal 's mom apologise to them, feeling embarassed

(Pardon us, we will not make noise now)

As she walked back into her room, her eyes got widened by seeing the mess created by her daughter

"Ye kya haal bana rakha hai pure Ghar ka"she exclaimed by seeing the clothes scattered miserably on the floor

(What is the condition of the house you made)

She moved her eyes from the floor to the person behind the mess

"Wo.. wo mummy mai bas kapde la hi rahi thi apke pass press ke liye lekin mai phisal gyi or kapde gir gye"komal replied already praying in her mind to save her from her mother

(Mummy I was just bringing clothes to you for the press but I slipped and all clothes fell down)

"Iss ladki se ek kaam nhi ho sakta dhang se"she said while messaging her head "abhi aadhe ghante mai tujhe nikalna hai airport ke liye or tu abhi press ke liya bata rahi hai"she asked komal while glaring at her

(This girl can't even do one work properly)

(You have to leave in 30 minutes for the airport and you are telling me about iron now)

"Arre kya ho gya kyu chilla rahi ho meri beti par"komal 's father said walking out of his room with cash in his hands

(What happened, why are you shouting at my daughter?)

"App khud dekhiye "she said pointing towards the floor full of clothes

(See by yourself)

"Koi baat nhi hum sab milker samet lenge"komal's father replied with a smile and handed the money to komal

(It's ok we all will collect it together)

"Ye paise samahal ker use karna beta okay"he said to her in response komal gave a big teeth smile to him

(Use these money carefully)

"Thanks papa"she replied and hugged him

"Chalo abb ye kapde uthane mai meri help Karo , bas thodi der isse nikalna hai"komal's mom said already making her way towards her room to press the clothes

(Now help me to pick up these clothes, she have to leave in some time)

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In Rajasthan

Author's pov

Shivansh has just returned from office was now making his way towards his room but stopped by hearing his mom

"Shivansh phale khana khale badme tui khata nhi hai"she said while arranging the food at the table

(Shivansh first eat your food then you forget about it)

Shivansh was skipping his dinner from few days because he was exhausted as he has to study also

But when Anamika came to know about it, she specially ordered him to have his dinner with him so he can't make an excuse

Shivansh sighed "theek hai aata hui fresh hokar"he replied and went to his room

(Ok I am coming after shower)

After a quick shower, he was about to went out of his room but stopped by remembering something

He quickly picked up his office bag from the hanger and took out a bunch of purple flowers

Aarohi's favourite colour's flowers

When he was coming back from office he spotted these flowers in his way

And he can't stop himself from taking them with him

So he plucked some, as his father and uncle were still in office so it was easy for him

"Agar waha hota to raj ke hatho usse dilwa deta lekin sayad meri kismat itni achhi nhi hai'he said and took one of the flowers and put the rest back

(If I was there then I would have sent them to aarohi by raj, but I think my fate is not good)

Then he carefully placed that flower between the pages of his diary, Aarohi

Maybe it was just a small gesture but for him it made him feel closer to her not physically but emotionally

Placing the dairy on his bed he went out for his dinner

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After dinner everyone went to their respective room but as shivansh had to study so he made his way straight to the study room

In the corridor the old couple divyansh and mitali were going towards their room

But suddenly mitali stopped and turned towards divyansh and said"aapne shivansh ko bata diya kya gao Jane ke baare mai?"she asked

(Did you tell shivansh about going to Village?)

"Wo to Mai bhul gya "he replied"app ko ek kaam karne ko kaha tha wo bhi nhi hai aapse"mitali said fuming in anger

(Actually I forgot)

(I told you to do one work, you can't ven do it)

"Jaante hai na meri baat Manta nhi hai app kahenge to Maan bhi jayegaa "she said pointing the fact that shivansh loves his grandfather the most

(You know that he never listens to me , but he will surely listen to you)

"Koi baat nhi abhi bole dete hai,tum kamre jao mai aata hui"he said and made his way towards shivansh room

(Don't worry I will tell him now , you go to the room, I am coming )

Not knowing that instead of Shivansh a deep secret is waiting for him there As he entered in shivansh's room he found that shivansh was not there so he was to went to his study to find him

But something caught his eyes, a dairy on his bed, which was open because of wind coming through the window

And a flower placed in the middle of pages

Cause of curiosity he picked the dairy was about to close it but stopped by reading the very first words of the page

Dear aarohi

He was confused by seeing why shivansh is writing a letter to aarohi ,his best friend's sister, aa it is the least he knows about aarohi

So he read further and got flabbergasted by knowing that how much shivansh has kept hidden from them

Un that page it was written about the apologise which shivansh wanted to tell aarohi but couldn't

But the most shocking thing was that his grandson had married aarohi, in uttrakhand which was clearly written in that dairy

He couldn't believe his eyes, shivansh ha dept hidden so many things from them and was suffering from this alone

He was reading other pages too but the opening of door made him look at it

Shivansh has returned to grab his book which he forgot to bring with him

"Dadasa app?"shivansh said, being astonished by seeing his dadasa looking at his dairy

(Grandfather you?)

"Ye kya hai shivansh ?Tumne hamse itna sab kuch chupa rakha tha"his dadasa said while being disappointed

(What is this shivansh?, you kept so many things hidden from us)

"Mai mai wo"he tried to say something but the words got stuck in his throat

(I..I actually)

"Chalo mere sath"his dadasa said while grabbing his hand and taking him out of the room

(Come with me)