Prologue:
“So Seal the Deal Mr. Oberoi?” Guari asked giving Shivaay a pleasant smile.
“Off course Yes…” Shivaay said, not passing back the smile though.
Guari looked towards him , slightly confused by such a cold reply, she still smiled and nodded getting up.
Shivaay too got up along with her, they shook their hands and then started moving, though going towards each other but still going in opposite directions.
“Wait…” Both of them spoke at the same time turning back, Guari smiled a bit by the co-incidence or rather chuckled.
“Um…Ladies first…” Shivaay said waiting for Guari to speak who started.
“So Mr. Oberoi, I just wanted to clarify that I don’t like being double-crossed…I hope you understand what I mean…” Guari stopped in her words as she saw a faded smile enter Shivaay’s lips. She looked towards him with a questioning face, was he making fun of her?
“I wanted to say the same…” Shivaay said with a widened smile.
“O Beta Ki…” Guari literally spoke up in excitement raising her hand, realizing what she did, she bit her tongue and then hit her own head, ” Annika..” She murmured to herself only to see Shivaay laughing.
“What does that mean??” He asked confused.
“Nothing…Ok, I’ll leave…” Guari turned back to go leaving Shivaay standing…wondering.
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“Sorry , Sorry , Sorry , Sorry , Sorry…” They both spoke up minimum 10 times as they came out of their respective vehicles which were almost about to hit the other, Omkara out of the Auto’s backseat and Soumya down her Scooty.
Realizing they were standing in the middle of road, with closed eyes speaking a single word so many times and hearing it all over again, they opened their eyes only to face each other.
“It was my mistake…I was in a hurry to go to my brother’s college…Today’s his first day, he missed an important book at home…after giving it to him I have to go somewhere too…” Omkara said in an apologizing tone while Soumya looked towards him impatiently waiting to start herself.
“No, It was mine…I was getting late for college so…” Soumya stopped in her words.
“Which college??” She asked.
” Elite college…” Omkara replied sweetly.
“Oh, I am studying there only, I’ll give his books Bade Balon Wali Bhaiya…fish…Sorry…Can I call you that??” Soumya spoke up all these words in a single go.
Omkara nodded with a pleasant smile, “By the way, Omkara here…” He raised his hands to give her the book.
” Soumya…” Soumya took the book.
” His name his Rudra…Rudy as he is called…Master’s in Business…ask anyone, you’ll get to know…Thanks, I actually had to go somewhere so you were of great help…” Omkara replied while Soumya nodded smiling.
They both turned to go their respective vehicles.
“Oberoi Mansion…” Omkara told the auto driver while he changed his direction. Soumya and Omkara passed each other a smile as they crossed each other this time round.
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“Ajj to Gayi…Collage ka pehla Din after 1 week Holidays aur mein late…Pagal hun mai (Today I am gone…1st day of college after 1 week and I am late…I am mad…)” Annika murmured to herself as she walked in the college corridor with her books in her hand, she hit her head over her own faults.
“Arey…Walk properly…” Rudra shouted like an angry child as he hit Annika, he was moving in the corridor from past half an hour waiting for his O to bring his book, he hadn’t arrived yet.
“Oh Hello, You were walking here like some Dracula…” Annika shrieked angrily back at him. Rudra looked towards her face now, “Beauty…” He remarked looking with a smile at her.
“What?” Annika asked raising her eyebrows, she was used to such comments. Rudra came out of his thoughts as he looked at her, like an angry child again.
“You were walking like some Devil…” He remarked trying to imitate Annika.
“Ok, let’s go to the Principal and ask him…I wonder if he’ll listen to a teacher or a student…” Annika said getting hold of his hand, Rudra bit his finger.
“You are a teacher?” He questioned with a weird expression while Annika nodded, she wanted hard to laugh, she couldn’t, “You need to be serious atleast sometimes…” She remembered what Soumya told.
” Somu…” She angry muttered knowing how right Soumya was.
” I am sorry, I am sorry…I am sorry…Not Princi Please…” Rudra said making a puppy face, joining his hands in a praying way out of which his one hand was actually in Annika’s hand so her hand was sandwiched between his.
Annika got her hand free angrily, Rudra bit his tongue as he realized it.
” Sor…” He was about to speak when he saw Annika Laughing. Seeing her laugh, he too laughed.
” Maddy…” Annika continued laughing.
” You too…” Rudra continued laughing, Annika looked towards him with her face turned into a perfect ‘O’, she wasn’t pleased.
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Author’s Note: Thanks a lot for your Tremendous support on CS friends, I hope you all continue the same, Happy you are liking the story, if you liked the Prologue then please do consider Commenting.
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Credit for cover pic goes to the original editor.