*Mihira Pov*

"Ugh! Let's find some other place to sit from tomorrow onwards." Rakesh commented and we both paused our conversation to look at him but found everyone staring at us.

"We didn't say anything when you were doing the same earlier, right? So, just bear with it." Vikesh waved him off while gesturing us to continue.

"What happened?" I asked them frowning.

"Everyone is enjoying the banter between both of you except for two of us." Kavitha commented while gesturing Rakesh.

"Oh!" I mumbled sitting properly while pushing away his hand from mine.

It's been a week since everyone found out but I am still angry or trying to be angry at Abhi for the way he behaved in front of everyone.

"I never apologized to anyone in my life like this except my Mom." Abhi mumbled frowning at me and I sighed still trying to push his hand away.

"But you guys fight in a very funny way." Kalyan commented and it feels like we both are acting on a stage and these are our audience.

"Are they fighting? Abhi is whining and Mihira is putting up with him." Rekha suddenly said and I glanced at her feeling surprised.

"Exactly! Like, give her breathing space." Kavitha added and I glanced at her to see her winking at Rekha.

"No way! It is Mihi who is being heartless right now." Vikesh joined their conversation and I sighed leaning back not having the strength to fight them at all.

I smiled looking at them before glancing at Abhi who is also enjoying their banter now. This is not what I expected while joining this college for sure and I don't want to give up any of it.

I want my relationship with Abhi to always stay stable but I want to be closer to all these people and if possible adding a few more is welcomed.

Instead of trying to get him to release my hand, I turned my hand to hold his which surprised him but I just smiled at him.

"By the way, we understand the difficulty in accepting him completely but don't worry. We will support you if he behaves like before for sure." Kalyan assured me and everyone joined.

"I will support Abhi then." Rekha said smirking at others which stopped Abhi's whining.

"I have someone as my support. Don't behave like earlier in my case too." He said looking at me.

"You already know me, Abhi. You know which will trigger me and which will not. So, make sure you follow the rules." I said shrugging which brought out a few laughs from everyone.

*Abhilash Pov*

"Abhi!" I opened my eyes slowly when I felt her shaking me and found her kneeling beside me.

"Is it still paining?" she asked placing her hand on my forehead and shifted it to my head.

"Yeah! It reduced immediately last week and before that after taking a tablet but today it is still there. What is the time?" I asked sitting up and she supported me to sit properly.

"It's already 11'o clock. I tried to wake you up earlier but you didn't move at all. What about tomorrow's exam?" she asked in a worried tone.

"It's okay! I already finished my preparation and just wanted to stay with you while you prepare. And my exam is also the day after tomorrow, right." I replied smiling at her while ignoring the throbbing pain.

"If it happens again, you may need to get a check-up." She mumbled still worried about me and completely ignoring my words.

"Maybe I got eyesight problems and that's why this happened. The words are getting blurry these days suddenly when I am in the class." I explained and she sighed in relief.

"Then after exams, get your eyes checked. It must be the reason." She mumbled placing her hand on my cheek to caress it smiling.

I placed my hand around her waist before pulling her into my arms and she leaned over to hug me back.

"Did you prepare well?" I asked pressing my head to her shoulder.

"Yeah! You know my strong point is in internals only." She pointed out making me smile and I don't why but we stayed like that for some time.

When my alarm rang at 12, I shifted a little to stare at her before whispering, "Happy birthday!"

"Thank you! I thought you forgot." She mumbled smiling and I pressed my lips to hers to kiss her while she kissed back without holding back.

"After your exam, let's celebrate your birthday." I mumbled and she nodded smiling.

Last year we actually celebrated with everyone but this time we will have our own time even though others already planned to celebrate but just after the exam.

"I don't know my parent's plan for tomorrow. So, I need to tell them first." She said closing her eyes.

"Uncle and Aunty will be fine if you go home this late?" she asked opening her eyes as if finally remembering that matter.

"I told them I will be here to wish you and they were fine." I replied and she frowned at me.

"Even my parents were fine when I told them you will be here with me as I thought of making you stay here until 12." She explained.

"Don't you think they are giving too much lenience to us? Like, they should worry about us, right?" she asked frowning.

"Even I felt the same. We are not kids and they are fine even if we are staying behind the closed doors. Maybe they trust us too much. Why don't we tell them about us?" I asked and she immediately shook her head.

She calmly explained how her parents were talking about marriage one time and she feels it is better to not tell them.

"I already know that as my parents talked about it like long back but I ignored it as I am nowhere near to think about even a serious relationship." I explained and she stared at me in shock.

"So, it's better if we don't tell anyone." She mumbled but I shook my head.

"It's not like they will force us and it's better, to be honest with them. Why are you always determined to hide our relationship?" I asked her frowning.

"Why are you always determined to tell everyone about us?" she asked back and I sighed caressing her cheek.

"Fine! Let's tell them tomorrow and celebrate after that." She sighed and I nodded smiling at her.

****

"What? You guys are going to tell your parents?" Vikesh asked staring at me in shock while we all are waiting for Kavitha and Mihi to return after finishing their exam.

"Yeah! We don't want to lie or hide from them. In a clear point, it is my wish to tell them." I replied but none of them seem to understand it.

"Abhi! Don't do this when your relationship is still at the beginning stage. We don't know what will happen, right." Rakesh said looking at me.

"It feels right! I am stressing her on this issue. I am sure I will not regret it later." I assured him and Kalyan didn't say anything.

"Don't force her about this." That's all Rekha said and I nodded at her.

Kavitha reached us after a few minutes and told her that she went to meet her mentor regarding today's exam.

I sighed trying to control my expression as I don't want to be childish on her birthday and she finally reached us after some time.

As they found out about the issue, they decided to go to a near café and Mihi ended up paying for everything and didn't let me add anything.

"All the best!" Vikesh wished us when it was time for us to leave and it kind of feels weird to hear that.

When we reached my house, she already called her parents to find whether they are at home or not. So, I asked my parents to come to her house and made everyone sit in the living room.

"What happened? Aren't we having dinner together today? Why are we meeting earlier?" Dad asked looking at us.

"We are in a relationship, Dad." I replied without beating around the bush.

"You could have told them slowly instead of those direct words." Mihi whispered from my side.

"Is there anything else?" Her Dad asked looking at us and we shook our heads.

"Do you guys think we are blind or what? We already know or at least felt this and even talked to each other." Her Mom commented and the shock we expected to reach them actually reached us.

"Oh!" Mihi mumbled and it doesn't feel like anything huge happened.

Just like our relationship and the moments we have even right now it just feels natural and they didn't even say anything else.

I glanced at Mihi and she glanced back smiling before we shifted to sit with our families and tried to extract information on how they found out about us.

In the end, it seems like we are the worst actors possible as the moment they found us acting too cautiously, they already guessed and mainly it's because of me.

Anyway, I am glad this also passed and now we need to just concentrate on our studies and everything will be done.

"Happy?" I asked after we all finished our dinner and we both shifted to her room and she nodded smiling.

"Go and prepare for your exam tomorrow." She mumbled glancing at the clock.

"Yeah! You will stay home tomorrow, right? Not going to study in the library?" I asked and she shook her head.

"I am literally coming to college every day. Let me take some rest and prepare for exams at home." She mumbled and I smiled nodding.

"I will return home directly then." I commented and she laughed hearing my words.

"It feels like we both are staying at a single house." She explained and I nodded realizing my words went that way.

****

"You are lucky, Abhi. We were worried unnecessarily then." Rakesh commented and they all have the same reaction.

"I am the one who got shocked yesterday. Anyway, everything went well and that's all matters." I mumbled trying to ignore the headache that started today morning and they nodded before preparing for the exam before we need to go to the labs.

When we finally reached, Vikesh who is the one sitting near me gestured me towards the invigilator before whispering, "He is Mihi's Mentor."

"I know!" I mumbled because I made sure I remember his face when she started praising this assistant lecturer.

I glared at his figure before concentrating on the exam but after some time I felt the same pain as before and couldn't even see the screen properly.

I tried to blink a few times to see it but somehow it started getting worse. I took a few deep breaths and found everyone leaving the room while I didn't do anything at all.

"Is something wrong?" I can hear someone's voice but I groaned holding my head and he supported me before I can fall.

"I will help you to the clinic area." Saying that he supported me after calling someone to handle the left out matters.

After that, I completely passed out and when I opened my eyes, I found my Dad standing near me along with Swapnil Sir.

"I will take him to the hospital. Thank you!" Dad thanked him before helping me down from the bed while I frowned at them.

"What happened?" I asked him when I found his car parked near to the clinic and he calmly made me sit inside.

"Why didn't you tell us about your headaches, Abhi? I found out from Vikesh and asked him to leave saying I will take you home. But I think it's better to get you checked." Dad commented.

"I am fine, Dad! I think I got eyesight problems as the words were blurry during that time." I mumbled and then remembered the exam.

"I didn't write anything in the exam, Dad." I whispered not believing that I actually made such a huge blunder.

"It's fine! It's just an exam but let's get you checked up before your next exam." Saying that he took me to the eye specialist.

However, they sent us to another department making me frown while I felt Dad worried beside me.

"Dad! I am completely fine. It's just a normal headache." I assured him before messaging Mihi that I will be home late today as I am with Dad.

After some time we were called into the doctor's office and we both sat down while I explained what's feels wrong again like I did near the eye specialist.

I should have taken a tablet before the exam otherwise I wouldn't have screwed up my exam like this for sure. Now, I don't know what I have to do regarding that exam. I thought while continuing to worry about that even while conversing with the doctor as it doesn't feel right for making such a mistake during the exam time.

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