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"Is there something on your mind?"

Gauri looked up from her food, seeing Shashank's concerned face. she sighed and said: no, nothing on my mind. Just tired.

Shashank: accha...do you want to have food later and sleep instead?

Gauri nodded. she stood up and went into the kitchen, putting her plate away. before she went, she side hugged Shashank and went upstairs. As soon as she was out of sight, Juhi asked: what happened to her? I thought she had a good day out.

Sid: she's growing up Mum. as she grows up, she grows more moody and more grumpy.

Shashank and Juhi looked at him, annoyed. Sid looked down at his food and continued eating, avoiding the sharp glares coming from his parents's eyes.

Om entered his house using the back door. Thankfully everyone was either out or in their rooms. so he went up the stairs, head looking at the ground. Because of this, he bumped into something...or someone.

Voice: watch where you are going.

Om knew that voice. He looked up to see Tej. The man who along with pretty much everyone else hated him for reasons he didn't know.

Om: sorry.

Tej: better be.

He walked past Om. Om just rolled his eyes and went into his room, locking his room and went on his bed, burying his head into his pillow.

Her door was locked. She was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling. Her hair spread on the pillow whilst she hugged a teddy bear. Her eyes refused to blink. She couldn't get the little moment she and him shared a while back. They only had just met and already they had kissed. Why did it even happen? The thought trundled through her brain like a train, with no intention of stopping. 

He didn't even like her when they first met. They only seen each other like three times and they had already kissed. Weren't they just supposed to be friends? His thoughts were running in a circle like a toy train. He didn't know how he felt about all of this.He sat up on his bed, digging his hand into his pocket, finding his phone and taking it out. Couple of seconds later, a voice was heard. His best friend...Rishi.

Rishi: Om, finally bro you called. You completely forgot about me today. That's really strange. I was feeling depressed. I was about to cry because I felt rejected by my best friend.

Om: are you done with your emotional talk?

Rishi: maybe. What's happened bro? You sound upset.

Om: I'm fine promise. Just wanted to ask when do we start school?

Rishi: in three more days. Why?

Om: just asking. Thanks bro.

Rishi: so anyway how was your day?

Om: interesting. 

Rishi: what do you mean by 'interesting'? 

Om: uff! I don't even know where to begin. 

Rishi: tell me! 

Om: let's just say I was with Gauri. 

Rishi: really? You was with that little chatterbox?

Om: yeah...

 He thought for a minute on whether to tell Rishi about the kiss or not. 

Om: it was interesting to know her. She is really full of energy. 

Rishi: trust me she is. We talk a lot but she's left handed so a lot of elbow wars and that is every lesson because we are in the same classes and we sit next to each other. 

Om: wow! Poor you.

Rishi: I know, poor me. Everyone thinks that I am so lucky to sit next to Gauri in lessons, if only they knew the pain. 

They laughed and continued talking but Om made sure that he didn't mention the kiss at all. 

Meanwhile: 

Gauri was writing some notes whilst listening to music through her airpods and eating some candy from her candy box which was kept in her room. Since she was so concentrated on what she was doing, gauri didn't seem to notice anything else until she saw a hand going into her candy box and that hand didn't belong to her...she got her airpods out, kept them in her case and looked up to see her big brother. 

Gauri: Sid bhaiya! There's a limit for everything yaar!

 Sid: what do you mean? I was just hungry so I decided to have some candy from wherever I could find some. There was none in the kitchen so I thought to go into your room to see if you had some. 

Gauri: last I checked, you have a job and you earn money from that job so you could buy candy with your own money. shops are still open. 

Sid: you sure about that? 

Gauri: yes I'm sure about that. buy your own sweets.

Sid: chup kar! I'm your big brother, I'm supposed to tell you what to do. And if you are telling me to buy my own candy with my hard earned money, then let me tell you this...start buying your own jewellery and clothes with your own money. Stop wasting Mum and Dad's hard earned money on your things.

Gauri: first of all, you don't do a good job at being a big brother and second of all, I did tell our parents that I would get a job but you know what they said to me...they said that I should focus on my studies, not work at this age. Anyway you had your sweets, get lost! 

Sid: whatever and listen madam, I'm not going anywhere. Why didn't you come home after giving the guy back his hoodie? 

Gauri: I was hanging out with him. 

Sid: then who would give Daisy a walk? 

Gauri: please tell me you gave her a walk!

Sid: relax little sis...Mahir did! 

Gauri: good! I don't trust you with Daisy. If you had it your way, you would take her on a walk then out of the leash and leave her somewhere.

Sid: you really think that bad of me?

Gauri: yes I do!

Sid: anyway you were with a guy all day? Did you do anything stupid that you shouldn't be doing at this age? 

Gauri: eww! No! Why would I? 

Sid: hey I was just asking young lady! I may be mean and horrible but I don't want you to do stupid stuff that you will regret.

Gauri: good to know that you care...I think. 

Sid: I do yaar. Don't want my little sister to make silly mistakes that she will regret. 

He ruffles her hair and leaves whilst Gauri thinks: if only you knew what happened in the rain. 

Three days later: 

Sharma household: 

Gauri's room: 

Gauri was on the phone, whilst adjusting her school tie.

Gauri: I can't believe it Chahat! We have to wear these stupid school uniform for our last year! It's all the seniors' fault from last year! Just because they kept wearing short clothes doesn't mean we should be punished.

Chahat: I know right! So unfair! My dadi thinks it's a good thing that we are being made to wear the school uniform! 

Gauri: my dad thinks the same thing. These school uniforms are so ugly, I hate them.

Chahat: who doesn't? But at least next year in uni, we can wear whatever we want.

Gauri: thanks goodness! If they gave us uniforms in uni, then I wouldn't go to uni.

Juhi from downstairs: Gauri, hurry up! You will meet Chahat at school.

Gauri to Juhi: coming Mama! (to Chahat) I'll meet you at school. I have to hang up else my Mama will let my brothers kill me.

Chahat: why do you hate your brothers? They're hot especially Mahir.

Gauri: oh hello don't eye my brothers, I am not being possessive, I am saying this for your own good. Sid bhaiya got a girlfriend and Mahir bhaiya has a crush, anyway they are not worth it. 

Chahat: only you can hate Sid and Mahir...anyway see you.

Gauri: see you.

Gauri cut the call and got her school bag. She went downstairs where everyone was. Daisy saw her and ran to her. She picked Daisy up, stroking her silky fur.

Gauri: I'm going to miss you Daisy.

Sid: Gauri, school is only for 6 hours.

Gauri: I can't survive that long without my puppy just like you can't survive that long without your girlfriend.

Sid: oh just shut up! 

Juhi rolled her eyes, world war 3 does not need to start early in the morning. She managed to get Sid and Gauri to sit down and have breakfast but the two were giving each other dangerous glares. Thankfully Mahir was not part of this war.

Car:

Om was already in the car with Rishi. He left early because he did not need the Oberoi drama first thing in the morning. The drama in that Oberoi mansion was worthy enough to be on Star Plus, Zee TV, Colours TV etc. His mother and sister had already wished him good luck for his new school and he was giving Rishi a lift because his car broke down. 

Rishi: Om, by all means please avoid Yash. I am sure that he hates you for slapping him.

Om: Yash is such an idiot, he deserved that slap, in fact he deserves more than one slap. If I had it my way, I would beat him up black and blue.

Rishi: of course you would. 

Om: oh by the way I got my timetable when I woke up. 

Rishi: that's great, hopefully we're in the same class and I am not stuck sitting next to Gauri.

When Rishi mentioned Gauri's name, Om's mind suddenly wandered off something...it wandered off to three nights back when he and Gauri kissed. Yes that kiss was still on his mind. He hadn't told anyone about the kiss not even his Mum or Jasmine. 

Rishi: something on your mind?

Om: hmm...no, no nothing is on my mind. What makes you think that?

Rishi: you made that face when something is on your mind.

Om: oh, well if I did make that face then sorry for the confusion. 

Rishi: no need to say sorry yaar.

They continued talking about some other stuff and then the scene shifted to Gauri in Sid's car.

Sid: I can't believe that Mum and Dad made me drive you to school. 

Gauri: I can't believe that they forced me to go in the same car as you.

Sid: well at least I can give you rules for your last year of school.

Gauri: oh wonderful!

She said that in a sarcastic tone making Sid roll his eyes but then he spoke: first rule focus on your studies, it's your last year it's no excuse to not focus and fail. Second rule no drinking.

Gauri: I drank once and that too by accident.

Sid: doesn't change the fact that alcohol was in your system. Anyway third rule you're still not allowed to date, understand?

When Sid said that, Gauri's mind wandered off somewhere...it wandered off to that night three days ago. She saw Om's face and then she saw the scene when they kissed. Yes that kiss was still on her mind. 

Sid: Gauri?

Gauri: what?

Sid: I called your name ten times and you wasn't responding. Why was you daydreaming?

Gauri: why do you care?

Sid: good question, anyway you are still not allowed to date, do you understand that?

Gauri: yes meri bhai, I understand! 

Sid: good, accha we're at school now so goodbye, I have to go to the hospital else Dad will kick my ass. Love you, bye.

Gauri: bye and let's face it, we both know that 'love you' was fake.

Sid: you know me so well now out of the car.

Gauri rolled her eyes, waving bye at Sid then went out of the car went to where Chahat and Richa were at. 

Richa: hey Gauri, Sid gave you a ride?

Gauri: yes and before you say 'oh so sweet of him' he was forced by our parents to give me a ride.

Chahat: still sweet of him to give you a ride.

Gauri rolled her eyes and they continued talking. Thankfully the school bell hadn't rang yet so they had time to talk. Whilst they were talking, someone pulled Gauri's hair.

Gauri: ow! 

She turned to find Rishi smiling mischievously. 

Gauri: first day of school and you had to pull my hair. So mean of you.

Rishi: annoying you on the first day of school is  tradition and besides next year I won't be annoying you because we will be in uni so yeah last time. 

Richa and Chahat laughed but Gauri rolled her eyes. 

Chahat: oh hey Om, welcome to our school.

Gauri's face turned pale as she saw Om come next to Rishi. He smiled seeing everyone else but when he saw Gauri, his expression also turned a bit pale. Seeing each other after three days, they remembered the kiss. 

'He got her up but his arms were still around her. He pulled her closer, making Gauri feel his heart beating against her chest. Gauri tilted her head toward Om's and without thinking his hand tucks her wet hair behind her ear. Their ability to think disappeared as their lips met. The moment is theirs. The rain runs down their faces to where their lips meet, both of them tasting the cold drops. Instead of detracting from the intensity of the moment it brought them to new heights. Om pushed his lips in more firmly and the wave that ran through Gauri was intoxicating, making her head swim.'

Richa: oh Gauri, Om, is everything okay? 

Om and Gauri in unison: yes, everything is fine. 

Chahat, Richa and Rishi: okay...

Just then the school bell rang.

Rishi: and time for lessons. Gauri, if we are in the same class, I am not sitting next to you, we have too many elbow wars.

Gauri: like I want to sit next to you. Yaar why can't everyone be left handed then there will be no elbow wars and we'll all live in peace and harmony?

Om smiled. Even though he was very confused about the kiss they shared, it would be a crime not to admit that Gauri was cute and could make anyone laugh or smile. After Rishi and Gauri had their quick cat fight, everyone went to their classes, thankfully Rishi and Om were in the same lesson for the first session. Turns out they weren't the only ones who had the same lesson for the first session.

Rishi: oh god! Do we need more elbow wars?

Gauri: my exact thoughts but if we sit next to each other, we can just talk.

Rishi: true, we can just talk and not write notes.

Gauri: meaning no elbow wars.

Om: at least you two found a way to make peace.

Rishi: a very rare moment when we make peace.

Gauri: true.

The teacher came into the classroom and started with her seating plan. This time Gauri and Rishi weren't sitting next to each other...it was actually Om and Gauri sitting next to each other.

Om and Gauri just looked at each other as they sat down at their seats. Scenes of three nights ago once again played in their minds...Gauri giving a light slap to Om, Om chasing her, Om catching and then the kiss.

The lesson started and they were made to write. Since it was awkward between them, they didn't talk at all during the lessons and thankfully there was no elbow wars because guess what? Om was also left handed. 

Gauri was grateful for the end of elbow wars but she was not grateful for this awkwardness between them. Om was hating this awkwardness as well.

Om in mind: oh god this silence is killing me. If we didn't kiss then it wouldn't be awkward. 

Gauri in mind: why does it need to be awkward? It was only a kiss, it was just an innocent kiss. 

Om in mind: it's not like we did anything beyond a kiss which means it doesn't have to be awkward.

Gauri in mind: I don't want things to be awkward between me and Om. I just met him.

The lesson was soon over and there was a small break before the next lesson. Om had told Rishi that he needed to talk to Gauri. Rishi nodded and went to Richa and Chahat.

Gauri: Om?

Om: ahh just the person I wanted to see.

Gauri: we need to talk.

Om: yeah we do.

Gauri and Om in unison: so about that kiss...

They looked at each other, giving one another small smiles.

Om: you say what you want to say first.

Gauri: no it's fine, you speak first.

Om: ladies first.

Gauri: how cliché. Men first.

Om: you talk first and that's final.

Gauri: urgh fine! So about that kiss, why does it need to be awkward between us? It was just a kiss right?

Om: exactly. It was an innocent kiss. We weren't thinking straight.

Gauri: voh toh hai.

Om: let's just pretend like that kiss never happened if that's okay with you?

Gauri: of course it's okay with me. We just met and I don't think it should be awkward between us.

Om: so friends?

Gauri: friends.

They smiled at each other and then walked in the hallway till they had to go to their next lesson.

Precap: Om meets Gauri's family

So how does Om meet Gauri's family?

Will Om and Gauri just stay friends?

Will Om and Gauri realise that they were Ruhaan and Pooja in another life.

Super sorry for a boring chapter, like I said I was really unmotivated by the response to this book. Please do vote and comment if you liked this chappy. 

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