Next day when boys reached college on their bikes, girls were already waiting for them at parking stand where usually boys wait for them ...... They greet each other and move to class leaving Samaina behind coming alone, spending some time together..

Sameer : Morning Naina, kaisi ho.... sorry aaj hum log late ho gaye....

Naina laughed : Ji nahin, aaj hum jaldi aaye hai... voh aaj Chachaji ko jaldi office jaana tha toh unhone humein bhi jaldi drop kar diya thoda... bas tumhara hi wait kar rahe the.....

Sameer : vaise ab theek ho tum... I mean voh kal tum ... voh stairs se aate waqt... shayad jyaada ghabra gayi thi.....

Naina smiled : haan voh ho jaata hai, but now I am fine.. tum the na mere saath.... Voh unchaai se dekho to chakkar aane lagte hai.... bas isiliye akele nahin jaati stairs ke paas.....

Sameer smiled : aur promise karo akele kabhi jaaogi bhi nahin.... Koi risk lene ko jarurat nahin hai, hum sab hai na tumhare saath....

They reached class and settled on their regular seat together...... Rohan came near Naina & Sameer...

Rohan : Yaar Naina, achchha hua tum aa gayi, mujhe ek help chahiye thi tumhari...

Sameer shocked of his sudden reaction.. "what is he asking from Naina now? Kuchh ulta na bol de.. vaise bhi kuchh jyada hi excited rehta hai" Sameer thought in his mind

Naina : Haan bolo, ismein itani tension kya hai......

Rohan : Voh Naina, aajkal yeh Sameer na mujhe ghar jaakar bahut pareshaan karta hai, khud to saara din cricket mein busy rehta hai aur ghar jaakar syllabus ka puchh puchh kar mera dimaag khaata hai (he winks to Sameer), kya aisa ho sakta hai roj college ke baad tum ek ghanta isse pada sako taaki meri jaan chhute....

Naina surprisingly : Rohan par tum toh khud itane intelligent ho aur Sameer is also good in studies, toh meri kya jarurat hai...

Rohan : Naina, mein apni studies mein achchha hun par ek achchha teacher nahin hun... tum jaise topics ko explain karti ho na vaise to mein kar bhi nahin sakta... isiliye kah raha tha... (making cute innocent puppy face) mein kitna bhi samjhata hun isse mere koi baat samjh hi nahin aati, iss ke dimaag mein kuchh ghusta hi nahin aur mujhse ladne lagta hai...... please tum isse handle karo na.......

Sameer thought in his mind staring angrily : saala meri setting karwa raha hai ya kya... saari reputation ka kachra kar diya... maana topper nahin hun in donon ki tarah par itna bhi nalayaak nahin hun... tu mil mujhe baahar batata hun tujhe..... (but then happily dancing in heart) par koi nahin ek ghanta roj Naina ke saath spend karne ko milega voh bhi akele mein.. usake aage thodi si beizzati to chalti hai... ab dekhte hai voh mujhe course ke lessons padayegi yaa mein usse apne pyaar ka path ...😉

Naina smiled widely : Okay okay... koi baat nahin....... tum tension mat lo..... Looking to Sameer : mein roj tumhein classes ke baad saare topics explain kar dungi..... (fake angrily) par tum yeh mujhse directly nahin bol sakte the... Rohan ko itna pareshaan kyun kiya..... bolo... vaise to tumhare paas bahut baatein hoti hai karne ko par kaam ki baat chhupa jaate ho...

Sameer (nervously) : please yaar, ab tum naraaj mat hona ..... whispers to Rohan : pehle nahin bata saktaa tha tu yeh drama karne wala hai... marwayega ek din...

Naina (laughing) : Nahin baba, mein kyun naraaj hogi... mujhe achchaa lagega agar mein tumhari koi help kar paau.. tum itna karte ho mere liye....

Preeti understood Rohan intentions : Toh theek hai na, roj college ke baad hum ek ghanta ruk jaya karenge, mein ghar par kah dungi ki meri volleyball ki extra classes hai aur tu toh mere bina ghar jayegi nahin..... so, decided.... She winks to Rohan and they do hi-fi...

Later when Preeti and Rohan was sitting alone, Preeti said thanks to him for doing this...

Rohan : Thanks, ki koi jarurat nahin hai, Sameer mera bhai hai jaise Naina tumhari behen hai... aur sach kahun mujhe Naina bahut pasand hai... I mean Bhabhi ke rup mein...

(in his mind) : vaise ghar jaakar bahut padne vali hai mujhe... aaj Sameer chhodega nahin ... ab kya karun achanak itna achchha idea aa gaya to socha try kar leta hun.... Vaise kuchh bhi kaho uska kaam to ban hi gaya na.....

Preeti : Kya sochne lage... (giggled) vaise tumhara idea bahut achchha tha, mujhe laga kitabi keede ke dimaag mein yeh pyar mohabbat ki baatein kahan se aayegni...

Rohan leaned slight towards her and naughtily smiled : Dimaag mein toh aur bhi bahut kuchh hai agar kaho to bata dun..... vaise chhodo ladaku type logon ko pyar ki baatein kahan samajh aayegi.. he winks to her and moving out leaving her confused, then turned back and said : vaise tum chaho toh mein bhi tumhein pada sakta hun... classes toh tumhari bhi miss ho rahi hai na........

Preeti feels shy and turned red, murmured to herself : yaar yeh mujhe kya ho raha hai, aur is paagal ko kya ho gaya hai jo aisi behki behki baatein kar raha hai... khair chhodo mujhe nahin sochna yeh sab...

Pandit looking at Priya lovingly : vaise tu bhi chahe toh mujhe thoda pada sakti hai... mein to vaise bhi nalayaak hi hun... ab tu padayegi to shayad kuchh ban jaaun...

Priya (smilingly) : Thank god ... khaane aur khelne ke alawa tumhare dimaag mein kuchh aaya toh... varna... she winked him and left...

Pandit (confusingly scratched his head) : Yaar yeh meri taarif kar rahi thi ya izzat ka kachra karke chali gayi..... in ladkiyon ka kuchh samajh nahin aata... Munna se hi puchhna padega, usse to vaise bhi Swati se beizzati karane ki aadat hai.......

JBR enters and they all settled on their seats...today Sameer sits with Naina.. Rohan with Preeti, Munna with Swati and Pandit with Priya...

After lecture he announce their exams scheduled for next month ...

Munna : Yaar ek to iska padaya kuchh samajh aata nahin uparse exams ki talwar aur latka di.. (lovingly to swati ) : tu mujhe pada degi pyar ke lessons... matlab course .....

Swati (cutely) : Koi baat nahi, mein hun na..... (changed fake angry expressions) dande maar maar ke seedha na kiya to dekh lena... theek se padai karo.... bade aaye pyaar ka path padne wale...uhh

Pandit looking at them, "matlab sab normal hai..... ladko ki aise hi band bajati hai... thank god"

Sameer to Naina : tumhein library jaana hai kya... meri practice hai usake baad mein tumhein library mein hi milunga... vahin pad lenge...

Naina nodded in yes and Sameer dropped her in library assuring to come back in one hour... she settled herself on corner seat adjacent to window.. after few minutes she stood near window and saw Sameer practicing in ground with his team.......

Naina POV

Kitna kuchh badal gaya... School mein chhup chhup kar window se usse practice karta dekhti thi toh man karta tha jaakar usse baat karun.. usake saath time spend karun.. usse bataun ki mere dil mein usake liye kya hai.. aur aaj dekho, usse baat bhi karti hun, hum akele time bhi spend karte hai par chah kar bhi apne dil ki baat usse nahin bata sakti.. nahin kah sakti ki kitna pyar karti hun usase... kaash meri kismat aisi na hoti... kaash

Then only she heard a voice and turned to see Sunaina was standing crossing her hands on her chest with a sarcastic smile on her face... Hi Naina... bahut achchhi padai ho rahi hai library mein...

She came forward and stand near the window looking outside : oh ho, to dur dur se didaar kiya jaa raha hai apne hero ka... paas hi bula lo na... vaise bhi saara din tumhari seva mein hi to busy rehta hai......

Naina (nervously) : Kya matlab tumhara ...... mein to bas aise hi... I mean we are friends...

Sunaina : oh madam, bewkoof kise bana rahi ho... mein Sameer jaisi buddhu nahin ho... tumhein kya lagta hai.. aise har waqt bechari bankar tum usse fasa logi... no ways... voh sirf tumhein sympathy de sakta hai isse jyada kuchh nahin... kabhi dekha hai usaki taraf... he is the most handsome boy in college.... ladkiyan marti hai uspar, usse ek baar baat karne ko, aur voh tumhari haalat par taras kha kar saara din bas tumhein support karne mein, tumhein khush karne mein laga rehta hai.... iska matlab yeh to nahin na ki tum usake gale hi pad jao... tum donon mein koi mail nahin hai.. kyun apne chakkar mein usse khul kar jeene, masti karne nahin de rahi ho... dost kahti ho na tum usse, ya yeh kahun dosti ki aad mein kuchh jyada hi ummiden bana li hai...

Naina : Dekho Sunaina, tum kya sochti ho, kya samjhati ho mujhe usase koi lena dena nahin hai... aur rahi baat meri and Sameer ki to voh hum khud dekh lenge... itani samajh hai hum mein.. samjhi.. so get lost.. mujhe tumse koi baat nahin karni...

Sunaina left in anger. Naina feels hurt and crying silently...

Maine Sunaina ko toh daant diya par kya sach mein Sameer meri wajah se bandh gaya hai... khul kar nahin ji pa raha hai... pichhli baar Sunaina ke kehne par maine usse bahut dukh pahunchaya tha, is baar mein aise kuchh nahin kahungi, par phir bhi mujhe kuchh toh karna hoga Sameer ke liye...... usse zindagi mein aage badna hai, bahut tarakki karni hai, unchaiyaan chhuni hai par mere saath nahin kisi aur ke saath jo usake laayak ho, jo usaka saath zindagi bhar nibha sake.. mein usse pyar karti hun par hamari dosti kabhi usaki raah ka patthar nahin banegi... Sameer sabse best hai to usse sabse best partner hi milna chahiye......