Sunday being an off day for Kavya she did not had any tuition classes today. Therefore she decided to roam in her near colony and have look of the shops around.

Kavya was wondering here and there when she heard somebody calling her by her name.

"Hey! You are the new transfer student right?" Kavya turned around and saw two of the senior girls from her school were standing behind her.

"Yes." She replied back curtly not knowing what to reply them back.

"Well, what's with this attitude huh?" One of the senior questioned a little rudely for Kavya's liking.

"I am sorry but I wasn't being rude by the way do you need anything from me?" Kavya questioned a little hastily as she did heard a little about these two seniors from one of her classmates that they were a bunch of trouble makers and are always after someone for their own fun and entertainment.

"What's with your tongue huh? Do you even know who we are? We are your seniors so behave politely otherwise this behaviour of yours can cost you a lot." The other girl said which only increased kavya's temper.

"Well for starters I really don't care who you are, today you are my senior tomorrow I'll be the senior so what? However what I'll not be is ---Like You." Kavya replied with a wide and mocking smile on her face making the girls furious on her.

Both the senior girls were about to rant further when they heard a third person walking in the picture.

"What's happening over here?" All the three girls looked in the other direction and were surprised to see a boy standing there.

Well for kavya it was quite a pleasent surprise because it was none other than the boy whom she had met twice so far.

"And who are you?" One of the senior girl questioned.

"If I make a complain against you both harrassing and bullying your juniors then I'll definitely be one of your nightmares." Viraj replied while standing in a firm posture.

"Excuse me what the hell is wrong with you? We never did anything wrong here? We were just interacting with this newbie standing here." Both the girls said in union while pointing at Kavya.

There was something in Viraj's demeanour which always made him look dominating in others eyes however just in two meetings Kavya understood that directly or indirectly he had a thing for helping others.

"As if the people living here really don't know about you guys. Both of you are quite famous for the unnecessary havoic with you create in your schools, from bullying your juniors, making them do your work and what not. Despite several complaints, you both are still so shameless and not ready to learn from your mistakes. Take this as a last warning otherwise you will have to face the consequences." Viraj commanded and both of them hurriedly escaped from the scene leaving only kavya and Viraj to be there.

To say Kavya was impressed by him would be an understatement. She wanted to indulge herself in a conversation with him however just in two meetings she had realised that she can speak in whatever way she wants with the world however when it comes to him she turns into a puddle.

"Are you dumb or oblivious? How do you manage to land yourself in a troublesome situation everytime?" Viraj questioned with raised brows.

"What the hell? Whom are you calling dumb?" Kavya countered taking it to her self respect.

"Well I can't see anybody else over here apart from you." Viraj snickered with a smirk.

"You---You---Uhh!" Kavya grumbled to herself and tried controlling her anger. She glared at Viraj fiercely and with a last look towards him she went in the opposite direction without saying anything further.

"Such a sore loser you are, I was expecting a thank you from you." Viraj yelled with a mischievous smile on his face.

"I don't convey my pleasantries to stalker's." Kavya shouted back with a beautiful smile on her face radiating a positive energy.

"Well for your information if you may require this stalker's name then it's---Viraj." He replied back and saw Kavya stopping in between.

The moment Kavya heard his name it made her feel connected towards him. Though it was her third time meeting him but after knowing his name and with being in his presence even for small moments she felt comforted and happy. She thought for a second and turned around to yell back.

"The name is Kavya, hope to see you soon friend."

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It had been couple of months and things were going smoothly for Kavya and her family. All three of them had adjusted pretty quickly in the new city and in the new environment. She had also told her family about her new friend who was apparently Viraj and how he had helped her a couple of times.

With passage of time days turned into weeks and weeks turn into months, now it had been eight months that Kavya had been living in Mumbai with her family.

In the time span of eight months she had bonded well with Viraj. They had exchanged numbers and use to speak with each other frequently. Kavya's parents had also met him a few times however none of them had a deeper idea about his background.

Currently Kavya was wondering in her nearby supermarket with numerous thoughts in her mind. Somewhere in the back of her mind, her intuition and her heart compelled her to think in a way that she was falling hard for Viraj. However the pratical side of her mind forced her to think that it was just a mere infactuation.

Her mother always used to say her that the best love is unexpected. We don't just pick someone and cross out paths with them, we meet people by fate and it's an instant connection, and the chemistry two people share is important.

Now that Kavya thinks she feels her mother was right about meeting people by chance and them being your soulmates. Digging a little deep now she wonders that her interaction with Viraj was probably written in her fate.

Honestly speaking it's absolutely right when people say that we can fall in love with the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time. We can't explain what it is about them, but it's just the moment that makes us realise about our feelings and that's what was happening with kavya making her overwhelmed.

Kavya kept on walking with a red hue on her cheeks because of thoughts revolving around Viraj, she was so deep in her wondering session that she stumbled a little while sauntering and saw a huge crowd standing besides her.

Her gaze fell at the spot where all the crowd was looking and she felt ghosted when she saw Viraj fighting with some random people.

Drawing his arm back Viraj drove his fist into Karan's nose. His body flying as he saw the sky above. Karan fell on the concrete ground with such a huge force that he rose his hand to cover his face from any further bruise.

"Dammit, I'll not leave you." Karan snarled.

"First try to stand up on your feet then think of doing any harm to me. You are all bark no bite." Viraj countered with a smirk.

"Well really then watch out you jerk." Karan yelled and stepped forward pulling his left leg back and struck out. He slammed Viraj's body next to the wall making him yelp in pain. Getting his consciousness back Viraj quickly seized the back of Karan's head with his hand and rammed him down on the ground.

Viraj stood up and with a last glare towards Karan and left the grounds. The next moment he turned in the opposite direction with Rishabh. Both of them we just enjoying their weekend when Karan had came and started making an unnecessary fuss instigating Viraj.

Viraj and Rishabh kept on walking taking them towards the main street where both of them was shocked to see Kavya standing on the other side who had seen the entire fight happening in front of her eyes.

Sweat dripped from her forehead as she watched Viraj fighting with some boys of his age. She clamped her hands over her mouth, stifling the scream, her eyes were wide with terror as she tried resisting hard to contain the panic that threatened to consume her.

Kavya panicked and ran away making Viraj chase her.

Kavya kept on running in fear and turned in an alley where she saw Viraj following her. Viraj quickly held her by her arm and tried making her calm however to him it felt like she was suddenly triggered by the fight and blood everywhere.

Without making Kavya uncomfortable Viraj tried soothing her and tried pacifying her, he asked her to take deep breaths which slowly and gradually helped her to be a little better.

"Kavya please try and listen to me, you are misunderstanding the situation." Viraj mumbled with a scared voice not knowing how she will react after knowing his identity.

"Misunderstanding? I saw you--you fighting, covered with blood and you are saying that I have misunderstood the situation." Kavya replied with a sudden raise in her tone.

"What exactly do you do?" She questioned.

"Kavya Please----" Viraj pleaded but was cut off in between by Kavya.

"Who are you? Why did you never told me about your studies or job? Why haven't you mention about your family till now? Why?" Kavya bombarded Viraj by her back to back questions making him panick.

At last he found a friend in Kavya but because of his unfortunate fate he was on the verge of losing her.

"I--I work--for a Gang leader. I am a part of his----mafia team." Viraj stuttered astonishing kavya to her core.

It took her a few minutes to digest the new information but deep down she felt like crying and throwing up. She was not able to come terms with the events which had unfolded today in front of her eyes.

She took a deep breath and with deep sorrowful eyes she whispered,

"I am grateful to the universe that I got to know about your real and true identity because if not in my fate then you have always kept me in dark. Thanks for making me realize that I shouldn't waste my thoughts and feelings for someone who doesn't deserve it. Thanks for making me realise that I shouldn't waste my concern on somebody who doesn't even bother share such a crucial information about his life with me.

I really owe God a big time for showing me your true colors before it got too late. I'm grateful that I saw you in your true colours with my own eyes before my feeling could get complicated further.

Let's not maintain any friendship going on forward Mr Viraj Grover because I can't be with someone who gets pleasure in silly fights or who is part of a mafia life.

I can't even associate myself with someone whose life revolves around illegal work and weapons. It would be better for you to keep your distance from me."

With that being said kavya went away from the situation, running hard while allowing her tears to flow uncontrollably.

On the other hand Viraj was left broken because he never got the opportunity to even express what he had started feeling for Kavya.

He wanted to ask Kavya to Love him but unfortunately she would never love him again.

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Hey Guy's 👋

•Appologies for a hasty update kindly inform me if you found any errors I was not able to do a proof read.

•So this is how Kavya got to know about Viraj's real identity. She was already aware of it and that's why she started hating him.

•Sometimes I really feel bad for Viraj, poor Guy 🤧

•Next chapter would be the last chapter of this memory lane.

•How is the book turning so far? Do let me know you all ✨

•Also is an reality show which you Guys are watching currently?

Till Then
Bye Fam 🫂