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Location - Chandigarh,Punjab

Wilson High International School

Taekwondo selection was taking place on the school grounds for the upcoming national match in Uttarakhand. A large group of students from grades 9 to 12 had gathered there. Some students were jogging around the field, while a few were engaged in warm-up exercises, and others were just hanging out to avoid their boring classes. The atmosphere was electric with excitement, as several boys were signing up with the coach for the selection process.

Three boys approached the stage, one of them panting heavily. "Huh!... Ruk jao saalo, Kitna bhagaoge yaar!" he exclaimed.
("Hey, stop it, guys! How long do you expect me to run?")

"Wah yaar, pehli baar tune koi dhang ki advice di hai" Viaan said, gulping to ease his dry throat. "Tu kabse itna smart hogya, Ronny?" He plopped down on the stairs.

("I agree, man... You've finally given some worthwhile advice.")
("When did you become so clever, Ronny?")

Meanwhile, another guy chimed in, struggling to catch his breath. "Kya bey tum log mare hue kutto ki tarah paanch round lagaake hi thak gaye!"
("How did you get so exhausted like some dead dogs after just five rounds!")

"Oye Surya! Kya behki behki baatein kar raha hai?" Ronny shouted in disbelief, while Viaan spit out water in surprise, staring at Surya with his mouth wide open.
("Hey Surya, why are you saying such nonsense out of nowhere?")

"Abe, O baawli poonch, kya tum dono ke dimaag mein yehi chalta rehta hai?" Surya shot them an irritated look.
("Hey, you crazy guy! Is that all that runs through your heads all day?")

"Huh! Maine kuch nahi kaha, iss Ronny ka dimaag hi ulta chalta rehta hai" Viaan chuckled, earning a fierce glance from Ronny.
("Huh! I didn't say anything; it's Ronny whose mind is always in the gutter.")

Surya asked "Hey, forget it! Where's Veer?"

Just then, someone struck him from behind and tossed his bag to Ronny.
"Aree aap!... toh ho gaya samay Jahanpanah ke aane ka... apne taqleef kyun ki, hume bula liya hota!" Ronny mocked him in every possible way.

("Oh, wow!... So, our prince has finally decided to show up... why make the effort? You could've just called us!")

"Veer, yaar, kab se wait kar rahe the. Upar se tu kal school nahi aaya aur na hi phone utha raha tha," Surya complained.

("Veer, dude, we've been waiting for you forever, especially since you didn't come to school yesterday and weren't picking up your calls!")

Veeransh replied, settling onto the step. "So, what so special about yesterday, which won't happen today?

I did talk to Viaan on the phone and told him to inform you."He winked at Viaan.

Surya punched Viaan in the stomach.
("You sly bastard! You were saying you didn't know anything!")

Viaan looked at Veeransh with a disappointed gaze.
"Oh C'mon bro, you were the one who told me not to tell Ronny and Surya anything!"

"I don't remember, when did I say....Surya, ek aur rakh iske kaan ke niche meri taraf se," Veeransh shrugged with a straight face.
("Surya, give him another one from me!")

Viaan exclaimed with an annoyed yet helpless look, shooting a death glare at Veeransh, who effortlessly ignored him.
("Okay fine, Ya'll not going to kill me now..... even if I go to pee next time, I'll report you!")

Ronny said, cupping his face with a teasing smile.
("Um...hmm! Ain't you getting really naughty these days?")

Viaan shoved Ronny's hands away from his face and sat back down on the stairs beside Veer. Everyone laughed, and Veeransh high-fived Surya.
("Just get lost!! And Go find yourself a girlfriend, or you'll keep clinging to me!")

Meanwhile, A group of three girls, were continuously starring at them from the corridor.

"Ohh shittt! Ronny whispered in shock "Veer woh dekh! Yaar yeh kuch jyada hi utawali ho rahi hai.....ab toh lagta hai yeh khud teri hi maang mein sindhoor bhar degi !"He grinned at the girls.
("Holy crap!"Look at them! She's getting a bit too forward now....I think she wil full up your head with vermilion herself now!")

Veeransh warned, his eyes narrowed.
"Tell me if you don't wish to live?"

("Umm...Main toh bas yeh samjha raha tha ki isse pehle ki tu riya ke bed...I..I mean bali chadh jaye, nikal le beta!" Ronny chuckled.
("Umm.. I was just saying, let's leave from here before you become riya's real victim!")

"Hiiii Veeerrr! Why weren't you here yesterday? I was so sad without you. I even made lunch for you myself," Riya said sweetly, settling beside Veer.

"But it's okay, we can have lunch together today." She began to open her lunchbox, leaning closer.

Veeransh shifted away uncomfortably. As she pressed in again, he stumbled back with a yelp.

"Ouch! Kya haii..Kyun humesha mere pishe padi rehti ho? Ghar mein bhai baap nahi hain kya?" He dusted himself off from where he'd fallen.

("Ouch! What the..Why are you always all over me? Don't you have any brother or father at home?!")

Tears welled in Riya's eyes. "I just wanted to give you lunch," she said, her voice trembling.
"I thought you hadn't eaten."

"Haan tumhein toh main bhikhari dikhta hun na, Jiske ghar do waqt ka khana nahi banta! Aur agar tum mujhe khana na khilati toh main bda kaise hota! Bachpan se lekar ab takk apne hathon se khana khilati aayi ho na!!" Veeransh scoffed, his sarcasm barely concealed. Everyone around them fought back laughter.

("Oh, so you think I'm some kind of beggar who can't even afford two meals a day? As if I survived all these years because you graced me with your homemade cooking!")

"Veer, why are you bringing up age? You know Nick and Priyanka, Kareena and Saif..." Riya protested, her face crumpling.

"Toh Nick aur Saif ka main kya karun. Main Veeransh Raghuvanshi hun! Aur jab tune bolna sikha tha na, tab main Saatwi mein tha! Toh yeh sab shodo aur apni padhai par dhyan do!" Veeransh rolled his eyes in exasperation.

("What am I supposed to do about Nick and Saif?! I'm Veeransh Raghuvanshi. When you were still learning to speak, I was in seventh grade! Just focus on your studies and do something worthwhile with your life!")

"Veeransh bhaii! Apko coach ne bulaya hai." A boy came running up.
("Veeransh bro!! Coach is calling you!")

"Coming!" Veeransh called back, shaking his head. He and his friends headed towards the grounds, leaving a fuming Riya to storm back to class.

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"Yes, sir? You were looking for me?" Veeransh asked the coach, who was busy writing.

"Veeransh, What's wrong with you? Where were you yesterday? It was the last day for selections, and I was expecting you to be the first in line." Coach Vinay looked at him with concern and disappointment.

"I'm sorry, sir. There was an important business meeting yesterday, and my father wanted me there to meet some clients," Veeransh explained, his gaze fixed on his feet.

"I understand... that's why I'm giving you one last chance. Time is short, but I know what you're capable of." Coach Vinay smiled, clapping a hand on Veeransh's shoulder.

Veeransh's face broke into a grateful smile, and he touched the coach's feet in respect.

"Thank you for believing in me, sir. It's all thanks to you, and I won't let you down."

"Go on then, champ! Fill out the form and take a lap around the field!" Coach Vinay passed him a blank form.

As Veeransh began filling it out, he overheard the coach instructing a boy to inform the girls of 12th-A about the registration deadline. They needed to hurry if they wanted to be on the team. The boy rushed off, and Coach Vinay settled back into his chair. Veeransh handed in his form, then paused.
"Sir, what's the story with the girls from 12th-A?"

"Nothing...their were two girls from 12-A, who wanted to get in the team and they didn't show up yesterday because of the annual function preparations so I just wanted to inform them." Coach said while stamping on the registration form.

"Then sir why are you waiting for them, if they genuinely had interest then they should have came on time, rather going up for the excuses" Veeransh asked, his expressions filled with confusion.

"I understand but as you know Veeransh...ratio of girls in the team is quite less and these two are actually very brilliant. I watched them play during last year's state selections, So I thought it would be fair to give them a chance, shouldn't I?? Coach replied with a slight emphasis on his last question.

"N..no sir why should I!" Veeransh shook his head with an embarrassed smile on his face and jogged away with his friends, Coach chuckled.

He was running, pondering those girls, distracted by his own thoughts.

"Kya soch Rahi hai meri sweety!" Ronny teased as he kept pace beside his.

("What are you thinking of my sweety!')

"Tujhe koi kaam dhanda nahi hai kya, jab dekho kabhi uske kabhi iske pishe pada rehta hai...! Aur yeh tu thoda dur rehke baat Kiya kar mujhse ab to shakk hone laga hai ki kahin Viaan sach hi to nahi kehta"
Veeransh passed a frustrated look to Ronny and rolled his eyes. While Viaan and Surya laughed.

("Dude don't you have anything to focus on , besides everyone else? And just talk to me maintaining up a proper distance from now on, even I have started suspecting what Viaan says about you")

"Hey bhagwan!! Ab toh mere langotiye yaar ne hi itna ghinauna ilzaam thop Diya mujh par, yeh dono to the hi haramzade suar ki aulaad" Gave a look to Viaan and Surya.

("Oh almighty!! these two were already the sons of pig but now my bestfriend aslo joined their ranks!!")

Veeransh chuckled and whispered "Nautanki saala!"
("Bloody gimmick")

"Par meri sweety bata to sahi kya soch Rahi thi?" Viaan asked with a mocking tone.
("But my sweety atleast tell me what were you thinking of?")

"Yaar tum logo ko main hi milta hun kya yeh sab karne ke liye, ab toh har waqt khud ki izzat ka darr laga rehta hai ,kabhi vo 5 foot Riya aur ab to tum log! Hatt!" Veeransh got irritated and started running faster than them. Suddenly he stopped realising him being puzzled in the continuous thoughts and patted his own head.

("Why you guys always find me for your disgusting things,oh god I no longer feel safe about my self esteem around them, earlier that 5'feet Riya and now these bastards")

"Main kyun un ke baare mein soch Raha hun, bhaad mein jaaye" Veeransh whispered and rolled his eyes.
("Why am I thinking about them, go to hell")

"Sweety ko kahin pyaar toh nahin ho gya...bata de yaar ab humse bhi kya chhupana" Viaan chuckled coming from behind and gave high five to Ronny.

("Looks like sweety has fallen in love with someone....You can tell us dude...no need to hide it from us")

"Veeransh Raghuvanshi don't give a damn about this worldly shit!" Veer replied with a firm authoritative tone without stopping.

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TO BE CONTINUED...