Three days later, they were all back in Bangalore. Sid was still at Vizag because he had to get back to work.

Prisha was looking for good crash courses while the other four were preparing for their selections. 

Prisha's nightmares' topic was forgotten and so were the videos.

Niharika went to Abhinay's villa and rung the bell.

He opened the door and saw Niharika.

"Hey ! Come in." He moved aside giving her way.

"Uh.. I just came to ask if you'll come along for jogging tomorrow morning. Alya and Kabir are tagging along." She told him.

"Yeah sure. What time ?"

"At 5.30 a.m."

"Okay done."

"What do you have for dinner tonight ?" She asked him.

"Umm.. I don't know. I'll just make a sandwich and eat. We just came this morning so everyone's tired to make anything." He answered.

"I'm making food anyway. I'll make some for you too."

"Uh. No. Don't take the stress. I'll manage." He said politely declining the offer.

"I insist. Dinner at 9, my place." She said exiting the house.

They all had dinner together that night and called the day off.

The next morning, they went jogging together. They spent the rest of the relaxing.

The next day, again they went for a jog and then in the evening, they went to fetch some necessities for the sports selections next day.

It was finally the day of selections. Prisha wished all of them luck and they left to the institute.

They filled in forms there and waited for the selections to start.

The four of them were sitting in the canteen and chatting.

"Alya, don't you dare let out the news of our engagement." Abhinay warned her.

"Dude, it'll be great if I don't. You know na, nothing stays inside me." Alya joked while Abhinay glared at her.

"Why ? What'll happen if people get to know about that ?" Niharika asked.

"Nothing much. A little problem and loads of drama." Kabir told.

Before they could talk further, they noticed someone coming up to their table. Abhinay signed Kabir and Alya to look back while Niharika got confused.

A group of 4 people were coming up to their table. There were two guys and two girls.

Kabir, Alya and Abhinay stood up and Niharika followed their suite.

"Ohh. A new member ? What a surprise !" One of them said.

"What is it Karthik ?" Abhinay asked sternly.

"Ohh calm down angry young man. Anyway, we're here to tell you. The competition is on." The other guy informed.

"What competition are you talking about, Pratik ?" Kabir asked.

"You guys forgot ? The competition that we decided on last semester. The competition for the captain and the vice captain." Kartik answered.

"Fine. The competition is on." Abhinay  said and looked at Kabir who nodded at him while Niharika stood there cluelessly.

"You and me go against each other for the captain and Kabir and Pratik for the vice captain right ?" Karthik asked confirming and they nodded.

"The competition is on between us too." One of the girl said.

"I'm ready for the competition, Aisha." Alya said.

"Fine. You and Aisha go against each other for vice captain and me and this girl, for vice captain." The second girl said pointing at Niharika.

"Keep her out of this, Riya. She's new to all this." Alya said.

"So she's scared. Or wait ! Are you scared that something will happen to her ? Is she that weak ? Stop acting like an older sister, Alya." Aisha said.

"I'm in for the competition." Niharika spoke shocking Alya, Kabir and Abhinay.

"Niharika, you needn't -" Abhinay spoke but she cut him off.

"Abhinay, I can do it." Niharika said assuring him.

She turned back towards Aisha and Riya.

"I'm in for the competition." She informed them.

"Well then ! Good. Meet you in half an hour. Get ready to face us." Karthik told them and the four of them moved out.

"Niharika, why did you accept to get into the competition ?" Alya asked her.

"Chill Alya. I can manage. Don't worry." Niharika said.

"But, they're violent in a way that it's not counted as a foul." Kabir told her.

"Dude, I've played football tournaments before. You needn't worry. I can handle them. Chill Okay." Niharika assured him.

"Just take care of yourself. Remember, I trust you and your words and that's why I'm letting you to go against them." Abhinay told her looking into her eyes.

She smiled at him and hugged him.

"Love birds, this is an institute." Alya teased them.

"Alya !" The other three shouted.

She pressed her hand to her mouth and said "Sorry ! I told you it's tough."

"Anyway, who are those four ?" Niharika asked them.

"Karthik, Pratik, Aisha and Riya. Our competition in academics, sports and extra curricular. Basically in everything." Abhinay explained.

"You know how IMS is divided into two groups right. Here it is Black horses and Red rockers. Those four are in black horses and we three and you, luckily are in Red rockers. Those are the leading four of Black horses and we three and another girl who's left IMS are the leading four. So, all the competition are pit against the four of us. Now, we're one girl short and we need to know who's going to take her place." Kabir explained.

"Okay ! So, basically we, I mean you three need to win all the competitions against her right." Niharika asked and they nodded.

" That Aisha and Riya are tough competitions and are big time bitches. I really hate them." Alya said making a face.

"She had a fight with Aisha on the first day of IMS." Kabir told laughing.

"Kabir." Alya glared at him and he stopped laughing.

"Guys, we need to move. You girls go and change. We'll wait on the turf." Abhinay said and Alya and Niharika went off​.

Abhinay said he trusts me. What more can I ask him. If not for myself, I should win against Riya for him. I shouldn't let his trust fade. Niharika thought.

The two girls changed and went down to the turf. The coach came and the rules were explained.

"The boys will be playing first. Girls, please go and take your seats in the dug out." The coach commanded them and everyone did as said.

"Take care, Kabir. Play safe." Alya said hugging him.

"Sure Alya. I will. Afterall, we need to get back home and continue where we stopped last night." He said teasing her.

"Shut up. Focus Okay." She said and went away after smiling at him.

"Abhinay ! Don't get angry. Play calm. Many a times, Karthik and Pratik will try to make you angry because when a person is angry, they get distracted. Remember that and play safe." She said hugging him.

He nodded at her. She followed Alya to the Red rockers dug out.

Alya introduced her to the others of Red rockers as her childhood friend and an IMS transfer student.

The game started soon and Red rockers and Black horses were put against each other.

Abhinay and Kabir were playing forward as the strikers against Karthik and Pratik. It was a 20 minute match on each side with a five minutes break after 20 minutes.

The first 20 minutes came to an end. The Black horses were leading by 3 points.

Kabir and Abhinay looked at Alya who was signing them to stay calm.

Abhinay looked at Niharika who just told him that there was time and she knows that he can do it.

The match started again. Red Horses covered up with 2 points but there was only a minute left. That minute came to an end and Red horses lost.

Where on the other side, Karthik and
Pratik started celebrating, Abhinay and Kabir came to the dug out upset.

"Its okay, Abhinay." Niharika said placing her hand on his shoulder.

"It's not okay Niharika. We lost the competition." Abhinay said.

"You haven't lost the competition yet. The competition wasn't about winning the match, but becoming the captain and vice captain." Niharika said.

"Wait ! Yeah. That was the competition right." Alya said. "She's right."

"But ultimately the captain of the winning team becomes the captain right." Kabir said.

"No. Last year's captain lost the selections match right." Alya reminded them.

"So, there's still a chance ?" Abhinay asked to confirm.

"Obviously." Alya and Niharika replied at the​ same time.

"Girls ! Time for your match. Fall in !"  The coach called out to the girls and they all started moving to the turf.

"All the best. Do well." Kabir told both of them.

"Play well. And Niharika, Riya is one of a provoker. Don't get provoked." Abhinay told her and she nodded.

The rules were the same for the girls as well and the game started. Niharika and Alya were playing forward as the strikers.

The game went on well and in the first half, Red rockers were leading by 2 points. In the second half, Niharika wanted to do goal keeping  and so she did. No one made goals during the second half and therefore, Red rockers had a clear win.

First Niharika and Alya shared a hug. Then they shared a hug with the rest of the team.

Then, out of excitement, Niharika ran into Abhinay's arms.

"You've played damn well, Niharika. Your techniques and skills are so good." Abhinay said while they both seperated from the hug.

"Thanks"

"Hello, Abhinay, I'm here too." Alya said waving her hand infront of him.

"Alya, you are my superstar forever." He said hugging her.

"Niharika, you were really good." Kabir appreciated her.

"Thanks. Alya, I should really learn some shuffling techniques from you." Niharika said hugging her.

"Sure and I'll learn some attacking techniques from you."

"Boys and girls​ ! Fall into a single line. Time for the results." The coach screamed.

The Red rockers and Black horses stood in horizontal line seperated by a huge gap in between with their leaders in front of the teams.

Karthik and Pratik smirked at Abhinay and Kabir while these two ignored them.

The Dean walked in and took the results sheet from the coach. He looked at it for a while then at the students.

"It's time for the results. The girls team will be under the captainship of Niharika and the vice captain is Alya. Please walk to the front." The Dean announced.

Niharika was shocked. Her palms on her mouth and her eyes twice their shape made it noticeable.

Kabir pushed her forward and she walked forward with Alya.

"Congratulations both of you. Well done." The Dean said patting their backs.

"Thanks, sir." They both said.

"I have an objection." Came a voice and it belonged to Riya.

"Yes ?" The dean asked.

"Sir, she's new to IMS and according to rules, newbies aren't allowed to have any designations." Riya said.

"Fair enough. But, she's not a newbie. She's got an IMS transfer and you know by what basis you get an IMS transfer right. Just to make it clear to you, she's an all rounder at IMS Mumbai. I've personally known her through college fests." He said looking at Riya.

"One more news." The Dean said looking at everyone. "She's the new leader for the Red rockers considering her capabilities and that one of the leader of Red rockers left."

"Now, it's time for the results of the boys." He said looking at the paper.

"I must say, history is repeating. Winning isn't everything. Abhinay and Kabir will be leading the boys football team." The Dean announced.

Kabir and Abhinay walked forward, not before smirking at Karthik and Parth who were visibly angry.

"Congratulations, my boys. I hope you make IMS proud. Same goes to you girls." The Dean said and they all assured him.

He then announced the teams which included Aisha, Riya, Karthik and Pratik in their respective teams and under their captains.

They all went home after having a long day. Party had to take a break because Niharika had her selections for the basketball team the next day.

•I still trust you..
I still believe in you..
I still want to spend my life with you..•

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I know that it was a pretty dumb chapter. Actually, very dumb. I kinda hate this chapter, but it's a filler. The next chapter will be interesting and will come as a shocker. Something that you've never expected is gonna happen so get ready for it.

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• Behind her smile is a hurting heart..
Behind her laugh, she's falling apart..
Look closely at her..
You'll see the girl she is isn't her.. •

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