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Nandini reached the school 10 minutes earlier. Finding a seat at the first row she sat there. She always sits at the first row because she can't see the board from behind. Not just because of her height but also because she has myopia. Manik came running in the class just 2 minutes before the teacher entered.

First period was Physics, Manik's favorite subject. So his concentration was full on the board. Here Nandini was having difficulty understanding everything. Actually she understood, but slowly. So when she was trying to understand the first problem, teacher already started teaching the second one. Result: Nandini became confused and couldn't concentrate for the rest of the class. She determined that she have to practice integration more to do mathematical problems faster.

Actually math was her favorite subject, till calculus entered their syllabus. Now that, calculus is the kabab mein haddi and physics seems more easier, she is confused now about her favorite.

It's seems there's a love triangle between Math, Nandini and Physics. Where she was the girlfriend of math and then met physics, now she is cheating math and two timing with physics. What a complicated life she has.

The next class was English and teacher was coming late for the class. So Nandini decided to go to Manik and ask him to help her understanding the previous Physics lecture. But as she approached him, he left the seat without noticing her and went to Saanvi and sat there with her.

Saanvi, the girl who always comes first no matter what. It looks like even if she wants to, she can't come second. She is a very polite and obedient girl. Sweet, beautiful down to earth and girly we can say in short about her. Good friend of Manik. They are often find studying together. This time also Manik went to her to solve a math problem from previous year questions which he was solving but having difficulties. But due to this Nandini lost the chance to interact with him. And feeling down she couldn't even ask anyone else to help her.

Sitting on her place sadly she was hearing other students around her talking.

Student 1: Yaar, we have boards this year. We have to study hard if we want to be in good colleges.

Student 2: I have already started studying hard. I will be finishing the syllabus of Hindi this week.

Student 3: What are you guys even talking about, I have already finished syllabus for English and Hindi and will be completing math within next month.

Student 4: Huh. You guys are too slow, I have started revising also...

(All those were listening, their dropped jaws😱😱😱 almost touched the floor.)

But here our Nandu, thought all of them were dead serious about studies, then what about her. She became tensed thinking about her progress in studies. She didn't even completed one subject syllabus. But little did she understand that they were just flaunting about it. And the way she thinks they completed syllabus doesn't go with the way she completes the syllabus. Judging from their way of finishing the syllabus, she had already finished most of her syllabus for every subject.

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At night Nandini received a message on whatsapp from Manik. He was asking for the answers of a Chemistry assignment given to them which was supposed to be submitted the next day. Nandini had already done that assignment. So she send the answers to him immediately😁. (couldn't risk waiting. What if he had asked Saanvi or someone else for the answers too and they give them before her)

After checking the answers and comparing them with his own own Manik sent her a reply stating the same. But maybe he didn't know what it meant for her. Manik not for the first time messaged her. But every time he did, was done for some favor or regarding studies only. No wonder that Nandu thinks there relationship is only formal as they are only formal friends who talks only business and occasionally.

But every time she gets his messages, initiated by him specially, whatsoever she feels so blessed. That at least she is not a invisible person for her one n only crush. This time also she was so ecstatic. She felt so good after replying to him in time. She felt that at least they had a talk

But then it wasn't enough for her. So she decided to extend the conversation. She replied him with a welcome for his thank you message. And then asked him what she was about to ask him in the class. And that is about the physics lecture. But her bad luck, he was online but not seeing her messages. She felt bad at first but thought that he must be busy with other works and forgot to turn off the chat. She logged in to her facebook profile for time-pass and started checking for any unread messages.

There wasn't any except those promotional ones. She was about to log out but eyes stuck to a symbol. Saanvi had a green light beside her DP and also Manik. Late at night, most of her facebook friends including her classmates were offline probably sleeping. And these two were the only persons online from her friend list. That time she felt a pang on her hearth. What she actually felt can't be described in words. you can only feel it if you were in her place.

She was mature enough to know that he was just her crush, which no one knew about let alone him. Being a introvert and less talkative girl she had no such friends with whom she could share this secret. And as he didn't know anything about it she was not expecting anything in return. She accepted the fact that a crush will be always a crush and never become love or any of that such. She knew that he doesn't care for her as much as she did for him. She knew that Saanvi and Manik were close friends. But now she got one more information. And that is how perfect they are for each other.

Manik a good looking intelligent guy. Saanvi a beautiful bright student. Both are good friends and what else do you need to click together. She thinks like this only and hurts herself. After seeing them together online and not even seeing her messages, she thought that they were talking to each other. And so engrossed in the conversation that they didn't care about replying to others.

She was wrong. But how could she know?

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