Chapter 19

"Nandu, listen....what are you thinking?" Divya asked. from the moment she had let out the information that she liked Madhav, she had been anxious like hell. She couldn't even think of all the scenarios that would have been going around in Nanidini's head. Surely Divya didn't had it in her control as to whom she would develop feelings for and for whom she won't, but there was one thing Nandini was one of the most important people of her life as well as that of Madhav, and it was important for her to know that Nandini was comfortable with this information.

She didn't wanted to spoil the friendship that she and Nandini had because of this, she didn't wanted her to be in any kind of difficult situation, she didn't wanted that the next time when she were to talk to her she wouldn't have to filter out a few things just because she had feelings for Madhav.

Divya knew very well that Madhav and she were completely different, he was way more practical and outgoing than she was, and more than that he had plans where any kind of relation didn't really exist in the coming months. Her feelings she knew were to be till herself, she couldn't really open them up in front of him, they weren't that close and maybe it would become really awkward and more than that she didn't really have any guts in her to go ahead with that. But at that moment what was more important for her was that she needed to know what Nandini thought about it.

"Give me a few minutes, let me just process this information, I am really not in a position to speak anything as such." Nandini said and sprinted out leaving an agitated Divya behind.

The day had been going quite well with all their events done, she was really happy with how that had gone for her, but then she met Natasha, and she wanted something Interesting to know about, and how foolish of Divya to go ahead and tell her that she liked Madhav..well not technically in that statement, but no matter what way did she let out the information, she couldn't really understand now that how long was this peacefulness in her life was going to last.

"Guys I am leaving." She announced once they all had settled in the BTM garden.

"ohh no you are not going anywhere wait for sometime and then you can go,its just 2 right now." Natasha whined as they went and sat on the embankments near the garden, along with Simran and Rohit and the juniors. Divya saw Nandini talking with Dhaval, one of their juniors who hung around Aman and the Group. she felt a slight increase in her heart beat. She was frightened to the core with numerous of questions swarming inside her head...what would they be talking about?? Was Nandini out there telling Dhawal about Madhav? Whatever it was that they were talking, Divya felt like that of a caged bird, who had her wings yet couldn't go out there in the world and breath blissfully.

It were agonizingly long while when she finally saw Nandini seated away from the boys she walked up to her and was about to go and sit beside her when Madhav called her and showed her his phone there was some meme on the new scandal that was going on in big boss, she laughed at it and then said, "I don't really watch bigg boss but this is funny."

The way Madhav looked at her made her smile at him. He had that look in his eyes which they had shared a lot of time...the one that promised the two that they were going to have a talk on it...when , they couldn't tell but some day for sure. Excusing herself Divya walked and sat beside Nandini, who smiled at her and shifted a bit so that the two were out of the earshots of the boys. They were one gossip queen and Divya couldn't even imagine what would happen if they were to know of this information.

"You okay?' Divya asked, as the two girls sat crossed legs, their bags right in the middle of the two, facing each other.

"I am, it's just that since morning I have been receiving quite shocking news. Anyways, tell me how did this whole thing began, you even ignored me when I had first asked you... but more than that what about Abhijit?"

Divya looked at her for a while and then let her eyes wander around, she couldn't look right in Nandini's eyes. she hadn't really thought of Abhijit for a long while now. Divya felt a smile making its way on her face as she replied,

"I don't really know when it all began, one day we are discussing things, events, roasting people during meetings and fighting and the next I know, I am enjoying his company, feeling attracted towards him... I really liked him most importantly because he made me feel equal, and confident. You know whatever it was he had always made sure that I would stretch my boundaries and horizons a little more than I am doing right now. And at times I wonder if he is what he is with me why do people really dislike him?"

Nandini looked at her for a long while and said, "Divya you know you are not right for him."

She knew...Divya knew that was true, but to hear it from someone else out loud hurted even more. For a long while she thought how could Nandini say that to her, but then her rational side made her ponder on it...Nanidni knew Madhav more than she knew him, she had to know it well...and more so she was just saying the truth that she had known from the day one.

"I know that... but how could you say that?" Divya snapped back instead.

"aareeeyyy" Nandini chuckled a bit, distressed and worried that she might have hurted Divya's feelings as she shifted a bit and said, "Arey what I mean is you two are completely different. He has his plans ready for the next almost 5 years, he is practical and well you are you...surely even you are quite practical, but you two... you two are just not for each other. I know the two of you well, and more than that he is friendly Divya, he just doesn't like you."

The two sat there in a comfortable silence, Divya's eyes went off to where Madhav was seated along with the rest of the group. she studied him. Nandini was right the two of them didn't have any match... but she was glad that she had him as her friend. Maybe it wasn't always that you get the person whom you like to like you back, but surely it was a bliss to have them in your life as a friend.,

Madhav was an ass but he was a great friend. She had seen it. She had seen how he had kept up with stupid asses for the sake of his friends, how he had stuck around them in case of emergencies, how when he was just wasn't well the whole group fussed around him and so did he. He was chutiya as what Aman and the rest said, but then one had to be chutiya if they were to survive this world, but then he was chutiya for a selective, he was as well a soft puppy, loyal and loving to the ones who were his.

And she wanted to be one of those people in his life. The one who came into the list of people who he informed while he would be going back to Jaipur, and the ones whom he would call while traveling, the ones who he enquired while coming to college,the ones whose tiffin he gobbled on as if it was his birthright. And she wondered if she could make into the list of people whom he would as well video call late at night when he would be back home.

"I know that Nandini, I know all of it. And maybe I won't let him know that I have feelings for him...never, and if ever I would let him know it won't be because I want him to reciprocate them, rather I want him to know how I feel for him... its not wrong right to have feelings for someone?"

Nandini smiled at her and said, "you are right... its not at all wrong to have feelings for someone." the two kept on staring at the way Rishi and Dev fought about and abused each other and then all of a sudden Madhav and Divya began arguing about some stupid stuff whose main reason they had even forgotten about after a while, and when they all stood up because the owner of the Xerox counter began to throw water on Atharva and Aman and Rishi, with the boys walkingi towards Mohmad for a cigratte, and Divya, Nandni , Natasha and the juniors went off to have some chocolate sandwhich and click some pictures because Natasha was so in mood to click pictures in her new phone.

They were still eating the chocolate sandwich when Nandini came and hugged Divya all of a sudden and squealed, "Ohhh Myyy GODDD DIvyaaa, you like Madhav, my best friend likes my other best friend!!! This is soo like those in movies and stories,I so wish even Madhav would like you!!"

"don't you give me hope now... " the twoo laughed about, for sure so many new things would now be brewed around the long conversation. Divya was so looking forward to that IV now...for that was going to be the game changer for her. It would decide what kind of friends Madhav and she would become in the near future.

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Things had been weird after that day Divya had fallen ill, Madhav had received his most awaited Star performer award, Nandini, Simran, Rashi along with Geet had finally decided it was time that they should all go for the IV. The final amount was paid to Ms. Jain and when things seemed to have been going well with Divya and all the girls being done with their shopping, Divya was added into a weird group on whats app. It was made by Fatema and Maam had asked all of them to join for a meeting early morning on 29th of Feb the day that was pre decided for their Milange event.

As Divya walked lazily through the empty street early in the morning at 9:30 she found Madhava along with the Coordinator of website seated in the BTM garden. She didn't waved at the two for she was quite sleepy and knew it was of no use. Hence walking up to the two she went ahead and took a place beside Madhav, Muttering a small Hi she fetched out her phone and began scrolling through her instagram, replying to the memes that parth, Natasha, Nandini and her sister had sent her. Though she wasn't a regular user of social media, nowadays she found it to be a better escape. At Least a few things she found to be quite interesting.

"Divya," she heard her name being Called after about a few minutes of long silence. She looked up and smiled at Atif the coordinator and hummed in acknowledgement.

"Do you know which class is it that the meeting is going to take place?" he asked. Divya looked at him and then for people around her and then at Madhav who as well gave her a look as she replied, "I don't, sorry." She gave him an apologetic smile and went back to her phone. However it seemed Atif's questions weren't just done.

"Any idea why this meeting is being called?" though Divya tried to ignore the irritation that was palping within her she couldn't help it. Just because she stayed back in college for long hours, and that she conversed a lot with the professors, that didn't give out a way that she would know all that thing that was running around in the professor's mind as well. Thankfully Madhav came upto Atif's rescue because she didn't know herself what she would have replied to him with as Madhav clarified on her behalf.

"None of us knows what's happening today, the classroom will be allotted once ma'am comes back, least if it gets too late we will see what is to be done."

"Ohh okay, no I was worried why she would make a different group and not everyone was there in the group as well." Both Madhav and Divya nodded their heads, none interested in taking the conversation ahead. Divya was still sleepy, she had slept quite late last night thanks to the book that she was reading and she for once knew that Madhav would have been up as well either having a hookah or weed session at his home or may be working on some marketing deal, or watching some series.

From the corner of her eyes she saw Atif walking up to the other side of Madhav and taking a seat himself. It might have been about a song or two that was running in her earphones when all of a sudden Madhav stood up and said, "Come Divya today I will show what heaven looks like."

She gave him a confused look and was almost ready to decline, but he took hold of her hand and pulled her, he didn't even let her complain over the fact that what about about Atif, they were leaving him all alone, he just pulled her almost to the sandwich corner and then let her hand go, once he was sure that she was coming along.,

"what about Atif?' Divya asked, running a bit to keep up with Madhav.