"whats wrong with you?" the three boys enquired the moment they got into the room. "It's nothing, Divya is just overreacting." Nandini Hissed.

"Oh really? I can't just have you guys spoil our trip because of someone else." Divya waited for Nandini to say something and when she heard nothing she turned looked at Aman and said, "I am going to get ready, you make sure she has her ass in the washroom by the time I am done."

And it was better than to say anything else to Aman. He began cajoling Nandini and then when things didn't work he threatened her to carry her to the bathroom and drench her with the cold water. Quite helpless, Nandini got off the bed and went off to get ready, quite happy with things getting sorted. Divya turned towards Simran asking her to get ready as the latter made a face ..

"No, you are in no place to make that face, get your ass off that bed and get ready." Divya had just turned around to look back at the mirror and to fix her eyeliner when Aman came back to the room, " what ? Maam do you want me to pick you as well.. mind you I can do that." Simran shook her head negative and quickly got off the bed to get ready.

It was about half an hour later when almost everyone was ready that Aman walked into the room with a cigarette in his hand. He walked closer to divya who was still by the mirror adjusting her untamable hair and said, "you aren't ready yet?"

"I am, just that I have to put on some deo and then done... and yes please take this cigarette out of my room." Divya bent down to take out her perfume and shook the bottle. "You know what this is my cigarette and I shall smoke wherever I please to."

It was all accidental, nothing was meant to be done on purpose. As Aman lifted his cigarette to his mouth Divya sprayed her perfume unaware of the fact how close Aman was to her, and while the fruity perfume got sprayed, majority of it went off to Aman, specifically towards his cigarette and lo behold what he inhaled was a fruity smoke.

"fuckkk... behenchod , what the hell was this?" he quickly shoved the cigarette into the ashtray and looked around for water.

"what happened?" the girls along with Dev asked as Divya went off to fetch her chocolate that she had been devouring for a few minutes now.

"Her damn perfume! Divya at least you should have seen where you were spraying it. sala meri puri cigarette waste ho gayi." The whole room fell into a fit of laughter as Divya took a bite of her chocolate and kept it on the dressing table and went to the opposite side of the room to collect her clothes when Madhav came towards her handing out the sanitizer that he had borrowed. Whilst Divya explained to Madhav of the happenings on the other hand much to her lack of knowledge her chocolate was on threat.

"Divya, he is asking for chocolate." Natasha called out as Divya saw Dev holding her half eaten chocolate and waving at her.

"Dev no, that's my chocolate." Divya yelled as if it was her life that he was holding in his hand.

"Divya now that what you have resorted to, you won't even share a chocolate with me?" Dev asked.

"No, anything but chocolate." Divya snapped and literally jumped over Simran who had bent down to strap her shoes, as Dev ran out of the room with Divya hot on heels. The two legit took a whole round of the hotel, with Divya in her prim and proper dress for the evening and Dev as much as styled similar to that of other boys in a undershirt that was paired with a sweater, pants and muffler.

"Dev not the chocolate please." Divya yelled and banged on the door as he ran into the room and locked it from inside. She heard a bit of rustling as the door opened, it was Madhav. "Madhav my chocolate." She surely sounded like a baby as the boys laughed, enjoying the show that the two were offering.

"Dev chuck it off and hand her the chocolate." Nandini yelled as walked up to him and snatched the chocolate and handed it to Divya. The girls walked out as Nandini whispered, "please check if the dress is proper from the back."

"I didn't know you had got your chums." Divya said as she took a peek and gave a green signal. "oh no, I wanted you to check if the inn is perfect." Divya had her lips turning into a big O as she verified and smiled back at the girl. With that done, they were about to enter their room when Madhav called them.

"Hi Nandu you look pretty today." The two smiled at each other complimenting as Divya stood there quite awkward. She didn't knew what was to be said or done, she rather decided it was better to focus on her chocolate when Madhav looked at her and said, "oh even you look pretty."

Though Divya wanted it to be taken as a compliment, one that she may think that he really meant, but she couldn't. There are times when you know that a person really means something and one saying it off just out courtesy. She did have that much of a brain for sure. She thought it was better than to say anything sarcastic, and hence swallowed the chocolate and smiled back at him saying a small thank you.

Soon the whole group went up on the top floor of the hotel where they had a DJ night, for about an hour they danced, sang and had fun like never before. By the time they were back to their rooms it was decided that the girls would meet them in the boys room by 1 after changing into pajamas. However, how was Divya to know that tonight though it was going to be a long one, it was going to be equally dreadful and devastating.

*****

The scene past 1am in the boys room was quite different. The bed was occupied in such a way that Divya was seated on the right side of the bed, beside her Natasha followed by Nandini and then Dhaval. Right in front of Divya Sanket sat with his back rested to Divya's legs as she pulled her knees towards her chest. The sofa was opened into a small sete, with Atharva, Manav, Aman and dev cramped on it. Madhav was seated on the floor busy crushing and cleaning the weed. Divya found it to be quite fascinating as to how he was at it with his complete attention and focus.

While Madhav had Divya's attention and his on the weed, the rest were busy making their drinks. Atharva took it upon himself to open the old monk's bottle as Divya helped the boys with finishing off half of the cold drink from the bottle. Nandini and Natasha themselves had their bottle of Vodka and just like that within minutes the first round of drinks were passed around.

"Divya try this." She heard Madhav calling out to her as she was busy texting back on her phone. Divya looked up to find Madhav offering her the glass. "you know I don't drink." She replied.

"And I want you to try this once, trust me you liked it yesterday... and it's not even that strong, promise." Madhav said as Aman himself handed her the glass as she took a sip and was about to hand it back when the boys insisted on a few more sips. Quite liking the taste she herself accepted it and just like that had about 5 to 6 sips of old monk in her system. Surely it wasn't much, but then again this was just the beginning.

The conversation around the room continued as Nandini kept on pestering Dev to hand over the pictures from the waterfall, while he refused, Natasha extended the bottle of vodka towards Divya who accepted it and took a huge chunk. The rounds kept on coming in as Divya felt the Alcohol began to kick in. her eyes would go back to Madhav, however she couldn't help but think of her past. The pain that she had felt back then was quite a lot to handle, she wished for once Madhav would reciprocate her feelings. She wished she was so close to him that she would go up to him and ease off those tensed brows of his. She felt hot for him but at the same time she was sad for she knew that their story was far from any kind of those with a good and a happy ending.

"you know what?" Natasha whispered into Divya's ears bringing her out of her thoughts. "yes?"

"I think you stop staring at him, it's enough for now." Divya smiled cheekily at her and said, "you know what...I feel like texting that asshole and cursing the hell out of him." The moment Divya said that Natasha sat up in her place and took away Divya's phone and handed it to Nandini.

"you are not getting that phone till you sober up, and that's it no more vodka for you."

"I am not that wasted, I still know whats going on, so give me that bottle and you know what, don't you think Sanket has very beautiful hair, I wish to weave my fingers through them" Divya smiled at Natasha, and folded her hands on her chest preventing herself from acting upon her wishes. She was surely getting drunk it seems as she laughed to herself.

"I know right, so beautiful you know I always had this wish, not a fetish, just a wish to weave my fingers through dark curls of the man whom I love." Natasha whispered.

"I understand, its like one of the most intimate things, that feeling of soft fingers of ours weaving through the rough yet a bit silky traces of black hair...its erotic." The girls giggled as Natasha filled in Nandini on what they were talking about, quite in a gentle voice, for if any of the boys were to hear it would be their end.

"I like the way my hand would fit into that of a man. It engulfs my hand completely into his hard and huge protecting ones." Nandini whishered as Divya took a chug of the drink, her eyes delighted at the mention of that. "you know there was this one time when I was seated beside Parth and he was showing me his hand, he was explaining me something about the lines on his palm, I had rested mine on his, and it was so small, it felt as if I was a tiney winey person right in front of him."

"I know you all are talking about me, but can you be a little bit louder I can't hear anything." The girls squealed as Sanket turned around and smiled at Divya. And while he did, Divya could feel all those warm feelings engulfing her. She wanted to pull his cheeks, squash them and shower him with love and care – the same sisterly love that she felt time and again on her younger cousin brothers.

"Sanket you know you are so adorable, I so like you." Divya said and let out a few giggles. She took yet another sip of the drink watching the drama unfold of how Dhawal had bought a non alcoholic beer seeming it was an alcoholic beer at 3000Rs. She wondered why one would spend so much on something as silly as that of alcohol but soon began laughing along with that of others, her eyes on Madhav, you were just smiling. It pained her what wrong would have gone, but it seemed that the alcohol had a greater effect on her for she was still laughing her eyes on Madhav, her heart paining and longing for him, as time and again she would tell Sanket how she found him and Dhawal to be adorable and cute and that she like them.

But even through this, while being seated in that room, about a feet away from Madhav, she had never been so far from anyone as much as she felt at that moment. The want and the need to go to him, to engulf him in a hug to have that eye contact where she would ask him what was it that had gone wrong felt so strong almost like that of an urge.

And it seemed it worked as Madhav looked up at her, Divya felt her breath getting stuck into her throat, realizing how true it was when they mentioned in those novels as she raised her eyebrows along with her chin as if asking him what's wrong... to which he shook his head lightly in negative and smiled, divya through returned one of hers as well, she knew there was something really wrong.

*******

The peacefulness of the night could have lasted for as long as they had wanted, but who was to believe that with assholes in and around them. It was around three in the night when there was a knock on the door. Rishi went up to the door and opened it to find none. Soon after the door was knocked again this time though it was Aman and Rishi chided him why he knocked the door and went off to somewhere else.

"But it wasn't me, maybe someone might have pulled a prank." Everyone nodded their heads and sat down to enjoy their drinks, the weed was almost cleaned up, as there was yet another knock, this time as well none came.

"I am sure these are the SYs, I won't spare them." Rishi caterwauled and walked out of the room, a few seconds he came back running and closed the door as softly as he could, however this had now turned into a war as there was a loud knocking on the door , this time everyone stood up quite pissed off at that as Atharva yelled,

"Aaj in chutiyo ko batata hu gand marna kya hota hai, sale kuch bol nahi rahe matlab kuch bhi karenge?" the way he stood there all pissed off and ready to kill anyone coming his way made Divya shiver. She shook her head and asked Nandini who was closest to him, to stop him from going. When that didn't work, the girls yelled after them to stop as Divya called out to madhav,

"Madhav stopped them. It will be us who would end up in some kind of problem, as it is we aren't in good books of Ms. Jain."

"And do you really think that I would stop them, those assholes had been crossing their lines since the beginning of the trip just because we didn't say anything doesn't mean we don't know how to retaliate." Madhav said as he kept the tray under the table and walked off. Divya realsided with all this commotion she was now completely sober.

|"I am scared." Divya whispered as Sanket turned around and said, "Don't worry I am here I will protect you." Divya smiled at him and said, "Awwee Sanket you are so cute,I like you so much." However even before they could laugh at it, every one came running into the room yelling at the girls,

"Ms. Jain in coming here." The girls hyperventilated and quickly ducked into the sheets while Aman, Atharva, Rishi and Madhav went out to try and sort out the matter. On the other hand Nandini tried to call simran who was still in their room along with Geet. Divya at that moment could clearly hear her heartbeat that was beating loudly in fear. She wondered what would be the consequences if she were to find here like this. Surely they weren't doing anything wrong, but she was still scared of something unknown.

When Simran didn't accept the call, Divya and the girls began making their first mistake of walking out of the room from the back door and out of the hotel, it was then Divya realized that they were barefoot, and it was chilly. "shit we forgot our slippers." Divya turned around only to find Manav and Vedant one of their juniors busy peeing in the dark corner ."are you guys serious?" she whispered yelled, only to realize how stupid it was to even yell at this idiot who was surely out of his senses. After a few minutes when Dhawal got a call from Atharva they all went inside only to find the boys in hysterics.

"she is pissed, and is looking for you guys." Aman said. Divya and Nandini looked at each other quite scared. They didn't know what it was that they were supposed to say.

"I am scared. Nandini whispered as her phone rang. It was Simran. Surely she would have been in such a big dilemma out there.

"Listen, no matter what sticks to the truth, this whole thing had nothing to do with you all, just say that you had gone in the back side to take some air and this was all we were doing." Atharva said. As Divya and Nandini prepared themselves to face the professor. However with each passing second they were only making the situation worst for themselves, and as the door opened and they saw miss Jain along with Ms Tawadia and those disappointing gaze in their eyes, Divya knew no matter what the truth was, they had somehow lost all the respect and love that they had gained over the three years from their Professors.

A/N

Hii everyone, 

I hope you all doing well.

The story finally has a 1k view, Though this is my 4th story it still gives me this weird satisfaction, nervousness, and happiness along with lots of Excitement every time I see the number going up. I remember there was this one day I had a really hard day at work last week itself and when I had opened Wattpad and saw 30 notification I thought to myself which Author uploaded all their chapters again, however when I saw it was the notification for votes on my book "A bubble of Happiness" I was soo happy, for that moment I had forgotten everything, I enjoyed reading the comments that the reader had posted the different views that they had. 

It's always a pleasure for a writer to know what's going on in the reader's mind. 

and the main reason for this whole message is, to say that, please do vote and comment your views they really make my day, they help me write more, they help me connect with you. 

Other than that, How does Holi looks up to you all this year? 

Mine would be spent working, but I am thinking this time I would try and write more on Holi, I want to come up with the other best parts of the story, and really want to know what you all have been thinking about the story so far.

As well, tell me what was the biggest drunken mistake of yours? or something that you remember and arent quite proud of? 

I never had one until now, one of my friends does and every time that we think or discuss it gets us all laughing our asses off. 

so do tell me yours I would love to know more about you all as well. 

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Yadni Bagwe