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Last chapter of this True Love story.
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Well, what to say as it was yet another week. I hate Monday. How would it be if we get a month long vacation now, at the moment?

Wow!

Stop day dreaming!

I sighed as I pack all my books into my backpack to get ready to school.

Why there is only two days off between Friday and Monday?, Where as we have to pass through 5 long days between Monday and Friday, just to reach the weekend...  That's so not fair!

Why???

This is really cruel.

Screw the inventor of the damn calendar!

Yup, screw it!

Checking last time once, on the mirror, I made the way towards the dining hall where my best friend was as usual as gulping down her breakfast.

I had a smile looking at her face. She is a sweet for my life!

What would I do?, Without her!!!

She is my bestest friend since childhood and I would just want to be like this forever.

I love her and she loves me, and we at times are like tom and Jerry, where we always fight, pull eachother's legs and what not. But, we can't stand apart after all the chaos.

"We are we, only when we are together" - my own quote.

"Hey, sister. What are you doing here?" My brother asked me, as soon as he saw me lost, in my trance.

I shake my thoughts away and smiled at him and murmured 'nothing'. He just nodded his head and settle down to have his breakfast.

"Btw, Nikki you know the colony get together function is coming up. Are you planning on something?" Priya asked, all of a sudden.

Yup, the colony get together function is what I always look forward to. But this time, it's different. I don't want to participate, heck I don't even want to attend it.

Is it because of HIM?

What?

You know what I meant! Duh!!!

Something clicked in my mind. I know whom my conscience was referring to.

But, I just tried to ignore her; as usual.

It's not gonna work, uh ha...

Whatever!

I mocked her since she was always pulling my strings.

Since he will be present, I don't think I can participate and be there bearing his presence and he, gawking at me.

No way!

"Nah, I am not sure about this time." I said, taking a slice of bread and started applying butter over it. Priya gaped at me, like she was suddenly out of water.

"What?" I asked irritatedly.

"Nikki, are you sure, you are not sure about it? Cause I can't believe this. As you will be the first one to participate in the singing competition. What happened to you all of a sudden?" See, how she aka my best friend understands me.

Oh God, what should I tell her?

How will I escape from this?

"Uh Priya. It's just that, ha, yeah, I am trying to give others a chance of winning this time. I always win and I don't want to do the same this year. So, yeah. Thats the reason." I stated as a matter of fact and took a bite of my buttered bread.

Yummie! It's heaven.

I love my bread when it has a thick coat of butter on one side with some oregano sprinkled above it.

Yup, it's very tasty too!!!

I know right!

"Are you sure? Cause as per I know you, you wouldn't do that in your sane mind. You always wanted to win, no matter what. Then, I don't understand what happened this time?" Priya asked again with her curious eyes pointing at me.

All this while, my mom and brother were silently looking at us.

I rolled my eyes at them and asked "What?"

They both shake their heads like a goblin.

"Nothing yaar. Just like that. Now leave the matter, will you?" I asked faking the anger expression thinking she would keep her mouth shut.

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In the evening, after school; in my room!

"Oh God, these many problems." I shaked my head with disbelief. Now how am I going to solve this. I just sighed and turned around just to get another shock.

What the hell?

What is she? 5

"Priya!!!" I shouted on top of my voice just to get her attention.

She being my stupid friend, was dancing like a maniac on my bed!

Dancing, yuck. I hate dance.

I feel like, it's mad people's activity. Shaking their bodies in a weird way.

Urgh, but wait.

My bed!

Urgh, I will kill this girl.

Uh ho! Some one is in deep trouble.

Well this time, you are 100% correct.

I went in a jiffy and hurriedly pulled her out by her hands from the bed. Due to the loss of balance, she fell down on my then beautiful cleaned - now oh-so-messy bed.

Take that!

I mentally smirked.

I took the Walkman out of her hands and kept it aside.

"What the hell Priya? What are you doing, jumping like a mad frog? And that too on my bed."

She giggled hearing me.

Giggling! God, what is she?

"Priya, i am being serious here. What are you, a mad frog to jump like this?" I asked with irritation etched in my voice keeping my hands on my waist.

"No re, I was just practicing to dance. And what is this? Why are you calling me, a mad frog? Is there any such frogs who are mad?" She asked me with her, oh so innocent voice.

I groaned. "Yes, all frogs are mad. That's why it keep on jumping/hoping here and there whenever it sees normal humans like me, unlike you."

"What do you mean unlike me?"

"Cause you are already a mad frog and what will happen if another mad frog sees you, ofcourse they won't jump instead they will be cuddling together." I said and shaked my head with irritation and before she could begin her rants, I started my questionnaire.

"Btw, Practicing dance, are you even for real? Who the hell in the world practice it on the bed and that too on my bed?"

She grinned at me sheepishly and I gave her a glare.

"I want you to arrange this" i moved my hands in such a way to make her understand and continued. "Now, and help me with the problems. Fast."

I said and walked back to my study table and sat with a thud.

"Btw, why are you not participating this time? Please yaar, you have good voice and you know you will win. Then why?" She asked me carefully without looking at me.

I sighed understanding her.

"Priya, you know I can't. Not atleast this time. I don't want any problems in my life as if I am not having enough of it." I said softly pleading her to drop the topic.

"What problems you have in your life? Which I don't even know?" She asked me, her voice laced in utter confusion.

I wanted laugh at her, for her innocence.

"See, this is what I am talking about." I said and showed my book which was in my hands.

She looked squinting her eyes from the bed and next second I could hear her unending laughter shots.

"God...God.." she started stuttering due to all the laugh she was having enjoying at my expense.

What should i do with this girl?

Take that, she is your best friend.

I know and you shut up now!

"Seriously yaar, you are showing your maths book as problems... Waah... Oh God...i can't stop laughing now." Priya said dramatically.

I huffed and placed the book on table.

"Yeah, see I have lot of problems to solve and i don't want any more problems which I will be unable to solve in my life, just like my maths. Enough is enough. So just stop pestering me into the competition. You can participate. I won't mind." I said straight looking into her eyes and she understood, that i was being serious here.

She left out a huge sigh and muttered a small.'okay' to which I am happy cause she left the matter then and there and didn't talk about the competition later on.

But, now how am I supposed to avoid attending the event? What am I going to tell my parents or this girl?

God, problems is not yet all finishing. Instead it's like piling up in my life so it could just blast all at once on my head.

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Few days passed and I tried to come up with a reason to avoid attending the get together event in our colony. But, it all went into drains as my oh-so-irritating best friend found out I am trying to escape.

So here I am, in the event, sitting and sulking on a oh so relaxed chair in our colony stadium.

A big stage has been setup in the middle and we are seated in front, though few rows after the front row.

I was a nervous wreck. Cause I came to know, HE is about to participate and under singing category. I don't know why, I feel something is going to happen. Oh God, this is not good.

Not at all good.

I start nudging my friend, on her elbows, so I could tell her I am about to have a panic attack.

"What?" She asked me irritatingly.

"Please Priya, let me go. I don't want to be here now. Please understand." I said and tried to make her understand. But my words fell into her deaf ears.

God, what am I going to do now.

Hell, the event is started.

I started taking deep breaths to calm my nerves which is going to blast in few seconds from now on.

Breathing helped me to an extent to ease my throbbing pain in the head and nerves. But, that was not the end. It was just beginning, cause, there HE came on the stage with a guitar on his hand and other orchestra team members.

God, I am gone!

There he started singing a song, which would drool everyone over his voice. I can't even believe, he of all the songs selected this one. God, this is hell embarassing.

I bite my lips in anger and started looking here and there when he started looking at me and singing all together at once.

I could hear whistles or hoots or whatever it's called. That means, he has sung well.

I don't care.

I gulped, looking at him finally and he was smiling at me.

Woah, his smile is sexy.

Shut up, you stupid.

This will be the most embarassing moment of my life.

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After that day, I never dare to come I front of him at any cost. I know he is taking a revenge since I didn't accept his proposal. Else, who would sing such meaningless song that too infront of me.

"Jaadu..... Teri Nazar
Kushbooo.... Tera badan..."

Seriously?

Yeah! He did sing it.

Whatever!

But who cares, I don't.

You do, really do.

But, Some times, I couldn't avoid as for example, when I play cricket with my brother in the backyard of our home he would come uninvited and have a long talk to him all the while looking at me. But I didn't dare to look at him.

You did look, through periphery!

Shut up you dumbbell conscience!

But, never tried to talk to me. And I am very thankful to him for that. He maintained the distance. I kinda like it, even though he embarrassed me. But, everything is in it's place. Hope, this is it.

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Only an epilogue left.

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Shwetha AS