Jasmine held tightly onto her blanket, despite of the hot summer day, the fan and AC were left off, the more on would pay attention to her, the more clear it would become why; she was trembling, couldn't help but not keep her eyes closed. Each time she blinked open her eyes, they would close, even attempting to get up was too tiring. To pile on her even more, was the sudden onset of nausea, she somehow had to get up.

She sighed out of fatigue after just sitting up, rubbing her chest to relieve herself of the discomfort from the nausea, only to somehow stand, but feel her head spinning around, lose control and fall down on her bed again.

She felt breathless, not being able to stay awake, she felt her eyes close again, seemingly out of her control.

Suddenly, her phone rang, she picked it up irritated.

"Who the hell is this!" Exclaimed jasmine, as she was still shivering, feeling even colder without her blanket.

"Lagta hai tumhe thoda jaldi aana padega apna maal lene..." remarked a cocky, amused voice, and jasmine's anger reached even at peak.

"Arjun..." groaned jasmine out of annoyance.

"Hmm... Bas ab thoda aur do teen baar mera naam bol do, mera bhi mood ban jayega..." commented arjun, as jasmine was done with him at this point.

"You know, it's so great I don't have to see your face right now, cause then I actually would have thrown up..." quipped jasmine, as an audible sigh came out from Arjun.

"So withdrawal just makes you more insufferable than you usually are?" retorted Arjun, as jasmine rolled her eyes.

"You know what, I'll come get that cocaine from you at your stupid party, because I can't bare this anymore!" Hung up jasmine on the call, as she let out a loud sigh of frustration.

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Bani was quietly crying by the pool, no one would know if her tears weren't visible. She just chewed on potato chips incessantly, as she hugged her knees. Unknown to her, that someone unwanted there had entered.

"Hey... Are you ok?" Bani heard a sweet voice, probably of the person who placed their hand on her shoulder.

She immediately wiped off her tears.

"Deepika... Tum jasmine se milne aayi hona? " asked bani, as she immediately looked away.

"Yeah I heard she's sick... Uhhm, hua kya hai usse?" asked deepika, as bani could finally face her now, clean from her tears.

"Loo lag gayi usse, apparently uske kaaran usse shivering ho rahi hai..." remarked bani, as deepika raised her brow.

"Pata nahi kya hi hua usse, jaakar usse hi puch lo.. Soo rahi hogi apne kamre mein..." informed bani, as deepika got up.

"Hey, uhmm, I don't what it is that you are upset about, but I just wanted to say that... Things will be fine, trust me, they somehow always do..." assured deepika, a kind smile on her face, as bani smirked, bemused at her genuineness.

"What if they have never been fine?" Questioned bani promptly.

"They'll change... If you want to.." Replied deepika instantaneously, with equal confidence.

Bani couldn't help but find her infectious positivity believable.

Immovable smiles on their faces, with eyes fixed onto each other, the moment seemed perfect.

Suddenly, they were interrupted by a loud noise, seemingly a bang.

They rushed to follow the direction of the sound, to see if everything was alright.

They walked on a jasmine lying on the ground, supposedly escaping from her bedroom window.

"What is wrong with you! Tumhari itni tabiyat kharab hai aur tum bhaag rahi ho ghar se... Arre Bhai hua kya hai?" rebuked deepika, as she made jasmine stand up.

Bani stood with her arms crossed, closely examined her.

"You are going to Arjun's party na? Drugs lene?" interrogated bani, her glare fixed on her.

"Why the fuck are you on drugs now!" Exclaimed deepika in utter disgust.

"Not drugs... Just some performance boosting drugs..for my game!" Exclaimed jasmine, as deepika just rolled her eyes.

"Dude what the fuck is wrong with you! Is-is that why you are sick? It's just withdrawal?" asked deepika, as a frustrated jasmine nodded.

"See, this is why I really need to go okay... My-my entire body hurts, I cannot even stand on my own... I am feeling so cold and shivery... I'm the only idiot with a jacket in this heat wave! I just---i need relief! Please let me go..." Pleaded jasmine, as deepika and bani looked at each other helplessly at her painful state and let her go.

                               ***

Jasmine, bani and deepika reached the party, as grand as ever.

"Ok just find Arjun, get your stuff and leave.." instructed bani, as jasmine quickly rushed to look for Arjun.

Meanwhile, bani and deepika stood with their arms crossed, looking around reluctantly, as the music blared through their ears to the point of breaking their eardrums.

"How about we get outside? Iss shor se bahar?"  asked bani, as deepika nodded, and they both got outside, bumping through people they so didn't want to.

They both reached a beautiful and most importantly quiet terrace.

Bani stood with her arms folded, such that they were wrapped around her, she took deep breaths of relief.

Deepika had her gaze fixed on her, the pink light falling on her from the fairy lights on the railings of the terrace, just made her face look so,perfect. The wind blowing on her face, making a flick of her hair, covering her eyes just the right way....

A smile crept on deepika's face, as she carefully took that strand of her hair and placed it right behind her ear.

Bani turned her face to her, the moonlight on her face just made her face look flawless...

Their eyes met, as bani felt deepika's hand on her cheek, their unblinkeable eyes fixed on each other, nothing would deter them now...
                           
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