Day 3- 8:15p.m.

Everyone was sitting in the garden, talking and fooling around. Nivi and Sameeksha were irritating Karan and Sumedh or maybe vice versa.

Siddharth and Parul were in one corner of the garden. Siddharth's hand was sneakily climbing up Parul's shoulder. Either she didn't seem to realise it or she didn't mind and was just going with the flow. Siddharth whispered something in Parul's ear and she giggled.

Devaki and Aarushi were lounging on the sofa placed in the shed. *Plays the pink panther tune*

Aarushi put her imaginary thinking cap on and asked Devaki:

"Detective D, kya aapko Siddharth aur Parul ke beech mein jo chemistry hai uske baare mein information mili?"

Devaki looked over at Aarushi. She decided to play along.

"Nahi. Detective A, hume kuch jaankari haasil karni hogi. In dono ke beech kya chal raha hai yeh hume pata lagana hoga." Devaki said stroking her imaginary beard.

"Uske liye pehle hume aur witness dhundne padenge." Aarushi said discretely.

"Haan...kisse pooche?" Devaki asked.

"Ruko- Abey oh Sara zara idhar aana." Aarushi called out to Sara who was sitting with the boys, Bandana and Sameeksha in another corner of the garden. Sara got up from there and walked towards Aarushi and Devaki.

"Kya hu-" Sara was cut midway by The Head making an announcement.

"Head chahte hai ki Bandana, Devaki aur Nivi issi waqt store room se task ke liye apni costume le le."

All three of them went into the store room. Three different trays were kept for them with their name labels on them. Each of them picked up their respective tray and came into the living room where everyone had settled themselves.

"Iss task ke agle participant Zayn, Yudhveer, Sameeksha, Sara, Parul, Namish aur Siddharth honge." Devaki said while reading the letter from head. Bandana, Nivi and Devaki picked up their costumes.

"Ewwwww....yeh kya hai?!" Devaki said utterly disgusted.

"Kya hai ?" Karan asked peeping into Nivi's tray. She smacked him away.

Bandana picked up the clothes in her hand.

"You're all dressed up as beggars?" Zayn asked.

"Well, what else does it look like to you, son?" Nivi answered  sarcastically. Zayn just shrugged.

"Arrey wah! Bandana bheek mangegi!" Yudhveer exclaimed. "Aaj toh maja aa jayega. Kyon doston? Sahi kahan na meine?" He asked Karan. Bandana scowled at him.

"Arrey haan, haan! Kyun nahi? Mein Head ka kitna aabhari hun iski wajah se! Aaj toh Nivi bhi bheek mangegi!" Karan laughed.

"Exactly! Aur Devaki bhi!" Rohan added. Even he was laughing. Devaki threw daggers at him from her eyes. He quickly shutup and kept his forefinger on his lips. Still the glint of laughter was sparkling in his eyes.

"Better." Devaki muttered.

"Yaar, I pity you guys." Sameeksha said. "Hume in ladko ki dhajiyaan udhani thi...tum log toh apni khudki uda rahe ho.."

Aarushi, Sara and Parul also gave them a sympathetic look. Suddenly, there was a determined look in Devaki's eyes.

"Guys, don't show as though we are hating to perform this task. Hume unhe dikhana hoga ki hum iss task ko khushi-khushi kar rahe hai. Aisa karenge toh woh humara zyaada mazak nahi uda paayenge. Suno, agar humne aisa nahi kiya toh pure season yeh hum logoko aise hi satate rahenge. We have to do this, C'mon." Devaki encouraged Nivi and Bandana.

"Yaar maza aayega!" Nivi exclaimed.

"Chup kar, pagli! Bhikari banne mein kya maza?!" Bandana hissed.

"Actually, Devaki is right." Aarushi interjected. Parul was nodding her head. She too, seemed to agree with Devaki. " You guys have to show as if you're in love with what you are doing. Phir woh log tumhara mazak nahi udayenge."

"Hmm..." Bandana hummed. They went to the washroom to get changed and came back after awhile dressed as bhikaris.

Rohan looked at Devaki. His mouth fell open. He went towards Sumedh and whispered,"Yaar bhikari itne sexy ho sakte hai yeh mujhe pata nahi tha...pata hota toh inhe roz apne ghar khaane par bulata.." Sumedh laughed.

"Sahi kaha.."

Karan was drinking water. Suddenly, he felt someone tap his shoulder. He turned around and saw Nivi dressed as a bhikari. Water sprayed out of his mouth as he spat it out due to shock. He coughed and tried to regain his posture.

"Yeh kya hulia bana rakha hai, Nivi?" He asked trying very hard not to laugh. Nivi pouted. She placed her finger on his face and very gently moved it down his face. Karan's breath hitched in his throat.

"Aww...mujhe laga tumhe pasand aayega...tumne dekha...Devaki ko dekhkar Rohan pagla sa gaya hai...usse woh kitni sexy lag rahi hai aur ek tum ho. You can't appreciate anything that I do. Just go f*ck off. Mujhe tumse baat nahi karni ab." Nivi said.

"DESHWASIYON. SAB MUJHE BOL RAHE THE. AB DEKHO NIVI AUR KARAN KAISE APNI RAASLEELA RACH RAHE HAI KITCHEN MEIN. YEH KITCHEN HI PANOTI HAI. JO JATA HAI   PYAAR KE RANG MEIN RANG JAATA HAI." Bandana yelled at the top of her voice. Nivi quickly stepped away from Karan.

Yudhveer came to Karan and patted his back.

"I'm proud of you brother. You're following my footsteps." Yudhveer said winking at Bandana.

"Arrey meine toh kuch nahi kiya!" Karan defended himself. "Yeh Nivi mere paas aayi!"

"Excuse me?!" Nivi yelled. "Mein ek puri raat suaron (*pig*) ke saath bita sakhti hun par tumhare paas? Chee, chee...kabhi nahi."

"Arrey Karan, kyun chipane ki koshish kar rahe ho? Mein tumhe samjh sakta hun bro!" Yudhveer said. Nivi smirked. She looked at Bandana and gave her a thumbs up. Bandana winked back.

Suddenly music started playing and all three of the girls assembled in the living area.

"I LOVE THIS SONGGGG!!! MUJHE YEH KYUN NAHI MILA?!!!!" Aarushi exclaimed.

"MUJHE PEENEY DO, THODA SA HUMKO JEENE DO...IF I GET OUT OF CONTROL ITS NOT ME, ITS THE ALCOHOLLLL!!!" Aarushi sang.

"Oooooo!!! Hard Kaur! I love her!" Bandana exclaimed. They started dancing and behaving like drunkards.

Peeyakad bhikaris.

Bandana and Nivi were going crazy. They fooled around acting like complete drunkards. Nivi seemed to be getting out of control. Everyone was laughing a lot.

"Mujhe peeney do...thoda sa humko jeene do..." Devaki was hesitating a little. Suddenly, while dancing Nivi came next to her and smacked her hard on the face. Devaki lost her balance and fell on Karan who was standing behind her. Both of them fell on the floor with a loud thud and Devaki cried out in pain.

"Owwwww!!" Both Devaki and Karan groaned. 

Immediately, everyone ran towards them. The music stopped. Rohan placed Devaki's head on his lap whereas Nivi placed Karan's head on her lap.

"Omg, omg, I'm so sorry! I didn't realise you were standing right next to me..." Nivi apologized.

"Nivi, dekh kar nacha karo....kya kar rahi thi..." Bandana lectured.

"Haan yaar, Nivi...tum toh pagla gayi thi..." Sameeksha said.

"Arrey sorry bola na! Galti ho gayi mujhse...I'm just a human!" Nivi apologized again.

"Nivi ko bas kaam bigaadna aata hai!" Namish said in anger.

Enough was enough.

Blood boiled in Nivi's eyes. She stood up with alot of force. Her body was shaking with anger. Her fists clenched and everyone looked at her while Devaki and Karan lay there on the ground in immense pain. Karan's hand was bent at an odd angle and Devaki's forehead was bleeding.

"MEINE KAHAN NA GALTI HO GAYI?!  TUM LOGON SE KABHI GALTI NAHI HOTI KYA? AB SAB MUJHPAR ILZAM DALO. NIVI KI WAJAH SE HEAD HOUSE KE DO SADASYO KO GEHRI CHOT AAYI. MUJHE JAIL MEIN DAAL DO AGAR MUJHPAR ITNA ILZAAM LAGA HI DIYA HAI TOH!" Tears pricked Nivi's eyes. She walked out of the living room and ran to one of the stalls in the bathroom. She broke down in tears as soon as she closed the door behind her.

Back in the living room, everyone was shocked. Everything happened so suddenly.

Bandana and Sameeksha quickly snapped back to reality.

"Mein aur Bandana Nivi ko dekhte hai...tum log in dono ka khayal rakhna." Sameeksha said. Sara nodded. Both of them went to Nivi.

"Head chahte hai ki Zayn, Yudhveer, Siddharth aur Sumedh Karan ko fauran activity area mein le aaye aur Rohan, Aarushi, Parul aur Sara Devaki ko Activity area mein le aaye, fauran! Udhar Head ne do Doctors ko bheja hai un dono ka check up karne ke liye." Head announced.

"Chalo, chalo inhe jaldi uthao..." Rohan said picking Devaki up, bridelstyle. She was losing consciousness.

"Devaki, aanken kholo, idiot!" Aarushi said. Devaki tried to keep her eyes open.

On the other hand, the rest of the boys helped Karan to walk upto the activity room.

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"NIVI DARWAJA KHOLO!" Sameeksha banged on the door of the stall in the washroom.

"Haan Nivi! Jaldi kholo!" Bandana gently knocked on the door.

"M-mein nahi kholne wali!" Nivi answered hiccupping as she cried. "Tum log jao yahan se...warna sabko jaakar bologe ki Nivi bhav kha rahi hai...ek toh uski galti  hai upar se akkad dikha rahi hai." Nivi said.

"Hum aisa kuch nahi karne wale hai..." Bandana said.

"Haan...hum kyun karenge aisa? Niklo ab..." Sameeksha said.

"Nahi...jo karna hai kar lo...mein nahi aa rahi bahar." Nivi said stubbornly.

"Thik hai phir....hum bhi kahin nahi jaayenge." Bandana and Sameeksha sat down in front of the door.