(Okay, guys, I've decided to fast forward my story a little bit since I have a really good plot coming up and I need to wrap up this story within 80 chapters. So I've decided to skip the fest. Hope you all will understand.)

With two days of immense hardwork , the gang was finally able to make the auditorium like before. The dean was impressed by this work and gave every member a very special mention in his opening speech at the fest. The gang worked their asses off in the fest and it became a hit.

Fast times approached St. Marcus. The college went back to being normal with every student working hard to succeed. The first semester was just around the corner. And it, unintentionally had brought the gang even more closer than before.

Shayantani ,though burdened with a deep secret, had Sahil by her side. And she couldn't want more.

Ananya struggled with the weird feeling that she felt whenever she was with Daksh, while he was assured of one thing. He was sure that he loved her and with every minute , his love for her grew more.

While for Tapasya and Ruhaan, everything was as merry as Christmas . Their secret relationship felt like a roller coaster, full of adventure and fun. Sneaking out to meet each other, pretending to be friends in front of their friends,etc. They were enjoying the time of their life, that's for sure.

For Mitali, life wasn't as fun. She struggled with her new feelings towards Adi. Overthinking was now normal for her. She secretly blamed Adi for all of this. Whereas, a very obliviant Adi was having the time of his life, being with his friends, with Mitali. Love would be a strong word for him to describe his feelings for Mitali. What he had for her was something magical, something out of the world , something he couldn't describe.

On a fine evening, the gang had gathered in Ruhaan's house for group study. Ruhaan being the most intelligent among them had offered to volunteer.

Adi:(shutting the book closed) Yaar! Mujhse yeh sab na ho payega!

The rest of the gang chuckled. This was the third time Adi had said that.

Taps: Adi, tu yeh teen baar bol chuka hai! Try to kar , ho jayega!

Daksh: Nahi yaar, Adi sahi bol raha hai. Mere bhi sar mein dard hone laga hai!

Saying that, he high-fived Adi.

Anu: Daksh, mujhe to laga tha tum padhai mein kaafi tez ho. Class mein jab dekho tab likhte rehte ho. Ab kya ho gaya?

Daksh: Arey Ananya, mai likhta nahi....draw karta rehta hu!

Anu: What? 

Daksh realised what he had just said and quickly tried to move his notebook away from Ananya.

Anu: Tum yeh notebook chupa kyu rahe ho? Wait a minute! Tumhari drawings usme hai , hai na? Dikhao na!

Daksh shook his nervously and yanked his notebook away from her. Ananya gaped at him and crossed her arms in front of her chest. Out of nowhere, she suddenly winked at him. Daksh's mind went numb for a second. Ananya, taking this opportunity , quickly grabbed the notebook from his hand. She grinned. He didn't even get to react to what had just happened.

Ananya opened the notebook and saw many sketches. 

Ananya was mesmerized by the sketches.

Anu: Wow........These......these are beautiful! Daksh, why didn't ever tell me that you're such a good sketcher?

Daksh; Uh....I'm not that good. It's something I like to do......That's all.

Anu; Come on! Are you kidding me? These are so....

Her eyes landed on a sketch. It was her. He had drawn her.

 (Let's just pretend it's a drawing)

She flipped through the pages and found more sketches of her. She was spell bounded. How intricately he had drawn every detail........... How beautifully  he had noticed her.....

Before she could look any further,Daksh grabbed the notebook from her hands and kept it back in his bag , saying,

Daksh: Um.....I guess.....humein abhi padhai karni chahiye.....right?

Ananya looked at him and nodded slightly. Her lips curled up into a smile. And this time she didn't supress it. 

After a long long time, she felt special.....

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Ruhaan came to the kitchen to grab a bottle of water when he noticed that Mahir chacha wasn't there. 'Must've gone upstairs', he thought and opened the lid of the bottle.Suddenly , a pair of hands covered his eye lids , blinding him. He smiled and said,

Ruhaan: Tapasya.

Ruhaan removed her hands and turned to face her. She had an annoyed look on her face.

Taps; Dammit, Ru! Tumhe har bar kaise pata chal jata hai?

Ruhaan took her hands and placing them on his chest, said,

Ruhaan: Kyunki mai bohot smart hu!

Taps: Acha ji? Aisi baat hai?

Ruhaan: Bilkul.

He suddenly swirled her and then pulling her close, said,

Ruhaan: Aur vaise bhi....tumhe to mai aankhein band karke bhi pehchan sakta hu!

Tapasya blushed. Ruhaan touched the tip of her nose and smiled.

Taps: I love you.

Ruhaan; Itne zor se mat bolo. Koi sun lega!

Taps: To sun lene do! 

Ruhaan; Acha , aur phir humare secret ka kya? 

Taps:(dramatically) Ugh! Ab yeh raaz humse aur nahi rakha ja raha!

Ruhaan; Tum kabse Mitali ki tarah itni dramatic ho gayi?

Taps: (dramatically) Abhi tak apne humein ache se jana hi kaha hai?

Ruhaan: Acha ji? 

Taps: Ha ji. Sach batao Ru, mera toh man kar raha hai ki ek speaker phone leke zor zor se puri duniyaa ko bata du that I LOVE YOU!

Ruhaan cupped her mouth with his hands and said,

Ruhaan: Are you sure, Tapasya? Koi sun lega !

She removed her hands and said,

Taps: Arey koi nahi sunega! Sab bahar lawn mein gaye hai break lene!

Ruhaan: O.

Taps: To mai ab chilla sakti hu?

Ruhaan: I guess....

Taps; I LOVE RUHAAN SHERGILL!!I LOVE RUHAAN SHERGILL!I LOVE RUHAAN SHERGILL!

She kept on chanting these words and dancing around. Ruhaan smiled at her innocence. 

Taps: I LOVE RUHAAN SHERGILL!!! I LOVE RUHA.......

She stopped abruptly. Her eyes stopped on the door. Ruhaan's eyes widened too.

Standing on the door was......

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Okay, here's another update! 

Please vote and comment who is the person standing at the door. I'll make it easier. It's one of the options given below-

a) Mitali                        b)Adi                       c) Shanu                            d) Mahir chacha

The person to get the correct answer will get a special dedication in the next chapter.

Love you loads, 

Bosedisha