*Ritika Pov*
"No!" I shouted for the millionth time.
"Come on Ri! It is code for the party dear. I thought you knew." Di said frowning.
"No Di! I didn't know that and even my friends didn't say anything about it." I said shaking my head.
"Well now you know about it right then what your problem is." Kritika asked irritated.
"My problem is that I wouldn't have said I will watch their performance if I know about the code." I said folding my hands.
"So what do you want to do now? Will you wear it or not?" Di asked looking at me.
"No!" I said again.
"Ok then! We both will go and get ready." Saying that Di started walking away.
"Di! It is unfair that the code is only for the juniors." I said looking at her.
"Well this is the last day of the ragging and tomorrow onwards they will not have any chance to rag us so they must have come out with this plan." Kritika said calmly.
"You are ok with it?" I asked her surprised.
"Ofcourse not!" She said shaking her head.
"Then?" I asked her confused.
"I already called Ramya Di and she said I can sit with her. So I need not wear half-sari." She replied grinning at me.
"I hate you! You could have told me then I would have also asked her." I said shouting at her.
"Well what fun is there in that." She said shrugging still grinning like an idiot.
"Di! Save me from this." I said looking at Di.
She sighed and said "Ok but try to be invisible. Actually both of you try to be invisible."
"Sure!" I said grinning and hugged her.
"So are we going together or what?" Kritika asked us.
"He will come!" Di and I said at a same time.
When Di looked at me I said "Our UK will come."
"Actually Varun is going to pick me up." Di said shocking both Kri and me.
"What?" we both asked her.
"Khushal don't like attending these and even last year he didn't attend the party. I asked him will he come today for the party and he shook his head." Di replied calmly.
"So who is Varun?" I suddenly asked her.
"UK is still our UK." Kritika said looking at me expression.
"There can always be a VK." I said shrugging.
"You both are crazy! Now get ready both of you." Di said shaking her head.
We all got ready within minutes and saw that it is already six in the evening. We three walked out and Kritika started looking for Sanjay.
Even after few minutes when he didn't turned out, she went near his house and saw that his bike is not there.
She sighed and then we heard the Bike sounds. We turned to see five bikes coming near us.
Why is it every day our house is becoming a bike showroom? Every day the bikes number is just adding up and up.
"Shall we go Ritika?" Sid asked looking at me.
Kalyan is on his bike and on the other bike Rahim and Ram are there. I turned towards other two bikes and saw on one bike one girl and boy who are the seniors I saw that day are there.
Another bike is there with a very handsome guy on it. He must be Varun I guess. When Di sat beside him he grinned. Oh if only Khushal sees this then I would have loved to watch his expression.
"Ritika?" Sid called me again bringing me out of my thoughts.
"Kalyan! Can you drop my sister?" I asked gesturing Kritika.
"Sure!" and "No!" are the words I heard immediately.
"I will not sit behind him. He is not at all a good guy." Kritika said openly and I stopped myself from pace palming.
"Excuse me?" Kalyan barked at her.
"Hey! Don't talk to her in that manner." I said looking at him.
"He scolded you that day Ri. I will not sit with him and that's final." Kritika said.
When your sister says something like that, what would you do? Well I hugged her but immediately stepped back. We don't want to gag you see.
"Ram! Sit with Kalyan." Sid said looking at us.
"Will you sit beside Rahim?" I asked her and she nodded frowning.
Then suddenly asked "Where is your other friend?"
"Who?" They all asked.
"Robert duh!" She replied making me grin.
"Definitely the twins." They four muttered at a time.
She sat behind Rahim and they all started driving along with our seniors with us. They are kind of driving slowly so it looked like we all are walking together or something.
"Isn't there a dress code for today's party?" Kalyan suddenly asked.
"There is but we decided to not follow." I replied.
"I can totally expect that from you but..." when he started to say I immediately turned to look at him in shock.
"What do you mean by that?" I asked him frowning.
"I mean come on we can never expect you to wear that type of dress at all." He replied grinning.
"Are you saying what I am thinking you are saying?" I asked him with gritted teeth.
"Yes! You are one of us Ritika and I know you will never wear that type of dress." He replied.
He looked at me expectantly but I just turned away and just sat there frowning.
"So like I was saying I didn't expect your sister to wear that too." He said but I just sat there.
"Rahim! Can you drive until we will be beside that DB?" Kritika asked.
"What is DB?" Rahim asked.
"Dustbin!" She replied making then say 'What?' for sure.
"Sure!" Rahim said and I turned to see both Kalyan's and Rahim's bike's are side by side. She suddenly hit Kalyan on his shoulder making him cry in shout.
"Kritika!" Di and I shouted at the same time.
"Next time you try to say stupid things like this about my sister I will hit you more." Saying that she looked away.
I smiled and turned back to place my head on Sid's back and hugged him normally. She always surprises me I thought smiling more.
"Ritika! We are here." I heard someone shaking me and I opened my eyes to see we are in the parking lot.
And then Kalyan along with his friends and even Kritika are standing beside me looking at me.
"Oh!" I said moving back only to realize I have fallen asleep on Sid's back hugging him.
"Sorry Sid!" I said smiling at him after I got down.
"It's ok Ritika." He said smiling back.
I saw Kritika looking at me worriedly. I walked near her along with Di and asked what happened.
"When we were entering the campus, Sanjay was coming outside on his bike and he saw me." She started saying.
"Ok! Then?" Di asked.
"He just looked at Rahim and me for few minutes and turned his bike to go inside." She replied.
"He must have been coming out for you and when he saw that you are already here he went inside." I said trying to be innocent about the situation.
"I know that!" Kri said frowning.
"Then? Why are you worried Kri?" I asked her smugly.
"I hate you!" Saying that she walked away.
"Ri! You shouldn't have said that. She is already worried." Di said looking at her.
"She must come to the terms that she likes him Di. Actually everyone must come to accept such terms." I said looking at Di pointedly.
"Yes! Everyone must accept such terms." She said looking at me pointedly and I looked at her in confusion.
I don't have any UK or Neighbor boy whom I like or something like them. Then why Di did say that?
I shrugged and we both started walking inside to see Khushal leaning on the wall at the first block.
"Akhila! I will also drop you back home. Don't worry about it ok?" Varun suddenly said looking at Di and that too by luck we are near Khushal.
"Uh-oh! Looks like Kri got a partner to share the same worry." I said grinning when Varun walked away.
Di threw a glare at me but we both continued to walk towards the auditorium. When we reached there we saw that the auditorium is filled like completely.
I looked for Kri and saw that she is beside Ramya Di. I walked towards them and sat on the other hand of the Ramya.
"Where is Di?" Kritika asked not looking at me at all.
"She got some same problem like you Kri." I replied and she immediately looked at me.
"UK is here and he got to know that VK dropped Di. Also know that VK is going to drop her again." I said looking at her.
"Oh burn!" Kritika said grinning.
"Who is UK and VK?" Suddenly Ramya Di asked and then we remembered that she is here.
"Someone..." I trailed off.
"Do you guys know Khushal likes your Di?" Suddenly she said.
"Really?" Kri and I said like we just got to know.
"Yeah! And she too likes him I guess. But don't tell her that I told you this and behave like you both don't know about it." She said and we both nodded grinning.
Looks like everyone know about these both except themselves. We turned to see Di walking towards us and sat beside me.
Then the program started and we all groaned when Princi gave his speech. Who likes our teachers giving some boring speeches at the time of enjoyment?
Then started the performances and we all got engrossed in them shouting at the high pitch.
And then my friend's performance started for which I immediately stood up and started shouting at the top of my lungs for them.
They both shook their heads at me but I continued to do it. Hey they are my friends and I am supposed to make them embarrass.
They did it so cool and I again shouted for them when they were leaving the stage. Princi immediately looked at me hearing the sound but I waved at him. He shook his head and looked at the stage.
And then the surprise is Sanjay getting on the stage along with two guys. They three started playing music and only music. Sanjay is playing the guitar and I can say that he is good like really good.
"Kri! Your Sanjay is on the stage." I shouted at her and she immediately looked at me wide eyed when few looked at her.
"Don't embarrass her Ritika." Di calmly said and I sat down pouting.
"Your Sanjay is playing really good Kritika." Di suddenly said making me grin and Kritika to groan.
After few performances, Princi again got on to the stage and announced about the new basket ball court for the candidates to play for college. And also said the wishes by calling them on the stage.
"Ri! Your boy and DB guys are there on the stage along with Alien." Kri suddenly shouted.
But the problem is at the time when she was shouting the entire auditorium went silent and everyone heard her.
She looked like she was about to cry and everyone continued to look at her. I took her hand and immediately dragged her when Di held my hand to do the same.
We ignored all the looks and rushed outside the auditorium and ran until we reached the canteen. We all sat at a table and sighed in relief.
Kri still looked upset and I shook her to come out of it. I looked at her proudly and said "That was the most entertaining thing that happened today."
"I know you are lying! Everyone must think that I am crazy." Kri said shaking her head.
"Actually your sister is true Kritika." We heard a new voice and turned to see her two friends walking inside the canteen.
And then my friends and after them Di's friends walked inside. We three just continued to look at the people entering the canteen.
Then entered Kalyan and his friends and after them Sanjay entered with few people. Ok this is getting really weird and then everyone felt weird when Khushal entered the canteen and that too for the first time.
When we all looked at him, he shrugged and said "Who will listen to those speeches."
"Yeah! And you saved all of us from boredom so thanks to you." Ramya said smiling.
"Got to say Kritika! You did the right thing but please stop calling us DB boys ok." Kalyan said groaning.
"What is DB?" Suddenly Varun asked.
"Dust bin!" I said laughing and the whole canteen burst out laughing.
"Then who is Alien?" Khushal asked surprising us at again even though he didn't laughed along with us.
"No one!" She immediately said.
"I know!" Sanjay said smugly.
"No you don't know!" She said glaring at him.
"Oh I know!" He again said.
"Will you tell it in any near future?" Khushal asked him irritated.
"I will not tell you." Sanjay replied glaring at him.
"That's why you are my favorite and such a good boy UK." Kri said before she could stop herself.
"Good boy?" Everyone asked her in disbelief along with Khushal.
"Yeah! I am your fan." She said grinning.
"Who is Alien?" This question is passed along all our friends and we three just sat there grinning at them.
Never thought we actually got so many people who actually came here for us standing out from everyone.
We three looked at each other and immediately know that we all are thinking the same.