*Akhila Pov*
“What are you doing here?” I asked when I opened the door.
“Well you said we can talk in the evening right?” He asked walking inside the house.
“I thought you will be angry and not talk to me until I talk to you.” I replied walking into the living room where everyone is already there.
“Angry? And on you? You are not joking right Di?” Ri asked smirking.
“Why?” I asked her confused sitting on the floor near them.
“Well do you know whenever he get angry on any one of us, what we do?” Sanjay asked and I shook my head.
“We just say your name.” Kalyan said and stared at him in confusion.
“What used to happen when you guys say my name?” I asked him frowning.
“All his anger would always be thrown outside within a second.” Jiju replied.
“Really?” I asked them smiling.
“Stop it!” Khushal said placing his hand around my waist and I chuckled.
“Di! Will you make some sweet today?” Kalyan suddenly asked.
“Is there any special today?” I asked him.
“No! But I missed eating some amazing sweet dish.” He replied.
“I should say this to Aunty for sure.” Ri said grinning.
“I don’t care! Whenever I ask her to make some sweet dish then she immediately make me do all the work.” Kalyan said shaking his head.
“You guys have been dating for how long?” I asked them.
“If we take away the beginning we joined here and also the time where we were not dating then two years.” Kritika said.
“Why Di?” Ri asked frowning.
“Just generally.” I replied and she nodded.
“Can I talk to you?” I whispered to Khushal.
“Sure!” He replied and we both got up walking inside the kitchen.
“I said no to marriage because I want to date first.” I said when we both stood leaning on the kitchen floor.
“We are dating and we have been dating.” He said frowning.
“No, no! We are dating from 24hours only. We never dated before as I don’t even know what you feel for me.” I said and he just stared at me.
“Why did you never ask me then?” He asked.
“If I had asked you, would you have replied me?” I asked him back and he shook his head.
“So you want to date?” He asked and I nodded.
“Ok! I will just go for practice.” He said and walked out.
They asked why did he left and I just said he need to practice. After sometime even Sanjay and Kalyan left and we all had our dinner.
I walked inside my room and drifted off into sleep. When I woke up the next day, I saw a message on my mobile with ‘Good morning’ greeting from him.
Reading that I just start my day smiling and replied to his greeting…
*Kritika Pov*
“Guys can you both please try to not do PDA?” Latika asked.
“We were just holding hands.” I replied frowning.
“But I am reading something else in your eyes.” She said smirking and I pouted.
“Well she is just jealous because I am not her anymore.” Sanjay said winking at her.
“Oh please! You are lucky that she is still with you.” Latika said rolling her eyes.
“Now you both don’t start. Where is Ria?” I asked her looking around.
“Busy with her fiancée.” Latika replied smiling.
“He is here?” I asked her.
“No idiot! She is talking to him.” She replied.
“Don’t call my girlfriend idiot.” Sanjay warned her.
“Well when she is dating you then she becomes one right.” Latika said and they both started their war of words.
“I am giving up both of you.” I said getting up and walked towards Ri’s table.
“They both are fighting?” Khushi asked and I nodded at her.
“I can understand you Kri. This girl and Kalyan always fight and give me headache.” Ri said gesturing Khushi.
“My Bhai is an idiot. So I have to fight with him.” Khushi said shrugging.
“How irony! Some idiot is calling others with her name.” kalyan said sitting down.
“Let’s go!” Ri whispered and we both stood walking outside the canteen.
“I am feeling tense you know.” I said when we sat outside the canteen.
“Why?” Ri asked frowning.
“Well in few months we will join fourth year and then college is over. What next then?” I asked shaking my head.
“Everyone feels the same so don’t think only you are feeling it.” Ri said and I nodded.
“Surprisingly I didn’t saw UK today at our house.” I said.
“Yeah! And I even saw Akhila Di looking at the door for every minute before finally leaving for her work.” Ri said nodding.
“Maybe they have some problems.” I mumbled.
“Which they can solve on their own.” Ri said and I smiled.
“What are you both doing here?” We heard Priya Di asking and looked up to see JIju and her standing before us.
“The Newly married couple is here.” Ri said doing our as usual teasing.
“And to your question our boyfriends and our friends decided to have a words war day today.” I said and she chuckled.
“You should hear Raji and him fighting. Trust me, that is the best.” Di said smiling.
“No! Khushi and Kalyan fight the best and they even have that agreement from the time they are kids that sister and brothers should fight.” Ri said shaking her head.
“Oh please! Even without no relation my Sanjay and Latika fights the best.” I said waving my hand.
And that’s how we three started fighting on who fights better until we heard someone asking “What is happening here?”
We turned to see our friends along with Sanjay and Kalyan standing near us and we paused our fighting.
“They are fighting on the topic that who fights the best and trust me it is entertaining.” Jiju explained.
“What is this Ri? I never thought you as a fighting person.” Kalyan said shaking his head and Khushi nodded.
“You really surprised us Kritika.” Sanjay said and Latika sighed making my mouth go wide.
“You are lecturer and you need to maintain some power on students.” Jiju said and Di’s mouth too opened.
We three looked at each other in complete shock and just walked into our classes as we heard the bell ringing.
*Akhila Pov*
He is not even meeting me or even talking to me on phone but just message me three times a day greeting me.
Then one day he suddenly called when I was having my dinner. I just stared at it until Ri waved her hand infront of my face.
“Hello!” I said lifting his call.
“How are you?” he asked.
“Are you upset?” he asked when I didn’t reply.
“That is not my job generally.” I whispered and looked at everyone to see that they are having food looking only at that like it is the most beautiful sight.
“I want you to visit my match tomorrow.” He said.
“What?” I suddenly shouted.
“Tomorrow evening and if you want everyone can come with you. Sanjay will bring you there.” He replied and I just sat there stunned.
“Don’t forget and good night.” He said hanging up.
I placed my phone on the table and just sat in complete silence. I just got lost in my thoughts again.
“What happened?” Di asked frowning.
“He is asking me to watch his match.” I replied.
“So?” Ri asked.
“I have to go there.” I replied.
“That’s good thing right.” Kritika said.
“But... he… last time..” I stopped saying anything when I realized what I was going to say.
“What is it?” Ri asked holding my hand.
“Nothing!” I replied shaking my head.
“So you are still going to hide what he actually did from us then.” Di said and I looked at them in shock.
“We know! He told us everything.” Kritika said smiling.
“Now tell us what is killing you.” Ri asked.
“Last time when I went to watch his match he got angry and did that. Even now he is angry and I don’t even want to think what he may do.” I replied.
“Di! He really loves you.” Kritika said slowly.
“I know! But I am just feeling little insecurity.” I said sighing.
“Well we all will be there with you tomorrow so do not worry.” Di said and I nodded at her.
“Everything will be fine.” Sanjay said smiling at me.
“I know that.” I said looking at the crowds.
“We are lucky that this match is in Delhi.” Kalyan said who is sitting on my other side and I nodded at him.
“Hmm...” I said holding my hands tightly.
“It is going to start.” Ri shouted and looks very excited.
I sat calmly until half of the match and in the other half I cheered for him. He is right when he said it has very limits and the players don’t get that much hurt.
Even a best thing is referee standing inside the ring itself unlike last time where there is no referee.
“He won!” I whispered.
“That is actually not his original win. His original win is not getting a disqualified card.” Kritika said and I laughed at her.
When he was announced as winner, everyone rushed near him and I just sat there hoping there would not be some repetitive scene.
But then I saw that no girl is being allowed inside the ring at all and I looked at Sanjay in confusion.
“Bhai rule is that no girl should come near him.” He said and my eyes went wide.
“Now close your eyes.” Kalyan said and I looked at him confused.
“Close your eyes.” He said again and I closed.
I immediately felt a cloth covering my eyes and I tried to remove it.
“Trust Bhai.” Sanjay said and I sat calmly.
Then I heard lot of whispering around me making me even more curious. Then suddenly there is nothing but silence.
“It’s time to go.” Di whispered.
“I can open the blind?” I asked her.
“No Di!” Kritika replied.
“Have some patience Di.” Ri said and I glared at the way where I heard her voice even with the blind.
They made me walk carefully and there were many ups and down. Then finally they opened the blind.
I slowly opened them and immediately closed with the lights around me. Then again opened them slowly to see that the crowd is still there but not in the ring.
“Akhila!” I heard him whispering and looked down to see there are rose petals around us.
“Khushal!” I whispered as he walked from behind me.
“I really love you so much.” He said holding my hand staring into my eyes.
“I love you too.” I said smiling.
“I know I have never expressed my love properly and you deserve everything. You even deserve someone else but I am too selfish to let that happen.” He said.
“I don’t want anyone else.” I whispered.
“I don’t want to lose you like ever. So will you..” When he trailed off my eyes went wide.
“Will you be my girlfriend?” He asked and I laughed at him.
“It would be my pleasure.” I replied and he immediately pulled me towards him crashing his lips on mine.
Everyone around us cheered and started throwing some petals on us. I hugged him tightly feeling like the most special girl in the world.
“Thank you so much for this. I never expected this at all.” I said looking around.
“I did a mistake in this type of place so I want to do my first best thing here.” He said.
“This is not your first best thing. Your first best thing is loving me.” I whispered.
“That will always be.” He said and I smiled at him.
“Ok love birds. Let’s just leave.” Priya Di said and we both walked outside the ring.
The crowd started cheering for us until we left the building. I glanced at him while travelling back and smiled feeling so happy.