TaaRey FF :: Not What We Expected :: Discontinued. (Note on pg 27) - Page 9

They boys and I hid outside the Admissions office, waiting for Taani to complete the formalities. She finally stepped out after a good fifteen minutes.

"Vicky jaa!" I commanded. "Agar tu ne koi bhi garbar ki toh main Neha ko sab sach bataa dunga ke uss raat tu ne kya kiya tha."

Vicky gulped at my threat and jumped in front of Taani who was startled by his sudden approach.

"Hello ji! Myself Jayesh Patel" he started in a changed voice as he patted his greasy hair.

"Hi" spoke Taani.

"Aap Taani ho na? New student?" he asked enthusiastically.

"Haan. Kyun?" she asked plainly.

"Woh kya hai na, principal sir aap ko bulaa rahe hai. Darne ki koi baat nahin hai, woh humesha naye students ko bulaa kar unn ko iss vidya mandir mein swaagat karte hai" lied Vicky aka Jayesh.

"Ok" said Taani in a not so convinced tone but probably decided to ignore it.

"Ek aur baat. Agar aap ko principal sir ke good books mein rehna hai toh aap ko un ko yeh gift karna padega."

Taani's eyes widen in shock, seeing a wig in Vicky's hand.

"Woh kya hai na, humare principal sir ke baal nahin hai. Agar aap un ko yeh gift karonge toh woh aap se impressed ho jaayenge aur aap un ki favourite student bann jaonge" spoke Vicky exaggerating the word 'favourite'.

Nil, Amar, Bharat and I tried our best to hide our giggles.

"Weird" replied Taani.

She took the wig off Vicky's hand. The wig slipped out of her hand so she bent down to pick it up then headed towards the principal's office which was located at the end of the corridor.

As soon as she disappeared behind the doors of the principal's office, Nil, Amar, Bharat and I ran to Vicky, congratulating him for his awesome performance.

"Kya baat hai yaar, tujhe toh films mein hona chahiye" praised Nil.

"So far so good" I spoke with a smirk. "Ab Taani ko suspend hone se koi nahin bacha sakta."

We waited a short distance outside the principal's office, waiting for Taani to come out crying with a suspension letter in her hand. Our eyes stayed glued to the doors of the office as it slowly creaked open.

To our surprise, our principal came outside with Taani behind him who was not crying as we were expecting. However, principal sir was fuming in anger for sure. His eyes searched around the corridors like a cop looking for a robber. Acting like normal human beings, we continued walking through the corridors.

"Reyansh Singhania and Vikramjeet Kalsi. In my office NOW!" he screamed, almost creating an earthquake which caught the attention of all of the students.

Walking from the corridor to his office was definitely something you would call the 'walk of shame'. All eyes were on us as me and Vicky entered the office. Taani gave a triumphant smile, making my anger reach no limit.

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Now you must be wondering, how did I manage to escape from Reyansh's lame prank?

Number one: His friend Vikramjeet or should I say Jayesh, does not know the A of Acting.

Number two: Reyansh really needs some lessons on how to hide from people.

Number three: Well what should I say? I am Taani Shekhawat. No one messes with me!

While talking to Vikramjeet aka Jayesh, I noticed that his ID badge had fallen out of his pocket. Pretending that the wig fell out of my hand, I bent down to pick up his badge and the wig. My eyes also fell on Reyansh and three other boys who were trying to hide in the corner. My suspicion was confirmed. This was a prank by Reyansh to get me kicked out of the college. If only I knew the names of the other three boys. Otherwise they would have also got to hear the principal's screams.

Well what did I do in the office? I acted as a 'damsel in distress' which I am not and told the principal that Vikramjeet Kalsi and Reyansh Singhania forced me to gift the wig to him even though I did not want to. Simple.

After getting out of the thoughts of the sweet revenge I just did, I headed towards the classroom for my first ever lecture at St. Louis. A huge grin played on my face as the first person I saw there was Swayam.

"Hi Swayam" I greeted with a smile.

"Hey Taani. He replied. "Guys, yeh hai Taani."

All of his friends greeted me in a friendly manner and introduced themselves and by their talks, I could tell that Swayam had already told them about me.

"Oh toh tum Taani ho jisne Rey aur Vicky ki band bajaayi?" spoke a girl whom I suppose is Simmi. "Well done, acha kiya" she spoke as she patted my back.

"Haan lekin tumhe kaise pataa?" I asked.

"Hum ne bataaya" said three boys in unison. They were the same three boys who were hiding with Reyansh.

"W..woh actually, sorry Taani. Hum ne galat ladki se panga liya" said one of the boys who later introduced himself as Nil.

"It's ok" I replied with a smile.

Within no time, I became really comfortable with all of them. Still wondering what Reyansh is doing between a group of such awesome people.

Halfway through the lecture, Reyansh and Vicky walked into the classroom. I gave a genuine friendly smile to Vicky who smiled back. A smirk played on my face as I saw Reyansh angrily glaring at me. Vicky headed towards the back of the class to his seat and whispered a small sorry' which was only audible to me. Reyansh had no choice but to sit on the empty seat beside me which Sharon vacated as she had to leave the lecture early for some work.

"Khud ko kya samjhti hai, Kitna akadti hai. College mein nayi nayi, aayi ik ladki hai" I heard him sing in a low voice. It was no rocket science to figure out that he was referring to me.

"You will pay for this" he whispered as he opened his textbook. "Tumhe pataa hai, I almost got suspended. Principal sir ne last warning de kar chora hai."

"Acha?" I asked acting amused. "Aur tum mujhe suspend karwaane waale the uss ka kya?"

"Woh alag baat hai. Agar maine tumhe dus din mein iss college se nahin nikalwaya toh mera naam Reyansh Singhania nahin" he warned in a low tone.

I scratched my head with a pen, pretending to think.

"Palpu Popat naam kaisa rahenga?" I asked trying to hide my grin.

"What?" he replied.

"Paplu Popat. Acha naam hai na? Tumhe bohut suit karenga" I said earning a glare from him.

He was about to reply back but luckily the bell rang. Saved by the bell I thought.

I quickly packed my bag and decided to run for my life before Reyansh could say anything.

"Bye Paplu" I said before running out of the classroom.

That day I discovered a new hobby of mine. It's called pissing off Reyansh Singhania.