part-2
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For the rest of the day , Nupur couldn't think straight. She told herself she was being ridiculous. How could she love someone who she hardly knew . 😔 Someone she met only a while go.She thought of how much Gunjan would laugh if she told her about her experience today. She also rememberd the time , she wore white clothes for 10days , when Shah rukh khan died in kal ho na ho. She made a mental note not to watch too many bollywood movies. They are so influential. She blamed last nite's 'Dil Waley Dulhaniya Ley Jayegey ' for this. So, she concluded the whole 'Mayank Sharma' thing was just her inner-filmy-self trying to be romantic. 'ladka dekha nahin pyaar ho gaya.aisey kaisey?' – she told to herself .
Many following days, that's how it went. She went to her new college . Met a few people , some nice , some weird. Within 2 weeks , she had settled herself completely . On the other hand , Gunjan ,for the shy person she is , was struggling a lot. Nupur saw Mayank Sharma , sometimes in the library , sometimes in the caf, few times with Neha , most of the times pouring himself over a book . 'Geek' 🤓 she decided. She even imagined herself singing 'kitabey bahut hi padi ho gi tum ney ' song from – old SRK movie , Baazigar.😛 Not that , he got less attractive ,but Nupur just thought to stay away from him for her own personal self. After all he had a girlfren yaar. "who bhi itni beautiful''
After a few days, she was thrilled to find out , she has been paired with the Same Mayank Sharma , for some project. As soon as she got the news, the wave of emotions came back to her, the same one when she had first saw Mayank in the orange shirt. When , she looked over and saw Mayank. She almost laughed out loud. 'Wah bhagwan ji. tussi great ho' she thought. he was wearing Green and so was she. She walked towards him, to inform him they were partners. He already knew. She was glad he remembered her name. 'Nupur ?' he asked , again , his voice was music. The soundtrack of my summer , she cheekily thought to herself. 😛
They had four weeks, to complete the project. The partners were required to do a lot of research and a presentation at the end of it. Mayank and Nupur started spending a lot of time together, most of the times in the library. They complimented each other in every way. He was quite , she was loud. He knew the facts , she had a weird sense of reasoning. Perfect Partners. Academic Partners.
They started growing fond of each other very quickly. Days passed , they started to spend more and more time together. Those accidental hand-brushes still managed to shoot Nupur's Adrenaline levels. They spoke about every random thing in the world. From George W Bush's wrinkled forhead to John Abraham's dimples.😆 It was hard for Nupur. Hard to concentrate sometimes , hard to stop herself from falling for this guy. He has someone else , she reminded herself. Nevertheless, she enjoyed every minute she spent with him. She could tell he did too..
One day , Mayank told Nupur he wanted to her to meet someone. 'someone special' –he added. Her suspicions were rite. It was Neha.😭😭 She was waiting outside the college , looking amazing like she always did. Nupur hoped she wouldn't say or do anything wrong. She tried her best not to look upset. Mayank introduced her to Neha.
'hi' –she said . Her voice was beautiful too.Must be, Rab ne banadi Jodi :(
Mayank said 'Nupur …. this is '………..
She interrupted. She knew she wouldn't be able to hear if herself , so she completed the sentence for him 'Neha, your girlfren. I kno' .
They both stared at her for what it seemed to her like a century. A long silence was broken by Mayank and Neha laughing out loud. They face were turning red and they kept laughing. Turns out, Mayank and Neha were brother-sister.😳😳😳 Twins infact. Mayank being 2 minutes younger. She foudn out later that their parents were divorced and each lived with one of the twin. Mayank lived wit his mom. Embarrassed , Nupur felt so stupid. She should have known, they were related. Noo wonder both wer e so beautiful. She felt relieved. She woudn't have to fight against her feelings for Mayank. She could stare at him for as long as she likes and not feel guilty. She felt the level of Happiness and excitement , she never knew existed.
This was officially the Best Day of Nupur 's Life.....😊😊
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