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sultanahabeeb

@sultanahabeeb

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Posted: 13 years ago

#11

wow wonderful nd nice up nd i like both sid nd my tammy

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Anandamayee

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Posted: 13 years ago

#12

Originally posted by: ridzzi
so now i m here...the update was rocking Thanks, glad you liked it :)
shreya is really too much n tam ne toh aryan ki first meet main hi insult wali bezzati kar di poor Haha thats true. She really is too much :P guy,liked sid also,the prankster n dhruv is so shy man,well it's a bit unbelievable i mean a guy n that much shy wow Haha…a bit unbelievable, but there you go :P
so mr.casonovo got trapped in tammy's prank but whatever he said is absolutaly going to be true i know that You'll have to wait and see
n one more thing can u plz change rt n mugs pics,i mean kafi historical lag raha h koi unki character jaisi lagao Ok…I'll try to get different pics
update soon Update up, so check it out.
luv u

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Anandamayee

@AY_candy_luver

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Posted: 13 years ago

#13

Originally posted by: sultanahabeeb
wow wonderful nd nice up nd i like both sid nd my tammy

Good. glad you liked it. The next update is up, so check it out :)

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Anandamayee

@AY_candy_luver

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Posted: 13 years ago

#14

TGIF-Thank god it's friday

Tammy: What lessons do we have today?
Julia: All the fun lessons...music, drama, English, P.E-
Tammy: Music is fun?
Julia: Yeah. It's awesome.
Tammy: (Frowning) You're weird.

Julia glanced briefly at the timetable pasted asymmetrically on the door of her locker.

Julia: And art after lunch.
Tammy: Great! That'll be fun.
Julia: You're weird.
Tammy: Why?
Julia: (Sighing) You'll see.

The shrill sound of the bell pierced through the hallway, indicating that all students should proceed to their classes. Hastily shutting their peeling blue locker doors, the two girls walked briskly to their music class.

The class was buzzing with chattering students who were evidently excited for their friday nights. Julia and Tammy joined the small circle comprising of Dhruv, Varun, Ajay and Sid.

Tammy: So tell me guys, is this teacher nice?
Sid: Yeah actually...she's really nice.
Varun: (Laughing) Of course Sid ke liye nice hogi. She's pretty, single and young.
Tammy: (Making gagging noises) Hitting on a teacher?!
Ajay: Yeh toh kuch bhi nahi hai. You should see him in PE.
Tammy: (Rolling eyes) So typical. You know, you guys are all the same.
Dhruv: Don't undermine the whole gender because of people like Sid!
Sid: (Extremely offended) HEY-
...?:(From further off) Relax girls...there's enough of me to go around!

The small group stopped their discourse, and turned around to speculate the scene. Aryan Bedi had entered the classroom, along with Shreya Banerjee. Dark glasses on as usual, the boy was grinning at a group of girls who were eying Shreya with envious glares.

Tammy: (Pointing at Aryan and Shreya) See right there. Two perfect examples of a waste of space, for BOTH genders. (Walking to Shreya and Aryan) Good morning eggheads.

Aryan rolled his eyes at the sight of the green-eyed, short wearing girl. Every time he was flirting with someone, she happened to land at the same spot, ready to "rescue" the girl.

Aryan: Listen wacko. I'm not an egghead. And as for your sister...(pausing briefly) she compensates for it with her beauty, something you obviously have not heard of or seen, since you look at your face in the mirror every morning.
Tammy: (Folding arms across chest) Oh really? And how do you compensate for it? With your gigantic ego or your peanut sized brain?
Aryan: (Sarcastically) Haha, you're soo funny. You b-
Shreya: (Bitterly) Please Aryan! No need to get annoyed by someone who isn't even worthy of being called Shreya's sister.
Tammy:(Angrily) The day I become "worthy" of being your sister, I will lose everything I love about myself, including my self-respect.
Shreya; (Frowning) That makes no sense whatsoever.
Tammy: (Matter of factly) But did it hurt you a little bit?
Shreya: (Pretending to be nonchalant) A...a little bit.
Tammy: (Nodding head) Then it makes sense to me.

Smiling triumphantly, Tammy walked back to her friends, her manner of walking showing a tinge of arrogance at the new battle she'd won.

...?: Alright. Settle down everyone.

An immediate hush descended across the room. Every head turned around to gape at the woman standing in front of the classroom, beaming at her students. She seemed to be in her late twenties, with long black curls, pink lipstick and a thick layer of eyeliner under her eyes. Her skin was tanned, and she was wearing a simple off the shoulder summer dress. She was carrying a purple gucci handbag (something of great rarity considering she was a teacher) with a lime green ipod sticking out of the corner.

Ms. Smita: Great to see you guys again, and to the new people, pleasure to meet you. My name's Smita, you can call me whatever you want, I don't really care, as long as it's not rude.

Smita scanned the room, her joy growing with every happy face she saw. Here and there, she threw a few warm remarks, commenting on someone's hair, height etc.

Ms. Smita: Sid...I see you grew out your hair, Dhruv, you've grown a LOT, Shreya, you seem to get prettier and prettier every year! Aryan...where's Joe? And...ahhh...seems like we have a new student in the class. What's your name?
Tammy: Tamanna Banerjee, Tammy for short.
Ms. Smita: Well Tammy, it's a pleasure to meet you. Do you play an instrument or sing?
Tammy: I'm not musically talented at all. I don't really like music.

Aryan snorted, recieving a dirty glare for Tammy, and a strange look from Smita.

Ms. Smita: (Happily) Great! No experience in music, that's the most fun! I hope this year you'll learn a lot in my class, and start to enjoy music.

Tammy smiled weakly, unsure of what to say in reply. Smita acknowledged her smile with a subtle nod, and turned her attention to the rest of the class.

Ms. Smita: Ok. So, since this is the first day, let's play a game.

The class was abuzz with delight once again, smiles sprinkling the students' faces. The teacher laughed fondly at the sudden change of atmosphere, and waited a few minutes for the class to quiten down.

Ms. Smita: Okay okay...divide into two teams...(thoughtfully) I think we'll do boys and girls, we're going to play Antakshari!

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Half an hour later:

Ms Smita: Okay guys! Time to go to your next lesson.

An unanimous groan resounded in the classroom. The beaming faces, gleaming with perspiration all ill-humoredly picked up their bags. As each student walked out the wooden door, they received a warm smile from the happy teacher. An occasional remark of "Great singing today, you're an awesome Antakshari player!" was thrown to a couple of students. The teacher purposely complimented the less confident students, who gratefully accepted it.

As Aryan and Tammy approached the exit, Ms. Smita called out their names, causing many people to stop halfway.

Ms. Smita: Aryan, Tammy, one minute please.

Confused, the two teens cautiously made their way to the teacher's cluttered oak desk.

Ms. Smita: Why didn't you sing??
Tammy: (Shrugging) I can't.

Aryan openly snorted at her comment, provoking an inevitable fight.

Tammy: Something funny psycho?
Aryan: Actually not really. I'm not really surprised. Tum jaisi...I'm not even sure what you are...anyway, tum jaisi talentless...whateverko-
Tammy: Listen you braindead freak-
Aryan: Oh...I'm braindead?
Tammy: Duh! Tumhare brain ke saath kya tumhare kaan bhi chale gayein hai, fake he-man!
Aryan: Listen wacko, tumhe-

The music teacher was staring at the two bickering, amazed at how much chemistry they had together. The shine in their eyes, the blood rising in their cheeks, their chiseled jaws tightening more and more with each word coming out of their mouth…

She made a mental note to tell the Drama teacher to pair the two up, and proceeded to interrupt their fight.

Ms. Smita: Alright. Enough...bohot ho gaya.
Aryan: But Smita-
Ms. Smita: Aryan, please stop it.

Aryan hung his head down in defeat, unable to disobey his favorite teacher.

Ms. Smita: Tammy...you have to try. I know it's hard, but I also know you have potential.
Tammy: What makes you say that?
Ms. Smita: The gleam in your eyes.
Tammy: That's ridiculous! Totally illogical.
Ms. Smita: I'm an artistic person. Logic doesn't work for me.
Tammy: Ok...so what's this (eying Aryan dirtily) he man doing here?
Ms. Smita: (Amused) He's going to be your music tutor.
Tammy+Aryan: WHAT?
Aryan: No no no Smita...that's not possible.
Ms. Smita: Why not?
Tammy; Have you been completely blind and deaf these past two minutes? Clearly we can't stand each other!
Ms. Smita: Yes...that's exactly why I'm putting you together.
Tammy: Too bad. I don't wanna do it. And you can't make me.
Ms. Smita: Actually, you're still a minor. So you don't make your decisions.
Tammy: (Shrugging) Fine. Then ask mamu. He'll say the same.

Tammy tore a piece of paper from someone's letter of absence and quickly scribbled down a few numbers.

Tammy: This is his number. Call him whenever you want. Nice talking to you...buh bye.

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With Karan, backstage of a fashion show

As she gracefully glided across the runway, Karan's face broke into a dreamy smile.

"How did I get so lucky?"

She was someone who had overcome perfection, redefining its meaning. As she smiled, Karan felt his heart swell and beat faster. She turned back, making her way backstage, gliding with the same grace and perfection as before.

Karan: That was really good.

Her glossed lips broke into a huge smile, adding sparkle to her powedered face. She took his hand in hers, gently intertwining their fingers. Karan's whole body turned gleefully warm, his heart beating happily to the rhythm of his breaths.

Aditi: So, are you free tonight?

He had barely heard the words as she whispered them into his ear. The scent of her perfume had been overpowering his sense of thinking and hearing. Chanel. It had never smelt so good on anyone else.

Aditi: (Concerned) Karan, are you okay?
Karan: (Breaking out of trance) Uh...what? Tonight?
Aditi: Uh yeah..are you free tonight?

The smile on his face slackened as she asked that question again. Uncomfortably, the answer formulated in his mouth, awkwardly slipping off his tongue.

Karan: (Apologetically) Uh...actually...the thing is...me and the girls...we do something every first Friday night of the month...I'm sorry.
Aditi: (Smiling, disappointed) Oh...that's okay. Nice of you. You're a great mamu...

Panic overpowered his brain, as he saw her trudge away in disappointment. He had to do something, and fast. He hated to see her like that.

Karan: Wait! Aditi!

She turned around, wearing a look of expectancy.

"Quick, quick, think of something!" He barked at his brain.

Karan: You can come tomorrow night. To my house!

Her face split into that beautiful smile again. Karan's muscles relaxed, the dreamy smile appearing on his face again.

She went over, wrapping her arms around him. He closed his eyes, inhaling in her smell while wrapping his arms around her curved body.

Aditi: That would be really great!
Karan: Good! I'll see you at eight?
Aditi: Yeah.

As she walked away, the weight of his chivalrous proclamation descended on him. He groaned, worriedly running a hand through his hair, as the thought crossed his mind.

"What have I done?"

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Karan: So. How was your day at school today?

Karan glanced at his two nieces, both of whom looked absolutely relieved to be in the highly air-conditioned car. They both had collapsed onto the seats, grabbing and scratching for cool drinks and snacks. By the looks of it, Karan guessed, it had been a looong Friday.

Shreya: (Smiling smugly, staring at Tammy) Tammy was sent to the principle's office…again.

Karan's eyebrows cocked up, as he threw Tammy a questioning look. Scoffing uncomfortably, Tammy reached for her cold coffee. Karan, (who had great reflex), snatched the cold coffee before her, and started bombarding his niece with questions.

Karan: Why did you get sent to the principle's office? What did he say? Wh-
Tammy: (Groaning) Mamu, mamu, relax. My art teacher is really stupid, so I just gave her some constructive criticism and-
Shreya: Oh really?! How is you telling her she's not teaching the class correctly "constructive criticism"?
Karan: (Sighing) Tammy…why would you say something like that?
Tammy: She was making us draw a bunny of the freaking projector. That's not art. I know that, you know that, even this bubble brainknows that!
Karan: (Faint smile) Tammy, honey…it's great that your standing up for your beliefs but-
Tammy: Oh no, no, no. Not fair. You can't teach me to stand up for my beliefs, and then punish me for it. That's-
Karan: I was just gonna ask you what the principle said…
Tammy: Oh! That wasn't a problem. He's exactly like you!
Shreya: Old and wrinkly?

Karan threw one of his dirtiest looks to Shreya, narrowed eyes and tight mouth included.

Shreya: (Nervously) Shreya was just…trying to tell you what Tammy would say…
Tammy: Actually…I was gonna say he has the same mindset as mamu…but that too…
Karan: (Religiously ignoring previous comment) Anything else happen today?
Tammy: (Grinning, almost evilly) Oh yeah! Before I forget…Shreya is obsessed with this friend of mine…I'm pretty sure he's gay, but then, when did she have any taste?
Shreya: (Scoffing, offended) Please! He is not gay! He's just…(sighing dreamily)sweet, and romantic, and so intelligent.
Karan: Ooh…you got it ba-ad.
Shreya: (Blushing) No! Shreya doesn't like him.
Tammy: Oh please! (Mimicking Shreya's voice) Shreya likes your shirt Dhruv. Wow! That's a great painting. Oh Dhruv you are so handsome, oh Dhruv, great catch. Nice colour Dhruv, brings out your eyes…(making kissy faces at Shreya) Oh Dhruv, Dhruv…(her normal voice) Dhruv.
Karan: Well…why don't you ask him out?
Shreya: Mamu! I couldn't! Guys ask girls out!
Tammy: Which won't happen in this case, because he is g-a-y.
Shreya: Is not!
Tammy: Is so!
Shreya: Okay, okay, prove it!
Tammy: Um okay. Let's see…he calls every girl "aap", he doesn't flirt with any girl and he hugs his guy friends.
Shreya: That's just because he's such a nice friend. And Shreya happens to like him calling every girl "aap".

Tammy burst into peals of laughter, rolling on her large grey car seat. She clutched her tummy as tears escaped from her eyes. Karan tried to maintain his demeanor, restraining the giggles by pursing his mouth. Shreya stared at Karan, shocked and betrayed by his poor act of restraint.

Karan: (Mumbling) I'm not laughing.

He put his hand on his mouth, trying really hard to hold his giggles.

Shreya: (Sighing) Oh. Go ahead.

Removing the hand from his mouth, Karan started laughing loudly, clutching his tummy just like Tammy had. Shreya slumped on her seat.

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Humming his favorite tune, Aryan Bedi logged onto his MSN account. He had just returned from a pretty amazing date, and was dying to talk to Sid and Abhay.

A chat window binged open, bringing a grin on Aryan's face. (A/N: Prankster4lyf:Sid; Casanova_63:Abhay; Musicmerilyf: Aryan;Football_freak: Dhruv)

Prankster4lyf: Hey bro, how was it?
Casanova_63: You recommended me to her, right?

Chuckling, Aryan rapidly typed back.

Musicmerilyf: Dude, it was awesome! Yes Abhay, I recommended you to her...but after dating me…
Prankster4lyf: Haha. Good one dude.
Casanova_63: Hey! So many of your past dates have turned out to be my girlfriends!
Musicmerilyf: True…wait, lemme add Dhruv.

A moment passed before Dhruv appeared on the chat.

Football_freak: Hey guys. Aryan, why are you talking to me when I'm in the next room?
Musicmerilyf: Coz bro, we're talking about girls…
Football_freak: Oh. Then I'm out.
Musicmerilyf: U sure ur not gay?
Football_freak: Haha. SO funny.
Prankster4lyf: So Aryan, still think Tammy belongs in the mental asylum?
Musicmerilyf: Yup. Especially after her blowup in art class.
Football_freak: Actually, I admire her for that. Takes a lot of guts to speak out your mind.
Musicmerilyf: You…like her or something?
Football_freak: Please Aryan. This isn't the 2nd grade. I just admire her fearlessness.
Musicmerilyf: Okay…vaise if you two went out…Shreya would be really annoyed.
Football_freak: What do you mean?
Prankster4lyf: Dude! Are you blind?!
Casanova_63: Shreya has a HUGE crush on you!
Football_freak: Really?
Musicmerilyf: Of course! Shreya rarely compliments guys…and people in general.
Football_freak: She compliments you all the time.
Musicmerilyf: I'm the exception to any rule bro. I mean, I'm irresistible.
Football_freak: How modest. Well...she's not my type...
Musicmerilyf: Oh. So you like her.
Football_freak: ...?
Prankster4lyf: Haha! Guys, check this out: www.facebook.com/tamannabanerjee/photos
Musicmerilyf: Huh...that's strange…
Football_freak: What?
Musicmerilyf: I don't have her as a friend.
Prankster4lyf: So. She hates you genius.
Musicmerilyf: But EVERY girl has me on facebook.
Football_freak: Just send her a friend request.
Musicmerilyf: No, no no. Everybody sent ME a friend request, not the other way round.
Casanova_63: You guys should go out.
Musicmerilyf: Are you MAD? And where did that come from?
Casanova_63: Well, when you break up with her, I can ask her out. She's hot dude.
Musicmerilyf: Dude, get your eyes checked. And, another thing…SHE BELONGS IN THE MENTAL ASYLUM!
Football_freak: Oh please! You're just afraid of rejection!
Musicmerilyf: No, I'm not!
Football_freak: Then why won't you ask her out?
Musicmerilyf: Because…SHE'S MAD!
Football_freak: Yup, you're definitely afraid of rejection..
Prankster4lyf: I agree with Dhruv. But I gotta go. Mom's calling.

In the background, Aryan heard the theme song of F.R.I.E.N.D.S blaring from Dhruv's room.

Musicmerilyf: Guess Dhruv has to go too…
Football_freak: Yup. F.R.I.E.N.D.S calling.

"Football_freak and prankster4lyf and now offline."

Casanova_63: Just add her as a friend bro.
Musicmerilyf: I wasn't thinking about it.
Casanova_63: Yes you were.
Musicmerilyf: I will not add her. She has to add me.
Casanova_63: Man! You are scared of rejection!
Musicmerilyf: NO I'm NOT!
Casanova_63: Fine! Prove it! Go out with her for ONE week.
Musicmerilyf: No! She's mad!
Casanova_63: Chicken….
Musicmerilyf: I'm not a chicken
Casanova_63: Chicken.
Musicmerilyf: No, not a chicken!
Casanova_63: Chicken
Musicmerilyf: Not gonna fall for it.
Casanova_63: CHICKEN!
Musicmerilyf: NO!
Casanova_63: Chicken
Musicmerilyf: FINE! But let's make it a bet.
Casanova_63: Okay. But you'll lose.
Musicmerilyf: If I win, you have to be my slave for a month.
Casanova_63: Sure. But if I win, I get to post that picture of you from last year's Christmas party.
Musicmerlyf: WHAT?! No way!
Casanova_63: CHICKEN!
Musicmerilyf: FINE! It's a deal!
Casanova_63: Yup, it's a deal.

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K, there you go guys. Hope you enjoy it, and do comment :)

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Radhika Sharma

@ridzzi

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Posted: 13 years ago

#15

amazing super amazing
tammy n aryan good man plz make them together for music,i will like to see aryan teaching music to tam but one thing i didn't understood that why shreya n tam always fight with each other,they didn't like each other ?
n dhruv gay ?,is they all r mad n shreya actually like dhruv oh so cute n now arya is actually going to ask tam for out n that too for one week that will be fun to see
n liked karan n aditi scenes n mamu bhanji talks too
update soon
luv u :-)

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sultanahabeeb

@sultanahabeeb

Explorer

Posted: 13 years ago

#16

well aryan nd tammy together for a week wow

thanks for up

looking forward for the next up

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Anandamayee

@AY_candy_luver

Dazzler

Posted: 13 years ago

#17

Originally posted by: ridzzi
amazing super amazing Aww thanks :)
tammy n aryan good man plz make them together for music,i will like to see aryan teaching music to tam Well…you'll have to wait and see if they will :) but one thing i didn't understood that why shreya n tam always fight with each other,they didn't like each other ? Yeah, they're complete opposites, so they get on each other's nerves a lot.
n dhruv gay ?,is they all r mad n shreya actually like dhruv oh so cute AHAHAHA NOOO! Dhruv is not gay. He's just super shareef. n now arya is actually going to ask tam for out n that too for one week that will be fun to see
n liked karan n aditi scenes n mamu bhanji talks too Thanks. I'm glad you did! :)
update soon
luv u :-)

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Anandamayee

@AY_candy_luver

Dazzler

Posted: 13 years ago

#18

Originally posted by: sultanahabeeb
well aryan nd tammy together for a week wow
thanks for up
looking forward for the next up

THanks for your comment. Glad you liked it. Will try and update soon! :)

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Anandamayee

@AY_candy_luver

Dazzler

Posted: 13 years ago

#19

Taking great care to be quiet, he tiptoed to her bedroom. Carefully, he walked over to her bed, making sure the floorboards didn't creak. He smiled as he saw the adorable expression on her sleeping face. She had her hand tucked under her neck, like she always did. This innocent profile of his niece always brightened his day.

Karan: Wake up. It's eleven.

Groaning, his neice shuffled in her bed, turning in the other direction.

Karan: Tammy…it's eleven.
Tammy: (Mumbling) So?
Karan: So? So…you have to get up.
Tammy: It's a Saturday mamu.
Karan: Tammy…abhi utho, varna…varna…varna I'll get the bucket.

Tammy shot up, a look of terror clearly written across her face.

Tammy: (Shocked) You wouldn't.
Karan: You know very well that I would.
Tammy: You are evil.
Karan: (Laughing) Of course I am.

Karan whistled loudly, grinning at a confused Tammy. Almost immediately a floppy, black Labrador rushed into the room. With his pink tongue hanging out, and his ears flying everywhere, he jumped into Tammy's lap.

Tammy exclaimed in delight, showering the dog with a thousand kisses.

Tammy: Coco! Baby! I missed you so much!

In response, the wagging Coco licked Tammy all over her face. Giggling Tammy bent over to hug her uncle. He smiled, wrapping his hands around her shoulders. This was why he had ventured into "the cave of the lion" (an inside joke Shreya shared with him about Tammy's room) so early in the morning.

Tammy: (Retrieving from hug) Yeh itne jaldi kaise aaya?
Karan: (Grinning mischievously) Let's just say…tumhari dadi ab budhi ho rahi hai.

Tammy laughed, hugging her large Labrador.

Shreya: (Shrieking, from the distance) MAMU!

Sighing, Karan got up, hastily making his way out of the room. Shaking her head in bemusement, Tammy propped up from the bed, walking slowly to her walk-in closet.

*beep beep*

Curiously, she turned around to see the source of the noise. It had come from Karan's phone, which was sitting on a table.
She quickly picked it up.

You have one new message

Pressing a button, she quickly scanned through the short message.

Hey. So excited about tonight. Can't wait to meet your girls!
Love,
Aditi

Aditi? It rang a bell in her ears. Aditi…Aditi…Aditi…

Her mind rewinded to the message.

Love, Aditi…

Tammy frowned. Surely…it was…

A question ran through her mind.

But why did mamu invite her home?

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At the Bedi's

Taking a deep breath, Aryan delicately stepped into Dhruv's room. He glanced at his brother, who was, as usual, busy with some paperwork. With great effort, Aryan put on his biggest smile, and in his sweetest voice started speaking.

Aryan: (In a sweet, innocent voice) Heey bro. Hope you're having a good morning. One you deserve, because you are the sweetest, most intelligent and organized person in the world. And also the most amazing brother e-

Dhruv looked up from his pile of papers, an irritated expression planted across his face. He cocked up an eyebrow, recognizing the tone of his brother's voice.

Dhruv: (Sighing, irritated) What do you want Aryan?

Aryan was surprised. He hadn't expected his brother to catch on so fast. He had a few more compliments, and a lot more overacting in mind. He decided he would play along, just for a bit.

Aryan: (Innocently) Me? Why nothing brother. Mujhe mere Ram ke samaan bhaiji se kya chahiye…

Dhruv sighed. He was really impatient when Aryan started with his dramatics.

Dhruv: Look Aryan. I'm really busy. So cut the crap…and jo chahiye maang lo.
Aryan: (Smiling cheekily) I was wondering, do you have any plans with…your friends?
Dhruv: (Frowning) Kyun? Wait…which "friend" are you talking about?
Aryan: Yeah…actually…um…tumhare voh friend…Tamanna…

Dhruv snorted at his uncomfortably composed question. He resisted the temptation to laugh, and pretended to think for a looong time.

Dhruv: (Pondering) Hmm...let's see…today…may-be.
Aryan: (Sweating a bit) Well…kya main aa sakta hoon?
Dhruv: Well…I mean….NO!
Aryan: (Bewildered) Why?
Dhruv: Oh I don't know. Maybe because…SHE HATES YOU!
Aryan: Isilye toh main tumhare saath jaana chahta hoon. Taaki…taaki we can be friends. All together.

At the words "all together" Aryan drew a circle with his fingers, making the situation comically dramatic.
Dhruv cocked up an eyebrow, knowing only too well that Aryan never wanted to be "friends" with someone who insulted him.

Dhruv: Real reason kya hai?
Aryan: Yahi toh real reas-
Dhruv: Seriously Aryan. I'm your brother. Tell me…real reason hai kya?
Aryan: (Sighing, in defeat) I made a bet with Abhay…
Dhruv: (Sighing) Please don't tell me…
Aryan: I have to date her by the end of this semester, or else he gets to post that photo.
Dhruv: Which photo?
Aryan: The one from Christmas last year.
Dhruv: Oh god!
Aryan: Exactly! You understand! Toh tum meri help karoge na?
Dhruv: No, no, no. No way! Tammy meri friend hai, aur use hurt karne ke liye, main kisi ki help nahi karunga.
Aryan: Sure you don't like her?
Dhruv: Please Aryan, shut up.
Aryan: Oh yeah. Sorry. You like Shreya.
Dhruv: (Ignoring the comment, walking to telephone) Vaise thanks for reminding me. We had plans today.

Aryan smiled, sitting down on Dhruv's bed.

Aryan: Put it on speaker phone.
Dhruv: (Indignantly) NO!

Aryan eyed the universal remote (A/N: It's made up, please bear with it) he had placed near Dhruv's lamp only yesterday. Grinning mischievously, he pressed the speakerphone button (with a little green telephone on it) and laid back to listen to the conversation.

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The phone rang loudly and shrilly, resonating annoyingly in the spacious living room. Tammy looked up from the gossip magazine she was reading, throwing an expectant look at her sister.

Shreya rolled her eyes, pointing her manicured finger at her newly pedicured toenails. The phone rang repeatedly, causing Tammy to unhappily leave her amazingly comfortable seat on the couch.

Tammy: (Picking up the phone, irritated) Hello?

On the other side of the line, Aryan smiled, as Dhruv spoke.

Dhruv: Hi Tammy. It's Dhruv.

Tammy grinned to herself, putting the phone on speakerphone and purposely talking very, very loudly.

Tammy: (Practically shouting) Hi DHRUV! How ARE YOU?

Dhruv retreated a little from the phone, a disturbed expression on his face. Aryan rolled his eyes, the whacked out chick was so hard to figure out.

On the other side of the line, Shreya's ears perked up at Dhruv's name. Without any second thoughts, she was up on her feet and hobbling on her ankles at lighting speed.

Dhruv: Uh…fine…are you free today…yah fir plans cancel karle?

On the other side, Shreya finally reached the phone, and panting, put on her sweetest and most lady like voice.

Shreya: (Panting) Hi Dhruv!

On the other side of the line, Aryan burst into loud, obnoxious peals of laughter. Dhruv had very deep frowns etched into his forhead, his expression confused.
Tammy frowned as she heard the laughter, but decided not to ask Dhruv about it.

Dhruv: (Unsure) Uh…is that…Shreya?

The huge smile on Shreya's face made Tammy burst into giggles. It was stretching further than the width of her face! The red was creeping up in her cheeks as well, making it very difficult for Tammy to bite back a cynical comment.

Shreya: (Blushing profusely now) How…how'd you know?
Dhruv: (Confused) I….I…don't know. I just…felt it.

Shreya's blush deepened, making her cheeks look unnaturally flushed. Tammy and Aryan snorted from both sides.

Dhruv: (Uncomfortable, trying to change topic) So Tammy…is today okay?
Tammy: Uh…actually, today is not a great day.

Dhruv heaved in a sigh of relief. He knew Aryan had some master scheme formulating in his brain already. One way or another, he would have convinced Dhruv to let him come to Tammy's house. And that, would have been….a little more than disturbingly uncomfortable.

Tammy: (Laughing) Guess you didn't want to hang out today..?
Dhruv: No..it's not that..it's just…(menacingly) family ties.

Shreya glared at Tammy. She knew very well that Tammy was saying no to Dhruv just to annoy her.

Shreya: (Furious) NO! NO! Today is PERECT! Why is today bad? (Gritting teeth) Tammy is just shy!
Tammy: Please…meri desperate, freakish sister ko excuse karo. We have a family commitment today.
Shreya: Shut up Tammy! And you HAVE to come Dhruv. There's no such thing...ignore her mumbo jumbo about family commit-
Tammy: For god's sake! Shut up! Mamu invited her girlfriend over for dinner!
Shreya: Oh god! Tumne mujhe bataya kyun nahi.
Tammy: Kyunki bimbo, tum aur tumhari "girlfriends" koi stupid harkatain kar rahin thi. Plus, this is a private family matter.
Shreya: My angels are totally trustworthy. You-
Tammy: I'm sorry…did you just say….angels (bursts out in laughter) That's the funniest thing since your stupid Angelina ballerina performance!
Shreya: (Flushed, embarresed) For your information, it was Swan Lake, and it's a nice name for-
Tammy: Yeah! Totally! Agar kisi ko embarrass karna hai tab it's a nice name, tum kya-
Shreya; Listen you-
Dhruv: (Amused) So…I'll see you guys on Monday?
Tammy: Yup.
Shreya: Thanks for calling.
Tammy: Have fun doing…whatever.
Dhruv: (Chuckling) You too. And good luck for tonight.
Shreya: Really sorry we couldn't-

BEEP!

Tammy: (Sighing) Shreya, we have to do something about tonight.

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A few hours later, the Banerjee house

Karan descended the tall, marble staircase with a lot of poise. As he reached the living room, he coughed loudly to make his presence be acknowledged.

His two nieces glanced up from the hugely interesting T.V programme they were watching. Tammy wolf whistled as Karan ran a flimsy hand through his hair.

Tammy: Wow! Mamu, since when did you start looking…handsome?
Shreya: (Rolling her eyes) Ignore her. Aap bohot acche lag rahe hain.
Karan: (Nervously adjusting his jacket) Really?
Tammy: (Sarcastically) Nahi mamu, hum toh sirf jhoot bol rahe the. Kyunki hume jhoot bolna ka shauk hai…like you just love dressing up at (checks watch) 9:30 on a Saturday night, just for fun!
Karan: Okay okay…no need to become so sarcastic…
Tammy: (Turning back to T.V) So…kaun aa raha hai?
Shreya: Obviously someone special.
Tammy: Yeah…like the new designer he's working with…his girlfriend…a famous person or…I dunno…his (turns to face Karan, menacingly) girlfriend.
Karan: (Sighing, sitting on sofa) How'd you know?
Tammy: Let me tell you about this amazing instrument called a mobile phone. This instrument receives magical things called texts.
Karan: Okay baba…I'm sorry naa…I was scared ki-

The doorbell rang loudly just at that moment. Wiping a bead of sweat from his forehead, Karan got up from his seat.

Karan: Please don't mess this up guys…

Sighing loudly, he went to receive his very special guest. Tammy glanced at his retreating profile, and making sure he was far away, took out a huge sheet of paper.

Tammy: So…I've written all our stages for this plan here.
Shreya: Okay. Toh, pehla stage kya hai.
Tammy: (Grinning) Let me give you a full, detailed explanation for each stage.

(A/N: Imagine there's a transition, shifting from that scene to the actual phase of the plan, like in movies. Tammy's the voiceover while the following events occur.)

Tammy: (Voiceover) So…hum politely baat karenge, taaki mamu thoda relax ho jaye. Aur jab dinner ki baat aayegi, toh tum….

(Scene blurs into focus)
Karan, Aditi, Tammy and Shreya were all sitting together on the sofas in the living room. They all seemed to be having a good time, laughing and conversing peacefully.

Shreya: Oh wow! It's almost ten. Shreya aur Tammy abhi dinner le aate hain.
Aditi : (Smiling at Karan) They are just angels ! No wonder tum apne nieces se itna pyaar karte ho.
Shreya: Come on Tammy. Help Shreya with the food.

(Scene blurs out of focus)

Tammy: (Voiceover) Aur, phir hum dinner lene jaayenge. By this point, mamu should be totally relaxed. And jab voh dono dining table par aayenge…

(Scene blurs into focus)

Karan picked up his glass of water, laughing at what Aditi had just said.

Aditi: I must say…tumne apna ghar bohot beautifully furnish kiya hai…

Karan smiled, politely acknowledging the compliment. The girls walked in, Tammy carrying lasagna, and Shreya carrying salad. As they set it on the table, Tammy smilingly started talking. Karan started drinking from his glass.

Tammy: I hope you like it. Maine khud banaya hain.

Karan coughed violently on his water, his eyes bulging out of their sockets.

Aditi: (Rubbing his back) Are you okay?

Karan nodded, glaring at Tammy.

Tammy: He just really loves my cooking.
Aditi: Great! I can't wait to try it!

Aditi made to get a helping of the lasagna, only to be rudely pushed away by a flushed Shreya.

Shreya: Please! Let us serve you.

(Scene blurs out of focus)

Tammy: (Voiceover) Aur jab tum Aditi ko serve karogi toh….tum accidently food uske dress pe drop kar dogi. And this can only mean…

(Scene blurs into focus)

Aditi shrieked as the large lump of lasagna dripped down her dress.

Shreya: Oh god!! Shreya's so very sorry! Shreya really didn't mean to do that!
Aditi: (Sighing, wiping on stain) It's okay. Tumne purposely toh nahi kiya…
Tammy: God Shreya! How clumsy! Come with me, I'll give you a change of clothes.
Aditi: Oh no…that's not necessary. Bus…bathroom…
Shreya: No Aditi, Shreya absolutely insists! You have to let us do this.

(Scene blurs out of focus)

Tammy: (Voiceover) And by the time Aditi is changed, mamu will be the absolute opposite of relaxed….

(Scene blurs into focus)

Karan: Um…Aditi…can I talk to you for a minute.
Aditi: (Confused) Sure..
Karan: Outside…

(Scene blurs out of focus)

Tammy: (Voiceover) And we both know mamu will take her to the backyard. That's where the oil will work….

(Scene blurs into focus)

Karan took Aditi, as expected, to the backyard. There, he quietly started talking to her, while walking at the same time.

Karan: So as I was saying….my nieces are a little-

Aditi slipped on the ground, dangerously close to the swimming pool. Exasperated, Karan bent down to pull her up. Unfortunately, this only caused Aditi to be pushed forward, right into the swimming pool.

(Scene blurs out of focus)

Tammy: (Voiceover) Uske baad toh pakka, bye bye Aditi. (Shreya giggles)

(Scene blurs into focus)

Aditi: (Dripping wet) I really think I should go…
Karan: I'm so sorry…let me drop you…
Aditi: (Puts her hand up)No…it's okay…I'll go by myself

(Scene blurs out of focus)

Tammy: (Voiceover) And when she walks across the garden….

(Scene blurs into focus)

Aditi's high pitched shriek made Karan jump out of the beach chair. Even in the dark night, the sound of the sprinklers was clear and audible. Panicking, Karan rushed to help his lady love.

(Scene shifts to the dining room)

Tammy and Shreya laughed loudly as they heard the shriek.

Shreya: You are a pranking genius!
Tammy: (Bowing) Thankyou, thankyou!
Shreya: But…I have a couple of questions…
Tammy: (Shrugging) Shoot…
Shreya: Okay…first of…yeh khaana itna accha kaise hai…I mean, if you cooked it…
Tammy: (Grinning) I didn't cook it. I just said that so mamu would freak out…and he'd be too busy coughing…so he won't stop us from serving the food.
Shreya: Wow! Brilliant! Okay…next…how'd you know mamu wasn't going to slip on the oil?
Tammy: When mamu wants to impress someone, he wears his Gucci shoes. His Gucci shoes have amazing grip, so there's no chance of him slipping on cooking oil.
Shreya: You just keep getting better and better! Ok…ok…last question…how did the sprinklers turn on?
Tammy: Easy. I set it to that time.
Shreya: You timed everything?
Tammy: Perfectly.

Giggling, Shreya and Tammy high fived.

At that moment, Karan entered the room, dripping from head to toe, a furious expression on his face.

Karan: (Forced calm) Go up to your rooms.
Tammy: Hey mamu…listen…we were just trying to break the ice…start a new friend-
Karan: (Coldly) You two are grounded. Now GO!

Tammy opened her mouth to protest, but thought better of it at the sight of Karan's blood red eyes and narrowed brow. His clenched jaw didn't seem to make the situation appear any better.

Sighing, Tammy and Shreya trudged upstairs, their faces hung down low.

As they walked to their separate rooms, Shreya hissed menacingly at Tammy.

Shreya: Thanks a lot Tammy! Is week Jay ki party thi. Shreya was so excited to go. But tumhare stupid plan ke vajeh se, Shreya will miss it.

Tammy slammed her door in Shreya's face as a retort.

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Okay. Hope you enjoyed this chapter guys. If you have any questions about the chapter...something that confused u...please ask, I'll try my best to answer them. Also, I have to tell you people I wrote this around two years ago, so the writing is really bad. But I promise the quality improves as the story goes on :)