Part 35
When Harsh came to check on them in the morning, the sight left him dumbstruck for a while. Randhir was still on her lap curled up like a baby, while she was resting on top of him. Harsh smiled his best and then smirked. He pulled out his cell and clicked their picture. Both of them woke up to the flash sound and looked towards their dad.
"Good morning kids. Slept well?" he asked them innocently.
"Yeah dad." Randhir said rubbing his eyes, while Sanyukta was still sleepy so she fell back on his lap and dozed of instantly. Randhir chuckled and removed her hair that covered her face.
"Why is she so sleepy, raat ko sone nahi diya? Oh... I get it.. couch pe? Uncomfortable nahi tha? Oye baap re, protection use kiya na?" he kept ranting questions, while Randhir rolled his eyes and said "Dad, you will be the first to know, if am having a child. Now shoo."
"Shoo? Hmmm.. biwi aaya toh baap ko bhulgaya. Kalyug hai, gor kalyug." Harsh said and went out.
"Dad, please close the doors." Randhir said and bent to kiss her forehead. He didn't have the heart to wake her up, but they had to report to college today.
"Sanyukta utho." He softly called to her and stroked her hair. He kept admiring her, while she opened her eyes and looked at him with baby eyes. "5 minutes" she said and turned to press her face in his stomach and hugged his waist. He could not deny those innocent cute baby eyes, but the actions she did later was not at all acceptable. He gulped hard and counted the seconds till the end of her extra sleep.
"Up Sanyukta, we will be late." He told her in a pleading voice. He was sure that if she does not get up now, then they were definitely going to be late. "Hmmm" she nuzzled her nose on his stomach and turned to look at him. Suddenly she realized what she had done now and got up instantly. She blushed red and rushed out, while he sat there with his erection at all its glory.
"The things this girl does to me." He sighed and got up. He ran around the outhouse for a while till he calmed down his nerves. Then he went in to get ready and leave. All of them hugged Harsh and asked him to take care of himself and left for college. Before Sanyukta could leave, Randhir caught her arm and pulled her, such that her back was pressed hard against his chest.
"Next time you do something like what you did this morning, you will have to pay for it." He hushed it in her ears in his husky sexy voice and kissed her just behind her ear, thus inhaling her hair scent. He left her and came before her, picked up his luggage and walked backwards facing her "Oh, when I definitely approve orange, I do expect some peach and strawberries too." He winked at her and turned around to walk to his room. Most of the girls who were present at that time gave her surprising looks while a few seniors gave her disgusted looks. She shrugged and went to her room in a daze with what he had told now.
As she entered her room, she blushed seeing her bed remembering the morning scene.
"Oye hoye, isse dekho toh sahi. Blushing and all eh?" teased Vidushi knowing very well the reason for it.
"Kya hua Sanyu? Bolo na?" continued Kastuki as they saw the entire scene from their room right now.
"Randhir kissed me and winked too." She said in a daze.
"Ooo..." They chorused.
"Attention DT, please assemble in the Lab within half an hour." Came the usual gruff voice of Vardhan. They immediately unpacked and left to the lab. As they entered, they saw the boys already present there talking with Ankit. Just as Sanyukta reached near them, Randhir again winked at her while she widened her eyes. Well, Ankit also had the same reaction while Kastuki looked everywhere other than Ankit. Soon she was saved by Vardhan as he entered grumbling something on his phone. He looked up to scan every person's face and stopped at Randhir. "Don't you look different?" he observed.
"I feel different." He said confidently and smirked at Sanyukta who just shook her head left to right.
"Interesting. Very interesting." He eyed Sanyukta then Ankit and gave him a knowing smile. Ankit looked bewildered seeing Vardhan smile without any reason.
"So I hope you spent your break usefully. The fest is no joke. Am sure you have prepared for the best. There is nothing less than the best which will be accepted. We have to win at any cost and this will be our ticket to DT. Are we in?" he asked giving his pep talk
"Yes sir." They said with full energy.
"Brilliant. Although I don't care about the awards you get in culturals, I do want you guys to win that as well. Ankit, will go through your project materials and other things and give you suggestions where required. Good luck guys." He said and left while they all set to work.
Only a week was left before they could leave to Mumbai where the fest was arranged in one of the star hotels. Everyone slogged hard for their projects. When they were not working on the projects, they would either practice for cultural and sports activities. Just two days prior to their departure Vardhan had asked them to stop all their work and just leave it as it is. He had told them that too much of practice would exhaust them and they would be overconfident. So they all went shopping, went to their homes and finally met at airport.
Soon they reached the venue where the fest was held. Vardhan and Ankit had already arrived and hence the team reported to them. They were allotted a huge cottage which had 4 rooms. So, girls and boys took one room each, while Ankit and Vardhan had their own rooms. The fest was to begin from the next day, but today they would be having their orientation. Everyone had to meet at the conference hall at 6 in the evening for the same, followed by the welcome party.
Dress code for the party was Indian and also the same was sponsored by Ritu Kumar and obviously they looked glamorous yet had the Indian touch. While the guys opted for kurta pyjama, the girls chose salwar suits. Naturally, the guys didn't take much time to get ready, but the girls also didn't take a lot of time as well. Within a few minutes of Jiggy's arrival, the girls stepped out of their room.
Vidushi was in light blue, Sanyukta in dark purple and Kastuki in bottle green. All of them looked beautiful and the guys could not keep their eyes off them. The guys were also not less dashing with Randhir in gold, Jiggy in cream and Parth in maroon. What surprised everyone was that even Vardhan and Ankit were wearing the same attire in black and grey respectively. Sanyukta winked at Ankit when others were not looking while he too approved her dress.
Soon all of them assembled in the conference room and waited for the organizers to start their welcome address. At exactly 6, the doors were closed and lights were dimmed, and finally the fest had begun with an invocation to almighty followed by the welcome address.
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Am extremely glad to invite you to the Annual National Tech Fest. Am sure you all are ready to rise up to all the challenges that will be thrown at you. You all are young and bright and have jumped into a deep swimming pool. Which is definitely not a mistake. You have jumped right and we will provide you with the life saving boards if you fail to struggle, but to only the ones who deserve it. So what does that mean? Simple, am sure you all are aware that the final level will be judged based on your projects, but if the jury feels that you deserve to win, then an immunity round will be held as well. The reason for winning this competition might be different for everyone, but the goal to win is the same. All you people are intelligent until proved dunce. So I hope you strive and do it hard. I do see a few familiar faces and am glad that you have decided to return. Before I forget, overall performance is what will be judged. So you guys just need to be equipped in all areas. So all the best and have fun. Now, enjoy the party and make new friends. That's the main motive of this fest." Said the chief organizer who was a young and a charming man.
As soon as he stepped down, the entire hall broke into a round of applause and soon everyone started to mingle with the rest of the teams. The girls were mesmerized by the organizer's charm, while the guys were irritated with this reaction. Vardhan chuckled seeing this and called them.
"So, how was the speech guys?" he smirked at them and they cringed at his question.
"It was ok." Said Parth shrugging.
"Interesting, very interesting. The girls find it interesting I guess." he added furl to their fire.
"Sir." Said Randhir
"Yes?" he asked with his eyebrows raised.
"Rule 1, you should always let your girls dream about anything. Never restrain them even if it bothers you. Once they've finished, they will always come back to you. Theory of trust." He said and walked away without a glance at them while the guys looked at him with their jaws dropped down.
"Boys, we know we are hot. Please close your mouths." Said Vidushi winking, snapping the guys out of their trance, while the other two girls giggled.
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