Thanks a Ton : desiqt8806, *princess*15, rima791, monikaseth, iamsmart, smaeira-90, iqbals4ever, angullgrl91, arohaangel, freaky_angel, deeya123, sujalangadrock, *angel94*, amritafan, kimmu, 26javey26, sexy_eyes, untouchable520, misscool, nine2, and my silent readers!
Part 6:
Angad: you know what? I don't know hy…but I'll tell you the truth…you are absolutely correct. I probably would have made fun of you even today if you weren't dressed like that…but you see…im not like that…you know bani? She dresses just like you did the last few days right?? Well….tell you what…she's my sister…not by blodd relation but by emotions…she ties rakhi on my wrist on every rakhi-day…ask her why…she'll tell you…and if I don't talk to people who are modern and don't make fun of the behen-ji types…I would get made fun of…and that is the only reason why people don't look at the inner beauty…people are too worried about their own reputation so they go with the flow..
Kripa: don't you think that needs to change?
Angad: definitely it does….but it wont change…one or two people can't change the world's opinion…
Kripa: well…im sure out of all the people on earth, some would have the same opinion as us…
Angad: true…just like I never thought in my wildest dreams that you and I would share similar opinions…
Kripa: so you dream about me?...wild dreams??
Angad: well….I will from now on…
Kripa: I like the nice Angad Khanna better.
Angad: well…at least you don't hate me anymore…like you said you did yesterday…
Kripa: you cant be expecting a girl to not hate you after you call her a chipkali….
Angad: that's how girls are….you how some chipkalis are skinny, some are fat, same goes for girls…some are skinny, some are fat, some are…(eyeing Kripa)…just perfect. They are fast, have a sharp eye, are smart…just like a chipkali..
Kripa: Angad…are you praising women or insulting them?? Do you have a girlfriend by any chance…I would seriously like to know how she puts up with you.
Angad: well…I don't have a girlfriend…but I will if you say yes.
She felt her cheeks flushing. What was happening? No other man has succeeded in making her blush, but Angad, within a few minutes of sweet-talking had her flushing at his statements. She deliberately changed the topic.
Kripa: you said you needed help with the lab report?
Angad and Kripa settled in the library as she helped him out with the few problems he had. Little did she know that he was asking her questions he already knew the answers to. He didn't want her to leave. Everytime she moved, he got a wiff of her perfume. Her voice sounded like music to his ears. Why was it now that he realized she was the most beautiful woman, from both inside and out, he had ever come across?
Angad(eyes fixated on Kripa): Why was I so blind until now? Am I really one of those people who only look at the outer beauty? She is so different…despite all the mean things I said to her, she doesn't hesitate to help me…
Kripa snapped her fingers in front of his eyes breaking his chain of thoughts.
Kripa: take a picture…it will last longer.
Angad: oh…um…I…I was just…thinking! Yea…thinking…how come you're dressed like that today??
Kripa: oh…the behen-ji type style was a dare…I dared Kanya to confess her feelings to Ranbir and so she dared me back by saying that I have to dress like a behen-ji for the first seven school days.
Angad: that is so childish..
Kripa: um…we're only 18…final year students…some fun is allowed…
Angad: I guess so.
Kripa: alright…I have to go…I'll see you in class alright?
Angad reluctantly nodded, which was caught by Kripa's hawks eyes. She smirked in her mind and left the library. She felt happy that she grabbed his attention. Angad Khanna's attention. The Angad Khanna that has girls tripping over him in the entire school. She had always avoided him but now that she got a good look at him, she concluded that, all those girls couldn't be blame. The man was simply hot. If he wanted, he could kill with those looks.
Kripa entered her class late as she had gone to show Krish where his class was. Angad sigalled her to stop at the door. He waited until the teacher turned back to the board. Angad gestured her to come in. She quickly rushed past the teacher's desk and to her seat. She mouthed a thank you to Angad. All the students in the class stared at her, with one question in their mind. "who is she?"
She quickly took out her notebook and started taking notes. Angad took a piece of paper, wrote something on it, and passed it to her, folded. She quizzically looked at him questioning him with her eyes about the note. He nodded his head towards it. She opened it and read the content.
"Eventhough you are a complete Kripa today, you have not changed a bit as a student…"
"like I said…the only thing that has changed about me is the clothes"
"Don't forget the other change you told me about"
"Other Change?"
"yea….you don't hate me anymore"
"that makes you happy doesn't it?"
"well, you know what would make me happier?"
"no….what?"
"the answer to my question that I asked you today…"
Kripa knew exactly what he was talking about. She felt her cheeks flushing again.
"well…how do you know my answer will make you happy? You do realize that there is a 50-50 chance.!"
"Exactly…there is a 50% chance that you would say yes to be my girlfriend."
"I think you would be more happier if you paid attention in class instead of flirting with me.."
"you are more interesting than math"
The teacher turned around when the peon knocked on the door. Kripa quickly shoved the note in the middle of her notebook.
Peon: excuse me sir! I need the attendance sheet.
Teacher: I forgot to take attendance…give me a second.
He called out everyone's names and the present students replied simply by saying "here".
Teacher: hm..Ms.Sharma…
Kripa: here!
The whole class exclusing Angad, Kripa, bani, and Kanya gasped.
Kripa(mumbling under her breath): oh brother…
Angad: alright gang…meet my new friend…Kripa!
It had been a week since the different Kripa was revealed, as well and Angad-Kripa's friendship has started. Within a short time, both became quick friends as they were really similar. It made it easy for them to understand each other. After debating for a couple of days, Angad finally decided to introduce Kripa to his friends.
Angad: Um Kripa…This is Aliyah, farhan, Tanvi, Sagar, Vidya, Josh, and this is sameera.
(alright..lots of characters…I know..but I want to let you guys know that the only ones you will see later on in the story are Aliyah, Josh, and sameera from this group.)
Kripa: Hi!
Kripa hit an instant rapport with the whole group. Bani, Kanya, Ranbir, and Krish were passing by and dropped their jaws when they saw Kripa with Angad's gang.
(alright…now from here…you will see Krish in the future…you will see Kanya and Ranbir..but not for too long….i don't want to have too many characters….it gets confusing…lol..)
Kripa saw them, excused herself and walked up to them. Angad's eyes followed her until she reached them. She gave the four friends a hug and engaged herself in a conversation. Sameera's eyes were fixated on krish while Angad's were on Kripa. He wanted to walk over and beat the crap out of krish every time he touched her. He knew they were just good friends but even then, he didn't like it much. Angad couldn't take it more and walked over to the group.
Kripa: Hey!! Alright guys…you all know Angad of course and Angad, this is Kanya, my first friend I made in this city, this is Ranbir…My cousin, Kanya's boyfriend…you know krish…and you know bani as well…and guys..no need to be so shocked…he is my friend now…right Angad?
Angad smiled and said "Hi". Angad's group was just as surprised as Kripa's. Angad suggested Kripa's friends to come meet his friends. Kripa's encouragement did the trick. All of them walked to the rest of Angad's friends and the introduction cycle started once again.
Days went by blissfully once they all became friends. All of them were equally wild and had similar interests. Whichever teacher had the group in their class, they were in for a few surprises. May it be small explosions in chemistry, missing specimens in biology, broken chairs in English, funny ring tones in physics, whooping cushions in math, or "anonymously" started food fights in the cafeteria. As they all became more mature, within the group of friends, there were couples forming. Soon after they had met, Farhan-Tanvi, Vidya-Sagar, and Josh-Aliyah had set the sparks free. Of course they had harbored feelings for a long time but seeing Kanya and Ranbir together made them realize it and gave them enough encouragement to confess. The only singles left now were Angad, Krish, Kripa, and sameera. Even though their minds would sometimes wonder about the unknown feeling that aroused, they would tackle the very thought since it was only "friendship"……………or was it?

193