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Manya took a step back. Akash stared in her eyes intently, sending a shiver down her back. He smirked and said,
A: You're not worth it!
Manya opened her mouth in shock as he walked off, laughing.
M: Hey!
He stopped. Manya walked upto him, her hands behind her back.
M: Tum khud ko samajte kya ho?
A: Akash Rathod. Aur samajta nahin hoon, main hoon bhi.
Manya rolled her eyes.
M: Whatever.
A: Whatever!
They walked off in their separate paths as the music of PKEK began to play...
Manya looked at herself in the mirror before the college dance. It was a dance where all the colleges of Mumbai got together as one. She was wearing a wonderful pink gown and a tiarra, looking no less than a princess.
She smiled and flipped her hair.
M: I look gorgeous!
Her phone rang and she answered it.
M: Hello?
Karan's voice came on the other end.
K: Hey, Manya. Got a date?
M: Not yet.
K: Good. Tho hum dhono chalte hain!
Manya shut her eyes and thought, Damn!
M: Ohh...umm...mujhe abhi yaad aya! I have a date.
K: Who?
M: Who? Oh, um...woh...
K: Kaun?
M: Main-main...tumhe aker bathaoon gi, hmm?
She shut the phone quickly, shaking her head.
Manya stood near the punch table, her face towards the crowd dancing. People stood next to her, some facing the table and some facing the crowd.
Karan came upto Manya.
K: Soo...kaun hai tumhari date?
M: Tumse kya mathlab hai, Karan!
K: Main jaana chahta hoon! Simple!
Manya frowned.
M: Yeh hai.
A boy was facing the table, sipping a drink and talking to someone. Manya casually pulled his arm and spun him around towards Karan.
Manya didn't even bother lookig at him. But when Karan's eyes grew red with anger, Manya confusedly looked up. She gasped. AKASH!
Akash looked at her, a bit confused, then grinned. He placed his arm around her shoulder.
A: Ohh, hi, Karan.
Manya pushed his arm off.
M: Nain, nain, yeh-
K: MANYA! How could you? Tumne Jai Shree ko dhauka diya hai!
Manya glared at him.
M: Excuse me!
K: Oh, yeah, you're excused! Apna time tum-iss-AD vaale ke saath spend karo!
Karan walked off and Manya groaned. She looked up at Akash angrily.
M: Who do you think you are!
A: JAwab phir dhoon?
Manya groaned and turned around. He grabbed her wrist.
A: Aye, Ms. Attitude!
Manya turned and glared at him.
A: Tumhi ne tho kaha tha that I'm your date. Ab kahan ja rahi ho?
Manya reached out of his grip.
M: Date my foot!
Akash laughed.
Kiran and Rehan, both from AD, pulled out slips with names in them.
K: Ab jinka naam iss mein ho ga, they are going to dance. Got it?
The crowd clapped.
R: Okaay, first up...Roopa and Goppu!
Roopa and Goppu laughed and went to the dancefloor, dancing to the song "OSO."
K: Okayy...next up...
She pulled out a slip from the pink hat and one from the blue hat.
K: Akash Rathod and Manya Sharmaaa!!!
Manya was drinking punch when she heard this. She coughed, shocked, and sudenly spit out.
Akash raised his eyebrows. Grinning naughtily, he walked upto her and held out his hand.
Manya looked down at his hand.
R: Woooh! AD AND JAI SHREE!!!!
The crowd hooted. Manya reluctantly put her hand in his hand. Om turned up the song,
Aao sunao pyar ki ek kahani...
Akash spun Manya around.
Ek tha ladka ek thi ladki deewani...
Akash brought Manya back to himself. He held her waist, both of them staring at each other intently.
...Dhono samje nahin thay, woh jo hone laga tha...
Akash leaned Manya down in his arms. She stared up at him intently, and he stared in her eyes as well.
Everyone else grew quiet, staring at them. They held that pose, even after the song finished, still staring at each other...
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