Hello guys!! New chapter is here!
But before you start I wanna say a few things..this story is not more a TS but a SS now 😆 (due to my ability to stretch the stories🥲) it was suppose to have only 2 chapters but now there be atleast 2 more!
Also I read in the comments regarding Shiva and Ramya’s relationship..there is lots of confusion..I have tried to clear it in this chapter 🥶
And also I read all of your suggestions..and have tried to put most of them (also the reason why this chapter will be super long and also more chapters 😛) they were all awesome!
And please keep giving me your suggestions..because sometimes they are a lot better than the ones I have in my mind!
And lastly- you might find some of Raavi and Shiva’s harkate very childish and that’s because…they are kids! Raavi is in 11th and Shiva in 12th so basically they are 16-17 years old and feelings ke mamale me dumb!
PS- I know this chapter doesn’t have lots of Shivi moments. This chapter was imp for the build up of the story but next chapter will be ONLY SHIVI!
happy reading!!
CHAPTER 3
It has been 8 months since Raavi has come to the Doon school and she is just past her 4th stage of grief, which means now she is slowly beginning to accept the things. And the idea of dealing with stage 5 (acceptance) is pretty simple and efficient if done right!
Just stop thinking about Shiva
Pretty easy right?
Things have obviously not been easy of for Raavi in the beginning. It was in her fit of passive anger and stubbornness for Shiva and Ramya that made her run away the first chance she got (that too reallyyy far away) but it actually proved to be a double edged sword. It was when she would miss her maasima, mausapa, Dhara di, Krish, Dev, Gaumbi, Anita di (Obviously Shiva as well! But remember? Raavi is not allowed to think about him) and cry almost every night.
Actually this is how she learned that crying releases hormones like cortisol and prolactin which gives the best sleep ever…so maybe it wasn’t all that bad because atleast the sleep was good!
So basically crying and missing everyone and sulking for Shiva extended for almost 4 months and slowly Raavi started putting herself back together. And now after 8 months things are much better. She has new friends, new schedule, cries for less than 10 minutes when she accidentally opens old family photos and haven’t even stalked Shiva’s Instagram account which has their old pictures together in more than 72 hours!
That has to be an improvement, Raavi mentally patted herself.
Talking about Shiva, Raavi might have been bit too harsh during their last conversation in her room 8 months ago and said few things she actually didn’t mean.
But he has completely stopped texting her, calling her, even liking her posts on Instagram. And they only thing that is keeping Raavi sane is that atleast he watches her stories.
Breaking her 72 hours record Raavi opens Shiva’s contact in WhatsApp’s.
Last seen 1 minute ago
new messages none
Humara ek jhagda kya hua wo bhootnaath to mujhe bhool hi gaya. Bada aya khud to mera best friend kehne wala.
Raavi scoffs as she not so gently stabs her aloo chaat with her spoon, mutilating the delicious savoury. Physically she is with her class friends, enjoying the street food of Dehradun but mentally she is with her bhootnath.
But mene bhi to khud usse kitna kuch sunaya tha. Agar khud uski jagah hoti to shayad yahi karti her other, more sensible side of the brain argues.
Haan to? Bachpan se lekar aaj tak kitani baar naraz hue hai ek dusre se, lekin jab tak ek dusre ko mana na le tab tak koshish karna nahi chodte more impulsive part of her brain says.
But kabhi itani serious wali ladayi bhi to nahi hui thi. Maybe usse khud na pata kaise baat kare. Mene bhi to use pahle 2 weeks ignore kiya tha sensible brain interjects.
To? Pakka Ramya ke saath busy hoga aur kya? girlfriend ke aate hi best friend ko bhul gya. Chimpaanzi kahin ka impulsive side of the brain used Ramya card and wins the argument.
Poor tree who birthed the potato which is in Raavi’s plate as alloo tikki must be crying right now because the tikki in Raavi’s plate looked like battle field and soon Raavi’s friends notices it as well.
“Raavi ye kya Alloo tikki se saath kushti khel rahi hai? Achcha nahi laga kya?” Kashish, Raavi’s classmate pouts. She is the one to bring everyone her and loved this restaurant a lot.
“Nahi nahi..aisa nahi hai. Bahut achcha hai. But wo kya hai na aaj mene bahut zyada heavy lunch kat liya tha to khane ka man nahi hai,” Raavi replies politely. She hasn’t tasted Alloo tikki even a bit because she was too busy having full on mental debate about that bhootnaath but Kashish doesn’t need to know that.
“Par tu theek to hai na? Tera chehera achanak se itna red kyu ho gya hai? Tujhe fever to nah-“ Kashish immediately touches Raavi’s forehead with the back of her hand to check her temperature.
Raavi badly wants to leave. She doesn’t normally gets carried away with the thoughts of Shiva but when she does, it’s pretty intense she she wants to be left alone and these people don’t know that or even about Shiva.
Infact no one in the whole class does…except-
“Guys mera to ho gya. Kal meri Chemistry ki presentation hai aur mene abhi tak intro page tak nahi banaya hai..to mein to niklta hu ab. Raavi agar tujhe achcha na lag tha ho to tujhe bhi hostel drop kar du?”
Karan asks, fringing worry and giving her a small got you wink when no one looking.
Karan Mishra
Raavi’s guardian angle in Dehradun and also her closest friend her (she might not wanna accept but her bestfriend position is still occupied by that Bhaalo).
Karan is the only person who knows about Shiva and that too because he is just so understanding and easy to talk to. He didn’t judge Raavi when she told her that she came so far away from her house only because she was so jealous of her sister dating her best friend. Nor does he get annoyed when she feeling like venting about Shiva still not calling her after her literally ignoring him for months.
Karan knows that a girl needs to let out her anger and that why he is her close friend, not best friend mind you.
Raavi security gives Karan a small think you smile and starts letting out fake coughs.
“*cough* *cough* Sorry Kashish..I think I drank too much cold water today..*cough* *cough* I think I am getting reallyyyy sick. I better *cough* *cough* leave with Karan before things get worse *cough* *cough*”, pulling together the most pavam puppy dog face, Raavi mentally gives herself an Oscar for her performance.
Kashish’s face gets drains of all colours out of worry for her friend.
“Par Raavi tera temp to theek hai-“
“Arre re re re! Ye to bahut serious lagti hai mujhe! Isse immediately bed rest li zarurat hai! Immediately! Bilkul abhi hostel ke jana hoga isse,” Karan jumps in.
“Achcha to chalo me bhi chalti hu. Raavi ki dekhbhaal ke liye bhi to koi hona chaiye na?” Kashish starts putting her stuff in her purse haphazardly.
Raavi bites her lips desperately. Kashish is an very nice girl and she feels like a terrible person for lying to her but right she just wants to be alone and not with her.
She gives Karan the ‘please help me’ look.
got it Karan cues.
“Are Kashish iski koi zarurat nahi hai! Aur mein to bike laya hu na, aur bike par 3 log ja nahi skate..say no to tripling right?? me Raavi ko safely hostel pahuncha dunga. Don’t worry!” And before Kashish could say anything Karan grabs Raavi’s hand and literally runs towards his bike.
Even holding someone’s hand other than Shiva feels so wrong.
oh come on Raavi! Pull yourself together for god’s sake!
Karan takes Raavi to their usual spot. It’s a river bank with lots of huge but smooth rocks. Not many people come here so it’s always very quite except the sound of flowing water hitting her rocks, playing their own symphony.
Raavi sits on one such big rock and starts throwing pebbles in the water.
“Fir se Shiva ki yaad aa gayi shayad,” karan asks settling next to her.
Raavi nods, but kept looking at the river.
Oh just how much she wants these feelings and pain to just flow away as well.
“Kya mein puch sakta hu aise achanak se kya hua?” Karan picks up some pebble of his own and starts throwing them in the water along with her.
Raavi sighs loudly.
“Reason bahut dumb hai,” Raavi mutters.
“Wo to teri har baat hoti hai. Fir bhi me sunta hu na,” Karan chuckles.
Raavi rolls her eyes.
“Mene aaj apne whatsapp par status dala tha- it hurts when you realise you are not as important to someone as you thought you were…,”
Karan rubs his eyes with his hands, little bit tired of his topper friend acting like 3rd class female Devdaas.
“Age bol?” He cues her to continue.
“Aur Shiva me seen kar liya par reply nahi kiya,” Raavi completes and immediately hides her face in her lap.
“Raavi?” Karan asks.
Raavi raises her head from her lap and turns her face towards slowly. It was getting dark. They’ll have to reach hostel soon.
“Mein pahle bhi tujhe kai baar puch chuka hu aur ek baar fir puchta hu..kya tu Shiva ko pasand karti hai?” Karan asks for the bazillionth time probably.
Raavi’s cheeks immediately turn pink and she turns her face away to hide her obviously startled face.
“T-tu har baar yahi question kyu puchta hai?” Raavi asks and bites her lower lip.
“Kyuki tu har baar galat jawaab deti hai,” Karan replies, narrowing his eyes at his obviously love struck freind.
“Mein Shiva ko koi pasand wasand nahi karti! Wo to bas bachpan se mera best friend hai..that’s it,” Raavi says, a bit too fast like some thief haphazardly trying to clean up his steps.
“Achcha to agar tu usse pasand nahi karti to tujhe kyu farak pad rha hai ki usne teri story ka reply kara ki nahi? Infact tujhe to uske Ramya ko date karne se bhi farak nahi padna chahiye..ulta khush hona chahiye.” Karan tries to reason.
But Raavi is stubborn.
“Haan to? Wo mera best friend hai..bachpan se lekar aaj tak uski zindagi me sirf me thi aur ab..Ramya Di. Bura to lagega na?” Raavi berates..the dominant anger resurfacing.
“To tu kya ye soch kar baithi thi ki just because Shiva tera best friend hai, Wo zindagi bhar ke liye bhramchari ban kar rahe? Tujhe pata hai ki tu kitna selfish sound kar rahi hai Raavi?” Karan states. He knows that his words will pierce Raavi’s heart like a thousand knives but it is the time she realises what she is doing is wrong.
Raavi looks at him with her jaw clenched and forming in her eyes.
Selfish?
Is she really being selfish?
“Raavi tu mane ya na mane but sach to yahi hai ki tu Shiva ko pasand karti hai aur isliye uske aur Ramya ko lekar itna jealous feel kar rahi hai,” Karan’s voice soften as he brings his hands near Raavi’s face and wipes away a single tear that has managed to slip down with the pad of his thumbs.
“Par Shiva to mera bes-“
“Dosti hi to pyaar ki pahle seedhi hai dumbo! Agar tu kisi ki achchi fist nahi ban sakti to usse pyar kaise karegi? Aur tu to Shiva ki bachpan se dost hai..to ye jealousy..ye usi pyaar ki ugly side hai,” Karan smiles abs he tries to make Raavi understand her own feeling.
She is very smart when it about books but when it comes to feelings..she is a complete idiot Karan thinks to himself.
Realisation hits Raavi like a ton of bricks.
Has she really been in love with her bhootnaath all this time and never realised it? Her bhootnaath who would take her for icecream whenever she felt low, who will take fight with anyone in the whole school if they even tease her, who will literally do anything to just make her smile?
Is she in love?
Raavi rose pink lips stretch into a huge smile.
she is in love with her bhootnaath
Her Shiva
But then Ramya?
All of her her smile disappears.
“Agar me Shiva ko pasand karti bhi to bhi kya fayda? Wo to Ramya ko hi pasand karta hai na?” Raavi let’s her head fall into her lap again.
“Usne khud kaha tujhse?” Karan rubs his eyes out of Raavi’s utter stupidity again.
This girl will be the death of me.
Raavi slowly peaks at him from her lap.
“Matlab?”
“Matlab, mujhe nahi pata ki Ramya aur Shiva ke beech me kya hai..aur sach to ye hai ki tu bhi theek se nahi jaanti hai. Tu to bas worst case scenario ko sach maan kar aansuo ki tanki bahati rehti hai. Other people hope for the best but you Miss Raavi hope for the worst! Kabhi Ramya ya Shiva ne tujhse kaha ki wo date kar rahe hai? Nahi na? To fir?” Karan asks.
“Haan but sare signs to yahi kehte-“
“-Meri bholi si duffer Raavi..ye real life hai! Teri koi science problem nahi!,” Karan takes holds of Raavi’s shoulder and shakes her slightly to shake some sense into her.
This girl is a lost case!
Raavi pouts at him.
“Achcha chal ek kaam kar..Shiva ko phone laga,” Karan suggest.
“KYAA?!?” Raavi yells so loudly that Karan has to make a mental note of visiting an ENT doctor later.
“Shiva ko phone laga. Tum dono ki jo ye internal tension chal rahi hai na..ek dum door ho jayegi,” he says.
“Par-par mein..par Karan humne pichle 8 mahine se koi baat nahi ki hai..ab aise achanak?” Raavi starts biting her nails out of anxiety.
Calling Shiva after 8 months? Talking to him directly? That too after realising she might be in love with him? Nooo! Her tiny brain is not ready for it!
“It’s never too late! Tu jitna time lagayegi na, tum dono ke beech duriyaan utani hi badhengi. To chal ab fatafat phone laga,” Karan says with determination, folding his arms against his chest.
Looking at the stern face Raavi realises that he is really not gonna budge until she calls Shiva. So she slowly takes out her phone..
But it’s already dead
“Mera phone to dead ho gya. Maybe it’s a sign from god Karan that I should not call shiva today..kal paka call karti hu!” Raavi tries to convince Karan but he is not ready to listen.
He takes out his phone from his pocket, open like passcode lock and hands it over to Raavi.
“Ye le aur phone kar. Mein wo hum dono ki liye bhutta lene ja rah hu..jab me wapis aau yo tu mujhe call par milni chahiye. Samjhi?” Karan gives her one last glare before going away.
Raavi dials Shiva’s number which she knows by heart. Bell rings as she keeps the phone close to her ear.
1st bell rings..Raavi’s heart beats fast.
What if he is at the shop?
2nd bell rings..Raavi’s heart beats even faster.
He’ll prolly be busy. I should just cut the call and lie to Karan that he didn’t pick up the call.
3rd bell rings..Raavi’s heart is almost about to jump out of her throat.
He is definitely busy..I am cutting the call..
“Hello?”
Raavi’s heart stop..so does everything else around her- the flow of river, the chirping of birds, the whooshing of wind.
In that moment it’s just her and Shiva..
“Hello? Kaun hai?” Shiva asks from the other side.
“Shiva me..Raavi,” Raavi finally manages to say.
“Raavi tu? Par tu ye unknown number se call kyu kar rahi hai? Tu theek to hai na?” Shiva asks, tension evident his voice.
But all Raavi cares about is how magical her names sounds from his voice..how did she never realise that?
Now all the wants is for him to keep calling her..
Raavi.
Raavi..
Raavi..
“Raavi?! Oye mami ki bahen ku beti? Tu chup kyu ho gayi? Tu theek to hai na? Bol na?!” Shiva demands.
“Haan me theek hu. Wo mera phone dead ho gya tha to ek friend ke phone se call kiya,” Raavi says, a smiles dancing over her lips over the thought of Shiva worrying like a crazy person for her.
“Chal achcha hai..par aaj ye achanak se call?” Shiva asks with a soft voice.
“Haan to nahi kar sakti kya? Tu abhi bhi mera best friend hai..chahe tu mujhe bhule jaye par me nahi bhul sakti tujhe,” Raavi’s says.
“Me bhul gya tujhe?” Shiva growls angrily. Raavi can feel the heat of his anger radiating through the phone.
“Aur nahi to kya? Tune pichle 8 mahine me ek baar bhi pucha mera haal? Kitni door aa hui me ghar se Shiva..tune ek baar bhi pucha mujhse ki me kaise manage karti hongi yaha?” Raavi asks, getting annoyed at Shiva for her own set of reasons.
“Tujhe pata bhi nahi hoga Chipkali ki mene kitabi baar tujhe call karne ki koshish ki but har baar last moment par back out Kar deta tha. Mujhe pata hai ki tu roz roti hogi wahan..par yehi bhi pata hai ki tu bahut strong bhi hai aur sab handle kar legi,” Shiva says, his anger completely melting away. But he sounds something even worse..sad.
“To tune call kyu nahi kiya? Phone ke paise bachane ke liye itni kanjusi?” Raavi asks rolling her eyes.
“Kyuki mujhe dar lag rha tha..,” Raavi’s heart drops again at his words.
What was he scared of?
“Mujhe dar tha ki me kahin tujhe kuch aisa na keh du ki tu mujhse aur dur ho jaye..last time jab me tujhe baat karne aya to tu mujhse itani dur chali gayi..mujhe dar lag tha tha ki agar hum dono me firse jhagda hua to tu kahin mujhse aur dur na ho jaye..” Shiva words crushes Raavi’s heart into small pieces. He didn’t call her because he was scared of sending her even further away….is she really very wrong to judge what’s going on around her.
Raavi has tears in her eyes. She feels like throwing her hands in feet around in anger and yell on top of her lungs!
“Raavi mein tujhse bina baat kiye reh sakta hu..par tujhse dur nahi,” Shiva confesses, his voice so husky that it sends chills down her spine and tingling sensation in the area of her body she is never felt before..
Now this is new..
“Shiva..,” she whispers his name but it’s comes out as a pray or maybe even an request.
Ramya..
Suddenly Raavi comes back to her senses. She remembers that Karan said that it’s not clear if Ramya is dating Shiva..maybe they are..maybe they are not and this might be the perfect opportunity ask. Because after realising her feeling and the fact that Shiva’s voice can send tingling sensation between her legs..it’s very important to know for sure if he is with Ramya!
“Shiva kya tu aur Ramya-“
“Raavi! Ye le me bhutta le kar aa gya! Kya mast bhutta diya us aunty ne..wo bhi sirf-oops!” It’s Karan. He immediately covers his mouth with his hands when he realises that Raavi is on the call.
But it’s too late…because the ship had already sailed.
“Ye kon tha? Tu kisi Ladke ke saath hai? Kon hai wo? Aur tu uske saath bhutta kyu kha rahi hai?” Shiva’s voice changes all often sudden..and Raavi realise that now it’s no more sweet or worried..it’s dark and furious.
“Wo mera dost tha Shiva..” she replies biting her lips.
“Kon dost? Kahin tu ye uske ke phone se to call nahi kar rahi? Aur tujhe to itani shaam ko apne hostel me hona chahiye na? To tu is ladke ke saath kya kar rahi hai?” Shiva was getting more and more anger every second and Raavi could feel it by the intensity of his voice.
Is Shiva…jealous?
His voice is doing something to her as well..especially to the pit of her stomach....and making her heart beat faster than very fast.
Is jealous Shiva…turning her on?
Raavi bites her lips and chew on it a bite, feeling devilish over her newly found information.
“Shiva! Shiva kidhar hai! Idhar aa! Aya Gaumbi!-
“- beta iss bar to tu bach gayi kyuki Gaumbi me bula liya. Par me abhi 30 ke call karunga aur agar tu apne hostel me nahi hui na to Mami ko bata dunga ki to ladki saath ghum rahi hai. Chal phone rakhta hu, chipkali kahi ki.” Shiva says before cutting the call.
Raavi felt a tad bit annoyed over the fact that Shiva threatened her using her mausima....never of that Chimpanzi..but mostly she felt elevated!
Happier than she has felt in days!
Mostly because she got to talk to her bhootnath!
What a fool she was thinking she could stay away from him without talking to him?
“Achcha lag rha hai na baat karke?” Karan asks, passing over her bhutta to her and settling down on the same rock.
“Bahut achcha!” Raavi giggles before munching down on her corn.
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Everyone is busy doing their own work when Prafulla entered Pandya house like a storm, crying loudly.
“Hai Raam! Meri beti! Koi bacha lo usse!!” Prafulla cries loudly as she beats her chest. Everyone stop doing their work and run towards her.
“Aye Kagdi ye kya rona chillana laga rakha hai mere ghar par? Ja pane ghar jake ro,” Suman says, moving her wheelchair towards Prafulla cuing her to get lost.
“Ma ek baar sun to lo ki kya hua hai..mami bahut pareshaan lag rahi hai,” Dhara intervenes to which Sukma rolls her eyes. Then she signals to her to go to Prafulla.
“Mami aap baithi aur batao kya hua hai. Krish paani lekar aa!” Dharan orders Krish. She makes Prafulla sit on a chair then offers Prafulla the glass of water to calm down her nerves but many refuses.
“Dhara tu to Raavi ko apni choti bahen manti hai na to uski help karde,” mami manages to say in between her whimpers.
“Raavi? Kya hua use? Wo to apne hostel me hogi na?” Dhara asks, worry washing over her. Raavi is indeed like her younger sister and even the thought of anything happening to her is killing her.
“Raavi apne dosto ke saath camping gayi thi..mene bahut mana kiya fir bhi zid karke chali gayi aur ab news me aa rha hai ki Dehradun me bhaari barish aur landslide hi rha hai..mera phone bhi nahi utha rahi hai wo. Samajh nahi aa rah kya karu! Raavi ke mausa bhi karobar ke mamale se bahar gaye..meri bachchi ka kya hoga re Somnath!” Prafulla starts whaling again, filling the whole house with her cries. For the first time Suman doesn’t say anything to her and actually sympathise.
“Aap chinta mat karo Mami me kuch karti hu,” Dhara says desperately.
But what can she do? Gaumbi is also not in Somnath and will come back after a week. Dev is also with him..Krish is too young.
Just then Shiva enters the house with sacks on his back. A flicker of hope ignites in Dhara’s heart.
She runs to him.
“Shiva tujhe abhi Dehradun jana hoga! Raavi apne dosti ke saath bahar gayi thi aur wahan landslide hi gya and ab usse contact nahi ho pa rha hai. Tu abhi car nikla aur Dehradun ke liye nikal,” Dhara orders him desperately.
Shiva feels land slip underneath his feet.
Raavi? Landslide?
Not when things were starting to get better..
He stops his thoughts from running to the wrong direction..he needs to focus now..his Raavi needs him!
“Ill leave just now bhabhi. Don’t worry. I’ll bring her back “
heyy so this was the chapter!
I know I am gonna get mixed opinions about it..but I just wanna let you know that I tried my best! 😂
And don’t worry nothing will happen to Raavi..
SPOILER- SHIVI ROAD TRIP!! ❤️
hope you guys liked it!
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Edited by StarLord_Owen - 4 years ago