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PART 1
Our two mortal enemies still continue to get the better of each other by being as competent as possible, be it in their assignments, projects, exams and even classroom participation. Their constant bickering was the primary cause of annoyance to Prof. Vardhan. So, he formulated a plan by which they would realize the worth of the other and stop fighting and bickering the whole time. One tiny problem and it would spark into a humungous fight between the two. He wanted to put an end to it, once and for all. Also, he wanted to make them better and respectable engineers. He put his plan into action by making the following morning announcement.
"First year mechanical engineering students of FITE, assemble in the mechanical lab in exactly 45 minutes. I have a very important announcement to make." Sanyukta and Kaustuki were still sleeping until their warden came and jerked them out of their beds. "Yeh warden ki problem kya hai? Subah subah itna kyun chilati hai?" complained Sanyukta. "Thank God that she woke us up. Varna we would have been late for Vardhan Sir's big announcement," replied Kaustuki. "Haan, you're right!" said Sanyukta. They both got out of bed and got ready quickly. In no more than 40 minutes, they reached the mechanical lab. As expected, Randhir and Jiggy were already there. Sanyukta and Randhir exchanged their customary fake smiles and smirks while Kaustuki and Jiggy exchanged warm smiles.
"So, you farzi engineers, I haven't called you here just to look at your beautiful faces. Stop smiling and listen carefully to what I have to say." Jiggy who was flashing his 32 - watt smile at Kaustuki understood the hint and discreetly sealed his lips. Vardhan Sir continued, "The college wants to give you as much academic exposure as possible. There is an engineering expo happening in Delhi after 2 days and all of you are going. There will be no argument about this. All your parents have consented to this trip. My decision is final." With that, Vardhan Sir stormed out of the class. Randhir thought to himself, "Which parents of mine have consented?" He looked down and shook his head. Just then, the girl who he abhorred the most, disgusted the most, Sanyukta Agarwal, was walking towards him. "Mr. Hot Shot, listen carefully to me," she said. "Don't try anything funny with me this time. This is our first trip as a class. And if anything goes wrong in Delhi, I'll know whom to blame. So be careful for your own good."
"Aapka hukum sar ankhon par, mere aaka," replied Randhir with a smirk. What does this girl think she is, thought Randhir. First he thought he should really make a foolproof plan to trouble her, but then he just gave her his traditional caustic smirk and left her thinking about the several ways in which he wasn't going to trouble her. Pagal hai yeh ladka, thought Sanyukta and left the lab to go to her dorm. Randhir smiled smugly and made his way back to his dorm.
Both of them started packing in their respective dorms and soon forgot about the encounter they had just had.
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