Santoshi Seth was a college student about to graduate to work in her father's company. It was her final year and her office was ready in Seth's investment company, it was her dream ever since she was a young girl.. seeing her father busy in his office, she would sit next him and go through files with him. It's a dream job that she was going to get once she graduates. Her only sister, Dia, is 2 years younger than her but they were best friends, they both shared everything together that even when Santoshi was in college, she never asked for a separate room, neither did Dia.
"Santie" Dia opened the bedroom door and gasped "you and your books! come on yaar, we have a party to attend in.." she looked at her watch "5 exact minutes!"
"Dee, told you na? i won't go to stupid Rakesh's party.. take Komal" Santie looked back at her book
"that's what i'm doing, taking Komal and YOU TOO!" Dia grabbed her sister's waist and started dragging her off her bed "CHALO DIDI!!"
"DIA STOP IT!" Santoshi pushed her away, Dia faked a pout "Dee.. didn't mean to do that" she hugged her sister "but really, Rakesh is the worst friend of yours.. hate him.. can't really go" she smiled at her sister "waise bhi, i have a party to attend tomorrow at Javed's house and really want to wear that dress of yours" she pointed at her sister's dress "you can go in jeans and shirt
Dia gasped "i totally forgot about that!" she looked down at her dress "but i can't go in jeans and shirt to Rakesh's stupid party"
"ufff, don't go at all baba!"
"ha ha ha very funny, you go back to your books.. i go do dancy shancy with Rakcy"
They both laughed "be careful Dee"
"haan haan bye ma" Dia ran outside the room
Santoshi giggled "bye pagali.."
"arre, Santie.. not going with your sister?" Santoshi's mother, Kiron, asked walking towards her daughter
"nahi amy, have to finish studying" Santie smiled then hugged her mother
"what's this for?" her mother smiled
"baas, forgot to hug you today"
"uff pagali" Kiron hit her daughter's head as Santoshi giggled
It was Monday, Santoshi was sitting on a stair in Delhi college revising for the upcoming test "didn't you like memorize this book?" Javed, Santoshi's friend since the day she was a freshman joked sitting next to her
"shut up Javed" she hit him playfully "you know how nervous i get na?"
"for nothing! you get straight As with +s too!"
"Javed, say something useful or shut up for the next 30 minutes"
He giggled "fine, i'll shut up for the next 30 minutes"
"thank you!" she folded her hands at him then went back to studying. Javed was looking around at the students, some would greet him.. some stopped to chat a bit with him, but it didn't stop him from staring at Santoshi. Everytime he looks at her, he notices something that adds up to her beauty. To him, she was perfectly beautiful.. her hazel eyes.. her fine nose.. her sweet lips.. her long brown hair that she always puts up as ponytail for college. Santoshi closed her book and sighed "ok.. i think i am ready!" she grinned at Javed "arre, why are you looking at me like that?" she looked down at herself
"nothing" he acted nervously "i'm not looking at you like nothing"
"Javed, you're not making sense.. chalo, i have to go now"
"of course, good luck.. not like you need it"
"GOD" she hit him with the book then left, he sighed heavily not liking the way he was almost caught
After class "oh God, i don't think i did well at all!" Santoshi said sounding worried
"you know, when you say that it means you did so well and we did so baaaad" Taani complained while walking with Santoshi and her 2 other friends
"i know for a fact that this tim.." but before she finishes her sentence, her friends already did
".. this time i didn't do any good" they all laughed
Santoshi giggled "that sounded like a broken record"
"it is a broken record!" Taani put an arm around her friend's waist "did anything happen between you and Javed?"
"ha?" Santoshi looked at her puzzled "meaning?"
"duffer, meaning.. kuch kissing hua tha yah nahi?"
"WHAT?" Santoshi laughed "pagal ho kya? me aur Javed.. kissing??"
Taani stopped looking at her laughing "are you crazy Santie? didn't i tell you before.."
"ye, the way he looks at me says he likes me.. i don't believe in that at all, he doesn't look at me like he likes me"
"ok, you say that" she put her hands on Santoshi's shoulders and turned her around "dekho.. how he's shyly looking away now, cause i busted him looking at you like Romeo
Santoshi laughed "Taani, thanks yaar really.. but" she moved away from her "i'll go and talk to him about this abhi waqt and see what this nonsense about liking me"
"haan, best of luck yaara" Taani winked at her
Santoshi walked towards Javed "hello Javed saab"
"hey, how was the test?" he asked, again acting nervously
Santoshi noticed how nervous he was, she knotted her eyebrows in confusion "it was ok.. are you ok though?"
"haan! why you ask?"
"don't know, you're acting strange that's all"
"oh" he laughed nervously "right.. i don't think i am"
Santoshi laughed sweetly that made Javed stare at her again "bolo, do you like me?" Javed's jaw dropped, Santoshi gasped "oh my God.. you like me!?" his face turned red as he looked around, hoping someone would come and save him but all what he saw was Taani and Santoshi's other friends laughing at him "Javed" she put her hand on his shoulder, he shivered looking at her, she was smiling "we are friends na?"
"that's the problem.. i don't want that anymore" she looked at him confused "i want more, Santie.." he held her hand, she blushed lowering her head, he walked closer to her and kissed her forehead "i don't like you Santie.. i love you"
"that's.. big Javed" she felt her heart racing, her breath increasing
He smiled looking down at her "very big indeed" they both giggled softly "i know you care about me.." she nodded "can you love me?"
"say yes" Taani and her friends were looking at them closely, folding their hands
"i don't know Javed" Santoshi answered honestly "will have to think about it.."
He smiled "always logical.."
She giggled looking at him "always random" she hit his forehead then walked shyly away towards her friends
When Santoshi went back to her house, she told Dia what happened and her reaction was something she did not expect "yes Santie, every person in India knows that Javed has fallen head over heels for you but you never noticed"
"are you kidding?"
"totally not! it was so obvious"
"why didn't you say anything? would've saved the trouble of feeling faint today" Santoshi sighed
Dia giggled "nah, i didn't want to tell you.. wanted you and him talk about this first" she frowned "i thought he was man enough to tell you first, what a kid!"
"oh shut up yaar, he probably was scared that i'd reject his love or whatever"
"hai hai" Dia raised her eyebrows at her sister "kya hua jii? kuch kuch hota hai?" Santoshi blushed smiling "OMG! KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI! AMY!" she ran outside
"DEE! DON'T YAAR" Santoshi ran after her sister
"Dia, why are you running? arre.. Santie bhi?" Kiron laughed at her daughters, she grabbed Dia's arm and put her behind her back then looked at Santoshi "abh, kya hua?"
"Javed loves Santie aur Santie loves Javed" Dia giggled
Santoshi blushed, Kiron grinned "achcha?" she put her hands on Santoshi's cheeks and made her look up at her "kuch kuch hota hai?"
"uff amy!" Santoshi hugged her mother as Dia was laughing hugging them too
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