SS:A Little More Than Friends---ON HOLD!! - Page 21

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Loved the update. Please update soon...

Nice SS.. Loved all the 6 parts.. Arnav and Khushi should realize their feelings for each other... Im wondering what happened on Khushis date with NK that she was staring at Arnavs balcony..

That was amazingly hillarious...loved it absolutely...but seriously cant wait to read the next part

Omg this is so good!

I love how theres a bet going on between the Prakash brothers and Ramu kaka lol

Amazingly written!

Did the update just end??? =O

Please make the next update longer I will be really thank full hehe

And I wonder what will happen next hehe cant wait till Khushi meets Arnav

Thanks for the PM! And sorry for the late read <3

hahahahahaha that bet was funny!!!!!! cant wait to read more!!!!

No proof reading done. So any glitches, typos, etc please excuse those. I'll edit those later!!

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Chapter 7

Class 404, Fluid mechanics & Hydraulic Machines, 8:30 am

"If the lecture makes you feel sleepy, what is the whole point of attending it?" asked Arnav to a sleeping Khushi whose head was on her bench.

Khushi looked up drowsily at Arnav who had one of his eyebrows raised. She smiled at him with half-closed eyes and then put her head back down making Arnav raise both his eyebrows now.

Obviously, you are hallucinating Khushi Kumari Gupta. Arnav NEVER attends college. It's just that you haven't had enough sleep at night because of you stayed up late making jalebies and then writing that letter for the very man that you are hallucinating about. Oh, that reminds me. Have to be pissed to off at Arnav. Have to be pissed off at Arnav. Oh boy, I speak way too much even in my thoughts and I don't think that it is healthy at all, Khushi thought to herself as she placed her head back on the hard bench.

Meanwhile Arnav sat next to her and poked her gingerly, hoping she would wake up.

"Oh Imaginary Arnav just leave me alone will you? I haven't slept enough and its Snape's lecture!" whined Khushi like a small child who was being forced to wake up early in the morning.

Arnav admitted that he felt a little hurt at being called a figment of her imagination but then he could understand why she thought she was imagining things.

This was his first lecture at college. That would probably explain why the rest of the class, especially the girls were staring at him. Wow, Arnav Singh Raizada'the new toy. Let's play with him!! So, how do I feel attending my first lecture? Answer: Honestly, it sucks thought Arnav, sarcastically.

"Khushi as much as I would like to be imaginary right now because the entire class is staring at me, I am pretty much real. Look---"saying so, Arnav pinched her hard on her forearm.

Khushi jerked up with a loud "Ow!! Arnav you are such a sleep-ruining monster!"

She hoped that the Arnav next to her would vanish into thin air or maybe first laugh diabolically at being successful in ruining her sleep and then vanish into thin air.

Much to her misfortune, either of the situations didn't happen, a very embarrassed and real Arnav next to her said,"Hi"

She gulped but her throat just got more clogged. At that point of time, she realized a few truths and she couldn't decide if they made her feel good or bad:

A. Arnav was actually there. In the college. Right next to her. In the classroom. Attending a lecture. But, why? She needs to stop breaking her sentences because it was making her feel like a cretin.

B. She was hallucinating about her best friend and she told her best friend that she was hallucinating about him. And hence the blushing is back to haunt her.

C. She had just called her best friend a 'sleep-ruining monster' in presence of approximately another 60 students or more. And she had said that quite loudly.

D. Now the 60 or more students were sniggering and staring at her and Arnav like they were jumping up and down in the class with tails.

End of Moment of Truth. Time to face the reality. And not to forget...be pissed off at Arnav.

She cleared her throat a final time and trying to sound distant, "Uh...ahem. So you finally decided to attend college huh? Wonder what made you change your mind...maybe your smart friend who has been trying to convince you to attend college ever since...I don't know...it started?"

Arnav chuckled at her and said, "You flatter yourself too much Khushi Kumari Gupta. I had to attend the lecture today. Mom pushed me out of my bed. I came to college thinking I would go to the college Gym but it was closed so...I ended up in this sad classroom on the bench next to you."

Moment of truth for Arnav:

A. He hadn't slept at night either.

B. Watching football matches at night will never make you feel sleepy. Especially if you like football. Even if you feel the tiniest bit drowsy, at that very minute, the footballer will decide to score a goal which will make the commentator go, "That was a fabulous shot by none other than *Insert name of famous footballer*!!" and crowds will go berserk which will definitely wake you up in time to see the goal in slow motion and from different angles.

C. Whichever idiot said that counting sheep makes you feel sleepy was well a...idiot.

D. He really wanted to know how had Khushi's date had gone. And umm...that was why he hadn't slept at night.

E. He lied to Khushi. His mom had not pushed him out of the bed. He was the youngest and the most pampered. No one would ever do that to him.*Evil smirk*. The truth was that' he couldn't wait till the college ended to know about the date. Hence, attending the first lecture.

F. He had no idea why he was so curious about knowing what happened on the date. Was there any clause in the Best Friend handbook about friends being curious about the happenings on the best friend's dates? He highly doubted it. But then, whoever obeyed the rules?*Moment of Truth disagrees but again, did Arnav Singh Raizada care? Nah!* Curiosity kills the cat, people say. Till now, the cat had only been embarrassed by its best friend.

End of Moment of Truth for Arnav Singh Raizada (or so he says). His many lies are yet to be unearthed by the author.

Khushi didn't believe even a word he said. She had expected a much better excuse considering the fact that it came out of Arnav I-am-the-best-at-everything Raizada's mouth but well...everyone has to face disappointment. Today it was her turn to feel disappointed!

Before she could verbalize her thoughts, the professor finally decided to make an entry.

Holy mother of God! Khushi wasn't kidding when she said called him Snape thought Arnav. The hooked nose, greasy black hair and that expression which said don't-even-try-to-mess-with-me-my-eyes-can-kill-you-by-just-staring.

The only thing missing was he was not wearing a black cloak. Arnav actually felt like he was going to start whipping up a potion now.

She pitied Arnav who was sporting a flabbergasted expression. She decided to set her 'Be pissed off at Arnav' aside for some time and give the poor 'fresher' a short side note about the professor. As she signed on the attendance sheet against her roll number, she whispered urgently,

"I am trying to be pissed off at you but because this is your first day, I'll excuse you for the moment. This is Professor Mehra alias Snape. He takes things very seriously and he actually has eyes at the back of his head so don't even try to move a muscle in his lecture. He is teaching Bernoulli's principle today and----"

"Ms. Gupta, I don't think this is the first time you are attending my lecture. Yet again, I'll remind you, no whispering, smiling, laughing, snickering, sniggering or any other school-girlish behavior will be tolerated in my lecture"bit out Professor Mehra his back facing the class as he was writing the topic name on the board.

He turned around and looked at her sharply. Khushi gulped audibly and blushed to her roots as for the second time in the day, she found herself being stared at by the entire class.

"And I hope you know I do not like to repeat myself. Do I make myself clear?"Said fake-Snape.

"Y-Yes sir" stammered Khushi.

Arnav looked on as Khushi stammered and he felt his dislike increase for Prof. I-don't-care-what-his-name-or-alias-is by a hundred fold. Arnav had actually liked Professor Snape from Harry Potter because no matter how much he was hated by the students and the protagonist, yet his demeanor commanded respect and in the end he did turn out to be the good guy!

But this guy was trying to impersonate him. And this did not go down well with Arnav at all.

He whispered back to Khushi,"Firstly, why are you angry at me? Aren't you supposed to be jumping with joy that I finally attended a lecture? Secondly, did this guy read and watch Harry Potter way too many times?"

Khushi who was scared out of her wits, glared at him, tore a piece of paper and wrote,

Oh yeah! I am jumping with joy alright! Do you want me to go around and give Easter eggs to everyone? Or make the government declare a bank holiday today?

Arnav wrote back almost immediately

Great! Now we are passing chits. This is absolutely not categorized as school girlish behavior. But as for your question, nah, I'll just settle for you jumping with joy. But other than that on a serious note, why are you angry at me?

Khushi passed back a foolscap sheet of paper and with it another chit which read,

Anjali is right you know. You are a dimwit! Read that page and you will understand everything.

Damn! Anjali told her she calls me a dimwit! Thought Arnav and he was about to read the contents of the page when suddenly Snape called out, "Roll number 007?"

Arnav immediately folded that paper and stuffed it in his pocket before he answered, "That will be me, sir."

"And will this 'me' kindly stand up so that I can finally have the honor of seeing 'me's' face?" asked fake-Snape his face finally showing something close to an expression.

Arnav stood up and fake-Snape raised his eyebrows.

"If I am not mistaken, is Arnav Singh Raizada finally attending a lecture?"Asked fake-Snape, clearly enjoying.

"Well, I am standing in front of you and I signed on the attendance sheet, so I don't see why you would ask a question like that. But because I am a student and you are a teacher here, and it is obligatory for me to answer to your every question, yes, I am attending a lecture." Answered Arnav and the entire class were now listening to conversation with more attention than the time when Prof. Mehra taught them Kinematics of fluid flow.

Prof. Mehra's face hardened. No student had ever tried to be smart with him and get away with it and he certainly wouldn't let someone who had never attended his lectures get away with it.

"Fair enough. Now that you have finally decided to attend a lecture, I am sure you wouldn't mind briefing us on Bernoulli's Principle" said Prof. Mehra.

"I wouldn't mind briefing the class about it if I knew what Bernoulli's principle is. But isn't that what you are exactly here for?"Answered back Arnav absolutely fearless.

"I expect every student who attends my lectures to read the topic to be taught at least once. Obviously, you are not aware of it because you have never attended my lectures owing to certain privileges that you enjoy. However, I will not tolerate students back answering me in my lecture. Do you understand?" said Snape, with his teeth gritted.

"Of course, sir" agreed Arnav amiably, genuinely pleased with himself for being able to rile fake-Snape who was losing his cool with every passing second.

"Maybe you could answer what is the Euler's equation then?"Asked fake-Snape coolly gaining more confidence presuming Arnav's agreement to be his victory over him.

A lot of people wished they had gotten popcorn because this was no less than a soap drama in front of them which would be the gossip of the college for the next few weeks. Every faculty member, junior as well as senior student, even the office clerks would be talking about the Raizada-Mehra face-off.

The entire class waited with baited breath for Arnav's answer but Khushi was trying to find a way in which she could prompt Arnav the answer. Though she really doubted that he would say the answer even if he knew it. The ASR inside him was fully awake and she could actually visualize him digging a grave for himself.

"No idea, sir" said Arnav as though someone had asked him if it would rain on that day.

A lot of carbon dioxide must have been released because nearly the entire class released their breath while some still held on because they were hoping for something more. Prof. Mehra did not disappoint them.

Neither did Arnav Singh Raizada disappoint his audience.

"Tut tut---fame clearly isn't everything," sneered Prof. Mehra and in response, all Arnav did was raise an eyebrow.

Then, smirking as if Prof. Mehra had just said the funniest thing ever, Arnav said, "Tut tut--- are you seriously quoting from Harry Potter, Professor Mehra?"

"THAT'S IT! Leave the class right now! Out! Get out at this very moment!"Bellowed and his voice echoed in the classroom which was deathly silent. A few people who had chosen to sit on the first bench jumped back a bit in their seats out of fright.

Yet Arnav Singh Raizada did not even bat an eyelid.

He picked up his bag, slung it over his shoulders walked over to where fake-Snape was standing and said, "Gladly" before walking out of the classroom. He looked back one last time at Khushi whose mouth was hanging open and smiled at her gently.

Khushi closed her mouth and looked at the now fuming Prof. Mehra. She could already imagine the headlines RAIZADA RATTLES MEHRA'S CAGE. That was what her best friend could do! No Khushi Kumari Gupta'you are pissed off at Arnav Singh Raizada. Stay that way! For now.

The remaining people who had held their breath found it safe to finally exhale but now Prof. Mehra was taking deep breaths to calm him.

Mission Accomplished, thought Arnav as he walked down the hallway. That was what someone got when they tried to embarrass his best friend.

A/N: Please do not ask for an update soon'my schedule just got more packed and I don't know when I will be able to update because this year is pretty crucial for me' It's the "career deciding year" and I can't afford/don't want to screw it up'hope you'll will understand.

Hope you'll enjoyed this chapter'leave likes and comments'appreciation and constructive criticism equally welcome.

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Absolutely fun tO read...gr8 job.. Keep updating fast!!!my request to u!!

Amazing update :D

Edited on page 25 :)😳