Misha looks up at the gorgeous man and makes a bratty face.
Misha ( narrowing her eyebrows)- Are you making fun of me?
Boy ( smiles )- No. I am genuinely offering help, young lady.
Misha ( tilts her head )- In that case , pick up the books , dude because Misha Dobriyal can take care of herself.
The boy nods and picks up her books as rest of the boys watch.
Misha ( taking a good look at them )- Who are you all, by the way? I don't think you guys belong in this college.
Boy ( giving her the books )- We do, Miss. Dobriyal. Migration students. I mean , we have migrated from some other branch of this university'..Psychology Honours '. 2nd year'.
Misha ' Oh, I see'. So , you fell in love with the architecture of Mount College or what? That you had to migrate like Penguins?
Boy ( laughs )- No, Miss. We don't fall in love with non-living things.
Misha ( smiles )- Witty! I think we will get along' ( gives out her hand)'.you are lucky that THE Misha Dobriyal is offering you her hand in friendship.
Boy ( shakes her hand)- Sambhav Jibraan '..so, friends we are!... ( introduces the rest)' this is Bikram , Ruhaan and Jack'.
They all smile at her and Misha shakes hands with them. At that moment , Abhay appears and he sees Misha laughing with the group'.
Misha ( to Sambhav)- Sambhav is a nice name but it is too desi for me'. So'.yeah! Sam will do. What say?
Abhay looks at Sambhav and their eyes meet . Sambhav winks at him and Abhay clenches his fists in anger.
Sambhav ' Sam, it is'.
Misha( picking her bag)- Coolness! Gotta go , dude. See you around.
Misha trots off and Abhay approaches the gang. They all straighten up.
Abhay ( with a dark smile )- So, finally! You sure can't live without me, Sam, can you?
Sambhav ( chuckles )- Sure , man. Having chasing you for over a 100 years , I sure have fallen in love with you, Abhay'..( gets mean)'. Like Maithli fell and now, I have heard some woman is driving you crazy'..
Abhay shoots him a glare and is about to pounce on him , when he sees Piya walking towards them with Pancchi. Sambhav notices that Abhay is looking beyond him and he turns to look at the object of his attention. As soon as Sambhav turns around , his eyes go wide in shock and he appears frozen as does his gang'..
Jack ( his eyes stunned )- M-Maithli'..
Sambhav ( shakes his head )- That cannot be Maithli! She is with us'.who the hell is this!
Abhay ( turning Sambhav's head towards him with a jerk)- Exactly! That is not Maithli! She is Piya Jaiswal' a living stupid moronic human-being who is Maithli's doppelganger !
Piya is conscious of all those men looking at her wide eyed and Abhay looking away. She checks herself to see if something is wrong with her. And then, hurries away wondering what is wrong with all these men'..
Bikram ( aggressively )- Sam! Are you sure that Maithli is still'
Sambhav ( raising his hand )- I know what am talking about, Bikram. Abhay is right. That chick is Maithli's doppelganger''
Abhay ( furiously )- Don't CHICK her Sam! You won't be an all that scary werewolf if you lose your teeth.
Sambhav ( smiles )- Aha'. Possessive, huh? Abhay, my man' ( holds him by his shoulders )'. That is not Maithli '. Or are you developing a soft corner for this curly head?
Abhay ( turns away)- Buzz off, Sam! You know that I will always love Maithli'.
Jack ( teasingly )- No point, Abhay. Wait another 500 years , Abhay but Maithli is lost '..you chose to save your clan and sacrifice Maithli. So, what true love are you harping about ?
Abhay grabs Jack and almost stuffs him into a wall and nobody from the human crowd notices.
Abhay ( hurt and disgusted )- I did not sacrifice her,. Jack! You and your whole breed betrayed me. And trust me , the day I find Maithli , your whole pack of wolves is going to fall like a pack of cards'.
Sam( jerking Abhay away from Jack who can hardly breathe )- Stop it, Abhay! To find Maithli , you need to find the Witch's Compass! And that is so NOT going to happen.
Abhay ( glares at Sam)- It will happen, Sam! I am close to it'..till then, you and your chums enjoy your stay at Mount College!
With this Abhay storms off. The gang looks behind him'..
Ruhaan ( worried )- Sambhav, nothing has changed. His yearning for Maithli is the same'..
Sam ( smiles darkly )- This yearning is our trump card. Ruhaan'.what we should be fearing is that curly head'. A doppelganger of Maithli is a terrible news. We have to find out who she is , dude'..didn't you sense the heat between Abhay and her when she passed by? We are animals and nobody knows the chemistry of genders better than us!
Jack- But Abhay hates Piya!
Sam ' No, he doesn't. I have chased Abhay for more than 100 years and nothing can unsettle him except an unsettled heart''he has a connection with Piya'.can't you just smell it?
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Kabir is standing outside the accounts office when Anushka comes out , stuffing the receipt into her bag. She spots Kabir standing at the door, lost in his thoughts.
Anushka ( tapping Kabir on the shoulders )- Kabir?
Kabir ( breaking out of his thoughts )- Oh'.are you done?
Anushka ( smiles )- Yes, but what are you doing here? I thought you had gone by now.
Kabir ( shakes his head )- No, nothing. I thought you might need help with the faculty and stuff. So, I stayed back.
Anushka ( smiles )- Oh wow! That is so so so sweet of you, Kabir. Thank you.
Kabir looks at her in disbelief.
Anushka ' What? Did I say something wrong?
Kabir ( looks at her )- Do you mind if I ask you something?
Anushka ' As long as your question is decent , go ahead. Why not?
Kabir ' Who is Abhay? I mean , are you related to him?
Anushka ( nods )- Yes'. I am related to him' I am his sister.
Kabir is stunned.
Kabir ' His sister??????????????.... No way! You are not arrogant or harsh like him. You don't turn black into some kind of a fashion statement and there is nothing weird about you.
Anushka blinks her eyes at him and Kabir realizes what he has just said.
Anushka ( laughs )- I think you all need to stop thinking about Abhay and concentrate on me ' the nicer sibling.
Kabir ( holds his ear )- Oucch! I said all that about your brother. I am so sorry, Anushka.
Anushka ( seriously )- Don't be. I don't blame you all. Abhay doesn't like people. I think it's best if you all stop paying attention to him' he just likes to be left alone.
Kabir ( nods )- Hmmm'. He sure is weird. I mean you should see how your brother treats Piya'. That lovely girl with charcoal curls? He hates the sight of her.
Anushka ( turning away )- It may sound stupid, Kabir'. But it is for the betterment of Piya'
Kabir ' What do you mean?
Anushka smiles quickly and shows him her wrist watch'.
Anushka ' Time to go visit the faculty, Kabir. Won't you show me the way?
Kabir nods at her suspiciously and shows her the way. And as they both disappear in the building , T eyes them angrily.
T ' Kabir and Anushka? Piya's boyfriend and Abhay's sister'. Hmmm' time for some fun, Lady T!
TO BE CONTINUED............