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This story also has some elements like suicidal thoughts, mature content if you're not comfortable so there are TW's to leave those sections...

And thirdly, this was my version of school, because I studied in that Karan Johar ka school— like our school was really bollywood-ish, so respectfully it's a request to not spread hate against my characters or compare the similarity traits between my story and characters of any other stories

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Zara kept her hand on her face, as she instantly regretted her words.

"Don't try to change your words" Agastya warned, while she just nods awkwardly.

"What?" Agastya asked, raising his furrows.

"What?" Zara cross questioned, raising her furrows.

"Your goldfish memory remember what you said?" Agastya asked, when Zara stands up, cleaning the dust of her pants.

"Yeah, I do" Zara said, "my head is paining enough right now"

"So, we're going to unhear this?"

"Itni baate doesn't matter to me, bye-bye Agastya, see you at DJ night" she said, waving a bye to him.

"Why do you think I'll want to meet you again after this comment of yours" Agastya asked, raising his furrows when Zara turned and looked at him.

"You like me, right?" Zara asked, when Agastya's cheek turned red.

"Zara, don't say that again and again" he said, when she looked in another direction and smiled.

"Why?" She asked

Agastya's jaw clenched so tight she could practically hear it.

He ran a hand through his hair, turning his face away as if that would hide the way his ears were turning pink.

"Because—" he started, then shut his mouth again.

Zara raised a brow. "Because...?"

He glared at her, the harmless kind of glare he used when he was half-annoyed, half-embarrassed, fully doomed.

"Please stop harassing me, I'm feeling shy, I know I'm handsome but don't do this with me" he said, all fluttered as he kept a hand on his face, trying to hide the pinkish blush he just got because of her words.

Zara bit her lips, to stop laughing at him, when a realisation struck her— it was the first time ever, she'd ever bit her lips to control laughter and not tears.

She froze as she looked at him, a laugh came out of her mouth and maybe... that's when she realised how is it to smile.

Her stomach twisted, as she turned.

"Where are you going, mam?" Agastya asked, when Zara pointed at the room.

"Bye bye, blush all alone" she said, when Agastya chuckled, and she looked back at him.

"What?"

"Are you in love with me or what, sahiba" Agastya asked, as their eyes met. He was carelessly sitting and staring at her, when she lowered her gaze.

"Don't look at me like that," she said,

"Where should I look then, Sahiba" Agastya asked, as he stood up and cleaned the dust on his pants with his hands.

"Are you in love with me?" He asked, as he went closer to her, and whispered in her ear, softly. "Sahiba?"

Zara gulped, as her throat went dry... "why'd I love you? You aren't even my type, mr. Narcissistic bastard" she said.

"Then why was this pause? That too... this long?" Agastya asked, when she looked in his eyes confidently.

He instantly lowered his gaze this time.

"Agastya..." Zara said, as he nodded, listening to her calmly.

"Hmm..." he nodded

"How many girls did you ask out like this?" Zara asked.

"Excuse me?" He asked, raising his furrows. "I don't need to ask out to girl, I'm already in need"

Agastya said, when Zara simply laughed at him. "I really feel bad for those— I understand that they might not have choices but..."

"Don't curse someone's choices like this, Ms. Kapoor, you never know who's your future choice" Agastya said, when she rolled her eyes.

"You'll never be that choice, Mr. Singh" she said.

"Bet?" He asked.

"Bet" she said,

"I wish that you lose this bet" Agastya said, as he smirked.

'Me too', Zara thought, when she raised her furrow— what was she even thinking. 'That Agastya lose' she continued herself, ignoring her self thoughts.

"Kuch kuch hota hai?" Agastya asked, when she simply rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, hatred- alot of it"

"So you're telling me that your shy personality is just a cover up? This is real you?" Agastya asked.

"I was never shy.... Mai sirf faltu logo ke muh nahi lagti" Zara said.

"Oh, so I'm no more faltu?"

"That you're... but sometimes faltu people need some scolding— so that they can be sensible?" Zara said,

"So you're calling me faltu?" Agastya questions.

"Agastya... either you're really very dumb or you just want to extend the conversation... tell me what is it?" Zara sighed, looking at him.

"Why're you so straightforward" Agastya said, as he childishly stomped his legs.

"Because I'm sick, now you go and have rest"

"Zara, eat something or else I'll tell Siddharth"

"You won't" Zara said

"I don't NEED your permission, Sahiba, you know I do what I want" Agastya said.

"I'll tell him that you like me," Zara smirked, when Agastya chuckled.

"HE KNOWS" Agastya said proudly when Zara widened her eyes.

"Wha... what does he know?" She asked.

"That I like you, and he's okay with it"

"Whattttttttt?"

"Yeahhh!"

"Now what will he think about me? What does he know? I can't even ask! What the fuck" zara said, as she rubbed her forehead, tensed.

"Relax, he's your sibling! And how does that even matter what he thinks about you?" Agastya said randomly, only to get a sharp glare from her. "Why'd you be scared how your sibling judges you?" He asked.

"And Why won't I be worried? Are you crazy?" Zara asked.

"Hmm, okay so what happened was— I'll you the whole thing, just don't panic okay?" Agastya said, as he made her sit.

"It was time we just checked in our hotel rooms, and Sid sat on the middle of the bed, when I took out a red bull— which is blue silverish in colour and costs 125₹-" Agastya said, when Zara irritatedly tsk.

"Come to the point!" Zara said, frustratedly.

"Let me tell you this with entire setting na, how will you like it without it?" Agastya said. "Now stop interrupting!" He whinnied like a baby, as he started continuing.

"And what happened then?"

"Then?" Agastya stared at her as if he was narrating a horror story— a terror filled in his eyes.

Zara straightened her posture, as she sat looking at him— biting her nails.

"WHAT AGASTYA?" Zara asked,

"Then I sat there quietly, pondering about all my life decisions, am I that stupid that everyone got to know— even the girl I liked?" Agastya said, biting his lips.

"You're really dumb" Zara said, as she sighed. "Then, what did you do?"

"Then, I didn't say a word... because I was just too scared about his reaction, he asked, yes or no. And then again— but this time in a louder voice, he asked the same question when I'd to respond. Yes"

"Wow!" Zara said, "and can you brief what was his reaction?"

"He was okay... he was just a bit frustrated because I got on his nerves" Agastya said

"Why'd you dramatise this so bad? You'd have just said, that he was okay!"

"Zara, why'd you be scared even if he gets to know" Agastya asked.

"I don't know... but I won't like my brother getting to know that I'm into a guy" Zara said, when Agastya's furrows raised.

"Are you into me?" He asked.

"How many times should I rewind that my answer is NO"

"Then why did you said that you're into me?"

"Are you trying to rage bait me?" Zara questions, sighing.

"I was just testing compatibility, I can't handle this much rage baiting, I don't know about type, but we're compatible enough for each other— water and fire" he said.

"If not for me, shut up for science" Zara begged him to shut up.

"Okay... go and sleep" Agastya said, rushing back to his room, when Zara just shook her head in disbelief.

"Cute to hai hi" she thought, as she went back to her room and slept.

It was 5 in the evening— when Aaradhya and Shreya returned back to the room.

"Urgh, we won't even have time to rest, we need to go for DJ party."

"Yeah, let's wake Zara up" Shreya said, when they both looked at her, who was lying there as a dead body— no movement, blanket on her face.

"Who sleeps like that?" Aaradhya commented, when Shreya nudged her.

"Zara, wake up!" Shreya said in a serious tone.

She didn't reacted for a whole minute, scaring girls more.

"Z-a-r-a" Aaradhya repeated.

"If I was dead, my soul would've haunted to irritate my ears so bad Aaradhya!" Zara said, frustrated, still covered by the blanket. She stretched her arms. "Can't you let me sleep peacefully for a few minutes?" Zara pouted.

"We've DJ party, so we need to get ready" Aaradhya said.

"Yaar, I don't want to attend it—" Zara said.

"To karne kya aayi hai yaar, you'd really come!" Shreya said.

"Okkk"

*****

On the other hand, Anirudh and Agastya applied face masks on their faces, watching their phones, while Siddharth was busy looking at the cartoonish friends of his.

"You look so childish— get ready!" Siddharth ordered, while the boys rolled their eyes.

"Call Zara, and see the colour of their dresses," Anirudh ordered, as he drank a sip or two of juice.

"Why?"

"Do it, don't make us speak or mask will not help" Agastya texted to him, when Siddharth let a humourless chuckle, while he rolled his eyes.

"Apne dost ka chakkar apni bhen se chalane mei help karni pad rhi hai, kaise din aa gaye hai" Siddharth muttered, as he called his sister.

"We'll also help you, now call your sister!" Anirudh texted, when Siddharth calls Zara.

It was after three phone rings, when she picked the call.

"Hello!" Zara said, in a dull voice.

"Why're you sounding like shit?" Siddharth asked.

"You called me to ask this?" Zara asked.

He was about to argue with his twin, when Agastya and Anirudh joined their hands, pleading him not to fight.

"Are you fine, now?" Siddharth asked, when Zara hummed.

"Acha, so what are you three wearing?" Siddharth asked normally, when Aaradhya came on the screen. She was wearing a beige woollen frock, paired with skin-coloured stockings.

"Yeh kaise unbalanced thand hai, jo upar woollen ki frock dali hui hai, pyjama dal saath mei!" Siddharth commented, when Zara looked at Aaradhya.

"Huh?" Aaradhya furrowed. "Kya ajeebo gareeb baate kar rahe ho?"

"Teri baatein sunke Agastya sensible lagne lag jaata hai" Zara commented, when Siddharth and Anirudh looked at Agastya, controlling their laughter.

"Excuse meeeee!" Agastya said, coming in the camera. "How did I enter the roasting?"

"You're omnipresent that's why" Zara said.

"What are you wearing?" Siddharth asked.

"I'll wear a red sweatshirt" Zara said.

"And I'll wear a black dress, Sid, if Anirudh wants to match!" Shreya said, as the call cuts and girls giggle at each other.

****

Three of the boys looked at each other with awkwardness.

I'll wear red— Agastya said, as he proceeds to wear, while Anirudh just wore a black shirt.

Sid, who was wearing a black formal shirt put on a brownish jacket. "Sardi jyada hi hai"

"Hmm, I see" Anirudh said, as he looked at him.

"I can see why you let Agastya date Zara" Anirudh said, when Siddharth rolled his eyes.

"The only thing I want to focus on is my career and enjoy my life, so no dating till I grow my frontal lobe or my wisdom teeth arrives, I don't want to break anyone's heart." He said, as he stood in front of the mirror, fixing his hairs.

"Is this same for both Zara and you?" Agastya asked.

"No, she hates the concept of both dating and marriage, so it's quite possible that she'll never date" Siddharth said, "she just reads and watch some Korean, Chinese oppas, and giggle, only if she's awake"

"So no dating?" Agastya asked.

"I don't know, but I know her enough to tell that she'll rather ship two guys together more than being with one!"

"Or maybe, she never got the love she deserved, let it be Sid, you don't even know her properly!" Agastya said, when he came to gel his hairs.

"Agastya..." Siddharth said his name in a very exaggerated tone.

"Hmm?"

"Did you become friends with me because you wanted to date my sister?" Siddharth questioned, crisscrossing his arms.

"No" Agastya shook his head. "First, I'd those wrong intentions with you, but later on I started liking your sister thinking I can't have you-" Agastya said.

"Really?"

"Yeah!"

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