"That's a great plan."

He said and she smiled wide.

"Aur tum? You will join your father's business?"

His smile diminished a little and he said.

"Initially I also want to do a job. Jo mai apne merit pr lu. Baad mai toh business join krna hai hai. But I don't want people to think ki sab ghar baithe mil gaya. You know...I want them to consider me capable of it."

"Business inherit krna galat nhi hai. Your capabilities will be proved when you acquire the business and take it to new heights."

His smile returned and she sat satisfied seeing his smile.

"Aaand we've reached."

He said stopping the car in front of her building.

"Thank you so much."

She thanked him again.

"Not an issue. I had fun today."

"Yeah! Me too."

Why did they sound like they were coming back from a date with each other? Manya tucked her hair behind her ear and got out of the car. Kabir sat there looking at her retreating figure.

Just before entering the building, she turned and waved at him. He waved back and she disappeared inside making him sigh dreamily.

Time was passing by quicker than anyone wanted. They were in their final semester and the reality that they were not going to meet daily like they have been since the past three years was settling down on everyone.

The plans and pranks that Kabir and Manya's friends played to get them together.

During lunch, their friends hatched a plan to get Manya to confess. Akash hid Manya's phone when she went to get their order from the canteen.

Manya came back and kept the food down. She looked for her phone and frowned.

"Mera phone dekha kya kisi ne? Yahi rakha tha maine."

She asked, looking around. Akash waved her phone at her and she brought her hand forward to take it from him. He pulled it back and she frowned.

"Tsk! Kya? De na!"

"Sure, but only if you answer one question honestly."

"Kya pop quiz chal rhi hai kya? Phone de mera Akash."

"Ek answer hi toh dena hai."

"Kya hai?"

She asked taking her seat and Akash looked at Lashit and Kabir mischievously before asking.

"Do you ever think about...you and Kabir being more than friends?"

Their friends watched with bated breath, waiting for the inevitable reaction. Manya felt her breath leave her lungs. How can they question something like this when the guy was sitting in front of her?

What was she supposed to say? How was she supposed to react?

Kabir too waited for the answer. Although he didn't show, he wanted to know what she felt.

Manya looked down and had a bite of her food nonchalantly. As if the question didn't affect her.

"Tum sab mai se koi bhi mera friend nhi hai....all of you are my family now. And I wouldn't change a thing about this."

She said with a smile. Akash looked confused at her answer. Manya took advantage of his confused state and snatched her phone from his hand.

"Oyee! Ye diplomatic answer nhi chahiye! Sahi jawab de!"

"Maine bol dia jo bolna tha."

She shrugged taking another bite and Kabir's mood fell. It was confirmed now. She had no special feelings for him.

He tried to smile under the sad gazes Lakshit and Akash passed his way and closed his lunch. His appetite was dead now.

After Manya's stupid hint that she might not feel anything towards Kabir, her friends gave her a long lecture about how it was the perfect opportunity to confess or atleast give him a hint.

"What if he started avoiding me because of it?"

"Girl! Are you mad or what? Tune dekha nhi tha kya? Kitna sad ho gaya tha wo after your so called diplomatic answer."

"Why would he be sad? It's not like he feels something for me."

She said adjusting her specs and her friends slapped their foreheads in frustration.

"Kaise samjhaye koi iss ladki ko? Isne maan hi lia hai ki kuch ho hi nhi skta. Banda khud aake bhi propose krde na toh bhi keh degi that you don't feel anything for me, I know. Pagal!"

Manya pouted at their mimicry.

"What do you guys want to say? That he feels the same that I feel for him? How is it possible? Look at me and look at him. He's way out of my league. Hum dost ban gye mujhe aaj tak ye believe nhi hota."

"You'll believe us the day he actually proposes first."

Vrushika and Sonakshi said and dragged her along to walk with them while giving her some more gyaan to not destroy her potential dating life.

Manya came back to her desk from the washroom and sat down. She picked up her book to keep her back in the bag when a small piece of paper fell down.

She picked it up and examined it. She opened the chit and frowned.

You are the best part of my day.

The chit said. Was it some other prank? Who put this chit here? Was it meant for someone else? It was in her book which clearly bears her name on the inside. The note keeper knew it was her who's going to read this.

Was this meant for her? Who could it be? A secret admirer? She bit her lip daydreaming about Kabir putting it there and blushed. Vrushika and Sonakshi giggled and hi fived each other after seeing one part of their plan get successful.

Kabir too, had received a similar note.

You're the one who makes me smile.

He frowned trying to decipher who it could be.

"Kisne rakha ye yaha?"

He asked aloud from Akash and Lashit who pretended they didn't know.

"Kya hai ye? Manya aayi thi kisi kaam se. Shayad wo rakh kr gyi ho. Hai kya ye?"

Lakshit asked innocently and Kabir looked at him surprised.

"Are you sure Manya thi?"

"Wo aayi thi. Rakha hai nhi ye nhi pata."

Akash shrugged. It was true. Manya did come. But not to keep the note. 

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