Sona's POV:

(Eating her dinner sitting exactly infront of Raghav next to Daadi while both are still in plans of killing each other)

The hell I'll kill this man today...

Believe me he's been the most annoying thing I ever saw since I came down to India!!!

And best friend 😏

Good joke Janaki Daadi...

He's a pain in anyone's ass!!!

First he stares at me like an owl, then complains about why am I not looking at him because probably the great

Raghavendra Sehgal thinks!!!

He's desirable!!.

Gimme a break!!!

He's just another average man!!!

And anyways Handsome is just one guy!

Jordan!!!

My Jordan 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Hot ... tempting... desirable...droolworthy
😍

And this one is ... Whatever...
Ok... Accepted!!!

Hes good looking... But he's not a charmer!!!

Looks alone isn't enough for me!!!

Not my type!!! 😏

I like a man!!! And this one is a boy!!!

Bloody 16 year old soul trapped in a 24 year old body!!?
By the way he's 24 🤣 and my classmate 🤭

Because little Golu was scared to go to school hence was a late admission 🤣

And then little Golu also repeated a year in school 🤣

Above all Golu 🤣... Killer nickname 🤭

While I was still in my thoughts...
Ram uncle told me...
'Siya... Raghav will drop you to college tomorrow...'

'With this Golu Gorilla!!! No ways!!! 😏' I mumbled

But looks like he heard me...
'Did this Rona Dhona call me a Gorilla..
I'll throw this Dal on her face now 😠'

'Oh really... Look I'm eating Rajma here...your white Kurta would look like a modern art painting when I dip you into the Rajma bowl...pour that burani raita on your head and then stuff the jeera alu into your nostrils!!!
Gorilla 😠'

'Dadddd I will kill'

'Shutup you both... How old are you both huhh !!! You ..her name is Siya!!! Call her that
.
And you Siya... Although I agree he looked like a Gorilla but his name is Raghavendra!!! Call him that!!!

Clear you both 😠

Now Shutup and finish your food!

'And Alisha-Suhaan... please take care of her... tomorrow will be her first day...it will be all new to her...India...Mumbai... St Paul's...she has already missed one month of her classes...please help her with the studies and notes too' Ram uncle said while i was shooting fire at him!!!

'Sure uncle dont worry' Alisha said

'Yes uncle... The way this has all begun today...guess we are going to have so much fun... anyways our college cafeteria serves the best samosa...
Looks like we are going to sit and watch some epic battles with some serious swordsl slashing in our college from tomorrow' said Suhaan while Bikki was controlling his laugh.

'Lucky you guys for a live telecast in classroom too...but I need details ok...Also...I'll keep first aid kits ready just in case
Little Sona and little Golu go berserk 🤣🤭' Esha said...

While everyone on table burst laughing..

Except me and him who were ready to get into the same mud pit from which he splashed water on me!!

I can literally wrestle him in the same mud pit and pull his hair so badly that he goes bald!!!

Golu Kahin ka (Mr Golu) 😠

***
After dinner I thanked Janaki Daadi and the Sehgals for a warm welcome...
I'm not a cracker friendly person..I like a green diwali...so I grow plants on Diwali... either sow seeds or buy new plants...it's my way celebrating it... however my brother and bhabhima would burst crackers in London...but I and Dad would grow new plants ❤️

After all no one tells you how to celebrate your kind of festival correct?

So I excused myself and called up Govardhan uncle who confirmed is back home so Vish dropped me to Nirjara Nivas...

I got down from the car while she helped me carry the luggage inside...Vish hugged me tightly and wished me Diwali again..I hugged her back...
Unbelievable that she is that Golu's sister 🤷

She's such a sweetheart. I made a good friend in Vishakha ❤️..

I took slow steps into Nirjara Nivas...
While my eyes started welling up...

So many memories...so many moments...

Nothing has changed here...

From the light smell of the jasmine creepers we have alongside on one side of the house to the little swing in the garden...I remember mumma used to sit on it and I would sit while mumma would push it...

Once I fell from the same swing and hurt myself...mumma didn't sleep the entire night 🥺

I slowly looked through the long corridors where Mumma Dad Bhai and me ...we would play hide and seek...

I still remember that old dining table where I would sit upon it and mumma would feed me little morsels...🥺

Once again feed me mumma...

I won't fight with you this time 😢

I will finish every single morsel like a good girl.. promise 🥺😢

While tears flowed helplessly from my eyes...

I heard 'Bitiya (daughter)'

I turned around to see Govardhan uncle...

I smiled and bent to take his blessings...

He stepped back saying..' Bitiya...no...I work for you...no....I'm just a househelp!'.

To which I held his hand and said...
'You are the man who protected my memories so beautifully uncle... thank you is also a small word to describe what you took care of all these years!!!'

His eyes were misty now...

Although uncle had lightened lamps and put up a lot of lanterns...I still wanted to do something...

So I asked uncle for 2 diyas 🪔  and lightened them and kept it outside the doorstep each at a corner Just like how mumma used to do...

I smiled through my tears...
'Happy Diwali mumma' I blinked through my tears...🥺🙂

Next I was shown my room..

I smiled through... everything was same but my little pink bed was now a king-size teakwood bed...

I smiled happily...

Changed into shorts and t-shirt, hugged my Bebo and drifted to sleep.

***

'St Paul's Institutions...SPI Mumbai'

I breathed hard and stepped inside..

While I felt a lot of eyes upon me...

Next minute I was stopped by a bunch of guys...

Which I saw was lead by that idiot!
Raghav 😠

He came and stood infront of me!!!

'Ahaaaan...new admission... guys...we have a new admission!'

He behaved like he is meeting me for the first time!!

I folded my hands and stood infront of him...

'What do you want!' I asked...

'Attituuuuude ufff... Boys... Does she know to whom is she giving attitude???'

While I heard his silly gang of boys sing in chorus...

'Noooooooo'

I rolled my eyes...🙄

'Giiiiirls whom is she giving attitude to???'

The girl's in and around screamed...

'HRSsssss'

I twisted my face saying 'Whatever!!!'

But he didn't let me move and blocked my way...

'What kind of a behaviour is this...let me go...I need to go to my class!!!'

'Ohoooo....clllllaaaasss... Hello madam... Topper of this college and the rowdy of this college is standing infront of you and you have the guts to go from here!!!

You will be allowed go from here only if you do as we say....

Right folks????'

He said...

And next I heard the crowd scream...

'Yessssssss'

I wanted to teach him lesson for a lifetime!!

Raghav's POV:

I was smirking while she stood in front of me like a little puppy with her big button eyes growing as big as saucers with every passing second 🤭...

I was loving this!!!

'Aaj akad nikalunga teri! (I'll treat your attitude a lesson today)'

'So....MBA 1st year....

If you want to step into your class then one simple dare!!!

Fulfill it and your free!!! Right guys???'

'Righhhhhhhht' my gang screamed.

I walked closer to her... and told her...

'Turn around...

I will blind fold you...

Walk straight...

And whoever is the first man who tries to stop you..

Kiss him or slap him!! '

I said...

While smirking...

Her eyes almost popped out...

I smirked!!!

I slowly whispered in her ears...
'Deal with it Miss London!!! Come on... show your attitude here ' I said while she shot me a glare...

'Fine!!!' she said...

I blind folded her and whispered...

'All the best' in her ears...

Her lavender perfume hit my nose... For a minute I was spellbound..

But the crowd was hooting for us...

So I pushed her in opposite direction...

We were going to enjoy this...as today's first class was accountancy and our Dean was the one to take that class 🤭🤣 who is never late 😁...

Which means today she's either going to slap or kiss our Baldy Dean 🤣🤣🤣

I stood there leaning towards the building pillar..

While I noticed a friend of mine had opened the borewell shaft which was on her way...

She was just a few steps away from that...

While I yelled at my friend...

I only wanted to annoy her not hurt her physically

Shit!!!

She may end up having a fracture if she falls into it...

Damn!!!

While the entire crowd was hooting and waiting for the show to continue...

She was about to step into the pit

I ran and pulled her by her waist calling out loudly 'Siyaaaa noooo'

But next second I felt like a thunder struck on my cheeks...

Before I could realise what had happened...

I was been slapped hard 😳...

SHE SLAPPED ME 😱

The crowd went...

'Ooooooooooooooooo'

Next second she opened her blindfold and closed her mouth with her hand
🤭