CHAPTER 6- ACCOUNT DEACTIVATED

तेरे होठों पर ये जो मुस्कान है,

उसकी वजह कही मैं तो नहीं,

तुम बता रही थी किसी से प्यार है तुम्हे,

कही वो खुशनसीब मैं तो नहीं।

📍 DHRUV'S HOSTEL,JAIPUR

⌛ EVENING 5PM

•~DHRUV'S POV~•

We reached Jaipur around 12 noon. We were arranging our things in our respective cupboards and I was humming a song

"Saari ki saari meri hai tu, tujhko kabhi na main baatu"

Garv frowned his eyebrows and stopped me singing" Gaana mera part hai, tujhe woh novels dikh rahi hai ,use padh" pointing towards books with a fake smile.

[Singing is my part , can you see those novels, read that! ]

Yaar, why is he behaving so differently today!? Anyways, he will be normal soon. We were busy with our work when I realized that it has been a long time since she has seen my message which I have sent in the morning .

I checked my phone to see what Ms. Shaktawat is upto?Also, I don't even know about her daily routine. No message yet. Maybe she has an afternoon shift. We were done with our work ,finally.

*** Time skip***

📍At Jaipur, 10pm

Garv was busy with his guitar. I was reading my novel as usual. What else can we do as we have arrived in Jaipur so early .

"Listen, Shall we go back home?" I asked keeping my book nearby.

He stopped playing it ,looked at me and smiled , " Ha. Kyu nahi! Ek kaam kar jab tu ijazat dega na tabhi mai saans lunga. Chalega?"

[ Yes, why not ! Do one thing, I will breathe only when you will permit me to do it. Done?]

I understood what he actually meant behind his smile. I was turning my pages when I heard the notification tone.I checked and it was from her.

"Hi. I am really sorry for making you wait. I was stuck with my college work. BTW how are you? When will your college reopen? How is Shivu jija?"

I started typing ," It's OK. I can understand. I am good. My college will start next month. And yeah jija is fine!! "

She saw my message within a fraction of seconds and I noticed she had uploaded a story in the meanwhile. I clicked on her profile and it was a photo of her notes. I tried finding out what she actually studies . I took a screenshot of it. And zoomed in.

Wow! Her handwriting is so beautiful.

I noticed a sentence about cost and benefits .Oh, She is an economics student. Interesting !!

I got a notification

" Mr. Book Magnet, if you are done with your investigation of my story ,can we talk? "

I blushed and we continued our chat. Then

We shared about our college, our favourite subjects, In Short all our favourites.

Then suddenly,

"Aapko chai aur Pani Puri nahi pasand, mere liye oxygen ke baad yehi aata hai!" She was really surprised when she found out that I don't like chai and Pani Puri..

[ You don't like chai and Panipuri, for me these are as important as oxygen to live]

"No, I am happy that I need only oxygen to live and I don't have any craziness for them" I replied .

"Leave this topic otherwise I will have cravings at this time. BTW Won't your family scold you for using your phone at this time?" she asked .

" Well, I am in Jaipur with my best friend, Garv. He is Sanjana jija's (your Bhabisa) brother"

"What are you doing here when your college is in July?" O God , she asks so many questions.

"I have my cricket practice session and some club related work." I replied to her question .

I can't reveal that she is the reason why I was in Jaipur.

I guess she was convinced and she informed me that she has a presentation to do the next day so she won't be able to continue now.

Before she could go offline,

"Listen, if you don't mind Ms. Shaktawat, Can I call you Rainbow?" I asked as I wanted to give her a nickname .

"Okay. As you wish. Take care and Good night" she sent with a book emoji and magnet.

" Good night Ms. Rainbow"

With this, I went to my bed and my so-called lovable friend was already sleeping peacefully.

It didn't feel like we were talking for the first time. When I met her in Jodhpur , she was so shy that she was not able to speak loudly when jija asked her name. It's true that Don't judge a book by its cover .

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Next day

~•GEET's POV•~

📍Geet's room

⌛ 6am

I woke up early as I have to work on my presentation . Anaya and I were on video call to discuss some points as we both are going to present it today .

Anaya is my only friend or you can call her my best friend. We met on the first day of our college at the entrance gate. It has been 2 years since we have been together.

"Geet,do one thing you can present from slide no. 5-8 as one has to begin and another has to conclude it'' She suggested checking the slides.

"As you say, please don't get nervous when you start ,take a deep breath and just go with the flow." I advised her as she has a fear of speaking in front of group of people . "If there will be any issue, I will help you at that moment!" I added.

"Geet, I think everything is done. leave the presentation now. Tell me why were you blushing so much yesterday?" she asked with eagerness in her eyes.

" Joke padh liya yaar" I know I lied but I don't want anyone to know the reason.

[I read the joke]

" Are you sure? Ye joke toh nahi hai!! " she said folding her hands

[This can't be a joke]

"Stop your detective work. Get ready , I will pick you up by 8am." and ended the call before she could ask anything.

The time was around 6.45am. I thought of texting good morning to him but I felt I shouldn't be so friendly with him. Then, I made up my mind to deactivate my account as I can't let anyone be a part of my life, especially a guy. I know he is good and he didn't make me feel uncomfortable last night but I don't trust my destiny and I don't want to hurt him because of me.

Unlocked the phone, I opened the app and deactivated my account. I got ready and I wore a shade of baby pink shirt and white pants as we both decided to wear formal today . I did a pony tail and pair with black footwear.

GEET'S OOTD

As soon as I left my room ,I felt uncomfortable . I kept my hand on my heart and closed my eyes to take a deep breath. As soon as I closed my eyes, I saw Mr. Book magnet, the day when we met for the first time .

I opened my eyes and without saying a word I left for my college but my legs were unable to move at that moment. Why am I feeling so uneasy? I didn't inform anyone at home because I don't want to worry them. I reached Anaya's entrance and I asked her to ride it as I don't feel to do anything.

We reached the college and we gave our presentation in the first lecture. But I wasn't satisfied with my performance . My professor asked me the reason why I wasn't able to do it well.

I couldn't say anything. We went to our canteen as Anaya wanted to cheer me up.

"Ye le chai, teri favorite!! Geet hota hai, ye sab trial tha ki ham dusre department ke students ke saamne kese present karte hai .Sir ne ek aur chance dia hai na!!" Anaya sat near me cheering me on with her words.

[ Have your chai, your favorite one,! It happens, it was just a trial afterall to check how we present in front of other department students.Sir has given us an another chance! ]

"Hmm" I said while sipping my tea.

"Is it anything you want to share?" Anaya asked me.

"Nh" I denied.

Suddenly I heard someone calling my name.

" Ms Geetanjali Kanwar Shaktawat" ,I found the voice similar and turned only to find out that it's none other than TAANI BHARDWAJ .

She is my only rival right from my 7th class. I don't know why she hates me. Even I hate her too. She is the most popular girl and her father is our college's trustee but she never shows her selfish side to him.

" Kya hua darr gai, presentation mai nervous kyu ho rahi thi? " She came near and placed her chair opposite to me.

[ What happened, are you scared ? Why were you so nervous during the presentation]

"Does it matter to you? Forget about me? Should I remind you how you have escaped from giving your presentation just because your father is the trustee . At Least I did prepare , not like you, passing on the freebies!"

I took my bag and asked Anaya to leave now but she stopped my way.

"I never knew you could speak so much."

"Taani, I know we are from different departments but I guess you miss me so much that you want me to insult you frequently" saying this I decided to go as my mood is not as per my wish.

" Geetanjali, You don't know what power my dad holds? He can suspend you! He won't let his princess hurt.you know my dad very well" she said pointing her finger at me.

With this, I wasn't able to control my anger. I was already feeling low but this made it worse

" So everyone here! My dad is the trustee! You guys know that. But this girl wants to mess with me though she knows it"she clapped to make everyone pay attention to her.

" You may matter to them just because they want to please you,but I guess it's the perfect time to show you your actual worth" I smirked and walked towards the reception area to get something .

After a moment, I came back and everyone was eager to know what was going to happen next .

"Hold this" I gave a cup in her hand.

" An empty cup? Are you serious? There is nothing in it. ". She laughed and her followers as well .

I kept my hands on her shoulders "Sweetheart, This is what you mean to me! Nothing!" smiled and removed my hands.

The laughter turned into silence . I am a very stubborn girl when it comes to dealing with people like her. Her face was a clear reflection what was going on in her mind.

"Geet, Don't make a scene. Everyone is watching us! " Anaya requested holding my wrist.

Taani took two steps and leaned towards me

" You have to pay for it, you ....."

Before she could complete ,

" Don't you dare to say that , otherwise I will make you pay with interest " I warned her looking into her eyes and without any delay, I left for my lectures.

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📍JAIPUR

⌛ EVENING AROUND 5PM

~•Dhruv's POV•~

We were bored by sitting in our hostel for whole day. We have 2 more weeks for our practice session and college to begin. We thought of visiting Jal Mahal . I wore a light brown t-shirt and pair it with white pants and shoes.

DHRUV'S OUTFIT

We reached there by bike and sat on the steps nearby . Jal mahal reminded me of my initial days in Jaipur when we both were complete strangers and also we bought bangles for our sisters from here at double the price that should be paid exactly .Also, we were scolded for our bad bargaining skills.

"Acha Dhruv, Geet Baisa ki koi behn hai kya"Garv asked me giving me my favourite chocolate ice-cream

[Does Geet have sisters?]

"Yeah, Avantika and Kavya," I answered, enjoying my ice-cream.

" What's their age? " he asked with an ear to ear smile.

"Why? " I asked , thinning my eyebrows .

" Tell me please " He requested holding my hands.

" I guess Avanti is around 16 as she completed her 10th boards . Kavya , around 12-14!"

"Ek kaam karna, Avanti mere liye! 3 years ka age gap chalta hai. Aur jab tak mera career banega tab tak woh college complete kar legi. Dono bhai rishtedaar ban jayenge!!!! Ham bhi khush aur hamari wife bhi khush. Hamare junior versions ek dusre ke cousins honge. Wow" hearing this planning , I choked my last bite of ice cream.

[Do one thing, Avanti is mine! I am okay with 3 years age gap . She will be a graduate and I will be settled in my career by then.We both brothers will be relatives . We and our wives will be so happy. And our junior versions will be cousins.]

"Are you okay? "

"Haa, Mr. Shaktawat ke future jamaisa " with this we laughed and decided to return to our hostel after spending an hour over there.

[ Yes, Mr. Shaktawat's future son in law]

We returned and had our dinner. I changed into something comfortable . I wore my grey t-shirt and black shorts. I lay down on my bed and checked whether I received any message from Rainbow as we talked last night.

Why is her account showing as an instagrammer user? Did her family find out about me? Hope she is fine? I thought of asking Garv about this.

" Garv, tu ek kaam karega mera!!? "

[Will you do me a favor?]

" Haa bol" he came wiping his face With a towel.

[ Yes, say!.]

" Check her account from your ID, , I am unable to see it ."

" kaha tha na, mujhse jyada pyaar koi nahi karta, par kar hi leta hu check "

[I told you nobody loves you more than me. But I will check it]

He checked and he got the same result.

What could have happened to her? Kuldevi Maa please don't make her fall into trouble just because of me? I don't have any contact details apart from instagram. I can't ask anyone else. Suddenly I made a plan to return home so I can get some contact details secretly from Shivu jija's phone .

"Garv, pack your bag!" I asked taking my bag out of the shelf.

" Are you crazy? Geetanjali is making you a fool. Does she know we both are friends? " He snatched my bag from my hands.

I nodded.

" Maybe she has blocked us!? Wait, I will check from my other account ",he said, stopping me from taking my bag from him.

He wasn't able to find it and I informed him about returning home so we can find it secretly from my sister's phone!

"Tu hai na so ja chup chap. maybe assignments ya tests honge, kuch dino mai aa jaegi woh bas, so ja chal chal. Mai gaana sunata hu" patting me like a child.

[You should sleep now .Maybe she got assignments or tests. She will be back in a few days. Now come on sleep, I will sing a song for you! ]

" Yaar, bachcha thodi hu, so jaunga mai" I turned my face on the other side and closed my eyes.

[ Dude, I am not a child, I will sleep by myself ]

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