Chapter 9: Chapter 9
Damini's POV
" That's good, so let's have dinner for now and tomorrow you all can have the meeting, get comfortable with each other and start planning for your big and prestigious project. I have full faith in you Damini. As I would not invest so much in this project as both Samar and I don't know anything about it though I know that it is profitable. "
" Thank you, uncle, for having so much faith in me. I will not let you down. Tomorrow, I will study your concept, requirements and tentative plans so that I know what is to be done. We will start working tomorrow. "
" My friends are already here, I could not meet them today but we all are meeting tomorrow. " Samar said. We had our dinner and then, I said good night to both of them.
The driver dropped me at the guest house and I was about to enter the main door when I saw someone in the balcony of another room. He seemed to be a tall, well built, young man. I couldn't see his face properly as his face was turned towards the other side. But his side profile reminded me of... him. Could it be him ??
No, he can't be. Why would he be here? I was feeling like this as I have been thinking about him. Why was I thinking about him ?? I don't even want to talk to him.
I went to my suite and changed into my nightwear. I was tired and wanted to sleep but the thoughts of a certain someone kept bothering me.
Flashback
Some girl in my class informed me that he was fighting over me. He was getting irritating day by day.
Last day, as soon as the recess started, we all started having our food when I heard someone singing. I looked in the direction and saw him sitting on the sill of the window.
He was singing...
Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai...
Ye Pyar To Tum Se Karta Hai .
Par Saamne Jab Tum Aate Ho....
Kuch Bhi Kehne Se Darta Hai...
O Mere Saajan, O Mere Saajan,
Saajan Saajan, Mere Saajan
Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai.............
Kitna Isko Samajhata Hoon,
Kitna Isko Behlata Hoon
Kitna Isko Samajhata Hoon
Kitna Isko Behlata Hoon
Naadaan Hai Kuch Na Samajhata Hai,
Din Raat Ye Aahen Bharta Hai
Mera Dil Bhi Kitna........
I looked at him for a second but then looked away as he was looking at me with so many emotions that it scared me.
On the day of our first exam, our class teacher said, " As you all know that exams are here, so I will fix your seats and you all will sit according to the sitting plan for the next few days.
We all were disappointed but ma'am was adamant. So she started fixing the seats. And she asked Anshu to sit beside Vikram and told Sahil to come and sit beside me.
Shit !! No... Why???
There was a silence in the class. Anshu looked at me. And most of the students were looking either at me or him.
But I did not show any reaction. I mentally consoled myself that the teacher asked Sahil to have a seat with me and not Sagar.
I took a slow and deep breath but didn't want anyone to know that the sitting arrangements disturbed me. It seemed that everything was happening to slow.
Sahil got up from his seat and looked at his twin and they seemed to communicate in their own secret way.
Sahil came and sat beside me. He was sitting on the outer side of the desk as I was sitting next to a wall. It seemed that I was trapped between the wall and his large frame.
Ma'am continued to fix seats with other students but I kept studying to avoid any conversation. I felt a few pairs of eyes on me.
" Hi!! I am Sa... Sahil Malhotra. " He said extending his hand towards me.
" Hi, Damini Shrivastav. " I said but did not shake hands with him.
" You must be aware of the fact that I have a twin brother in this class. His name is Sagar," he said looking at me as if he was trying to read my expression.
" Is it?? No, I am not... "
I didn't want to say that but It came out like that. I didn't want to talk about him.
" Oh, ok. He is the one who is participating in the play with you. " He looked a bit disappointed.
" Ok," I said.
" He is... "
" Will you please, keep quiet... Sahil?" The teacher said and he straightened.
" Yes ma'am... " His voice was also exactly like his brother. But somehow, I felt that he was looking at me in the same way. I may be wrong though.
My heart was beating a bit fast. It has never happened earlier. I was a bit nervous sitting beside him.
The exam started... The first exam was chemistry. It was my favourite subject but still, I was a bit nervous.
The exam started and as there were two sets of each paper. There was a lesser chance of cheating. On top of that ma'am changed the partners.
I was writing my paper when after a few minutes, Sahil tapped on the desk. I looked at the teacher, she was looking in another direction. So I looked at him. He pointed towards a question in his paper.
I read at that, I knew the answer but I had never done cheating so shook my head.
" Please, I know that you know the answer. Please... " He whispered I looked at him, he was pleading with eyes.
" Sodium... " I whispered
" Thanks," he said in hushed tones.
I again started writing the paper. After another few minutes. He bent a bit towards me, I jerked away.
" What?? "
" Sorry to startle you... Please tell me this one. "
" No... "
" No means ?? "
" Means no... "
" You don't know the answer or won't tell? "
" I don't know."
" Liar... "
" Ok... I won't tell... "
" Please..." He caught my left hand as he was sitting on my left side. I saw that the teacher was busy talking with another teacher at the door of the class.
" What is your problem? "
" Question no 11... I already told you... " he said innocently.
" I mean why are you holding my hand? " I glared at him.
" Do you want me to shout at the top of my voice to plead with you to help me? " He whispered coming near me.
" Ughhh... Shut up and let me write... Just leave my hand. "
" No... First, you tell me... Please... please.."
" Ok, leave my hand." he was as irritating as his brother. I looked at his brother and saw him grinning along with his friends. Weird...
" First you tell."
" Ughhh... Ok... But don't try this again or I will tell ma'am. " I told him and he nodded. I told him the answer and finally, he released my hand...
After the exam was over....and the teacher went out I turned to him and asked, " What was that? "
" What was what? "
" That stunt of holding my hand? "
" Calm down yaar... I just wanted to know the answer to that question. "
" But I didn't want to tell. You can't do that... "
" Ok, fine !! Sorry, but please do help me in other papers as well. "
" Forget about that... "
" But why... ? "
" What do you mean by that? Exams are going on... I don't want to tell you anything... If you try anything like that. I will give you a tight slap or tell the teacher. "
" If you don't mind, then please give me a slap. I don't mind.. " He said with a smile. Idiot!! He said that and all his friends and brother laughed.
A bunch of idiots... All of them, especially that Sagar.
" You... You... You are an idiot... "
" Ok... Anything you say. You may call me whatever you want. "
" Ugghhhh..." I said and he laughed again. I just caught Anshu's hand and left the room.
Somehow, I felt that it was Sagar and not his brother, who was sitting with me. But why? Anyway, Anshu kept grinning at me when I told her what happened.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone