Flashback:
"Adu! Wake up, idiot!" Adira was sleeping soundly while her friend, was trying to wake her up.
"Tamana, please let me sleep!"
"Do you want to be late on the first day of college?" Tamana teased.
Adira jolted from her sleep, her eyes going directly to the clock. "Ohhh, teriiii!" she yelped and jumped out of bed, rushing into the bathroom while Tamana shook her head with a smile.
After some time, Adira came out, dressed in a white top and blue jeans.
Tamana was lying on her bed, but looked up and exclaimed,
"Bhai! It's the first day! Do you want to kill those boys with your beauty?"
Adira chuckled and said, "Look who is talking. Now let's go!"
Tamana laughed, got up from the bed, and went outside with her.
"Mumma, we are going!" Adira called out loudly as both girls moved towards the door.
"Wait, wait!" Mrs. Bajaj came rushing out of the kitchen with a small bowl in her hand.
"Here, eat this, both of you," she said, feeding a spoonful of dahi-cheeni (curd and sugar, considered lucky for new beginnings) to both of them.
"Now go!"
Tamana hugged Mrs. Bajaj and said, "Oh, Aunty, I wish you were my mom!" Mrs. Bajaj chuckled and said,
"Obviously, you are my daughter too, Tamana."
Adira smiled but rolled her eyes teasingly.
"Yaa, now if you both are done with your cheeky talks, Miss Tamana, shall we leave?"
They both left the house and were walking towards the college.
"Bro, I am scared," Adira admitted to Tamana.
Tamana: "Why are you scared? Itโs just the first day."
Adira: "It's college! What if someone starts bullying me? You know how bad I am in front of new people."
Tamana: "Ayyo, cutie, don't be scared. With your cute face, no one can bully you, okay?"
Adira: "Yaa, hope so."
(Tamana and Adira are childhood friends, more like sisters.)
They both entered the college. Tamana turned to Adira. "Go to your class, okay? We will meet after class."
Adira: "Yaa, take care."
They went their separate ways. Adira found her class and went in. Not many people were there, so she sat down in an empty seat and started looking through her phone.
After some time, the professor came, and the class started. The professor said,
"So, 2019 batch, welcome! Now I want everyone of you to come here and introduce yourselves."
Everyone started introducing themselves.
When it was Adira's turn, a group of five senior boys suddenly swaggered in.
One came forward and said, "Professor Tripathi, good morning."
Professor: "What are you all doing here? Go to your class!"
The boy smirked. "We are not here to see you, Tripathi. We are here to meet our sweet juniors."
He said this, and all five sat down noisily in the back row.
The professor sighed and said, "Class, please continue." Adira came forward and introduced herself. "Hi, I am Adira Bajaj."
She was introducing herself, unaware that somebody was scanning her body.
Boy 1: "Adira Bajaj. What a body, bhaiii." he said, looking at her lustfully.
Suddenly, he felt a smack on his head. The boy who hit him, whose eyes were still fixated on Adira, spoke.
"Shhh, be respectful. She is going to be mine... and your bhabhi (sister-in-law)."
The other boys chuckled and said, "Come on, bro, it's the third girl! Every time you say this."
That boy didn't respond; he was just staring at Adira. His name was Aviraj Choudhary.
After some time, it was break time.
Adira was walking out of the class when a voice stopped her. She turned and saw the earlier group of boys.
She turned to them and said, "Umm, yes?"
A boy signaled her to come closer. She moved slightly closer. Then one of the boys said,
"Do you have a BF?" Adira was taken aback but politely said, "No, I don't have."
The boy, Aviraj, jumped from the desk and walked closer to her.
Adira took a step back as he said, "Will you be my girlfriend?"
Adira was shocked. It was her first day, and now this guy was asking her to be his girlfriend.
Adira moved backwards again and said, "What? No!"
Aviraj took another step forward and said, "But I want you to be my girlfriend."
Adira was creeped out by his words. She firmly said,
"Listen, Mr. Whoever-you-are, I am not interested in these things. Sorry," she said and hurriedly moved out of the class.
Aviraj stood there while his friends teased him.
"She rejected you, Aviraj! One and only Aviraj Choudhary!"

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