Sarita's steps faltered as she looked down the hallway and saw Vikrant leaning against his locker door with his headphones on and his phone in his hands looking like he didn't have a care in the world which she knew was just a façade. Kalyani was still mumbling beside her as she'd been doing since they missed the school bus because Sarita wanted to get coffee from Barney's and it was one she'd refused to drink."Don't tell me you want to extend an olive branch to him?" Kaly gaped at her when she finally realized who she was looking at."Is that going to be a problem?" Sarita walked ahead."No, but didn't you say you won't bother him anymore since he's the one that cut all ties with you?" Kaly asked."I'll be back." Sarita hurried off after Vikrant as he pushed back from his locker and started walking away. She maneuvered her way in between the students that were standing around and caught up to Vikrant then pulled him back by his hoodie."Hey!" He bellowed and whirled around to lay i
Tears pooled in Sarita's eyes and when she tried to blink them away, they streamed down her cheeks. She angrily wiped them away, glaring daggers at Vikrant."Will you get off your stupid high horse?!" She yelled at him. "How can you say that to me? You really think I'm as shallow as your friends? You're the one with the shallow mind if you think that."Vikrant's gaze softened and he suddenly felt like beating himself up for making her cry. He walked up to her and tried to pull her into his embrace but she pushed him away."Don't touch me!" She spat. "Do you think you're the only one with feelings? You knew what I meant but you made me say it anyway and you mocked me first!""I'm sorry." He apologised. "I'm really sorry Anu.""Sorry for yourself." She sniffled. "Jackass."He tried again, gently this time and she let him. He wrapped his arms around her and stroked her hair, feeling like his heart wanted to burst out of his chest from happiness but he didn't want to jump into conclusions
"Argh!!!!" Kaly screamed at the top of her voice, causing Sarita to pull her phone from her ear. It was noisy for a full minute until she heard someone asking Kaly if everything was alright on the other end and then she calmed down."Are you okay now?" Sarita drawled."I still want to scream but yeah, I'm good for now." Kaly squealed. "You've been holding out on me, girlfriend!""I didn't want to get your hopes up until I was sure." Sarita muttered."I'm so happy for us, Rita!" Kaly said. "I'm in tears.""For us? Why?""Our dream! We had the same dream, didn't we?" Kaly reminded her. "Although the fighting part is yet to happen and you'll probably not scream because you already know your choice..." She paused to catch her breath. "But you get what I'm trying to say, yeah?""Yeah." Sarita nodded and bit her lip."How do you feel?" Kaly inquired."Like, I'm on cloud nine." She said. "I still can't believe that the Vikrant Suryavanshi is my boyfriend now." She whispered the 'boyfriend'.
Vikrant leaned against his car in the parking lot in school with his headphones on, listening to music while waiting for Sarita's arrival. He'd wanted to pick her up this morning himself instead of her riding the bus, but he figured she wouldn't like it and he didn't want to put her on the spot since she probably hadn't told her parents. He'd gotten a surprise call from Kaly who'd berated him for his confession to Sarita first, then proceeded to thank him for finally opening up about his feelings for her best friend and then went on to profusely apologize for hurting him all those years ago, calling herself immature and stupid - laid on thick with her tears and he'd had no choice but to fully forgive her and forget.It'd take a while for them to get back into the hang of things but he was sure he could give her a second chance just as Sarita had always wanted. A pair of Christian Louboutin ankle boots came into his line of sight and he started from the shoes, travelled up to the legs
Principal Matheson had been coming from the direction of their next class so Vikrant had run in the other direction to avoid coming in contact with him and also to prevent Sarita from being punished. He knew Matheson hated him because his father had refused to help him out at one time some years ago and he held that grudge against Vikrant, choosing to take sides with every other student except him.Although, looking at her pacing to and fro in the storage room, he didn't think she'd have cared if she'd been given detention because she was still seething."Anu...""How could anyone be so heartless?" She demanded. "You don't even care that you're hurting someone's feelings.""Are you still thinking about what he said?" He'd personally decided that he wouldn't let anybody's hurtful words take away his happiness. He would rather do without those kinds of people because he actually didn't need them… but they'd need him later."I want to throttle him." She clenched her fists. "I hope he doe
Sarita was surprised to find her mother standing in the hallway when she walked into the house three hours later than she usually arrived. She'd had this feeling that the incident would cause her to lose the little freedom her father had given her - going out with friends, watching the football and basketball games... having a boyfriend (though she didn't plan on letting him know about that) - so she'd gone out with Vikrant to the beach. She didn't like the expression on her mother's face. It was a mixture of fear, disbelief and then resignation. She opened her mouth to ask her mother what the matter was but her father's appearance behind Priya made her clamp her mouth shut. "It's six pm." Jevan Madhav spoke up. "Three hours later than the usual time your school closes." "I... I was with Kaly." She muttered. "Doing what? Why didn't you call to say you'd be late?" "I ran out of call credits." "I see." Her father nodded. "And it didn't occur to you to use Kaly's phone to call? Do
Vikrant knew what she wanted to say before her father even spoke. He'd known last night that it'd probably come to this and Kaly had confirmed it too. He saw the pain in Sarita's eyes and knew it was reflected in his too so he just shook his head preventing her from saying anything."I know, sir." He said. "You want her to break up with me.""That's correct. I'm glad you know that." Jevan said. "I don't want to see you anywhere close to my daughter ever again, do you understand? Erase her from your mind.""You're free to tell me I can't see her anymore and that's fine but you can't tell me not to think of her." Vikrant informed him. "That's where I draw the line."Jevan took a deep breath. "Very well." He nodded his agreement. "Then, am I to assume I have the right to ask you to delete her number from your phone... Oh mighty one?" His voice dripped with sarcasm."Papa." Sarita chided."Sure." Vikrant took out his phone, went through his contacts and found her number then deleted it. "
"What's wrong, son?" Rohan asked Vikrant as he kept playing with his food. Amalia and the twins were discharged today and he'd brought them home which Vikrant had been happy about a few hours ago but his mood suddenly changed after the twins went to sleep and that worried Rohan."Can I talk to you after dinner, dad?" He asked. "It's important.""Sure." Rohan nodded."The food is really delicious but I can't eat anymore." Amalia smiled apologetically. "The cook won't be upset, right?""No, she won't." Rohan assured her. "Thank you for the meal." She said."You don't have to thank me. You're free to do whatever the hell you want here." He told her. "It's your house too."Tears pooled in her eyes and a single tear dropped, making her laugh shortly and wipe it away."I'm such a crybaby nowadays." She muttered."Like I said, you're free to do anything you want." He grinned at her.Amalia nodded and smiled back at him. She knew she had hearts in her eyes whenever she looked at him but she
Samishka Singh stood in front of the buffet table wondering what to eat. There were different assorted dishes and desserts laid out for the guests to choose from but she was finding it hard to pick a specific dish. It was her youngest cousin Vikrant Suryavanshi's wedding and anyone who was somebody in Cardenia was in attendance. She snorted as she vaguely remembered that two years ago, Vikrant Suryavanshi would never have expected to find himself a married man before he turned twenty or worse be a father to two adorable gorgeous boys. But here he was, two years later, happily married to her little sister Kalyani's best friend Sarita Madhav. Now known as Sarita Suryavanshi. "Love... Look what you made him do." She muttered. They'd had an Indian wedding and this one was a church wedding. "Are you going to stare at the canapés all day or take a bite from them?" An amused male voice questioned beside her. Sam turned to face the newcomer and her breath hitched in her throat when she saw
They were married. She was his wife but Vikrant still felt very nervous as he stood at the altar waiting for Sarita to walk in. Her father had not been very happy after they told him that they intended to wed in the church after their traditional wedding but he'd given his consent, agreeing to walk her down the aisle. He straightened his jacket, checked his cuffs as the pianist began to play the wedding march song and almost wiped the sweat off his brows but he caught himself and silently cleared his throat. His breath hitched in his throat as the doors opened and Kaly walked in holding a small bouquet of peonies, followed by the ring bearer; Michael's cousin Sean and the flower girl and finally his bride appeared with her father. The walk to the altar took forever but he didn't mind as all he thought of was how gorgeous she was in the embroidered tulle wedding dress with a sweetheart neckline that she was wearing. He thought that he was a very lucky bastard because she was his to h
Vikrant stared at his ex-best friend's face in shock. He couldn't have heard him correctly, right? "Unfortunately, Divya beat you to it." Vikrant said. "Why are you telling me this?" "I can't... I can't do this anymore. I've not been able to sleep or study. I want things to go back to the way they were." Raj replied. "I came here to ask for your forgiveness, Vikrant." He dropped to his knees. "Please forgive me." Tears sprang to Vikrant's eyes as he stared at his former best friend on his knees. He'd cherished his friendship with Raj and he'd even thought of him as his brother from another mother, but he'd been the only one with the clear conscience in that relationship. He was eternally grateful to Kaly for exposing Divya and whose betrayal made him see Raj for who he really was. He was starting a new chapter in his life. He was a father and soon to be husband to the most wonderful girl in the world. He didn't want to bring his past into his future so he had to sever all ties w
Three weeks later Tears streamed down Sarita's cheeks when she walked into Vikrant's hospital room and saw him awake. The first week had been a rollercoaster ride for her as his blood pressure had dropped all of a sudden and the doctors had fought really hard to bring it back up. She'd been in school when she got a call from his father that he'd woken up and was asking to see her, so she'd gotten a leave from school and came straight to the hospital in the car his father had sent for her. She settled down on the chair his father had been sitting on and moved it closer to the bed, clasped his hand in hers and raised it to her lips. "You scared me to death, Mayank." She accused amidst tears. "I thought I'd never see you again." "I'm sorry." His smile was faint and his voice hoarse. His face was regaining its pallor but he still looked pale. "Don't ever try that again. Do you understand?" She hit him gently. "I forbid you." "Are you hitting a patient, Anushka? A very sick one at
Raj stopped in his tracks when he saw the crowd gathered in front of the music room and his brows furrowed. He moved closer, wondering what was happening but couldn't see anything until he heard Divya's voice calling out Vikrant's name. He fought his way to the front and froze when he saw the scene; Sarita sitting on the ground in a daze while Divya cradled a bloody Vikrant in her arms. His eyes traveled to the gun on the floor and his heart skipped a beat."Oh, God." He muttered. He was shoved aside as someone rushed into the room and he watched as Kaly rushed over to where the two girls were and knelt down beside Sarita."What's going on here?" The crowd parted for Principal Marek to walk in and he also went still upon seeing the scene. "Call for an ambulance!" He ordered. "Please tell me an ambulance is on the way.""I already did that sir." Michael spoke up."You killed him." Sarita's detached voice made everyone turn to look at her. They knew she was squeamish around blood but s
Two days later "I did tell you that he'd come around, didn't I?" Kaly reminded Sarita as they stopped by her locker during the second period. Kaly's definition of Vikrant 'coming around' was a hello from him and a concerned look. She figured that it was better than behaving like strangers but in Sarita's books, that was nothing. If anything, it made her both anxious and angry wondering when they'd make up. She wasn't scared to admit that she'd missed him like crazy and hoped she wasn't the only one feeling miserable. She inputted the combination for her locker, opened the door and gasped when she saw the flowers and hearts littering her locker. There was a bouquet of red roses, a chocolate box wrapped in red ribbon, a handmade heart-shaped card and a heart-shaped globe that had tiny red hearts floating inside of it and a photo of the two of them smiling at each other. "Oh. My. God." Kaly's jaw dropped open. She grabbed the card, opened it to peruse what was written inside and
He rose to his feet as well. "Are you sure about that?" He arched his brow. He walked up to her, snagged her around her waist, and pulled her flush against him. "Will you stop me if I tell you that all I'm thinking about right now is kissing you senseless. Will you stop me?""I don't want your stupid kiss." She bit out.Behind them, Kaly started singing the Little Mermaid 'kiss the girl' song mimicking the crab's voice. Her antics diffused the tension as Sarita burst out laughing and Vikrant followed suit but instead of them kissing as the song suggested, he wrapped his arms around Sarita and she did the same."Do you still want my stupid kiss?" He whispered in her ear."No." She pulled back. "It'll make me like you again. I don't want to like you again."Vikrant's lips curled up in a half smile. They were going to be good again. He was going to win this fight and get his girl back. Sarita Madhav was his and no one else's."Just... Be careful." She murmured. "Come back."Vikrant chuck
"Not on your life!" Vikrant roared. "Never!""Never?" Karan chuckled softly."NEVER." Vikrant repeated emphatically. "I'd prefer to die than to give them up. They're mine." He took a deep breath to calm himself down and flashed Karan a smile. "Sarita included.""Is that so?" Karan challenged. "Are you sure you want to go down this road?""You got greedy... Friend." Vikrant answered. "You upped the stakes so I'm doing the same. I want all three of them for myself."Karan laughed. "I like your son, Mr Suryavanshi." He told Rohan as he rose to his feet. "He's brave, but I'm sorry to say... Stupid." He seared Vikrant with a death glare. "Friday 5pm, Exodus Arena. Don't be late.""You want to fight with him?" Rohan asked."Fight to the death." Karan said. "Loser relinquishes his rights to the girl and the babies." He sized Vikrant up. "I heard you won the U18 MMA award two years ago and your opponent was a year older than you were - bigger than you were too.""So?""You're not green behind
"What?" Sarita exchanged puzzled glances with Vikrant. "Twins?" "Yes." The doctor nodded. "Hidden twins are common in mono amniotic pregnancies which is true in your case. Your babies are sharing the same sac which would make them identical." "You know, mom thought so too, Sarita." Kaly said. "She was right." "So... They're fine, right?" Vikrant's voice came out a bit shaky. "The fall didn't hurt them?" "Their heartbeats are strong." He assured him. "Baby A seems to weigh more than Baby B but it's not so much that we have to worry." He pointed to the screen to show them the babies' fingers and toes and whatnot. After a lecture from the doctor about safety, Sarita was discharged and they left the hospital. Kaly looped her arm around Sarita's as they waited for Vikrant who'd gone to the restroom to come back so they could leave. "I'm so happy for us, Rita." Kaly squeezed her hand lovingly. "Twins! I hope they're both girls." "Absolutely not." Vikrant growled from behind her, havi