A/N

First of all, thank you so much for your love and support for MITWAA and now here on the countdown for this story begins...!! Aahh, I still don't believe that this is about to end. It has been a beautiful journey with you all, so, keep showering your love...!! I'm still not sure how long will it be but I'm planning to end it in 55 episodes as I have my exams and I need to concentrate on them...!!

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Sahil opens the door of the classroom but finds no one, so, closing the door behind he looks at Rohit...

Rohit: Who was it?

Sahil: I don't know but I'm pretty sure that I heard someone.

Rohit: You might be imagining it. Let's just finish our practice. We have our final auditions tomorrow.

Sahil: (rolls his eyes) Yeah. Yeah. I know. But I'm telling you again I don't like these dialogues. They are making me question my own self. It feels so uncomfortable.

Rohit: Why are you taking it seriously? These are just dialogue. Come on, let's finish this first. We gave classes after that.

Sahil: (rolls his eyes again) As if I care.

Rohit: Stop rolling those freaking eyes of yours or else one day they will fall out of socket. Now, you don't care but I do. Hell I don't want to be in bottom three this time.

Sahil: Alright, I got it. Let's finish the practice.

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Sanskaar comes running into the classroom and takes his usual seat beside Swara panting heavily. Swara looks at him in complete astonishment...

Swara: Have you been running a marathon or what?

Sanskaar: Do I look gorgeous to you too?

Swara: Yeaaa... Wait. What??? Are you nuts?

Sanskaar: No, seriously. Do I look gorgeous to you too?

Swara: (shocked) Who told you that?

Sanskaar: (to himself) Hell I never disliked any compliment as much as I do this one now. Gorgeous??? No. No. No...!!

Swara: (nudges his shoulder to bring him out of his dazed state) Are you alright? What are you blabbering?

Sanskaar: (holds his head with both his palms) This can't be happening.

Swara: (glares at him) Sanskaar, stop being a melodrama queen. No. King...!! Ugh, whatever. Just tell me what happened. What did the dean say this time?

Sanskaar: Huhh?

Swara: (rolls her eyes) Unbelievable. Dean. What did he say?

Sanskaar: Oh!!

Swara: (mentally slaps her forehead) What 'Oh'? I'm asking what did he say this time.

Sanskaar: (takes a deep breath) He gave me a detention.

Swara: Again? And what do we need to do?

Sanskaar: What do you mean by 'We'? It's my punishment and only I'll be staying back after college.

Swara: Yeah, right. And you think I'll leave you all by yourself. I'm not listening to anything you've got to say. Just tell me what do we need to do this time.

Sanskaar: Trust me Swara, you can't do anything in that.

Swara: Why??

Sanskaar: Because I have to paint the entire amphitheater and you don't know how to do it.

Swara: Oh. Then I can give you company by the time you'll paint.

Sanskaar: No. You'll only distract me.

Swara: What? How mean, Sanskaar.

Sanskaar: No, seriously. You're going to stay with me after college. All alone. Do you think I can concentrate on my punishment.

Swara: Okay, I'll not disturb you. I'll just sit in a corner and study.

Sanskaar: You can do that at your home too.

Swara: (takes a deep breath and looks at him with puppy dog eyes) Alright, I'll sing you song whenever you'll feel bored during detention. Please. Please. Please, let me stay with you.

She loops her hand with his arms shaking him to and fro just like a pendulum...

Swara: Please Sanskaar. Okay, if you let me stay I'll tell you a secret.

Sanskaar: (furrowing his brows) What secret?

Swara: Let me stay with you and I'll tell you that on the day of Christmas.

Sanskaar: No. No. No. I know what you are doing. You are trying to make a fool out of me. I'm not buying it this time.

Swara: I'm not lying. Okay, if it turns out that I'm lying then I'll do whatever you'll say. Now, can I stay with you? Please.

She looks at him with eyes full of expectations as she twists her finger biting her lips. Sanskaar thinks for a while and turns towards her with a naughty smirk on his lips...

Sanskaar: Alright. You can stay.

Swara almost jumps out of happiness and kisses his cheeks...

Swara: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.

Sanskaar: And stop doing that.

Swara: (confused) What?

Sanskaar: (leans towards her and whispers in her ears) Only I have the right to bite your lips. They are solely my property and no one, not even you, can take that away from me.

Heat instantly rises up her cheeks as she slaps his arms...

Swara: Shut up!!

Sanskaar: What?!! You can kiss me in front of everyone and I can't say even in your ears.

Swara: Ugh, forget it. When is your detention starting?

Sanskaar: From today itself. Three hours everyday after the classes.

Swara nods her head registering everything in her brain and taking out a notebook. Soon enough the faculty arrives and the classes resume again.

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Next day, Sanskaar reaches the college and is about to enter the hallway when he sees Sahil coming towards him with a 440 watt smile plastered on his face...

Sanskaar: (to himself) What's up with him now? Why the hell is he giving me those expressions?

Sanskaar tries to ignore him and make his way towards his classroom when Sahil calls him...

Sahil: Sanskaar. Are you going somewhere?

Sanskaar: I don't think that I need your permission.

Sahil: (smiles looking at him and keeps his palm on his shoulder) Oh come on Sanskaar!! Let's forget whatever happened between us and give everything a new start.

Sanskaar: (removes Sahil's hand) I don't want to.

Sahil: But I really like you Sanskaar!!

Sanskaar immediately chokes and starts coughing looking at him wide eyes...

Sanskaar: What? Have you lost it?

Sahil: (making a sad face) I brought a gift for you with so much love and you're behaving like this.

Sanskaar: What love? I don't need your love. I already have Swara.

Sahil: But at least take my gift. See, how beautiful it is.

Saying this he takes out a beautiful red rose forwarding it towards him. Sanskaar immediately takes a step back out of shock...

Sanskaar: (stuttering) What? What do you think you are doing?

Sahil: (smiles) Giving our relation a new start. Here, take this...

Sanskaar: (shakes his head vigorously) No. No. No. I don't want to have any relation with you. Let alone a new start.

Sahil: But I really like you Sanskaar.

He tries to hold his hand but Sanskaar runs away getting followed by Sahil on his heels with a red rose in his hands...

Sanskaar: (shouts) No...!!!!

And he opens his eyes breathing heavily. He takes a look of his surroundings. Bed. Blanket. Chair. Table. Books. Oh, he is in his room!!! He's been dreaming all this while.

Sanskaar: (to himself) What was that? Swara was right. Shit Sanskaar, you've gone nuts!! Instead of dreaming about your girlfriend, you're dreaming about a guy who supposedly likes you. Just great..!!! Aaahhh..!!! This is driving me crazy!!!

He falls back on his bed banging his head against his pillow. After a few moments, he looks at the wall clock hanging on the wall in front of his bed and finding that he still has three hours more for sleep, he pulls the blanket over his head trying to go for another round of sleep.

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It's almost lunch time. Swara and Sanskaar are sitting in their classroom waiting for the lecture to get over. As the hour gets over and faculty walks out of the classroom, they hear some noise outside. Raising their head to look towards the entrance they find Sahil, Rohit and two more of their classmates standing over there...

Swara: What are they doing here?

Sanskaar looks at them as Sahil looks at him. He immediately jumps under the desk. Swara gets shocked seeing him acting weirdly and looks down...

Swara: Sanskaar, what are you doing? Come out.

Sanskaar: No, I'm not coming out unless and until he leaves.

Swara: (confused) Who? Rohit. But why are you scared of him?

Sanskaar: Not Rohit. Sahil.

Swara: What? Sanskaar, come out first. Then we'll talk.

Sanskaar: Nope. I'm not coming out.

Swara: (glares at him) Sanskaar.

Sanskaar: What?? You're my girlfriend and it's your duty to protect your boyfriend.

Swara: (confused) But why do I need to protect you??

Sanskaar: Because...

But before he could say anything they hear Sahil's voice...

Sahil: So everyone. You must be thinking why are we here again.

Sanskaar: (mumbles to himself) Yes. Absolutely. Why don't you go away??

Swara: (whispers ducking her head under the desk) Sanskaar...!!! Why are you blabbering again?

Sanskaar: Shh!! Don't look down he'll know that I'm here.

Swara: But what has happened to you?

Just then they hear Rohit's voice calling them...

Rohit: Swara. Why don't you concentrate over here? We know that your boyfriend is the Discipline Head but we are also your seniors.

Swara mutters something under her breath and glares at Sanskaar who is just concentrating not to let Sahil see him...

Sahil: Now, as you all know that like every year we are going to have a Christmas celebration at our university and for that we need some volunteers. Rohit will tell you what all categories do we have.

Rohit: Alright. So, we need volunteers for chorus, dance, skit, decorations, discipline and for arrangements of the prom.

Sahil: Aahh yes!! This year we have a little change. Along with the Christmas party we are going to have a prom too. So, all of you need to have a partner then.

Rohit: And all those who want to volunteer can give us your names by tomorrow.

Sahil: So, are we clear??

Everyone nods their heads and the four of the senior boys including Sahil and Rohit leave.

Swara: (looks at Sanskaar) Come out!!

Sanskaar: Huhh??

Swara: I'm not repeating myself Sanskaar. Come out.

Sanskaar comes out from under the desk and Swara holds his hand dragging him out of the classroom straight towards the backyard of the university...

Swara: (folds her hands across her chest) Now, tell me what happened.

Sanskaar: (looking everywhere but her) What?

Swara: I'm seeing you from yesterday. You're behaving like a crazy person. So, are you going to spill it out and what does it have to do with Sahil??

Sanskaar: (looks in an opposite direction and speaks slowly) He likes me.

Swara: What? Come again.

Sanskaar: (louder this time) He said he likes me and wants me as his boyfriend..!!!

Swara: (shocked) What?? That's... that's insane Sanskaar. He... He is perfectly straight. Sahil doesn't like guys.

Sanskaar: And how can you say that?

Swara: I can tell Sanskaar. Just by the way he behaves with me. More like misbehaves with me.

Sanskaar: But I heard him saying that. I even dreamt about him.

Swara: (shocked) What?? You dreamt about him. I'm your girlfriend. You never dreamt about me but saw him in your dreams.

Sanskaar: (takes a deep breath) That's what I was thinking. But that's not my fault. For the first time in my life I was scared about my dignity.

Swara: Stop talking nonsense Sanskaar. There has got to be some misunderstanding.

Sanskaar: (looks at her hopefully) You think so??

Swara: I know so. Now, come. Let's go.

Sanskaar: Where?

Swara: To find out the truth.

Sanskaar: You mean to Sahil?

Swara: Of course.

Sanskaar: I'm not going. No. Absolutely not.

Swara: (glares at him and starts dragging him) Absolutely yes. I'm not listening to anything.

Sanskaar: No. I'm not going.

Swara: If you are not coming now then be sure of one thing I'm not letting you touch me for next one month.

Sanskaar: And if I go then?

Swara: Then what? Then, nothing!!

Sanskaar: Nope. The deal has got to be equal from either side.

Swara: Okay, what do you want me to do?

Sanskaar: Umm... If I go with you now then on the Christmas party you're going to wear the dress I select for you and you'll even come for shopping with me. Deal??

Swara: Okay, deal. Now, come with me.

Saying this she holds his hand and drags him towards Sahil's classroom...

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As both of them sneak towards Sahil's classroom they see them preparing a plan for the arrangement of the party. As everyone leaves, Rohit looks at Sahil...

Rohit: We need to get this done soon. After that we need to go for the audition too.

Sanskaar: (whispers) What audition?

Swara: Shh...!!! Let me listen first.

Rohit: So, are your dialogues ready which we have been preparing since yesterday?

Sanskaar: (to himself) They were preparing dialogues!!

No sooner he says this, Swara gives him a deadly look and drags him out with her again...

Sanskaar: Aahh!! Swara. Stop dragging me like a sack from here to there.

Swara: And what else am I supposed to do? Here, I was dead worried that something has happened to you. Did you listen now? They were dialogues Sanskaar. He is not interested in you and you're no one else's but only my boyfriend. You got that??

Sanskaar keeps staring at her without a single word...

Swara: (takes a deep breath) Did you get it or not? And for heaven's sake stop staring at me.

Sanskaar looks at her and soon bursts out into a fit of laughter almost rolling down on the floor. He gets so hysterical that he has to hold on to the wall for standing upright...

Swara: Stop laughing Sanskaar. Do you think that's funny?

Sanskaar: (says in between his laughter) Of course, it's funny. No actually, it was disaster. The worst yet the funniest tragedy of my life. You proved yourself to be a good girlfriend, Swara. You actually saved me.

Soon enough Swara, too, joins in his rounds of laughter just imagining how would Sahil's face be like if he gets to know about the whole incident...!!!
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A/N

Woah...!! I never knew I can actually mess up any episode this badly. I know you all must be willing to kill me right now as to what have I done with this chapter. So, I'm really very sorry for that guys. I don't know myself what I ended up writing here. I just hope it wasn't that bad.. 😂😂 And please ignore the typing errors as no proof read has been done.

Thanks for bearing this part. I promise to give you a better episode full of Swasan scenes in the next update. Till then stay blessed and happy reading...!!

With love,
Stella ❤️