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#8: Jaipur Visit, Part I

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Mohit hears a voice trying to wake him up. At first, he thinks Shalini is calling out to him. Her voice… soft, familiar, the kind he wouldn’t mind waking up to every morning. “No, no. The voice is loud and different, with a different accent and telling me something,” he realizes, stirring himself from his drowsy state. Slowly, he opens his eyes and sees the househelp standing before him, her expression grim. “Saab, please go to Shikha Madam’s room. I need to clean the hall.” Mohit blinks, adjusting his eyes to the light and his mind trying to process the abrupt wake-up call. He seems a little confused, with his mouth open, as he tries to make sense of the situation. The househelp notices his hesitation and studies him briefly with mesmerisation and asks, “Who are you then?” “Oh! I am Mohit, Shalini’s to-be husband,” he replies, his voice slow and crackly. At this, the househelp’s grim expression softens. She smiles, “Oh! Then why are you sleeping outside? Did you pick up a ...
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#7: The First Kiss!

When Raman storms out of the room in anger, everyone is left stunned. “What is his problem?” Aditya asks, irritation evident in his voice. Mohit notices that Shalini remains expressionless, while Rhythm looks angry, and Veena appears sad. Shikha's expression, however, is quite interesting—it's as if she's hiding something. "Poor Veena," Mohit thinks with a sad smile. "She likes Raman, and he doesn’t even notice her. All he was doing was eyeing Shalini from the corner of his eyes, wrestling to hide his jealousy. He has a massive crush on her, and this would not have ended well for Shalini, if I had not come to meet her. Stupid Shalini for agreeing to go with him." Aakash follows Raman out. “Raman, stop! Where are you going? Everyone's waiting—we're supposed to be going clubbing,” Aakash calls out. With a mix of sadness, disappointment, and anger, Raman replies, "I want to be near Shalini, but she doesn’t even notice me. I have a crush on her,...
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