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Her favourite place in the whole university is library as it was interiored with the theme of harry Potter. Large silent hall, books, secret corners, four coloured block representing the four houses in hogwarts, celing decorated with few flying books, cozy dark brown atmosphere, a sorting hat model toy near the librarian. She love every bit of this. Nothing can beat her favourite corner, at last row beside book shelf before large window. As the library was on second floor, the window held the view of clear sky and greenary, the view is nothing less than heaven when it's cloudy and mintues before rain.

Currently she is sitting in her spot with her favourite book in hand. After staying with maya for an hour, Bani moved to library trying to calm her brain as in that one hour she had few arguments with Jay. Now, when she was trying to dig herself into book veer flashed into mind.

Did he break leg by jumping? Did he delete pics? Broke rajesh nose? Or broke his nose in return?

Her thoughts broke with a message from Trisha "Handsome and his boys returned back safely. They broke rajesh nose, arm and a leg. I had a pic you want that? To distract maya we are having a small breakup celebration in canteen. Wanna join?"

"I am so happy for maya. It's okay,you guys enjoy. I will pass"

"okay. Handsome says he missed you so much in this one hour"

Bani chuckled at Trisha message, Even she want to join in that celebration but same time don't wanna face Jay. She is mentally not ready for another fight with him.

"If in case you are trying to avoid Jay. I have a good news. He is in class" as if reading her mind , Trisha got the solution for bani. Not wasting a second, Bani rushed to canteen after signing the log book.

Veer was the first one to notice bani coming in their direction, "hey sweetheart" he waved calling her to join them. She smiled at maya happy face before joining them. They all stood in a circle around a table of height nearly to their chest, Trisha moved aside to give space beside veer. As the gang crowded around one table, they stood sticking to each other, veer turned a little giving more space for bani maintaining few centimeters between them.

"Hey bani" everyone greeted after veer introduced her to his classmates, she nodded with a genuine smile. Veer pushed a cool drink cap towards bani, "what's this?" she noticed everyone had one in hand.

"Shots! As we can't have vodka shots in college. We are celebrating with sprite shots" Bani chuckled at veer explanation, "so, cheers to maya happy breakup" one guy from the group lifted his cap, others clicked theirs' with his, cheering maya.

They gluped, few acted as if the liquid burnt their throat letting girls laugh on their over action. They went for one after other shots, the whole canteen gathered around them after the fun they created there. Everyone settled on chairs, someone among group stood "okay now serious. I am so happy for maya as she got rid of this toxic relationship. I am so proud of myself as I broke that bastard's, excuse me for language, leg" He acted as wiping happy tears, others clapped, hooted.

One after other gave their proud speech. Veer inclined a little sidewards whispered in bani ear, "so sweetheart, now who is ignoring whom? You didn't look at me from past few mintues"

"Thanks for whatever you did for maya" Bani looked straight into his eyes, ignoring his question she thanked him. He shook head, "I didn't know she was your friend. I did as a elder brother you don't need to to thank me."

He clarified his action was not any impressive stunt but a natural one. She ruffled his hair with a smile, the man who hates when someone touch his head unconsciously smiled. Hands froze there realising her action, before he could tease her "move closer, every one should fit in frame" one boy stood at corner, pulled his phone angling such that everyone fit in picture. They followed his instruction, moved a little closer to each other, posed with crazy stills.

Whilst clicking many pictures, Bani felt a hand wrap around her shoulder giving her a sudden warmth. She turned head to realise it's veer, he was so involved in passing comments on boy for the way he was clicking pictures. It looked completely unintentional, before she could conclude whether it's intentional or not, he already removed hand moved forward to snatch mobile from the boy.

"You are very bad at clicking pictures dude" veer pushed the boy back, who went to veer place and posed.

As all moved a little closer again, Bani was stuck between two muscular bodies, "yaar, you are killing a poor girl. Sweetheart, come to me" veer scolded his friends before extending his hand for bani. She didn't take a second to think, instantly accepted his hand went forward crossing few people.

"say cheese" her body again felt the same warmth when he wrapped hands around shoulder this time intentionally to secure her from crushing between others. Getting satisfied with clicks, others got involved into the talks whilst veer scrolled through pics.

"delete that" Bani peeped into phone, noticed a click where she had her eyes on him, his on camera. "but why sweetheart this one is cute and kinda candid" veer had send the pic to his whatsapp royally ignoring her.

"Our engagement pics had all your fake smiles no way I am gonna delete these pics" before she could give her reply, dhabewalle entered the frame, that's how veer call him.

"Hey bani"

"why topper showed himself in canteen instead of class? " veer taunted, rolled eyes at bani glare. Jay as usual didn't bothered to give a reply to veer, stood beside bani.

"Sorry bani, I shouldn't have over reacted on such a silly issue"

"it's okay Jay" Bani smiled at Jay, arjit Trisha moved to veer noticing his discomfort with Jay bani whispering.

"I know you are the best" Jay kissed her cheek giving a huge smile,her heart dropped eyes snapped at veer as a reflex. Unknown reason made heart shrink when veer turned away face, she swear she could see jay smirking at veer.

It's not the first time jay kissing her but this felt different, she never believed in those butterflies but she never felt disgusted too. Today she felt, Jay standing close, holding hand, cheek kiss are not actions with affection but to show veer.

"Jay please" she stepped back, he didn't care. He was done with highlighting whom she belongs to atleast that's how he concluded. Only if he acknowledge the ring she is wearing on her left hand ring finger which had a vein straight into heart.

"excuse me guys" veer left the place, he couldn't handle the scene, how rightfully Jay stood beside the only girl who touched his heart like no one.

Without giving a second thought, Bani followed him after excusing from the gang. Trisha diverted Jay attention from bani praising how well veeranshu handled the situation of maya, it worked. Jay argued how better he can handle if he was in veer place.

"Bill" veer asked the canteen counter pointing at whole gang who were busy taking milkshakes and puffs from waiter.

"Rich kid?" veer diverted eyes to the person commented, "May be" he shrugged with smile realising she followed him.

"You want anything?" he asked passing few notes to cashier, "you will buy for me?" Bani asked wiggling eyebrows. She is not a person to let other one pay for her but she liked the idea of veer paying her bills.

"Ofcourse sweetheart. I know you could pay your bills but let me pay for something small atleast"

"Okay then, let's eat street food"

"Done. Meet me at parking lot after college"

"Aye aye captain"

"You have which subject now?" he looked at watch, fifteen minutes to end break time. "botony. I hate that subject" she sulked loosing her position acting as energy drained at the mere thought of next lecture.

"Come. I will walk you upto class"

"Ha, giving a chance for every girl to droll over the handsome man"

"atleast you agree that I am handsome"

"Not to me but for other girls"

"I know your taste suck" he made face at her so called boyfriend. The fuck she was thinking when she said yes to Jay .

"Don't! " she gave a pointed look followed him out of canteen. He passed comments on girls in her block who were eating him alive with eyes.

"okay sweetheart have a great lecture. I hope you weren't joking about street food date?"

"I wasn't and it's not a date" she answered while pushing a girl into classroom who was checking him out.

"See you evening." he winked before turning back. His messaged ponky enquiring about good street foods near by. Why should his girl have to be fan of street food on which he have zero knowledge?.

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"Dude, I don't need practice. You people need. I am going on my first date with my girl, dare you disturb" veer waved at bani from driver seat whilst shouting at boy's gang for asking him to attend football practice. Bani frowned at his half dialogue, my girl?

Settling on passenger seat she heard him giving all invalid reasons how her street food is important over his football match.

"ready sweetheart?" he kept mobile on silent. She nodded with smile, "someone is excited?"

"very!"

"where are we going?"

"Don't know exactly. Ponky gave the address stating the best street food here. Let's try" He typed address on GPS, before starting engine he crosschecked "you sure about street food?"

"ofcourse, why?"

"I didn't expect a medical student to be fan of unhygienic food"

"oh shut up!" whole drive she listed all her favourite food and how she manage her healthy routine with cheat days. She can be both. Veer didn't miss a word and listened with upmost concentration.

"we are almost here---" car came to halt, bani left an excited scream as they reached the famous street food corner with various food items along the whole road. "Now someone else is excited"

He teased until she pointed at a gang, there stood his boys gang eating panipuri. Yes the same who lectured veer about football match mintues ago. Veer dialled to ponky, "How's practice going?"

"awe---awesome bhaiya!" he acted as panting, replied in huffed voice.

"Dare you lie ponky. Turn back" Ponky metalled slapped himself as brain showed a replay of him giving this address to take his bhabhi on date.

"Hi bhabhi" ponky along with boys greeted bani, ignoring the strong glare from the man beside her. Veer didn't allow bani to get down as the street was not so hygienic to his eyes and the count of boys there is greater greater than boys.

"oh come on bhaiya, she have us. She won't feel uncomfortable. Right bhabhi" Bani agreed with daksh but veeer stood strong on point.

"What do you want sweetheart?"

"pavbhaaji!"

"nah, it have long queue"

"panipuri"

"No. Look he didn't have gloves"

"Vada phav?"

"Boring!"

"Flaooda?"

"we can get that in restaurant"

"Bhaiya stop. You are being so bore now" daksh snapped at veer. He kept denying everything bani asked for. "Bhabhi why did you come with this guy. He hates street food"

Bani made a O shaped face, that's a news. She have zero knowledge about his hate to Street food, or else she would never ask him to accompany her here.

"chodo Bhabhi. We'll get everything. Wait for five minutes" ponky and daksh left to respective food counters. Others bid bye to her and veer.

Veer got back to driver seat, tried to make a point on how unhealthy these kind of foods are. Bani nodded at everything acting as if agreeing with every point but later opened backseat door for ponky, daksh who came with trays containing different items.

Leaving veer, three digged into food relishing taste. Bani pushed plate to veer many times, everytime he nodded no.

"Wow, this phav bhagi is yummy. Try this bhabhi" ponky pushed it towards her, she had the same reaction. She nodded in positive, talking about how she and Trisha used to bunk boring lectures for these food, as unconscious action she took a bite of phav bhagi till veer mouth. He who was little taken back from this action didn't want to disappoint her, locking his eyes with brown orbs he slowly took bite.

"How's it?"

"Good, I guess"

"See I told you" She continued talking to daksh and ponky. They later exchanged numbers promising to plan another day for street food date but not with veer.

"Fine then bye bhabhi. Next time we will take you to punjabi dhaba" ponky said getting down the car moving to window near bani.

"Sure, I would love you" She beamed with excitement until a voice imitated dialogue. "sure I would love you" veer said in funny voice glaring the three bonding very well. It's not a problem as far as they don't ignore him but here they are talking as if he is invisible.

"Someone is jealous. We'll get going. Bye bhabhi. We had great time" daksh pulled ponky with him after the biding bye to bani.

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