"Love, Laughter, and Late Assignments"
727 Words
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Chapter 1: First Impressions (Disastrous, Of Course)
Aanya Kapoor had two rules in life:
1. Never drink hostel chai (unless you want a near-death experience).
2. Stay away from Aarav Malhotra, the most annoying guy on campus.
Unfortunately, today was a bad day for rule-following.
"Excuse me!" she snapped, wiping cold coffee off her shirt. "Are you blind or just dumb?"
Aarav smirked, leaning against the library table. "Relax, Kapoor. Coffee ke do boondon mein itna drama?"
Aanya gritted her teeth. "Do boonden? DO BOONDEN?! Yeh pura ocean hai!"
He shrugged. "Waise bhi, yeh shirt tumpe achi nahi lag rahi thi."
"Malhotra, main tumhari—"
"Shhh," he cut in, pointing to the librarian, who was glaring at them. "Agar maarna hai toh bahar chalo. Library mein crime mat karo."
Aanya inhaled deeply. This was fine. She was fine. She just needed to ignore Aarav Malhotra for the rest of her life.
Easy, right?
Wrong.
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Chapter 2: Group Project from Hell
Professor Mehta adjusted her glasses and smiled. “Aanya, Aarav—you two will be partners for the semester project.”
Aanya: Internal screaming.
Aarav: Visibly enjoying her misery.
“Sir, yeh unfair hai!” Aanya argued. “Agar hum group mein kaam nahi kar sake toh?”
Professor Mehta sighed. “Agar kaam nahi kiya toh? Toh fail.”
Aanya clutched her chest. Fail?! Matlab dobara padhna padega?! Nahi!
Aarav leaned over, whispering, “Looks like tumhe mujhse dosti karni padegi, Kapoor.”
She groaned. “Main fail accept kar sakti hoon, tumhari dosti nahi.”
Aarav just laughed. “Dekh lenge.”
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Chapter 3: Fake Dating Disaster
Aanya’s life was already a mess, but things got worse when her annoying cousin spotted her with Aarav and assumed they were dating.
“Yeh kaun hai?” her cousin asked suspiciously.
Before Aanya could deny it, Aarav put an arm around her shoulder and grinned. “Main? Aanya ka pyaara boyfriend.”
Aanya choked. “KYA?!”
Her cousin gasped, “Wow, tum dono kitne cute lag rahe ho!”
Aanya turned to Aarav and whispered harshly, “Main tumhe zinda nahi chhodungi.”
Aarav smirked. “Lekin tab tak, fake boyfriend ka natak chalana padega.”
Oh. No.
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Chapter 4: When Pranks Go Wrong
Aanya decided she couldn’t let Aarav win. If he wanted to fake date, toh theek hai. But she would make it difficult.
Prank #1 – Spicy noodles challenge: Aarav ne confidently kha liye, but tears in his eyes proved Aanya won.
Prank #2 – Fake cockroach in his locker: His scream was heard in the entire college.
Prank #3 – Changing his name in attendance to “Aarav Kapoor”: Entire class stared. Aarav looked at her murderously.
But then he pranked her back.
One day, Aanya entered class and saw…
A huge poster saying: "AANYA ❤️ AARAV FOREVER!"
The entire class started clapping.
She turned red. "MALHOTRA!!!"
He just winked.
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Chapter 5: Oops… Feelings?
Between pranks, fake dating, and late-night project meetings, Aanya started noticing weird things.
Like how Aarav actually listened to her rants.
Or how he defended her when someone mocked her ideas.
Or how his stupid smirk wasn’t that stupid anymore.
Wait. WHAT. NO.
She did not have a crush on Aarav Malhotra.
Right?
Right???
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Chapter 6: Confessions & Chaos
It all went down at the college fest.
Aarav found Aanya stressing over their project. He sighed and pulled her aside.
“Kapoor, ek baat bolu?”
She frowned. “Kya?”
He hesitated. Then—
"Mujhe tumse pyaar ho gaya hai."
Aanya: Brain error. System shutting down.
Her mouth opened. Then closed. Then—
"…April Fool?" she whispered hopefully.
Aarav groaned. "YAAR. NO. MAIN MAZAAK NAHI KAR RAHA!"
Aanya blinked. "Oh."
"Bas 'Oh'?"
"Ek second," she mumbled, trying to reboot her brain. But then, she smiled. "Malhotra, mujhe bhi tumse pyaar ho gaya hai."
Aarav smirked. "Obviously. Main itna cool jo hoon."
Aanya groaned. "Shut up and kiss me before I change my mind."
He didn't need to be told twice.
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Epilogue: Pranks Never End
Months later…
Aanya: "Aarav, maine tumhare phone ka wallpaper change kar diya."
Aarav: "Oh God, kya hai?"
Aanya: "Tumhari embarrassing childhood photo jo tumne mujhe galti se bhej di thi."
Aarav: "...I hate you."
Aanya: "I love you too."
THE END.
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