CHAPTER 3

Same Day Evening

Aadhya's house

Aadhya was sitting at her house watching the Harry Potter series, when the bell rang, she was shocked who it would be because no one ever came to meet her.

She opens the door, Meera stands outside, holding a parcel in her hand with a long smile. Aadhya rolls her eyes seeing her.

Seeing this, Meera tilts her head down, then after some seconds raises her head and says, "Hey, how are you now ?"(smiling)

"You, here ?" , ignoring her words Aaradhya asked skeptically.

"Yes, I live near your house, therefore, I thought to meet you, how are you now", Meera speaks innocently.

"I'm fine but there was no need for it." Aadhya said sighing softly.

"Hey, you don't make friends, I know this, but I consider you friends, that's why I've come to spend time with you",Meera said.

"There really is no need", Aadhya still says looking at Meera disinterestedly.

"Now you're driving me away", Meera jokingly says.

"Oh no, you are getting it wrong (panicked)...if you think I will say this then you are highly mistaken because this is the truth", she says, turning into straight face making Meera's smile vanished.

"Its hurts, you know" Meera dramatically placed a hand on her heart. Aadhya still has no response.

Seeing all this, Meera sneaks inside the house pushing Aadhya aside the door, "Let me in", directly enters the living room, where still Harry frees Dobby from the nasty Lucius Malfoy, it really was a punch-the-air moment - and something Dobby certainly never forgot.

"Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets" Meera screams in excitingly. 

Aadhya frowns.

Meera looked around, the dining room with an open kitchen on the right, 2 bedrooms on the left and a couch and LED TV in the middle of the living room, well overall decent house. But there was no one except them.

"You live here alone", asked Meera still looking around.

"Yes", Aadhya answered.

Meera starts chanting, "Oh I am living with my grandmother .. I have come here because of her only.. After my mother passed away, she is the one that is my family "

Aadhya in her mind, "I never asked these".

".. and your mom dad?", Meera asked turning to her. Aadhya got stiffened.

" You're responsible for it "

" You're a murderer "

" N...No... I didn't, How can I... I L..."

"...Slap..."

" Please believe me... "

" I never thought my daughter will be like this "

" I'm Sorry "

" I... L..ov..e... You...honey "

"...No..."

Aaradhya starts getting visuals, she says after sometime, "They are no more".

"O, I'm sorry", Meera said grieving.

"Well I have packed dinner for us, let's eat together and let tell me you, I am also Potter Head, by the way Grandma has been out for a few days, so we can complete the series all night", Meera said placing the parcel on the dining table.

Aadhya was still watching her strangely, then sighing heavily she closed the door.

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 A room in a luxurious bungalow

Arjun's Residence

Arjun's room

In the middle of the room was a round bed and to the right was a couch and a wardrobe on the left, in front is TV with a full music system. Arjun and Emir were on bed and Diya and Mehul were on couch. 

Misha was still angry, walking left-right across the room with big steps, "Emir you don't need to like that Meera".

She then stops and looks at Emir and says, "She doesn't deserve you".

She starts walking again, "didn't see how she was talking to us".

She then again looked at Emir, "Don't know what she thinks about herself"?

There is no response from Emir and seeing him lost, she shouts, "Emir you are listening".

"Misha you sit calmly" Arjun pulls Misha and makes her sit near him. This time she sat quietly.

"Emir, brother do you really like her", asks Mehul.

Emir said sighing ''Yes man, but what she said was also not wrong ... How did we become like this, we don't know ourselves, we used to prank, but, is it hurting someone, we never even gave a  thought to it, we were always like this carefree and irresponsible but no one corrected us, and what we did to Aadhya was really worst and we knew yesterday it was Misha, who bumped into Aadhya, yet to hide Misha's mistake, we still behaved such worse to her, yesterday, I never thought that we were on wrong path", still thinking.

Hearing this, Misha rolls her eyes and other three smiled.

Arjun hugs him and says, "Brother, you clearly have fallen in love".

Emir said sadly, "I don't know, but when she saw me with hatred, it felt like something broke in my heart" still in hug.

"Don't be sad, never mind we will help you", saying the other two also hug, dragging Misha too and formed a group.

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Next Day

College

Emir was waiting for Meera, standing at the entrance of College, when Meera got down from her car and came inside. She had already seen Emir, still passed him ignoring. 

Emir runs behind her and abruptly stops her, "Meera can we talk, Please". Meera stops and looks at him without reacting.

Not getting  response, he again said, "Please".

Meera huffing, "say" (Keeping her hand on her waist).

Emir takes a minute then hesitantly said, "Can you give me a chance to be your friend".

Meera asked looking around , people staring them, "But why do you want to be my friend"?

Emir smiled and said confidently, "When I saw you defending Aadhya yesterday, I thought that this girl thinks so much for someone she doesn't know, how good will she be as a friend"?

"Stop flattering" Meera rolled her eyes with a hiding a smile.

Emir joins his hands and gets on his knees, requesting "just a chance, please".

People saw it and started mumbling with each other.

Meera was watching the commotion all around, then defeated said, "Okay ... but before that you have to apologize to Aadhya".

"Okay" Emir swiftly admitted.

"Not only you but your entire group", Meera said while croaking one of her eyebrows.

After 2 minutes of thinking, Emir assured her, "Okay".

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Canteen


Canteen was completely filled with people.
Everyone was busy eating or chilling with their friends. Aadhya was sitting alone at a corner table there, drinking her coffee and thinking something deeper. BTY entered the canteen followed by Meera.

"Guys I'm still against this", said Misha glaring Aadhya.

Placing a hand on her shoulder, Emir says in calm voice, "We've done a lot of wrongs with her, now let's start doing everything right, come". Others smiled lightly looking this changed Emir, but Arjun was intensely staring at Aadhya. All moved towards Aadhya.

"Sorry" five different voices are heard at once to Aadhya.

"Huh" startled Adhya looks in front. The great BTY was standing there, saying sorry to her, she did't react just looked straight at their faces. 

Emir moved forward and said, "We're sorry for whatever we did yesterday and before that too". And others were looking at her.

"Its ok", said Aadhya plainly. Everyone was surprised how easily she forgave them like it didn't matter at all. 

Getting out of surprise Emir asked  politely, "So friends?"

"I don't make friends" Aadhya said blankly. Everyone was surprised again and looked to Meera for answers.

Meera says with her same sweet smile, "She doesn't make friends, but we can make her our friend". 

Everyone feels strange to hear this, but Emir smiles lightly upon seeing her kind behavior. And turning to Aadhya, said, " from now on, I will too accept you as my friend even though you don't want my friendship".

Aadhya still didn't react, but this whole time Arjun was observing her only.

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