Six years ago.

“Anu!” Ishan shrieked from outside her home.

It's their first day of college. Both Anuradha and Ishan got admission in the same college. So it's his responsibility to pick her up from her home and drop her back home.

“Anu!” Ishan blew his bike's horn.

“Argh... stop the horn!” Anamika came outside shouting.

Anamika Khanna, the wife of Anuradha's uncle, Darsh. They had two daughters, Pranakshi and Satakshi. After Anuradha's parents died, her father's brother took custody of her. But his wife, Anamika was not happy with that decision as they thought they had to share everything with her.

“I told you, never do this.” Anamika was a selfish woman. She didn't even like Anuradha's friendship with Ishan.

Ishan rolled his eyes at her. He didn't wish to talk to her. Anyways, he had no choice.

“Where is Anu? Could you please call her? It's time for college.”

“Then, go yourself. Why are you bothering about her? She will come by herself.” Ishan didn't surprise what he heard from this woman. He knew that she would say something like this.

“Chachi, please...”

Anamika knew that he wouldn't go without her no matter what. “Stay here.” She got inside to call Anuradha.

After sometime Anuradha came outside wearing a yellow churidar, with a smiling face.

“What took you so long?” Ishan asked, starting his bike.

“It's a long story, baba.” She hopped on the bike and held him tightly.

“Ready?” Anuradha nodded, and he ignited the engine to college where a lot of unexpected things were waiting for them.

~~~

YKF college of engineering in Mathura. One of the best institutes in the city. It's their freshers day, the students were getting ragged by the seniors as it's a ritual of every year.

Unfortunately Ishan was caught by the most dangerous gang of the college. They're infamous in college for their non-academic skills. It's a group of five guys, all of them came from rich families; they were Uday, Viraj, Kabir, Shaurya and Rakshit.

It's almost five minutes they're raging Ishan by doing some funny things. Ishan was being a poor guy, and he did everything as they were told.

In the meanwhile Anuradha got a new friend, her name was Naina. She hasn't seen Ishan for a while, so she decided to search for him. After searching him here and there in the college. She spotted him with a group of guys.

She didn't hold back herself to stay there, so she strolled over to them. Unknowingly to her, she was herself going to fall into the trap of fate.

“Ishan!” Anuradha waved her hand and Ishan mouthed her to go back. She again called him. Later she understood what he was saying, so she turned around to leave. But it's too late for her to escape from their eyes.

“Hey, yellow beauty come here.” Shaurya told.

She reluctantly walked over to them. And stood beside Ishan. “So you came for your boyfriend?” Viraj smirked.

Anuradha didn't want to face them so her gaze fixed on her feet.

“He asked you something?” It's Kabir who raised his voice at her.

Anuradha was still looking down, she was too irritated with their bossy attitude.

Ishan's protective senses on, “Sir, please leave her. I will do anything.”

Anuradha raised her head to look up to Ishan. “Why would you do that? Ishan, if you are worrying about me, then leave it. You don't have to fear them. Ragging is illegal, so we don't have to obey anyone.” Anuradha couldn't help as she protested. She was not the type of woman who was fearing ragging.

Anuradha grabbed his hand and began to walk. But, Uday stopped them, “Where are you going, darling? Do you think you could easily go after you dared to challenge us?”

“We have to go.” Anuradha said without any fear.

Ishan whispered to Anuradha, “Anu, don't provoke them.”

“Sir, please let us go.” Ishan requested.

“Ishan--”

“Anu, shut your mouth!” Ishan was trying his best to avoid the clash with them.

Rakshit was watching the fighting queen who hadn't shown the slightest fear in her eyes. He didn't like the guts. He wanted to teach her a lesson.

“What's your name?” Rakshit asked.

She was not ready to answer back but Ishan told her to do so.

“Anuradha.” She said not looking at him.

“I didn't hear. Once again,”

“Anuradha.”

“Anu...radha...”

“And yours producer's name?” She didn't get what he meant. “Your parents?” She could hear his friends chuckles.

She wished that she could wipe away the nasty smirk on his sinfully handsome face.

“Anurag Khanna and Sreeradha Khanna.”

“Anurag...plus Sreeradha...Anuradha, right? So you're a combination of them.” Rakshit walked to her. Ishan suddenly put a hand on her shoulder.

“Do you even know what the meaning of ragging is?” She stared at him, not saying anything. “If we start the real one now, you couldn't stand here anymore. Anyways, let's start with something...” he asked his friends. “Do you guys want to see something?” They agreed with him to continue what he was planning. “And of course I am considering that it's your first day and you are being a little girl. So you shouldn't do anything big just a little...” his eyes were bored into her body like he was scanning her.

“So, Radha. Now dance for your seniors with your sexy body.” Anuradha was shocked, while Ishan startled at his command.

“Play a perfect song for our Radha.”

“Here you go.” Shaurya played a song from Dirty picture. While his friends sang along with it, making her more bewildering that time.

She would never dance before them to such a song. She knew that she should be silent here otherwise they would make the situation worse.

When she didn't dare to do anything, Rakshit showed the video clip, “Dance,” and turned to Ishan. “You can also join her.”

Ishan could feel how much Anuradha was ashamed of them. He couldn't take this anymore. His love was getting insulted by a group of men.

“Sir, please leave us. She doesn't know what to talk with seniors. Please let us go.” Anuradha felt herself angry for making Ishan request for her recklessness.

“Sir, please...”

Rakshit turned to his friends who told him to let them go. Anyways, it's their first day of college, so they didn't want to scare them now. It's their ignorance about them.

Rakshit looked straight into her eyes, “Because of your boyfriend we spare you now. Or else I know how to make you do what I say.” His voice was clearly holding a warning. He's standing just a foot away from her.

“This is our college. We will decide everything here. Even that coward principal didn't dare to take action against us. So if you are staying in your limits, then we wouldn't have bothered you. Or else you couldn't go back as yourself, if it's a girl or boy.” His firm warning could say that don't try to mess up with them. If anyone did, then they should face the consequences.

Ishan grabbed her hand and ready to leave the place. Before they could make a move, Rakshit snapped his fingers to stop them.

“It's better a girl shouldn't raise her voice against a man. If she did, you know what happens,” a wicked smile crept on his lips. “She would scream his name on his bed.”

Rakshit's and his friends laughing echoed in their behind as they were walking away.

It's just the beginning of their journey.