Invisible String

| 0 9 | pool

"Parents think we're fast asleep
But as soon as we're home we're sneaking out the window,"

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"Khanna I dare you to kiss Avni." Sitara smirked, Avni blinked twice, thrice and then she glared at Sitara, who leaned back on her hand.

"This is rubbish Sitara." Riya said loudly, "Niel kissing her?" She pointed at Avni, Avni rolled her eyes at her disgusted look, "Have you even seen her?"

Avni facepalmed, she knew this game was not the best idea but this bad? Like she would let that asshole even touch her. No one dared to say anything other than Aman's group.

"If he doesn't kiss her, he would have to step into our swimming pool, without his clothes for one hour." Tara added, the twins shared a look.

"That would be a suicide mission," The guy Avni recognised as Karan Kapoor said, he glared at the twins, the twins laughed, "Well then he better kiss Avni." Tara laughed.

"Does this seem a joke to you?" Avni spoke, "Aren't you both taking 'do or die' saying very seriously right now?"

"You shut up!" Juhi fumed, standing up, Avni stood up too, "I'm sure this was your plan, you did this so that Niel will have to stay in that cold water, you are just like your Mother, risking others life."

"Yes, of course, I have done this too, let's blame global warming on me too." Avni sighed, she just needed out from this party. "Why would I want to kiss a guy I barely know? That doesn't make sense."

She said and she decided to leave, the guy behind whom this ruckus was about stood up finally making some movement, Avni frowned as he stalked towards her stopping just in front of her at a respectful distance he glanced at the twins.

"I'm going to the swimming pool, whoever wants to follow can come." he icily looked at the twins, who were grinning, Riya and Juhi gasped, the guy Avni recognised as Vidhyut stepped ahead, pulling him back by arm, he muttered something to him, it was a very passive conversation and then Vidhyut stepped back, nodding and patted him on the shoulder.

"You both are being stupid, just kiss her get over it, it's the twentieth century, nobody cares about it." Karan said throwing his hand in the air in a dramatic way, Avni felt like reminding these people that she was in the room, none of them seem to notice that as they made their choice.

She rolled her eyes, "Shut up Karan," Aman said, "Nobody asked you it's Niel's decision."

"Excuse me? Neil's decision? This should be my decision too, like Karan said its twentieth-century consent now has more importance than it previously had." Avni interrupted, she saw Aman nod and agree to her.

"Yeah that too, if neither Avni nor Neil wants this kiss to happen so we will have to respect that decision." Aman corrected himself, Avni nodded her head in satisfaction.

"But still it's like a suicide plan, we all know how cold Tara and Sitara's pool are since they prefer cold water." Avni frowned at Karan's word, it was already cold considering monsoon had set in and it was almost eleven in the night, the temperature of the water will be too cold. It was really nice of him for going for the pool option then kissing her without consent but then again there might be chances he was doing this so he doesn't have to kiss her, someone he loathes.

She watched as everyone ignored Karan, and walked out behind Neil, she looked at the twins who were grinning as they stayed behind watching everyone go, Avni pulled Sitara back, she glared at them both. She had an idea and she needed to make it work. She could not just let someone go on a suicide mission regardless of her feeling towards them.