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proximity

After listening to the words of rudra vera couldn't sleep as she needed to ace the exam at all cost. She decides to learn theory subjects while doing her other chores and give all the free time to accounts and maths only.

At cafe

Vera: the reasons why there is so much unemployment in India is

Cafe owner: Woah the girl is full-on fire

Vera: I don't have any other option I can't screw this time

She said in a low tone

She was trying to memorize everything even while doing dishes at the cafe

She spends her whole night working on the methods Rudra teach them

Next day

Rudra was checking the test he gave to both vera and Rahul. At first, he takes a look at Rahul paper

Rudra: I like it

Rahul smiled at this

Rahul: seriously? wese Mujhe to pta tha ye chota mote swal to mai ese hi kr leta hu

Rudra: not your answer but the design you made at this corner

He said showing him his test and pointing at the design he made at the corner. Then he looked at vera's test. Vera was continuously looking at his facial expression to find the clue

Rudra: your answer is not right either

Vera sigh at this with a hopeless expression

Rudra: but

Vera: but what?

Rudra: you have applied the method rightly it is just a few items that you have put in the wrong place

He then points at one item of the ledger

Why you put this amount here?

Vera: I've solved few questions or un sb mai ye yhi pe put kr rkha tha

Rudra: no accounts mai you can't put anything at a particular place until you have a strong reason to believe why are you doing it

Vera: chahe book mai bhi ho

Rudra: maybe you need to be clear yourself with the reason

You have to do 30 questions like this more each question will take 30 to 40 minutes the more you practice the less time it will take. Unless you make it done by tomorrow i will not help you with the next methods

Vera nod with motivation, but rahul sigh. Rudra leaves

rahul : is he mad how can we do 30 question

Vera also get up in a hurry and leave from there, rahul left alone there

Rahul: lgta hai mujhe bhi krne hi pdega , god why this school even take exam i hate them

She again spend her time learning theory subjects while performing her duties and devoting all self study time to accounts.

She was holding her book in one hand and preapring the food with another, when her grandma come home

Grandma: are beta tum kyu bna rhi ho tumhe pdai pr dhyan dena chahiye

Vera: badi ma no chatting jldi se fresh ho jao mai khana lgati hu mujhe pdna v hai

Her grandma laugh

Grandma: thik hai no chatting

And get out of the kitchen patting vera's head who was repeating economic's phrases while serving the food in plates

At night 2'0clock

Vera's grandma enters her room. vera was sleeping with half of her legs swinging from bed and her one hand on her face with many books on her bed and one in her hand. There was a chart in her room's back wall with " 15th place at all cost" quote Vera's grandma smile and place all her books carefully at one corner

Her grandma: bhagwan is bachi ki mdd kro

And she leaves after patting her head

Next day

Rudra: show me your questions

Rahul; ye rhe

He said with a smile

Rudra: ye to bs 3 hai, or wo bhi glt

Rahul: bro 0 ki koi value nhi hoti, emotions pe jayo value pe nhi

Rudra sigh and forward his hand in front of vera demanding her copy

Rudra: tumne krlie 30

Vera: hm krlie 50

Rahul: what? 50 are you sick

Rudra looked at shock with vera and smiled proudly

After that her everyday become like this she never wasted her one second. She spend every inch of her second either memorizing something, understanding it or practically doing it. Rudra only helped them with teaching methods and took their doubts as he also has his coaching classes. The rest of the practice was up to them.

She filled her entire room with formulas, answers etc. search the entire library for every sample papers she could find, even rudra lent her few notes from his coaching classes after he witness her searching for them restlessly.

Vera was shocking rudra every day with her performance, for once he was even curious to know why she is working so hard

Finally, on the last day before exams, Rahul did not appear in the activity room. When Rudra asked Vera about it, she had no idea. She was trying to answer a question but couldn't, so Rudra sat alongside her.

rudra: let me have a look

He bowed slightly to look at the book and explain to her; she was also paying close attention and eventually understood. He then shifted his glance from the book to her, her face shimmering in the sunlight streaming in through the window, and he had no idea how beautiful she was, so lovely that he couldn't even look away from her when Vera looked at him and he discovered how beautiful her eyes were, and he forgot to look away. They discovered they were only inches apart as he moved his look from her eyes to her lips and began bending towards them without realising it. She couldn't understand anything since she always thought Rudra was gorgeous but she never accepted it and He appeared even more attractive from this distance. They were both so engrossed in each other that they were certain another person could hear their heartbeats.

Rudra grabs her neck slighty and bends a little vera closes her eyes but before their lips could contact he backs away as if he realised something.

rudra: i am really sorry vera, i didn't mean to

he said nervously.

he got up from his seat , "please forgive me" he got up from his seat and walk out of the activity room leaving vera in confusion and in tears.