TERI MERI YAARI

~8~ The truth or dare

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NANDINI'S POV:

SHANVI: Nandu, enough yaar, it's nothing like what you think! I mean, she just came and praised him for his dance! Come on stop being sad now.

NANDINI: dance toh maine bhi kiya tha na shanvi, She didn't praise me tho! why only him?

(I danced as well right)

SHANVI: umm maybe she liked his dance more? *nervous chuckle*

NANDINI: haww so mean yaar Shanvi! go away from here go!

SHANVI: arreeee baba nandu itna matt soch kuch nhi hoga. Bas ek baar usne baat karli iska matlab yeh nhi hai ki Kabir ko date krlegi. Woh abhi bhi bas tujhse hi chipakta hai.

(Ohh nandu come on now don't think too much, its absolutely nothing. Just because she spoke to him once it doesn't mean that she'll date him. He still sticks to you.)

NANDINI: I know but did you look at his face while she spoke to him? He looked at her with those heart eyes and his face was almost as red as a tomato. 

SHANVI: aukaat se bahar waali ladki aake abhi usse baat karegi toh safed thodi hota. Laal hi hoga na.

(If a girl who's out of his reach will speak to him, then of course his face will turn red, not white.)

I whined at her statement while she came nearer to me than she already was and hugged me from the side while resting her head on my shoulder.

SHANVI: *sigh* Nandu, trust me, he won't ever choose anyone else over you.

NANDINI: how do you know?

SHANVI: because I can see it.

NANDINI: see what?

SHANVI: your importance in his life. Kabir sharma can be all active and lively, but the shine in his eyes is almost nil when you're not around her.

NANDINI: how can you be so sure?

SHANVI: *sigh* Because he looks at you like the way he's never looked at anyone. 

My heart skipped a beat at this statement and I turned my head to look at him who was as usual fooling around with the others and found him looking at me already. I looked at his eyes and what Shanvi said was true, his eyes did sparkle when he looked at me. This strange insecurity that I was feeling since yesterday kind off vanished and I turned away from him as I couldn't contain my smile. I turned to look at Shanvi and she had that teasing smile on her face already.

NANDINI: what?

SHANVI: see I told you!

NANDINI: yeah yeah whatever.

KABIR: what's going on?

SHANVI: kuch nhi bas nandu ko pyaa-

(Nothing, just nandu is in lov-)

NANDINI: Shanvi! you forgot you had to complete the assignment?!! here take mine and copy from it! give work to your hands! not your mouth!

SHANVI: yeah yeah sure! I am leaving then! thanks for your assignment! toodles.

I waved at Shanvi with a tight lipped smile to which she responded with her smug one. Well, I wasn't actually angry on her but I just don't want anyone to know about my feelings yet. No matter how assured and comfortable I feel, there will always be a part of me that'll fear to lose Kabir. This thought alone broke sweats onto my forehead and I was yet again pulled closer by none other than Kabir sharma. Before, i used to be a little annoyed with this manhandling but I find all of this attractive now. Is this how we behave when we like someone? I guess so.

KABIR: kya horaha tha yahan?

(What was happening here?)

NANDINI: nothing, just Shanvi being herself.

KABIR: ohh, she was shipping us again?

I just gulped and nodded my head. I did so because I wanted to see his reaction on the idea of us being together. Of course it was naive of me to try these things, but who cares. Not like I was behaving any logically these days. 

KABIR: just ignore it. It's not the first time we've been shipped. Just focus of what seems right to you.

I felt a pang in my heart when he told me to ignore it but who was I even kidding? Not like he knew about my feelings right? Should I tell him about my feelings tho? Should I just confess? 
I shook that thought out of my head as soon as it had creeped in because it was too early. I don't think its the right time to disclose any of this to him or anyone for that matter.

KABIR: You blank out a lot these days. What's the matter?

NANDINI: nah, its nothing.

KABIR: *teasing smile* Thinking about me? and you? Or should I say.. thinking about us?

NANDINI: what if I say yes?

fvck! that wasn't supposed to be said out loud! He looked at me with a blank expression and kinda gulped as well. I shouldn't have done it. Shit.

NANDINI: *chuckle* Chill! I was just kidding. I just wanted to see how you react. It was just one simple sentence and look at your reaction. Now you know not to keep on flirting.

KABIR: thank god it was just a joke! my heart had stopped beating for a moment. And when it comes to flirting, come on, there's a difference between me and you! You don't take me seriously at all! but I take you seriously all the time.

NANDINI: you do?

KABIR: I do.

My hazel eyes met his dark brown ones and refused to look away. His eyes spoke so much. His care, his loyalty, the happiness, the liveliness, and so much more. But there wasn't one thing which I was craving to see. Love. 

I wasn't able to feel loved when he looked into my eyes.

I again felt hurt but then I just shrugged it away. I need to stop behaving as if I am a pro at reading eyes. I never know what is going on in someone's brain until they speak about it aloud and here I am, reading eyes of none other than this fool. These stupid feelings will make me question my existence now. 

We came out of our trance when we heard our classmate announcing something excitedly in front of us.

BOY 1: hey guys! there's a meeting going on which demands all the teachers to be present so we won't have any classes for the next hour! let's enjoy together!

Everyone including Kabir started hooting at the news and I just chuckled at their excitement.

BOY 2: can we go to the field and play football?

BOY 1: sadly, no mate we can't. I asked the P.E. teacher about it before he went inside the meeting room but he said that we can't go and play as it was being cleaned. So we'll have to enjoy here in our own classes.

GIRL 1: That's not a problem I think. Hey guys, how about all of us play truth or dare together?

Everyone shouted yes and looked pretty excited for the game but not me. I was never this adventurous girl. I liked being calculated instead and sudden surprises were not my cup of tea.
But does everything happen according to my will? hell nah! I was about to take out my sketch book and peacefully do my work but then I felt Shanvi pulling my arm.

SHANVI: hey come one, let's go and play!

NANDINI: Nah, I am not interested, you guys go ahead and play.

GIRL 2: Hey nandini come on girl! learn to have some fun! come on play with us. It's not like we're going to meet each other after this year.

Well, that hit me. It was my last year with these crack heads and I don't know where would we be the next year. I don't know If I would have any one of these people beside me. If I'll have Kabir beside me or not? I shuddered at this feeling when I felt a warm hand engulfing mine and I looked up to find Kabir smiling at me. His one smile was enough to push away all the negativity around me.

KABIR: come let's play. For the first and the last time. I won't let anyone force you the next time if you don't like it.

I slightly bit my lower lip to contain my smile and nodded my head slowly. He held my hand and we headed towards the center of the classroom where everyone else was gathered. All the benches were pushed at the back and everyone was sitting on the floor. I sat down and signalled Kabir to sit as well. But before he could take his seat, one of Mihika's minion called Kabir to sit with them. Well she practically dragged him with her and made her sit beside Mihika while she sat on his other side. I looked at Shanvi and she nodded in a no asking me not to worry and all I did was just gulp and nod. 

The game began and all types of questions were asked for the people who chose truth and all types of dares were given to the people who chose it.

GAURAV: I choose dare.

KARTHIK: I dare you to do my home work for 2 days. *smirk*

GAURAV: Dude this is not fair! I legit do my homework at the last moment, how do you expect me to do yours?

KARTHIK: well, dare's a dare. Do it or you'll have to Hug Saransh for whole 2 mins. And none of us are responsible for the consequences. 

Well, Saaransh was the coldest and the toughest guy anyone has ever seen. And hugging him meant inviting death upon themselves. 

Gaurav looked at saraansh wo was already glaring at him with an expression which said 'dare you come near me I'll break your bones'

Gaurav just shook his head and agreed to do Karthik's homework which lead Karthik to have a little dance party of himself. I just chuckled looking at my goofy friends. Well, it was very rare for Karthik to be goofy but when he is, he's such a mood.

Soon after two more rounds, The thing which I dreaded the most happened. The bottle landed on me. 

GIRL 2: Ok, so nandini? truth or dare?

I knew what was going to be the question if I choose truth. They'll ask about my feelings for Kabir and with the recent discovery, I am in no position of choosing dare. I gulp and got ready to voice out my choice.

NANDINI: I choose dare. 

Her smirk grew wider and I regretted my decision. Shit! did I make the wrong decision?

GIRL 2: ok so here's your dare. Ask Kabir to give a peck on your cheek and if you don't want to do it, date Akshit for an entire week.

Ok. I fvcked up. I fvcked up big time. I was standing at a point where neither could I prevent being fallen into the well, neither could I avoid jumping into the trench. Akshit was like the biggest playboy of the school and has been trying to hit on since last year.

NANDINI: I-I choose t-truth.

GIRL 1: nah, that's not possible. You can't change now. Either do the dare, or accept the alternative punishment. 

AKSHIT: oh come on Nandu. It's clearly a one way decision. Date me for a week and I promise you won't regret it. 

He winked at me after making that statement and I felt like crying. I shouldn't have agreed to play this at the first place. I knew I wasn't strong enough to do this. I shouldn't have done this. 

tears were just about to spill from my eyes but then I heard Kabir speaking.

KABIR: It won't be good if even a single tear falls from her eye. And I mean what I say. I won't spare anyone who made her cry. 

My heart beat started racing fast and I instantly felt relieved. I knew he wouldn't let me suffer anything like this. 

AKSHIT: *scoff* Oh come on bro. Dare is a dare. It's simple, either she completes the dare given to her or she chooses the alternative. 

KABIR: Ok then, I'll make sure her dare is completed. 

Did I say my heart beat was racing? well change it now. Because it had stopped completely. I sat there like a statue not being able to comprehend what was happening around me but then I saw Kabir getting up on his knees and then getting on to fours. He then started crawling towards me and I almost stopped breathing. 

Discovery of the decade: Kabir sharma looked hot while crawling. 

Shut up my mind! this is not the time to think about it. 

He slowly came towards me and neared his lips to my cheek. His hot breath was falling below my ear which made a shiver run down my spine. Then slowly, as slow as possible, he placed his lips on my cheek and I felt as if the time had stopped. 

His lips lingered there for a moment longer and I could not only feel the butterflies in my stomach, but a whole zoo this time. I wanted to scream out loud but couldn't do it of course. Then he lifted his soft lips from my cheek slowly and muttered a sorry in my ear and crawled back to sit in his position. 

Everyone hooted for us and I looked down as I was a blushing mess after Kabir's act of bravery. Not that I am complaining tho. I kinda liked it.

I heard my phone ping and picked it up to see a text a from Shanvi.

SHANVI: See? I told you. No one over you. You'll always be his first priority. 

I looked up from the screen to find her smiling at me already and I responded with a genuine smile as well.

May be she was right. Maybe there was some chemistry between us. Maybe I can confess to him.