Hua Hai Aaj Pehli Baar

Chapter. 14

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ᴍᴀɴꜱʜᴀ'ꜱ,
ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ.
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Vanya threw her bag over her shoulder as the group gathered near the notice board, eyeing the large poster announcing August 15th as Cultural Day.

Vanya's eyes lit up. "Hum to dance karenge!" she declared, like it was a royal decree.
("We will dance!")

Evaara nodded in agreement. "Hum charo group dance bhi karenge."
("We will all do a group dance too.")

"Obviously!" Roohi chimed in, "hum kaunse debate karne wale hain?"
("Which debate are we going to have?")

Iyaana raised an eyebrow, looking at them. "Aur debate mein koi participate karne wala hai?"
("And is anyone going to participate in the debate?")

Vanya scoffed dramatically. "Tumhe hamari shakal debate mein participate karne wali lagti hai?"
("Do we look like the kind of people who would participate in a debate?")

Roohi smirked. "Debate aur speeches waise bhi Yatharth aur wo log karenge. Hum toh stage pe chamakenge."
("Debates and speeches will be handled by Yatharth and his crew anyway. We’ll just shine on stage!")

Evaara playfully patted Vanya's shoulder. "Haan haan, hume dancing aur singing mein hi khush rehne do, thoda shanti se jeene do."
("Yeah, yeah, just let us be happy with dancing and singing. Let us live in peace for a bit.")

Vanya threw her head back, laughing. "Haan, khamkha beizzati nahi karwani debate mein jaake!"
("Yeah, no need to embarrass ourselves by going into the debate!")

The four burst into laughter, already imagining the chaos they'd cause on stage, but definitely not in a debate.
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Yatharth and Riaan strolled into Vanya's classroom, looking like they owned the place. Roohi spotted them first and couldn't resist. "Lo ji, damad ji aa gaye hain!" she said, loud enough for everyone to hear.
("Look who's here, the son-in-law has arrived!")

Iyaana, Vanya, and Evaara all looked up, their munching mid-pause. Iyaana grinned mischievously. "Chai nashta mangwao damad ji ke liye," she teased, sending everyone into fits of giggles.
("Order some tea and snacks for the son-in-law!")

The girls were busy sneaking bites from their tiffins, trying to be all stealthy about it. But Yatharth, of course, had hawk eyes. He caught Vanya mid-chew and signed with a smirk, threatening to tell the teacher.

Vanya immediately gave him a pleading look, her eyes doing a desperate dance of "please don't snitch."

Just then, the teacher walked in. "Kya hua beta, kuch chahiye tha?" she asked, noticing Yatharth's raised hand.
("What happened, son? Did you need something?")

Yatharth, trying to keep a straight face, replied, "Yes, ma'am. Wo 15th August ke liye jo participate karne wale hai unke names chahiye the."
("Yes, ma'am. I needed the names of those who will be participating for the 15th of August.")

The teacher nodded, "Ohh, accha accha." Turning to the class, she announced, "Baccho, 15-minute ka break hai. Tab tak jo log participate karna chahte hai, inko apna naam de dena."
("Oh, okay, okay.")
("Kids, there’s a 15-minute break. In the meantime, those who want to participate can give their names to them.")

As soon as the teacher turned around, Riaan approached the girls, arms crossed, clearly enjoying the chaos. Roohi, ever the instigator, grinned. "Jiju, aapko to hamare naam pata hi honge na?"
("Brother-in-law, you already know our names, right?")