Chapter 6: New target

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[ Manik's POV ]

"Did you deal with that scum?" Alya hissed once our last class of the day was finally done.

"Yeah."

"Just yeah? Did you teach her a lesson?" she frowned.

"Alya, we have more important things to do than to talk about trash," I growled and slammed my lips to hers.

Her eyes widened, but then she smirked into the kiss and wrapped her arms around my neck.

"You guys are like two bunnies, always at it," Cabir chuckled, but we ignored his comment and continued kissing.

"Weren't we going to the beach?" I heard Mukti ask Cabir.

"Yeah, but look at those 2 eating each other like starving hyenas in the African desert," he laughed out loud.

"We heard that," Alya said with a giggle and pecked my lips before letting go of me.

I blasted the radio once we were all settled inside my car.

"Since when do you own a lunchbox Manik?" Cabir asked from the backseat.

"What the fück are you talking about?" I frowned before starting the car.

"This," he said and held up a green lunchbox.

"What's that hideous thing?" Mukti scowled.

"It's...Nandini's," we heard Dhruv say silently.

"Country brute's lunchbox," Cabir smirked evilly and gave me a look and I smirked back at him.

I don't know why, but that Nandini girl irritated me. She needed to learn her place in this college, Fab 5's college. No one talks back to any of us without consequences. If she thinks she can get away with her big eyes and innocent look, she was wrong! Now that we had something she apparently wanted back, I couldn't wait to let the fun begin. It had been a while since we had a target like her. I snickered and rubbed my hands together.

...

"Dhruv, you know what you have to do right?" Mukti asked him.

"Yeah," he said, waving the little note in his hand.

"Are you guys excited?" Cabir wiggled his eyebrows.

"Definitely," Alya chuckled and intertwined her fingers with mine.

I gave her a little smack on her ass. A gasp left her mouth as she looked at me in surprise. I gave her a seductive smirk and pressed a kiss on her temple.

"Lovebirds, it's almost show time so keep it inside your pants," Mukti grinned, making us both chuckle.

[ Nandini's POV ]

I had gotten through the day without running into that group of monkeys called Fab 5. I opened my locker when I heard someone's footsteps behind me. I grabbed the notebook I needed to study for a test tomorrow and closed my locker. When I turned around, Dhruv stood in front of me with an uneasy look plastered on his face. I didn't know what to say to him and he seemed like he was lost for words as well. But then he cleared his throat and held out a note to me. I scrunched my forehead as I didn't understand what this was about.

"It's f-for you," he said.

"What is it?" I asked.

Instead of replying, he shoved the note into my hands and walked off fast.

"Dhruv!" I called, but he didn't turn around and kept on walking.

I glanced at the white paper in my hand and unfolded it, wondering what it was about.

"Your lunchbox has been found. If you want it back, come to this address today evening at 7 pm."

I read the note at least 3 times to make sure I had read it correctly. Dhruv had told me the other day that he would try to find my lunchbox so I guessed he had found it. But I didn't understand why he wanted me to meet him this evening just to return it. It was strange and his behavior had been strange as well. I wanted my lunchbox back, but this smelled fishy. Dhruv was a member of Fab 5 after all and my intuition told me that this might be a trap.

It was 4 pm by the time I got home. I felt restless because I wanted my lunchbox back but I didn't trust the note. Dhruv had been nice to me so far though, thus I was in a dilemma. I eventually decided to go, but I didn't dare to go there alone. Out of desperation, I knocked on Rishabh's door.

"I will go with you, but on one condition."

"What?"

"I want your pocket money."

"Fine," I groaned.

...

"Woah! What a house!" Rishabh gasped in awe.

The address turned out to be a big villa in a rich neighborhood. We walked up to the front door and found it unlocked.

"Strange," I mumbled and entered the house.

The interior of the place was just as impressive as the exterior. I never expected Dhruv to be this rich. We looked around the huge living room but found it empty.

"Hello?" Rishabh yelled, but there was no answer.

The place looked deserted. It was only 6 pm, maybe we were too early?

"I'm going to look around," Rishabh said and disappeared before I could stop him.

"Stupid idiot cousin," I cursed under my breath and stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do with myself.

Noises coming from somewhere upstairs caught my attention. I walked up the stairs and stopped to listen to where exactly it was coming from. It came from a room further up the corridor. As I neared the door, it sounded like people were talking, but I couldn't make out what they were saying. I knocked on the door and waited for a reply, but the voice continued talking. I hesitated, but then I opened the door anyway. The voices turned out to be some serial playing on the big flat-screen TV. I glanced around the dark-themed empty bedroom. I heard the faint sound of running water coming from behind a white door. I suspected that to be the bathroom.

"Dhruv?" I called and knocked on the door. "Are you in there?" I shouted louder.

I pushed the handle down quietly and opened the door with a pounding heart. The bathroom was fogged with steam and I couldn't see a damn thing.

"Ouch!" I groaned when I bumped my face into a glass door after taking 2 steps.

The next thing happened so fast that my brain didn't even get the chance to register it.

The next thing happened so fast that my brain didn't even get the chance to register it

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I finally had time to write a new chapter! :) I hope you enjoyed reading it. A cliffhanger at the end! :O Are you excited about a new chapter? What's Fab 5 up to?

Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates it ♥

Lots of love,

Lora :D

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