The Firangi Gurukul

I'm sorry...

Everyone was chilling in the living room, Bandana was getting things ready as she was the one who planned the trip to Delhi. 

"Sab suno!" She said coming downstairs, catching everyone's attention. "Kal subhah ham Delhi ke lie nikal rahe hai" She said, "subhah 6am flight hai, matlab hame 4:30 airport pohonchna hoga. 4 bje mujhe sab ready chahiye. Jo jeep me beth gaya woh aega, jo nhi betha woh yaha reh sakta hai" She said looking at every single person sitting there. 

"Aur hame order deni wali tu kon hai?" Sameeksha broke the silence, Bandana looked at her, "listen kid, I'm the alpha here. Sab mujhe follow karenge" She said. "Clear?" She asked, "YES!" Ethan said excited. Sameeksha looked at him and cocked her eyebrow, he lowered his head. 

"Chal be, nikal yaha se. Koi nai alpha tu" Sameeksha said, "jo alpha ki baat nhi maanega woh khud se Delhi aa sakta hai" Bandana said, "choice is yours" She said looking at Sameeksha. "Whatever" Sameeksha decided to follow Bandana as she leads the group whenever they would go on a trip. 

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Bandana was in her room, watching the Dolan Twins again. It was kind of part of her daily routine now: wake up, get ready, eat, do some unproductive work, watch the Twins, eat, and sleep. 

She was watching a video that the Dolan Twins made about periods. "Like getting a stomachache is my worst fear in the world, I hate it" Ethan spoke, "and apparently all the girls around here are telling me that that's what a period feels like" He said, "so I'm really sorry, that you have to feel that way" He finished.

She bit her lower lip; that just melted her heart. She paused the video, took the earphones out of her ears, and hugged her pillow, she wondered why she's rude to him all the time.

She turned her face and looked towards the door. In the living room, there was Ethan playing with Sameeksha and Edwin. Bandana smiled looking at them, Ethan looked at her and signed her to join them. Her smiled lessened and she shook her head.

"Oye Alpha!!" Sameeksha yelled, "aaja na" She said. "Khana banana hai" Bandana replied and was going to the kitchen when Sameeksha stopped her. "Order kare?" She asked, "pizza?" Bandana asked. Sameeksha hummed.

Bandana went to her room to order and then came back. "Done" She said, "ese kese done? Konse pizzas order kie? Pooch to leti hamse" Sameeksha said. "Manjot ke lie pepperoni, ham dono ke lie margherita aur yeh dono twins ke lie pineapple pizza" Bandana said.

Sameeksha looked at Ethan, "tujhe kese pata yeh pineapple pizza khaata hai?" She asked, Bandana looked down, "woh..." she said and stopped, she couldn't just say that she saw Ethan eating pineapple pizza in his videos. 

"It's okay, chuck it" Ethan said to Sameeksha, he stood up to leave. Bandana took a deep breath when he left, "your cheeks are red" she heard his whisper. He was standing behind her, his chest touching her back. She held her breath, "you can say you watched me eating pineapple pizza in my videos" he whispered. She could feel him smiling. 

"Bandana?" Sameeksha said, "kya hua?" Sameeksha asked when Ethan disappeared. Bandana scratched her eyebrow, "kucch nhi" She said.

After dinner Bandana went to print boarding passes. She came downstairs in a couple of minutes, "kis gadhe ne last time printer use kia tha?" She asked, Manjot slowly raised his hand. She looked at him and took a couple of deep breaths, "A4 papers khatam ho gey hai, yeh tumhara chacha bataega?" She asked.

"To ab?" Sameeksha asked, "ab koi jaao aur Pustkalay ke printers se boarding passes print karke laao" Bandana said. "Me jaati hu" Sameeksha said as she knew Bandana would never go. "I'll come with you" Grayson said and they left.