Together Forever

Chapter 17: Birthday surprise.

"Finally exams over!!!" Aditi squealed in happiness and so did Swara. Jay and Sanskaar watched the girls planning over to go for a shopping trip in the upcoming holidays.

"So what's your plan?" Sanskaar asked Jay.

"State finals is coming in three days so I'll be busy with the practice then of course all my days will be spent with my friends." Jay said casually.

"Is it only friends or girlfriend?" Sanskaar winked and teased him.

"Her too." He managed to utter inspite of the warmness that spread on his face on the mention of her.

"Okay I've got practice see you." With that Jay fled away and Sanskaar laughed seeing him run while the girls looked at him confused.

"What is it Sanskaar?" Aditi asked.

"Just-- boys things." He replied with a chuckle with the thought of how Jay flushed.

"Aditi, you told me that you have to go for the cross word competition after exam." Swara reminded her since Aditi asked her to remind.

"Oh shoot! Thanks Swara." Aditi thanked her with a bear hug and even before Swara could reciprocate, Aditi had already sprinted her ways because the competition was about to start in few minutes.

"Sanskaar could you help me? Actually I was about to ask Jay but that idiot already went." Swara asked him rubbing her nape.

"Don't be so formal. I'm always at your service, your highness!" Sanskaar replied dramatically and Swara giggled.

"Then let's get it started!"

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Laksh winded up the notes he was writing. He closed the book and looked behind to see Swara's seat empty. Wondering where she would be he walked towards the old biology lab which was out of use. He had no idea why Sanskaar out of no where asked him to come to the unused lab.

When he entered the lab it looked as if no one was there. Laksh walked further with his own footsteps echoing which made his heart beat raise with an unknown fear and confusion but he still chose to walk in but  all he saw was the skeleton model beside the dusty window and the white screen moving due to the wind. When he sensed someone behind, his eyes widened.

"Happy Birthday!!!"

A startled Laksh jerked from his place and looked behind trying to catch up his fasting breathe and pacing heartbeat.

"Aish! Both of you really--" Laksh's words trailed in air when he saw both, Swara and Sanskaar standing with a big smile on their faces. Swara had a very small favourite chocolate cake of his with a candle lit on her hand while Sanskaar had colour papers stuffed in his pockets and a popper in his hand. Laksh was surprised.

"Happy Birthday Laksh!" Swara again wished him to bring him back to sense. It felt no less than a dream.

"Blow the candle." Sanskaar pointed at the cake to which Laksh nodded and blew the candle. Sanskaar threw the stripped colour papers on him and burst the popper that made all the colourful papers fall on them.

"Happy Birthday bro." He quickly engulfed Laksh in a hug and wished him.

"Thank you." Laksh thanked him. Ofcourse, his morning started with his family wishing him but he never expected someone to wish him but Swara and Sanskaar did and he was truly very happy.

Swara forwarded a plastic knife to him as Laksh sliced the small cake into three slices and feed both of them as Sanskaar and Swara too feed him.

"We would have got you something bigger but then all we could do in the school is only this much." Sanskaar reasoned. If he had known it before then he would have got something for him. They didn't share the best friendship but then they both were good teammates.