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Vedhika POV

"Do you even know how to hold a rifle?" Alisha

"Yes, of course, a little bit and I love to participate in "Sniper-call of War", I submitted my online participation form on the website."

"Great, you weirdo" Alisha

"How was your school today my little girl?"

"It was fine dad, I throw my bag over a sofa and set on his lap, he kissed on my forehead"

"I whispered in his ear, when are we going to shoot daddy?"

"As my mom giving us a suspicious gaze from the kitchen, dad told me in my ear, evening 5:00 PM be ready my ranger"

"I chuckled, okay dad"

"So are you ready my ranger, yes sir I announced"

"Hold it like this Vedhika, lock your pistol trigger first for your safety, keep your ears sharp in all the directions, keep your eye focus on target spot, one eye close, give your other hand support to downwards of the rifle holding hand, keep your shoulders equal, stiff and brain active, unlock the trigger, balance your body and shoot now."

"That was the first time after several rehearsals, I hit the 1st exact target on the point in my life"

"Oh my little ranger, you are so brave I am proud of you, he hugged me and I was on top of the sky that evening"

"Vedhika, Vedhika...., gosh Vedhikaaaaa,"

"I can hear Alisha screaming my name, then I realize I was sleeping in the lecture"

"What's wrong with you? Damn it get-up Vedhika"

"Yeah I am fine just little tired I yawned by rubbing my left eye, we went to the fresh room, I washed my face many times and started missing my dad more, that dream felt so real"

"Hey what happened to you? Are you feeling sick? We can go home Vedhika"

"Yeah I am just little tired see you later bye, and I head towards my home"

"In my apartment, I was even feeling lonelier, I took a long shower and cried slowly though I know there is no one out there who can hear me. I just miss him a lot, I miss all of them a lot, I miss my home, I Miss Kathmandu, and my tears are just flowing non-stop."

"I was sitting on my bean bag near the window and watching sun-set by holding a hot cup of cappuccino in my pajamas, I can see Alisha's 10 missed calls on my mobile screen notification but I am not in the mood to talk anything."

"I can feel the cold breeze on my skin, I was shivering when I realize snow is falling on my lap from the open window during midnight, I just walked up and closed the window and jumped on my bed for sleep"

Rihan POV

"So, what you are going to make today in culinary contest man?" Chris

"I will only get 60 minutes for one dish, so I am thinking to make a fish dish because generally fish are easy to cook fast"

"Sounds great but what you will make out of fish?"

"I will make a "Popcorn Crusted Fish Fingers" dish, it only requires 30-60 minutes."

"Great, good luck" Chris

"I checked all the ingredients on my platform, 2 fishes are on my plate, yeah man this is the time, I like cooking, and it is one of the things I enjoy to do by myself whenever I get free time.

"I was looking in the audience for Chris, and I saw her Stephanie, she is with some guy who I don't know and they are holding hands which I don't like to view at all."

"I can hear the man announces "everyone focus, your times start now!" I started marinating the fish, and put the oil on pre-heat, but I am not feeling that exited now, might be watching Stephanie with someone else is the reason."

"20 minutes are over, my salsa sauce and salad is already on the plate all set, I drop the fish finger in the hot oil and I saw Stephanie is kissing that boy in the audience. I was so disturbed by watching her that I forgot about fish in the oil, and instead of golden brown it was burning like a charcoal all I can breathe in the air."

"Damn it, I was disappointed with myself, I just walked out of the hall and told my helper to wrap all the stuff from my platform."

"Hey what's wrong with you Rihan?" Chris

"Nothing, I grinned, just got distracted because of Stephanie"

"Cool down man, let's go and have a look over other events, Oh I forgot we have to go for Sniper-call of War. It's one of the most popular events of the day, and we head towards the playground."

"There is a huge audience, in that event, we make our way between the audience, and after 10 mints of treasure hunt we got two empty seats on the topmost corner of the place."

"Is she for real, I can't believe it Chris eyes were amused?"

"I look towards the ground and there she is holding a rifle like a pro, ready to shoot"

"It was the first time I get even more attracted to her, she looked so focused, and refry announced "Snipers are you ready?" They all nodded yes only by their heads, she was the only girl candidate there to participate with all the male candidates."

"There are 3 rounds total, and two rounds are already cleared. We are looking the final round now which means she has made all her way to this by winning the previous 2 rounds."

"She looks focused but relaxed, on referee's vessel, they all shot together in one go, and she just hit the target exact on the smallest middle circle of the dart-board. She was so fast, people are clapping and shouting in excitement for her victory, everyone started congratulating her, she looks beautiful and happy. She was wearing a denim jumpsuit with casual white long sleeve top and high pony hairstyle."

"Woo man, she is a go-girl, I like her" Chris also went to congratulate her and I walked after him.

Vedhika POV

"Focus, I motivated myself, I looked at Alisha and she was showing a positive thumb to me as a good luck sign"

"On referee's vessel, this is for you dad, I fired my gun to the target, I was so fast that in the fraction of seconds I am the winner, I was blank for a while but I know I won the game."

"Other participants, congratulated me, I was happy Alisha just ran towards me and hugged me, it felt me more good"

"You weirdo, what else I don't know about you tell me?" Alisha laughed

"I laughed and head towards my medal on the stage as anchor announced my name "Round of applause for Vedhika Soni, winner of Sniper-call of War"

"It was a proud moment for me, from the stage, I can see Chris and Rihan on their way towards me and I was feeling nervous suddenly. I went downstage."

"Hey you brave girl, congratulation, you just nailed it like a pro." Chris

"Thank you, I smiled by exchanging hand-shake with him"

"Congratulations" Rihan

"Thanks, I replied by gazing at his dark-blue eyes."

"Back on the way in the car, what is his problem with me? Don't he know my name even, just a simple boring congrats? I mean seriously that is disgusting"

"Stop yelling Vedhika, and why are you complaining? It's not like he ignored you today, at least he appreciated your work right, so be happy. He might don't know your name and it doesn't matter but did you remember we have our finals from next week?

"Huh, of course, I grinned to Alisha"

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