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Saakshi Trivedi never needed luck - she needed silence, structure, and a sharpened pencil. For years she stayed near the top of the class, steady and disciplined, until "almost first" stopped satisfying her. So, she worked harder. Smarter. Longer. And one day, her name stood above Dev Rathore's on the merit list.
By one mark.
She didn't celebrate. She didn't even smile. She simply capped her pen and prepared for the next exam like it was the only thing that mattered.
But there's one problem she refuses to acknowledge.
Dev Rathore is irritatingly good-looking.
The rolled-up sleeves. The lazy confidence. The unfairly sharp jawline that has no business existing during a math test. It's distracting. Completely unnecessary. She tells herself it doesn't matter. That marks matter. Rankings matter.
Not the way her focus slips for half a second when he leans back in his chair.
She refuses to lose - especially not because of a handsome face.
Dev Rathore had always been first. It was never a question - just a fact. His name at the top felt permanent, like part of the school's infrastructure.
Until Saakshi started climbing.
Now every result day feels like a challenge thrown without words. She doesn't brag when she wins. Doesn't even look his way. And somehow, that annoys him more.
He tells himself she's just competition.
But then she turns her head slightly during class, and those devastatingly sharp, expressive eyes meet his for half a second too long.
And suddenly, the chemistry formula on the board makes no sense.
It irritates him - not that she's good.
But that she's distracting.
He studies harder now. Focuses sharper. Because losing first place is unacceptable.
And losing focus because of her?
Even worse.