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"RAKSHIT!"

Agni shouted loudly. Hearing his voice, Rakshit turned around, stretched, and asked

"Now what do you want?"

"You tell me, what did you mean by

'I too can romance with anyone'?" Agni asked firmly

"Well..." Rakshit said while rolling his eyes. Then, he glanced around and spotted a beautiful and bubbly girl. Agni turned towards his eye sight

"..aata hun ankhiyan ladake mai" he continued his words while winking at Agni

Agni glared at him with a death stare

"Noch lungi tere ankhiyan mai"

Agni replied making Rakshit surprised as he never expected this reply from her. He smirked understanding she is getting jealous and possessive for him

"arehhhh jab tu badhakti hai dil pe chale goliyaaannn"

Rakshit continued singing, his eyes filled with admiration as he gazed at her

"mai dil pe asli bandook ki goliyan chalati hun toh thoda bachke kahi you know what I mean" Agni said the last sentence while looking towards the sky

(I shoot real bullets straight to the heart, so be a little careful... you know what I mean)

"Oh yeah, I know what you mean, sweetheart. But for now, I'm busy, so excuse me" Rakshit said and was about to leave when Agni immediately grabbed his hand.

"Busy with what?" she asked sternly

"Well, you know what I mean" Rakshit replied while mimicking her words, irritating her even more

"Ohh. Go ahead" she said, letting go of his hand and folding her arms across her chest. Rakshit grew suspicious

"I too have some 'you know what I mean' with Professor Rohit" she added with a devilish smile.

Rakshit's expression darkened as he glared at her.

She turned to walk toward Rohit, but before she could take a step, Rakshit immediately pinned her to the nearby tree, his hand gripping her neck, not too tight, but firm enough to warn her

"Dare to move even an inch from here" he said, his voice laced with anger

"Why?" she asked, deliberately provoking him

"I'm not stopping you from doing whatever you want with that girl. Go ahead, and I'll do whatever I want with Professor Rohit" she taunted him

The moment she mentioned Rohit's name, Rakshit tightened his grip on her neck

"Whether it's a contract marriage, fake marriage, real marriage, or any kind of marriage-I don't give a damn about it. All I know is that you are my wife" Rakshit said, staring intensely into her eyes and with determination in his voice

Rakshit went away, leaving Agni speechless. She couldn't process what had just happened with her she felt butterflies, a pit in her stomach

At the tent site, everyone had finished their dinner and was getting ready to sleep when-

"Come on, guys! We are on a trip. We shouldn't just sleep, we don't get chances like this often. Let's play something" Karan said

"Yeah, I agree" Abhimanyu added, and the others nodded in agreement.

Everyone looked at each other and got excited.

"Yes, let's play!" they all said together

"But what should we play?" Rohan asked

"Umm..."

Everyone started thinking

"What about Truth or Dare near the bonfire?" Karan suggested

Everyone loved the idea and agreed to play. They started preparing for the bonfire, arranging a bottle for the game, and making space for everyone to sit

However, ten students and five professors decided to go to sleep. Agni also refused to play, but Ezra convinced her

"Come on yaar, let's play. It will be fun" Ezra said

"I'm tired, and I really don't like playing these childish games"

"Please na" Ezra said, giving her puppy eyes while holding Agni's arm.

Agni chuckled at her behavior

"Professor Agni, your student is insisting so much. Join us! It's good to have fun with the students sometimes" Professor Rohit said casually

Agni looked at Rakshit who was already staring at her who was sitting beside his best friends Kiaan and Ayushmaan

Agni agreed to play. Rakshit wasn't planning to join, but when he saw that both Rohit and Agni were playing, he decided to join too

"Come on, guys, let's go and play the game" Rakshit said to Kiaan and Maan.

"Seriously-" Kiaan was about to refuse

"Ek lafz bhi nahi aana chaiye. Chup chap chal aur khel" Ayushmaan threatened him

(Not a single word! Just come and play quietly)

Kiaan rolled his eyes, but in the end, all the boys joined the game

"Priyu koyi bahane nahi chalega. Chalna khelte hai maza aayega" Izna convinced priya

(Priyu, no excuses! Come on, let's play. It'll be fun)

"Alright, fine. Since everyone is playing, I'll play too" Priya said with a smile

Izna, priya, Agni, Ezra, Ayushmaan, Kiaan, Rakshit, that bubbly girl Shweta and her friend Chhaya, Rohan, Karan, Abhimanyu and his friend Ishaan and yuvaan, professor Rohit joined to play the game Truth or dare

Total 15 members and rest 15 members were sleeping in their tents

As everyone settled around the bonfire, the flames flickered, casting a warm glow on their faces. Excitement filled the air as Karan placed a bottle in the center.

"Alright, guys! The rules are simple" he said, rubbing his hands together

"Whoever the bottle points at will choose Truth or Dare. No backing out, no lying, and no boring dares. And the twist is if they failed to complete either truth or dare they have to kiss the person who gave them" karan said smirkingly while looking at Izna

"Sounds fun" Yuvaan grinned

"Let's start" Some of them cheered

Yuvaan spun the bottle. It twirled quickly, making everyone watch in anticipation. Slowly, it stopped-pointing at Priya

"Oh no" Priya laughed nervously

"Yaayy" Izna said while clapping her both hands together

"Okay... Truth" priya replied

"Are you single?" Yuvaan asked her immediately

Everyone laughed out including priya

"Yes" she replied

"Perfect" He replied

Izna gave a bombastic side eye to Priya typical best friend things

The bonfire flickered, casting golden hues on everyone's faces. Laughter filled the air as the game was becoming more funny and exciting with each rounds

Ishaan spun the bottle and it turned on Chhaya

"OMG" Chhaya said

"Okay so chhaya Truth or Dare" Ishaan asked evilishly

"Dare" She replied confidently

"Perfect. Kiss you ex boyfriend or slap your current boyfriend'' Ishaan gave the dare to Chhaya

As soon as he finished his sentence, Abhimanyu spat out the water he was drinking, while Ayushmaan coughed in disbelief as he was already expecting like this question only

"What kind of dare is this" Chhaya tried to argue

"Uh-hh. A dare is a dare. You must complete it or you have to kiss yuvaan that too a lip kiss" karan interrupted

"Fine as I can't slap my current Boyfriend I would prefer kissing. Moreover it's not like me and him never kissed before" Chayya said and started to go towards her

ex boyfriend

"Iska ex boyfriend bhi hai, Damn. Who can it be?" Ezra murmured to herself in shock and curiosity

(She has an ex-boyfriend)

Chhaya went and halted infront of Abhimanyu who was already looking at her intensely

She walked up to him, and they looked at each other as if reliving old memories. Chhaya leaned in, placed a small and short kiss on his lips, and then went back to her seat

Abhimanyu was still trying to process the peck

Ezra's mouth dropped wide open upon finding out that Abhimanyu was her ex-boyfriend. Now she understood the earlier phrase of Abhimanyu when he said -

'chhaya de toh diya ab kya Ezra bhi lega mujhse'

Ayushmaan was looking at chhaya. When Chhaya looked at him

'you okay?' He mouthed

After a brief pause Chhaya nodded her head with a smile and looked at Abhimanyu and then at Ayushmaan

Ezra noticed the small eye contact interaction of them and rolled her eyes

"Okay guys let's continue the game" professor Rohit said

Karan spun the bottle for the next round.

"Okay, so the next victim is.." he announced dramatically as the bottle slowed down... and landed on Izna

Karan smirked as that's what he wanted

"Truth or Dare?" He asked her. Izna hesitated

"Umm... Truth" Izna replied as she did not want to take any risk

Karan leaned forward, his eyes mischievous

"Tell us your any secret" Karan asked

"I have no secrets" she replied instantly

"Okay then, tell us about your relationship Status. Single or mingle?" Karan said laughingly

"I am married" Izna replied shocking everyone. Karan smile immediately washed off leaving him in complete shock

Kiaan looked at her intensely. He was ready okay with either decision. If she wanted to reveal their marriage he would gladly accept her decision as he himself wants to flaunt his wife in front of the world

Izna's heart skipped a beat. She felt Kiaan's tense gaze on her along with that Ezra, Agni, Rakshit, Ayush, and priya's gaze on her

"With whom?" Rohan asked her further

"I think in truth or dare only one question is asked at one time" Izna replied cleverly

"Fair enough" karan said and passed the bottle to Izna

Izna rotated the bottle and it landed on Ayushmaan

"Okay toh truth or dare?" Izna asked while chirping

"Dare" Ayushmaan said

"Well a couple dance with Ezra" Izna said

"Whattt nooo. Uss jungli billi ke saath mai nahi karra" Ayushmaan said while fake glaring at Ezra

(I am not dancing with that wild cat)

"As if I am dying to dance with you" Ezra replied while rolling her eyes

"Mutual feelings darling" Maan replied and before Ezra can reply

"Oh common guys a dare is a dare" Izna said

"Fine" He said and got up and went towards Ezra

"Let me complete my words- A proper dance, first ask her politely and lovingly while sitting on knee" Izna said

All family members internally laughed. Ayush looked at Izna in disbelief still he encouraged himself and went towards Ezra

Maan went to Ezra and knelt down. He extended his left hand and, while looking deeply into her eyes, spoke politely and lovingly

"Would you like to have some dance with your enemy chuha, my wild cat?" Maan said with so much adoration and love which he himself did not realise it

Ezra looked at Ayushmaan who was on his knees in front of her shockingly. Infact everyone present their was so shocked yet no one uttered anything thinking he is completing his dare

Ezra was way too mesmerized seeing experience this with Ayushmaan was never on her bucket list

"NOO" Ezra replied

"WHATTTT?" Ayushmaan said and got up from his place immediately

"Dekha aapne, maine kitni mushkil ek romantic like boli thi lekin iss gawar ko kuch samj nahi aata" Ayushmaan said to Izna

"Gawar kisko bola bey.  Tum aur tumhare bacche gawar" Ezra said irritatedly

"Yeahh coz of your genetics" He said without realising what he Just blabbered

"I-I mean family genetics" He covered up his words

"Let's play further" ayushmaan amsaid and went back to his seat and rotated the bottle it landed on Professor Rohit just like that then at Shweta, Rohan and ishaan

The game was getting more intense and funny. When ishaan rotated the bottle it landed on Agni

"So ma'am truth or dare" He asked her

"Truth" she replied uninterestedly

"So ma'am would you like to date someone from your profession"he asked without waiting for a second she replied while looking into Rakshit

"YES"

Rakshit rolled his eyes as they all thought she was speaking about the teaching profession but her

real profession is something else

The bottle was spinning but Kiaan noticed Izna was yawning. She was feeling sleepy without a second thought Kiaan put his hand on the bottle to stop

"Okay guys time to wrap up. It's already midnight. Everyone go to your tents. There will be a trekking tomorrow so you guys have to wake up early too. Rest well" he said and dismissed everyone

Everyone went near their respective tents, and Priya and Izna were also about to leave when

"Heyy wait-" Kiaan called Izna. She turned towards him and she bid adieu to Priya

"Umm" Kiaan said while scrapping his neck

"Kya hua?" Izna asked him and rubbed his arms slowly thinking something is wrong with him

"Okay hear me out" Kiaan gathered his courage and said

"Don't you think we were supposed share bed I mean to say tent" He said in a one go

"And who said that" Izna replied after a brief pause while laughing

"ME. OFCOURSE" He said confidently and she laughed out

"Why are you laughing? It's not funny" He said

"No- yeah I mean yes it's not funny but Tumhe needh ke nashe chadh rahe hai jake sojajaye" Izna said still while trying control her laugh

(You're getting drowsy, go and sleep)

Kiaan immediately held her arm and rotated her hand backward while dragging her towards him. Her chest collided with her. She immediately stopped laughing as her heartbeat increased rapidly

"Tum mere paas nahi rahogi toh mujhe neendh kaise aayegi. I think you are forgetting about our deal" he said while making puppy eyes

(If you're not with me, how will I be able to sleep?)

"Wh-what deal?" She asked hesitantly as they both were close to each other, she was feeling awkward yet comfort in his arms

"That deal. Remember?" He said with the same soft and kind tone with adoration in his eyes

"Which deal?" She asked

"Buttercup badam ka pura dukaan laake ghar pe rakh dunga roz khate rehna okay?" He said

(I’ll stock up a whole store of almonds at home, just make sure to eat them every day, okay?)

"Oh-wait tum yeh bhi khana bhul jaogi, mai h yaad krke khila dunga don't worry meri bhulakkad biwi"  he said her teasingly

(Oh, wait! You might forget to eat too. Don’t worry, I’ll remind you and make sure you eat, my forgetful wife)

"Yeee are you teasing me" she said while laughing and while freeing herself from him

He also freed her from. They both were laughing with each other. It was one of the best moments of their life as if they wanted to Stop and wanted to live that moment forever...but

Forever is a myth

"What are you both doing together?" Karan asked

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That's it for today guys hope you'll enjoyed the chapter