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06. New friends

As the three of them approach the table, Sia can see the faces of two of the boys, but not the third, as he is sitting with his back turned.

Aryan says, "Hello, guys."

One of the boys exclaims, "Aryan, where have you been? We've been waiting for fifteen minutes."

Turning to Sia and Neha, he adds, "Come on, Sia and Neha, sit down; let me introduce you to my friends."

Just as the two girls nod and are about to take their seats, the third boy flips his chair around to face them properly.

Neha sits down, but Sia freezes in shock-the boy is none other than Ansh, and his two friends are Abhishek and Karan.

Sia wonders to herself, "What is he doing here? Is he a friend of Aryan's?"

Aryan calls out to her, "Hey Sia, what happened?"

Neha takes Sia's hand and gestures for her to sit down.

Aryan says, "So, friends, meet Neha and Sia-my new friends. And Sia is my music partner."

Karan awkwardly and nervously clears his throat, extends his hand toward Neha, and says in a low voice, "Hi, Neha."

Neha smiles and replies, "Hi... but what is your name?"

Karan is so lost in thought that he doesn't hear anything; just then, Ansh gives his thigh a hard pinch.

Karan yelps, and the word "fuck" slips out.

Neha and Sia look at each other in surprise, and Neha asks, "Is your name 'Fuck'?"

Karan glares at Ansh, who is hiding his laughter behind his cold coffee.

Karan then says, "Oh, no, no-there are so many ants in the canteen; one of them must have bitten me, which is why 'fuck' slipped out. Anyway, forget that; my name is Karan."

Neha smiles and says, "It was nice meeting you, Karan."

Blushing, he replies, "It was really nice meeting you too."

Pointing to a boy, Aryan says, "Meet Abhishek-the only bookworm in our group; he's always buried in his books."

Abhishek smiles and says, "Hey, it's nice to meet you both."

Neha smiles and replies, "You too."

Then Aryan points to Ansh and says, "And meet the most famous guy in our group-Ansh Rathore. You've probably heard the name."

Neha says, "Yeah, we know him, right Sia?"

Sia nervously says, "Haa...yess yes."

Ansh stares at Sia and adds, "And we aren't just acquaintances; we're friends too, right Sia?"

Sia smiles and confirms, "Yes."

As they get to know each other, Ansh stays quiet and scrolls through his phone while the others chat ; a friendship begins to form between Karan and Neha.

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