Sanskaar: (raises his hand holding Swara hand) Yo people... I have my date for the fresher's party...!!
Swara: (shocked and looks at Sanskaar) What...?? When did I say YES...??
Sanskaar: Just now you said 'I ACCEPT'...!!
Swara: That was for your friendship proposal...!!
Sanskaar: (throws his arm around her shoulder) You know naa how kind I am...!! I just don't want to bother you with my questions... So...
Swara: So...??
Sanskaar: So... I take your 'I ACCEPT' as an answer for all my questions...!!
Swara: But...!!
Sanskaar: Chillax love...!! (to everyone else) So guys... here is my date for the party...!! (looks at Sahil) So I think you all don't need to bother about asking her out...!!
Swara: (murmurs to herself) It isn't like anyone was going to ask me...!!
Sanskaar: (whispers to Swara) Wanna bet...??
Swara: What have I landed up myself into...??
Sanskaar: You have just become my friend cum date...!! (holds Swara's hand and takes her to their table) So, come on let's have our lunch... after that we have a class...!! We are going to be very busy as we have our celebration afterwards...!!
Swara: (sitting on the chair) What celebration...??
Sanskaar: We just became best friends so we need to celebrate... Isn't it...??
Ragini: Hey, she is my best friend...!!
Sanskaar: (grins widely) Not any more...!!
Ragini: God...!! Why these two bothers keep getting on my nerves...??
Swara: What happened to you...?? Why are you frowning...??
Ragini: (in one breath) Lakshaskedmetobehisdate...!!
Swara: What...??
Sanskaar: (chuckles) Easy there boy...!! We are not super humans... So I guess you can speak a bit slowly...!!
Ragini: Okay... (takes a deep breath) Laksh asked me to be his date...!! Ughh...!!
Swara: (shocked) What...??
Sanskaar: (chuckles) Oh God... I never knew my brother liked boys...!!
Laksh: Its nothing like that bhai...!!
Ragini: Shut up Sanskaar... I'm not a boy...!!
Sanskaar: Yes you are... From which angle do you think you are a girl...??
Swara: (hits Sanskaar's shoulder) That's so rude... I know she is a bit tomboyish but that doesn't mean she is not a girl...!! I think that's very cute that Laksh asked her to be his date...!! (to Ragini) So, did you say YES...??
Ragini: I... um... didn't say anything...!!
Laksh: She just walked away as soon as I asked her...!!
Swara: That's not good Ragini... I think you should give it a shot...!!
Ragini: You really think so...??
Swara: Yup...!!
Ragini: Okay...!!
Laksh: (shocked) Okay...?? Like really okay...??
Ragini: Yes Laksh...!!
Laksh: So... you are saying that you will be my date...??
Ragini: (irritated) If you say it one more time I'll rip open your head and stuff chili flakes in it...!!
Sanskaar: Eww... Lucky you should totally reconsider your decision...!!
Swara: Shut up Sanskaar... or else it will be me who will be reconsidering the decision...!!
Sanskaar: (putting finger on his lips) Okay... Sorry...!!
Swara: Now since its only five minutes left for the lunch to get over... I suggest we should get moving...!!
Sanskaar: But the celebration is still up...!!
Swara: I... umm... don't...
Sanskaar: (cuts in between) Now you are not ruining my plan...!!
Swara: But I have to get back home before six...!!
Sanskaar: Okay... that makes that we have two hours after the class...!! Hmm... quite enough for the first time...!!
Swara: Alright...!!
Sanskaar: Then we will meet at the parking lot after the last class...!!

Swasan and Raglak go to their respective classes...

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In the class... Swara is writing something in her diary whereas Sanskaar is trying hard to peek at whatever she is writing...

Sanskaar: So why do you need to get home before six...??
Swara: (still writing) Work...!!
Sanskaar: That 'shift' thing and all...??
Swara: No... It's something else...!!
Sanskaar: (peeking) What are you writing...??
Swara: (closes her diary immediately) It's something personal...!! None of your concern...!!
Sanskaar: Ohh... Okay...!!

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4:00 pm... after the class... Swasan and Raglak are sitting in Sanskaar's Ashton Martin... Sanskaar and Laksh are sitting in front, and Swara and Ragini at the back...

Sanskaar: (to Laksh) I have asked the drivers, they will take your and Ragini's car back home...!!

Raglak nod...

Swara: But where are we going...??
Sanskaar: You'll see...!!
Swara: (folding her hands across her chest) I really hate surprises...!!
Sanskaar: (chuckles) God...!! You are really cute...!!

A few minutes later Swara finds herself standing in front of a huge classy restaurant... It's not that she feels intimidated by it but its actually not her kind of fun...

Sanskaar: So shall we go inside...?? Did you like it...??
Swara: It's beautiful Sanskaar... But... not anywhere near what I expected...!!
Sanskaar: (smiles) I really like the way you speak your heart out...!! So, where do you want to go...??
Swara: I'm not sure whether you will like it or not...!!
Sanskaar: Oh come on...!! We are friends... we do things together...!!
Swara: (smiles) As you wish...!!

15 minutes later... Sanskaar remembers nothing but a burning sensation in his mouth, tears rolling down his cheeks and a bright red ball his face has turned into...

Swara: (chuckles on seeing him) Don't tell me that you never ate pani puri...!!

They all are eating pani puri near the beach... Sanskaar just shakes his head in a NO finding himself unable to speak... Swara laughs and gives him a glass of water... he gulps the entire glass in one go...

Sanskaar: (speaking slowly) So... this... this is your... fun...??
Swara: (shrugs her shoulder) Sort of...!!
Ragini: How about a kulfi now...??
Laksh: Umm... I love them...!!
Sanskaar: (smiles) What are we waiting for then...?? Lets go...!!

He holds Swara's hand and they walk up to the kulfi stall...

Swara: Four please...!!

They take four kulfis... and start walking down the street but a few moments later they hear Sanskaar murmuring something in anger... All three of them look at him only to find him standing, his head hung down, and an ice-cream stick in his hand and his entire kulfi lying on the ground near his feet... Swara starts laughing and so did Raglak...

Sanskaar: (looks up at Swara) Now... you are going to pay...!! Now I want that one...!!
Swara: No... no... no...!! There is no way I'm going to give you mine...!!
Sanskaar: Oh yes you are...!!

With that he runs towards Swara... She runs away with Sanskaar following her... They run down the beach and with just a big leap Sanskaar has his hands around Swara's waist, lifts her up and twirls her around... Swara shrieks and gives out a laugh... but later she notices that her kulfi lying on the beach getting soaked in the sand...

Swara: (pouts looking at the kulfi) That's not fair...!!
Sanskaar: (chuckles) Everything is fair in love and war love...!! And this is kulfi war...!!
Swara: Seriously Sanskaar... Kulfi war...!!

Sanskaar grins... and Swara nods her head in amusement... Just then Ragini comes and tells her time...

Swara: I think now its time to go...!!
Sanskaar: Come let me drop you...!!
Swara: No... its okay... I can go on my own...!!
Sanskaar: Come on... stop being so formal...!!

They all make their way back to the car...

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Sanskaar and Laksh reach the coffee house half an hour later after dropping Swara at her home... They go inside...

Waiter: Good evening sir... What would you like to have...??
Sanskaar: Manager... We would like to see your manager...!!
Waiter: Is there a problem sir...?? Have I done something wrong unintentionally...??
Sanskaar: No buddy... nothing like that...!! We just wanted to have a little talk...!!

A few moments later...

Manager: How may I help you sir...??
Sanskaar: We would like to meet your singer...!!
Manager: (confused) I'm sorry sir... there must be some misunderstanding... we don't have a singer...!!
Laksh: No singer...??
Sanskaar: Then who is this nightingale...??
Manager: Oh her... she is a worker over here...!!
Sanskaar: Alright then I would like to meet her...!!
Manager: I'm sorry sir... But that's not possible...!!
Sanskaar: Why...??
Manager: She is not here... She works here only on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays... and...
Sanskaar: And today is a Tuesday...!! (manager nods) I guess then we should leave...!!

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Parking lot

Sanskaar is trying to start his car but is unable to do so...

Sanskaar: What the hell is wrong with this now....??
Laksh: (points at the meter) We ran out of petrol and technically cars run on that...!!
Sanskaar: Yeah right... Now how are we supposed to get back home...??
Laksh: (smiles) I think I know...!!

Laksh takes Sanskaar near the road and stands there looking here and there...

Sanskaar: (confused) What are you trying to do Lucky...??
Laksh: Waiting...??
Sanskaar: For what...??
Laksh: Taxi...!!
Sanskaar: Taxi...??
Laksh: Yup...!!

Just then Laksh sees a taxi coming up their way and stops it...

Laksh bows down to look inside the taxi and talk to the driver but stops just at the moment he sees the driver's face...

Sanskaar: (looks at Laksh) What happened to you...?? Looks like as if you have seen some ghost...!!
Laksh: Why don't you look for yourself then...??
Sanskaar: (bows down too to look inside and gets shocked) What the hell...?!?! YOU...?!?!

Episode ends...!!

Precap: Shopping for the fresher's party...

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Author's note:

What do you think guys... who is the driver...??

I'm so happy that you all are liking the story... Thanks a ton for your appreciations...!! Love you all... Stay blessed...!!

- Stella