With trembling fingers, I pressed the phone back to my ear, my heart pounding so loudly I was sure he could hear it. I took a shaky breath, barely able to steady my voice as I whispered, "Hello?"
The silence that followed was deafening, thick with anticipation. Each second dragged on, every beat of my heart echoing in the stillness. I braced myself, unsure of what was coming next, and then I heard it-his voice, calm yet laced with something that made my breath catch.
"Maya," he paused, and for a moment, I thought the world had stopped spinning. "Will you be my girlfriend?"
Everything froze. My thoughts, my breath, time itself....
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When Maya, the queen of awkward silences and overthinking, agrees to fake-date Dhruv, the campus party starter, she figures it's all in the name of helping him win over his crush. Easy enough, right? Except Maya's idea of a fun date is hiding in the library, and Dhruv's involves dragging her to every loud event in sight.
But somewhere between pretending to be in love for jealous eyes and actually sharing quiet moments in between, Maya realizes Dhruv isn't all charm and chaos-and Dhruv starts falling for Maya's hidden spark.
Soon, their fake relationship feels a little too real, and they're left wondering: who's pretending now?
• Devil born to be evil could only be healed by an angel, his angel•
She was an introverted, reserved girl. Pushing herself to high school with never got noticed by the crowd. It never seemed difficult. Neither was she a scholar nor was she in the category of bad ones. Obeying rules came easily. Learning new things never bothered her. She got decent grades in her studies but never bothered to participate in any other activities.
He was fond of anything that had no concern with studies. He hated books, from football to boxing even excelling in dancing. He was excellent in everything, not even liking studies yet he managed to be the topper of the school.
They were two polar apart! She was the definition of a good girl while he came under a bad one. She never got noticed, he could never be ignored. Kind was she! Rude was his nickname. Was any chance of these two colliding with one another? Pretty much yes! One competition, yes mere one competition and it changed their life.