Chapter 15: The Magic Of Mihika's Pen

A few weeks later,

At school:

(The lunch break had barely begun, and the classroom buzzed with chatter and laughter.

The desks were cluttered with open notebooks, tiffin boxes, and half-finished homework assignments.

In one corner, Kiaan and Mihika sat side by side, leaning over a pile of notes while simultaneously trying to eat.

Mihika squinted at the scribbled equations, holding a piece of roti absently between her fingers.)

Mihika: (groaning, holding her head) Yaar, Kiaan! Mere dimaag mein kuch ja hi nahi raha. Exams sar pe aa gaye hain, mujhe kuch yaad nahi ho raha hai.

Kiaan: (munching on a sandwich, calm as ever) Arrey relax, Mihika. Tum ek dum chill maaro. Padhai ho jaayegi... Abhi tum khana khaao. Khali pet toh kuch yaad nahi hone waala.

Mihika: (muttering to herself) Chill? Haan, tumhaare liye toh chill hi hai. Tum toh aakhri din mein, padhai karne wale log ho!!!

Kiaan: (grinning) And yet, I always pass. Talent kehte hain isko.

(He took a big bite of his sandwich, chewing nonchalantly as Mihika sighed ate the piece of roti that she was still holding in her hand.)

Kiaan: Tension kyun le rahi ho, Mihika? Ho jaayega. Bas tum concentrate karo... (He tore off a piece of paratha from Mihika's lunch box ate it) Aur naa... mere notes toh 'world-class' hain. Padhogi toh first aaogi!!

(Mihika shot him an unimpressed glare, half-annoyed, half-amused.)

Mihika: Ha... ha, very funny—

(Before Mihika could throw a comeback, a shadow fell across their table.

Both looked up to see a girl from their class standing there, holding a half-closed lunch box.

Her curious gaze was fixed on Mihika.)

Girl: (hesitant, tilting her head) Uh... Mihika?

Mihika: (looking up, puzzled) Haan? Kya hua?

(The girl shifted awkwardly but then spoke up, her voice tinged with excitement.)

Girl: Mujhe ek baat confirm karni thi... Actually, hamare ghar, ek literature magazine aati hai, har mahine. Uss mein ek column hota hai, poetry ka.... I read a poetry once... but I was a little shocked to see the name of the poet. It was 'Mihika Jaiswal'. By chance... is that you?

(Mihika's eyes widened for a second, caught off-guard, but she quickly composed herself.

A modest smile appeared on her face as she nodded slightly.)

Mihika (softly) Haan, woh main hi hoon.

(Before the girl could react, Kiaan, who had been silently observing with a grin, leaned forward dramatically.)

Kiaan (brightly, almost shouting) Haan! Bilkul woh Mihika hai! Tumhe nahi pata? Iski poetry toh next level hai! she is the literature queen!!!!

(Mihika shot him an embarrassed look, her cheeks turning slightly pink.)

Mihika: (whispering to Kiaan) Kiaan, bas kar yaar...

Girl: (grinning now, impressed) Oh wow! Seriously? Tum bahut accha likhti ho. Mujhe woh wala poem yaad hai... 'Shattered Stars' wali? Ot was quiet deep!!!

Mihika: (genuine and humble) Thank you... It really means a lot.

Kiaan: (unable to stop himself) Dekha? Main kya bol raha tha. Superstar hai yeh, but she is very modest!!!!

(The girl smiled widely, nodding before walking back to her group, glancing at Mihika with admiration one last time.

As soon as she left, Mihika turned to Kiaan, giving him a playful glare.)

Mihika: Kiaan! Tumhe zaroorat kya thi itna hype karne ki?

Kiaan: (shrugging, smirking) Kyun nahi? Sachh toh bol raha tha. Superstar ho tum!!! Ab bataao... autograph kab milega mujhe?

(Mihika rolled her eyes but couldn't suppress the laughter bubbling up.)

Mihika: Paagal ho tum.

Kiaan: (grinning) Aur tum, genius!!

(The two laughed lightly as Mihika finally put her notebook down and picked up her spoon, her mood visibly better.

The remaining lunch break passed with them munching and teasing each other, while Kiaan stole glances at Mihika, pride evident in his eyes for his poetic friend.)

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Author’s Note:

Wow!!! Mihika’s stories and poems are taking off, and soon she might just write her bestseller! Can you imagine that? But wait… how do you think Kiaan feels about this? I feel he is very proud of her!!

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