Prologue

Dhak-dhak!

Khushi looked to her right.

Dhak-dhak!

Khushi looked to her left.

Dhak-dhak!

All around her were nothing but students. They were busy in their own worlds, socializing with others. Khushi tugged on the strap of her bag and continued walking to class. She entered the room and sat down in her seat. Her friend Payal came sitting down next to her in her seat.

Khushi sat and waited for the bell to ring, feeling anxious. The bell rang and in came the teacher. As he settled down, in came two girls. Two girls the male student population swooned for.

They were Lavanya and Sheetal, half-sisters. They were friends since they were little. Lavanya lived with her father and Sheetal lived with her mother. Soon, their parents began to date and married. Since then, Lavanya and Sheetal never broke.

But she didn't care about that. The last arrival made Khushi's heart thump again.

Dhak-dhak!

Dhak-dhak!

In came Arnav Singh Raizada, the boy every female in the student body swooned for. But he was quiet and didn't make a fuss. If he liked a girl, he'd hookup with the girl. Once it was over, then it was over.

He was simply straight forward.

"Alright class," the teacher began, but Khushi paid no attention.

Khushi was too busy looking at the back of Arnav's head. Her throat went dry and she wanted to talk to him. She just wanted to talk to him once. Just say two words and never speak to him again. Just say-

"Ms. Gupta, is there's something you'd like to share with the class," the teacher asked.

Khushi hadn't realized she had just mumbled those two words. No one had heard, but they had turned and looked at her, while she was glued and continued looking at Arnav. Even he turned around to look at her.

Khushi mumbled again, still lost in her thoughts.

"I didn't hear you," the teacher said.

Khushi felt her head spin. She had been ignoring it, thinking it was because she skipped breakfast, but she knew all to well what it really was.

"Ms. Gupta, if you'd please, because I'd like to start my teaching, hmm?"

And the teacher went back to his work. Everyone else turned away as well, but Khushi wasn't feeling good. She slowly lowered her head and rested it.

"Ms. Gupta!"

Khushi hadn't even realized that she had fallen asleep and she shot up. "I'm pregnant!"

Everyone slowly turned and looked at her. Khushi looked in horror, as all 32 pairs of eyes looked at her.

She definitely did not think that people would find out this way.