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They waited. The clock relentlessly ticked past 5:30 PM, until it finally struck 6:00 PM.Zara stood up, picking up her car keys with a sympathetic sigh.

"Sorry yarr, par ab jana hoga. Mumma ka call aa rha hai.""Han, mujhe bhi padhna hai, kafi late ho gaya hai," Ayan added, standing up alongside her.

"TARAAAAA!" Veer groaned aloud the moment the front door clicked shut. "Ye ladki bhi nahh... Log pero mai kulhadi maarte hai, aur ye ladki kulhadi mai apna pair maarti hai!""Sahi mai! Milne de kal, uski kher nahi,"

Ira muttered through gritted teeth, her patience entirely exhausted.Veer rubbed the back of his neck. "

Oky, koi nahh, next time milte hai.""Vase, Tara ko aana chahiye tha," Zara remarked softly before leaving.Ira let out a sharp, dark laugh.

"Aree, vo so gayi hogi! Kumbhkaran jo hai, jab dekho soti rehti hai. Koi laash bhi itna nahi sota jitna vo soti hai!"

Even though she tried to whisper, her loud voice echoed clearly through the quiet corridor, making the entire remaining group burst into a brief fit of laughter.

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Back at Tara's house, her eyes finally fluttered open. She blinked against the dim light, noticing the heavy curtains were still tightly covering the outside view.

Yawning widely, she wandered into the washroom and methodically got ready, slipping into her pristine pink frock, fixing her accessories, and styling her hair to perfection.

Just as she was admiring her flawless look in the mirror, her phone began to vibrate violently on the vanity.

She snatched it up, seeing Ira's name flashing on the screen.

Han han baba, aa rahi hu! Sabr kar..." Tara blurted out the second she pressed accept, not giving her friend a chance to speak

On the other end of the line, Ira let out a slow, incredibly dry breath.

"Aree, itni jaldi kqy aa rahi hai? Abhi toh koi aaya hi nahi hai... Aaram se aa, jaldi kya hai."Tara rolled her eyes, scoffing at her phone.

"Hein? Abhi tak koi nahi aaya?! Had hai, time ki kadr hi nahi hai kisi ko! Mujhe dekho-so ke uth bhi gayi, ready bhi ho gayi, aur koi aaya hi nahi!""Abeeee!" Ira yelled over the speaker."Tera uper ka maala khali hai kya?!" Veer's loud voice suddenly boomed from the background.

Ira scoffed. "Ira taunt maar rahi hai, Tara!""Time dekh tu phle kitna hai!" Ira ordered sharply. "Tujhe kitne calls kiye, messages kiye, par nahi! Madam toh hamesha net off kar ke rakhti hai... Ek baat bata, tera net hamesha off kqy hota hai?!"

Tara frowns, slowly moving the phone away from her ear to look at the top screen. Her heart violently dropped into her stomach as the digital clock boldly displayed 6:15 PM."Heinnn?! 6:00 baj gaye?!" Tara shrieked dramatically, her voice breaking into a panicked wail.

"Mummy! Hamra meetup ka kya hua?! Humne teen alarm bhi lagaye the!"Veer chimed in, his tone dripping with absolute exasperation.

"Tho tu soyi hi kqy?! Ek ghanta T.V. dekh leti, par nahi! Madam ko toh apni barso purani neend jo puri karni thi!"Tara dropped onto her vanity stool, staring at her perfect outfit in sheer, unadulterated horror.

"Bhai... mere first impression ka toh paani nikal gaya!""Aur tera phone hamesha silent kqy hota hai? Jab dekho silent mode par rakhti hai!"

Ira scolded."Pata hai Ayan, Aron, sabne kitna wait kiya? 6:00 baje tak humne unhe rok ke rakha ki tu aayegi, par nahi!"

Veer added, rubbing salt into her deep emotional wound."Mummy..." Tara whined, tears of frustration gathering in her eyes."

Abb toh ro mat. Kal maafi mang liyo unse, aur pls, kal jaldi aa jaiyo, sote mat raheo!" Ira commanded, and with a swift click, she cut the call."MUMMY! AHHHHH!" Tara erupted into a deafening, incredibly theatrical wail, burying her face in her hands. "

Mai lut gayi, barbaad ho gayi!"The door to her bedroom flew open, and her sister Kiara stepped inside, surveying the scene with wide eyes.

"Kya hua?! Kya hua?! Bakri ki awaz mai kqy ro rahi hai?!" she demanded, looking at Tara's dramatic posture.Tara's sobs halted for a fraction of a second. She desperately wanted to tell her, but this was a top-secret operational failure that she could never confess to her family.

She sniffled, wiping her nose with the back of her hand. "Vo... vo meri novel mai jo ladki aur uske crush ki first meeting thi... usee uss ladki ne miss kar diya! Isliye... buss," she fabricated smoothly, letting out another sob.

Kiara stared at her like she had lost her mind, completely dumbfounded. "Pagal kahi ki! Mujhe laga pata nahi kya ho gaya achanak," she muttered, rolling her eyes aggressively as she stepped back into the corridor and slammed the door shut.The absolute second the latch clicked, Tara threw herself onto her bed, muffling her face directly into a plush pillow as she officially commenced a fresh, solo round of intense emotional drama.

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