During that time, Arskaan had a little puppy love. A quiet girl in our class named Saanvi began messaging him. It started as study talk, but slowly turned into something more.
Adithya and I were the only ones who knew. We kept it a secret. Saanvi would sit with Arskaan during intervals, and soon, everyone began to notice and tease them.
Saanvi had a big crush on Arskaan. She was madly into him. Calm on the outside, but when she got close to him, she became playful and mischievous like Ruby and Daisy.
Sometimes, Arskaan would tag me into their nonsense. "Look, Aysha! Saanvi pinched me! I'm so innocent!" he'd say with a puppy face.
But their story didn't last long. Saanvi's dad found out. He checked her phone, saw their chats, and blocked Arskaan. He told him never to speak to her again.
Poor Arskaan. He was frustrated at first, but then he moved on. It was just childish love. He said she never truly loved him. If she had, she wouldn't always tease or hurt him.
Around the same time, Ruby had her own puppy love story.
A boy named Shaan, friends with everyone but never close to anyone, found comfort in Ruby. They were friends at first, then he proposed. Ruby liked him too, so she said yes.
But things didn't go well.
Even in a relationship, they never talked. They were like strangers. Ruby became nervous just seeing Shaan.