The story begins by introducing a boy who is walking toward his house. He notices a man leaving his home who is staring intently at him. R.D. wonders why the man is looking at him and then enters his house. When he asks his sister who the visitor was, she explains that people had come over for a marriage proposal. R.D. assumes his brother has finally agreed to get married, but his brother quickly corrects him, saying the proposal was actually for R.D
A Harsh Departure
This news hits R.D. like a **440-volt shock** because he is only **16 years old**. He feels as though a mountain has collapsed on him. He confronts his father to ask if it is true, and his father confirms it. His father then asks where he has been for the past week. R.D. admits he was in the hospital due to a head injury. Despite this, his father kicks him out of the house, telling him to go to **Delhi** and not to return for three years.
New Beginnings in Delhi
Two days later, R.D. is standing in front of a new school. He hears a voice call out, **"R.D.X bro,"** a sound that brings him peace. It is his best friend **R.C.**, the only person who calls him "R.D.X" instead of "R.D.". R.D. mentions he has no interest in making friends on his first day, but clarifies that R.C. is more like a brother to him than a friend.
In class, the teacher introduces two new students. R.D. introduces himself and immediately takes a seat at the very back of the room, staring out the window. The second student is a girl named **N.S.**, who tells the class she is happy to make friends. She sits next to R.D., but he ignores her, lost in thought about his forced marriage.
The Neighbor with the Umbrella
As R.D. walks home after school, he is so deep in thought that he doesn't realize it has started to rain. He eventually notices he isn't getting wet and sees **N.S.** standing beside him holding an umbrella. N.S. asks why he wore a mask in class all day; R.D. claims he has a cold but admits he is used to the rain. They soon realize they are neighbors living in the same apartment building.
R.D. goes to his room, says "thanks" to himself, and falls asleep. He wakes up at 9:00 PM feeling stiff, removes his shirt, and begins to exercise. After thirty minutes, he goes to the balcony to cool off.
* **The Encounter**: He takes a deep breath and smiles, prompting N.S.—who is on her own balcony—to remark, "So, you do smile?".
* **The Revelation**: R.D. is stunned by her beauty, realizing that N.S. had also been wearing a mask all day at school.
* **The Exchange**: N.S. compliments his physique, causing a flustered R.D. to quickly put a T-shirt on. He asks why she wore a mask if she didn't have a cold, joking that all the boys would chase her. She retorts that he shouldn't go to school without a shirt, or all the girls will chase him.
A Shared Meal
When N.S. learns that R.D. doesn't know how to cook and was planning to only have an energy drink for dinner, she goes to his door and brings her home-cooked food. Though R.D. says it isn't necessary, N.S. makes him swear on **R.C.'s name** to eat it. Because R.C. means more to R.D. than his own life, he accepts the meal.
**Character Names**:
RD= Gaurav
RC= Rohit
NS=Shreya
Writer:- UNKNOWN_RG