Dedication

For the girls who fall for him in silence—

May you be the reason he loses control.

I sat cross-legged on my bed, my phone in hand, as Rhea and I stalked someone-again.

"Naam Reyansh Khurana, Khurana Enterprises ka CEO, age-28," I read aloud, my voice barely above a whisper.

Tall. Broad-shouldered. Effortlessly commanding. His hair? Always styled just enough to look effortlessly perfect

And his lips? Let's not even go there. Because thinking about how unfairly perfect they are is already dangerous enough.

Rhea, burst into laughter, nearly falling off the bed. "Jaane de behan, 25 to mere Banku mama hi hai," she snorted.

I rolled my eyes, shoving her lightly. "Shut up, yaar," I replied. Rhea gave me a teasing look

"But seriously yaar, shayad ye married ho?" she said, her voice dropping into a mock-serious tone. "Iska marriage status check karna!"

A second later, I found myself staring at the screen

Marital Status: Unmarried

"Unmarried" I whispered with relief

Rhea leaned in like she was about to reveal some huge secret "Tara, main toh kehti hoon, tum dono ka future abhi se set hai! Tumhari shaadi ki shopping shuru krdo!"

I rolled my eyes, trying to play it cool "delusionally haan but practically impossible"

Just before Rhea left, she couldn't resist one last tease

"Wese, Reyansh toh Banku mama se bhi 3 saal bada nikla, Tara!"

"Banku mama ki toh!" Without thinking, I dramatically picked up the nearest pillow and hurled it at her.

As Rhea finally left, still laughing, my fingers unconsciously scrolling through Reyansh's photos again.

"Itni charmness leke jeete kaise ho, Mr. Khurana?"

I stared at his photo, my heart doing a little dhak-dhak like a Bollywood heroine about to confess her love. But then reality hit me like mummy ki chappal.

Reyansh Khurana wasn't just some random handsome guy-he was The Reyansh Khurana. CEO. Big-shot businessman. Mumbai ka dil-pati, aur main? Main toh bas ek 18 saal ki ladki jo abhi tak apne tuition teacher ko 'Sir' kehke darr jaati hoon.

"Mujhse toh grocery waale bhaiya bhi discount nahi dete, aur main soch rahi hoon ki Reyansh Khurana mujhe notice karega?" I groaned into my pillow.