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Chapter 12 - The book

(Book Story: She was already standing there, waiting for me. When I approached her, she smiled and said, "Hey," and right then and there, I melted. I thought to myself, *Man, she is so cute!*)

Aayan: Yeah—just like how I melt whenever I see Hena.

Zohan: Bro, we need to find those two right now, and here you are just wasting time! And what if the writer's love story had a sad ending? What would you do then?

Aayan: No, no—forget about that! The writer and I are completely different people. The only similarity is that I *want* to become a writer myself.

Zohan: Bro, just read ahead! Who knows what might have happened to them by now? Arya must be okay, right?

(Meanwhile, with the friends...)

Arya: Hey—where on earth have we ended up? We need to find a way out of here; Aayan and Zohan must be getting worried.

Hena: Yeah, you're right.

Arya: Wait a minute... this book...! Could it be that Sufiya was actually trying to tell us something about *this* book?

Hena: Come on, let's open the book. Maybe we'll find a way out of here.

Arya: Yeah, open it—hurry up!

Hena: If you're in such a rush, then *you* open it! Honestly, you've been pestering me about it non-stop.

Arya: Hey—why are you talking to me like that?

Hena: Sorry...!

(Suddenly, someone appears from the front.)

Hena: *Aaaah!*... (She clings tightly to Arya.)

Sufiya: Hey—it's just me! Why are you guys so scared?

Arya: (Catching her breath) Man, you really gave us a fright! What if I'd had a heart attack?

Sufiya: Sorry, guys! I didn't mean to scare you.

Hena: It's okay; I'm fine. Arya: "Well, of course she'd be fine—she practically climbed right into my lap! Get down, right now!"

Hena: "Sorry... I just... got a little... scared."

Arya: "You and Aayan are so alike, you know?"

Hena: "It's nothing like that."

Arya: "Really? For a moment there, I actually thought he was your brother—that's how similar you two are."

Hena: "No, that's not the case."

Sufiya: "So, how did you guys like my prank? They both actually admitted on their own that they like you!"

Arya: "Didn't your prank go a little too far?"

Hena: "Yeah... how are they doing? Are they okay?"

Sufiya: "Why wouldn't they be okay? Everything will be just fine now."

Arya: "Look, Sufiya, just take us upstairs right now."

Sufiya: "Alright, but don't tell them that I was just pulling a prank, okay? I want to see their reactions."

Arya: "Okay, fair enough—I want to see their reactions too."

Hena: "Here, take this book."

Sufiya: "So, you guys actually found the book?"

Arya: "Yeah, we found it. But don't you think we might have gone a little overboard?"

Hena: "First, we need to get out of this world."

Sufiya: "But you guys *wanted* to leave, didn't you? And you won't find a better opportunity than this anywhere else."

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