Tu Jo Na Aayi…..

I opened my eyes, I was in hospital and was surrounded by my friends, family members, relatives and my neighbors. The last thing I remembered was the accident, someone searched for Simmy’s phone number from my cell, whose name was the last thing that came out of me after accident, and called her. I was half conscious struggling to maintain consciousness. I desperately needed to tell someone that I wanted to see my mother. I waited for the nurse to come and I looked at her with beseeching eyes suffused with tears. She understood what my eyes were saying and let my mother come closer to me.

~

Vaibhav told me that someone called Simmy to inform about the accident and Simmy called him and told about the accident, then he called Surbhi. Some helping hands carried me to the city hospital. I fainted on the way. They were now talking to my parents and telling them how everything took place.*They must be telling my parents that how irresponsible their child is.* I know it was my mistake, but still my eyes are searching for Simmy, but to my surprise, everyone was standing there except Simmy. She was not there.

Doctor Sinha told me that there are some minor cuts and wounds on my leg and forehead and a minor fracture in my left hand and I will be free to go home in 3-4 days that let me feels better. After everything got settled *People treat you like a prince or something when you are in hospital, I was enjoying that* I asked Vaibhav- “So you all are here but someone is missing, where is Simmy, my life savior?”

“We don’t know yar, we tried to call her, but she is not picking up her phone, pata nahi kaha busy hai.”

I felt disappointed. Main jiski wajah se aaj hospital me pada hua hu*probably* wo hi mujh se milne nahi aayi hai.

Tabhi waha Surbhi aa gayi.

“Kya bhai, what happened to your senses? Can’t you be able to see a big cow sitting in the middle of the road?” she teased me.

“Saara system hi kharab hai yar, here cows use to sit in the middle of the road and people have to walk on footpath. Bloody government.” I tried to justify myself.

“Chal koi nahi bhai,, kuch din hospital me maze kar, and I think we do not need to worry when you are having your friends caring for you. Hey, someone is missing na? Where is Simmy?” She looked at me with a teasing smile. *When you have elder sister, she will always take care of you..trust me*

“We do not know dii, she is not taking up the calls.” Megha cleared up. I was sad.

My parents and my paternal aunt had come from their hometown. All my friends and my teachers from the university came that day to visit me. Smita mam also called me, I told her that I have completed my physics practical file and will be submitting it soon, she must be happy hearing that. This all made me feel good. Even one of my ex-girlfriend also visited that day. I do not know how she comes to know about all this, but it was a good feeling watching her in front of me. I think people are taking this accident thing too seriously, they were more caring, loving, and worrying. But still someone is missing. Simmy ka ab tak koi pata nahi tha. Ek bar toh socha usko khud hi call karu, but then my self respect stopped me doing that. I am missing her, She must be missing me too *I thought so* but who hai kaha? I thought shayad main jo uske bare me sochta hu wo waise nahi sochti hogi. But I still like her.

In the evening everyone left except my Sister, and my friends Megha, Vaibhav and Sameer. Mom and Dad are also leaving to bring some food from home. Doctors told me to stay in hospital atleast for two days. Megha and Surbhi are busy in their girlish talks about fashion, movies, music and all the rubbish which they can discuss. Vaibhav and Sammer are sitting beside me and are busy with their cell phones. I called both of them closer to me, and asked them-“Simmy ka call aaya kya?”

“You Idiot, you just caught with an accident and still you are not in control. You know, I still could not believe that there was any fault of that innocent cow. That must be you who have done the mistake. You mast be going beyond your speed limits and that is why you are laying here.” Sameer said lifting my fractured hand.

I have nothing to say, they know the full story. Vaibhav and Semeer burst out laughing after watching my face. The fault was mine, it was me who had lost focus on road, it was me who have been listening to the music at full volume, I am the one who had lost in dreams of Simmy while driving. That was me.

“Fucker, what do you think you are? If you do not tell us anything, so we will not be able to find it. We are your best friends, and best friends sab jaante hai.  Tu humko call nahi karta toh kya hua. I was having some problem in the physics practical file so I was trying your number since 11.30 in the night and your phone was busy every time I tried to call you. I thought anyway I should call Simmy but even her phone was busy.” Vaibhav revealed the full story.

I was surprised with all their investigation. Smart people.

“Oh yeh! I was discussing the same thing with Simmy regarding the practical.” I tried to protest.

“Don’t you dare to lie Mr.Singhvi.” Sameer stared at me.

*Mr. Singhvi, shit! They noticed that. Simmy where are you? Save me from these demons*

“Guys, guys!! Will you please stop it? It is nothing like that, aisa kuch hota to main tumko nahi batata?  And vaibhav you.. you are suspecting me? *Jooth bhi agar confidence se bola jaye to who bhi sach lagta hai* My final attempt to save myself.

“Then why you are worried for her? Look at that girl, she have not even asked you that how are you feeling now, what is status of your health. All girls are like this man, bhul gya Karthik ke saath kya hua tha. Ab hamara kaam tha tujhe samjhana, aage teri shraddha.” Vaibhav said in a bit serious mood now.

~

Surbhi aur Megha ki baatain shayad khatam ho gayi thi, wo bhi mere pass aa ke baith gayi, hum aur aage baat nahi kar paye. I was getting influenced by what Vaibhav have told me. Kya sabhi ladkiya aisi hi hoti hai? Simmy really do not care for me? Thodi der me Mom-Dad bhi aa gaye, Unke aane ke baad Vaibhav, Megha aur Sameer apne ghar ja rahe the. Jaate-jaate Sameer ne meri tarf dekha aur kaha-“Be careful dude.”

Surbhi looked at me and Sammer with suspicion. She moved behind Sameer and Vaibhav by saying-“Main inko bahar tak chod ke aati hu.” *Jaroor kuch puche gi meri sis in dono se.*

My dinner was as instructed by the doctors a simple one. I would be more happy and hungry if I would have got something spicy and freaky. Somehow I managed finishing my meal and after that Mom and Dad are about to leave for home, Surbhi will be staying with me that night. My mom showed her love over me before leaving which proved that how much she cares for me, but my father was still busy talking on phone, he just said Good night and left.

At 10 O’clock, which is the time for patients to sleep according to the rules of hospital, I was about to sleep when Surbhi came and set beside me.

“Is it paining?” she hold my fractured hand.

“Its ok Di, I can handle such kind of pains.”

“Yes you can, but tujhe is se jyada kisi ke milne na aane ka pain ho raha hai na?” She stared at me.

I didn’t answer.

“Look bro, Vaibhav have told me everything, and I don’t think that Simmy should me that bad for you. You are in love my brother.” She winked.

I looked at her with surprise. She just said Good night and turned off the light.

It was 11 in night but I was still asleep, again and again checking my phone for a call or SMS from Simmy.  I was thinking about the thing Surbhi di told me. Is I am in love? Really? I was still not sure about that. Mujhe lagta hai Simmy ko bhi mujh se pyar hai. But if she cares for me then why she didn’t came to see me? Where is she when I need her to be with me? All my friends and my relatives came that day to visit me, but why not Simmy. I still remember words of Sameer BE CAREFUL BRO. Kya sabhi ladkiya aisi hi hoti hai? Simmy,, Where are you?

Trouble, Excitement, crash…..

It was six in the morning, when I felt some vibrations on my body, my phone which I have dropped somewhere on my bed is vibrating. I woke up to search for my phone and finally found it under my pillow. It was Simmy at 6.00 in the morning. I picked up the call-“Hey, What’s up?”

“Idiot, wake up quickly. Are you done with your Physics practical file?” She asked.

“Ehh…. *I was still sleeping* Fish!! I haven’t, how can I forget that, I am dead now, Smita mam going to kill me today. My file is still blank.”

“You are such an Idiot, check your college bag I have given you my practical file to copy, haven’t you seen that?”

“Oh yeh!! Off course I remember that.” I tried to act smart.

“Get up quickly, and complete it, still you have 4 hours with you, you can still do that.” She tried to encourage me.

“Yes, I can still do that. Thank you!”

“I don’t understand what you people do when you have time with you. You should have done it last night na.” *Giggle*

“Ya, actually some stupid girl called me late in night and she was talking some rubbish so I was not been able to do that.” *Flirting is my all time favorite time pass*

“Stupid ha.. ok!! now do your work, see you in college.” She put her phone down.

Smita mam is one of the most dangerous looking teachers in our college. She is our Physics teacher, and we have a real tough time in her classes. Yesterday she had given me the final warning regarding submitting my Physics practical file-“This is your last warning Aditya, otherwise I have to talk to your father.” *Yeh Teacher-Students ki baat me Father kaha se aa jate hai* I will be in a big trouble if I will not be able to do that on time, she would literally throw me in a dark room where most of the physics experiments take place. Aur waise bhi ab kisi aur teacher se panga lena aacha nahi hoga. I started working hard on my Practical file. My mom was still surprised after watching me doing my college work at 6 in the morning and irritated too as I was requesting a cup of coffee after every 15 minutes.

After an hour, Simmy called me back to know the work status, I still have 4 more to do.

“Oh!! You are too quick. you are already done with three.” She appreciated my work.

“Yah! Actually it is effect of your beautiful handwriting, I tried to copy your handwriting too but not able to get that perfection.” *Girls always like it if somebody appreciate their handwriting*

“Oh really! OK listen, let me make your work easy. I am making diagrams for you so that you can finish it faster.” *Reward of my flirting*

“Oh thank you so much, waise bhi diagrams draw karne me mujhe koi interest nahi hai.”

“Yeh! I know that. Now get back to your work, we will talk later. Bye.” We disconnected.

Tabhi mujhe mere dosto ki yaad aayi, aakhir wo mere dost the, unhone bhi file complete nahi ki hogi. I sent a group sms

Physics file complete kari?

Vaibhav replied at the quickest,

Oh thanks dude. You saved my life. I still have one more to do.

Then Sameer ka message flash hua,

Tu itna jaldi kaise utth gaya?

After half n hour Karthik ka reply aaya,

Yes man I am done. Priyanka ki file mere pass hi thi.

*Group me ladkiya hone ka sab se bada profit, they will never let you go the wrong path and will always save your life in difficult situations, whether it is studies or some thing else*

I replied back to Vaibhav,

Today I will be a bit late, so wil not ne able to pick u. Tu Sameer k saath chal jana.

After an hour, I was done with my whole work. I sent a sms to Simmy,

I am done.

But she didn’t reply back. I started getting ready for my college and felt some what exited how Simmy helped in saving my life from Smita mam and now I should be able to face Smita mam. She will be surprised when I will proudly submit my practical file. Thank you so much Simmy.

It was first time since my college opened that I am having my breakfast on time. Mom and Surbhi were also surprised. Surbhi was asking me-“Bhai tujhe hua kya hai? Are you ok?” I just smiled and didn’t answer. She was a bit confused about my behaviour, but its ok. Mom asked me-“Aaj exam hai kya tumhara?” *Oh God.. hum ladke kya sirf exam me hi jaldi jaagte hai* I made them sure-“Its nothing like that mom. I had some work to do that’s why I woke up early, now can I please have my breakfast, I am getting late. I think I have made myself clear.

~

I plugged in my earphones, turned on my bike and started flying towards my college. I am feeling so fresh, a new energy is boosting an excitement in my body, and I am feeling much confident today. It was the first time that I am going to college on time, but still I am driving faster and faster, I just wanted to see Simmy as early as possible, I do not want to waste even a single minute. A song of U2 on my phone sounds like..

It was a beautiful day 
Don't let it get away 
Beautiful day……………………………

My speed is rising gradually, and I am falling deep inside thoughts of Simmy. How can she be so beautiful and nice, don’t know why but I just love her, the things she do, her smile, her eyes, her lips, her hairs, her dressing sense, her attitude, her philosophy, her caring nature, uska Hi bolne ka style, uska gussa, uska pyaar, pal me rooth jana, aur ek hi pal me maan jana, her winking eyes, her creamy white complexion, her sense of style, her sense of humor, her………. COW!!!! Shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CRASH…………………………………………………

I tried hard but I was not being able to control my bike. I had an accident with a cow sitting in the middle of the road. Why the hell people leave their pets roaming here and there on roads. I was rolling all over the road. Main ek taraf meri bike ek taraf. The accident grabbed the attraction of all, people come to lift me up, some one is calling ambulance, people asking me silly questions. Some old man asked me-“kaha rehte ho beta.” I looked at him, I tried to speak but was not able to say a single word. Somebody was saying-“I tell you these young generation care for nothing, this must be the boy’s fault, can’t he see this innocent cow sitting on the road.” I just felt like killing him but was not able to move even an inch, and even not able to speak a single word. It showed me the real picture of India, where people have more respect to cow than the human life. The last word that comes out of me before getting feeble was… Simmy……….!!!!!!!!

Call Me Now………

I was in my room, watching the photos we have clicked during our Jaipur trip. They were my digicam’s photos so I am the first one to watch them. After watching the pics, even an idiot can easily make out what is going on between me and Simmy. Intentionally I sorted out some pics from the whole collection, *It will not be a good idea to let people say anything crap about us* There are some of the Simmy’s individual pics.. what to say about them, she was breathtakingly beautiful,, I am going to die, I am sure.

~

In the evening at the dinner table my dad asked-“How was your Jaipur trip?” *Its been 3 days since I have came back from Jaipur and see, now he is getting time for his son*

I said-“It was good, I have got a prize too”

Dad-“Try to concentrate on your studies, yeh gaana bajana toh zindagi bhar chalta rahega.” *Why the hell he was never happy with my singing*

I didn’t answer him, and looked at my mom, she just smiled, her smile made me comfortable.

Surbhi, my elder sister and I were looking at each other and trying hard to conceal a smile.

After having dinner I was sitting in my room and just scanning the TV channels to find some thing interesting. Surbhi asked me- “Howz your college going? Koi ladki pasand aayi ya nahi mere bhai ko?”

Me-“Kya Dii…don’t ask me silly questions.”

Surbhi-“Aacha.. phir photo kiske dekh raha tha?”

*fish… she noticed that.. *

Me-“who? Me, are woh toh Jaipur ki pics thi di.. sabhi friends hai usme mere.”

Surbhi-“and that girl whose pic you were watching again and again?”

Me-“Who? Simmy?? She is just my friend dii, aisa kuch nahi hai.”

Surbhi-“maine Simmy ka naam toh nahi liya. *Giggle* Ok!! If u say, I trust you.. but kuch ho toh mujhe jaroor batana. Chal ab jyada der TV mat dekhna, So jana.. I am going to my room,, good night! ”

Me-“humm.. sure.. Good Night!!”

Ek bar toh dil hua ki surbhi dii ko sab kuch bata du.. but phir socha,, nahi, its too early, wait for few more days.

~

I was about to go to my bed when I checked my cell phone.. There were two unread messages, one good night message from Megha and another one from Simmy. I opened it..

Call me now.

I checked time of message. The messaged arrived at 9PM.. and right now its 11.15PM

I replied her..

Are you there?

My phone instantly flashed back

No… Just go to hell.

“Ahh…what I have done.” I thought. I called her but she disconnected it. I called her again, and this time she picked it up.

“What you want Mr. Singhvi (That’s what she used to call me). And why the hell I am supposed to pick up the call, when people don’t even have time to reply. Busy people.. huhh” she said in anger.

“Areyy.. atleast  listen to me.. actually I haven’t checked my cell since afternoon.. it was a busy day.”

“Aahha.. God knows why the people are busy without any work.” Giggles *I just hate girls..*

“Gurr….what u want? Message kyo kiya tha?”

“ohhoo….ek minute me tone change ho gayiii.. Itna gussa aacha nahi hota..ok! leave it, tune kal ke last sms ka reply nahi kiya??”

“What question?” I asked.

“Oh God!! You are impossible man!!.. Kuch bhi yaad nahi rehta tujhe.”

“I really don’t know what you are talking about.” I tried to act innocent.

“Ok!! I just called to say good night. Go and sleep now, bbye.” And she disconnected the phone in anger.

I didn’t expect that she would cut the phone. To calm her down I sent a message,

btw I like one of our classmates. J

In reflex she called me back.

“Idiot, when you know what I was asking for, toh bola kyo nahi? Kaun hai who? Mujhe kyo nahi bataya ab tak? Baat kaha tak pahuchi?” She shot out all the questions at once.

“wait, wait. It is still not that serious.”

“Means?” She asked in excitement.

“Means, I still do not know what it is. Is it love or something, I don’t know.”

“aye hye.. so our hero like someone.. wo bhi hamari classmate. Naam toh bata de mujhe.” She insisted.

“Please abhi naam nahi bata sakta main. Please don’t mind, but……..” *How can I tell you that it was you*

“Ok,Ok!! I will not force you. But kuch bhi serious ho mujhe jaroor batana. Waise who kaun ho sakti hai,,, let me guess.. apne group me se koi hai kya?”

“nahi, never” I told her quickly as it made me remember the case of Karthik and Kinjal. Main nahi chahta tha ki mera bhi Karthik jaisa haal ho..

“Ok,, so it must be Avantika or priya. Right?”

“Simmy…. Please stop guessing random names, I am not going to tell you anything now. It is too early to say any thing.” I tried to stop her.

“Humm… but I can help you.”

“No, please don’t.” This time bit louder.

“ya, ya sure.. No need to shout, go, be happy with your love.”

“Look.. I am sorry, but it is too early.” I tried to convince her.

“Its ok! Mujhe kyo batayega tu, So ja Good night!” and she disconnected the line…

Why girls always desperate to know everything. I checked the time, it was 1.30am. I was not in mood of calling her back so I just sent a good night message to our whole group and waited for her reply. Megha replied back asking why I am still awake. I didn’t reply her and went to sleep. Is mission 3 accomplished? Or still I have many things to achieve. I thought it is too early to say anything, not even 10% sure about whatever was going in my mind, but still feeling good that Simmy is in my dreams. Dreaming about her,, I fell down on my bed……

Patching up…………

Aaj ka din bahut interesting hone wala tha. Soch raha tha, Karthik ne Kinjal se baat ki hogi? How will Simmy respond about our last night talks, What will be the future of our friendship?? Will Mehta sir forgive me?? Ehh.. My mind is continuously asking me questions about some of my past days I have spent with Simmy and all my friends. Those were among some of the best days of my life. Main Vaibhav ke ghar pahucha usko pick karne,, he was waiting for me outside his house,,

Usne gusse me pucha-“Yar tu jaldi kyo nahi utth ta.. roz late karata hai.”

Me-“Yar kal se pakka time pe” *Yeh toh mujhe bhi pata tha kal kabhi nahi aata..*

I raced up my bike and tried to move as quickly as possible.

College pahuchne par maine Vaibhav ko class me bheja aur main Mehta Sir ke room me pahuch gaya. Bahar baithe peon se pucha-“Aaj mood kaisa hai sir ka”

He said-“mast hai mast… aaj nayi car le kar aaye hai.”

*Ahh that was a golden opportunity for me*

I entered the room and greeted him. He looked at me and without responding, he moved towards his book shelf. Ek book bahar ikalte hue unhone kaha-“Now what you want from me”

Me-“Nothing Sir, I just came here to congratulate you for your new car.”

Mehta Sir-“Who told you about that?”

Me-“Sir,, everybody is talking about your car only, it really looks beautiful.” *Buttering is the best way to get your teacher convinced*

He looked at me and said-“Oh really!! Thank you!!”

Me-“My pleasure Sir. So, when you will me taking our class today?”

Sir-“Yesterday I have told you na, that now I will not be taking your class.”

Me-“Please sir,, please don’t do that. It is question of our future, I think you are the best faculty available in college to teach this subject, please sir, I am really sorry about the tomorrow’s incident, please sir, forgive me.”  *Ahh.. I am relly good at buttering… Marks ke liye kya-kya karna padta hai.. and I think emotional drama will be the best option to save my life.*

Sir-“Ok, ok!! Don’t be so emotional,, today I am busy, but from tomorrow I will take your regular class. Now go in your class and study well, and never ever behave with your teacher like you have done in yesterday’s class.”

Me-“Thank you very much sir, I make you sure that there will be no more complains from my side.”

*Delighted* Ab jyada der sir ke room me rukna thik nahi tha.. main jaldi se room se bahar aa gaya,, aur class ki aur chal diya. Maine already first lecture miss kar diya tha.

*Mission one completed. Two more to go*

I entered into my classroom, sabhi meri tarf hi dekh rahe the, maine kisi ko kuch nahi bataya, Nishit

Stood up and said-“Ab Chemistry kya tu padhayega humko?” Main Nishit ke pass ja ke khada ho gaya,, Vaibhav aur Karthik bhi mere saath aa kar khade ho gaye.” Nishit ne apne aas pass dekha, who akela tha. I looked into his eyes and said-“Better you mind your own business,, aur rahi baat chemistry ki toh who toh Mehta Sir hi padhayenge.” All looked at me with surprise. I turned my face towards whole class and announced-“Yes guyz!! Mehta sir is ready to take our class,, panga solve ho gaya, but aaj who thode busy hai isliye aaj unki class nahi hogi.”

All rejoiced and clapped for that news.

*Sabhi ko pata tha Mehta sir hamare future ke liye kitne important the, aur unki class se ek din ki chutti.. Wah bhai wah….*

Main apne group ke pass pahucha,, sab kuch normal lag raha tha, sbahi apas me baat kar rahe the aur class na hone ki khushiya mana rahe the. Kinjal and Karthik were also there aur dono hi ab normal dikh rahe the. Simmy as usual apne mobile ke saath busy thi, Sameer last class ke notes copy kar raha tha, vaibhav aur Karthik class me baithe items scan kar rahe the, Megha, Priyanka apni gossip me lage hue the.

Vaibhav-“Aacha toh tu sidha Mehta sir ke room me gaya tha”

I nodded.

I told Karthik to come out with me, kahi chalna hai.. we both moved out of the class.. Vaibhav aur Sameer bhi hamare peeche-peeche aa gaye. Hum sabhi Pool side pe pahuche.

I asked Karthik-“tune Kinjal se baat kari.. is everything fine now.”

Karthik-“Yeh!! Everything is normal now, Aur baat toh humne bahut lambi kari thi, who kabhi fursat me bataunga, but ha ab sab kuch normal hai, and please ab sabhi se request hai ki is topic ke bare me koi baat na kare, main usko ab aur tension nahi dena chahta. Who waise bhi saare matter ko le kar bahut tension me hai,,” *Insaan apne chahne walo ki care karna nahi chod sakta*

We all nodded and moved back to our class.

*Mission two complete.. 1 more to go…*

Hum sabhi saath me class me pahuche. Physics ki class start ho chuki thi. But still it was not too late, hum class me enter ho gaye, aur hamari favorite last bench par ja ke baith gaye,, Main Simmy ke just peeche wali bench par baitha hua tha..*mera abhi bhi ek aur kaam baki tha,, so padhne ka toh sawal hi nahi utth ta* I messaged Simmy with a confused smiley. She messaged me back-“Kya hua,, kya chahiye,, log raat me toh so jate hai aur phir class me padhne bhi nahi dete” She turned back and gave me a bad look. Sameer noticed that and asked me-“what?” I told him to ignore her and concentrate in the class. I replied her with a sad smiley, but she ignored it. Aur koi kaam na hote hue,, akhir mujhe physics hi padhni padi.

~

Aaj ki classes over ho gayi thi,, aur hamare boring practical ne vaise bhi humko bahut pareshan kiya tha. Sabhi ghar jane ko taiyaar the. Main apni lab se bahar nikla toh samne wali lab ke bahar Simmy dikhai di. Main jaldi se Simmy ke pass pahuch gaya.. I just tried to grab her attention but she ignored me and keep herself busy in typing sms..

I said-“Hey! Is this phone is that important for you” and I took away the phone from her hands.

She tried to stop me-“hey!! Give back my phone,, people are too busy to type a line. They just want to sleep, they do not care that someone is waiting for their reply.” *Oh.. toh ab matter samajh aaya.. yeh ka raat ka gussa tha jo ahhi tak thanda nahi hua tha.*

I said-“Sorry yar,, kya karta,, I was a bit tired last night,, neend aa gayi.”

She said-“Its ok! Just give my phone back.. I need to go home now, we wil talk later.”

I tried to stop her but tab tak waha Kinjal aur Priyanka bhi aa gaye, so I stoped myself being so emotional and moved with them to parking.

*Mission three.. still to be completed..*

It was a day with mixed feelings for me. I buttered my teacher to forgive me, saved the future of chemistry of my classmates, and seriously attended a class of physics, happy with the patch up of Karthik and Kinjal. I was happy that my 2 mission out of the three are accomplished, but still there is one more to be achieved. Simmy se aache se baat nahi ho payi. Ghar pahuch kar main raat hone ka intazar kar raha tha… mujhe Simmy se baat jo karni thi…..

Kabhi Haa, Kabhi Naa………!!

College se nikalte waqt waha pe Vishal aur Amit aa gaye.. Wo hum se hi milne aaye the.

Amit-“Kaha ja rahe ho inte jaldi me.”

Sameer-“Ghar ja rahe hai kuch kaam hai yar.”

Vishal-“Maine suna kuch panga hua tum logo ka train me?”

I was not in mood of repeating the whole stuff in front of them right now, so I told them-“go now,, we will talk to you later, we have some urgent work to do” and we said good bye to them and moved away.

Within 10 minutes we were at Karthik’s home. Gate knock karne par aunty ne gate khola,

She told-“Aaj college jana tha kya tum logo ko, Karthik ne toh kaha aaj nahi jana hai.”

Sameer quickly managed and told-“Wo.. aunty, hum logo ko kuch project ka kaam tha is liye gaye the”

A Ok feeling on her face!.. We asked her about Karthik. She told-“he is in his room, you go there,, I will bring Rasna for you all.”

Vaibhav insisted to remain in hall but we pulled him with us to Karthik’s room.

The atmosphere of the Karthik’s room was the same as we have seen it last night.

To try to cheer him up, I said-“Hey smarty,, wassup?? College kyo nahi aaya,, aunty ko jooth bolta hai ki aaj college nahi hai”

Karthik-“mood nahi tha yar college aane ka. Tum log batao kaisa raha aaj ka din”

I Said-“Mat puch yar, bahut bekar din tha, Mehta sir se panga ho gaya mera.”

Sameer-“and guess what, happiest thing is that ki unhone kaha hai ki ab who apan ko nahi padhayenge.”

We both laughed loud but Karthik and Vaibhav are still not willing to laugh. Aunty came in with Rasna in her hands. We quickly took trey from her hand and said.. “ahh.. thank you aunty we will manage it” and waited for her to go out of the room. Jaate jaate unhone Karthik ko bol hi diya-“beta room ki haalat toh dekho, sab kuch bikhra pada hai, kabhi saaf toh kar diya karo apne room ko.” *Mummy ki favourate line hoti hai yeh.. unko kabhi bhi hamara room saaf nah dikhai deta* we giggled.

Kuch der baad Karthik, Vaibhav ke pass ja ke baith gaya. He put his hand around his shoulder and asked him-“oye tu kuch nahi bolega kya?”

Vaibhav-“mujhe kuch baat nahi karni hai tujhse.”

Karthik-“Sorry yar kal maine kuch jyada hi bol diya tum logo ko, and sorry vaibhav for my yesterday’s behaviour.”

Vaibhav-“but tune us ladki ke liye mujh par haath kaise utthaya,, bas itni si dosti hai teri” *Emotional Indians*

Karthik-“Yar chod ab wo baat phir se start mat kar,, maine sorry bola na. Mera dimag kharab ho gaya tha kal.”

*Me and Sameer were enjoying Rasna and their emotional drama* we nodded.

Vaibhav-“chal thik hai but ek baat hai..”

Karthik-“Who kya?”

Vaibhav-“ tujhe aur Rasna pilana padega,, its too hot yar.Aur plz yar kisi ko bol ke Raj Namkeen se samose manga le yar..bhukh lagi hai..”

We all laughed out loud. *Kisi ne bahut sahi kaha hai,, the way to the heart of a person, moves through his tummy.*

Me-“Aacha ab ek baat sun, tu toh college nahi aaya but Kinjal aayi thi, who tujhe dhundh rahi thi, keh rahi thi usko kuch baat karni hai tujhse”

*Serious note.. all quite*

Karthik apni pocket se phone nikalta hai,,it shows 10 missed calls. Usne apna phone silent mode par rakha hua tha,, He insisted to call Kinjal, but I stopped him and told-“wait,, hamare jane ke baad baat karna,, aur please jyada gussa mat hona”

He nodded. I signaled Vaibhav and Sameer to move out.

Karthik-“Hey, wait kaha ja rahe ho,, thodi der aur ruko na.”

Me-“Abhi chalte hai,, we already had a frustrating day, need to sleep now” and we moved out of the Karthik’s home. Bahar nikal ke maine Simmy ko call lagaya,,

Vaibhav-“are simmy ko kyo call kar raha hai, Megha ko call kar wo bata degi sab ko.”

I made a stupid face on my mistake,, hope they ignored it. I quickly disconnected the call but it was too late, already ek ring ja chuki thi.. I ignored it and called back Megha and told her that everything is fine, and Karthik will talk to Kinjal later. After that, Sammer apne ghar ki aur chal diya aur main aur Vaibhav bhi apne ghar chal diye.

After reaching my home, I took my lunch aur seedha apne room me aa gaya, it was really a stressful day aur mujhe jaldi hi neend aa gayi. Sham ko uttha aur phone check kiya toh kuch unread messages pade hue the,, but nothing seemed to be so important so I ignored them.

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At about 12.30 in midnight when I was about to sleep, suddenly mera phone vibrate hua.. I checked it, it was Simmy, she just sent a confused faced smiley in message.

*late night messege chat se better option aur koi nahi hai..*

I replied-“wass up?”

She replied back-“Din me call kiya tha kya?”

Me-“nah.. Megha ko call karna tha, but by mistake tera number dial ho gaya tha.”

She replied quickly-“Ha tu mujhe kyo call karega. Ja so ja.. and a smiley showing her anger”

*It seems that during nights, some of the love hormones of human body become more active,, and today Simmy was looking strongly affected by them *

I replied back-“Are yeh kya baat hui,, karta toh hu tujhe call” *aur me sochne laga last time maine Simmy ko kab call kiya tha, actually hum normally message se hi chat karte the, so kabhi call karne ki jarurat hi nahi padi thi.*

She replied back-“Kabhi nahi,, tujhe duniya se fursat mile toh toh mujhe se baat kare na”

*Wow the hormones are really making there effect*

I typed-“Hum college me hi itni baatain kar lete hai ki kuch jarurat hi nahi padti baat karne ki” but phir kuch dimag me aaya and I deleted the old one and typed again-“tune kabhi seriously liya hi nahi mujhe.”

Simmy-“Aive hi,, main jitna tujhe jaanti hu utna koi nahi jaanti.”

*dude.. whats up with this girl today..*

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I went to fridge to take out a chilled bottle of coke,, in the mean time Simmy messaged me twice to confirm ki me kahi so toh nahi gaya. Main waps bed pe aaya tab tak uska 3rd sms blink hua.. “whare are u idiot? GF ka call aa gaya kya.. ?? lol”

I replied-“hello, coke lene gya tha fridge se,, and I don’t have any GF,, ok!!”

Simmy-“Ok!! Chill out!! Btw what kinda GF you are looking for?? Apne college me hi nazar ghuma le, bahut mil jayegi”

*Ahh…vry bst, amazing n unanswerable feeling is when, YOUR CRUSH ASKS U ABT UR CRUSH...!!!*

Me-“Aaj suddenly yeh baat kaha se aa gayi dimag me?? Aur vaise bhi apne college me aachi ladkiya hai kaha. *I mean.. exept you*

She replied back-“Oho!! Attitude dekho nawab ka. Main batau kya ek do ke naam?”

*Now she is coming to the point*

Baat bahut interesting ho chali thi…..But,, bhagwan to kuch aur hi plan kar ke baitha tha,, itna interesting topic chal raha tha aur mujhe neend aa gayi.. mera luck hi kharab tha shayad..

Subah jab main so ke uttha toh time 8.30 ho gaya tha,, main late ho raha tha,, cell phone check kiya toh usme Simmy ke 5 unread message the.. yaad aaya kal raat ko main baat karte karte hi so gaya tha.. I was getting late for college ( nothing new in that),, Phir se wo hi Mehta sir,, boring Practicals,, kuch Ladte hue dost,, Aur ek Ajnabee se mulakat.. ji ha wo hi ajnabee jo kuch na hote hue bhi khaas tha,, Jiske liye dil kabhi haa karta hai kabhi naa karta hai,, it was going to be a important day of my life…. I came out of my bed and started getting ready for the college….