Chapter 11

 

PART 10

 

Josh pounds his head.

 

He goes back to the hotel and slips into Aliya's room. She is in the shower. He looks around the room and finds her scrapbook.

 

Josh walks over to the table and starts reading it. He smiles at all the pix. ALiya comes out of the shower.

 

Aliya: JOSH!!!!!! WHAT TE HECK DO YOU THINK YU ARE DOING HERE?

 

Josh: Aliya…look, I came to apologize. I know I used you to get rid of Kali and I am really very sorry about it.

 

Aliya is crying.

 

Aliya: Josh, I was your friend and still am!

 

Josh smiles.

 

Josh: So that means that you forgive me!

 

Aliya: Of course I do bhudu!

 

They hug. DK, Dish, Kumud, Kshitij and Nakul come in.

 

DK: Yeh hui na baat!!!!!!

 

Nakul: Guys, today is our last day, let's go to the France Dance!

 

Kumud: Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

They all get ready to go to the France Dance. Girls wear pink, boys wear blue.

 

(France Dance is a dance in one of the most famous clubs in France!)

 

They take the cab to the club. There is a guard at the door.

 

Guard: How many couples?

 

Dish: What????

 

Kumud: Couples????

 

Aliya: Isn't this just a regular dance?

 

Guard: No madam mosielle…you need to have a date.

 

Kshitij: What rule says we need a date?

 

Nakul: Oh no!

 

He was reading the invitation.

 

All: What!!!!

 

Nakul: It says right here that we all need dates!

 

Kumud: Bhayia…couldn't you tell us before????

 

Nakul is quiet.

 

Guard: Ok, which one of you is coming in?

 

They all are looking at each other.

 

Josh pulls Aliya towards him.

 

Josh: I've got a date! You guys want to dance or not?

 

Guard opens the door.

 

Guard: Any more?

 

Dk is looking at Disha. Disha is looking down.

 

Dk approaches her.

 

DK: Disha…

 

Disha: Yeah?????

 

DK: Disha…

 

Dish: Yeah??????????

 

Dk: Uhhhmm….

 

Disha: DK WHAT???????? DOES IT TAKE YOU THAT LONG TO ASK A GIRL TO A DANCE?

 

Dk: What????...Wait…did you just say what I though you said?

 

Disha: What were you going to ask me?

 

Dk: If you really want to go to the dance or stay out here with Kumud, Nakul, and Kshitij.

 

Disha: Oh no! I am sorry, I thought you were…you were…going to say something else.

 

DK: I did want to, you did not let me finish…Do you want to go to the dance with me?

 

Dish smiles and they go in.

 

Kumud, Kshitij, and Nakul are left outside.

 

Nakul: You guys going to go in?

 

Kumud: There is no fun in dances without ANgad bhayia!

 

Nakul: Are you saying you miss his music???

 

Kumud: Maybe…

 

Nakul is shocked.

 

Nakul: Fine, you guys stay here, I will go back.

 

Before Kumud or Kshitij can answer, Nakul leaves.

 

Kumud and Kshitij are all like what am I supposed to say?

 

Kshitij: Do you want to just take a walk around here since our ride is gone?

 

Kumud smiles at him.

 

Kumud: Sure!

 

They walk around the building and all the way to the Eiffel Tower.

 

Kumud: So, why did you really plan on coming to the trip?

 

Kshitij: What do you mean? I came to enjoy the beauty of Paris!

 

Kumud: Kshitij, please, I won't tell bhai.

 

Kshitij: How do you know it has to do with ANgad?

 

Kumud: It does?

 

Kshitij: You…..Fine…Ever since I found out that Kripa wasn't coming, I came because I wanted Kripa and Angad to spend time together!

 

Kumud: OMG!!!! That is exactly why I came!

 

Suddenly Kumud's cell rings.

 

Kumud: Excuse me.

 

She walks to the other side. It's her mom. They chat for a while and thgen put the phone down.

 

Kumud calls Mr. Mystery Guy. He picks up.

 

Kshitij: Hi Ms. Wrong Number! You remembered me after so many days!

 

Kumud: I am still on a trip!

 

Kshitij: Me too!!!!!!

 

Kumud: You did not tell me where you are when we talked at the airport.

 

Kshitij: Janna chahati ho?

 

Kumud: Koi shak????

 

Kshitij: Theek hai, liken hum dono ikhate bolenge ki hum kahan hai!

 

Kumud: Manzoor!

 

Kshitij: 1…

 

Kumud: 2…

 

 

Angad's car

 

Kripa and Angad are sitting. Angad is driving. They both don't even look at each other!

 

Angad starts talking first.

 

Angad: Kripa, I did not know you could sing so good!

 

Kripa: Thanks!

 

Angad: Kahan se sikha?

 

Kripa: You know why I did not join the college's trip to France?

 

Angad looks at her.

 

ANgad: Why?

 

Kripa: Because I wanted to take some singing courses. I used to sing a lot in my childhood with my best friend. There was this park we used to go to sit under our favorite tree and play antakshari!

 

Angad: Guy or girl?

 

Kripa: Guy…and his name was Angad too…

 

ANgad is surprised and shocked!

 

Angad: I am guessing he was more than a friend?

 

Kripa: I don't know about that.

 

ANgad: (to himself): Atleast I still have a chance.

 

Angad: So you stepped back from the college trip just so you could take singing ourses? Wow! That is some dedication!

 

Kripa: But,….

 

ANgad: But, I got sick and you…took…helped me outr and I never got the chance to sa thanks.

 

ANgad is looking at Kripa.

 

Angad: So, thanx.

 

Kripa: Angad, dosti mein no thank yous and sorries.

 

ANgad: Ok baba!

 

Suddenly the car breaks down!

 

Kripa: What happened?

 

ANgad: Will you be able to walk 1 miles?

 

Kripa looks at him.

 

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