2 States: An Estranged Love Story.. - Page 6

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CHAPTER 2

"Bhaiya, St. Stephens chaloge?",Raghu asked a taxi driver. "Haan,chalenge na, baithiye",the driver replied. "Aap naye hain yahan par sahib",the driver asked after travelling some distance. "Haan kyu",Raghu asked bewildered. "Delhi mein rehna itna aasan nahi hai sahab. Bach ke rahiyega",warned the driver. This scared Raghu a bit. He knew it would be a difficult task for him to adjust in this new city. After some time, he reached the college. Raghu took out a Rs.100 note and gave it to the driver. "Ye kya hai sahib. Sirf 100 rupaye. Yahan tak ka 200 banta hai",the driver said. "Itne zada. Ye toh galat hai. Main toh 100 hi dunga. Kya kar loge", said Raghu confidently. He was not ready to pay an extra amount. "Main kya karunga. Phir dekhte jao",the driver gave an evil smile. He called all his driver friends. They all looked like goons. Raghu got scared by looking at them. He did not want to get beaten up. He quickly took out another Rs.100 note, gave it to the driver and ran away inside the college campus. He took his room keys from reception at headed towards his room.

As he was going, he bumped into a girl. He fell down with the girl on him. Her hair came all over Raghu's face. He held the girl by her waist. She removed her hair from his face. Little did she know that Raghu was staring at her. She picked up herself and stood up. Raghu also stood up after she got up. He was still looking at her, stunned, observing her beauty. She quickly took out her mirror and checked her face in it. "Perfect", she exclaimed. Raghu couldn't remove his eyes from her. "So beautiful she is", he thought. "Oye Mister! Ghurna band karo. Aur tum dekh kar nahi chal sakte ho kya", she said irritated. "Main toh dekh kar hi chal raha tha. Tum hi aakar mujse takraai", Raghu answered. "Acha! Matlab ab tum kehna chahte ho ki meri galti hai", the girl asked angrily. "Main toh bss..", Raghu began to say but was cut short by the girl. "Main iss college ki most popular aur beautiful ladki hun. Sab ladke mujh par marte hain. Aur tum jaiso ko toh main bhao bhi nahi deti. Now just get off my my way. Huhh", said the girl with full attitude and left leaving Raghu with his mouth open. He kept standing there for some time thinking about the girl. Then he went inside his room. His roommate was already there. His name was Ishaan. He was totally different from Raghu. "Hii", Raghu said. He tried to start a conversation. "Hi! Listen I do not have time now. i have to practice for my dance now. So do not disturb", Ishaan said rudely. "But I wanted to have some rest. I have travelled alot and i am tired", said Raghu in a polite tone. "So, how does it matter to me? I have to practice. I cant leave my practice for you. And i would need the bed. So you just go and sleep on the sofa", Ishaan replied. "Heyy.. but...listen", Raghu tried to say. But before he could complete, Ishaan turned on his music player and started practising on the bed. Raghu was helpless. He needed rest badly. So he decided to lie down on the sofa. He slept as soon as he lied down. He dreamt of his good days in Kolkata. He got up at night. He was hungry. He went out and ate the food. He wanted to have some Bengali dish but he couldn't find any restaurant which had Bengali food. Also the owner and even the waiters were rude to him. He came back and lied on the sofa. He was very upset. For him, Delhi was worse than his expectations. He wanted to run away but he knew he couldn't.

As he was thinking about all this, his phone rang. It was Machmach. A smile crept on his face. His brother's timing was always perfect. He took the call. They both talked for more than half an hour. Raghu was a bit happy now. Machmach made him laugh so much that all the bad memories of the day disappeared from his mind.

The next weeks were better for him. He and Ishaan became good friends. He was now able to understand the Delhiite mindset and attitude of the people.

A freshers party was organised by the college. Raghu was not interested in going. On Ishaan's insistence, he agreed to come.

Next chapter will have the party and Rantara's meet there.. 😉

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