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Abhinaya

@HeyDeviMaiyya

Trailblazer

+ 6

Posted: 13 years ago

#51

Okay wow I'm all for it !!!😃 Gayu !! You write so well anyways and I am really looking forward to read Risha's too !! Cant wait 😃🤗

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Risha

@LivingInPajamas

Rocker

+ 6

Posted: 13 years ago

#52

{Route Number 753}

A summer evening on the roads of New Delhi,honking cars,heavy traffic and people returning to the warmth of their own four walls,home.

The buses are crammed with people of different cultures,jobs,economical stances and probably very different ideologies.But what actually binds them together is that single sense of working hard for their family.It might be the neighbourhood golgappa stall owner or the manager of a hot-shot fashion boutique-at the end of the day we all are earning to be happy,to be able to give lives to our children,our parents,our life partners.

Delhi they say is pure chaos,probably like most of the cities in India.We can't call it the perfect or the cleanest city on earth,but we do believe in the imperfection that is New Delhi.Some of the many colours which define this city would be the bright yellow and green autorickshawas or the Red and Green variety of Low floor buses.These may be the common man's form of transport,but the diversity in here is more inviting than the hostility of many a BMW.

He sat on the window side of one of the routes of the Red air-conditioned low floor buses.Or precisely ,route no. 753.The seat next to him lay empty,quite a surprising sight in what was an otherwise crowded route.Probably his obvious hostile nature,not to mention the expensive black business clothes he wore put his fellow travellers off him.

Though there were quite a few young pair of eyes which sneaked a look at him,blushing coyly underneath the colourful dupattas.

He was oblivious to it all,his eyes staring blankly at the cloudy sky outside.

Presently ,the bus came to a halt at the Malviya nagar bus stop and many a foot proceeded down the steps.His attention was distracted for the first time since he had been on board,the clattering and bustling with which a young girl entered the bus.She flashed a huge grin at everyone,a victorious smile at having caught the bus on the right time.Thankfully Buaji wouldn't be scolding her today!She looked around for a seat and noticed the empty one next to him.Clutching her jhola-the beaded bag she carried and swishing her long loose braid she sat down next to him.As luck would have it,her chappal adorned feet stepped on his spotless loafers in the process.Before he could even word something she gave a little shout of apology.

''Hey Devi Maiyya!!I am so sorry!I don't know where my mind is today.Making jalebis really gets tough for a person sometimes.No wonder I am so sleepy.''she babbled on at full speed and struck her head.Then she caught him staring at her and stopped.

His eyes burnt right into hers and even if it was a who-the-hell-is-this-alien look,she couldn't help noticing that curious intensity right beyond the otherwise cold stare.Was she imagining it?It sounded so cliched,looking into someone's eyes and knowing you belonged right there.But wasn't it a fact that this must have happened to someone in the big bad world?Someone who had established it as a cliche?

And just as if to give her a jolt on purpose,the bus gave a big jerk at one of the speedbreakers.She tried to hold on but as luck would have it ,ended up crashing against him.

Her shoulder brushed against his and she pulled herself together,trying to avoid his glare.

He looked in despise at her beaded jhola and weird pompom like forms adorning her dupatta.

''Stop bumping against me.''he worded,gritting his teeth.

Her face contorted into an expression of annoyance ''Excuse me?I am not bumping purposefully against you Mr..''

''Raizada,Arnav Singh Raizada''he worded coldly.

''GUPTA!Khushi kumari gupta!!''she rose her voice and then awkwardly looked around at the passengers staring at them.She stopped herself from blurting out that she was merely implying to him that he was not the only one with a three word name.

Arnav rolled his eyes and looked outside again.Trust the car to break down on this particular day when he had to work until late.He had resorted to the bus for the simple reason that it was air-conditioned and also because he felt himself incapable of arguing with autorickshaw drivers,specially when he had no idea about fares.He could have asked Aman to call for a taxi but a certain big sister at home would be getting worried about her Chote.And hence he had ended up here.In a transport system of the middle class.Next to this annoying girl with her equally annoying pompoms.

He glanced at her from the corner of his eyes and saw her fuming next to him.

''Why don't you just leave this seat?Seeing that you are not enjoying it here anyways?''he stated calmly.

She immediately reacted on this with flourish ''HELLO!Mr Raizada why don't you get up and leave?This is as much my seat as it is yours and for your information public transport is nothing like your hot-shot BMWs.So no thanks but I'm going to stick in here now!''she turned away her face.

Hot-shot BMWs?Honestly!

He was a bit taken aback.People usually got all flustered when he coolly let them know that he was the man in control.But here this girl had the cheek to reply back to him?

The two sulking travellers had taken up an immediate dislike for each other.Now only if fate had been so relenting!

Slowly the bus emptied,lesser passengers now occupying the wide expanse.

Arnav looked outside,the world seemed so silent and different from inside an AC bus.As if everything was zoned out and a silent movie was being played out.

Something light hit his shoulder and he rose his hand to shrug it away when it stopped in mid-air.

The apparent chattering of Ms Khushi Kumari Gupta had gone silent,her head lolling as she dozed off next to him.

He realised his hand was almost going to touch her cheeks and for a moment the rosy skin tempted him,not to mention that single strand of hair falling on just the right position.Arnav didn't have the heart to tell her to straigten up,she just looked so peaceful and probably...even beautiful in her innocence.

He pulled back his hand in a swift motion and enclosed it into a fist.What was he doing?

He turned his attention back to glaring at the traffic outside,trying not to divert his attention towards the light weight on his shoulder.

Few minutes later Arnav realised he recognised the surroundings and his bus journey was finally going to end.As the bus slowed down near the next stop,Arnav tried to get up but stopped again as her head fell even closer to his neck.

She was fast asleep.

'No wonder I feel so sleepy'

He had worked until late and honestly he was a bit tired too.What did she say she did?Make laddoos?Samosas?Jalebis?Yes,jalebis it was.

But since when did Arnav Singh Raizada care about other people?

He turned his head to look around at the occupants in the bus and saw one or two men.Arnav was cold,he was unsocial,he didn't give a damn about alot of stuff.But he wasn't any less when it came to values.He had grown up loving his sister and respecting her as well as the other ladies in the house.

Leaving a girl who was visibly tired ,alone on the bus was not really in his books.He glanced first at the head nestled in his shoulder and then back at the mainstreet where the bustop was.He stayed still even as the bus came to a halt.

Maybe stopping this time was going to be his craziest,weirdest or perhaps bestest decision ever.

The bus carried on forward and he wondered if she planned to get off at the next stop or not.

''Khushi''he gently shook her,whispering her name.He grew more uncomfortable as the men left in the bus stared at them,their sleazy grins enough to make him try to punch them down.

''Khushi!!''he shook her again.

''WHA!!!?Who?What?When?Where am I?''she woke up in shock,rubbing her eyes.

''Shshhh!''he gestured.

She looked around and then lowered her voice''Are you kidnapping me?''

''What the?''he didn't expect such a reaction''Ofcourse not!''

''Well then you were happily sitting here all the while I was sleeping right?Why couldn't you have woken me up?I was ..I can't think I was...''she awkwardly said,the fierce tinge still in her voice.

''EXCUSE ME!''he shouted and then lowered his voice ''Excuse me?''

Before he could complete,the bus came to a halt at Laxmi Nagar.

''My bus stop''she said,stumbling as she got up and hurried down the bus.He looked at his watch and followed her.

Evening had finally merged into night.The bus stop was a comparitively less crowded one considering the time.Khushi turned and almost stumbled into him.

''Listen Mr whatever.Stop following me ,I already have chilli powder to protect myself and I will just take it out...''she fumbled with her bag mumbling away and Arnav finally folded his hands and looked at her with an amused smile.Never had he seen a girl this crazy before.

She finally realised that her empty threats were not making the desired effect and again looked up at him.

''Over?''he asked.

She wondered whether to snap back but then decided against it and just nodded her head.

''So Miss Khushi Kumari Gupta,get this right-I missed my stop for you so that you could reach home safe.I had no reason to be standing here in the middle of a street in the middle of the night here.And now instead of a thankyou all I hear are stupid over the top accusations of kidnapping?You kidding me?''

''Why?''she questioned simply,his face confused again ''why did you do that?''

And for once Arnav didn't have statistics or graphs to explain that.He didn't know the answer himself!Why exactly had he followed her?He gave her one last look and walked off in the opposite direction.

She stared at him from a moment,or atleast what she made out in the dim light of the lamppost anyways.

''Hey!!!Wait!!Hello!!!''her bag slinging on her shoulder,she ran after him and stopped him in his tracks.

''Why did you do this though if you weren't planning to kidnap me?''

Her infuriating questions branding him as a kidnapper was the last straw ''Because you were alone DAMMIT!!What if it had been my Di?What would I have done?Left you sleeping there all alone in the bus?What if something had happened to you?!!Don't you get it?''

His sudden outburst left her amazed.She hadn't expected this.She walked closer to him,fiddling with her bag.

''I do get it.''she said quietly as he turned to look at her ''Sorry.''

''What the?''Apparently Mr Raizada wasn't used to apologizing or accepting apologies in his normal life.

''Sorry.I just was being cautious.Amma and Buaji keep telling me to stay aware.Delhi is not safe for girls you know''Much of awareness she had shown! They stood quiet for a while and before the communication gap could be completed,little drops slowly sneaked down through the night sky.

She stood with her hands outstretched,smiling suddenly.As he looked around for cover,he noticed her and stopped.In Arnav's world they didn't stand and welcome the rain,they covered their expensive business suits with stiff black umbrellas.But then,his world was very different from what this jalebi girl's world was.And he felt himself being drawn to her strange world.

Soon enough he was going to realise why exactly had his car broken down today.Or why he had been left with an empty seat beside him,not just on this journey but probably all through his life.

She called out to him ,raindrops streaking down her face and drenching her from head to foot.And weirdly enough,she seemed to be enjoying it.

The passengers watched amused as a young couple entered the bus,the girl laughing hysterically while the man staring at her with a half smile and half frown on his perfectly chiselled face.

The women in the bus sighed as their eyes made out the mangalsutra peeking beneath the folds of the white dupatta the girl had casually laid across her shoulder.

''Common Arnav!!''she held his hand and made him sit down on a seat ,herself plopping down next to him.

''Khushi you..''he murmered with a scowl which melted into a small smile as he saw her grinning face.

This was probably the craziest anniversary in the world along with the craziest wife ever.

As route number 753 lumbered through the evening traffic,one wonders if behind the kidnaps,rapes and murders-Delhi's real heart will ever be discovered.The one which beats simultaneously of the Jalebi girl and the grumpy businessman.

"Kahi Dabi Dabhi si kahi chipi chipi si thi teri meri love story

Kahi Baarishon mein bheegi to mehek uthi teri meri love story"

Inspiration- those kids who sleep soundly next to me in the bus and keep hitting their heads on my shoulder😳

So that was the first OneShot in the alternate universe series and I dearly hope you all enjoyed it.Now to those who didn't get it the first time- Me and Gayathri will post individual oneshots here with the only common connect being an Alternate universe.That means that all the oneshots here will be set up in another setting,different from the setting of the current ipkknd.

The first bunch of PMs were sent to my whole buddy list but from next time-If you want to follow our works on this thread you have to buddy us on this account: -arhiPM-You will receive PMs for this ONLY if you have buddied us on this account!

PLEASE read the main post for other details and if you have any questions you are free to ask us!

-Risha

Gayathri's OS on page 9-{Flying Finally}

Looks like we both do have a telepathic connection indeed :P

Edited by Risha_ipkknd - 13 years ago

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inajnar

@inajnar

Navigator

Posted: 13 years ago

#53

Beautiful !!

That song has been playing on my mind ever since i heard it ..

Love the way you pick a song to go with your story ...makes them even more awesome ...😊

Edited by inajnar - 13 years ago

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-Devanshi-

@-Devanshi-

Voyager

+ 5

Posted: 13 years ago

#54

Hayeee...it was such a lovely OS!!!i cant stop myself from grinning...!!!

The cute khushi kumari gupta falling asleep on arnav singh raizada's shoulder...sooo adorable!!

And and...arnav singh raizada travelling in a bus!!!O_o!!!!

Loved how he missed his stop so that she could reach home!!this man sometimes reminds me that chivalry isnt dead after all!!

And aww...they got married later!!!

You made my day...now i can go amd study for my test...my mind is refreshed...:D

Love you for this OS!!

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AngelTeen

@AngelTeen

Stunner

+ 8

Posted: 13 years ago

#55

Res :D

*Edited

That was amazing, Risha! So sweet and romantic and just awww worthy! Great job!

Loved the part where he decides to let go of his stop so that she is safe and the way she apologizes and the last part of course! Loved it! :)

Edited by AngelTeen - 13 years ago

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...Penknife...

@...Penknife...

Voyager

+ 2

Posted: 13 years ago

#56

i'd love to read random stuff

yippie...and yep i second the idea of leving something just the way it is...its pety nice to imagine up the rest...sooo looking 4ward to reading stuff on this thread...!!!

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Gayathri <3 call me G3,Gayu,Gags

@-happilyunknown

Sparkler

+ 5

Posted: 13 years ago

#57

Damn didnt get first spot!!..:/

res and check your inbox!!

-Edited-

I frickin hate that i am late! :X 😆

We seriously need to consult a doctor regarding both our telepatthic connection and love for all things which come under public transport!

Loved how your A and K met.But first- Arnav SIngh Raizaada in a bus??!!!! :O

Khushi reaction was bloody realistic- He didnt own the bus anyway! And he missed his stop for her <3 oh the chivalry!

Love love love this!

Edited by -happilyunknown - 13 years ago