It was evening. Veer and his team had just completed the practice. Veer was still playing though, doing basket after basket effortlessly. He wasn't actually into it. Just one face before his eyes. That girl. He smirked evilly doing a basket. He had
a new target. The girl Taani. Her image in front of his mind. Her slim glowing body. Her flowey seductive fragerence, Those nashily eyes. Her full lips. He smirked again. Only thinking about her was making him impatient. Itani hot ladki ko wo jane nahi de sakta tha.
But then another face came into his mind. And that impatience and excitement turned into hatred. Those two boys. Especially that lanky one who gave him looks. He felt anger. Noone messes with Veer. Two people came in the basket ball court waiting for him to turn. Veer looked at them sideways and then he moved to where refreshments were and drank water and splashed it on himself. Ruffling his unruly hair, he asked,
Veer: News?
Team member 1: Veer, hamne sab find kiya. Jo tumhe chahiye tha
Veer: Source?
Team member 2: That other girl. That umm... yeah, ACS. Whats her name? Aashi.
Veer: Cool. So (facing them) Whats the news?
Team member 1: The girl name is Taani. She is the GS...
Veer: (rudely. Cutting him) I know that. Tell me who those two boys are.
Team member 1: Yes. The tall lanky one. Who played pranks on us. His name is Swayam. Is college ka CS he aur basket ball team ka captain... Aur Taani ka bhai he...
Veer: Bhai? (smirking) Oh well. That adds more fun to the game
Team member 2: Are you sure Veer? Kahin hum match se distract to nahi hoge na...(But the look Veer gave him silenced him)
Veer: And that other one. The extra smart one.
Team member 1: Yes, his name is Reyaansh Singhania. College ka AGS he and from what I saw, ladkiyon ka hero he. College me esa kuch ko lagta he ki wo aur wo girl Taani couple he. Par Aashi ne na kaha. Wo keh rahi he ki dono ek dusre ko hate karate he.
Veer: Hmm (smirking) Hate? You got to be kidding me. Well, like I care. I don't care a damn about those two. I just want that girl. Wo dono mera aur kuch nahi bigad sakte. Chahe kuch bhi kar le.
Rey and the team were at the dorm. Vicky Nil having pillow fight. Bharat and Amar were looking at some video and Swayam was out to talk about some report with Aashi.
Rey was standing at the door of the dorm, deep in thoughts. He was looking at his hand with a lost intense soft expression. Thinking about Taani. A soft smile playing on his lips remembering how she grabbed his hand and took her from... Bas yaha se aage thought ja hi nahi raha tha. Only the action of she taking him by his hand came to his mind again and again. In his mind, she had never looked more beautiful than she had then. Wo aankhe. Wo warm beautiful brown aankhe, jinme hamesha use ek sukoon milata tha. Wo aankhon ki gehrayiyan samandar se bhi gehri thi. Jitana un gehrayiyon me jata, utana hi wo gehrayiyan badhti hi jati. The purity in her eyes. Jiname itane sare emotions chhupe the, jinhe samaj pana... He sighed. Those eyes were making him go crazy. Iss dunia se dur, bas un aankhon me kho jane ka man karata tha. He was going more crazy then before. Har ek aawaj, har ek bat use usaki yad dilata tha. Usaka ek ek labj, kitana affect karata tha use. Taani ne kahi huyi ek ek bat yad thi. Ek ek harkat usaki yad thi. Ek ek emotion, ek ek sachhai, ek ek bhav, sab bas usake dil ko itana chhu gaya tha ki. Ek ek pal, usaki feelings ko aur unchayi pe pahochta tha. Usake pyar ki gehrayiyon me bas dub jane ka man karata tha. Wo feelings ke bahav me kho jane ka man karata tha. Taani ka nam bhi lene me dar lagata tha. Ki kahin usase dur rehna aur mushkil na ho jaye.
He closed his eyes, feeling the soft breathe on his face. Easily distracted. Ye hawayein bhi use yad dilati thi, usaki flowery fragerence ki. Wo khushboo, jise wo milon dur bhi pehchan leta, jo use usake hone ka ehsas dilati thi. Usaki batein, usaka pyar, usaki aankhein, usaki hansi...
He jerked his head. Whoa! Where was his thought process going. He jerked his head again, trying to regain his focus. No Rey No. Jo ladki mujpe itana bhi vishwas na karati ho, I can't... Par... No... Par... No I need to focus.
But... Phir usaki aankhen kuch aur kyun kehti he? You are overthinking it. Nahi. Par... No. Par, usaki aankhon me mein hamesha trust dekhta hoon. Like she trusts me... more than I can trust myself.
... Agar trust karati, to esa kyun kehti ki... Par...
Rey: (loudly) Just stop Rey
Swayam: (who was entering, was shocked. He barely saved himself from falling) Whoa!
Rey: (jerking out)
Swayam: Rey? Ye kya kar rahe ho?
Rey: Oh, sorry Swayam. I just got a little carried away.
Swayam: (looked at him like scanning him. Suspiciously) Aaj kal tum kuch jyada hi carried away ho rahe ho. Don't you think?
Rey: (pondering) (Taani's words in his mind 'Aapse mujhe dar lagta he' He stopped there. Thinking about it. Memory as fresh as it happened a moment ago.) (He again gained focus) There is always a reason.
Swayam: (who was busy msging Sharon) Hmm?
Rey: Nothing. Lets just get to sleep. Hame kal subhe jaldi uth ke practice bhi jo karani he.
Swayam: (Not convinced) Right. Lets go.
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