Chapter 9
Showers of clapping, shouts and cheers in the auditorium were heard in the auditorium. Anirudh looked happy, but he did not want the song to stop. He let the sounds of Sabyasachi's guitar reach his ears. Jeet and Nishan were enjoying the show too, as they peeped over the heads of the people to have one glimpse of the actress on stage, Sreelekha.
"Ab jeene ko jaane ko na koi raasta ,
Tanhaiyon se hoga ab dil ka vaasta
Hum khud hi khud ko ab to kardenge laapata
Maan le tu aise, Hai zara bhole se
Jaante hain waise, Hai nibhaani kaise
Yaariyaan, Oh oh ho, Na chhode yaariyan"
He bowed as the guitar tunes stopped, and Sabyasachi got up. He got down form the stage and waved to his brothers, after which he walked up to Sreelekha and enquired him about the dress. "It is so soothing, and fresh. I loved it." she said, and kissed Sabyasachi on the cheek. And the full thing happened so fast, that nobody got the time to notice except for a handful of guests. Jeet noticed it though, and because he had kept his huge arms in front of Nishan's eyes, to have a view, Nishan did not see a thing. BTW the IPL was to begin the following Monday. Sreelekha quickly got up on the stage, and wished Sabyasachi and his team good luck. Sabyasachi smiled and took out a cigarette again. Anirudh came and stood next to him. "You played well man! I watched the match with Shatakshi- I mean my girlfriend." he said. "Thank you friend." Sabyasachi did not talk much to strangers. But he knew Anirudh in a very light way, so he anyways gave a smile. Anirudh was one of the most charming people he met.
Back home, Sabyasachi found his mother completely in disarray. She had fainted while doing some kitchen work, and Geeta Aunty was sitting next to her, fanning her with a saree end. Nobody had cared to switch on the AC at all. Sabyasachi quickly ran inside the room without opening his sneakers. "Mom! What.. what happened? How did this happen?" Mrs Malhotra sat up. "Sabyasachi.. sit here my dear. I.. I need to talk to you." "I dont think you should get up Pritha." said Geeta Aunty, but Sabyasachi gestured her to go out, and that he needed some alone time. "Dear, dear please promise me, that you will not show hatred towards Angad again. Dont get into trouble my love." Pritha sad these words, slowly, taking a couple of seconds for each word." Sabyasachi had completely forgotten about that young man who he was challenged by. He kept numb while Pritha looked at his hazel eyes with eagerness.
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Ruchika did not finish her dinner. He switched her cell on and whatsapped Anirudh.
"Where are you? Reached home?"
Her phone blinked after maximum of 25 minutes. "Yeah ;)" Ruchika did not ask anything else. A knock was heard on the door. "Ruchika.." Ruchika stood up from her chair. "Papa... come, come please.." The old man came in and sat down on the bed. "How are your studies going on, angel?" Ruchika sat down next to her father on the bed and hugged him. He put his hand around her shoulder. "Good." she said. "Okay. I have organized a party for you this Sunday. A small party, but with special people." he said. "Why?" Ruchika looked confused. "Dont worry. I wont get you married. Just want you to meet people." Ruchika smiled. It was definitely a chance to meet guys. Ruchika was not allergic to them like other girls of her age. She was a sport, and decided to think of all the work she kept for the weekend which she can cancel. So that the party day can be huge. Just then somebody closed her eyes shut from behind with two hands smelling of lemon handwash. "Rishabh!" Ruchika shouted. "I know my name honey" he shouted back, and Mr Sharma started laughing. Rishabh let go of his sister. Ruchika burst into laughter too. "So heard about the party? And do you know you are gonna get boyfriends? New and fresh ones?" Rishabh said, while making fake crying noises while looking at the poster of Tom Cruise which hang on the badside wall. "Rish, I know I will. But that does not mean you can put a Spiderman poster in place on that." said Ruchika while she tried out Rishabh's specs. Mr Sharma loved to see his children fight. He believed that if one was born to spread knowledge and spirit and happiness, other was born to be normal. A normal son. But he loved Rishabh and Ruchika more than himself. A tear trickled from his cheek in joy. He put his hand on Ruchika's head, and the other on Rishabh's. Both of them though they would be hugged together like before, but no! Mr Sharma bumped the heads together, and laughed, while Rishabh and Ruchika hugged him from both sides.
Edited by Brishti_Sarkar - 11 years ago
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