CRASH!!
"OUCH!!...OH DAMN!"
a woman clutched her head as it hit d steering wheel of her car...
"oooooooh!!...d rascal...scoundrel!!
"oh hell!...i should've known better!
drinking & driving don't mix!"
a man cursed himself as he began to get out of his jeep...
..................................
4 hours earlier.....
as navin slipped into his room...
he saw his best riend dropping off to sleep in his armchair..
surrounded by a sea of documents!
"bahut ho gaya raj!!
its been 3 weeks...& i still see you immersed in dose stupid files..."
navin yelled at him...waking him...
"god !!...wat d hell did u shout for??!!
stupid files!!....main teri tarah vellah nahi hoon navin...
u may be enjoyin yourself..but i've got to submit dis report to B.C....
.&...i'm chasing a deadline!..."...he once again immersed himself in his work..
a little reluctanty of course...
"dekh dost...yaar...pichle 3 hafte se main raat ko theek se soya nahi hoon...
u'r always working!!...round d clock raj!...
u deserve a break!"...he sighed
"go talk to your uncle if you've got problems wid sharing dis room!"
"u know dat's not what i...oooooh!!....uth!!..get up!" exasperated...
navin dragged raj out of his chair...
"navin!...stop it yaar!!.."
"i know u'r a workaholic....but still...
we're going for a drink tonight...chal!"
he pulled raj along...
"but..." he tried to reason..
"no buts!!...dere's dis cool bar dat we're hitting tonight!"
raj resigned...knowing dat once navin made up his mind...
no sane person could change it!
..............................
as dey stepped out of the academy (located in delhi)....
the chilly night air ht dem on their faces....
"do we really have to go....??"
raj made a face wen navin answered in d affirmative...
as soon as dey had seated themselves in raj's jeep..
navin's phone rang...
"hi uncle..."
"captain ahluwalia!!...its sir for you till lights out remember...!"
a strict b.c. shouted in navin's ear...
dey talked for awhile...
"kya hai??..y d hell r u smiling??"
"kuch nahin!...kya hua?"
"he wants 2 meet me abhi....i'll hv to go..."
"thank god!!..chal!"
"aye...hello??...main jaa raha hoon..aur tu jaayega bar!!"
after a brief argument raj agreed & navin explained him d way...
"aaraam se aana...i'll handle it here...bye"
"bye..."
........................
as d young, charming captain drove...
he was surprised..surprised as to how afer so many years he was reminded of
his childhood days.....
22 years back....
"Nia...raj...nanoo...andar chalo!!..
it's bout to rain!"
nia's mom... shouted....& the three 6 year old kids ran inside....
18 years back...
"bahut ho gaya...stop teasing her...
tum dono ko aur koi kaam nahi hai...
go out & play!!"...& raj's mom pushed him & nanoo out into d garden...
16 years back...
"cheeeee!!...yeh kya ladkiyon jaisi dress pehni hai!"
raj made a face at nia...
"stupid!!...ladki hi to hoon..."
"den go play wid girls...humaare peeche kyon padi hai.."
nanoo shouted...
something dat made nia burst into tears...
& raj..& nanoo..grinned....happy to have made her terrible yet again...
13 years back...
"mrs.shekhawat...aaj khaana bahut hi badiya bana hai..."
"thank you so much...aap bataiye...nia..nanoo ki padaai kaisi chal rahi hai?"
"nia to exceptionally dedicated hai....
par nanoo....nanoo aur raj ko masti se fursat mile to padenge na...!"
"oh come on mom!!..were 15!...padna ladkiyon ka kaam hota hai.."
"yup!!..we're going...cycling..& den cricket..."
the two rushed away...
11 years back..
"aapki flight kitne baje ki hai?"
"bas another 4 hours...r u sure about nanoo??"
"aap kyon tension le rahi hai...?
u know we're much more dan neighbours...or family friends!
main to kehti hoon nia ko bhi yahin chod do...
she'll do her studies from here..."
"nahi...nanoo aur raj ki baat alag hai....
nia london mein humaare saath hi theek hai...
waise bhi raj aur nanoo ne to army join karni hai...
naina still has to decide her future..."
everything was packed....
nanoo was to live wid raj for d coming 1-2 years...
the twins hugged each other tightly....
they were currently in 11th...
"i'll miss u sis..."
"i'll miss u too bhaai..."
raj remained still...not knowing how to bid her a good-bye...
they'd grown-up together...fought,played,teased...
yet...today everything seemed awkward...distant...
as dey were bout 2 leave...
raj ran out & called nia..
"u forgot something inside..."he shouted...
"nia..hurry up!..we're gettin late...
jaldi se aana.."her father told her
as nia hurried back in d room...raj closed d door...
turned her round & kissed her lightly on d cheek...
"stay in touch nia...i'll miss you"
"so....will...i..."
she blushed...& he smiled...
now 11 years later...he still went pink thinking about her...
about his first kiss...
he was shaken out of his reverie...
"nia...raj...nanoo...we were called NRN in one breath by so many people..
simply coz we were inseparable...
nanoo ..navin...to yahin hai...par tum...tum kahaan ho naina...?
do dey still call u nia??"
he sighed pleasantly surprised by d turn of his thoughts...
dey're were so many other beautiful memories...but dey began to fade...
"aah...finally!"
he parked his car...& entered a bar cum disc...filled wid boisterous people...
"i'll have gin please..." he ordered...
it was den ...as he was taking his first sip...dat his eyes fell on a bar-girl..
& he was lost..enchanted in her beauty...!