Laxmi entered the lunch room. She looked around and saw her friends at
her usual table. Durga looked up and waved but Laxmi avoided eye
contact. She knew that Durga would not let her eat at Satyakaam's table.
Laxmi headed in the opposite direction. Satyakaam saw her coming and
stood up.
"Hellooooo Laxmi."
Laxmi smiled, "Hi."
"Here have a seat..main aapko sab se milwaata hoon...Everybody
suno.This is Laxmi ab yeh hamaare saath lunch kayegi or main nahin
chaata key koi isse tang kare. Samjhe?"
The people at the table nodded their heads, some said hi and some
smiled. Mini gave Laxmi a dirty look. "Hi I'm Mini.We met before."
"Gee hum pehle bhi miljuke hain."
Mini turned and walked to the other end of the table.
Satyakaam smiled and sat down across from Laxmi. "Maine bola tha
na..Mini kuch nahin kehgi."
"Hmm..." Laxmi smiled.
Satyakaam stared at Laxmi as she ate and laughed and smiled. He knew
that this was exactly what he had wanted. She was perfect.As the lunch
bell rang Laxmi got up. "Chalo main chalti hoon. Bye!"
"Wait main aapko class thak chorde tha hoon." Satyakaam and Laxmi got
up and walked out of the cafeteria. "Toh Friday ko milenge?"
"Kya?..maine toh kaha tha..ke ek poora hafta ke liye main lunch kaongi
aapke saath..or phir baar jayenge."
"Haan..par mujhe nahin lagta ke main ek hafta intezaar karsak tha hoon."
He leaned over and moved the strands of hair from her face.
Laxmi could feel herself blush. "Umm main chalti hoon. Bye"
Satyakaam grabbed her hand and pulled her close. "Bye."
Laxmi turned and entered her class dazed.
Gauri sat outside in the courtyard on her father's bench. She remembered
when that boy had come and sat down beside her and when she met him
again before going to the mall. Gauri felt lonely and wished he would
come again. She remembered that one time she was crying because she
had missed her mom, Saraswati had told her if you close your eyes and
picture that person they will come. Gauri sat on the bench and closed her
eyes. A few minutes later she heard something moving. She opened her
eyes slowly. Staring right at her was that same boy.
"Aap yahan kya kareho?" Gauri was shocked that her trick had worked.
"Actually main yeh check kara tha key doctor bulaane ki zaroorat hai ya
nahin?"
"Doctor kyun?"
"Aap toh behosh lagri thi."
"Oh nahin main yuheen kuch soch ri thi!"
"Mere baare mein?" Gauri blushed and quickly shook her head no.
"Main mazaak kara tha." He sat down on the grass in front of her.
"Aap bench par kyun nahin beht the?"
"Bench pe? Aap ne khud kaha tha yeh aapka father ka bench hai...toh
isleeyay."
"Oh woh main sorry....uss din mere mood kaafi kharaab tha."
"Kyun?"
"Ab toh mujhe yaad nahin hai. Par aap bench pe beht sakte hain."
"Thank you...btw my name is Karan."
"Gauri."
"Gee uss din aapne bola tha na?"
"O yes."
Gauri turned around and smiled. She felt weird. Something about the way
he looked at her made her feel as if she was floating.
After school:
Laxmi was lying on her bed thinking about lunch that day when she
heard a knock at her door. She sat up. "Come in."
"Laxmi?"
"Durga Di? Aao."
"Laxmi aaj lunch pe kahan thi?"
"Woh main apne friends ke saath behti thi."
"Laxmi woh aapke friends nahin hai..jo hamare table behte he woh aapke
friends hai."
"Durga Di...yeh bhi mere friends the."
"Chalo jo bhi hai....aapko bataake jaana chaaye tha."
"Kyun? Main bachi hoon kya?"
"Nahin par main akeli."
"TOH KYA?..AAP TOH MUJHSE BHI BARI HAIN OR BACHI KE TARA
HARKAATE KARTI HO..JUST GROW UP!! JISKE SAATH MAIN BETNA CHAATI
HOON MAIN BEHT SAKTI HOON!"
Durga looed upset. She ran out of the room slamming the door behind
her. Laxmi sighed and closed her eyes.
Saraswati sat on her terrace with Bhavishya. "Bhavishya hum shaadi kab
karenge? Batao na!"
"Mujhe nahin pata..jab se waqt aayega...Saraswati shaadi ke baad log
badalte hai...or main nahin chaata ke yeh hamaare saath bhi ho."
"Nahin hoga...tum samajthe kyun nahin ho? Ab main jawaan hogi
hoon...agar aab mera haath nahin maangenge koi ore maangle ga.Phir
kya karoge?"
"Aapke saath chori chori affair karoonga."
"Kya?Affair? Hosh mein ho?That's so wrong!"
"Haan main sach kehra hoon. Isleeyay main aapko itna pyaar karta hoon."
"Toh shaadi karlo."
"Saraswati mujhe sochne ka time chaaye...vaise bhi mere sawa tumse
shaadi kaun karega?:
"Bhavishya..aapko nahin pata par mere liye log jaan bhi dete hain.Mere
pyaar ke liye sab kuch qurban karte hain."
"Teak hain..toh aap unse shaadi karlo." Bhavishya was angry.
"Main karoongi."
"Karlo."
"Main sach mein karoongi."
"Karlo."
"Teak hain...toh chale jao yahan se. Main tumhara chehra nahin dekhna
chaati.Tumne mujhse vaada kiya tha ke aap mujshe shaadi karenge..par
aap jhoot bolre the." Saraswati was nearly in tears.
"Haan main jhoot bolra tha...or main bhi tumhe dekhna nahin chaata...jao
un ladko ke pass jo sab kuch aap ke liye qurbaan karenge."
"Jaongi!"
"Jao par ye yaad rakhna ke mere paas roke na aana."
"Nahin aaongi." Bhavishya got up and left.
Saraswati watched him go. Tears were rolling down her cheeks and she
thought it was the end.
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