Part-5
Ashu picked up his mobile on hearing the sms alert tone.
The message was from an unknown number and it read as follows-
Hi, this is Nidhi here..
good night & sweet dreams
Ashu gave a wide smile as he read it...he wanted to contact her but lacked the courage to ask her number...it wasn't really a lack of courage, it was more about his sense of propriety.
He texted his reply -
"Tumhara message padhne ke baad ab mujhe neend kaise aayega ? Sapno ki toh baat mat karo"
"Now that you have lost your sleep, how do you plan to spend the night?"
"I guess I will study...I plan to do my M.S abroad and I need to work hard for that"
This text of his made the receiver call him.
Ashu picked the call and said a sweet 'hi'
"Abe kuch toh sharam kar, thu toh mera dost kehlane ke bhi layak nahi hai...yeh kya ulta pulta reply bhej raha hai?? Thank God I thought of playing a prank on you...otherwise you would have messed up your love life...Do you have even a microgram of romance in your body?
Arey Gadhe, jab tumhari premika tumse poochthi hai ki agar tumhe raat ko neend nahi aayega to tum kya karoge...tabh tumhe bhi ek line maarna chahiye- "Mein khuli aankhon se hi tumhare sapne dekhoonga" samaj gaye????
aise ladki ko impress karte hain... you needn't tell her the truth all the time...you won't be condemned to hell for involving in a bit of flattery"
Armaan ended his tirade and Ashu was still reeling under the impact
"Armaan this was a bad prank"
"Don't you dare tell me all that...I corrected you in time..warna Nidhi kya sochthi..Prem Granth ko padne ki age mein tuh na jaane kya kya cheer-phaad wale kitaab padh raha hai"
"Armaan..."
"Listen..Nidhi had asked for your number and I gave it to her...jab woh message kare toh acche se reply karna..."
"Fine...thanks"
Ashu pondered over Armaan's words...he admitted to himself that he was a novice as far as romance was concerned.
His mobile beeped and he received a message from yet another unknown number...
"Hi...this is Nidhi. I have got your number from Armaan"
Ashu took a deep breath and resolved not to mess this up..
"So Nidhi what are you doing"
"Texting you"
"I know that...but what apart from that.."
"Nothing much...helped my dadi bua prepare dinner and cleared the table"
"Does your Dad's aunt live with you?? and who else is there in your family?"
"Just the three of us- Dad,Dadi bua and me. My mom died when I was 3 and Dadi bua has taken care of me ever since"
"Oh...I know the pain, even I don't have a mom...I stay with my Dad and a housekeeper who also happens to be a distant relative"
"Siblings?"
"None"
"So who is your pillar of strength?"
"Dad...and Mallika's family...her Mom has practically adopted me...Dad and me are unofficial members of her family"
The conversation lasted till late night.
Next day-
"Nidhi do you always eat ice cream like that? I mean the ones that come with a cone?"
"Why are you asking that?"
"Promise that you won't hit me"
"Why?"
"Why?? because birds fly"
"Tell it Ashu...I will attack you with pepper spray if you don't"
"Ok..cool down...I asked that because I found your way of eating it rather...unique"
"How?"
Ashu gave a naughty smile and said " You make full use of your lips...are you getting what I mean...it looks as if you are kissing a lover"
Nidhi blushed crimson and said "No one will believe if I tell that you are capable of making such an observation"
Ashu got many more opportunities to reveal his naughty side.
Armaan never missed an opportunity to tease them both...Mallika too got a wind of the development.
Ashni were careful not to let the elders know about them and they succeeded in it...
(2 year leap)
//Ashu and Mallika go to England to pursue higher studies...Nidhi was happy for Ashu but missed him sorely. //
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