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jalebi

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Karamjeet Kaur

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Posted: 9 years ago

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Interesting prologue...
looking forward for next part...

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Hello friends...this is the first chapter of the story. As you will realise it will go back and forth in past and present, so the dates are given for reference. I have used a word (Bongbala) in this story which was actually coined by Donna Harvey for the first time in this forum. I will go a little slow with the story, so you will get to know the backstory gradually. I hope you will like it this way...

Chapter 1

September 2010, New Delhi

"You have to fill in this registration form. Fill all the details and give a local guardian's contact details in case of emergency," said the middle-aged woman sitting at the front desk and continued knitting the sweater in her hand.
Rishabh looked intently at the form for few minutes and then started filling in the details. Once he handed over the filled form to the woman she handed him the keys to his room.
"Your room is in the A wing, third floor. Take left from the end of this corridor and you will reach there. There will be another guy sharing the room with you. Breakfast will be from 6.30 to 9 in the morning. Lunch from 12 to 2 and dinner from 9 to 10.30."
Rishabh nodded his head, picked up his small bag and headed towards his assigned room.
On reaching his room he knocked at the door.
"Hey come in. It's open," shouted a voice from inside.
Rishabh pushed open the door gently and on entering the room saw his roommate arranging his books on a study table in his side of the room.
"Hey, I am Sultan Khan. You must be my roomie," beamed Sultan with his hand extended.
"Hi Sultan. Rishabh Kundra," smiled Rishabh and shook his hand.
"Not a very spacious room, but I guess we will manage. I will squeeze in my books and stuff to this side of the room."
"Don't worry Sultan. I do not have much stuff. You can use my wardrobe and study table as well," replied Rishabh with a slight smile.
"Don't make that mistake buddy. You may end up with all my stuff clogging every bit of this room," guffawed Sultan.
Rishabh had an instant liking for his roommate. He shook his head laughing and started unpacking his small bag.
"So, where are you from Rishabh, and which institute?"
"I am from Bhopal, and from IIT Kanpur. Mechanical MTech final year. And you?"
"Haha, I am from various places actually. My father is an IAS officer, so we kept on moving from place to place all my childhood. But now I am doing my MSc final year in Applied Mathematics from IISC Bangalore.
"Wow, great!" replied Rishabh and resumed unpacking his stuff.
After half an hour their room was arranged completely.
"I am starving. Let's go for dinner?" asked Sultan.
"Yup. Let's go."
After having dinner, they went out to explore the rest of the campus.
As they were approaching the open amphitheatre, they heard beats of drums and guitars.
"Wow, seems like people have already started having fun here," exclaimed Rishabh.
"Hmm, let's see what it is," replied Sultan.
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aGwOBgyWTo[/YOUTUBE]
As they walked closer to the amphitheatre they noticed an all girl's band playing guitars and drums, with the lead vocalist holding the microphone close to her mouth and singing.
Mayabono biharini horini
Gohono shopono shoncharini
Keno tare dhoribare kori pon okaron
Mayabono biharini
(The wandering doe of the enchanted forest
Who fosters complex dreams in mind..
Why do I avow to capture her in vain?
The wandering doe of the enchanted forest)
"Whoa, Bongbala!!" exclaimed Sultan on recognising the vocalist.
"Bongbala?" asked Rishabh and looked at the girl again.
"Yes, that's Madhubala Bose. We were together in Delhi University for Bachelors. We used to call her "Bongbala" because of her super Bongness and feisty nature," recollected Sultan with smile.
"Madhubala.." repeated Rishabh with a slight roll.
Thak thak nijo mone duure te
Ami shudhu bashuriro shurete
Porosho koribo or praanomon okaron
(Let her stay on her own away from me
I will just try to touch her soul with my music in vain)
"And this song actually fits for her to the T."
"Isn't that song in Bengali? Are you a Bengali too?" asked Rishabh.
"No, I am not Bengali. But my father was posted in Kolkata for a long time. So, I know Bengali quite well."
"Hmm, so what does this song mean?"
"It is a song sung by a hopeless lover who knows his love will never be reciprocated, but still he keeps on loving selflessly. And you won't believe, so many guys were ready to give up anything to get her attention in college. But Bongbala never even spared a look at them."
Rishabh again turned to look at the girl's face clearly this time. She had short curly hair up to her shoulders, big eyes which were heavily outlined with kohl, a black attire with some junk accessories.
Duur hote ami tare shadhibo
Gopone biroho dore baandhibo
Badhono bihino shei je badhon okaron
(I will keep on pining her from afar
Secretly tie her to my solitude
with the bondless bonding in vain)
"So Delhi guys fall for such Gothic chicks?" asked Rishabh with a slight smirk.
"Hmm, don't go by her looks. She has quite a personality that is difficult to ignore," replied Sultan while waving at Madhubala on the stage.
"You seem to be quite smitten yourself," smirked Rishabh.
"Me? No way! We are just friends, aur mujhe aapni jaan bahut pyari hai," laughed Sultan and looked at Madhubala who was now walking towards them.
"Hey Tanz! Great to see you here!" exclaimed Madhu and hugged Sultan.
"Same here BongB. I should have expected to see you here. So how is IIT Roorkee treating you?"
"Don't ask! There is a curfew for everything. Thank god my last semester will be here in Delhi," replied Madhu with rolling eyes.
"Hahaha. Meet my roomie, Rishabh Kundra from IIT Kanpur."
"Rishabh Kundra? That's a long name. Don't you have anything shorter?"
"Nothing as yet, but you can call me RK."
"RK! That sounds cool! Anyway, you guys must be tired as you joined today. Take rest and see you tomorrow at the institute," said Madhu and left.
Rishabh and Sultan came back to their room. They were indeed quite tired, so in few minutes of lying down on their bed they fell asleep.
He was walking on an empty road with vast stretches of sands on either side. He was thirsty as the sun was on top blazing with heat. He looked around for a shade but there was absolutely nothing other than the yellow sand dunes and frequent blasts of hot air. Suddenly he saw a strip of water at a distance.
"Water! I need water!"
He started running towards it but it kept on moving farther away from him. After sometime he collapsed on the sands as he could not run any further. With his face in the sands, he tried to breathe in the hot air and gather some energy to rise up and chase the water again.
"Hey, drink this."
Rishabh looked up to see who spoke to him but the blazing sun behind the face almost blinded him. He guarded his eyes with his palm and stared again and saw two doe-eyes, heavily lined with kohl, looking at him with warmth. He tried to lift himself up and touch her face when a shrill noise rang in his ears and...
"Rise and shine, RK! It is our first day at the institute!"
"What was that horrific noise?" complained Rishabh while rubbing his eyes.
"My alarm clock. Get used to it buddy," laughed Sultan and went to the bathroom.
Rishabh sat up and sighed loudly with his face in his palms. Out of nowhere the vision of two kohl-lined eyes came back to his mind.
"Mayabono biharini horini...Oh god! I still remember that!" Rishabh spoke to himself and shook his head to get the image out of his mind.

Edited by mimibm - 9 years ago

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SOUWMIYA MURALIDARAN

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Posted: 9 years ago

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Yipee me first for the first time in your story ! Wow !!

Am so sorry dear. I didn't know whether you edited it completely. But since I am going out I thought to comment and read the rest if you updated later on.

Thanks for the PM you are gonna send 😊

It was superb !! OMG IIT Kanpur IISC Bangalore! God they are so intelligent. I bet I wouldn't get it even though I cleared mains 😭

And now they are in IIT Roorkee? Am so jeolous and proud of them. Am waiting to see more of bongbala ! And that nickname of sultan 'Tanz' is nice.

Once again sorry dear ...

Edited by vishuv - 9 years ago

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mimibm

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Posted: 9 years ago

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Originally posted by: vishuv
Res unres
Yipee me first for the first time in your story ! Wow !!
Am so sorry dear. I didn't know whether you edited it completely. But since I am going out I thought to comment and read the rest if you updated later on.
Thanks for the PM you are gonna send😊
It was superb !! OMG IIT Kanpur IISC Bangalore! God they are so intelligent. I bet I wouldn't get it even though I cleared mains😭
And now they are in IIT Roorkee? Am so jeolous and proud of them. Am waiting to see more of bongbala ! And that nickname of sultan 'Tanz' is nice.
Once again sorry dear ...

Hey dear, don't be sorry...it really feels great to get such prompt feedbacks 😊

But to clarify one confusion, not your fault, must be my inability to write clearly...all of them are coming from different institutes and Madhu is from IITRoorkee...but right now they are in a different institute in Delhi, and I will explain it later in the next chapter...it might sound a bit boring now but all these are an integral part of the story...

Edited by mimibm - 9 years ago

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jalebi

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Posted: 9 years ago

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Nice update..👏

BongB & Tanz... Wow! I like the nice names...

So BongB & Tanz knew each other... All thanks to Tanz dad for giving his son an unsettled life... Bcos of him only he got to move from one place to another & meet varied kinds of people... Wish i was in Tanz place... I dont like to settle in one place for years...😆

That song was so beautiful... Ur english lines helped me to know the meaning of it... Thanks dear...

Hope these intelligent heads will have a great time here in delhi... I could so see Rk & Tanz becoming best buddies.. They quite have a rapport...

Okay... This feisty girl made quite an impression & now her Kohl eyes started to haunted Rk huh?😉 Wonder where it will lead too...😳

Looking forward to reas the next update...

Thanks dear...

Edited by madhurish - 9 years ago

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Karamjeet Kaur

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Posted: 9 years ago

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Superbbb update...
I don't know Bangali language...
but d meaning of that song is Awesome...
loved Rishbala 1st meeting...
continue soon...
Thanksss for pm dear...