CHAPTER 1
"Beta tune sab samaan pack toh kar liya na? Kuch choot toh nahi raha? Mobile charger rakha na aur tooth brush aur comb toh rakh li na aur.."
"Haan Maa maine sab rakh liya ab tum saas lo." Said Navya. She made Meeta sat on the bed and gave her a glass of water to drink.
After Navya's father, Deepak got a transfer in his job from Delhi to Mumbai, the Mishra family shifted Mumbai yesterday night. Navya got an admission in St. Xavier's College in her second year and needed to join a.s.a.p. as she has already missed few lectures. She missed her old college friends but was happy enough as her school friend Ritika was in this same college itself. Due to long distance, Navya can't manage to go college directly from her house so they agreed to let her stay in the college hostel.
"Tu chali jayegi toh mera iss tarah kyaal kaun rakhega?" Meeta asked as she started getting emotional.
"Arae Maa, main kahi dur thodi jaa rahi hoon, Saturday-Sunday aati rahungi." Navya hugged her mother to comfort her.
"Ab agar maa-beti ka milan khatam ho gaya ho toh chale? College ke liye late ho raha hain." Said Deepak with a slight smile.He was carrying Navya's bags on his shoulder.
"Jee papa aayi."
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"Yeh hain aapka karma. Aap Soniya Rai ke saath yeh karma share kar rahi hain." Informed the Student Association Member. "Yeh rahi iss room ki spare key."
Navya took the key from her and thanked her. She headed with her luggage inside the room and closed the door behind. She sat on the bed and looked around.
It was a medium sized room with two single beds separated by a side lamp. There was a cupboard and a study table.
"Welcome to St. Xavier's College, Miss Navya Mishra" She greeted herself extending her hands in the air.
Just then she heard a knock on the door. She got up and opened it.
"Navya, kaisi hain?" Shrieked Ritika with joy, hugging her best friend.
"Main theek hoon Rits. Tu bata tu kaisi hain?" Navya said breaking the hug.
"Ek dum mast, ab tu joh aa gayi hain" The girls shared a laugh on this.
"Yaar kaash humara hostel room and subjects same hote." Sighed Ritika as she sat beside her on the bed.
"Agar room aur subjects same nahi hain toh kya hua, college toh same haina."
"Haan yaar, chal acha ab main chalti hoon, first class ke liye late ho raha hain." Ritika got up to go.
"Chal theek hain meri bhi pehli class shuru hone wali hain." Said Navya getting up as well.
"Bye." Said Ritika and stopped on the door remembering something "Sunn meri next class ek ghante baad hain toh canteen mein mile?"
"Haan mera bhi half-an hour ka break hain. Tab canteen mein milte hain bye cya."
Ritika blows a flying kiss at Navya and went out. She nodded her head seeing her friend's antics.
***
Navya sighed after calling and disconnecting Ritika for the nineteenth time. She was waiting for her in the canteen from past 15 minutes without seeing any traces of her.
"Yeh ladki bhi na, kaha tha pehli class khatam hone ke baad seedhe canteen mein mile aur ab dekho madam ka kuch ata pata hi nahi hain." She patted her forehead in irritation.
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"Yaar tu kisi din iss Soniya ki wajah se shaheed ho jayega." Said Anant as he made Ranbir sit on the chair. He had a fractured leg.
"Main kya karta, Soniya ko vo phool itna acha laga ki main usae mana nahi kar paaya." Sighed Ranbir looking down.
"Aur isliye park ki deewar pe chad gaya. Tu khud ko superman samajh raha tha kya?" questioned Anant with a fake anger.
" Yaar ab chood na aur kitne taane marega." Ranbir pouted.
" Acha chal theek hain, tujhe kuch kahana hain?"
"Haan coke aur fries." Smiled Ranbir.
"Haana laata hoon." Said Anant making a face.
He got up from his seat and went towards the canteen's counter.
***
"Navya, I am so sorry." Said Ritika standing at the canteen door.
Navya turned back to find Ritika standing there holding her ears.
"Poore 20 minutes, 15 seconds late." Navya looked at her watch and then glared at her. She got up from her seat.
"Haan maa" "Kya hua?" "Nahi main bahar ka zyada nahi kha raha hoon." "Nahi maine naya phone abhi tak nahi khareeda" " Maa!" Anant was speaking to his mother on phone and was walking with the tray towards Ranbir's table.
As Navya took a step right, she bumped into Anant with a thump.
The tray fell from Anant's hands making her dress stained with fries and coke.
Everyone stopped at what they were doing witnessing such a scene in the middle of the canteen.
Navya looked at her dress and then at the guy who turned her life upside down 2 seconds before.
They glared at each other throwing daggers from their eyes.
"Seedha dikhayi nahi deta kya? Mere saare fries aur coke gira diye." Started Anant.
"Excuse me? Insaan ko sirf seedha nahi, left-right dekhe chalna chahiye. Poori dress kharab kar di meri." Navya shouted back.
"Ya right jinko kam dikhayi deta hain vohi left-right dekhte hue chalte hain I guess." Anant mocked at her.
"Ek haat mein phone aur doosre haath mein khaane se bhara tray, zahir si baat hain koi left-right dekhega bhi kaise." She snapped back at him.
"Dekho tum..." He pointed his index finger towards her.
"Tum dekho.." She pointed back at him.
Ritika and Ranbir were horrified to see such a scene. In order to prevent the scene from getting worsen they came and took their respective friends from there not before Anant and Navya threw another angry glare at each other.
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Edited by _Arushi_ - 10 years ago