Armaan sat in the locker room of the hospital.. !! He looked around.. Now that everything was very calm and quiet all of a sudden.. All those memories came rushing back to him.. ! Maybe they were always there.. Somewhere at the back of his mind.. Those memories.. The best and the craziest times of his life.. His internship days.. When he had it all.. When he had what he'd craved for all these years of his life.. And now he realized it was all lost again.. He looked at the red lockers again..
He saw Atul's locker.. Then Anjali's.. Then Muskaan's,.. Rahul's.. Nikki's.. Riddhima's.. And his.. !!
Now those lockers were occupied by other interns at the hospital..
He couldn't help remembering..
Atul entering the hospital with all his plants.. And calling one of his favourites Anjali.. !! LOL.. ! Atul.. Champ.. Was one of his kind.. ! Crazy.. And adorable.. ! Such a kid he was.. !! Always smiling.. Even though he was stupid at times..
His land-lady problems.. ! His 'Anjali' problems.. Him saying.. "Armaan.. Mere Bhai.. ! " Running to him for all the 'Anjali advice'.. ! Cribbing over work issues.. ! Night-duties.. !
Armaan: "Champ.. ! Kidhar hain tu.. ?! "
And Muskaan and Rahul literally physically wrestling each other in hard-core Punjabi style and collapsing over the bench he was currently sitting on.. ! He looked down at the bench.. ! Muskaan saying.. OYE.. !! SAALE HARYANA KA GAVAAR.. ! CHODOONGI NAHI TUJHE MEIN.. ! Rahul acting over-smart.. ABBEY BHOOTNI.. ! PEHLE HAATH LAGA KE TO DIKHA.. ! TERA HAATH TOD KE TERE BAAP KE PAAS PUNJAB BHEJ DOONGA.. ! "
Armaan: *Laughing out loud* "Paagal log.. !! Ek doosre ko pitne ke liye hamesha ready.. ! "
Anjali saying.. Guys.. ! It's a hospital.. You know.. ! And saying.. "Atul.. ! " with a disgusted look.. !
He remembered her reaction when she'd found out Atul was drunk on bhang.. ! And laughed out again.. !
Only if those days would come back.. !! Only if they could be back together again.. !
He remembered the fight between himself and Abhi.. ! And Nikki trying to stop them.. And everyone being worried one of them would end up killing the other.. ! LOL. He remembered Muskaan's, Anjali's, Nikki's, Riddhima's and Atul's worried looks.. ! HOW he hated him.. ! He re-collected the feeling he had to go and break his spectacles and then punch his nose every time he saw Abhi and laughed.. !
Armaan: "Saala Modi.. ! Over-sized pig.. ! Nikki.. ! Stupid.. ! Kitna mazaa aaya tha.. ! Kaash oose pitne ka ek aur mouka miley.. ! *sigh* Is baar toh mein pakka jitoonga.. ! :D MUHUHHAHAAAA.. ! "
It was so crazy how the entire gang had teamed up against poor Modi when they thought he was troubling Nikki.. Only to find out later that Abhi and Nikki were actually dating.. ! ROFL.. !
He moved over to Riddhima's locker.. And remembered the 393486543 fights they'd had in the locker room.. ! And how amazed everyone would be at their capacity to fight with each other.. ! After Rahul-Muskaan.. They would have definitely won the pull-out-her-hair-and-kick-his-butt competition.. !
Armaan calling her "jungle billi.. ! " GRRRR.. ! She'd gotten so pssst after that.. ! And the times when they'd just started internship.. ! The way they would bet on every single little thing.. ! The "chaar sandwich laana WAITERRRRRR.. ! " still ringed in his ears.. ! And the way he would ALWAYS keep irritating her.. ! The day Riddhima got talli at Rahul and Muskaan's break up party.. And he Anji and Atul had to escort her home.. ! And the day after that was the most embarrassing day of Riddhima's life..
He missed Riddhima.. The most beautiful part of his life.. ? But he missed the "gangly feeling" more today.. ! And he realized HOW much he'd been missing them all this while without even realizing it.. !
The parties, the trip to Lonavala, their double duties, the locker room conversations, the boys v/s girls fights.. Their breaks in the canteen.. The planning and the plotting.. !
What had gone wrong.. ? Today everyone was in their own world.. !! They were not even in touch.. ! He didn't know where they were.. !! Would they ever meet again..? Did they miss him as much as he missed them.. ?
Armaan: "Jaane kab hum phir milenge.. ! Kaash ke woh masti bhare din laut aate.. ! Miss you guys.. ! "
And a soft tear rolled down his eyes with a sweet smile as he remembered the countless fun times they'd had together..
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This is dedicated to the old gang.. ! The friends who were always there together.. ! Any place.. Any time.. ! :) DMG 1 gang.. You guys ROCKEDDDDD.. ! We hope to see you back.. ! :)
Happy Friendship Day.. !
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