Hi friends,
i know i am extremely late, and i just dont have words to apologize. I am very sorry for not being regular and making you update, but i really cant help it. My busy schedule doesnt let me update regularly, as much as i want to, i hope you all understand, and forgive me.
RECAP:
-Nupur remembers all her past life incidents until now
-She confesses her love for Mayank to herself
-Mayank decides to confront Nupur planning a mission 'Bol Nupur Bol'
Part 10 (i)
With the start of the new day, spreading the freshness all around, Mayank had made up his mind, to execute his mission Bol Nupur Bol asap, but there was only one thing stopping him, he had no idea what he was supposed to do to execute it. He knew what he expected out of this mission of his, but he didnt know how to achieve it. In short, he knew his destination, now all that he needed to decide was his road to be taken. He left hurriedly to college, to meet his target.
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Nupur woke up to face the new day, and the bright sunlight hit her eyes, reminding her of Mayank. She realised how Mayank was tht ray of sun which brought light in her life, without whom it was not possible to exist, and whom she couldnt stare right in the eye. Mayank was that part of her life, whom she did not want to feel connected too, but the connection just cudnt die. Trying hard to brush aside all thoughts of Mayank, Nupur went to get ready and left for college.
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When Mayank reached the college, he saw his gang at their usual place, standing all bored and restless. He was surprised to see this because he remebered that they had their first lecture in about 15 minutes from now. He went to all of them, and parking his bike next to their cars, he rested himself on it.
"Kya hua guys, why do you all have this stupid expression on your faces early morning?????", Mayank said,
"Kya yaar Mayank, ek to waise hie things are not good here, and to top that you come so late!", an irritated Simran replied,
"Ok chill Simz, temme the problem, no fears when Mayank's here", Mayank replied coolly,
"Yaar hona kya tha, wo Prof. Batra hai na, jinke first 2 lectures they, wo aaj leave pe hain. Aggar pehle pata hota to late aate, but now that we are here, we are feeling really bored, kuch karne ka mann hie nai hai", Chako said,
"Yeah, actually to be honest kuch alag karne ka mann hai, and we are running out of ideas, so we are really frustrated, tu hie help kar ab to", Sumit added,
Just then Mayank saw Adhiraj and Suhaani walk talking to each other, and Nupur's absence amongst them pinched him. So he called out to them, and tried to find out about her,
"Hey Suhu, Adhiraj, where are you going, come here and join us"
Suhaani and Adhiraj shared a look, and Adhiraj nodded, at which Suhaani moved in their deirection followed closely by Adhiraj. Mayank realised that Suhaani had been asking if they could go when Mayank called. Though Adhiraj had agreed and didnt say no, but it pinched Mayank that his little sister now asked someone else's permission to come to him, be it her so loving boyfriend.
"Hi Mayank, hi guys, how are u all, wats going on huh?", saying this, Suhaani hugged all of us, while Adhiraj muttered simple hi's. Just when Suhaani was about to hug Sumit, Adhiraj kind of pushed her aside, and went to hug Sumit, nearly choking him out of breat, and surprising us all. Suhaani gave him her 'the' look, and Adhiraj simply smiled off innocently, shrugging his shoulders. This brought a smile on my face, and whatever reservations i was having until now, vanished away. I myself went and gave a big hug to Adhiraj, surprising everyone, including myself. When things got a little normal, Mayank started the conversation,
"So Suhu, where were you guys hitting off to, bunking your classes?"
"Kahin nai Mayank, we have our first 3 lectures of Prof. Chandramati, and aaj tum logo ke Prof. Batra nai aaye, n you know how it is between Chandu and Battu, so she gave us all an off. I am sure she's somewhere in the staff room, crying her heart out to the other teachers and pakaofying them to the limits"
Everyone laughed as Suhaani high-fived with Simran. Adhiraj had a small smile on his face, and shook his head in a no, as if saying that nothing could be done with Suhaani.
"But tum akele kyun ho?", Simran asked,
"Sim, do log akele nahi, dukele hote hain", saying this, Suhaani laughed loudly, scaring the others a bit.
"Suhaani, Simran ka poochne ka matleb hai ki where's Nupur, wo hamesha tum dono ke saath hoti hai na, isliye", Sumit explained hurriedly when Suhaani stopped laughing for a breath,
"Ohoo Sim, to aise bolna tha na, theek se samjhaya karo, taaki misunderstanding na ho. By the way i can see that your romeo is very smart, bade achhe se samajh leta hai tumhe, keep it up guys. Mujhe dekho, mera ye Adhiraj na bilkul tubelight hai, direct bola hua bhi nai samajhta, kitni bar bola hai ki kahin akele...", she was cut mid-sentence as Adhiraj spoke up,
"Wo darasal itna free-time mila so Nupur went on to catch up with some work. She'll be here somewhere only, and will join us when she's done"
Now Mayank was actually enjoying Adhiraj and Suhaani's face coloured like a tomato, Adhiraj's with embarassment, and Suhaani's with anger for being cut in between. Mayank expected Suhaani to start of a battle right here, but he saw Adhiraj giving her a single pleading look, and she smiled widely at that. If Mayank kept aside his brotherly instincts, and took Suhaani as his best friend rather than his sister, he saw that Adhiraj was the best guy for her, because he knew how it was to live with Suhaani, and if Adhiraj had survived this, he definitely was the best.
"Anyways guys, tum log kya kar rahe ho, we are feeling so bored without Nupur, wo hoti to kuch na kuch kar lete, but now, its hopeless. Do you have any plans?", Suhaani said,
Mayank wanted to know where Nupur was, but he knew he couldnt get out from here. He had no other option, rather than waiting for her until she finished her work and joined them. Just then, his mission came to his mind, and he decided to set the stage until Nupur came.
"Guys, lets play truth or dare. Whatsay?", Mayank spoke,
"Waah Mayank, kya idea nikala hai, aaj main is Adhiraj ke saare chitthe khol ke rahungi, i love you bro", Suhaani side hugged Mayank, while Adhiraj just rolled his eyes, as if to say, 'let the war begin'. The others also agreed to the suggestion, and the game started as they all settled on a nearby table.
Mayank spinned the bottle, and the first to be axed was,
"Anny", everyone shouted,
"So truth or dare, what do you choose Anny?", Chako asked,
Anny looked at all the faces, and slightly hesitating, she spoke, "Truth!"
"Ok so Anny answer my question, do you like any guy from our college", Sumit asked,
The simple question seemed to take off the colour from Anny's face, and she immediately looked down at her fingers that were playing with the hem of her dress. Everyone looked at her, and she finally raised her head, with her eyes still down,
"Yes"
The answer took everyone by surprise, they knew Anny was not the one who went for casual affairs, and if she liked a guy, it meant she seriously did. But seeing the nervous look on her face, no one questioned her further, as Mayank spinned the bottle again.
"Suhaani, wow, didnt think you would be too easy, anyways, truth or dare", Mayank said excitedly, already thinking of Suhaani's dare.
"Wipe that grin off your face Mayank, coz for a change, i choose truth. Huh! You all are free to ask whatever you want to, i am an open book", she said in a royal style.
"Ok Suhaani suppose, you are trapped in a closed room, locked room to be precise, in the middle of the night, and there's no power in the building, and you can hear different sounds all around you, and its a very creepy room, you get all the wrong intuitions on being there, and think of it as the scariest moment of your life, considering he fact that you hate darkness. So gven a choice in this situation, who will be the first person you would want by your side?", Simran said in a very dramatic style,
"Kya Sim, ye bhi koi question hua, you all lost such a good oppurtunity. Sorry Adhiraj, in logon ne tera golden chance maar liya, i mean isnt the answer pretty obvious, i want Nupur to be there with me. She will sing a sweet song, and within a few seconds, i'll be in my beauty sleep", Suhaani answered as a matter of fact.
Everyone laughed at Suhaani's answer, while Mayank had an amused smile. He had been expecting either Adhiraj's, or his own name in the answer, but when it came to Suhaani, you couldnt expect anything. It was all thanks to her super creative imagination, that she chose Nupur, and that also to sing her a lullaby to sleep.
"Kya Suhaani, tu bhi na. Here we had been waiting to pull your leg, and you, you twisted our chance totally. Aggar Nupur bhi waha tumhare saath hui na, i wonder useh bachane ke liye kise bhejna padega. Because am sure ki more than the creepy room, you'll scare off Nupur", Sumit said, and everyone tried to hide their sneers as Suhaani glared at him.
"Sumit, i used to wonder ki Nupur ne tum mein aisa kya dekha ki she decided to help you, but i get it now. She might've seen that you have no sense of humour at all, and jitna humour tumhare pass hai, thats rotten bad. And you talk about Suhaani as if you know her. Dude, get a reality check, huh?", Adhiraj said a bit aggressively, and this shut up the others' smile, while Suhaani looked gratefully at Adhiraj. Mayank liked the way Adhiraj reacted in Suhaani's defence, but he saw things getting hot, and decided to act.
"Adhiraj, chill, Sumit didnt mean it that way. Its just that we all found Suhu's answer very funny, because its obvious ki instead of helping Suhu calm down, Nupur would just add to the problem, thats it"
"Mayank, you couldnt be more wrong. I know its unusual of me, but maine Ridzy ka naam soch samajh ke liya hai. I've been through this situation already. Ek din college off hone ke baad, i was stuck in the girls washroom, along with Nupur. I was hell scared, because it was all dark, i think there was a powercut, so all lights were off. I know even Ridzy was scared of darkness, but that day, she kept her calm. She took care of me, instead of worrying upon her own fears. Ye Adhiraj ka bachcha, khud darr nahi lagta iska ye matlab thodi hai ki baaki sab iski tarah ho. Waha aate hie mujhe daantne laga. Wo to Nupur thi jisne pehle iseh chup kara ke side mein bithaya, phir ek pyaara sa song gaake mujhe sula diya. And later on thank her for her wits, she called up Benji jeej, jinhone aake humein baahar nikalne mein help ki, verna us din to hum log wahi pe camp fire jalate", saying this Suhaani had a slight smile, but the others did not miss the love for Nupur with which she spoke about the incident. Mayank was very amazed at his sister, and just when he saw a small tear about to slip from her eye, he diverted everyone's attention.
"Adhiraj, ek baat to bata, what were you doing in the girl's washroom", Mayank asked, and this had made everyone around him snigger, while Adhiraj tried to give an offended and a brave look,
"Wo main, wo main to bus in dono ko nikalne gaya tha, from the window, lekin khud hi fas gaya", and this made all peel into laughter, including Adhiraj.
"Achha chalo Suhu's turn is over, am spinning the bottle", he spinned the bottle, and it was now Chako's turn. Mayank had seen that the colour from Chako's face went away as soon as Anny had answered Sumit's question with a yes, and he found something was fishy. He thought of hitting the unknown target,
"So Chako, truth or dare?", Simran asked. Chako looked a bit fiercely towards Anny, before he answered, "Dare",
"Now thats a true guy, so i'll give you the punishment. Your task is to find out the guy Anny likes, and set them both up", Mayank hit his shot. Like he'd expected, Chako seemed shocked to hell, and even the others were quite surprised. Mayank saw Sumit was about to speak sumthing, but with his eyes, Mayank stopped him from saying anything. Everyone looked at Chako with a serious expression. Chako was now looking at Anny with an unreadable expression, who was looking at him with an equally undeciphered emotion. Finally after a few seconds, Chako closed his eyes, and spoke,
"I cant", everyone looked as if they had been thrown off the grounds, "I mean i cant do it, i just cant"
"Par kyun Chako, dont you want to see Anny happy?", Mayank asked,
"I want to...", Chako said but was cut off in between,
"To problem kya hai, go ahead na", Mayank said,
"I said na i cant do it...", Chako again replied a bit frustrated,
"But agar koi problem nai hai to tell me why cant you go and helpset up Anny with the guy she likes. Dont you think she'll be happy with that guy. Do you know him, even if you dont, am sure you can find him. Itna bhi koi difficult task thodi hai then why cant you...",
"How can i, when i bloody love her", Chako shouted. Everyone gave another look of shock, whereas Mayank just smiled, Chako moved to Anny,
"Yeah Anny, i really really love you, bus aaj tak bol nahi paya"
It was as if a dam was set loose. Anny hugged Chako tightly, and spilled all the tears she'd been hiding. Chako was momentarily taken aback, but seeing the situation, he too hugged her back.
"Oh Chako, i love you too, and i too cudnt tell you, because i thought ki you didnt love me. I am so glad, i love you so much", Anny spoke through her tears, while all the others clapped at the sweet couple.
"Finally, you guys did confess. As soon as Anny said she liked someone, main Chako ka chehra dekhte hie samajh gaya ki dal mein kuch kala hai. But yahaan to poori ki poori dal hie kaali nikli. Anyways, lets come back to our game, am spinning the bottle", Mayank laughed, but his laughter was short lived.
"Ahaan! Ab aaya na oont pahaad ke neeche, the great Mayank, bolo, kya maangte ho, truth or dare?", Suhaani grinned evily, Mayank saw the look on her face, and knew he would be trapped either ways, so he decided to die a brave death.
"I'll choose dare", he spoke, and Suhaani jumped excitedly,
"I knew it, tum dare hie choose karoge, now listen to your dare. You have to..."
*to be continued*
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