Trudging along the pavement, a very weary and morose Vicky entered a nearby park and sat down on the vacant bench. He placed the bashed up bouquet at his side on the bench and opened an already unwrapped chocolate box, plopping a chocolate into his mouth. He savoured its flavour in his mouth, chewing it slowly just like a cow.
He held a gloomy expression on face, dwelling into deep thoughts at how tragedy struck his life all of a sudden. Meanwhile, a small hand tugged lightly at his jeans grabbing his attention.
When Vicky snapped out of his reverie, annoyed he looked at the person who disturbed him but found a small boy who looked about six years old.
"Bhaiya, aap chocolate khaa laleo? ", he asked in childish way.
"Haan''kyu tume bhi chaiye kya?"
The little boy nodded his head eagerly which made Vicky give a small smile and handed him a chocolate which the little one took happily.
Even before he could ask the little boy to sit next to him, he already began climbing onto the bench struggling because of his small height. Vicky helped the struggling small boy pulling him up by carrying him and placing him on the seat next to him.
The little boy munched happily on his chocolate making chocolate stains on his T-shirt as well.
Vicky watched the boy in amusement but soon returned to his Devdaas mood yet again.
"Bhaiya,aap chocolate kyu khaa lahe ho? Aap bahut bade ho chocolate khane ke liye!"
"Aarey,Kisne kaha ki chocolate sirf baache kha saakte hain?"
"Mummy Ne!"
"Aisa nahi hota! Chocolate toh saab khaate hain''Baache'.baade'.sab!"
"Yes!!",the small boy rejoiced.
"Itne kush kyu ho?"
"Aab muje jaldi baada hona hai''pal fil bhi mein chocolate kha paunga!"
"Accha! Par tume baada kyu hona hai!"
"Taaki mein roz late tak TV par cartoon dek saku!",Vicky laughed at his fully childish anwer , ruffling his hair lightly.
"Aarey baache baada mat ban, bahut problem hoti hai!"
"Kaisi problem?"
"Laadkiyaan'''..wo pehle to deewana bolkar tume deewana banaygi'''.fir uske baad tuje Devdas banadegi!!"
"Deevdaas kaun hai?"
"Wo''..jo Paro ke ghaam mein'.daa(ru)''matlab chocolate khata tha!"
"Aapki tarah?"
"Haan''..aur kehte hain'.log ghaam mein chocolate'nahi ice-cream ''. shayad dono khate hai?", Vicky said plopping another chocolate into his mouth.
"Paalo ne aapko bhi taang kiya!"
"Devdaas ki Paaro''ne nahi''par meri Paaro'..matlab meri Kagu'meri Deewaani''ne''..muje ditch kar diya!"
The little boy looked at him with a confused expression as he kept narrating his dukh bari daastan to the poor little boy.
"Teri life me bhi laadki hai kya?", Vicky asked wiggling his eyebrows.
"Haan''..meli school mein ek laadki hai'..na'.. Simran bahut satati hai'she follows me everywhere she troubles me lot!"
"Aacha tera naam kya hai ?",Vicky asked curiously.
"Mera naam Raj hai'."
"Raj'Simran'.Simran'..Raj''.DDLJ''.yeh sun ke meri deewani kitni kush hoti!", Listening to this Vicky entered into Super Animated mood.
"Pata hai''Meri Deewani ko Bollywood bahut paasand hain''kya dance karti hai wo'Aur kitni beautiful hai'..aur mera kitna care karti hain''..aur kitne tasty sandwich baanati''ek baar tume bhi khilaunga"
He kept ranting as poor liitle Raj just kept listening to him clueless to whatever he was saying.
"Bhaaiya''You fell down while playing?"
"No,why!"
"Fir aapke kapde itne gaande kyu hai''pair pe chot lagi hai kya''muje bhi lagi thi'dekho", Raj said pointing to his scar on his knee, while Vicky got refreshed with all the incidents that happened to him in the past one hour.
"Pair pe nahi'..Raj dil pe chot lagi hai'' ", Vicky cried in Manoj Kumar style with Jab dil hi tut gaya playing in the background.
Just then a voice called out to him, "Babu, aap baache ko kya bakwaas sikha rahe ho"
"KAGU!!!", Vicky yelled loudly pulling Neha into a big hug crushing her fragile body.
"Babu'..control karo! We outside now! ", she said pulling away from him.
Vicky let go off her and got astonished looking at her. She had worn a white sleeveless chudidaar with simple silver lining and sequins work to it. Her hair was left down as usual, her tresses falling evenly on her shoulders and wore simple silver earrings. Though she was simply dressed, Neha didn't look less than any angel to Vicky.
"Deewani''..yeh kya time hai'.date peh aane ka? Maine tume 5 baje ko aane bola tha na''.ek ghaanta late!"
"What nonsense you speak Dewaane'''you tell me come 6.00", she showed him his message pulling out her cell phone.
"Oh! Aur mein aise hi Deevdas ban raha tha!"
"Yeh wahi Palo hai jo aapko trouble karti hai?", Raj spoke pointing to Neha.
Listening to this, Neha glared angrily at Vicky; getting ready to leave but he stopped her by holding her hand.
"Palo''I mean'..Babu'..Neha'..aaisa kuch nahi hai"
"Bhaiya''.par aapne kaha ki Palo aapko taang karti hain!"
"Nahi'.Nahi''wo to Deevdas ko tang karti thi''yeh to meri Neha hai'..!",he said trying to calm down a fuming Neha.
"Wo jo bahut tasty sandwich baanati hai?",Raj asked innocently.
"Dekha Kagu''..so shaanth ho jao'..Dekho Raj abhi yeh tume bhi sandwich'..degi hain na, Neha? "
"Pal muje sandwich nahi'.chocolate chaiye!"
Vicky quickly gave him a chocolate, to shut him up; but he soon left biding the two goodbye when his mother called him.
"Vicky'yeh saab kya hai''Palo''Devdaas''.aur yeh kya haal banake raka hai''why cloth so gaanda cheee''.aur yeh kaise flowers laye ho mere liye??", she asked irritated.
"Neha'..calm down''take deep breaths''.long story hai'.toh aaram se bataunga'..sit..!", Vicky calmed her down making her sit on the bench.
"Actually maine tume 6.00 baje bulaaya tha na''.but I thought that I called you at 5.00 and when you did'nt come,I thought you ditched me''so''mein'..wo baache ko saamja raha tha ki meri haalat Devdaas jaisi hai''aur fir Palo'.Paro'ki story samja raha tha aur kuch nahi! "
"Vicky'.tum bhi na''.wo saab thik hai par why you like this and this flower'.chocolate'.!"
"Wo actually''.yeh flowers aur choclate tumare liye laya tha''..par yeh 5.00 aur 6.00 ke beech itna kuch hua mere saath! "
"Kya hua mere babu ko?"
"Maat pooch''..pata hai'.Wo baache ka naam'..Raj hai'aur uski Girlfriend ka naam Simran hai!"
"Saachi! Par itni si ummar mein Girlfriend''.what kalyug coming no Deewane?"
"Wo''saab chodo''..tum aaj kitni beautiful lag rahi ho!"
Neha sharmofied at his compliment and they shared their LOOK-LOOK-HAWA-HAWA moment.
"Paar Babu''..yeh to baato'tumare saat huwa kya?"
"Actually mera phone band tha to tume call nahi kar paya. I waited for you from 5.00 to around 5.20''.par tum nahi aayi toh mein park ke baahar gaya tabhi ek Stupid Kawe ne mujpar cheche kar di"
"Chee'.tumne saaf kiya na!"
"Haan saaf karne liye main ek aunty ko flowers aur chocolate diya pakadne ke liye''.Wo aunty ko laga unke liye hai'.aur khula khula flirt karne lagi''.muje chod bhi nahi rahi thi'.."
"Tumne toh flirt nahi kiya na!!",Neha asked him possessively.
"Nahiii!! Never Kagu'''.tum hi ho mere liye'my one and only!"
"Aww!!"
"Aacha aage suno na''.Wo Aunty chod hi nahi rahi thi'..unke pati aaye'.aur wo Aunty saab blame mujpar dal diya'ki mein unhe cheed raha tha''toh wo uncle ne muje wo bouquet aur chocolate box ke saath mara!...aur fir kaise bhi mein waha se bhaaga toh''ek kutta mere picche pad gaya''.usse baache ne liye aur bhaaga toh gir gaya'.aur mere kapde gande ho gaye!...Kaise bhi karke yaha par pahucha''aur tum fir bhi nahi thi''toh muje laga ki tumne mujhe ditch kar diya'fir ghaam mein chocolate kha raha tha'.aur fir Raj se mila''aur fir tum aa gayi'..aur mein kush ho gaya!"
"Aww! You ok na? Jyaada chot to nahi aayi?"
"No I'm fine'..par itna time already waste ho chukka hai''.saab plan karab ho gaya''jo reservations humare liye kiye the''wo bhi cancel ho gayega'because we wont make it on time!"
"Arey!''it's ok na Babu'.hum kahi aur challenge!...Aur waise bhi aaj time hi time hai''..maine ghar pe bol diya hai ki mein Aaj Kriya ke ghar par rukhungi paadai ke liye'''..Aur Kriya ki Mom bhi ghar par nahi hai'..so no time limit''.saab set hai!"
"Saachi''tum kitne cute ho pata hai tume??"
"Haan pata hai''.Par Babu pehle tum change kar lo''kapde hai dusre??"
"Haan mere bag mein hai''car mein hai'..bag'..chalo chalo''tumare liye nayi chocolates aur flowers lete hai!", Vicky got excited as he pulled Neha with him.
"Paar Vicky tum change kahan karoge??"
"Car mein aur Kahan?"
"Mere saamne?", Neha asked astonished.
"Kyu?Tumare samne change karu kya'''.chaho to tum bhi car mein aa sakti ho??", he asked her teasing the already embarrassed Neha.
"Che'''Vicky how dirty you are! Tum akele jaao''mein bahar rukti hun'!",she said pushing him away.
Vicky quickly changed into cleaner T-shirt, and as he promised he got her another bouquet and a bigger box of chocolates.
They drove off to one of his favourite restaurants which did not require reservations.