chapter-----5
guys ek good news hain----samrat pulled one chair and sat down on it to join rashmi,koena,aarushi and pratigya in the canteen..
rashmi----kya?
samrat-----woh jo beauty contest honewala tha na? woh cancel ho gaya hain...
koena----kya? au rise tum good news keh rahe ho? maine socha tha ki main part lungi ismein aur pratigya bhi to ye chahti thi....
samrat----are tum puri baat suno to pehle...woh kuch sponsers ko lekar prblm ho rahi thi isiliye unhone ne cancel kar diya hain par students ka mann rakhne ke liye unhone prom night ka date ek mahine pehle hi tay kar diya hain....
koena,rashmi and aarushi shouted out together?----wat? prom nyt/ abhi?
samrat-----yes dear....6 din baad prom nyt hain....
koena----lekin woh to ek mahine baad honewali thi? ye sab kya ho raha hain yar? mere paas to koi acchi dress bhi nhi hain iswaqt...
samrat-----nhi hain to kharid le na....yar...ye to good news hain....zara soche exms ke pehle prom nyt koi maza nhi kar pata....
pratigya spoke up-----samrat thk keh raha hain...prom nyt exms ke pehle hona it wasn't okay.....are zara socho tension mein hum kitne celebrate kar pate?
rashmi------6 din? lekin 6 din mein partners kaise dhundenge...
aarushi----ha hum to abhi yaha thk se kisiko jante tak nhi hain....
samrat-----oooofff..tum ladkiyan bhi na? har waqt tension mein rehte ho...pehle kapdo ka tension,fir partner ki tension....oooffff....
rashmi-----haan haan tujhe kya hain....tu to bare maze se kisi acchi ladki ke saath nikal jayega.. waise isbar teri nazar mein kaun hain woh lucky grl huh?
samrat smiled cutely and said------woh abhi hamare saath hi baithi hui hain...
rashmi giggled----hum jante the...pratigya?
pratigya-----huh!!!!
samrat turned to her and offered her his hand-------prats kya isbar prom nyt mein tum mere saath chalogi?
pratigya fumbled-----hum....? Sammy...woh......i thnk......that....am.....
samrat-------nhi chalogi? his voice sounded somewhat disappointed...
pratigya-----sammy tumhe bht acchi ladkiyan mil jayegi.....u r a dude....par hum.......
rashmi-----kyun yar? kyun nhi jayegi tu samrat ke saath? is college mein to samrat ke siva kisi aur ladke ko trust kar payegi? yahan bht matlabi log hain yar..sammy is a good guy.....
pratigya-----i know that samrat is a vry good guy....par Sammy hum eek chance do..ok? hum....hamara matlab......woh........actually........
she closed her eyes and spurted it out------hum kisi aur ko puchna chahte hain....
koena,rashmi and aarushi(together)------KYA?????? TU kisi aur ko puchegi? kisko?
pratigya tried hard nt to blush bt she cudnt help it.------krishna sir ko?
rashmi's mouth hung open... koena's eyes felt like bulging out....and aarushi started having hiccups... and samrat became a statue...
pratigya tried to convince them-----guys agar usne na kar diya to hume samrat ke saath jane mein koi aitraaz nhi hogi....samrat!!! she turned to him.... he smiled------thk hain prats tum unhe puch lena...bt.....listen...i dnt thnk that he wud agree...coz ho sakta hain woh nandini mam ke saath ja rahe ho?
pratigya didn't like his wrds-----ye kya tumlog nandini mam nandini mam karte ho? hume nhi lagta un dono ke bich kuch hain...
rashmi felt pratigya's forehead and neck-----pratigya???? r u alryt? tumhari tabiyat to thk hain na?
koena giggled at her actions... pratigya------kyun?
rashmi----nhi....woh tum apni marzi se sher ke gufa mein haath dalne ja rahi ho na isiliye....
pratigya----tumlog aisa kyun kehte ho....woh itna bhi bure nhi hain...
samrat agreed-----prats is ryt...agr woh unke saath jana chahti hain then at least she shud ask him once.....
aarushi----par pratigya hum ek baat samajh nhi aa rahi hain....
pratigya-----kya?
aarushi----tum sabko chodke us krishna sir ke saath jana chahti ho prom mein? par kyun?
pratigya smiled------agr hume khud is sawal ka jawab malum hota to hum tumhe sabse pehle bata dete....
aarushi-----matlab?
pratigya-----main nhi janti yaar.....bt i like him....
rashmi tapped on her shoulder lightly------beta....tumhara dil tutnewali hain...tayar ho jao.... ajtak krishna sir ne kisiko bhav nhi diya hain sivaye nandini mam ke...so.....lets see....
pratigya-----to thk hain na...tab Sammy ke saath chali jaungi...kyun Sammy?
samrat smiled....
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krishna was ascending the stairs of the third floor wen he heard quick footsteps behind him.. he turned ans almost collided with pratigya whu controlled herself frm bumping into him and stepped back....she was panting....
krishna studied her carefully...it seemed that she had been running all the way to catch up for something....
without waiting for him to ask her anything..she gasped for a deep breath and said-----sir.....hume.....hume aapse kuch baat karni hain....
krishna-----o my god...tum humse milne ke liye istarah daud rahi thi?
pratigya nodded her head... to her surprise he took her hand and led her upstairs...then he let her go..
krishna,smiling warmly-----aab batao...
pratigya----sir humne suna hain...woh...prom nyt ka date...
krishna-----yup...6 din baad hain..tumne thk hi suna hain....
pratigya-----usi ke bare mein...
krishna stopped her midway------are am sorry pratigya tum agr iske bare mein baat karna chahti ho...to tum nandini se ya fir ashna se jakar baat karo....hume is bare mein zyaada kuch nhi pata.... now plz excuse me...hamara class hain...
he smiled at her and started to walk..pratigya followed him.. krishna stopped-----tum......kuch aur kehna hain?
pratigya nodded her head agen....
krishna-----batao?
pratigya bit her lower lip....she felt sheer panic encircling her thots..she recalled rashmi's wrds "tum apni marzi se sher ke gufe mein haath kyun dalna chahti ho?"
krishna-----c'mon pratigya.....say?kya kehna chahti ho?
she looked around her,nopes..the corridor was almost empty.. then she took a deep breath and said it-------sir..kya aap hamare saath prom par chalenge?
krishna------wat? this was seriously beyond his imagination......
pratigya felt nervous-----ya.....samrat asked me...bt....bt....i wantd to go with u......
krishna-----tum hamare saath prom par? he ran his fingers into his hair---- o woowww....gosh...i had nvr evn imagined that am so deserving!!!...u r really a swthrt......
pratigya looked up at him,shocked....
krishna----aise kya dekh rahi ho? well u r the frst one to ask me and......
pratigya-----and?
krishna smiled------aur hum mein itni himmat to hain nhi ki hum tumhari jaisi khubsurat ladki ka dil tod de...
pratigya cudnt belive her own ears------iska matlab...?
krishna-----am coming with u.....
pratigya felt like jumping in joy....bt she controlled herself bt she cudnt control her lovely,cheerful smile.... krishna loved her smile..... he continued to gaze at her for some moments then suddenly realized that he had a class....
krishna---okay pratigya...we ll meet afterwards...bye...
pratigya-----bye...and thnk u...
krishna put his hand on the left side of his chest and said----solely MY pleasure.... he left.... as soon as he had disappeared out of her sight....she started to jump in joy... she danced along the corridor and hopped down the stairs....nt caring for anybody or anything.... ultimately she was stopped by aarushi downstairs...
aarushi----kya kar rahi hain? have u gone mad?
pratigya giggled-----aarushi.....woh maan gaye?
aarushi cudnt understand wat she wanted to say-----kya matlab? kaun maan gaya aur kiske liye?
pratigya put her arms around her shoulders and said------are baba...krishna sir hamare saath prom par jane ke liye razi ho gaya hain....
aarushi's eyes became wide in surprise------wat? tu sach keh rahi hain? o my god...i cnt believe this...
pratigya----neither me.... kuch zyaada bolna hi nhi pada...he agreed then and there....
aarushi----o my god....o my god...pata nhi bakiyon ka kya halat hoga is news se...sab jal fulkar rakh ho jayenge....
pratigya continued to giggle like a child....aarushi cudnt stop laughing too....this was an amazing news....
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krishna cudnt understand wat was happening to him....he was behaving so oddly.... today he cudnt take any class properly and the students were shocked to see him smile unnecessarily in between his lectures...they cudnt evn guess the reason for his changed behaviour... they felt out of the wrld wen he allowed a student to come inside whu was almost half an hour late..... everyone started murmering and gossiping that probably he had got some psychological treatment...
krishna,himself was too embarrassed to bring down his image...bt he cudnt help it...today he didn't feel like scolding anyone....today he felt like smiling whole heartedly....he felt as if he had become young agen...and he wasn't the professor of this college bt a student..... it was nt that he was loving this change in himself..he feared that if he continued like this...noone wud be afraid of him anymore and start trying out their pranks at him too..bt then he thot-----to kya hua? hum bhi to aise hi the jab hum college mein padte the... i thnk i shud give them this space....at least i shud be frndly......
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rashmi gasped in shock-----kya baat kar rahi ho? woh ek hi baar me maan gaye...r u joking?
pratigya smiled----no....am nt.....
koena----ye to kamal hi ho gaya yaar...is saal firse is college mein ek record banega.... woh bhi pratigya banayegi...
pratigya----guys tumlog aisa kyun sochte ho? take it positively yar... tumlogo mein se kisine unko kabhi pucha hi nhi....he is such a nice person....am sure of one thng....if somebody wud hve asked him previously he wud have agreed then too....
rashmi----prats.....tu nhi janti....hamare seniors mein se har saal woh kitne ladkiyon ko reject karte the... jab wo is collge mein professor banke pehli baar aye the na? tab sare ladkiyan unke peeche pagal ho gaye the....mera bhai tab is college mein padta tha...usise suna hain maine...lekin woh kisiko ghas tak nhi dalte the... well....i thnk...HE LIKES U.....
pratigya looked up at her,her eyes gave out mixed expressions-----kya yar...no no..its nt like that.....
rashmi----am telling u na.....he likes u......
samrat,whu was sitting quietly spoke up-----prats..i thnk rashmi is ryt...usse zyaada experience is college mein kisike paas nhi hain.....krishna sir is falling for u...maybe....
pratigya covered her face with her palms to hide her extreamely blushing face.... she didn't want to let them know so soon that SHE LIKED HIM TOO.......
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precap----- krishna put his arm around her waist and pulled her closer...she cudnt look in his eyes...it gave her goosebumps....she held onto his shoulder and continued swaying to the beautiful rhythm....bt if she had looked up,she wud have seen that his eyes were intensely focussed on her pretty face....
Anupamaa
