"Tum sab kya dekh rahe ho? Kabhi ladki nahin dekhi kya?" asked Aashi, tying her pallu safely around her waist.
"Aashi, kya tum theek ho?" asked Sid, walking towards her.
"Ofcourse you loser. I'm fine. Yeh batao ke ye saree kaisi hai?" she asked, twirling round her feet.
Silently retreating back, Sid gave Yuvi a shocked look, before bursting into more laughter. Soon, the canteen was again filled with sound of mirth.
Suddenly realising what a fool of herself she had made, Aashi looked around and gracefully turned. Making her way, quickly out, she heard Tia say 'Tacky'.
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"Dude,kya tumne usko dekha? I mean saree aur Anvesha?" said Sid, slapping Yuvi on his back.
"Shut up Sid," said Yuvi and ran behind Aashi.
He ran through the hallways, calling out her name, but couldn't find her anywhere. Coming to a halt outside her room door, he knocked gently.
"Aashi?" he called out. "Anvesha?" he tried again. When no answer came, he barged in.
Aashi was busy untagling her saree. "Hey bhaggu, yeh ladkiyan saree kaise pehenti hai?" she said to herself. Her pallu was in her hand and her other hand was trying hard to untangle the saree.
Yuvi felt his cheeks redden, suddenly feeling very warm. "Um- sorry," he said and turned his back to her.
Aashi turned to him and yawned. "Tum waise yahan kar kya rahe ho? Kya yeh enough nahin that ke wahan log hasse, tum yahan mere samne aakar hasna chahte the kya?" asked Aashi, not bothering to be angry with Yuvi.
Yuvi turned, and covered his eyes again.
"Oh come on Yuvi, maine apna khud ka top hi paina hai. Just because upar se ek paanch meel lamba kapda dala hai, toh tum embarassed ho rahe ho," she said. "Ah ha!" she exclaimed, finally unknotting her saree. "Thank-god. Gloria mujhe maar dalti".
"Waise Aashi," said Yuvi but stopped as Aashi started peeling the saree off. Below it, she revealed her well worn stel gray capri's and her favourite yello top.
"Ah- finally free. Yeh ladkiyan bhi," said Aashi, throwing the saree on her bed. "Mujhe isko fold karna bhi nahin aata, aur log isse actually pehnte hai?"
His reverie broken, Yuvi cleared her throat. "Waise tum yeh sab kar kyun rahi thi?" he asked, picking the saree up and studying it carefully. "A saree?"
"Uff!" huffed Aashi. "Look, tumhe isse kya hai?"
"I want to know, maybe I can help you," said Yuvi, sitting on Aashi's bed.
"Oh really?"
"yes".