Chapter-8
IN THE CAF
Swara and Sanskar were staring at each other when the waiter came in and broke their trance.
Wa- Sir your order.
Sanskar and Swara felt embarrassed
Sa- O...Okay...thanks.
Swara and Sanskar started with their coffee session. They both were trying to ignore each other's mesmerizing eyes as they just ask them to confess their love again and again.
Swara had a bit of coffee, gulped it in and said- Sanskar, tumhe cheeni kam nahi lag rahi hai.
Sanskar had a sip again in order to confirm- Nahi toh Swara. Tum aaj kal zyada sugar lene lag gayi ho. (in a low voice) Isliye aaj kal moti bhi lag rahi ho thodi si.
Sw- Main koi moti voti nahi hui hoon. Voh toh bas... lagta hai inhone sirf meri hi coffee ke saath khunnas (anger) nikaali hai. Waiter!
Wa- yes ma'am?
Sw- Kya aap please thodi si cheeni laa sakte hain?
Wa- Sure ma'am.
She took a sip again and coughed. Suddenly she put her head up as if looking in the sky and tried to breathe (Sanskar's way)
Sa- Timhe aaj bhi yaad hai ye?
Swara got her head down and looked into his eyes- Sanskar main tumhari aur meri ek bhi baat nahi bhooli hoon. (they shared an eyelock)
Waiter- Ma'am aapki cheeni. (they both came out of their trance)
Sw- thank you.
Sanskar's monologue-Kya hai yaar, ghar pe Raksh aur yahan par ye waiter. Sab mujhe tang (irritate) karte hi rehte.
They both had their coffee.
IN AAKASH'S ROOM
Aa- Thanks Uttara. Tum mere saath hamesha hogi ye sunke acha laga.
Ut- Koi baat nahi Aakash.
Aa- Uttara mujhe tumpe sabse zyada bharosa hai isliye apne dil ki baat bol raha hoon. Mukhe asal mein Laksh pe bahut gussa aa raha hai.
Ut- Kyun? Kya kiya hai bhai ne?
Aakash narrated the whole matter to her - Please wada karo tum ye kisiko nahi bataogi. Tumhe meri kasam kyonki main jaan gaya hoon ki main tumhare liye kuch mayne toh rakhta hoon.
Uttar was in a great anger but hearing him say these words made her heart melt. She could not console him anymore as she herself needed consolation. She just nodded.
She was about to leave when Aakash said- Uttara main chahta tha ki aaj tum, Sanskar aur baaki sab humare school aaye. Agar tumhare paas time ho toh?
Ut- Tumhe sach mein acha lagega?
Aa- Haan. Aur tumhare saath wasie bhi I feel good.
Ut- Thanks Aakash. Hum zaroor aayenge.
Uttara left and all Aakash could do was think about Uttara's words again and again trying to find out its meaning and trying to feel the feelings.
IN THE EVENING
IN SARA MUSIC SCHOOL
Swara was having a look in all the classes (there were 10 classes and 2 floors)
Suddenly she heard noises from a class. She went in and said- Kya hua bachon aap itni aawaaz kyon kar rahe ho?
Boy 1- Ma'am humari teacher aaj absent hain. Hum class mein aaye aur ye dono ne ladna shuru kar diya.
Boy 2- Tu chup kar. Ma'am asal mein na ye ladki mujhe bolti hai ki ladkiyaan ladkon se zyada acha gaati hai.
Girl 1- Haan toh sahi hi toh keh rahi hoon. Tum jaise ladkon se toh ka zyada acha hum gaa sakte hain. Ma'am ko hi dekh le.
Boy 2- Tune ma'am ko gaate hue sunn liya?
Girl 1- Toh kya ma'am abhi gaa dengi.
Boy 2- Ma'am toh waise hi accha gayengi.
Girl 1- Tu darr gaya kya?
Boy 2- Acha theek hai agar ma'am Aakash bhaiya se zyada acha gayengi toh tum jeeti aur main ghar tak jaane ke poore raste mein yehi kehta firoonga ki ladkiyaan ladkon se kai zyada acchi hai lekin... lekin agar Aakash bhaiya ne zyada acha gaya toh vice versa.
Girl 1- Done.
All Swara could was to hear their conversation and smile at it but as soon as the conversation took its major turn onto Swara and Aakash then she got a bit nervous.
Sw- Par Aakash bhaiya toh hai hi nahi.
Boy 2- Toh kya aap gao toh sahi Aakash bhaiya apne app aa jayenge. Ma'am kya aap dance bhi karengi thoda sa please ma'am.
She tried to refuse but everybody started pleading her. She could not refuse them anymore and accepted the offer. They played a karaoke of the song Tere Bin (Wazir). At a point she heard someone on the door but ignored as she wanted to focus on her dance. She turned to see Sanskar, Raksh, Ragini, Uttara and Aakash and felt very embarrassed and everybody clapped for her. Aakash came near her and asked- Kya yeh kisi special ke liye tha? (Though he knew the answer i.e. Sanskar)
Swara nodded her head and went to the office- von a mujhe thoda sa kaam hai bachon main abhi aati hoon.
Sanskar's monologue- Isko kya chul (eagerness) padi hai. Usne kara hoga kisiko. Bewakoof (idiot).
Girl 1- iske baad toh Aakash bhaiya ka tikana na mumkin hai.
Boy 2-Voh toh dekhenge.
They told the whole matter to Aakash and Aakash agreed. He sang tu jo mila and all the time he was looking at Uttara.
PRECAP: Uttara's confession for Aakash and Swara and Laksh's confession. (Not a complete one)