LOVESTATION REVISITED...
***************CHAPTER-1***************
EPISODE-1
"Good
morning Delhi!!!
Subah ke Saat baj chuke hain... suraj nikal aaya hai aur chanda mama apni night
shift khatam karke goodbye bol ke ja chuke hain.Aur main phir se aa gayi hoon
aap sab ko apne sapne se jagaane ke liye taaki aap sabhi un sapnon ko poora kar
sakein... To tayyar ho jaaeye apni subah ki chai ke saath meri non-stop chatter
aur aapke favourite music ke liye. Ek khoobsurat se din ki shuruat ek
khoobsurat se gaane ke saath. Here's coming up a beautiful song for all you
wonderful listeners out there from me, RJ Naina, only on Radio Mirchi. CHECK
this out!!!"
As Naina was
hosting her show she could see the backlight of her mobile blinking. Someone
was calling her. She put up the next song and took the call.
"You are
late again" She was scolding the caller.
"Sorry
Baba... but you know how it is." He said that softly.
"Not fair.
Aap hamesha late ho jate ho aur phir ek naya excuse bana dete ho. Maine aapse
kitni bar kaha hai ki mujhe mera show shuru hone se pehle call kiya karo but
aap... you are always late. Lekin aaj aapka koi excuse nahin chalega. I m very
angry with you."
"Hmmmmm...
aur agar main kahoon ki shayad main New Year pe ghar aa paaonga to?"
"What???
Are you serious Bhaiyya?"
"Haan baba
I m serious. Waise abhi tak kuch final nahin hua hai but most probably I'll be
coming."
"Wooowww
Bhaiyya...I love you"
"I love
you too my darling sis but now return to your show. Jaise hi mera programme
final hota hai I'll give you a call. Alright?"
"Okay
Bhaiyya. I'll b waiting for your call. Bye. Take care."
She returned to
the show and hosted it with double enthusiasm. After all her Bhaiyya was to
return home from Kanchanjunga
Military Academy
after 6 months. She was dying to meet him.
After her show
was over she left for her college but she didn't feel like studying. She was
highly distracted with the thought of her Bhaiyya returning from academy. There
were so many things she wanted to share....her new show, first prize that she
won recently for her painting in a state level painting competition, the new
cute guy in her college and many more things. But that was her life; she was
also curious about her Bhaiyya's life in academy. She wanted to know everything
about the military academy. It was something new to her. No one before Navin
has ever been to such academy from their family. Besides it was about Army. It
really intrigued her. She was waiting for her Bhaiyya's call to confirm his
programme. But he didn't call up till next evening.
EPISODE-2
When Naina came
home from her college, she saw her mother talking to someone on phone. It was
Navin. As she realized it was Navin's call she snatched the receiver from her
mother's hand.
"Naina kya
kar rahi hai?"
"Maa mujhe
baat karni hai Bhaiyya se"
"Hi
Bhaiyya... So tell me, aap ghar kab aa rahe ho?"
"Next
week..."
"Coool
Bhaiyya... Kitne dinon ke liye?"
"4
din"
"What?
Thats it...just 4 days."
"Kya
karoon Naina sirf itni hi chutti mili hai mujhe. And anyways aa to raha hoon
na...chal ab maa ko phone de"
"Fine"
She said that in despair and handed over the phone to her maa.
Naina was
excited that her Bhaiyya will be coming next week but she felt four days were
very less. But still she was happy. She send a sms to her Best friend Simran
telling her the news while her mother talked to Navin on phone.
"Maa woh
actually main aapko ek important baat batana bhool gaya tha. Main akela nahin aaonga. Mere saath
mera ek friend hoga. Actually uske Dad kaam ki wajah se out of town hain so he
won't be able to go his home. So I asked him to come along."
"Aur uski
Maa?"
"Maa ...
he lost his mother in an accident 5 years back"
"Oh!!
Achcha theek hai. Tum log aa jao... we will be waiting for you."
"Thanks
Maa...Love you!!! Bye"
"Bye
beta."
"Naina
Navin apne ek dost ke saath ghar aa raha hai... tu ek kaam kar......"
"Maa aap
jo kaam bologe woh main kar doongi. Lekin main pehle hi bata rahi hoon ki
Bhaiyya ko receive karne main hi jaaongi"
"Haan tu
hi chali jaana lekin usmein abhi waqt hai. Usse pehle Navin ka kamra ready kar
dena aur guest room bhi. Theek hai?"
"Don't
woory Maa. Woh sab main dekh loongi...Waise next week Bhaiyya aa kab rahe hain?
"
"Thursday
Evening"
"Thursday
evening...Cool!!!"
EPISODE-3
Naina returned
early from her college on Thursday. She had to go to receive Navin. She checked
out all the arrangements before leaving. Everything was in place. Rooms were
neat, flowers were arranged in the room properly and she had herself cooked
Navin's favorite food for dinner. Naina reached Bus Depot in time to receive
him.
Bus was delayed
by half an hour. Naina was getting impatient. Finally the bus from Ambala came.
Navin got down from the bus. Naina rushed to meet him and gave him a tight hug.
She suddenly noticed the guy standing right behind Navin who was staring at
them.
"Kyun Raj maine kaha tha na, Naina
ka pehla reaction yehi hoga"
Naina didn't
quite like that comment by her brother.
"Well
that's because you have such a loving sister". He replied.
That made Naina feel happier.
"Yeah
right!! Naina meet my dear friend, Raj"
"Hiii Raj.
You know what main aaj tak Bhaiyya ke jitney bhi friends se mili hoon unmein se
aap sabse intelligent ho...And the cutest too. Pleasure meeting you"
Saying this Naina went ahead and kissed him on his cheek.
She turned back
to Navin and saw a smile on his face that he was trying to hide.
"What is
it?" She asked.
"Naina,
Raj is not a very outgoing kind of a person. Just see what you have done.
Bechara...he is blushing"
Naina turned
around to find that he was actually blushing. A smile came on her face and as
she realized it was getting embarrassing for him she changed the topic.
"Anyways
ab ghar chalein? Maa Baba must be waiting." Three of them moved towards
her car.
Navin drove back
to home. As they reached home, they found Navin's parents waiting for him at
the threshold. His mother was emotional to see him. She welcomed him with moist
eyes. Navin touched her feet.
"Yeh kya
Maa...jab main jaa raha tha tab bhi aapke aankhon mein aansoon the aur ab main
aaya hoon tab bhi aapki aakhon mein aansoon hain. This is not done"
"Chup
kar...aisa kuch bhi nahin hai"
"Haan
Bhaiyya aisa kuch bhi nahin...Maa ne aapki yaad mein ek baar bhi aansoon nahin
bahaya...bahaya hota to ab tak Delhi
mein baadh aa chuki hoti"
Naina teased
her mother.
"Okay now
just shut-up Naina...By the way maa yeh Raj hai. Rajveer Singh Shekhawat. Mera
roomie aur mera Best Friend."
Rajveer also
came forward and touched her feet.
"Waise
agar aap logon ka milna milana ho gaya
ho to Grih-Pravesh karein. Kuch baatein ghar ke ander bhi ki jaa sakti hai
na." Naina interrupted.
Rajveer and
Navin went to their rooms to freshen up. After that they all assembled in
Living Room and talked for hours.
"Baaton-baaton
mein waqt ka to kisi ko dhyaan hi nahin raha. 10 baj gaye hain chal Naina jaldi
se khana laga. Yeh log thak gaye honge. Uske baad aaram bhi kar lenge."
"Okay Maa"
They finished
their dinner and retired to their rooms. Hardly 5 minutes later there was a
knock at Rajveer's room. He opened the door. It was Naina.
"Sorry to
disturb you. But main aapko batana bhool gayi. Hamare yahan sab daily subah 7
baje tak jaag jaate hain. To aapko bhi jaldi uthna padega. Actually 7 am pe
mera show start hota hai na isliye and since Bhaiyya is in town to woh kal mere
show ke first caller honge. And I want you to be the second one. Okay!!"
"Okay
done. Waise let me tell you something 7 am is by no means jaldi. I wake up at 5
am. Daily."
"Wooww...that's
Cool. Anyways I'll talk to you on my show then. Goodnite!!"
"Goodnite."
EPISODE-4
"Good
morning Delhi.
It's me RJ Naina back on Radio Mirchi to wake you up. Jago Jago Jago...subah ho
gayi. Waise friends aaj ka din bahut special hai. Well you see har ROZ ek poora
din nikal jaata hai, palak jhapakte hi ek pal beet jaata hai. Lekin aaj ka yeh
din guzarte hi na sirf yeh din balki yeh poora saal beet jaayega. Guys its 31st
of December today. So get up and get going. Aisa bahut kuch hoga jo aapne is
saal karne ki sochi
hogi par kisi na kisi wajah se kar nahin paaye honge. So this is your last
chance to do them all in this very year. Varna
agla saal to hai hi un adhoore kaamon ko karne ke liye. Kyunki agar aaj ka din
beet gaya to kal ek naya din aa jaayega, agar
yeh saal beet gaya
to kal ek naya saal bhi aa jayega. Lekin doston kya aapne socha hai ki agar
aapka yeh pal yun hi beet gaya
to agla pal aisa hoga ya nahin. Aapke jo apne aapke saath hain woh aapke saath
honge ya nahin. So guys kal ki baatein hum kal hi karenge. Aaj is pal ki
khushiyon ko sanjone ke liye here's a song from me to all of you. Waise main
aapko bata doon this song is my personal favorite because of the beautiful
message it has - Live each and every moment to the fullest. So guys, here's the
song 'Aane waala pal jaane waala hai' from the yesteryear classic Golmaal.
Enjoy the song."
"Isn't
that song lovely? Anyways here we have with us our first caller for the day.
Hello...Who's that?"
"Hello
Naina Jee...This is Navin Singh Ahluwalia."
Navin was in
mood for some leg pulling and Naina also decided to play along.
"Goodmorning
NAVIN JEEEE, so tell me kya karte hain aap?"
"Ji main Kanchanjunga Military Academy
ka student hoon...a cadet you see."
"A
cadet...that's interesting. Toh Navin jeeee aapka yeh saal kaisa raha"
"Well yeh
saal to kafi achcha raha...cool, happening, interesting etc-etc...Bas ek choti
si shikayat reh gayi"
"Shikayat!!!
Kaisi Shikayat?"
"Yehi ki
meri stupid, idiotic, darling lil sis ab bhi bahut childish hai"
"Hmmm.....
so yeh hai aapki problem...Simple. Agar aapki lil sis grow up nahin karna
chahti hai to aap hi uske saath bachche ban jaaeye. After all matlab to saath
rehne se hai na...aur woh bhi pyaar se!!! What say?? Aur waise bhi apno ki
muskurahat aur apno ki shararat...isn't that what makes your life
wonderful."
"Well you
have got a point but..."
"Just give
a break to all ifs and buts from your life and believe me, aapki life se aapki
kuch shikayatein to yun hi kam ho jayengi. Just try it out for once aur hum
uske baad baad is discussion ko continue karenge. Till then here's a song
coming up especially for you. keep smiling, take care and have a great year
ahead."
Naina put up
the next song and hurriedly send a SMS to Navin.
"I'll get you 4 that!!!"
Naina returned
to her show after that.
"So
friends here's our second caller. Hello...who's that?"
"Hi
Naina...This is Raj here."
Woooww.... that
sounded so soft and polite after her brother's leg pulling attempts. She was so
happy to hear him.
"Hellooo
Raj...How are you doing?"
"Absolutely
good"
"Okay Raj
so tell me aapka yeh saal kaisa tha"
"Well this
year particularly was great. Is saaal maine
apni zindagi ka ek bahut important decision liya hai. Apne liye ek naya raasta
chuna hai. Besides I made some really nice friends and just yesterday I met
this girl who's an absolute sweetheart and whose one smile can brighten up your
entire day."
Naina knew he
was telling about her.
"So
sweeeet... Alright then Raj, I wish you all the best for your life and I hope
ki aapne apne liye jo raasta chuna hai uspe aapko bahut saara success mile aur
aapki who smile aapke face par hamesha bani rahe. Keep Smiling and take care.
Here's a song coming up specially for you."
Navin's leg
pulling and Rajveer's compliment, her show was going great. Just a perfect
start for a perfect day. But how much perfect the day actually was she didn't
realize until she reached home that evening. An unpleasant surprise was waiting
for her there.
EPISODE-5
As she returned
from her college that evening she was shocked. She saw her Bhaiyya sitting with
Simran, her best friend. Not just that he was holding her hands. She always
hated to see her friends hitting on her Navin Bhaiyya and the worse thing was
that even he used to enjoy flirting with her friends. She remembered that she
had not seen Simi in college for the whole day.
"Hii
Naina...woh main tuhara hi wait kar rahi thi. You know I wasn't feeling too
well that is why I didn't even come to college. So maine socha tumse pooch loon ki aaj college
main kya kya hua"
"Haan
Naina bechari pichle aadhe ghante se tumhara wait kar rahi hai. Maine socha wait karna
might just get so boring so I was just giving her some company."
"How
thoughtful Bhaiyya" She said sarcastically and turned to Simran.
"Waise
Simi, when was the last time you came to college with an actual intention of
attending classes"
"Don't be
so rude Naina. She is trying to get back to her studies. Tumhe to ise support
karna chahiye...Right Simi?"
Simran stood
there without a word but she was blushing and seeing her like that Naina's
temper was shooting up.
"Naina
what is wrong with you. You have guests over...at least ask her some
refreshments. Simi what would you like to have?"
"I think
Coffee will do" She said hesitatingly.
"Naina
could you please get us a cup of coffee"
At that very
moment the door opened and Rajveer entered. Naina gave him a big smile and went
to him.
"Hey Raj!!
Will you have a cup of coffee?"
"Sure."
Rajveer was rather surprised to receive this over-warm welcome.
"Cool...I'll
just get it"
Naina went to
kitchen and returned with four mugs of coffee. She kept them on table and
picked up two cups and gave one of them to Raj.
"Maa-Baba
kahan hai" Naina asked Navin rudely.
"Woh Faridabad gaye hain. Mona
aunty is unwell....unhe dekhne. Kal shaam tak aayenge." Navin said while
offering coffee to Simi.
Naina's eyes
were fixed on Navin and Simi as they took the first sip of their coffee.
Rajveer was closely observing Naina. Something was there in her eyes that he
couldn't read. But the very next moment he got it.
"Nainaaaaa"
Navin shouted.
"What?"
Naina asked making an innocent face.
"What is
this? Coffee mein namak hai."
Navin and
Simi's faces were worth watching.
Rajveer was
quite surprised to hear that. His coffee was quite good and more importantly
normal. Now he knew why Naina herself gave him coffee mug.
"I know
that Bhaiyya. Woh maine
socha two of you are sooooo sweet, itni der se itni sweet-sweet baatein kar
rahe hain, itni sweetly ek doosre ko company de rahe hain ...to iske baad agar
main aapko sweet si coffee doongi to kahin aap dono ko excess sweetening ki
wajah se Diabetes na ho jaaye."
Rajveer could
not control his laughter and excused himself.
Naina also gave
them a hard stare and left slamming the door behind.
Naina was
standing in the lawn all alone.
"Hii"
She heard someone call her from behind.
EPISODE-6
Naina was
standing in the lawn all alone.
"Hii"
She heard someone call her from behind.
"Oh
Raj...Hi. I created quite a scene...Haina?"
"You want
me to be honest?"
"Ammm....well,
yes!!"
"Okay
then. Yes you did...besides that was quite mean."
"Like I
was the only mean soul there. What about Bhaiyya? And Simi....I am gonna kill
her and you know what, that will be mean. But I'll do that with pleasure. I
don't mind being mean sometimes."
"But why?
Some healthy flirting is just fine."
"I know,
but I can't stand my friends hitting on my Brother. Aur Bhaiyya... You know woh
yeh sab sirf mujhe tease karne ke liye karte hain. He knows that I don't like
all this."
"But
what's wrong if your friends like your Brother. Crushes are a part of growing
up. I m quite sure you must be having a few crushes yourself. Am I wrong?"
Naina gave a
faint smile.
"Crush...
You know my last crush was about 3 years back. We did go around for a month.
Uske baad we realized that we can not stand each other beyond this so we broke
off. After that, hunt for my next crush is still on. What about you?"
"Me...Well
I had a girlfriend until recently. But she was not happy with my idea of
joining a military academy"
"So you
dumped her?"
"Dumped? I
think parting ways sounds much better."
"May
be...but you don't have to be so nice all the time. Anyways tell me what was
the best thing about her."
"Best
thing, I guess, was the fact that she wasn't those typically girly types."
"And what
does that mean?"
"That
means ki thankfully she wasn't interested in silly things like soft toys,
flowers, cards etc-etc."
"Silly
things...what's so silly about these things anyways?"
Rajveer smiled.
"That means ki tumhe yeh sab cheezein bahut pasand hain"
"You
bet... kisi bhi NORMAL ladki ko hongi. Thank
God you DUMPED that not so girly girl."
"And what
if I tell you that not I, but she dumped me."
"I'll
say... you still got lucky." Both of them started laughing on that.
"Looks
like madam ka mood theek ho gaya
hai" Navin interrupted.
"Raj
please tell him that I don't want to talk to him."
Saying this
Naina left from there and locked herself in her room.
"Kyun Raj
sahi kaha tha na maine...Gussa
har waqt iski naak pe baitha rehta hai."
"Haan and
you are more than desperate to prove that."
"Hellooo!!
Tu dost mera hai ya uska...jab dekho uski side leta rehta hai."
"Tu meri
chod aur apni soch...She is absolutely mad at you."
"Haan
yaar...ab isko bhi manana padega."
"Isko bhi
matlab?"
"Tujhe kya
lagta Simi itni shanti se yahan se yun hi chali gayi hai...pichle aadhe ghante
se usko mana hi to raha tha."
"Bas yeh
baat Naina ko mat batana."
"I know
but ab Naina ko manaoon kaise?"
"Simple..."
"How?"
Rajveer didn't
say anything. He just winked at him.
EPISODE-7
Naina was still
in a bad mood. She was just trying to divert her mind by painting. She heard a
knock at the door.
"Naina
open the door." It was Navin calling her out. "Naina stop being
childish…come out."
"Bhaiyya
just leave me alone."
"Well
Naina, woh to possible nahin hai" It was Rajveer who was standing right
outside her window.
"Raj???"
He jumped
inside her room from the window.
"Wooowww...nice
painting"
"Thanks,
but I didn't ask."
"I know,
but then, you don't have to."
"Raj,
please get out."
"Sure
Naina... we both are getting out of here."
"No
ways...I am not coming. You just go from here."
"Sorry
Naina but you are coming with me and I am not giving you any choice here."
Rajveer took the brush out of her hands and kept it on the table. He then took
her hand and dragged her outside with him. As the door of her room opened she
was surprised.
There was a dim
light in the living room. A big Chocolate cake was placed on the centre table.
Navin took her other hand and two of them took Naina to the couch and made her
sit there. Rajveer lighted the candle on the cake. It was written 'Happy New
Year' on the cake. Meanwhile Navin picked up a teddy bear that he had hid right
next to the sofa and kept it near Naina. She was soo happy to see that. All her
irritation went kaput just in a matter of few seconds.
She noticed
that dining table was also set. The New Year Countdown had begun...... just a
few seconds to go. As the second's hand of the clock touched 12 three of them
together blew the candles. They hugged and wished each other happy New Year.
Navin called up his parents to wish them. They took their dinner, did some
dancing and since Naina had to get up early in the morning for her show she
returned to her room. Half an hour later, after cleaning all the mess Navin and
Rajveer came to check on Naina. She was sound asleep and was holding that teddy
tightly.
Naina got up in
the morning and got ready to leave. Before leaving she went to see Navin and
Rajveer. Both of them were sleeping. Naina was quite amused. Navin generally
used to get up late when on vacations but Rajveer.... he had told her that he
wakes up at five daily. Naina wrote a note for him and left. When Rajveer woke
up he found a piece of paper on the side table. He opened it and read:
Good Morning Raj!!
I don't know when did you actually wake
up today but it's definitely not 5 in the morning...... Just kidding!!! Anyways
Thanxx for a wonderful evening and don't even bother to explain me that it was
planned by Bhaiyya. I know it was not. You see, I know him better than you do.
But anyways my mood is much better now and guess what, I think I won't kill
Simi now. ;)
Thanxxx again.
See you in the evening.
Have a nice day!!
Naina..
Well, that was
actually a good morning for Rajveer after a very wonderful evening that he had
spent with his best friend and his new friend.
EPISODE-8
The phone was
ringing. Navin took the call.
"Hello
Bhaiyya...aapne call kiya tha. Sorry main class mein thi. That's why couldn't
take your call. Kya hua?"
"Nothing
much. Tu ek kaam kar. Sharp at 1, see me at CP."
"CP...Why?"
"Kuch
nahin baba. Bas thodi shopping karenge and then we'll take our lunch together.
Waise bhi ghar mein baithe baithe hum dono bore ho gaye hain."
"Lekin
Bhaiyya how can I come. Meri to class hai."
"Ek din
agar class bunk kar legi to fail nahin ho jaayegi. Sharp at 1...Central Park. Okay!! We'll be waiting."
"Fine.
I'll be there. See ya."
Navin, Rajveer
and Naina entered the restaurant. Navin was placing the order at the counter.
Naina was arranging the shopping bags. Rajveer was sitting right in front of her
across the table. Naina turned to him and noticed his smirk.
"Aapko kya
hua?"
He pointed
towards Navin. Naina saw him talking to a girl. He was trying to flirt...again.
"Uff...
yeh Bhaiyya bhi na."
"Naina tum
hyper kyun ho jaati ho Navin ko flirt karta hua dekh ke?"
"You
really wanna know that....Coool...I'll show you something. Lekin uske liye
aapko meri choti si help karni hogi."
"Help...What
help?"
"Hold my
hand."
"What?"
"Raj...just
HOLD MY HAND. Come on hurry up. Bhaiyya aa rahe hain."
Raj took her
hands in his own and said "You know something Naina...You are
impossible."
"Thanks
Raj." She blushed pretentiously as Rajveer kissed on her hand.
"Helloooo!!!
What is this happening here?" Navin came running.
"Kya ho
raha hai...Kuch bhi to nahin." Naina answered. "Bas woh Raj meri
tareef kar rahe the. You know Bhaiyya Raj is soo sweeet and sooo cuuute!"
Navin took out
Naina's hand from Rajveer's.
"Ab aap
dono apna yeh mutual admiration club band karenge." Navin snapped.
"Now you
see Raj main hyper kyu ho jaati hoon." Rajveer and Naina started laughing
and Rajveer gave her a high five.
"Navin...I
didn't expect this from you at least." Rajveer taunted.
"Really
Raj...what else was I supposed to do to see my best friend and my sister
flirting."
"How dare
you try flirt Raj...Woh Bhaiyya ka copyright hai. Understand yaar."
"Alright
Naina now just stop pulling my leg."
Their
conversation was interrupted by the girl who was with Navin on the counter just
a while ago.
"Hi
again...Do you mind me joining at your table. Actually the restaurant is full.
So...May I?"
Navin got up.
"Yeah sure. Why not."
He looked at
Naina. To his surprise she was smiling.
"Yeah
sure. Please do join us."
Saying this
Naina got up from her chair and offered it to her. She herself sat on the chair
right next to Rajveer.
"By the
way Raj, You didn't tell me tumhe Delhi
kaisa laga." Naina asked him putting her hand on his. Rajveer returned her
a big smile and answered looking into her eyes. "Jitna socha tha usse
kahin zyada acha aur interesting bhi."
Navin looked at
two of them and shook his head. But this time he didn't stop them. Four of them
enjoyed their lunch. The food was good and the company- GREAT!!!
EPISODE-9
Naina returned
home right after her show. It was Sunday...so no college for her.....
Thankfully. It was also the last day of her Bhaiyya's stay. He had to leave the
next day. Besides their parents were back. She wanted to spend the entire day
with her family. Five of them had a ball. For the entire day they had nothing
to do. They did all sorts of masti and fun. Gossips, discussions, games,
leg-pulling, fights, everything. It was evening. Navin and Rajveer were busy in
arm wrestling. It was 10th round going on. For past one hour they have been
doing this. Rajveer had won 4 and Navin had won 5 rounds till now. Naina was
also there. She was putting up that moment on her canvas. This time Rajveer
won. They decided to have a tie-breaker. Rajveer and Navin both were trying
their best to win. They have always loved to compete. Naina was putting colors
in her painting. She left that in between and went to them. None of them could
lower the other's hand even a bit. It has been 5 minutes like that and Naina
was getting impatient. She wanted to know the results. Finally she put her
hands on Raj's hand and put all her force to lower Navin's hand. It almost
touched the table.
"Naina yeh
kya kar rahi hai? This is cheating."
Little more
force by Rajveer and Naina and Navin lost the game.
"Who cares
even if it's cheating... at least game over to hua... varna to aap dono saara
din arm wrestling hi karte reh jaate and that too without any result."
"Hmmm....but
in that case tune Raj ki help kyun ki...meri kyun nahin?"
That left Naina
wondering. That was an impulsive decision without any logical explanation. But
still........
"Good
question Bhaiyya...but then meri marzi"
Navin kept
staring at her while she took the canvas to her room. It was rather weird on
Naina's part to do something like that. But Rajveer? Navin was wondering how
come Rajveer also accepted her help without even a single word. As far as he
knew him he would never do anything like that. He turned to Rajveer. He was
with his mother. Navin could feel something odd but he chose to ignore.
Navin got up
later that night and he found that Rajveer was still awake. He could see the
light coming out from his room. He saw him writing something in his personal
diary.
"Raj tu
abhi tak soya nahin?"
"Arrey
Navin." Raj hurriedly slipped his diary under the pillow. "Bas woh
neend nahin nahin aa rahi thi."
"Raj tu
kya likhta rehta hai apni diary mein?"
"Nothing
much."
"What is
it Raj? Tu upset bhi lag raha hai."
"Upset...No
way. Infact I m very happy. You know jab tune mujhe tere saath tere ghar aane
ke liye kaha tha, I was really unsure about it. But now I am so glad I came
here."
"I didn't
get you Raj."
"Mom ki
death ke baad aaj pehli bar laga ki how good it feels to be with your family.
Varna Dad apne business mein aur main apni life mein hamesha occupied rehte
the. Mom ke jaane ke baad to humne kabhi saath mein baith ke dinner bhi nahin
kiya. Thanks Navin. I'll never ever forget this vacation of mine"
"Raj I am
glad you liked it here. Ab so jaa varna
subah late ho jayenge. Sari packing bhi baaki hai."
"Yeah.
Goodnight"
"Goodnight"
Navin and
Rajveer had to catch their bus at 12. Naina came to drop them. She was
unusually quiet.
"Ab tujhe
kya hua hai?" Navin asked.
"Mujhe kya
hoga?" came a curt reply.
"Then why
have you made such a long face?"
"Kuch
nahin."
They were
nearing the bus depot. Navin opened his bag. He took out a big box that was
neatly gift wrapped.
"Yeh
le."
"Yeh kya
hai."
"Tera
Birth Day gift. Mujhe pata hai next week tere birth day pe main yahan nahin
rahoonga isliye tu upset hai."
Naina stopped
the car midway.
"Arrey car
yahan kyun rok di?"
"Taaki
agar aapka gift pasand na aaye to aapko yahin pe gaadi se neeche utaar
doon."
Naina opened
the box. It had the same dress she saw while shopping at CP that Navin didn't
let her buy. Navin looked at Rajveer who was smiling.
"I guess
ab hum chal saktein. We can't miss the bus."
"Of
course. Thank you Bhaiyya." Naina gave a peck on Navin's cheek and started
the car.
Half an hour
later she was on her way back to home. Navin and Rajveer had left for academy.
EPISODE-10
"Hello"
Naina was still half asleep as she took the call.
"Happy
Birth Day Naina."
"Birth
Day...Mera Birth day aaj nahin kal hai. After 12 and it's just....."
"Just 12
am sharp."
As Naina saw
the time she jumped out of her bed. Mobile
fell from her hand. Now she was fully awake. She, for a moment, could not
understand how she woke up sharp at 12. When she saw her phone she realized
someone was on the line. She picked up her phone.
"Who is
that?"
"Wake up
Naina...it's me Raj."
"Raj...Oh
My God. How do you know my Birth Day?"
"Bas pata
hai."
"Wait a
minute. Aap itni raat ko call kar rahein hain. Bhaiyya ne to kaha tha ki lights
out ke baad no one is allowed to step out of their rooms."
"Oh Come
on Naina. Ab agar academy aa kar lights out ke baad room se sneak out nahin
kiya to phir kya fayda itni discipline ka. Rules are meant to be broken.
Right?"
"Right.
Lekin agar pakde gaye to?"
"To
kya...thodi si left-right-left aur karni padegi. But don't worry about
that.Uski mujhe achchi khaasi practice hai. Main,
Navin aur Neeti yahan ke maximum rules tod chuke hain."
"Cooooool
Raj...I love you." The pause at the other end made her realize what she
has just said. So she immediately corrected that.
"I
mean...I love you for that. By the way who's Neeti?"
"Neeti...Neetika
Sahay. Fellow cadet hai."
"Ohhhh...Girlfriend?"
"Haan...
lekin kisi aur ki."
"Awwwww...tch
tch...too bad."
"Not
really."
"Kyun...lemme
guess. Too girly for you."
"You
really think is academy mein touch-me-nots ke liye koi jagah hai. Just that
she's taken...that too by a friend."
"OH!!
Any-ways do you know you are the first one to wish me this year. Thanks!!"
"That's
not required Naina."
"Coool
then...mera birth day gift."
"Hmmmm...
Birth day gift...By the evening it will be at your doorsteps ma'am."
"What? Raj
I am just joking."
"To maine kab kaha ki main
serious hoon."
"Awwwww....
You broke my heart Raj!!"
"Don't
Worry it'll be mended by the evening."
"Raj???
Okay now...Seriously. Is there a gift or not?"
"Well
Naina... you never know. Wait till the evening and find it out for
yourself."
"Raj
that's not fair."
But Raj was
laughing.
"Sweet
Dreams Naina and a very Happy Birth Day once again."
"Thanks.
Bye."
"Bye."
Naina was
waiting for the gift for the entire day but she didn't receive anything. It was
12 again. Her Birth day was over. Now she knew there was no gift. He was just
kidding.
EPISODE-11
Next evening
when Naina returned from college her mother told her that there was a parcel
for her. It's kept in her room. Naina was quite surprised to hear that. She
went to her room and checked the parcel. Sender's name wasn't there. She opened
it and found a Photo album inside. As she turned the pages she saw the pictures
of Navin and a girl was with him in almost all the snaps. At the end of the
album there was a letter...From Rajveer. Was that her gift? She was wondering.
But the letter answered her. Yes it was.
Dear Naina,
First of all Belated Happy Birth Day. I
know you'll receive the gift only after your Birth Day but then some things in
life are worth waiting for. By the way I hope you like the pictures. You must
be wondering about the girl in those pictures. She is Neeti... Navin's
girlfriend. And don't worry, this time Navin is very serious. They have been
seeing each other only for a week now, but from what it looks like, it's not
just another passing affair for them. I thought you might be interested in this
piece of news. Finally Navin has decided to take a break from usual flirting
routines. HAPPY!!!!
But please don't tell Navin that I have
told you about them or he is gonna kill me.
I really hope you liked this small gift.
See you soon.
Take care.
Bye for now.
Raj.
Naina was
very-very happy after reading this. Neeti was cute and she looked good with
Navin. Besides that meant no more flirting for Navin. Naina immediately dialed
KMA's number and called for Raj. Within a few minutes he was there on the line.
"Hey
Raj!"
"Naina...Hi...I
was expecting your call. Looks like tumhe gift mil gaya."
"Mil bhi gaya aur pasand bhi aaya.
You are the best."
"Thank
you. But I hope you are not going to talk to Navin about this."
"Certainly
not. Waise bhi Bhaiyya khud hi mujhe bata denge aur woh bhi bahut jaldi."
"And why
so?"
"I know
him. He shares everything with me... so sooner or later he'll definitely tell
me."
"Not bad!!
Anyways tum academy aa rahi ho na?"
"Main
academy kyun aaongi?"
"Republic
Day ke function ke liye."
"Oh that!!
How can I come there? College se to off mil jaayega but Radio station se off
milne ke koi chances nahin hai."
"Oh come
on Naina sirf ek din ki to baat hai... you won't get such chances again...soch
lo. Aur phir Neeti se nahin milna hai kya?"
"Milna hai
but.....Raj I really don't think I'll be able to make it to there."
"Well you
do have a job to take care of but let me tell you this year academy ki republic
day parade ko Navin lead karne waala hai. This chance won't come again."
"Acha. Let
me see what can be done. I'll try."
"Great...then
I'll be waiting for you. Bye."
"Bye. Take
care Raj."
"You
too."
And both of
them hung up.
EPISODE-12
Rajveer was the
in charge of the Republic Day celebrations. He was checking the arrangements to
make sure everything was in place. He was standing in the corridor giving some
instructions to a fellow cadet when someone suddenly came from behind and
covered his eyes. Rajveer was too occupied with the preparations and had no
time for all this.
He snapped.
"Kaun hai yeh?"
Rajveer held
the person's wrist tightly in his hand and turned.
"Naina!!"
"Raj you
are hurting me."
"Oh I am
so sorry." He released her wrist from his tight grip.
"Woooww Raj
what a welcome...Pehle khud invite karte ho aur phir......"
Naina's wrist
was red and Rajveer's finger impression could be seen.
"I said I
am sorry. Aur tumhe kisne kaha tha ki is tarah se mujhe peeche se aa
kar........"
"Raj main
to sirf aapko surprise karna chahti thi lekin aapne to mujhe hi shock kar
diya." Naina said interrupting him in between.
Raj couldn't
help a smile coming on his face. He gave her a hug.
"Surprise??
Come on Naina. Grow up."
"Oh please
Raj ab aap atleast Bhaiyya jaise dialogues mat maaro."
"Okay
fine...Just gimme a minute."
Rajveer turned
to the cadet "You just get it done; I'll catch you in a while."
"Okay."
That cadet left. But he had a smile on his face that made Rajveer somewhat
uncomfortable. He ran outside and bumped directly into Navin.
"Arrey
Navin... Did you know that Raj has a girlfriend."
"What? Raj
ki girlfriend.... stop daydreaming. Alright."
"Navin I
am serious yaar. She is here with him. Raj ne aaj ke liye usko specially invite
kiya hai."
"Kya baat
kar raha hai yaar... How is that possible ki Raj has a girlfriend and I don't
even know about it. Chal lets see."
"Tu jaa.
Mujhe thoda kaam hai. I'll join you later."
"Okay"
Navin went to check on Rajveer's girlfriend. Initially he was shocked but later
he was rather disappointed to see Naina with Rajveer.
He was staring
at two of them. Naina saw him and went closer to hug him.
"Hi
Bhaiyya!!"
"Hey
Naina. Lekin tune to kaha tha ki tu aa nahin paayegi."
"Haan
lekin phir maine
mere Boss se lad-jhagad ke chutti le hi li."
"You know
Raj yeh Atul marega aaj mere haathon se."
"Kyun kya
hua?"
"Kya
hua... he just came to me to tell me that you are standing here with your
girlfriend. Abhi tak to poori academy mein news spread kar chuka hoga
woh."
"What?"
Rajveer and Naina said that in chorus.
"Main abhi jaa ke uski class le ke aata
hoon." Navin said.
"Sure aur
thodi class meri taraf se bhi le lena."
"Okay"
Saying this Navin left.
Rajveer then
turned to Naina." Chalo let me show you around."
"Cool"
"Waise
uncle-aunty nahin aaye."
"Nahin
Baba ko kuch kaam tha."
While crossing
the cafeteria they saw Navin talking with a girl.
"Yeh
janaab kisi ki class lene gaye the." Rajveer said to Naina.
"Haan
lekin dekh ke to lag raha hai ki khud hi loveology ke lessons lene ke liye ruk
gaye hain. Yehi Neeti hai na?"
"You
bet."
"Thoda sa
disturb karein." Naina had a naughty smile on her face.
Raj looked at
her for a while and then winked. "Let's do it."
EPISODE-13
"Ahem...Ahem.
What is going on here?" Rajveer asked Navin.
"As if you
don't know... wait a minute. Naina kahan hai?"
"Hogi
yahin-kahin. Ab main tum dono jitna free to hoon nahin ki Naina to KMA ka tour
doon. Bahut kaam hai mere paas. And you also better get down to your work. Agar
Major ne dekh liya na to Republic Day parade se pehle teri parade kara
denge."
"Yaad mat
dila yaar Major ki."
"Aap yahan
ho aur main aapko poori academy mein dhoondh chuki hoon." Naina entered in
the cafeteria.
"Tujhe
kisne kaha tha akeli poori academy ke rounds lagane ke liye." Navin asked
her.
"Kyun...
mujhe yahan koi kidnap kar lega kya....Oops....Mujhe nahin pata tha ki Atul is
a girl's name."
"What?"
"Nahin...woh
aapne kaha tha na ki koi Atul...Jiski aap class lene waale the. But yahan to
koi aur hi class chal rahi hai."
"Actually
Navin mujhse Atul ke baare mein hi pooch raha tha." Neetika tried to
cover-up for Navin.
"Really?
Lekin Neeti ko bother karne ki kya zaroorat thi. Mujhse pooch leta Atul ke bare
mein...Maine
hi to use bheja tha parade ground pe." Rajveer said.
"Acha...to
yeh pehle kyun nahin bataya." Navin was almost stammering.
"Kya fark
padta hai. Ab to bata diya na Raj ne. Now you may carry on." Saying this
Naina went close to Neetika slightly pushing Navin aside and introduced herself
to Neetika.
"Hi... I
am Naina."
"I know...
I mean I thought so."
"Kaise
guess kiya."
"Navin ne
abhi bataya tha that you are here."
"Oh I
see!"
All this while
Naina had a smile on her face and her tone didn't sound as if she was furious
or even bothered.
"One
minute... Raj tune Naina ko bata diya hai...Haina?"
As Navin said
this Naina turned to him with her mouth open. They were caught!!!
"Bata
diya!! Kya bata diya?? Naina maine
tumhe kuch bataya tha kya?"
"Nahin
to...Bhaiyya, Raj is right. Usne mujhe kuch bhi nahin bataya..." She
continued after a small pause "...Aapke aur Neeti ke bare mein."
"Rajjjjj"
Navin shouted at Rajveer and Rajveer in turn shouted at Naina.
"Nainaa...Yeh
hamara secret tha, right?"
"Oh come
on Raj...Bhaiyya ko pata chal gaya
tha."
Navin ran after
Rajveer as he tried to rush out of cafeteria. But on the entrance they almost
bumped into an officer who was wearing Army uniform.
"Who's
he?" Naina asked Neetika.
"Hamare
drill commanding officer."
He gave some
instructions to Rajveer and Navin and left. Both of them came back.
"What did
he say?" Neetika enquired.
"Last
minute briefing ke liye saare cadets ko parade ground mein assemble hone ke
liye kaha hai." Navin told her. Naina looked at Rajveer who was staring
hard at her. She started giggling and went closer to him. She pulled his cheek
and gave him a hug.
"Naina...
you are quite a brat." Saying this Rajveer smiled back at her.
"Thanks.
Lekin batane ki zaroorat nahin hai. I already know that."
"Naina tu
ek kaam kar. Abhi filhal mere room me jaa and wait for me. Agar main free ho gaya to I'll come otherwise
you come to the parade ground in 15 minutes. Okay?"
"Okay
Bhaiyya"
15 minutes
later Naina was in the parade ground with her Handy cam, ready to shoot the
parade that was just about to start. Parade started in 5 minutes. It was a
proud moment for Naina to see Navin right in the front leading the parade.
Later that
afternoon, four of them took their lunch together. They gelled very well. Naina
was a real brat and the rest of the three enjoyed pampering her. Naina left in
the evening before dark. Navin and Rajveer returned to their room and were
quite surprised to see a painting hanging on the wall. It was the same painting
Naina made during their arm-wrestling match while they were in Delhi.
Next day Navin
told Neetika about the painting.
"Waise
tumne ek baat notice ki?" Neetika asked him.
"Kaun si
baat?"
"I was
actually very surprised to see Raj yesterday. As far as I know he doesn't mix
up with girls so easily and so well."
"Woh to
hai... not just they mix up well, mere against gang-up bhi bahut achchi tarah
se kar lete hain."
Neetika kept
quiet. She was lost in her thoughts.
"Neetika...tumhein
kya hua?"
"I don't
know... lekin mujhe kuch ajeeb sa lagta hai unko saath dekh ke. It's as if... I
can sense something between them."
"What? You
mean to say...."
He didn't
finish his sentence. There was a silence. Navin had sensed something like that
earlier as well but this time he could not ignore. But there wasn't much he
could say or for that matter he could do.
"Let it be
Neeti. Some things are better if left upon time to decide."
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