“Ma’am…ma’am…” the person shouted.
‘Uff…this lady is always like this. It is clearly written self service. But I always have to go and give it to her’ the man murmured as the girl didn’t even care to look at his face.
The person nearby who heard him “Is it ok if I give her?”
“So kind of you sir; Please, if you can, give this to her” he handed the plate to her.
The person walked to the girl.
The girl was busy munching her pani-puri. She had a few empty plates near her full plate. On the other hand, she was busy in her mobile.
The person placed the plate and turned, starting to walk off.
“Waiter…waiter…” the girl shouted.
After sometime she shouted again… ‘Hey! Kizhinja satta (torn shirt)’.
And that is when the person looked at his shirt. He was wearing the most trending T… that was in market now.
He turned and the girl shouted again.
“Unnadhaan (yeah, you)…”
He went to her… “Ma’am…I am not kizhinja satta— (the girl cutting off) I know, waiter, right? I — (the boy cutting off) Not waiter also…”
“Whatever!” and before she can say anything else, the person moved away.
“Aur ek plate pani-puri please…” the girl asked with the cutest puppy face ever.
The person could only smile. He nodded his head and came back with another plate of pani-puri.
It was almost 15 minutes and the girl had almost eaten 50 pani-puris. The person bringing the last plate, sat down in the chair opposite to her.
“No…I can’t bring anymore…” he was dead tired.
“Do they allow waiters to sit also?” she asked taking her eyes away from the phone, looking straight at him now.
Aww…there she was! An angel… Eating pani-puri!!! The person smiled at the thought.
“This is a self service hotel ma’am”
“Yeah, right? Then are you a chef? But why is a chef required in a chat court?” she wondered.
“I am Abhi (you might have guessed by now)” he said forwarding his hands.
“I am Pragya” she shook her hands with his.
“I am not a waiter or a chef. I am doing my B. Tech, third year”
“Oh, learning waiter! …Sorry summa sonnen” she stuck her tongue out.
Abhi smiled again.
Pragya got up taking her bags.
“So, you will you come here every day?” Abhi smiled at Pragya’s question.
“Will you come?” he asked in return.
“What time?” Pragya enquired.
“Your time” Abhi told for which Pragya smiled.
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“Purab… Purab…” Abhi ran all around the house searching him.
“I am dressing up. Gimme two minutes” Purab screamed from his room.
“I will come” Abhi said starting to climb the stairs.
“Don’t you understand? I am dressing!!”
(Abhi gave a sheepish smile) “Come soon” he said sitting in the sofa.
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“Bulbul… please, you get ready soon. Groom’s family will come any time”
“Arey, you are also as old as me. Why should I alone marry so soon?” Bulbul said sitting in the chair.
“Coz, you are two minutes elder! Now, Get up!” Pragya said pushing Bulbul into the closet.
“Bulbul, are you ready?”
“Yes, mom!” Pragya also went in!
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“Why have they brought me here, to this restaurant? Sitting here only makes me hungry (says as he sees a waiter passing their table with a plate of delicious dishes). Even the girl is not coming” he said looking at the door for one more time.
“So… the groom is so eager it seems. Please bring the bride. Where is she?” the other said smiling like a mad.
“Abhi! … I am sorry Sarla ji, Abhi is a hyper active fellow! You please call Bulbul” Abhi’s mom said.
“Bulbul is taking some time. She is stuck in traffic it seems. She will be here soon” Sarla said Amaira who gestured in an ok.
“I will break your teeth Abhi” Purab whispered in Abhi’s ears, gritting his teeth.
Abhi smiled mad and his face actually resembled an alien!
That’s when the bride walks in… Bulbul! One pretty girl Purab had ever seen! In that green saree of hers, she looked gorgeous.
Her straight hair went perfectly with her look and Purab fell for her at first sight! *oh! Bulbul… how beautiful you are! I love you!*
Purab could easily make out that Bulbul is not the type of girl who she pretends to be now. “Wow, she looks great. Saree is just perfect for her. But, I won’t trouble her to wear it after marriage if she doesn’t like. After marriage! Yes, she is of course gonna marry me. Who else?” Purab told himself.
Bulbul greets everyone ad sits in the opposite couch.
Purab couldn’t take his eyes off from her. He looked at Abhi to tell him something. But Abhi was literally lost somewhere! He looked at the direction where Abhi was seeing and was shocked to see Bulbul there!
“Hey, she is my wife…means your Bhabhi. You should not look at her this way! Why are you doing this?” Purab screamed in Abhi’s ear (as to be heard only by Abhi).
Abhi startled at the sound.
“Did Bulbul come?” Abhi asked blinking.
“Thank god you’re not looking at her” Purab let out a breath.
“What did you say?” Abhi was again blinking which made Purab thoughtful.
He looked at the same direction once more, thinking… “What were you looking at?” He could see a girl. Bulbul’s sister it seems.
He looked at Abhi who was looking at her with his mouth wide open.
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“Wow! How beautiful she is?” Abhi said gasping.
Pragya had worn one of her chuddy. A pure white, long chemise with a pink legging and a matching pink shall! She did not leave her hair loose, but instead pinned it together in one side. She had tucked in her front hairs behind her ears which threatened to fall out any moment. Her small earring twinkled bright. And her smile never failed to bring smile on others’ lips.
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“Ahem…” Purab made a sound but Abhi didn’t turn. Purab hit him in his shoulders and that’s when he turned.
Pragya who saw that Purab was looking at her said, “Jiju… why are you looking at me that way? I know I am looking good. But, BULBUL is your partner… not me! Pragya said and looked at Bulbul.
Bulbul was staring at her so badly. Pragya gave an ‘oops’ reaction and sat quietly beside Bulbul.
“I am sorry Amaira. Pragya is also insane at times” Sarla said not before telling Pragya to go out and enjoy the breeze. Pragya went out murmuring.
Abhi was uncomfortable. He got up.
“Where are you going?” Purab asked dragging him back.
“Washroom yaar!” Abhi said going in the direction where Pragya went.
“Hey! Washroom is this side!” Purab smiled and said as he knew where he is going.
But Abhi was gone before he even opened his mouth. Purab shook his head in disbelief. Then he continued his work of staring Bulbul!
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“So I think we can let the young birds to sing for some time, alone. What say Ram?” Manish asked and finally Purab felt thankful to him.
“Of course… Amaira let us give them some space. Finish your talking soon, guys. We will wait out.” Ram told them and left with Amaira.
“Bulbul, we will be out, ok? Talk and come” Manish told Bulbul, and soon the couple were left alone.
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It was almost fifteen minutes since Purab and Bulbul were left alone, but still they didn’t even speak a word.
Manish messaged Bulbul to come home soon as they are going home to give them even more space!
And Bulbul felt like ‘!!! Am I to sit here, next to this guy, who is stealing glances of me and doesn’t even realise that I know he is looking at me? And like seriously?’ Bulbul was cursing her fate.
She felt things happening in reverse. She has to be the one who is shying and he should be talking.
But! He is going scarlet! “God! Please save me!” Bulbul was pleading god. When god ultimately didn’t seem to be helping, she started talking.
“Mr. Purab Mehra *Guys, I know KHANNA was good, but he is Abhi’s brother dears. So he is now a Mehra!* I will come straight to the point. I have no problem in marrying you. My parents’ happiness is my wish. But if you are like this, seriously, I am not gonna marry you!” Bulbul burst out.
“Oh Oh! I was actually waiting for you to get comfortable. If you were all ready, why didn’t you speak out?”
“Oh! You know to talk, haan? Fine. Have you not watched movies? Guys are the ones who start the talk first. See, here I started”
“Arey, films aren’t real”
“But people can wish for things to come real!”
“Stop shouting”
“Hey! You stop screaming”
“You are the one who started things”
“Oho! Fine” Bulbul said sitting in the seat crossing her arms.
Purab also sat. He was desperately wanting to talk to her. But he couldn’t find a reason… not after such a silly fight with her. He will not be the one who is gonna lose. Anyways he should listen to her after marriage, but should he do that before also?
His ego didn’t allow him to talk first. But he couldn’t control also.
“What about a plate of pani-puri?” Purab asked but his ears could hear two voices.
He started smiling as he found Bulbul also asked him the same thing.
“You like pani-puris?” Purab enquired.
“I love them” Bulbul screamed.
“Me too…” Purab also smiled like a mad.
They smiled at EO and called the waiter.
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Pragya sat staring at the bushes. She was murmuring something. Abhi came there and snapped his finger in front of her.
“So you are also here to tell I am insane?” Pragya shouted.
“Arey, don’t feel bad. It’s good to be insane. Like… doing what you like and enjoying life”
“Hmm” Pragya turned her head away.
“You know, I am also insane!” Abhi said jumping in front of her.
“Really?” Pragya’s face glowed.
“Yeah, didn’t you listen… my mom also told me that I am insane…just now!”
“So two insane people… talking insane, behaving insane!” Pragya giggled at her phrase and Abhi laughed.
“So what are you doing here Mr. Insane?” Pragya asked him.
“Talking to Mrs. Insane” Abhi said giggling.
“Mrs?” Pragya blinked.
“Oops. I am sorry… Miss. Insane” Abhi said scratching his head.
“I don’t mind” Pragya said.
For a moment Abhi thought that it should become true.
“So Mr. Insane, what are you planning to do now? Simply sit and stare Miss. Insane?” Pragya chuckled.
Abhi closed his open mouth and turned away messing his hair.
“Leave that. It’s good that we have met two months ago, no? There is no need for us to behave like strangers” he told her.
“Even then I would have easily mingled with you” Pragya said being proud.
“Yeah, so friendly… the way you behaved the very next day… right?”
Pragya stuck her tongue out and smiled.
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Abhi had been waiting there for the past 15 minutes, growing impatient, every slipping moment.
He took a glance at his watch… 5.18. ‘She must be here by now’ he thought.
Just then he heard the watch man talking… no, fighting with a girl. He simply sat hearing their conversation.
“I am already late. You can’t do that”
“Ma’am… I understand. It’s not that you are not allowed in. All seats are occupied. Please wait”
“What about the one there?”
“A person has to come. He is waiting”
“For a person who did not come, you have a vacant seat. I have been waiting for past 3 minutes and don’t allow me?”
She found someone tapping her shoulders.
“What? You are also here to tell me there is no seat?” she screamed still looking at the watchman, actually staring!
“My girl didn’t come still. I can allow that seat to you” he said timidly.
“Oh… I am glad. Thank you” she said finally turning to him.
“Abhi!” she screamed on top of her voice.
Abhi was standing smiling at her.
“Is this the way you yell?” he said stirring his ears.
“He told me to wait. I am already late!” Pragya said putting her head down.
“But still…”
“I am actually rude. I am like this only. Leave it and we can go in” she said dragging him in.
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“I become one sometimes”
“You were the one who told you are rude always!”
“Ok baba! I mingled easily, just because it was you” she finally told what Abhi wanted her to.
“So, it’s great”
“Yeah, it is”
Abhi chuckled. Pragya got irritated.
“Ok, Ok… I am sorry”
“Fine. So, what can we do now? Sathiyama ennala unkooda mokka poda mudiyaathu” she said earning a glare from him.
“Ok. Do I look pretty?” (trying to change his mood).
“No. You are not pretty. It would be an insult. You are beautiful” Abhi said tucking her hair behind.
Pragya smiled.
Her thoughts started to drift…
She got so close to Abhi, the way someone can never understand! Abhi…the one person who can make her smile… the one who can make her laugh… the one whom she never forgets to commit to her memory… the one who has now become everything that she does. She is glad that he met him that day. It was because of him that her life was becoming more and more beautiful.
How? like this…
She does not feel like getting up when he forgets to tell her a GM, she does not get sleep when he does not wish her good night, she cannot eat if he has not eaten, she cannot listen to the class when he is unwell, she cannot keep herself from texting him though she is busy… on the whole, she cannot live without him.
Though it took Pragya a while to realize this, she thinks that it’s good as she did not fail to do that.
Before she gets more lost in her thoughts, she found Abhi shaking her.
“Thanks” she said.
Abhi smiled.
“You look handsome than ever” she said while her cheeks went red.
“I know” he said and smiled.
“You are always one and you are chooo cute” Pragya said, pulling his cheeks, making Abhi feel pleased.
“Hey, we will eat pani-puri. Come on” Abhi said dragging her in.
“You know Abhi? I love pani-puris than before”.
“Why?”
“It was because of it that we met” Pragya said going in.
Abhi was lost in words for a few moments.
How will he say her that it is because of her that he started liking them? How will he say her that he has started to wait for her to come to the chat court every day? How will he say her that she is the reason for him to wake up early in the mornings?
Will she never know that he is early as he wants to be her first morning wish? Will she ever know that he cannot sleep without wishing her, her ‘sweet dreams’? Will she ever understand that he cannot eat before her? Has she ever noticed that he was never busy when she texted him? He kept himself free always, so that he could text her back. Will she ever notice that he cannot live his life without her?
With all those yearnings that he had within him, he looked at her tapping the next seat, signalling him to come and sit.
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So… back after a while! How are you all? I am fine…actually, in high spirits!!! I think you all remember me. Even if it’s NO… I want to tell you all one thing. I remember you all and I missed you guys so much.
I took a little long it seems, didn’t I? Anyways, I am glad that at least now I am able to come back. My exams are over and the results are also announced. Successfully I got 95% in my exams. WAHHH…. I am so happy. Thank you for your wishes. Now, promoted to twelfth! Already they are taking my life out of me! God, I have to learn to cope up and manage my time! And due to that, I didn’t find time to return for a while and that’s why took this long. Sorry. But anyways… it’s nice to meet you all again.
Also, after this gap, I came up with something soooooooo silly that I don’t even know what to name it. I know it was totally stupid and insane, but I still don’t know what made me post this. Sorry for this boring stuff guys. I like, literally don’t know what to tell but thanks for reading this silly doodle… actually one more silly doodle from my side! Also, this was a little long one. Sorry for that. I will post the remaining part of the story soon. Also, bear the mistakes. I bet there will be a lot of them!
And yeah, thanks for commenting on that OS that I wrote on the Valentine’s Day. I was overwhelmed to read your comments. I will reply to it soon.
Coming back to the story, do tell me what you feel about this (Ok! I shouldn’t have asked). Thank you silent readers who spent your time in this.
Ah! One last thing (sorry)… I don’t feel like writing further on New Year shots. I am sorry for that. I am not getting any ideas on it (that’s the truth actually). Hope you understand. So bye!
Ok… Ok, one more last thing! This will surely be the last thing. Tomorrow is my birthday. So gonna spend some time with my friends and family. So see you all later!
Bye…bye. Love you all.