Chapter 1

SUMEDH, ROHIT, PRAJAKTA and Bandana came out of the Cinema with smiles plastered on their faces. They have just watched Pirates Of The Caribbean (POTC): The Curse Of The Black Pearl.

"Mene kaha tha na! Yeh film bohot dhamakedar he! (I told you! This film was going to be outstanding!)" Sumedh said excitedly.

"Haan re... sach kaha, yaar kya entry thi, kya andaz tha, kya chaal thi, kya- (Yes! You are right! What an entry, what a character, what a personality, what-)" Prajakta was describing Cpt. Jack Sparrow when Rohit interrupted her. "Bas, bas, bas... itna kafi he. Hamne bhi dekha tha...(Stop, stop, stop... that's enought. We also saw it...)" He said.

Sumedh, Prajakta and Rohit continued to talk and walk, but Bandana didn't join the conversation. She was admiring the way Sumedh was talking. She was noticing each and every thing he did. The way he walked, the way he smiled, just took her to another world.

Soon she was brought out of her thoughts by Prajakta nudging her. "Kaha khoi hui he, Bandu? Tumhara ghar aa gya he (What are you thinking about, Bandu? We reached your house)" She reminded her. Bandana looked here and there and then she understood that she was right. Sumedh and Rohit were still talking about the film.

"Me kuch soch rahi thi (I was thinking)" she said quietly. "Dekha mene... kya sooch rahi thi tu? (I saw that... what were you thinking about?)" Prajakta asked her. She knew that she wasn't going to tell her, but still she wanted to make a conversation. Prajakta shared everything with her but Bandana never shared a lot. She was always in her own world.

"Woh, me kuch khas nhi sooch rahi thi... tum chinta mat karo... accha time bohot ho gaya he tum apne ghar jao. Tumhare parents chinta kar rahe honghe" (Actually, I wasn't thinking about anything inportant... don't worry... look, it is very late you should go home. Your parents might be worried) Bandana said checking her wristwatch. Prajakta nodded and after saying good night she left with Rohit and Sumedh that were still talking about the awesome entry of Cpt. Jack.

Bandana entered the house and greeted her mom and dad. "Beta aa gyi? Kesi thi movie?" (How was the movie, Dear?) Her dad asked. She nodded in response and went straight to her room.

"Pata nhi kya hoga iska... na kisi se baat karti he aur na kisi se dosti (Who knows how she's gonna manage in future... nor she talks and neither she becomes friends with someone)" Bandana's Mom said. They were really worried about her because she never made friends and she never talked a lot.

Bandana was always so closed and she never shared something. It was only one person that she shared with and that was her dear diary. For many people this would sound childish but she wrote her feelings and reflections in that diary.

This method helped Bandana a lot. Whenever she would be angry or happy she would share it with her diary. She was happy with her only friend.

On the other hand, there was Prajakta... totally the opposite of Bandana. She always had a smile on her face and she could make anyone happy with her amazing sense of humor.

When anyone would ask her: "Kaha se dhundti he tu itni acchi baate? (From where do you find such nice things to say?)" she would say: "Pata nhi, me toh sach bolti hu... ap logon ko woh acchi lagti he (Dunno, I just say the truth... you guys find it nice)".

The only thing that she was missing in her life was a true and real friend. She considered Bandana as her only best friend but she never really talked to her. She didn't know how to open her...

And then there is Sumedh... who doesn't even care about having a friend. All he need is POTC DVD in front of him and his life is completed... but unfortunately he still didn't have it and he was quite sad about it. He wanted to re-watch the movie as many times as he could.

He entered his sweet home and was welcomed by her mom.

"Aa gaya? Beta khana garam kar du? (Your home? Should I warm up the food, dear?)" She asked sweetly getting up from the sofa.

"Nhi Aai me kud kha lunga. Aap aram kijiye (No Aai, I'll do it. You should rest)" He said entering the kitchen.

"Itni bhi budhi nhi hui hu me, me khana lagati hu tu haath muh dho ke aaja (I'm not even that old, I'll serve the food and you should take a bath)" she also entered the room and started to heat up the food. Sumedh chuckled and left for his room. Suddenly he noticed something laying on the bed. He went near it and understood what it was. His eyes and mouth widened in shock.

He came running in the kitchen again and hugged his mom from behind.

"AAI!!!! (MOM!!!) I love you soo much! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" He shouted. He had a DVD in his hand. It was Pirates of the Caribbean.

"Apko kese pata chala? (How did you know?)" He asked still admiring the DVD cover.

"Maa hu teri... sab pata he mujhe... tumhe kya pasand he aur kya nhi (I am your mother... I know everything... your likes and dislikes)" She smiled looking at her excited son.

Soon they started eating. Sumedh was still very excited about the new DVD that was added in his old collection of films.

"Me abhi isko try karta hu... (I'll try this right now)" Sumedh said, finishing his food, and went in the living room to try it.

He switched on the TV and opened the DVD player. He put the disk in eagerly and pressed the button 'enter'. He waited as the screen of the TV showed 'loading'.

After what seemed minutes, the screen showed 'Disk not readable'. Sumedh's smile faded in a second. He angrily started at the mark. Now, that he received the movie, the damn DVD player wasn't working.

"Aai... DVD player ko pata nhi kya ho gaya he! (Mom... the DVD player isn't working!)" He again shouted.

"Ab 5 saal toh ho chuke he bechare ko... naya order kar de apne laptop se! (We've been using it for 5 years... you should order a new one!)" she shouted back.

Sumedh did as he was told. He opened his apple laptop and started searching for a new brand DVD player.