After the trip

Next day morning

Om reaches Bhavya's home. Bhavya was sitting gloomy as Rudy haven't come to meet her after that. Om waves his hand in front of her.

O: Bhavya

Bhavya looks at him and smiles in tears. She hugs him.

B: you came

Om hugs her back smiling.

B:,I missed you a lot bhai

O:,me too

Bhavya comes out of the hug. Om wipes her tears.

O: why are you crying

Bhavya nods no.

O: where is Roopa maa

Bhavya actions inside. Om cares her cheeks and goes inside. Bhavya was in kitchen with.Om. Om was,saying her trip details. Bhavya was nodding smiling.

O: so what happened here these days

Bhavya nervous: here? No nothing, wha what to happen, everything normal

Om frowns: why are you stammering

Bhavya nods no.

O: kya hua

B:nahi kuch nahi vo

O: you will hide from your bhai?

B: vo bas I

Roop comes.

Roop: not going to college Omkara? Hurry up, you will be late

Om looks at the clock.

O: arre haan, will see you evening

Om goes..Bhavya sighs. Roop looks at her.

B: I didn't wish to say him, thanks for helping maa

Roop kiss on her head.

College

Om enters the college smiling. Chubby comes to him.

Chubby: how was the trip man

O: very nice

Chubby: I heard you said shayari and all huh?

Om looks down smiling.

O:,vo bas she forced so

Chubby: she?  Who

Someone calls chubby and he goes.

Veer: shayari? Tum?

Om turns to Veer. Om looks down nervous. Veer stands in front of him.

V: wish to be a star of college?

Om nods no.

V: that loser gang is spoiling you right. I told their father about your party behavior, still they are friends with you

Om looks wide eye.

Veer:huh? Seems like whole family is bloody loosers. You will pay for it

Veer goes. Om sighs and walks. Gauri was listening to this.

G: so this was this bloody 8 feet ke plan. Bada aaya to make jhatadhari pay. We will see who will pay.

Om goes to class and see Rudy.

O: good morning

Rudy smiles.

Ru: hi, good morning, what's up

Om smiles and hugs him.

O: I missed you

Rudy hugs him back.

Ru: me too

Rudy smiles. Om raise his eyebrow.

O: any problem

Rudy frowns:problem? What problem. I am fine, see I am smiling

O: I can see that you are smiling but that smile is not reaching your eyes. Still not well?

Rudy rolls his eyes.

Ru:,offo, you call me question bank and asking this much questions (seems like Bhavya didn't say anything to him)

Om smiles.

Break time

Gauri comes to their class.

G: jhatadhari

Om looks at her little awkward after what happened. Gauri was cool atleast she pretend so

G: come

O: where

Rudy frowns.

G: arre I need to show you something

O:,wha what

G: ek jhaap pe

Om moves back

G: obey me, follow me

Gauri walks. Om looks at Rudy. Rudy actions to go. Om holds Rudy hands and drags him too.

Ru: arre why me

O: you know her na, she is very impulsive. For support come with me

They go to ground. Omru frowns.
Ru: why are we here di

G: payback time

Om looks wide eye

O: payback? For what

G: shshsh

Gauri actions to see. A boy looks at Gauri. Gauri thumbs up. Omru still confused. He gives a chit to Veer. Veer pats that boy and reads the chit. He goes to a girl and stops her. Om frowns.

O:,who is this girl

Ru:yeh toh Svetlana hein,

O:ohh this is Svetlana, karate+ shayari combination

Ru:haan

Gauri pinches Rudy's ear

Ru: ouch

Om looks at her.

G:you are spoiling him by saying details of girls. Ek jhaap pe

Gauri glares at Om.

G: tum? Why are you so interested in knowing about girls, when you joined, you don't even look at girls

Om looks down.

Ru: arre let him see what you want to show na

Svetlana standing folding her hands on chest

Sv: what, leave my way

V: I have come with a shayari for you

Om raise his eyebrow and looks at Gauri. Gauri was watching grinning

Sv: shayari for me? Acha, go on

V:,aise kaise its my first shayari everyone should hear. Come come

Veer gather everyone. Gauri too hold Om's hand and goes.

V: I am going to say a shayari for our shayari queen

Svetlana rolls her eyes.

V:,karz kiya hein

G:,kya

Om control his smile. Svetlana shook her head.

Sv:,its arz

V: haan vahi kiya hein

Sv: irshaad

Veer looks around. Everyone frowns. Svetlana sighs.

Sv: Irshaad

Veer looks at her.

V: me? My name is not irshaad, you don't know my name. Its Veer

Svetlana hits her head. Everyone giggles. Om chuckles.

Sv: shayari bolo yaar

Gauri excited looks at him. Om too

V: humare amal se humare murda karne ka dil kare tumhein
Om looks wide eye. Svetlana too. Gauri grins. Everyone stands clueless.

V: humare amal se humare murda karne ka dil karein tumhe. Humare baas se ubkai aaye tumhein

Sv:kya

Om laughs. Everyone looks at him. Om without noticing laughs. Gauri looks at him mesmerized. Om looks at Gauri.

O: you did this?

Gauri nods smiling. Om shook his head , wipes his tears after laughing and see everyone looking at him. Om stands normal awkward.

O:,sorry

V:,why are you laughing

Sv:,because he knows Urdu, right
Om nods controlling his laugh. Veer frowns.

Sv: you know the meaning of what you said

Veer scratch his head.

V:,vo I

Sv: dont stress yourself. Will you please say him long hair

Gauri raise her eyebrow.

G: his name is Omkara

Sv; ok Omkara

O:vo

V: say it

O: you will feel like killing me seeing my behavior, with my body odour you will feel like (chuckles) vomiting

Everyone laughs. Om too. Veer looks wide eye. Svetlana shrugs her shoulders.

Sv: thanks for the translation. (Looking at Veer ) I appreciate your honesty

Svetlana goes. Everyone goes mocking Veer. Veer in anger leaves. Om laughs again.

O: ubkai

Gauri smile.

G: chalo, my hard work of two hours didn't go waste

Rudy raise his eyebrow.

G: I was in library, searching for urdu words and making a shayari. I became a poet

Gauri says in atitude

O:,this was the worst shayari I heard

G:,excuse me

O: I mean(giggling) why did you do this

G: he was threatening you na, serves him right, bloody 8 feet. How dare he threaten you.

Om looks at her surprised for a second.

O: you did this for me

G: ofcourse

Ru;,why

G: because I (realise) care for him
Om smiles at her nervous. Gauri looks here and there. Gauri looks at Rudy.

G: go to class. Else I will complain to Shivay.

Gauri goes. Om looks at her smiling. Rudy snaps.

Ru: what happened in the trip

Om looks wide eye at him.

O:how you know

Rudy shrugs his shoulders.

Ru: changed behavior, Gauri di was nervous , you were all smiling, role reversal hein kya

O: vo umm, let's go to class

Om drags Rudy and goes.

Afternoon

Rudy looks at him.

Ru: how is everyone home

O: you are asking me this for the 5th time you know,

Ru: you count these all too

Om shook his head.

O: actually what you wanna know or about whom you wanna know

Rudy looks at him surprised. Om smiles.

Ru: you have become so chantumein after thr trip haan,

Om frowns: what's that

Ru: it means very wicked

Om raise his eyebrow.

Ru: they all spoiled my innocent nervous friend.

Om rolls his eyes. Watchman comes with the food. Rudy eager.

Ru: food came?

O: haan

Om opens the box. Rudy opens his tiffin. Om gives the letter to Rudy.

O: lo, read yourself how is "everyone" in home

Rudy surprised and excited.

Ru: for me?

Om frowns.

O: why are you behaving as if you are getting her letter for the first time

Ru:,nahi vo just

O: from morning I am noticing, you both are behaving weird

Om eats. Rudy takes the letter. Soumya comes to him. Rudy keeps the letter in pocket. Soumya frowns.

So: what's that

Ru: nothing

So:how are you now

Ru: I am fine

So: you know why you had fever

Ru: haan doctor told climate change

So:,no, its coz you spend half an hour to bath

Om coughs controlling his laugh. Rudy glares at Om.

So:  I told pinky aunty to say you not to allow you

Ru: to bath?

So: to spend too much time on shower

Rudy rolls his eyes.

Ru: what an intelligent thought, thanks for sharing

So: atleast you admitted I am intelligent. I am going to canteen.

Rudy thumbs up. She goes. Om laughs.Rudy smiles.

O: what

Ru: its good you went for trip. You have changed. You look really handsome while laughing.

Om smiles.

Ru: I will wash my hands.

Rudy goes to wash hands. After washing hands, he takes Bhavya's letter

I know after knowing everything about me you are not comfortable with me. Who will be comfortable with a pagal like me. Sorry for scaring you that day. I have a small request please dont cut friendship with my bhai because of this. He likes you a lot and will be sad if you leave him. I promise this is my last letter and will never try to be in touch with you. Sorry for everything. Thanks for everything

Rudy in tears reading the letter. He wipes his tears and goes to class.

Ru:om

O:,haan

Ru: I am going, I have some important work

O: sab teek hein na

Ru: yeah yeah sab teek hein

O: ok

Rudy goes.

Bhavya walks to library and shocked to see Rudy standing their folding his hands on chest.

B: aap yahan

Rudy holds her hand and takes under the shade of a tree. Rudy leaves her hand. Rudy takes the letter.

Ru: what's this

B:vo vo mein

Ru: what did you think

Bhavya looks at him in tears.

Ru: that you will act like scared and I will leave you and go

Bhavya looks surprised at him.

Ru:,itne aasani se mujhse peecha nahi chuda sakte samjhi. Huh will never try to be in touch with you huh badi aayi.

B: vo vo I thought

Ru: aur kya tha who will be comfortable with a pagal like me

Bhavya looks down

Ru: bilkul sahi kaha, no:1 pagal ho tum jo you write such stupid letter to me. Arre pagli I didn't come after that coz I thought you need time to calm. Varna I am not scared or uncomfortable and all. In fact after knowing everything I like you even more

Bhavya looks at him wide eye. Rudy nods in tears. Bhavya smiles and wipes her tears.

B: thanks

Rudy wipes his tears.

Ru: you made me cry, not fair

Bhavya smiles: Sorry

Ru: sorry se kaam nahi chalega

Bhavya raise her eyebrow.

Ru: I want coffee

Bhavya smiles.

B: come with bhai evening

Bhavya walks. Rudy holds her hand. Bhavya surprised turns to him.

Ru: I want to have best coffee and kachori from Salam bhai's shop

B:,haan toh go

Ru: with you, your treat

Bhavya looks wide eye:,kya

Rudy smiles and shrugs his shoulders. Bhavya leave his hand.

B:,I I am not coming

Ru:,kyun

B: kyun ka kya matlab ,what will people think

Ru: what to think, we are going to a coffee shop, so they will think we came to have coffee

B:we are going together na, if someone see then

Rudy raise his eyebrow.

Ru: hmmm,ek baat batao, have you ever been to that shop

Bhavya nods no.

B: I only go to library and bhai's college

Ru: my college

B: haan vahi

Ru: then who is going to recognize you their huh "log kya sochege". Are you a celebrity or what that they will recognize you or I am a celebrity or what jo when we go together people will come to us saying "Sir is this your girlfriend"

Bhavya wide eye:  girlfriend?

Ru: ummm its just an example. Vaise bhi you are also afraid of that question na

B:it won't be good, you go and have na

Rudy turns his face in child like anger.

Ru: you won't come right, jaao your apology not accepted. You don't trust me na

B: aise nahi hein

Ru: yes that's why you are not coming

B:I I trust you, if I trust someone other than my family its you

Rudy feels happy hearing it.

Ru: toh chalo

Bhavya sighs and nods nervous. Rudy grins.

Ru:after you

They both go to Salam bhai's coffee shop. They see many couples sitting.

Ru:,see how many girls and boys are sitting only you have problem

Bhavya looks around.

Ru:,what happened

B:,I am coming to coffee shop for first time

Ru: really

Bhavya nods.

Ru:,don't worry, there is always a first time. Chalo

Rudy pulls a chair for Bhavya, Bhavya sits in another chair. Rudy chuckles and shook his head. Rudy sits opposite her.

Ru:,order karo

Bhavya wide eye: me?

Ru: you only the special na

B: you order, coffee and kachori

Ru: your treat toh you should order come on

B: how can I order

The waiter comes

Ru: kyun bhai, will you not bring the food if she orders?

Bhavya looks wide eye. The waiter smiles at them.

Waiter: aisa kuch nahi hein, madam order na

Rudy actions to see. Bhavya looks down nervous.

B: vo two coffee and two kachori

Waiter: will bring now

The waiter goes. Bhavya realising.

B: you have class right

Ru:,I bunked

Bhavya wide eye: kya, kyun

Ru: after reading your letter I wanted to see you

B:huuh bhai knows?

Rudy nods no.

Ru:,I said him I have some important work, didn't say what is it

Bhavya sighs.

Ru:,vaise he has some doubt, he was saying we both were behaving weird

Bhavya looks at him worried.

Ru: arre ab toh we both are fine na so chill, he will forget about it

The waiter comes with coffee and kachori.

Ru:,thanks bhai

The waiter smiles.

Rudy drinks the coffee and frowns.

Ru:,is this the best coffee?

Bhavya frowns: not good, but everyone says its good even bhai

Bhavya drinks it.

B: its good

Ru: have you ever drank the coffee made by you

Bhavya frowns: haan

Ru: phir bhi saying this is the best

Bhavya looks at him surprised.Rudy shrugs his shoulders. Bhavya blushing hearing the compliment.

Ru:,kachori is nice,,do you know to make

Bhavya nods.

Ru: next time prepare for me ok

Bhavya nods smiling. The waiter comes with bill. Bhavya goes to give. Rudy gives the money

B: but it was my treat right

Ru:,you came. That's more than enough.

They both come out.

Ru: ek baat bolun

Bhavya looks at him.

Ru:  I am also coming to a restaurant with a girl alone for the first time .

Bhavya smiles looking down. Rudy smiles.

Ru:,I liked the first experience, what about you

Bhavya looks at him surprised. Rudy raise his eyebrow.

B:,its time for me to go home   bye

Ru: bye magician

Bhavya turns smiles at him and goes.

Ru: hasi Toh phasee

Rudy chuckles.

College

Om was walking alone. Gauri comes to him.

G: walking alone? Where is veeru?

Om shrugs his shoulders.

O:,he went afternoon saying some work

G: work? Acha I got it

Om frowns.

G:,maybe preparing special bouquet for Soumya

O: why, is it her birthday tomorrow?

Gauri looks at him unbelievable..

G:,you don't know tomorrow speciality

Om nods no.

G: It's rose day

O: rose day?  Vo kya hota hein

G: you dont know rose day?

Om nods no. Gauri hits her forehead

G: its the day we give rose

Om raise his eyebrow.

G: if you feel someone is special to you

Om looks at her Gauri doesn't notice.

G: Toh give her rose, red or yellow or white, your choice, vaise whom will you give

Gauri looks at him. They both look each other. Om gets a call.

G: your phone

O:,haan

Om takes his phone and panicks seeing Kali's number. Gauri frowns. Om hand shivers and takes the call.

O: hello

K:ohh you got time to pick the call,,where the hell were you son and mother

O:vo vo tri trip

K: trip haan, enjoying.  Now enjoy my reward too

Om gulps. Kali cuts the call. Gauri worried.

G:,jhatadhari

Om doesn't listen. Gauri shook him

G:,Omkara

Om looks at her.

G:,kya hua,,tensed. Any problem

Om nods no.

O: I I should go home, vo maa

G: maa ko kuch hua

O:,nahi maa maa teek hein, all are fine

G: and you?

Om looks at her.

O:,I I am fine, bye

Om walks. Gauri holds his hand. Om looks at her.

G:,kuch ho toh call karoge na

Om nods. Gauri nods and leaves him. Om walks