JULY

Sona was returning home one day from school
It's been a week ... where are you Dev? All these walks from the bus stop to home seem worthless without you... You are not even receiving my calls... Hope you are fine

Jatin: Sona ... will you have ice-cream?

Sona: No ... Jatin is Dev fine now?

Jatin: Recovering

She went back to her thoughts
All I know is you had fever & were admitted to a hospital ... Which hospital none of us except Jatin knows ... He is not telling me, he says you don't want us to worry ...You don't even find me worth of sharing your pain & here I'm dreaming of sharing my life with you

Jatin: Sona ... I need to say something important ... don't know how you'll react but I

Sona: Jatin ... is it something serious?

Jatin: Huh?

Sona: About Dev?

Jatin: No ... Just viral that's what he has told us

Sona: Ohhh ... Is he picking up your phone?

Jatin: Yes ...

Tears welled up in Sona's eyes. She quickly controlled herself

Jatin: Sona ... Kwality walls ... Won't you have your favorite Magnum?

Sona was lost in her own thoughts... Her mind was dwelling  in the memories of Dev

Dev: Sona ... ice cream?

Sona: You scream

Dev: Very funny😞😒

Sona: Wo to mai hu

Dev: Will you eat barf ki malai ?

Sona: What's that?

Dev: Ice cream ... you didn't get it the first time

Sona: Tumi eakdum ...

Dev: Eakdum Smart, Intelligent, Handsome

Sona: I was saying Tumi Eakdom Impossible ... Now why are you smiling?

Dev: I like this Tumi Tumi ...

Sona: Oho ... So you are loving Bengali?

Dev: Naah

Sona: Then?

Dev: I love it only when you say it

Sona was as red as a tomato. Ms Bose had become Ms Blushing Bose.

Sona: Learned that song that you are going to gift me?

Dev: Which Song?

Sona: Dev...

Dev: Sona ...

Sona's POV: Sona ... I love my name ... when you say it in that husky tone

Dev: You are blushing ...

Sona: No ... no ... uhh ... let's have Ice cream

Dev: Which one will you have?

Sona: Magnum

Dev: Itna amir nahi hu mai

Sona: Fine buy me a cola

Dev: Itna garib bhi nahi hu

Sona: Cornetto chalega?

Dev: Daudega ... but which flavor?

Sona: Chocolate

Dev: Wasn't Vanilla your favorite?

Sona: Tha ...

Dev: Ohh so you've started liking chocolate

Sona: No I love it ... Won't you ask why?

Dev: Puchunga nahi to bataogi nahi kya?

Sona: Obhodro

Dev: Acha acha ... please don't get angry

Sona: You've killed the feel of it

Dev: Fine mat bolo

Sona: I will still speak

Dev: Complicated

Sona: Go to hell I won't tell you ever

SONA'S POV: Eakdom Obhodro ... Eakdum Imp ... No Eakdum smart,intelligent,handsome ... but still he will always do something to become Mr. Obhodro ... Duffer ... I was about to say that I like chocolate because you love it ... I love you Dev, I love everything related to you ... Keeping this inside me is so tough but how do I propose you just like that ... That will be the most memorable day of my life & I'll leave no stone unturned to make it the best day of your life too ... My only only my Mr. Dev Obhodro Dixit

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Jatin: Sona ... Sona can you hear me?

Sona: Yaa! (She snapped out of her flashback)

Jatin: Worried about Dev?

Sona: No ... Why will I be?

Jatin: Good ... Sona ... when you came in the school for the first time ... I was your first friend

Sona: Yeah! The Bong connection worked.

Jatin: You can confide in me Sona ... What is bothering you?

Sona: uhh

Jatin: I'm not pressurizing you... Do it if you want

Sona: Jotti ... Dev ...

Jatin: Yes ... What about Dev?

Sona: Dev ... is fine right?

Jatin: I've answered that already

Sona: Dev is your best friend ...

Jatin: Hmmm

Sona: What does he think of me? Does he even count me as a friend?

Jatin: Why are you asking this Sona?

Sona: He can talk to you... tell you how he is ... &

Jatin: &

Sona: He's not even picking up my phone.

Sona: No

Jatin: Then what is this coming out from eyes? Sweat?

Sona couldn't control & started crying

Sona: Yes ...I' m crying ... what else should I do? He has not come to school for a week... He isn't picking my phone & he's telling you everything ... What is this? If you want to have fun Sona is there then shouldn't Sona be there with him in his pain ... I feel like a toy ...

Jatin: Sshhh ... Sona

Sona: Sorry Jatin ... I'm just ... I'm just

Jatin: I can understand ... Dev is my childhood friend ... if he doesn't respond to me he'll not be left in one piece

Sona: Don't you dare hit him

Jatin: I can ... that's my right ... All 5 of us are friends ... but we share different equations with each other

Sona nodded her head.

Jatin: As far as I know him he can't see you worried & as far as I know you ... you can't see him in pain ... All of us are friends ... but the two of you

Sona: Two of us?

Jatin: Never mind

Sona: Thanks Jatin

Jatin: Ab thank you bologi tum mujhe

Sona: Sorry

Jatin: What I mean is ... sukha sukha thank you nahi chalega ... Have the ice cream and

Sona: And?

Jatin: Pay for it

Sona: Hawww

Jatin: What hawww

Sona: Fine I will

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Jatin reached home & called Dev

Dev: Hello ...

Jatin: Kaisa hai bhai?

Dev: Better ... all this exertion caused by the school's work must have caused this fever

Jatin: Sona was asking about you

Dev: What did you tell her?

Jatin: That you are recovering ... Dev

Dev: Hmm

Jatin: That possibility that the doctors were talking of ... Is that confirmed?

Dev: Not yet

Jatin: Don't worry ... everything will be fine

Dev: It has to be unless

Jatin: Unless?

Dev: You send me those Bengali songs that I'd asked for ...

Jatin: I'll come to meet you & then you can rehearse

Dev: Fine ... Jaldi aao

Jatin: Shouldn't we tell Sona about that possibility?

Dev: No

Jatin: Okay ... I'm coming to meet you ...

Dev: Don't forget the songs

Jatin: Sure ... khud ko bhul jaaun gaane zaroor le aaunga

Dev: Perfect ... Just Perfect

Jatin: Theek ho jaa fir bahut pitega

Saying so Jatin disconnected the call ...

I was right ... Sona loves Dev & Dev loves Sona ...

Jatin was ready to go & meet Dev but it began raining heavily. There was nothing for him to do so he switched on his Tv but because of the bad weather there was no signal. He tuned into radio

Milke bhi hum na mile

Tumse na jaane kyu

Milon ke hai faaslein

Tumse na jaane kyu

Anjaanein Hai silsile

Tumse na jaane kyu

Sapne hai palko tale

Tumse na jaane kyu

Kaise bataye kyu tumko chahein

Yaara bata na paaye

Baatein dilo ki dekho jo baaki

Aankhein tumhe samjhaye

Tu jaane naa

Tu jaane naa

"Leave it Jatin" He went on thinking "She is the one you cannot have ... Love can't be forced ... It will hurt but you will have to get out of this ... For Dev, for Sona & for your friendship ... For things that may have happened don't spoil things that exist... I would have loved it if she reciprocated ... hard luck ... The best thing that you can do is act as a cupid in their story ... You'll find your Ms. Right someday ... Care for Dev more than ever now cause your Sona ... no ... just...just... Sona loves him & it's your priority to care for the one whom your love loves."

Afsos hota hai
Dil bhi ye rota hai
Sapne sanjota hai
Badla hua soche he
Hum the mile tumse na jaane kyu
Milon ke hai faaslein
Tumse na jaane kyun

PRECAP-SONA'S BIRTHDAY

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