P calls Rini.P comes to the flat

R:Yes

P:Ji mein pragya.hum phone pe baat kiya na

R:Ohh yeah yeah.come in

R:Tum junior ho

P:Haan koi problem hein.ragging

Simmi:Chill yaar.we just asked

P:Sorry mein naya hoon yahan toh'

R:Ok yahan 3 rooms hein.we share the rent ok.and there is a servant.megha

P:Arre waah

R:Kyun

P:Kuch nahi bas aise hi

R:kitchen sab tum bhi use kar sakte ho.and haan tumhe akele rehne mein problem hein raat ko

P:Raat ko akele rehna hein?

Sim:haan jab parties ya functions hoge toh we wnt turn up sometimes.So whats your decision

P:Mein kal se shift karun?

R:Cool

P shake hands with R and Sim

R:Thoda weird hein. nahi?

Sim:Hmmm lets see

Next day morning

P:aaj shift karungi na sham ko maa

P mom:rent kitna

P:Maa mein part time job karun mein usse doongi na

Pm:Bilkul nahi

P:Maa please,I wont ignore studies

Pm:Par tu vahan kaise doondenge

P:Arre mil jaye nge

Pm:Beta par

P:Tu tension mat le mein baad mein call karthi hoon

Just then P see the ad for rj hunt

P:Arre waah ganeshji aap toh sab mere saamne dete ho.apply karke dekhthe hein.RJ pragya.Ohh no aaj hein last date application ke

P runs and brings the form and fill it

P:Bhaag prayu.

There were few seniors ragging in the way she dint notice as she was running

Senior:Ohh hello come here

P sees

P: (Kahan phasa yaar.ragging) ji mein

Senior:Haan ji aap

P goes

Senior:Kahan chale jaldi jaldi

P:Vo mein

Senior:Yeh kya pehenke aaye hein.salwar, chashma.kal se yeh sab nahi chalenga,

P(tensed):Ji

Senior:Jeans pehena

P:Jeans?

Senior:Kyun, nahi suna hein.chal chashma utaar

P:Vo mein

Senior:Utaar

P:Mein yeh form deke aake karun?

Senior:Ohhh we have to wait for you behenji.waise kis cheez ke form hein yeh

P:Vo rj hunt

Senior:Kya yeh tum aur rj

P looks tensed and looks down

Senior:Bol paoge sab ke saamne, nahi na, phir kya faayda chalo tumhare bas ke baath nahi hein.form do

P:Pl please

Senior:Toh aise nahi manonge

Senior take a bottle of water and goes to pour at her. P keeps the application in hand behind her and closes eyes to get drenched.But she feel like someone grab her hands.In shock she opens eyes and see her dress not wet.Then she look at the hands and look up and see Swayam

S:Tum teek ho

P was looking at her dress and him

S:Hello

P doesnot tell anything

S turns to seniors

S:what the hell guys.tumhe pata nahi ragging nahi chalega yahan.Principal se complaint karoon

Senior:No we just

S:yeh kaunsa thareeka hein paani phekna.crossing your limits.tum chalo hum complaint karte hein

S walked with P.seniors stop them

Senior:Mazak kar rahe the it wont happen again sorry

S:Ok go

They go

P looks at S

S:hello kya hua.

P:Haan nahi vo sab kuch itna jaldi hua toh,I m sorry

S:Sorry kyun

P:Nahi thanks

S:Ok relax,vo nahi thang karenga

P:Acha hua varna jeans pehne padthe na

S:Kya

P:haan vo keh rahe the kal se jeans pehena

S smiles

P:hum theesre baar meet kar rahe hein na.

S:Yes aur naam poochne ka mauka nahi mila

P:Haan vo.waqt.(P remembers the form)waqt.waqt khatham ho jayenge. mujhe jaana hein bye

P turns to leave but couldn't go.she looks and see S had not left his hands.P looks at S.S looks back.

P:Wo haath

S:Haan sorry mein

P runs

S:Arre vo

P: (yeh kya ganeshji 2nd day third meeting.mann kyun keh raha hein yeh toh shuruaat hein)

P turns and looks at S.S looks P.P smiles and go

S:Ajeeb hein

P gives the form in library and run to class

T:Kahan reh gaye

P:Vo mein library gaye the

T:subah subah library

P:Aur pata hein ragging hua mera

M:Kya humara bhi hone wala tha par senior ne bacha liya

P:Same here,mujhe bhi bachaya.varna ek ladki bheegi bhagi si gaana padtha mujhe

T:Kya hua

P:Pani phenkne wale the kisine par usne bacha liya

T:Kaun

P:arre yaar naam nahi poocha.kal mila na vo hi

T:Kal se mil rahe hein

M:Ladke ki naam poochne chahiye na

P:Kyun

M:Tujhe na sahi shayad humare type ho toh u know

P looks stunned

P:Kuch bhi

M:Pata hein yahan ke do cool dude hein swayam aur rey,unse meeting hote toh waah

P:Kya waah.yeh kya naam hua,swayam matlab selfish.rey aise kaun naam rekhta hein

T:Arre cool dudes hein,toh Mr popular

M:yeh nahi samjhenge

P:Samajhna kya hein vo bhi toh humare jaise hein

M:Tumhe koi bhi ladka pasand nahi hein?

P:Hein na bahut log hein

M:Kaun

P:Mere serial heroes aur vikku

T:Vikku?

P:Vikas khanna

T:Offo mein day to day life mein

P:aisa koi nahi hein

T:Vahi toh

P goes to the apartment with her luggage.

R:Haan come in

P:Hi di

R:Don't call di and all just call name

P:Acha.teek hein

R:Shall I help you

P:No no its ok

R:Let me help

They both go to her room

R:yeh ek spare key hein keep it with u

P:Ok

R:We are going out see you in the evening

P:Yeah see you.thank you

R:Don't be formal pragya

P smiles

P:chalo prayu call karke maa ko batate hein.

P doesn't get the call.door bell rings

P:Arre waah pehla mehmaan in the home

P opens the door and see rey.Rey looks at her and the apartment

R looks at P.P raise her eyebrows asking who

R:Shayad mein galat jagah aa gaye.

P:Ok

R looks at the number

R:Lekin number toh sahi hein.tum kaun ho

P:Ji?

R:Simmi rinni

P:Vo dono bahar gaye hein,

R:Tum kaun

P:Nayi pg hein

R:Achaa,yeah vo dono bataya,nice meeting you

P:Vo aayege toh kuch kehna hein

R:Bas kehna mein aaya tha

P:Mein kaun?

R smiles

R:Rey

P:Rey yeh naam kahin suna hein

R:Acha kahan

P:Arre haan mere dost bata rahe the aap aur koi aur ladka vo kya kehte hein cool hein in college

R:Thanks for the compliment

P:Meine nahi di compliment

R:Toh tumhe nahi lagta mein cool hoon

P:Bina jaane mein kaise keh sakta hoon.

R:Yeh bhi sahi hein.Anyways nice meeting you.sorry dint got your name

P:Pragya

R:Bye

P:Bye

Next day

T:Kya tum rey se mile

P:Haan iss mein itna heiraan hone ke kya baat hein

M:Kya kaha usne.

P:Kuch nahi bas uske friend aate toh batane ko kaha vo aaye the

T:Bas aur kuch nahi

P:Offo

M:Vo cool hein na

P:Ab tumhare cool ke definition kya hein mujhe kya pata,

Vo bahut ache se baat karte hein sabse,a gentleman

M:Aur

P:bas bahut ho gaya tum logo se kehna hi nahi chahye tha

T:Tum kaha rehte ho hum bhi aaye kya,

P:Arre vo vahan nahi rehthe pagal ladkiyan mujhe jaana hein bye

P walks out

P: kamaal ke ladkiyan hein ek ladke ki baat kaho toh shuru, aise pooch rahe the ki mein SRK se mila,yaar hema koi bhi hum jaisa nahi hein yahan, missing you yaar

Just then she see Swayam taking his cycle

P looks curiously with a smile

P:Arre waah cycle mein college aate hein, sab car aur bike se alag.interesting

S sees P smiling.S turns back and look whether she is looking something else and goes to her

P:Idhar aa rahe hein,prayu lagta hein unhone dekh liya tumhe,tum bhi na koi bhi interesting cheez dekhe toh smile karke dekhna shuru chal

S:hey why were you smiling

P:Ji mein

S:Haan meine dekha tum mujhe dekhar smile kar rahe the

P:Vo bas aapke cycle dekhe

S:Kyun? tumhe funny laga,haan sabko lagta hein tumhe kyun nahi

P:Arre funny nahi interesting laga

S:Kya

P:Haan sab bike,car ke beech ek different

S smiles:Wow pehli baar kisine aisa kaha

P smiles

P:Ab kya kare sabke nazariya ek jaise nahi hota na

S:I agree

P and S walks

P: Aur meri nazriya toh sabse alag hi hote hein.hema hamesha kehte hein ki mein ajeeb hoon

S:Waise hum mile hue do din hue par honestly mujhe bhi aisa laga.sorry

S smiles

P: No wonder. I am used to it.par pehli baar mujhe yahan ke log ajeeb lag rahe hein

S:Kyun

P:Apko pata hein mere friends na ladke ke peeche pagal hoke jaate hein,wo keh rahe the college mein do cool dudes hein,rey aur doosre ka naam kya tha

S:Rey

P:apko pata nahi kya ,mujhe toh un dono ki naam hi ajeeb lag rahe the,haan doosre ka naam swayam.aise koi naam hota hein.Selfish haha

S looks shocked and smiled

S:tumhe kaise pata ki wo selfish hein

P:Arre meine toh uske naam ke meaning bataya,swayam matlab khud hein na.toh selfish ya phir kya hoga hmmm made by himself.pata nahi par vo selfish nahi hoge

S:Tumhe uske baare mein pata hein

P:Nahi

S:Toh phir kaise pata ki selfish nahi hein

P:Vo na maa kehthi hein jiske paas jo quality nahi hein usi hisaab se naam rekhthe hein. Aur maa dete hein shanthi kaki ke example.naam hein shanthi par bahut khadoos hein vo.

S giggles

P:Apko bhi hasi aaye na, meine bhi pehle baar suna hein Swayam.aur meine na kal Rey se mile Toh jab mein baaton baaton mein kaha ki mein unse mile toh shuru hui kaise hein wo cool hein

S:Seriously

P:Ji aur mujhe yeh samaj nahi aaya ki kis basis pe ladko ko hot aur cool category mein daalthe hein.jaise ke koi thermometer leke ghoomte hein

S laughs

S:Sach mein tum ajeeb ho

P :Thanks

S shook his head

S:Vaise aaj koi tang kia kya

P:Arre nahi nahi

S:Tumhe aise khabrane nahi chahiye, toh vo aur darate hein.

P:Hmmm.seniors hein toh thoda khabrana toh banta hein

S:Toh tum beegne ke liye tayyar thi?

P:Arre nahi nahi haan usse yaad aaya meine apko teek se thank you bhi nahi bola.thanks haan

S:Not a big deal,Tum kahan rehthi ho

P:Ji yahan ek apartment mein

S:Where are you from

P:Ji rajastan.

They reach the college gate

S:Ok then

P smiles and nods

S goes

P:Lo karlo baat arre suniye

S stops and turns

S:Kya hua

P:Aaj bhi naam nahi poocha apke,agar mere dost ko pata chal gaya na toh mujhe phir se mazaak utayenge ki naam tak nahi poocha

S:Tum mere baare mein unse kaha

P:Haan kaha kal ke baare mein aur vo keh rahe the ki naam nahi poocha shayad aap unke type ho toh

P bite his tongue

P:Sorry slip of a tongue

S:Kitna bolte ho slip hona hi hein

S laughs

S:Pehle tum naam batao

P:Kyun

S:Ladies first

P:Pragya aur aap

S smiles teasingly

S:Agar mein naam bolunge toh tum faint nahi hoge na

P looks suspiciously

P:apka naam itna daraavna hein kya.Bin laden,saddam hussain

S smiles

S:Pata nahi par bahut meaningful naam hein

P:Arre waah ek naam keliye itna intro,boliye na

S sits in the cycle

S:Its really nice meeting you and I really meant it

P looks in confusion

S:By the way my name is Swayam

P:Dekha meine bola nahi yeh ajeeb (shocked).kya aap aap swayam.

P closes her eyes embarrassed

S laughs and goes

P:Prayu tum aur tumhari baatein,kya zarurat thi usse yeh sab kehne ke.bechara tumhe teen baar help kiya aur tumne aise unke favour return kiya.shame on you.sorry bolne ka mauka nahi diya chale gaye,vaise mere prediction toh sahi the dekhar lagta nahi ki vo selfish hein

S on the other side

S: (kitna bolte hein voh.par kuch toh baat hein uss ladki mein.itni dino baad aise hasa mein.)

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