Kriti: directly kuch nahi kaha..

Khushi: indirectly kuch kaha? Dekh Kriti jo bhi hai bata de.. mai aaj hi uski khabar leti hu.. meri jaan ko kuch kehne ki himmat kaise hui uski?

Kriti: Jaaan tu meri baat sunegi ya apne aap khudko samjha degi?

Khushi: accha bol

Kriti: Dekh.. maine na aaj tak bohot logo ko dekha hai with serious trust issues lekin tera bhai na un sabse alag hai.. tere bhai ko serious trust issues to hai lekin sirf khaana banane ke mamle mein.. pata hai he is so possessive about his cooking ki mujhe stuffing ko haath bhi nahi lagane diya.. pehle to mujhe aata goonane ko bola aur jab maine wo thik se kar liya to kaha this is perfect aur phir aloo chheelne ko bol diya.. tabhi bass thoda sa chatka lag gaya to pura vaqt mujhe ek jagah pe chup chap bitha diya.... I mean are you even serious? Actually na.. shayad teri dost hone ke vajah se meri cooking skills pe bilkul vishwas nahi hai use..

Khushi: itna sab kuch uske saamne bol deti naa.. uske saamne kyu jabaan band ho jaati hai teri?

Kriti: ab wo jo bhi hai.. lekin sach bata rahi hu jaan.. kuch kar tere bhai ke trust issues kaa... Waise mujhe aaj pata chala tujhe kuch aata kyu nahi dhang se banana.. tere bhai ne to tujhe kabhi mauka hi nahi diya hoga na sikhne ka? Ek galti ki to kitchen ke kaam se direct bedakhal..

(Khushi and Kriti start laughing. Kriti's phone rings with notification from Yash)

On message..
Yash: Kritss jaldi bahar aao.. I am waiting in the car!!

Kriti: coming!

Kriti: jaan.. bulava aa gaya..

Khushi: kya?

Kriti: Are Yash bahar car mein wait kar raha hai.. chal jaldii

Khushi: ohh.. let's go!!
(They leave and three of them come to college together. They go to their lectures and in lunch break they meet at the basketball court)

Yash: Tum dono ne notice board dekha?

Kriti: Nahi.. nayi notice hai?

Khushi: Annual Fest ki na?

Yash: Haa.. aur auditions aaj se hi shuru ho rahi hai

Kriti: kiski audition?

Khushi: Western Dance, Classical dance, Solo dance, Folk dance

Yash: Khushi.. dance ke alawa bhi hai yaar.. Kritss.. Singing bhi hai.. Fest ki Opening performance ke liye aur bhi bohot kuch hai.. dramatics, JAM.. bohot kuch.. tu singing ke liye try karnaa.. I am sure selection ho jayega teraa

Khushi: haa.. mai bhi dance ke liye kar rahi hu.. ho sakta hai hame baki competitions ke liye college team mein bhi select kar le.. what say?

Kriti: Yess of course yaar!! Hum audition bhi denge aur select bhi hongeee!! Ab college aaye hai to apna dhamaka to karna padega naa?

Khushi: Yess.. lekin baadme back out to nahi karegi naa?

Kriti: mai kyu back out karungi?

Khushi: tera kya bharosa? Kab kya kar de aur kab kya bol de.. pehle promise kar tu back out nahi karegi..

Kriti: tu kabhi kabhi na bada ajeeb behave karti hai.. fine.. promise I won't back out! Happy?

Khushi: Yesss!! Very happy!

Yash: Ab tum dono ka ho gaya ho to basketball bhi khel le? Tum dono ko harana bhi to hai..

Kriti: Whatt? Tu? Hame harayega? (Laughs)

Khushi: Bacchu bhool gaya kya? Hum state champions hai.. teri team to district mein bhi haar gayi thi (laughs)

Yash: Ohh to ye baat hai? To ho jaaye ek match? One on one?

Khushi: Okk.. is that a challenge?

Yash: It is!!

Kriti: ok then.. hamari team se Khushi khelegi aur teri team se of course tu.. 1 basket ka match.. jo pehle basket karega wins!!

Yash: ok then!!

(They play a 1 basket match and Khushi makes basket within 50 seconds and wins the match)

Khushi: Kyuu Yash..? Ab kya khayaal hai aapka?

Kriti: Kaha tha na.. hame harana tere bass ki baat to bilkul nahi hai..

Yash: Oyee.. this was just your good luck!! Agli baar dekh lenge..

(Karan Shiv and Janvi spots them with the ball and goes to them)

Karan: Mind if we join?

Khushi: not at all.. kheloge teeno?

Shiv: ok then.. tum dono Janu ke saath side mein ruk kar cheer karo hamare liye.. chal Yash khelte hai..

Karan: 5 baskets ki match?

Shiv: cool.. let's start!!

(Khushi stands in front of them)

Khushi: Excuse me.. kya matlab hai tumhara? Tum teeno kheloge aur hum teeno cheer karenge? Aur tumhe aise kyu lagta hai ki hum aisa kuch karenge?

Yash: mujhe aisa kuch nahi lagta..

Khushi: hum bhi khelenge!!

Shiv: Accha? Ye basketball hai.. koi mazak nahi.. tumhe pata bhi hai ye kaise khela jaata hai? 1 basket to hogi nahi tumse..

Yash: Are.. par ye dono to....

Karan: Yash.. rehne de.. tujhe batane ko koi jaroorat nahi hai.. hum bhi jaante hai inse nahi ho payega lekin khelne ki jidd hai to kya kar sakte hai?

Kriti: What do you mean by humse nahi hoga? By the way hum tumse to bohot accha khel lete hai..

Yash: Haa.. Actually ye..

Shiv: Oh really? To ab aapki ye galat faimi bhi dur kar hi dete hai.. ek match ho jaaye? Girls vs Boys!! Abhi doodh ka doodh aur paani ka paani ho jayegaa..

Yash: Aree pehle meri baat to sun lo...

Khushi: Yash chup karr!! Ab to inhe dikhana hi padegaa.. Chal Kritii.. come on Janu dii..

Janvi: Tum dono ne itni tadi mein bol to diya lekin mujhe sachme nahi aata basketball khelnaa..

Shiv: lo.. inki 1 player ne to khelne se pehle hi ghutne tek diye..

Kriti: Koi baat nahi di.. aap bass field pe raho aur hame ball pass karne ki koshish karo.. inke liye to hum dono hi kaafi hai..

Karan: Wow.. kya confidence hai.. oopss sorry.. I mean kya over confidence hai.. Yash.. tu khelega na?

Yash: umm.. nahi actually.. tum dono hi khelo.. Chudail.. tu chal mere saath..

(Khushi, Kriti, Shiv and Karan goes to the field and Yash and Janvi takes a seat on a bench outside the court)

Yash: Aaj to ye dono ladko ka naam mitti mein mila denge..

Janvi: Shiv aur Karan bohot accha khelte hai Yash.. wo nahi haarenge..

Yash: tumhe Krits aur Khushi ko khelte vaqt dekhna chahiye.. dono State champions hai basketball mein..

Janvi: really?

Yash: khud dekh lo..

(In the court, all take their positions)

Khushi: Ready?

Shiv: Yes!

Khushi: 3 points ki match.. jisne 2 ya jyada baskets kar di wins!

Karan: done..

(On the bench)

Janvi: lekin agar aisi baat hai to Karan to jaanta hi hoga na?

Yash: nahi jaanta.. Infact Khushi ke ghar koi nahi jaanta..

Janvi: lekin kyu?

Yash: wo nahi chahti thi.. ab reason mujhe nahi pata..

Janvi: that's weird!

Yash: I know..

(In the court)

Khushi: Take lead..

Shiv: huh?

Khushi: upar fenkne ki jaroorat nahi hai.. start dribbling..

Karan: pachtaegi

Kriti: dekh lenge..

Karan: itna over confidence?

Kriti: Confidence!

Karan: Well.. well!

(He starts dribbling and Kriti and Khushi keep looking at him. He underestimates them and throws towards Shiv. Kriti successfully catches it before Shiv could even touch it. Dribbling the ball, Kriti takes it near her basket and as soon as she was about to throw, Karan comes in front of her, she gets nervous and she misses the target. Karan catches it and throws towards Shiv who was already around their basket. He catches it and makes basket)

Khushi: What the hell was that Krits?

Kriti: Sorry yaar.. pata nahi dhyaan hat gaya thaa..

Khushi: koi nahi chal.. wapas nahi hn.. game par concentrate kar..
(in mind: mere bhai ko baadme ghur lenaa pleasee)

(Karan and Shiv Hifi's each other. Match starts again. This time ball is with Kriti again. She looks at Khushi and winks at her. Khushi shows her a thumbs up. Kriti lets Shiv take the ball from her. Shiv dribbles the ball and goes towards his basket. He throws the ball and Khushi jumps and hits the ball such that it reaches Kriti who is standing exactly in the centre of the court. She throws the the ball from her position and it exactly passes through the basket)

Kriti: Woaahhh

Khushi: Good shot Jaaan

Karan: Damnn.. what was that?

Kriti: Confidence!

Shiv: thodi der pehle tum itni nervous thi ki baat thik se nahi kar pa rahi thi aur ab ye confidence?

Khushi: excuse me.. koi shak?

Kriti: Jaan.. your turn!!

Karan: iss baar nahi..

(Karan starts dribbling the ball and passes to Shiv. He again passes it to Karan and he gives it back to Shiv. Khushi chases Shiv and snatches ball from him. Shiv looks into her eyes and gets lost. Karan asks him to snatch the ball back but he keeps looking at her. She stops and scans him standing like a statue)

Khushi: What's wrong with you?

Kriti: Jaan.. chhod use.. basket!!

Khushi: Yess!!
(She runs dribbling and throws the ball in her basket)

Kriti: We winn!!
(Khushi and Kriti hugs, Karan is looking at Shiv and Shiv comes back to senses. Janvi notices Shiv lost in Khushi's eyes)

Karan: Khushi.. tune basketball khelna kab sikha?

Kriti: ab to bata de Jaan..

Khushi: nahiii..

Karan: what nahi? Kya baat hai Kriti?

Kriti: w.. wo.. wo actually.. Khu.. Khushi State.. Champ..ion.. h.. hai... State basket..ball te..am.. m.. mein khelti hai

Karan: Whattt?? Ye kab hua?

Khushi: mazak kar rahi hai wo.. aisi koi baat nahi hai..

Kriti: what?

Khushi: haa.. infact maine basketball Kriti se hi sikha hai.. Kriti state champion hai..

Karan: Really Kriti?

Kriti: h.. haa.. lekin.. Khu..

Khushi: Accha guys bohot baatein ho gayi.. Janu di, Yashh aao na aap log bhi yahaa

Shiv: (in mind: Aaj phir wo Raabta feel hua.. pata nahi kyu jab wo saamne thi, meri aankhon ke saamne tab kuch to feel ho raha tha.. kuch ajeeb sa.. bohot ajeeb sa.. mai pehle bhi Khushi se mil chuka hu.. infact kayi baar mil chuka hu.. after all mere best friend ki behen hai lekin aaj kal jab bhi milta hu aisa lagta hai jaise kuch to hai hamare beech.. kuch to missing hai.. anyways.. dono ladkiya basketball mein hai to champions.. aaj tak mujhe aur Karan ko koi hara nahi paaya aur ye dono hara gayi.. hum to sirf life mein ek baar takkar ke players ke saath khelna chahte the.. ye to humse kahi jyada better nikle... maza to bohot aayegaa..)

Karan: (in mind: Khushi itnaaa accha basket ball khelti hai? Aur ye nervousness quees Kriti Singhania state champion hai basketball ki? This is so unbelievable.. itna impressive game to maine aaj tak kabhi na khela aur naa hi dekha.. ab bhi vishwas nahi ho raha Kriti kabhi life mein itni confident aur care free bhi ho sakti hai.. bilkul bachpan ke jaise.. warna hamesha to pata nahi kyu sehmi sehmi chup chap si nervous si rehti hai.. air jeetne ke baad itni khushi? Soo cutee.. damn.. ye mai kya soch raha hu? Kriti cute hai? Nahi nahi.. matlab cute hai.. lekin mai ye sab soch hi kyu raha hu.. ughh anyways.. )

(Everyone gather together)

Yash: tum dono bhi naa.. ladko ka naam mitti mein mila diya.. bol raha tha meri baat suno, mat khelo mat khelo lekin nahi.. meri baat kaun sunta hai.. aur Khushi.. ab sachme bohot ho gaya.. Karan 2 saal pehle jab tune school chhodi tabhi se Khushi aur Kriti basketball ki training kar rahe the.. aur ye dono state champions haii... And I know ye baat tu nahi jaanta tha.. Sorry Khushi.. lekin kab tak chhupati yaar?

Karan: Whatt? Lekin tune batayaa kyu nahi pehle? This is awesome Khushii..

Khushi: yaaar.. please gharpe mat batana.. mai sachme nahi chahti kisi ko ghar mein pata chale.. I like it this way..

Karan: Are par kyu? Mom dad bohot khush..

Khushi: Karan.. pleasee.. promise me nahi batayega..

Karan: are par...

Khushi: promise ne Karan..

Karan: finee.. promise! Lekin nai bata rahu hu gharpe sab bohot khush..

Khushi: lekin wekin kuch nahi.. a promise is a promise.. baat khatam

Khushi: fineee! Idiott!

Shiv: seriously greatt girlss.. you play tooo good!!

Khushi: bola tha na hum bhi kisise kam nahi..

Janvi: I am sooo proud of you Khushi... soo soo proud of you Kritii.. you guys just rocked it!! Bohot mazaa aayaa...

Khushi: thanks di

Kriti: thaank you diiii...

Khushi: Acchaa waise ab hum jeet hi gaye hai to we deserve a treat right?

Karan: hmm baat tk sahi hai... Tum jeete ho to treat to tumhe deni hi chahiye..

Kriti: huh? Hum kyu treat denge? Uska matlab tha tum log hame treat doge..

Karan: hum treat denge? Kis baat ki? Haarne ki?

Khushi: jee haaa... bilkul!!

Shiv: okay okay.. No Problem... Ek kaam karte hai, kal college ke baad chakte hai..

Karan: maan gaya?

Shiv: maan ja tu bhi..

Karan: thik hai chalo.. aaj Kriti ne pehli baar bina nervous hue, ek saans mein pura ek demanding sentence complete kiya hai.. iss khushi mein treat to banti hai..
(Kriti looks at him in shock and blushes simultaneously)

Janvi: Exactly!! Proud of you Kriti..
(Whispers to Yash: Bandarr.. ye Kriti to sharm se paani paani ho rahi hai.. inhe jaldi fix karna padegaa hn..)

Yash: (whispers back: sacchi yaar.. meri behen to itna blush karte hue maine aaj tak nahi dekha..)

Khushi: ok thenn.. kal treat!! Done..

Karan: Yes..

Janvi: ok.. lekin ab chalte hai.. don't forget we have lectures aur uske baad bhi aaj bohot kaam hai.. auditions and all..

Yash: ohh haa.. let's go!!

(All leave for their lectures. After the lectures, Khushi and Kriti registers themselves for the auditions)

Yash: Ok.. registeration done! Khushii.. waise to mujhe pata hai tere alawa aur koi select ho hi nahi sakta lekin phir bhi.. all the very besttt!!! (He hugs her)

Kriti: Ab nikal jaldii.. auditions shuru ho gayi hai dance ki.. (she hugs her) All the besttt Jaan!!
(Khushi runs for the auditions)

Yash: Kritss.. Promise me something

Kriti: Promise? Kyu? Aur kya?

Yash: ki chahe kuch bhi ho jaaye.. tu ye audition degi bhi aur select bhi hogi.. chahe jo ho jaaye tu nervous nahi hogi aur back out to bilkul bhi nahi karegi.. promise me!!

Kriti: Aree.. what's wrong with you guys? Subah Khushi ne bhi same promise liya mujhse.. maine kaunsa back out karne mein diploma kar rakha hai ki aise bol rahe ho tum dono? I never back out.. ok?

Yash: haa mai jaanta hu.. lekin tu promise kar.. pakki baat?
(He shows his little finger to her)

Kriti: Sach sach bata.. kya baat hai?

Yash: baat.. kuch nahi.. kuch bhi to nahi.. tu promise karnaa.. pakki baat?

Kriti: Finee.. pakki baat! (She entangles her little finger with his)

Yash: I love you... All the bestttt Kritss!

Kriti: Thank you.. and I love you too.. (he hugs her and kisses her forehead)

Yash: accha mai canteen mein wait kar raha hu tum dono.. audition ke baad aa jana.. then I will drop you home..

Kriti: nahi.. tu jaa gharpe.. waise bhi chachu naraaz hai na tujhse? Jaake mana unhe ab jaldii..

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