Tuesday, December 23, 2008

end of half-yearly & Mahi's tears!!

However, with our Half Yearly exam ahead, we all got busy with that ! the days of half yearly exam got completely blacked–out from my memory…….they were tough , hard………………………good to forget , I guess !!






Our Half Yearly exam was just over & this was the 1st time we realized how tough class xi–xii could be !
Results were out and we felt sick to our stomach……..marks were terrible…some just managed to pass, some failed in one or two ………it was a massacre..& for a few days we were literally depressed------ no fun…..no masti….no CHIT – PASSING above all ! ! ……

However days of depression, and that too due to studies never stayed long !

It was just after school prayer, one day, Gujju was calling me…urgency in her voice… “Sim come quickly…..Mahi is crying ! ! “
I rushed to her desk. She was sobbing hard !
“….today, Vivek went to Kota…..he will never come back again…..he left me….he ditched me !!” she went on crying !
Her madness stunned me ! It made me laugh & feel sorry for her at the same time !
She was crying & we were laughing …she was looking rather funny .and we could not help ourselves ! !
We tried to console her ----- “Mahi , its okay ….he will call you…everything will be fine………moreover there are lots of other guys ……& you are sure to hook someone soon !” Well that was kind of inevitable & she was such an expert in that ! !

weirdos al round!!

Then the other day, Anu came school …….her face white ……she was too shaky to say anything !

San pulled out the cat from her bag ……… “ today in the bus , a guy flattered our dear Anu……..saying ‘ your eyes look nostalgic wearing that kajal…..i have been watching you lately’ !! yaar …you all should have seen Anu’s face !” San was trying to imitate Anu !
We were equally surprised !
“God ! he is a psycho?? ! ! “
“Pure psycho ! .he even insisted that I save his cell number !!” Anu said…….her eyes wide opened in shock ! !
“jiyo Anu ! jiyo ! “
“From now on we will also wear kajal in buses ….won’t we?? ! “
“Yes ! of course ! hey Anu , give us the bus no. come on !” We winced !
We were laughing hard & wondering how can anyone act so stupid !
“Guys are stupid , you know ! “
“I’m feeling so strange ……………my mom should not know, okay …” Anu was tensed ! She was like that …….too innocent to handle boys……….& we loved her for her ‘chweeeeet’ innocence ! !



Next was our chemistry practical class & I was on my way to lab with my lab–partner ‘ lesbi Sakshi’ ! that’s how we called her, obviously at her back !
We had an experiment on titration, & we were asked to do the experiment singly….i.e, no partners required ! I was relieved…..i took a place next to Gujju.
It was one of my favorite experiments & I almost finished my work…..i took my eyes off my desk ……& ….was surprised !
Each & everyone in the room including Mam & the lab–assistant were staring at me, with laughing eyes ! I turned my eyes round the room …..& there she was …Sakshi ….sobbing hard !!.....her eyes red & full of tears ! ! !
“What happened? What’s the matter ? ! ! ………”
One of our class–mates explained to me ………..Sakhshi could not perform the experiment………she went to Mam and cried, “ Mam Simran is my partner …..but…she doesn’t like me….she never stays with me…….she even changed her place ……….she always leaves me...all alone” then she cried & cried !!
I just could not believe my eyes & ears !!
Gujju flirtingly said, “she is a lesbi……..& you have got a gal , love !!
I wanted to kill Gujju !

Dil-Kabbaddi!!!!

It was another Ishani Mam’s class i.e self – proclaimed off…………& we were on with our chits ! ! !


“…………you don’t know , how it feels when you cannot check your craziness for someone…..but you know you have to ……its frustrating ……I try to deviate myself always…….and then my half yearly result…….everything around me making me depressed every now & then……you understand na, Sim?” Niky was really hurt…….her crush was doing worse to her ………
“..1st crushes are always tough ……..i mean , people say so……but I’m sure you will get over it …….just be patient you know……”I tried my best to help her but I was not sure if I succeeded.
“You know, he has come to know about my feelings and he rang me yesterday, giving advises and all that stuffs !”
“advises!!..means what??”
“He asked me to concentrate on my studies…rather than bearing foolish crushes on people ! How can he speak so indifferent and rude !?”
“He is not being rude …but may be he is just trying to help you get over it!!” man! I seriously didn’t know what I was talking about !
“Yeah! You are right ! He want to get rid of me ! …besides you know he has a girlfriend !”
“Well, then that explains ! You have to control! You know !!”
“ I know ! But its just pushing me so hard !”
“Don’t lose your heart Niky ! ..you will get over it..i am sure !”


“Hey howz that bus–guy, huh?.....did you ring him??....hmmmm…?” I was trying some fun with Anu.
“I have deleted his no. from my phone–book …..! !”
“Ohf oh ! Anu ………when will you grow up, baby ??” I gave her a naughty smile!
“You need to grow up earlier, dear …” She looked at me with stern eyes!



Next class was off ! And we sat down obediently to listen to Mahi’s newest love story..! ! ! !
From the day Vivek has moved out, we have waited for someone to enter her life!!!.........Mahi was always like that & we could never stop her !

Well, this is the great grand–child of Rabindranath Tagore & he has proposed Mahi, as per her version ! !
“Mahiiiiii, saying lies……..okay ………..but come on yaar …….lies should also make some sense …..come on !!”
“This is true !”
“O really ……..so he also keeps long beards…just like ‘Tagore the great’, we guess”
“Please yaar……”
“And writes poems as well ………..right??”
“Ok fine ! …..you people don’t need to listen” she turned her back ! She was angry & it was one of my greatest pleasures to watch her angry face !
“hey Mahi, got angry ?………come on …tell us ……….so what did that great grand child of Tagore say???...............” ! ! ! !

Mood down!

It was one bitter day that, our two old friends---Richa & Vishakha had some wrong arguments with us, about not seeing them much…… & ……it, strangely turned out to be serious……the sweetness suddenly vanished ! ! It often pinched me & that day, I was very off ! I was so gloomy …..i even did not feel like talking to anyone…………quite strange no doubt….as I was always a ‘ chatter–box’ in our group! Everyone was shaking me…….. “what’s the matter , yaar?...............it doesn’t suit you , Sim….come on ! Cheer up……..such a zombie faces!!! Why yaar?”
“Nothing ! Can we please leave it?” I was shocked myself, that I could speak so harsh just because I did not feel good !
“No matter what Sim, we all want you to ‘live,laugh & love’ as you say ……right?”
I remained silent !
“Come on Sim ! We love you ! Share it or spare it !” this was Niky , always making me feel good & helping me in any way, right from my oldest days! !

Che-mystery & Gujju's luv!!

Prajukta mam was the best chemistry teacher I ever found in chemistry!. She was a very enthusiastic teacher and had a certain aura about herself! She explained everything with a remarkable ease that made her my favorite !
Still… we could never discover why we felt so sleepy in her class in spite of her fab–teaching !!
“I think…she uses sleeping-powder spray as her deodorant!!” I gave a sheepy smile !
“..Einstein..eh??....!!!...” Anu gave me a dirty grin!
I was just about to punch Anu…Mahi gave me a scornful look…gritted her teeth….n whispered…. “Princi at back…shut up !”
Princi……i.e. our principal is like that…always playing ‘tom n jerry’ with students..!....her habit is as strange as she is & her peculiar hairstyle ! ! !



Prajukta mam was teaching us “chemical equilibrium”------
“…so the forward and the backward reactions……in this case the reactions must be reversible…o.k. class, next day we will start with ‘law of mass action’…just go through the chapter once….”
“Mam can you explain the Daniel cell once more…the salt bridge portion?!”
This was one teacher whom we loved to ask questions and put up our problems ...and our demands were fulfilled satisfactorily and instantly!!


But yes…the sleepy evil was right there!!
Gujju & Anu were in a yawning competition!
San almost seemed drunk !
I was fighting to keep my eyes open….and Mahi was giving ‘drug–addict kind of smile’ from time to time….with her half eyes opened ! ! !

The bell rang !....we all put our heads down…..deciding a good nap…….but to our surprise all our sleepiness vanished…..! ! !




Next was Dipu’s class …..Dipu i.e Dipsha mam……..our other chemistry teacher. She was so sweet and dear …….that we called her ‘Dipu’!..She was so polite…it was very easy to gossip in her class…naturally we loved her..!!

“How much did we do in our last class???”
Dipu always asked this question….and we never knew the answer! !...At least we “six” never knew what she taught or what she is teaching !
Busy people…we were …you know……!
“you all never remind me last-class lessons…from now on, I will give this responsibility to some one ! …a..a…..yes…Simran..what about you???”

I was checking out Niky’s personal diary….with my mouth stuffed with paratha (thanks to pri..!..)
I stumbled….almost fell down …. “yes…mam…ofcours…no …I mean…mam me?!!.....yes..right…o.k.…….” I fumbled & mumbled.!
I opened my copy…and kept staring at the board with sulky eyes…….and my five buddies were too busy laughing at me!!...hate them!!....ughhhh..!



Gujju promised me to let off her ‘ secretest – secret’ that day ! She passed me her personal diary…..under the desk… “you read it…….I’ll listen to Dipu for you today…….happy??”
Love her!


“I have only 1 name in my mind …………Dev Saxena….” That’s how the first page if Gujju’s diary started ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
I stared at Gujju ...my eyes wide–opened with a shocking surprise! ! !

Two minutes later I was laughing so much……..I was kind of rolling on my seat! ! !
Niky, Mahi, Anu , San were looking puzzled….they still did not know about Gujju’s fishes!!
Gujju is in love with Dev ! That weirdo of our physics tution!...god ! ! ! ........i just couldn’t believe!...i couldn’t help giggling and feeling surprised ! ! ...it was such a shock!

Nest day we decided we all should have boy friends in our college time……
Niky had her weird suggestion…
”we would advertise……wanna cool boy friends!”
“By hanging posters in the college campus…” Anu joined !
“…and wearing T–shirts ..written on it.. ‘boy friend vacancy here’ ! !....i tossed my idea with a wince !
“Sim I wish you do it….I fear…you will never change that stupid decision of yours about never being in love!!.....crazyyy”…Gujju is too much in love these days………Dev has his effect ..i guess!!

Excursion-Day...yippeee!!

It was a December Friday ! We had school – EXCURSION ! ! We all reached the school within 8am, as asked by the authority but there was no sign of the school–buses that would take us to our destination!!

We were waiting in our school ‘garage–hall’ !
“Lets play something!!”……yeah…we were childish! !
“Catch me if you can.! !..”…Mahi was already running fast………
……………….childish smiles flashed on our faces as we went on running in rounds…trying to step on each others shoes…! ! ! ! !
“TYPICAL WEIRDOES!!”……Niky was never much into these hip–hops ! !

The buses came around 9.45a.m ! ..........there were three buses…
We were the last ones to board the last bus…..(as usual)……!
Our bus had no music……. “NO MUSIC! ! !”…

But nothing was a problem for us ……we started singing at the top of our voices..! !
It was more a scream then a song……………And it was fun!!!....
“aashiq banaya aapne……..dus bahane…….kajra re……..maa taka de…barandae roddur……………” we went on & on…..!!

Mahi hid my hairclip….and I had to keep my curls untied…….
“you look trendy this way..yaar!”……..
“No oiling helps dear!”
And we had quite a fight on that hair-clip!
“Typical weirdoes” Niky commented !

Gujju was unusually quite in the bus….looking out of the window..silently..!!!
“..missing your sweetheart dear??.......... ‘choooo chad’..no calls from him yet??......o dear too bad…na?...”
For some days Gujju was truly on with Dev………& we didn’t miss our chance to pull her legs ! !
Anu had some ‘ paratha – sabji’……..&… we had our “ always – hungry stomach”...& it was well adjusted…her food-box was taken care of by us..!!!
San was changing her hair–style now & then……flaunting her beautiful, silky hair ! !

We reached Chandan-nagar museum in almost two hours……
There were lots of things……sculptures…paintings…terra–cotta figures…stones…beads……..ancient furniture…tables...chairs….tea-pots…wine glasses & bottles…ancient documents---some hand–written on paper, some on clothes……….and lots of other things..!

In a big hall–room, decorated with various paintings & models of ships & other historical evidences…was a man (with a woman’s voice! )….describing ancient Chandan–nagar ‘ history’ ! !.........(..lolzzz! ! ! !..)
He pointed towards a route–map……
“This is the way by which the English merchants attacked Chandannagar……these ship models...as you can see……are some of the most significant features of that period…………”
He went on with his remarkable nasal…feminine voice..!! ………his lecture was too monotonous…but his voice was equally funny---- the only reason we strained our ears to listen to his lectures ! ! !......

Around 12.30pm, we boarded the bus again………..heading towards Chandan-nagar KMDA park !

We formed a music band “ The Villy Babes”----We were translating the hindi songs into English …………
“kajra re kajra re mere kaale kaale nayna
mere nayna mere nayna
goes like---
“eye-liner eye-liner my blacky blacky eyes
my eyes, my eyes …you hide in my eyes…..”
aashiq banaya aapne goes like-------
“you made me a love.e.e.er
you made me a love.e.e.er
you made me a lov..e.e.e.e.e.e.e.er………..
without you empty empty my arms
without you thirsty thirsty my eyes …..
without you , without effect my ways………..without you….”
Yes!!.....we were MAD……….& we proved that alwayZzzz !!!

KMDA park was a decorated piece of land…there was a resort house, a lake, some garden-chairs, few shops, a fountain…etc…but it was more fun to watch the couples there…rather than enjoying the nature ! !.......lots of couples were there…holding hands…hugging…& creating scenes …which appeared more interesting than the beautiful fountain, rare plants and all! !
....no doubt we were on our mission to disturb them ! !........
A ‘couple’ was “busy” among themselves behind some bushes…we walked straight towards them...sat by them….and with perfect nuisance, started singing……… “Do dil mil rahe hai…magar..‘KHULLAM KHULLA’…” ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! . .
Behind many bushes we found such alluring targets ….and pissed them all till they left the place with red-face ! !...and each time hi-fived each other with laughing outbursts..!!

There was one artificially made hilly area…we climbed that and found some guys playing football there !....one of them threw the ball intentionally towards us and it hit right on my head ! !
“Did it hurt ya...sis..?” They had a nasty tone..!
“Know your limits…okay” Mahi was angry…& shouted on my behalf..!
“..awww…got hurt?..soft toys! !” the guys were disgusting !
“…wanna some hard doze…right bastards??”
Mahi was not at all ready to let the thing go…she went on shouting at them !....at last she gave up…but continued to curse the “bastards”…and asked me every now & then if that ball really hurt!!!!!!............. Man ! did i ever knew that she loved my “head” so much! !...oh! Never know when to love this “mental” ! !......

We had our lunch with fried rice, dal, chicken, fish fry……we also had cold drinks, kurkure, chips, chocolates, ice-creams, bhel-puri, phuchka…….god knows, when we actually stopped………it was strange….our appetite never died….even our diet-conscious ladies---Niky and San raced with the list!!..

We were busy taking our own snaps…in strange poses and stupid faces….suddenly Sanjana Mam intervened in our ‘fun-filled photo-session’ ….. “If you people are completed with that...can we begin some of our excursion-work??”
Shefali Mam was discussing various trees and flowers ….some rare grasses and trees……….of which I had least interest…!..
San was listening patiently….as if subjected to gradual doping--Biology-drug! ! !.......she was a BIO-freak ! !.....has everything else in the world vanished??....has the world ended??...last but not the least….are all those poor creatures named ‘boys’ extinct?...that she is in love with BIO ! ! !..I wanted to ask her…but she was too engrossed with that bio-lecture…as a consequence poor Anu had to bear with me and my stupid questions ! ! .... “don’t gimme that face Anu …I have a point….watsa??”
Gujju was observing an insect for near-about 20 minutes ! !…
“Looks familiar….na??” she lifted her face and asked as I strolled to her side !
”hmmm….bit like that Dev…of yours ..! !” I laughed !


It was a long day and it was full of ‘masti’ ! !.......we screamed and shouted lots, giving our throats a bad time..!!…………we rocked ‘n’ rolled…and we even made our teachers dance with us in the bus!!!.........

New Year Googly!

Year 2006 ! !
New year ! ! ! !
HAPPY NEW year ! ! ! ! !.......
We gave each other long hugs ! !...
“wait…we need some new year resolution…..some unique ‘Super-six’ resolution ! !” I tried to make ourselves feel important ! !...
“..to break each resolution made….wat else??”….
Suits us perfect….we hi-fived each other and went out planning for some kind of celebration ! !....

However, our new year started with an ‘extra-warm’ welcome note from our ‘dearest-of all’ teacher Sugandha Mam !
Sugandha Mam was the embodiment of discipline in our school! She was tough, not only in her behavior but even in her appearances ! Stiff and hard, as she was, she made us nervous ! She never smiled and always treated us like her victims ! She was like a tigress ready to pounce any moment ! She never forgot to be present at the school prayer-hall at 11.15 sharp and her only job there was to gift fierce stares to us at the very beginning of the day !

It was just the day after 1st jan ! Mahi and I was wandering around the school-building during one of the off-periods ! We saw Niky and Anu coming downwards searching for us !..
“Lets frighten them !” I suggested !
We hid behind a pillar, keeping an eye on them ! As Niky and Anu approached towards us…we bumped on them with a loud ‘dhaapppa’ followed by chaotic outbursts of laughter !
I turned to high-five Mahi and found her staring with horrified eyes ! Even before following her eyes, I knew what must have happened ! Mahi grabbed my hand, trying to make an escape which could have worsen the matter ! I stopped her and turned to face the ‘demon’!
Sugandha Mam was standing right there …with her ever cold eyes burning us !
“Sorry Mam!”
“What exactly you think it is??....any kind of fish market??...shouting and laughing like anything…you lunatics ! !”
She turned to Niky and Anu --- “you two may go back to your classes and let me deal with these two nuisance!”
They obediently made their way up the stairs. We could see them standing round the corner of the stairs, watching us over Mam’s shoulder and flying best-of-luck wishes towards us ! … something was bottling inside ! I needed to laugh badly!.. I forced my eyes away from them…
“What kind of punishment you want for creating such a chaos here??.....eh?”
I was wondering who is actually creating a chaos!
We preferred to keep silent !
“Hold your ears and stand right here, right now !”
Man!..holding ears in xii-standard do embarrass you a lot ! We were hesitating !
“Hold ears..NOW !”
God! Does she know, she shouts louder than us??...I wanted to ask her! Instead I held my ears and stood, feeling an utter fool of myself ! Mahi followed my action !
Sugandha Mam walked back to her room with stormy steps ! as soon as she vanished Nikky , Anu , San appeared, giggling hard !
Every moment we tried to relieve our ears, Sugandha Mam appeared from where god knows ! Ultimately she came and asked us to go back to our class, warning us --- “any further nuisance from you…and I would sue you both !”

Gibberish....

Our Bengali teacher, Sulagna mam taught us –“bangle shahityer itihaash”…
The 1st benches always took the dictation…….while the other benches never bothered !...specially, we the last benchers, were always shouting & screaming ! !...it was even hard to realize that a teacher existed in the class ! !..

“hey, did u read FPS??...wasn’t it amazing …..???????”
Five Point Someone…a new story book that the craze among us ! !...(and dis was 1 book that inspired me a lot 4 working on this stuff!! )
“…don’t ask me yaar...take my word, Chetan Bhagat is a hero….love him so much….” I really freaked !!
“..Hey you know…he even looks so cute??...” Mahi grinned!!
“…awww Mahi… ‘chooooo chaaaaaad’….he is married…too bad for you..na?”
“don’t be a dog!”
“o ya ya..i know you are terribly devoted to that boyfriend of yours…! ! ....well…what’s d latest trap called eh?”
“What do you mean???”
“Trap...yaar…I mean boyfriend….oopssss ! !...........forgot the name..! !”
“You forgot your would be ‘jiju’s’ name?? ! ! ! . . . . shame on you…shame..”
“So he is the final one????????”
“ya almost..”
“No way gal...I know your heart cries out seeing all the single, lonely guys around…..you are so compassionate…! ! !”
“Hey! are you guys trying to make fun of me???” Mahi narrowed her eyes!
Now that’s Mahi for you…she can be so sweet & stupid at times that you will want to love her in spite of her cracked mind…! !
“..Whatever Mahi...today you just say it…all the names of boys you fell for starting from the first…”
“Sim are you mad?.....this whole day will pass…her list of boys will never end. I know……its kind of endless ! ! !”…Gujju wiped her face and gave me a serious face!!..
“Hey friends! Everyone know na….who is that lucky crush of mine!!”..Niky gave a twinkle!
“ya ofcours! that cartoon weirdo….tamahomey…lolz ! ! “
“WEIRDO!!!.....who TAMAHOMEY?????...........go and consult a psychiatrist..will you??”
“I don’t know any who would check up even cartoon weirdos! ! “
“ofcours they will when they find you…..hmphhh! ! “
“Sim enough of others leg pulling o.k?.......now you just let the cats out of your bag….yes?”
“Hey! I don’t keep those creatures in my bag…….! !”..I winced…!!..I hate cats…!
“True yaar…….I don’t get it ..Why don’t u have any crush?????!!..i get crushed every now & then…and you ! ! !”
“Well…umm now what can I do…I never came across a single sensible guy, you know.!”
“Look Sim crush in our age is as normal as taking food everyday!!.....as a matter of fact, it’s a hormonal issue….the adolescent hormones that get secreted inside our body are hugely responsible for it…such a biological explanation……..in fact, it is normal…anything otherwise is abnormal!!...you SHOULD have some crushes yaar…..in fact…” and it went on n on…
San is sure to be a lecturer…you give her a single scope….& time will fly like seconds listening to her long & unfortunately, boring lectures ! !.....and god knows why don’t I have a single stupid crush ! !......ughfffffff..!!!

Food Ventures...!!

Gujju was a tremendous path finder and a fabulous “shop-hopper” ! She asks for non-veg dishes in veg restaurants and vice-versa..!!..and she always chose me as her favorite whenever she wanted to make a “bakra” of herself ! !

It was a cloudy day! She decided to take me to a shop which she knows to produce “yummy mughlai-s”..!.. ‘trust me Sim, you wil keep licking ur fingures” ! ! !
In no time , rain started…we had no umbrellas…..but we did not give up our indomitable urge to have ‘mughlai-s’…we got drenched…but we moved on.! !
We tried to take shelter under some tree…..we even gushed inside a telephone booth….but it was too small to help both of us…. “Gujju, you are getting fat...I guess!”

We were walking in rounds…down the same lanes again and again, with Gujju trying to find her “BEST” ‘mughlai-shop’ ! !
“Where is it yaar??.....
“Its here only…just about finding the right lane..”
“I appreciate that strangely intelligent thought of yours!!....but can you find it a bit quicker…me getting tired ! ! ..”
“Be a sport Sim….just follow me…come on….”
And I was her blind follower !

To my shocking surprise , she took me to “BIKANER BHUJIAWALA”…and that too for “mughlai” ! !
“Is this your favourite mughlai shop??”! I just couldn’t believe her! ! I was just wondering if it was 1st april and if she was trying to make me the fool of the day ! !

“Yes…I’m sure ! You will find mughlai here…” she was still firm and overwhelmed about her “best Mughali shop” ! !

“Gujju…this is a vegetarian food shop!..never anyone has made any non–veg here..!!..you are out of your head..! ! “

“ yaar Sim …this is the one…I’m telling you…you know, what actually happened, one day………when I was in class-ix…Jeenat took me here and you know what.,.,…..” she went on and on with her story ! ! …. “Okay you just ask once…”
I asked the shop keeper !
And I guess my question seemed to him as the biggest joke ever heard..he laughed mockingly….and gave me a look as if………..i have asked for a bottle of wine in a ‘mother–diary milk shop’ ! !
Wanted to kill Gujju….arrghhh ! !

Anyway we left ‘bikaner bhujiawala’ feeling rather funny ! !
“You are so stupid Gujju…..and you make me look like a ‘bakra’…! ! “

Our school got over by 5pm and it was almost 8pm due to this ‘mughlai – hunt’ ! I was pretty sure, mom would greet me home with a damn “good” mood ! !


It was another day --- we had half-day in school and she wanted me to have some ‘samosa-s’ with her…and that too in her “ best samosa shop” ! !
And man ! I still trusted her ! ! !
Sun was right on the head…it was very hot…and we were scorched ! but that was never a reason for Gujju to leave her expeditition to her “BEST” shops !

And this time she took me to “Teenage-Freak-Out-Zone” ---- an air – conditioned, polished and furnished restaurant…where I doubt if samosa has been ever made…..or even never had been ordered..i guess! ! ..
“Man, this is not a place where you come for those samosa-s ! ! “
I was terribly shocked !
I did not know what to do !
“Should we sit??”

Menu card was given.
Least priced food-plate was bhatura – Rs 10/-
We had 15Rs in our pockets ! !

“Two plates of Bhatura…!” Gujju gave the order !
The attendant was as much shocked as I was ! Gujju is really in need of some brain….so many days passed and she is still working without any of that stuff ! !

“Only Bhatura??! ! …well..that means, only paratha?...no side dish ??.! !” the attendant asked wide-eyed !
Gujju gave me a confused look !
“Well…yeah of course not….well…give us 5 more minutes….! “

The attendant left us...surely laughing at us..!
“Let’s get out of here !” Gujju bent over the table and whispered as if upto some conspiracy !
Till then I didn’t speak a word ! I was just a bit too amused watching Gujju and promising myself again and again, this to be the last food – venture with her ! !
Next moment we were on the street…trying hard to control our “out-of-control” laughters ! !




But I really owe it to Gujju ….it’s her funny expeditions which contributed towards adding shades of “shameless-traits” in my character..which is a true need of present time , I tell you ! !

post-xam masti!

Our class-xi annual exam just being over, we were blowing the air cool ! !
Our career status was low…but our ‘adda’ status was still very up ! !


It was one such fine day …we had a get-together at Mahi’s place !

“Why so late??” Mahi was impatient.
“Guess what !...I had to spend one precious hour in the ‘big-bathroom’ today !”
I was having constipation….never mind…ugh !
“Oh! Your regular course !”

We were babbling and babbling and babbling ! !
“Lets play something now!”...this was one of my staple one-liners which I always used whenever I got bored by babbling !
We were playing “truth dare”…a game which demands you to be honest and daring !
It was Anu’s chance of taking dare..!
“Okay cut your hair! !” …..Her long black hair was alluring !
Of cours Anu would not do such thing …….and we were running in rounds behind her with a scissor in hand…..determined to cut her hair which we even did..! ! …though to our utmost disappointment could not play much trick to her hair….she made such a helpless face….we had to let her go..!!
And man ! Can anyone believe…..I even had to crawl the floor as a part of that game….
“Catty move..babey……….you are turning me a lesbo ! ….arree arree…don’t stop Sim…spice up with some sexy pouts ….dear” ! !
San can be such a dog sometimes ! !

We were daring ….i tell you ! !
We even had a small debate ------- “ should pre–marital sex be supported or is it a pollution to the society? !..” No doubt the person behind bringing up this weird topic was none other than Niky…the weirdo ! !

Anu was soft on the issue ……… “well…I think its okay………if you are sure to marry that person …I mean…you see…..aa..well….”
Niky was dead against the topic “course you cannot call it a pollution if a person can love a person before marriage,then why not sex..?..it is very much related to love…if love does not pollute society ..then how come pre-marital sex?....well..no..i don’t agree !”
San tried to say many things at the same time without specifying her point (as usual) ! !
“Well...you know…..its okay to do such a thing…….but again a certain level of risk….and again the society…….but if…protection……..but again control…self-control…I mean such a thing….its a moment actually you get weak….but …well……..a.a.aaa…..”
Gujju seemed to be too puzzled to let the ends meet…
“Okay….lets not tag it as pollution ..”
I was confused ! I never actually thought about it that way…and such suddenly asked questions always confuse me !
“..well….i don’t know what is so fuss about it…………if it is so much controversial ……what is the need of this thing called ‘sex’…moreover, this thing does not appeal much to me as well..! !” I shrugged my shoulder !
“Oh!.no ! These things are needed…………leave it..not your cup of tea..! ! “
I agreed to San !
Of course, not my cup of tea ! ! And I didn’t liked the idea of ‘drinking the tea’ from their cup either ! !


We had some good lunch at Mahi’s place…..one of the special dishes was ‘raita’……….which was completely finished by our ‘diet-miss’ Susan !

Mahi’s apartment had a tanky at the roof-top ! It had a flat–wide top and we climbed it up and were jumping from it again and again ! It was fun ! More fun followed when I gave a long jump wearing Anu’s high-heel shoe….which inevitably got torn off ! !
“well..not at all my fault..you see…fault is in your shoe yaar…!” I winced !
And Anu never complained…always encouraging my nuisance !
Love her !


Mahi introduced us to her neighbor–hood friends ---
Rishi……a fat black huge guy !
Mimi……a sweet girl with specs !
Ayan…a shy guy who kept distance from girls !
And there was also..…Aindri….our school-mate whom we all know !
We shared ‘hi’..’hellos’…………and in no time Sugni and Aindri started a debate on Rishi ! !
Mahi was saying.. “Rishi is a very bad guy…in fact worse…!”
Aindri burst out.. “never he is quite a good guy..!”
Mahi snapped.. “Good?...doesn’t he run after girls all the time…leaving every of his work !”
Aindri immediately fired..”ya true…..but at heart he is very clear..and….”
Mahi crossed… “clear at heart!....don’t say that…”
This went on and on……seemed to be end-less !........Mahi was shouting in one ear…..and Aindri in the other…& Rishi----the centre of this debate was watching the show silently…….smiling sheepishly !
“Man…you are quite a controversial guy….I guess !”….at this he gave me a broad grin replacing the sheepish smile ! And both of the fighting ladies stopped !
Relief to our ears ! !

We had loads of fun !....and at the end of day came back home beaming with joy !