Kavin ! Kavin !Kavin…..

The crowd is cheering loudly awaiting their rockstar on stage. With a loud blast of fireworks, he steps on the stage. He lifts his eyes and looks into the hungry, waiting crowd. A big roar vibrates in the whole big stadium. The noise is deafening and he can hear girls screaming their love for him!

He strums his guitar and holds the mike to sing, when a huge splash of water hits his face.

Kavin wakes up with a start. His mom has just emptied a glass of water on his face.

Kavin: Kya maa…phirse sapna todd diya..

Kavin M: Din bhar yahi pada rahega kya? College nahi jaana kya? Chal jaldi kar..tere baba kab ke office chale gaye…

Kavin grumbles at his mom and lazily goes to the bathroom to get ready. After sometime he gets on his bike to go to college. He parks his bike, checks his hairs and then steps inside the canteen to join his big gang of friends – Abhijit, Vineet, Nikhil, Pankaj, Jaiwanti and their leader – Daya.

All the girls inside greet him warmly with coy smiles and he flirts with a couple of them.

Abhijit: aa gaya apna Hero…aaj phir late..kamaal hai yaar…

Kavin: Yaar..kal raat Dushu ke saath picture dekhne gaya tha…are who kidhar hai? Aaya nahi kya?

Jaywanti: Dushyant toh subah hi aa gaya…lecture attend kar raha hai..apni pyaari behna ke saath…

Kavin: Yeh dono judwaa jodi ekdum padhakoo hai…mujhe toh lagta hai..woh cartoon hi usse force karti hogi..

Daya: Arre baaapre..Bhagoooo…Salunkhe Sir aa rahe hai….main toh kitne dino se inke class me nahi gaya..bhaagoooo…..

Everyone scrambles. Mr Salunkhe manages to catch Kavin and Pankaj…

Salunkhe: Arre..ruk jaoo..mere Milkha Singh….aa gaye pakad me…chalo tum dono hi sahi…chalo Principal ke paas..

He drags them both away to the college principal – Mr Pradyuman Singh who is very strict and stern.

Salunkhe: Sir..Good morning…yeh do namoono ko laaya hoon..inki poori gang meri class me bunk maarte hai..ek bhi assignment submit nahi karte..sir abhi ke abhi inke parents ko bulate hai..

Pradyuman: Hmm..kya naam hai tumhara..he looks at Kavin..

Kavin: Sir…I am Kavin Malhotra..

Pradyuman: Kya yeh sach hai…tumhari attendance aur assignment ke bare me jo kaha?

Kavin: Sir aap check kar sakte hai…..

Pradyuman checks his attendance records and assignment history. He looks at Kavin surprisingly.

Pradyuman: Salunkhe Sir..aap bewajah ispe ilzaam laga rahe hai….iski attendance toh 75% hai aur saare assignments toh hai….you can go Kavin

Pradyuman: Hmm..tumhara kya naam hai…He asks Pankaj..

Pankaj joins the whole gang in the canteen after some time.

Abhijit: ohooooo aa gaya..mere haathi..kitni baar bola hai…kam khaaya kar..bhaagne me aasani hoti naa …

Pankaj: Baal baal bach gaya main aaj…unke saamne haath pair jodke kisi tarah warning ke saath choot gaya..2 litre aasoo bahaye maine…bahut thak gaya hoon..Nandu 4 vada paav laa yaar..

Daya: Arre waah…tu toh ekdum Guru aadmi nikla..

Pankaj: yeh sab chodo..sabse bada Guru toh apna Kavin hai…tum log ko pata hai..iska 75% attendance hai aur saare assignments bhi hai !

Everyone looks at Kavin in great shock!

Daya: Boss…kya chakkar hai yeh? Tu toh din bhar yahi pada rehta hai..toh assignment kab karta hai?

Abhijit: Arre..isme kaunsi badi baat hai..yeh sab Dushu ne kiya hoga apne dost ke liye..aur kya….

Daya: kamaal hai yaar..tum dono ki dosti ekdum bhaiyon ki tarah ho…Dushyant arrives at the same time

Dushyant: Who toh hai..Kavin hai hi mera bhai..he hugs Kavin and pats his shoulder…

Kavin: thanks Bhai…tune bacha liya aaj…meri toh band bajne waali thi…yaar tune mere assignments kab kiye?

Dushyant: Assignments!…who bhi tere…main khud ke karloon yehi bahut badi baat hai…

Kavin: Hainnn…tune nahi kiye toh phir kisne?

Dushyant raises an eyebrow and smiles at Kavin. Kavin understands what he is trying to say…

Kavin: main abhi aaya…. He rushes out of the canteen.

Jaywanti: Loooo..yeh kahan jaa raha hai..

Dushyant: Library !

All : LIBRARY ! AUR KAVIN !

Dushyant: Assignments karni waali ko thanks jo kehna hai…

Kavin rushes to the library. The librarian looks at him in shock. He goes inside and many girls step up to say hi to him. He ignores them and goes straight to the last row of the library. There he sees her with a table full of books, copying something in her notebook.

He goes and sits in front of her. She does not pay attention and is busy with her work. Kavin snaps his fingers in front of her. She looks up and then continues writing.

Purvi: Hi Kavin..tum Library me? Canteen toh neeche hai naa?

Kavin: Who main..tumhe thanks kehne aaya tha…

Purvi: Kisliye?

Kavin: Who…mere…assignment complete karne ke liye….

Purvi: Okay…you are welcome..

Kavin: Okay bye..he gets up..

Purvi: Ehh Hellooo…maine tum dono ki assignements complete ki..tum sirf ek thanks keh kar bhaag rahe ho?

Kavin: Dono ki?

Purvi: Tumhe kya lagta hai? Dushu me itni akkal hai? Who toh main zabardasti usse lecture me bithati hoon…

Kavin: ohh….toh yeh baat hai..acha bolo..kya chahiye tumhe?

Purvi: Mujhe bas ek coffee aur samosa ki treat de do…

Kavin: Bas itni si baat…..aaj sham ko ghar pe maa ko bolta hoon..aa jaana..byeeee.. he gets up again..

Purvi: heloo..ruko..ghar par nahi…abhi isi waqt apne canteen me….mere saath akele baitho aur ek coffee pilaoo mujhe..

Kavin: Kya? Tumhare saath..akele me? Who…ahhh…

Purvi: (face falls): Jaanti hoon…mere saath baithoge toh tumhari image ka kya hoga..main toh mazaak kar rahi thi…jaao…mujhe koi treat nahi chahiye…jaooo abhi…

Kavin heaves a sigh of relief and goes back to the canteen. Many more students have gathered and they all ask Kavin to sing. Kavin starts singing with his guitar….

Woh pehli baar, jab hum mile

Haathon me haath jab hum chale

Ho gaya yeh dil deewanaaaaa…

Hota hai pyaar kya isne jaana

Everyone is clapping and singing with him, Purvi enters the canteen. She stands there at a corner and looks at him lovingly. She remembers how the three – she, Dushyant - her twin brother and Kavin are close friends and neighbors since childhood. Kavin and Dushu are practically like brothers, while she has been in love with Kavin since she knew him.

Kavin was always the handsome and popular guy in school and college, while she was this studious and quiet girl whom no one noticed. She knew it was one-sided but she was hopelessly in love with him.

She is still lost in thoughts, when two girls literally push her to go ahead. She comes out of her dreams and sighs and goes and sits at the farthest table all alone. She orders a coffee and while waiting for it, opens a book to read. The canteen boy gets her coffee and a plate of Samosas. She looks up and sees Kavin smiling in front of her. He has got a cup of coffee too and sits with her.

Kavin: yeh lo madame..aapki treat !

Purvi: Maine mana kiya thaa naaa..phir kyun…

Kavin: okay..toh main yeh sab leke jaata hoon…Pankaj toh khaa hi lega…

Purvi: Arre..nahi…mujhe …mujhe bhook lagi hai…

Her stomach has butterflies seeing Kavin's smile. She looks around, a couple of girls are looking angrily at her and Kavin's gang is giggling at them…

Purvi: Kavin…tum jaoo abhi..tumhare dost mera mazaak udaa rahe hai..

Kavin: Udaane do…mujhe kya..main yeh samosa finish kiye bina kahin nahi jaa raha…

Purvi smiles at him and they both chat some more and finish the treat. Purvi looks at the time and gets up.

Purvi: Mujhe chalna chahiye..baba ke davaai ka waqt ho raha hai..Dushu ko jaldi bhej do..usse bhi toh kaam ke liye der ho rahi hai..

Kavin: Tum jaa rahi ho…ahh..theekh hai…main drop karta hoon..chalo..

Purvi protests but Kavin just holds her hands and takes her out of canteen. Purvi jerks at his touch. She cannot say no to him. She carefully sits behind him on the bike holding the bars behind for support.

Kavin: Tum ek hi ladki ho jo mujhe kabhi nahi pakadti..warna ladkiyan toh marti hai mere saath bike pe baithne..

Purvi (mind): Tumhe kya pata Kavin…sabse zyaada toh main hi marti hoon…kaash tum samajh paooo..

They reach their building. Purvi gets down and says Bye to him. She starts to walk away when Kavin calls her from behind.

Purvi: Kya baat hai?

Kavin: Thanks once again Purvi….

Purvi: paagal ho tum…..she leaves again, he calls her back

Purvi: Ab kya hai?

Kavin: wohh…ahh..he looks at her with a cute smile…wohh….mujhe who Shaynaa ka introduction chahiye tha..milega?

Purvi can hear her heart breaking yet again. She manages a small smile..

Purvi: Theekh hai….kal canteen me le aati hoon usse…bye..

He gets very happy and kisses her on her cheek. He leaves soon on his bike. She touches her cheek, smiles at herself and rushes to her house.

My dear dear Kavi fans - for you especially...a college campus romance - your beloved Kavin and Purvi...enjoiiii