Dance night, Purvi house

Purvi M: beta…tere papa ne yeh tie pin di hai…Jaa Rajat ko de aa..jaa naaaa..

Purvi grabs the tie pin and makes way to Rajat's house. She is curious to see how Rajat will look. She had selected a nice light blue shirt to go with the dark brown pants. Brown nahi…she corrects..brownish black..whatever..

Rajat room

Rajat (frustrated):Kya Maa…tumhe tie bandhni bhi nahi aati?

RajatM: tere papa ne aaj tak tie nahi pehni..toh maine seekhi hi nahi..seedha khada reh..she scolds..aur yeh baalon me kya lagaya hai?

Rajat (setting hairs again): Maa…gel hai..mere dost Sachin ke ghar se laaya hoon…usse sab pata hai ladko ke make up ke baare me..

Purvi (giggling):pehli baar suna..Ladke make up karte hai.

Rajat: tere liye toh pehli baar hi hoga..tu toh ladki hoke bhi make up nahi karti..yahan kyun aayi hai chashmish..dekh aaj tere choice ke kapde pehne hai maine….bola tha brown shirt lete hai..lekin nahi..Light blue tumhe suit karega..he mimics Purvi..

RajatM: acha kiya Purvi tune..iss gadhe ko kya maloom…colors ke baare me..tu iski baat ka bura mat maan…teri choice bahut achi hai..she looks at Rajat…you are looking handsome. She removes kaajal from her eyes.

Rajat (protesting): Nahi maa…no kaajal ka tikaa…please…aapko lagana hi hai..iss chashmish ko lagaoo…isse buri nazar se bachaaoo..

RajatM (sniffing): arre…meri sabzi…tere chakkar me khaana jal raha hai..she rushes out to go to the kitchen.

Rajat: maaa…meri tie…mujhe jaana hai…shittt…ab yeh tie kaun bandhega..chodooo..college pahunchke Sachin yaa Vinit se kehta hoon…

Purvi: Main baandh doon? She smiles at him.

Rajat: Tujhe aati hai?

Purvi: hmm…she takes the tie out of his hand and proceeds. She knots it and then satisfied, looks up. Rajat is staring at her. She feels odd.

Purvi: Aise kya dekh rahe the? She snaps her fingers.

Rajat (snapping out): Kuch nahi..aise..aise hi dekh raha tha…he looks at the mirror. The tie is prefect.

Rajat (shy): kaisa dikh raha hoon? He looks at her reflection

Purvi (looking away, trying to control her heartbeats): hmm..ache..achhe lag rahe ho..

Rajat (nervous): main dance toh kar paoonga naa..he wets his lips..kahin 'popat' naa ho jaaye..waise hi log haste hi hai..he sits on the bed. Purvi sees that he is nervous. She sits next to him.

Purvi: sab acha hi hoga..idhar dekho..Rajat looks into her spectacled eyes. Rajat, logon ki baaton pe dhyaan mat do..apne confidence ko trust karo.. she laughs..jo ladka 4 min me physics ki circuit board banaa sakta hai, 2 min me derivation aur integration ki problems solve kar sakta hai, 3 min me 500 words ka essay likh sakta..woh koi saadharan insaan toh nahi..Genius hi hai…she gloats..toh phir dance bhi ho hi jaayega..aur waise bhi hamare bldg ke hrithik tumhi ho..she giggles..

Rajat: magar main handsome nahi hoon naa…he looks down..

Purvi (lifting his face by chin): kisine kaha tha mujhse..beauty hi sab kuch nahi..insaan me samajh bhi honi chahiye..tum bahut samajhdaar ho…toh tumhare liye aasan hi hai..

Rajat: iska matlab..koi bhi ladki mujhpe fidaa hogi? Mujhse pyaar karegi? Her eyes seem more dark and chocolaty today, he notes.

Purvi (nervous): haa..haan..

Rajat: toh…kya..tum..

RajatM (voice): Purviiiii..teri mummy ka phone hai..tujhe ghar bulaa rahi hai..

Purvi gets startled at the voice. Rajat jumps up and stands.

Purvi: ji…ji auntyyy…aati hoon…she looks at Rajat…

Rajat: jaa..jaa rahi ho? he is suddenly extremely nervous. He has never done anything without her. He wants her to be with him. He feels confident.

Purvi: Mummy ne bulaya hai..main chalti hoon..bye..All the best.

Rajat (suddenly): mat jaoo naa..please…tum bhi chalo..mere saath…

Purvi: Rajattt…..main tumhare saath kaise aa sakti hoon..tum Menaka ke saath jaa rahe ho..Now Gooooo…she pushes him outside his room

Purvi: auntyyyy..dekho toh..aapka handsome ladka apni pehli date pe jaa raha hai…she laughs, but only she knows, how much she is crying inside.

RajatM: haan sach me…ekdum handsome lag raha hai tu..she kisses his forehead.

Purvi: achaa aunty main chalti hoon. She controls her tears and runs to the terrace. She stands there sobbing. She can see Rajat at a distance. His friend Sachin has come in his bike to pick. He sits on the bike and glances at her direction. Purvi stands still for a moment. Rajat waves to her, she waves back with a small smile. The bike speeds away. Purvi continues to sob.

Purvi M: Purviiiii…kahan chali gayi yeh ladki…she can hear her mother's voice from the floor below.

She wipes her tears and turns to make her way back, home.

Purvi (shocked): Rajatt…tum…he is standing just behind her. He is panting, maybe he ran up the stairs.

Rajat (panting): haan..hufff…huff…main…main bhool gaya..

Purvi: kya?

Rajat: Wohh..Rose…he indicates with his eyes. Purvi turns and looks at the plants. Only one flower has bloomed – its deep red with white tinges on its end. Its really big and gorgeous. It was the result of both her and Rajat's efforts – their baby.

Purvi steps aside and Rajat walks slowly towards the rose plant. He admires the flower, one more time. He is half hearted now. But then he wants to gift it to Menaka. So he plucks the rose. He can see Purvi flinch her eyes suddenly. She looks upset, sad.

Rajat: Tumhe problem nahi hai naa..maine yeh Menaka ko diya toh? He asks gently.

Purvi: problem…mujhe kya problem ho sakti hai…tumhare plants hai yeh Rajat..

Rajat: yeh hamare hai purvi..he asserts their oneness..

Tears fill her eyes again. She lowers her eyes, not wanting to show she is crying.

Purvi: Rajatt..tumhe late ho raha hai..Menaka intezaar kar rahi hogi..she starts to walk to the terrace door.

College dance

Sachin (parking bike): Lo bhaii…aa gaye college..woh rahi Kaajal..he spots his dance partner..teri waali kahan hai? He asks Rajat

Rajat (absentmindedly): aayi nahi who..

Sachi: Kya?

Rajat (looking here and there): mera matlab…pata nahi..

Sachin: Toh yahan kya khada hai..jaa..dhoondh usse…phone kar..

Rajat takes out his mobile and dials his dance partner.

Purvi (surprised): Helooo…Rajatt..tumne phone kiya? Kya hua?

Rajat (surprised): maine tujhe phone kiya?…ohh..sorry…galti se lag gaya shayad..

Purvi: ohh..Menaka aa gayi? She asks with a heavy heart.

Rajat: nahi ..abhi aayi nahi hai shayad…he is not even searching Menaka but.

Kajal joins Sachin and Rajat. She notices Rajat looking unsure, confused and scared.

Kajal: Menaka se baat kar rahe the? Aa rahi hai naa?

Rajat (looing up confused): hann…pata nahi..maine call nahi kiya.

Sachin (surprised): Arre..abhi toh maine kaha tujhe…'teri waali' ko call kar..toh kisse baat kar raha tha tu abhi?

Rajat (looking at his mobile): wohhh..Purvi se baat kar raha tha..

Sachin/Kajal: Purviii….they both look at each other and smile.

Sachin (keeping his hand around shoulder): I hope tujhe ab baat samajh me aa gayi hogi…

Rajat (confused): kya?

Kajal (smiling, giggling): yahi…tum dono best friends nahi ho…

Rajat: best friends nahi hai..matlab…

Sachin: huhhh…tu jaldi samajh jaayega….chal Kajal, chalte hai..

They leave the place. Rajat is standing all alone, feeling lost. He looks around, he sees the college gate. The first day they came in – they were together. He spots their favorite paani puri stall, just outside. Their friendly paani puri competitions, where she always lost! Or the truth is let him win..he hated to lose.

He goes back in time, in school – Purvi's arm got fractured and the days he spent with her after school – copying notes for her, filling her journals. The first time they watched a movie in a theatre – he sat next to her. Always, in the movies they were together – fighting over popcorn. Family picnics where she would hold the glass jars, while he collected creepy bugs, spiders.

Every day of his life – she was a major part and he never realized. Maybe he took her for granted. They have fought, sulked, chatted, played pranks everything together. So why was she not with him today? This was so different. His comfort factor was missing.

He felt hot and sweaty- he loosened his tie. He rememberd that feeling when she tied the tie. He liked that closeness, her eyes – they were so deep. Yes they had played 'ghar-ghar' in childhood, where he was Mr Kumar and she was Mrs Kumar. He would go to work, she would cook in her play set. They even had a small kid – Purvi's Barbie doll.

Today he imagined Mr and Mrs Kumar game again, when she was helping him. That was the reason he was staring at her. That thought of them getting married and staying together forever was building in his heart. He so wanted to be next to her, right now.

Menaka arrives with her friends and Mohit.

Girl 1: Hey menaka…who dekh Rajat..she points out.. Oh nooo…yeh entrance pe kyun ruka hai..tumne toh usse hall ke peeche rukne kaha tha..

Menaka (smiling): uski kismat..ab poore college ke saamne dump hona chahta hai toh main kya kar sakti hoon..Mohittt baby, she bats her eyelids.

MOhit: haan baby

Menaka: Tum zara gaadi se meraa handbag to le aana…okay…he goes to fetch her bag. Menaka walks in to dump Rajat in front of the college.

Girl 2: Menaka…jaane de naa yaar…sabke saamne aise beizzat mat kar..bechare ne tera project kitna acha kiya tha..

Menaka: haan project toh kiya..magar iski wajah se bahut logon ne mazaak bhi udaaya mera…Mohit to line me lane ka ek hi raasta tha…magar kitni insult bhi huyi meri..ab aur nahi..

She walks confidently and stands in front of him. Rajat is standing there with his eyes down, lost in his thoughts. The college students all gather in a crowd. They have all heard rumors that Menaka would dump Rajat for sure. They are eagerly awaiting that moment.

Menaka: Hey Rajat…she calls him out and giggles. Rajat hears his name being called, he looks here and there. Where did all these students come from? Why there is a huge crowd?

Sachin: Oh nooo…jiska darr tha woh hone waala hai..Kaajal…tayyar rehna..Rajat ko sambhaalna hoga..

Kajal: magar kaise? Kaash Purvi yahan hoti..

Rajat then finds her standing in front of him. She is dressed in a light golden colored gown – like a doll. Ohh, she was the most beautiful girl in the whole world!

Rajat (dreamy): Purviiii..he smiled. The crowd gasped!

Sachin (shock): Isse Menaka me Purvi dikh rahi hai? Betaaa…tut oh gayaaa….he nods his head..

Menaka (shock): Purvi…who Purvi…she snaps her fingers..main Menaka hoon..mujhe tumse kuch bolna hai..

Rajat (coming to senses): Menaka…Tummm?..yahan…he looks around..Oh yesss…the dance, he now remembers..

Menaka (attitude): haan main keh rahi thi ki…

Rajat: I am sorry..mujhe tumhare saath dance nahi karna! He blabbers out and there is a pin drop silence. Some guy in the whole of college had guts to dump Menaka in front of everyone! They all watch him with open mouths.

Menaka (frog voice, shock):KYAA?

Rajat (coming close): haan….meri zindagi me har pehle kaam me who mere saath rehti hai…aaj main pehli baar date pe aaya hoon, dance karne waala hoon…aur aaj bhi main yeh sab uske saath karna chahta hoon….sorry..Madhuri…he grins…

Menaka (angry): Mera naam Menaka hai…

Rajat: Okay..whatever..Bye….he smiles and runs out of the college gate..

Everyone start gossiping around about how Rajat behaved and he did not even remember her name at the end.

Sachin (happy): yes…shuru ho gayi samjhoooo..

Kajal: kya?

Sachin (smile): EK pyaari si Love story…come…Lets dance…

So Rajat finally realizes he misses Purvi..Will this help him realise his love? this cute story is coming to an end.

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