Purvi comes out of her bathroom; she has a small smile on her face and watches herself on the mirror while combing her hairs.

Her mind is playing the images of the evening, she chuckles as she remembers Pankaj and Freddy's comic dance, smiles fondly at Abhijit-Tarika and Daya-Shreya dance. She stops combing as Rajat's face pops up. She replays his entire song in her mind – his shy smile, his intense eyes, his moving lips and his fingers that strum the guitar.

Her father is passing by and is surprised to see Purvi seated in front of the mirror – combing absent mindedly – Its obvious she is thinking about something – correction – Someone! He watches as she looks at her hands shyly – he had held them !

Purvi F (happy, mind): hey bhagwaan.. …jabse maine Rajat aur Purvi ko ek saath dekha hai..ek bahut acha khayal mere dil me aaya hai….bas yeh ichaa poori kar dena meri…he wipes happy tears from his eyes…

Rajat in car

Rajat is on cloud nine and in a very good mood for obvious reasons. He fiddles with the radio and sings along loudly the songs that play.

Saavi (getting up from sleep): yawwwnnnnn….Rajat…kya baat hai..dumbcharades madam ke jaate hi ache mood me aa gaye.. Rajat ignores her comment and continues to sing the songs. He wants to reach home quickly…he has to chat with Purvi!

Saavi: aur tumne mujhe aage kyun nahi bulaaya?….gaadi roko..main aage aati hoon..roko naa…he brakes the car to a halt. Saavi is happy and gets down to change seats.

Saavi: yeh kya? Beech raaste me gaadi kyun lock kar rahe ho?

Rajat: saamne dekho..hum ghar pahunch gaye..

Saavi: Itni jaldi….arre…kahan bhaage jaa rahe ho…ruko mere liye…

Saavi somehow manages to get inside the lift. She looks at Rajat – he is behaving in a different manner- he is restless, he is checking his watch again and again and looking at the lift panel- urging the lift to reach his floor soon!

Saavi: Itne utaavle kyun ho?

Rajat: utaavla? Main? Nahi toh…bas aise hi..

Rajat quickly gets out and rings the bell impatiently. His mother opens the door..

RajatM: Kya hua? kahin aag lagi hai kya? He rushes past his mother, straight to his room and shuts the door..

RajatM: isse kya ho gaya? Arre..Saavi..kaisa tha program?

Saavi (yawning): theekh tha aunty…aapko pata hai Rajat ne wahan ek gaana gaaya….romantic gaana..she flutters her eyelashes..

Rukmini: Kya? Romantic gaana? Maaji…dekha…Rajat hum logon ko ishaare kar raha hai..woh shaadi ke liye tayyar hai…main Maa se baat karoon?

RajatM (smiles): Raat bahut ho gayi hai…hum iske baare me baad me baat karte hai…jaao so jaao ab..

She smiles thinking about her son's wedding – his strict, serious son was indeed acting differently nowadays..She knew it was certainly not because of Saavi!

RajatM (mind): Hey Srinaathji….naa jaane aisa kyun lagta hai jaise Rajat ne kisi ladki ko pasand kar li hai..kitna khush khush rehta hai aaj kal…iske chehre ki hassi aur khushi yuhi banaaye rakhna..

Rajat quickly settles in his bed without changing his clothes and browses through his phone. He opens Purvi's contact details and checks if she is on Whatsapp! She is….

Rajat (typing message): He types – Hi….erases it and then writes..hello Purvi..Rajat here..erases it again..

Rajat (thinking): arghhhh..kya likhoon? Kya puchoon…woh buraa maan gayi toh? He still wants to start his friendship today itself…finally, he types just a 'Hi Purvi'…and sends it after a prayer..

Purvi is watching the original song – Tum se hi… from the movie Jab we met on her phone, when she notices a whatsapp notification!

She checks it – its Rajat..Purvi's father had saved his number on her phone. She is surprised and delighted at the same time. She clicks on his profile pic – its him and an old man..

Here, Rajat is staring at the screen…he is awaiting a response from her…

Purvi is typing…

Purvi (mind): Kya likhoon? She types 'aap soye nahi?'…deletes it, 'aap kaise ho'…she deletes it again…

Purvi is typing….

Rajat screen: Hi Rajat..

Rajat exhales out…now he is worried more…

Rajat (thinking): aage kya boloon?

Purvi stares at her screen for more than 5 min…nothing happens..she understands…this happens with her all the time..people start conversation and then back off…that's why she had not accepted his friendship.

She exits out of Whatsapp.. and prepares to sleep, when her phone buzzes again. She picks to check it there is a whatsapp message..

Rajat (message): Main tumhe disturb toh nahi kar raha naa?

Purvi (smile, reply): nahi…main bass sone jaa rahi thi…

Rajat (disappointed): Oh..sorry…goodnight..

Purvi (wants to chat more): nahi…neend nahi aa rahi hai…

Rajat (smile): okay..ek baat puchoon…

Purvi (nervous): haan..

Rajat: tumhe koi problem toh nahi hai naa..agar main tumhe aise hi kabhi message karoon toh?

Dhakk..dhakkk…dhakkk..dhakkk….Rajat's heart pounds nervously waiting for her reply…

Purvi: its fine

Rajat (typing slowly, selecting words): So….we are friends?

Dhakkk dhakkk dhakkkk dhakaakkkkakkk…..Rajat can hear it in his ears now…a bead of sweat is forming on his forehead…..ready to trickle down!

Rajat (to himself): Say ..yes…say Yes !...pleaaaase….

Purvi (without realizing): Yes..

Rajat (looking at the screen, shouting): YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS….

There is a knock on his door. He shuts his screen and opens the door hearing his mother's voice.

Rajat (opens door): Ji Maa…

RajatM (worried): Tu theekh toh hai…itna zor se kyun cheekha?

Rajat (realizing): main? Ahhhh…kuch nahi…woh football match ke highlights dekh raha tha…isliye…

RajatM (looking at him with sly smile): sach me? Tujhe dekhke lagta toh nahi…tere chehre se hassi nahi mit rahi hai…sach bataa

Rajat (trying to be serious): kya? Hasii? Nahi toh..main kahan hass raha hoon….he tries to send his mother away…he fake yawns…bahut thakk gaya hoon Maa…kal subah baat karte hai…goodnight!

He shuts the door and his eyes fall on his image on the mirror. Yes! He is smiling..a broad grin on his face. He remembers he was chatting with Purvi. He picks his phone again and lies on his stomach..

Purvi (message): sorry…magar mujhe kal jadli uthna hai…isliye aaj ke liye goodnight..

He is disappointed but understands her. He whispers a goodnight and clicks her profile pic – its her with a baby girl who resembles her a lot..

Rajat (mind, worried): Purvi ke saath yeh bachi? Bahut pyaari hai..bilkul Purvi ke jaise…kaun ho sakti hai? Oh God…maine usse kabhi yeh poocha hi nahi…kahin Purvi ki shaadi…

He worries now and spends the whole night tossing and turning – it bothers him that she may be married already !

Next morning

He arrives sad looking at the breakfast table.

Saavi: Good morning Rajattt….Rajattt…kahan khoye ho

Rajat: Haan…kuch nahi

RajatM: Arre…tujhe kya hua hai..raat ko itna khush thaa..ab subah subah aisa mooh kyun latka hai…teri tabiyat toh theekh hai naa? She checks him

Rukmini: mannn toh mera bhi udaas hai….Saavi jaa rahi hai…

Saavi: haan didi..mera mann nahi kar raha yahan se jaane kaa…kya main hamesha ke liye yahan nahi reh sakti..she looks at Rajat with a great hope. He is staring ahead at his tea.

Rukmini (whisper): dekha…Rajat tujhe abhi se miss kar raha hai…jaa uske bagal me baith jaa..

Saavi (next to Rajat): Mujhe miss karoge?

Rajat (absent mindedly): hmmm..

Saavi (loudly): Sach….Oh My Godddd…didi…aapne sunaa..Rajat mujhe miss karega….main bhi tumhe bahut miss karoongi…ghar pahunchte hi phone karoongi..bye, she kisses him on his cheeks and runs away to take her luggage..

Rajat (realizing): yeh paagal kya bol gayi...

RajatM: Rajat…mujhe tujhse kuch baat karni hai…andar chal…

Rajat steps inside his room, his mother sits next to him on bed.

RajatM: Main jaanti hoon tu pareshaan hai…

Rajat: Nahi maa..mujhe Saavi ke jaane ka koi dukh nahi hai

RajatM: jaanti hoon…tujhe Saavi pasand nahi hai..koi baat nahi..

Rajat (relief): Thank god Maa…mujhe laga kahin tum meri shaadi usse naa karvaado…

rajatM: Maa hoon main teri..teri pasand naa pasand sab samajhti hoon..Saavi achi hai magar tujhe pasand nahi hai…

Rajat: theekh kaha Maa aapne…he checks time, main nikalta hoon Maa..aaj court 2:00 baje tak hi hai…

RajatM (holding his hand): Rajattt…baith 2 min….main tujhse kuch poochoo toh sach batayega?he nods his head

RajatM: Kya…tujhe koi ladki pasand aayi hai? Shaadi ke liye?

Rajat (eyes wide, looking away): Kya? Shaadi?..ladki..nahi toh…nahi Maa..tum jaanti ho mujhe…iss sab baaton ke liye mere paas time kahan hai…

RajatM: (turning his face to her): Meri aankhon me dekhke bol…Rajat looks into her eyes and then looks down..

RajatM (smile): Dekhaa..teri chori pakdi gayi naa…bol naa…kaun hai? Kya naam hai? Tere Papa se baat karooon?

Rajat (unsure): Kaise bataoo Maa…main theekh se nahi jaanta….main bas itna bol sakta hoon…meri ek ladki se dosti huyi hai..bass…isse zyaada kuch nahi..

RajatM (smile): mere bête ne ek ladki se dosti kar li…he smiles shyly…but then his face appears sad.

RajatM: kya baat hai?

Rajat: Kuch nahi Maa…he cannot tell his mother that Purvi may be married..

RajatM (smile): tum badal gaye ho beta…he looks into her eyes…aur yeh sab iss dosti ka natijaa hai naa?

Rajat: badal gaya? Matlab

RajatM: tu khud nahi jaanta…magar main jaanti hoon…mera dil kehta hai..yeh ladki tere jeevan me bahaar banke aayi hai….

Rajat: Maa…yeh aap

RajatM: main nahi janti…yeh dosti aage badhegi ya nahi…magar agar aisa hua toh mujhse zyaada khushi kisiko bhi nahi hogi..Maa hoon main teri….meri baat yaad rakhna..she kisses his forehead and leaves the room..

Will this friendship go beyond? will this be smooth?

Apologies for this late update..as I was on a break...

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