Chapter 15: The Hi and Goodbye. (Part-1)

Next Day Morning: Goa -

The loving siblings ABHIJEET and PURVI said hi to the Goa morning as the two lying on beach chair facing the sea sipped their coconut water under the umbrella shade relaxing in leisure after their long journey from Mumbai to Goa.

PURVI staring at the sea said: Bhai, agar humare sath Bhabhi bhi hoti to kitna achha hota.'

ABHIJEET sipping his drink without looking at her answered: Pahle batana chahiye tha na. Mai DAYA ko bhi sath le aata. Mujhe DAYA ki company mil jati aur tumhe Bhabhi ki.'

This time PURVI removing her goggles looked annoyed at her brother's direction: Bhai mai aapki shaadi ki baat kar rahi hu, DAYA bhai- Bhabhi ki nahi. Why to spoil the newlywed lovey-dovey couple's honeymoon?'

ABHIJEET turned at PURVI in surprise: Honeymoon?'

PURVI: yeah, DAYA bhai went on his long awaited honeymoon to Ooty with Bhabhi.'

ABHIJEET in shock: Sirf suna tha par aaj dekh bhi liya, shaadi ke baad dost badal jate hai. Ooty chala gaya aur mujhe bataya tak nahi.'

PURVI defended: DAYA bhai ne message karke sabse pahle aap hi ko bataya tha par aapka phone silent tha aur aap so rahe the to maine padh liya. Aapne DAYA bhai ko nahi bataya is Mumbai to goa trip ke bare me?'

ABHIJEET: Wo to surprise than na?'

PURVI: mere liye par DAYA bhai ke liye thodi tha.'

ABHIJEET sheepishly said: Wo actually excitement me mai bhool gaya tha.'

PURVI: DAYA bhai nahi badle, badal to aap gaye ho wo bhi bina shaadi ke.'

Offended ABHIJEET looked at his sister: Aisa kuch nahi hai.'

PURVI: Achha, to phir kaisa hai? Aaj aap bata hi do?'

ABHIJEET asked confused: Kya bata doon?'

PURVI: Yahi ki aap shaadi kyu nahi karna chahte? If you like someone then you can tell me. I don't have any objection for it.'

ABHIJEET giving his sister a look said: Aisa kuch nahi hai.'

PURVI asked: College me kisi ladki ne aapko ditch kiya tha jisliye aapko koi bhi ladki pasand nahi aati?'

ABHIJEET: Aisa bhi nahi hai.'

PURVI guessed: To aapka koi pahla pyaar hai jiski shaadi ho gai aur aap use aaj tak nahi bhoola paye?'

ABHIJEET almost cried: No.'

PURVI: To phir koi childhood crush, jo aaj bhi aapke sapno me aati hai.'

At mention of childhood crush ABHIJEET remembered a flash of a little girl and unaware of him a smile crept up on his face.

PURVI smiled at the smile of his lost brother and asked: Kya naam tha uska?'

ABHIJEET subconsciously replied: TRISHA.'

PURVI hit the jackpot as she appeared beside his brother asking him: Kaun hai TRISHA?'

ABHIJEET replied in trance: Pata nahi?'

PURVI exclaimed disappointedly: Pata Nahi..?'

ABHIJEET come out of his stupor realizing what he has blurted and tried to cover it: TRISHA? Kaun TRISHA? Mujhe nahi pata?'

PURVI eyed his brother: you should never lie to a girl. It doesn't last long. I know your childhood crush's name is TRISHA. Where she is now?'

ABHIJEET gave in shrugging: God knows. It's about childhood.'

PURVI looked incredulous at her brother and in a breath completed: What? TRISHA jiska koi ata-pata nahi hai uske chakkar me aapne aaj tak shaadi nahi ki? TRISHA ki abtak shaadi ho chuki hogi, do bachche ho chuke honge. Aur aap ab bhi uska intejaar kar raho ho? BHAI ab aapko bhi TRISHA ko bhool jana chahiye.'

Poor ABHIJEET has nowhere to escape as he said aloud: Aisa nahi hai meri maa.'

PURVI: Agar aisa nahi hai to aapko bhi abhi apne liye koi dhundh leni chahiye. Umar ho rahi hai aapki. 35 ke ho chuke ho.'

ABHIJEET replied: It's 34.'

PURVI: 34 year, 9 months, 2 days. Round figure 35 hi hota hai.'

This time ABHIJEET shot a dead glare at her. PURVI flashed a troubled smile to his brother realizing it's not a good idea to provoke a chilling CID officer.

She put on her goggles looking here and there to avoid his brother's gaze and walked straight to her chair silently lying back on it not to offend his brother anymore for the day.

ABHIJEET finally took a relief of sigh.

Bangalore: -

RD College of Science & Technology -

A group of young college students were playing football at the ground. The captain of the football team was running ahead toward the goal post of the opponent team expecting the ball from his mate.

He saw his mate running parallel to him defending the ball from the opponent players and finally passed the ball towards the captain.

Captain kicked the ball straight into the goal post scoring a goal and joyously turned around to celebrate the goal with his mate only to halt in his track when he saw the person who passed the ball to him was RAJAT.

RAJAT just stared his enemy cum friend, the captain of football team SAAHIL. SAAHIL walked straight to him giving a hard punch on his face.

Outside the ground TARIKA was shocked to see the scene and was moving to their direction only to stop at the thought that RAJAT didn't reacted to it but just stood there holding his punched faced staring the ground.

RAJAT would have reacted if there was something wrong. If he didn't then there must be a reason for it so she just waited there and observed the situation.

At the ground an unbelievably pissed SAAHIL said as RAJAT looked up at him still holding his aching jaw: Bastard! First you disappeared from the camp site and after that you just suddenly got transferred from the college. Then you asked the hostel authority to send your stuffs.'

SAAHIL vent out his anger cum frustration at RAJAT: Do you have any idea how much worried I was for you? You even didn't felt the need to show your face, right?'

SAAHIL looked away embarrassed to show the tears welling up in his eyes as he said: I don't believe I will say these words… I hated to share room with you and now when you really left the room, I don't know why but I don't like it either… I hate to say it that I missed you.'

RAJAT smiled at it and pulled him into a surprise hug. SAAHIL let go his ego letting the tears flow as he hugged back his friend.

RAJAT remembered a line from a diary he read with a memory of a female voice "Care for the people who loves you but care a little more for the people who hates you because they thinks for you unnecessarily, worries for you uselessly and they are the people who are going to miss you the most in your absence."

For SAHIL, RAJAT was someone to whom he could blurt out anything good or bad without thinking twice, he could shout on him, let out his all day anger or frustration on him and even can have a fight with him because RAJAT just listened to him without bothering and never reacted to any of his mischief giving SAHIL full liberty to dominate over him without any fear.

But from few days living alone in that room SAHIL realized, how important it is to even have an enemy in life and how much he really missed RAJAT's silent presence in that hostel room.

You really need someone to fight in life and RAJAT was that person in his life. He can't hate anyone else like he hated RAJAT and probably can't share the same bond with anyone else that he shared with RAJAT.

RAJAT break the hug and looking at SAHIL, he said by all his heart: I am sorry.'

SAAHIL looked at him miserably and said: I am sorry too.'

The two friends smiled at each other and talked as TARIKA watched them from a far thinking it was the right decision to not to interfere between them.

RAJAT come to TARIKA with SAHIL and introduced SAHIL and TARIKA to each other: She is my sister TARIKA and he is my roommate SAHIL.'

TARIKA and SAHIL greeted each other with smile.

RAJAT gave all the answers of their questions bidding a proper goodbye to his friends he had lived with for last three years as he walked out of the college gate with his sister waving at his friends having a satisfied smile on his face with the feeling that may be they never liked him but now he is assured that they won't hate him either for sure.

Bangalore: Bus Stop -

TARIKA asked tickets for OJAS mall at the ticket counter.

RAJAT asked her: Why are we going at OJAS mall?'

TARIKA answered: I have to meet someone there.'

RAJAT thinking a second asked her: Till then can I go to meet my friend.'

TARIKA denied flatly: No.'

RAJAT: Why?'

TARIKA: I can't let you here alone.'

RAJAT: I am not a kid. I can take care of myself.'

TARIKA: Mr. Z knows you are my brother and now you are his open target. So, you have to be with me.'

RAJAT asked in surprise: That's why you come with me all the way here?'

TARIKA nonchalantly answered: No. I have my reasons to come here. Otherwise I wouldn't have let you come here at all.'

Flabbergasted RAJAT stared his sister as she took the ticket from the counter and walked towards the bus.

Note:

About Dareya: Don't be confused or disappoint about Daya and Shreya. Dareya will be Dareya only.

Next part will have Kajal, Vivek and Vineet in special appearance. Anybody likes them?

After this, one more chapter and Abhirika and Rajvi will meet there at the end of this trip.

Thank you all the readers and reviewers.