So this is chapter "9". Well this story is a pretty long one, so chapter 9 might sound like just the beginning! So before we go very much above, let's come 2 steps down and focus on our current scene.
Chapter 9- Ek naya panna
In the restaurant-
Kavin: Itna toh mai sure hu ki who Miki ki awaaz nahi thi.
Purvi: Toh phir who kon tha?
Waiter (interrupted them): Sir, shall we proceed then?
Kavin: No, actually we weren't informed about this, so please cancel our bookings.
Waiter: Sir, aise aapke kehne se hum bookings cancel nahi kar sakte. Hume strict orders diye gaye hai ki aap logo ki bookings aapke kehne par bhi cancel na ki jaaye. Mihika ma'am has also given us the payment for your dinner. Menu bhi set hai and all the arrangements have been made. Aise short notice pe hum aap logo ka booking cancel nahi kar sakte.
Kavin: Dekhiye aap humari baat (Cut in between by Purvi)
Purvi: Sir, ab Miki ne humare liye booking kar hi di hai toh, it is ok. Waise bhi case khatam ho chukka hai, so I think it wouldn't be a prob. Aur Miki ne toh payment bhi kar diya hai.
As I have already mentioned, after college Kavin became a timid person when it came to girls, so when Purvi insisted he couldn't decline.
Kavin: Ummm, thikhe. We can have dinner over here, if you really want to.
Purvi: Thanks sir.
Waiter (frustrated): Then sir, Shall We?
Kavin: Ok.
When they stationed themselves Kavin called up Miki and asked him about all this-
Kavin: Miki, tujhe yeh sab karne ke liye kisne kaha tha?
Miki: Bhai ne. Bookings mene kar di kyuki bhai case main busy they.
Kavin(calmed his temper): Oh, daya sir ne?
Miki: Ha. Bhai ko bolu ki tu nakhre dikha raha hai?
Kavin: Nahi nahi! Koi zarurat nahi. Likin ek baat bata, mujhe aur Purvi ko call kisne kiya tha, toone?
Miki: Nahi toh, aur mujhe nahi pata tujhe kisne call….. Acha mujhe dusra call aa raha hai, mai tujhe baadh main call karta hu (instantly cuts the call).
Kavin: Hello... Hello! Idiot!
Purvi(smirking): Jaane dijiye na sir.
Waise, apki hobbies kya hai?
Kavin: Main? Umm…Zyada kuch nahi, kitabe parna, movies dekhna, music sunna.
Purvi: That's great, but Miki ne toh mujhe kaha tha ki aap dance bhi bohot acha kar lete hai.
Kavin: Umm…. Ha, thora bohot.
Purvi: What thora bohot? Aap log toh college neh prom king and queen bane they, hai na?
Kavin(thinking): Iss miki ne Purvi ko sab kuch bata diya? Idiot!
Purvi: Sir, what are you thinking?
Kavin: Nothing, absolutely nothing. Btw, tumhari hobbies kya hai?
Purvi: Well, mujhe TV dekhna, English rock songs sunna, dance karna, comedy movies dekhna aur detective stories parna pasand hai.
Kavin: Wow!
Like this they talked for a very long time and also had their dinner, and by this they got the chance to know each other really well. But one question still remains, who was the one who had called them?
At Kavin's house-
Miki(to herself): Mera plan toh perfect jaa raha hai. And they can never guess who had called them.
Voice from the door: They never even knew that I was a part of this plan.
That girl comes in, and she and Miki share a high-five. That girl was none other than Shreya! Remember that convo between them in the bureau? Shreya did take it as a joke at the beginning, but later Miki shared her plan with her and then she decided to shake hands with her.
Miki: Thank you so much Shreya! Un logo ko toh pata hi nahi chala ki wo tum thi.
Shreya: You're most welcome. Miki, Purvi meri bohot achi friend hai, and I want her to settle her life with someone whom she actually loves, not like me… (She gets emotional)
Miki (puts her hand on Shreya's shoulder): I can understand your feelings Shreya. But, take it positively. See, Siddharth kinta acha ladka hai, tumhara kitna khayal rakta hai. I'm sure kabhi na kabhi tumhe usse pyaar zaroor ho jayega.
Shreya: Thanks Miki. Btw, what have you decided?
Miki: About what?
Shreya: Marriage.
Miki: Marriage, and me? Never dude. You know what? Maine duniya ke almost saare risky kaam kiye hai- rock climbing, jungle safari, paragliding, everything. But shaadi jaisa risky kaam main nahi kar sakti, never.
Shreya: You are saying that 'coz you're a business woman. I get it.
Miki: Ya, you got it right. Isiliye Kavin mujhse galti se bhi shaadi ki baat nahi karta.
Shreya: I know. Oh, waise mujhe tumhe ek chees ka invitation bhi dena tha. Ek hafte baad mera birthday hai, aur iss khushi main Siddharth ne ek theme party organize ki hai.
Miki: Great! Advance Happy Birthday! Dekha, Siddharth tumhara kitna khayal rakta hai.
Shreya: Ha, who toh hai. Maine unhe bohot bar kaha tha ki iski zarurat nahi hai, par who he ki mane hi nahi.
Miki: Sahi kiya unhone. Waise, kya theme hai party ki?
Shreya: Spanish theme. Iss party main Spanish food, Spanish decorations, Spanish dress code and Spanish songs honge. Aur ek dance bhi rakha hai, jisme ek Indian gaana bajaya jayega jisme kuch Spanish lyrics bhi hai.
Miki: ZNMD ka song 'Senorita', right?
Shreya: Ha. Tum America main reh ke bhi Bollywood dekhti ho?
Miki: I watch movies from both Bollywood and Hollywood.
Shreya: That's good. Yeh raha invitation card, tumhare aur Kavin sir, dono ke liye (and gives her the card).
Miki: Wow, this card is beautiful. Waise tumne decide kiya hai ki party main tum kya pehnaugi?
Shreya: Nahi, ab tak shopping nahi ki party ki.
Miki: Toh chalo na sath main chalte hai. It would be fun!
Shreya: Great idea! Toh kal chalte hai.
Miki: Waise konsi dance group karne waale hain tumhari party main?
Shreya: Siddharth ne abhi decide nahi kiya.
Miki: Ay! Ek kaam karo, Siddharth ko baat karne se mana kar do.
Sheya: Kyu?
Miki tells Shreya her next plan and she smiles.
What is her plan? Will she succeed? And what happened at the restaurant? Everything will be disclosed in the coming chapters.
And "Guest", I also wanted to follow that sequence, but speaking honestly, I'm a very lazy person :P But still I'll try to update day to day. Till then, please keep reading! *Reviews Wanted*