It was a heavy day...but very memorable...and i had told naz that i will be mentioning it in my fb!!!...so i had to!
Well the day was kind of important...coz we had a Group discussion and a personal interview that day...we had to leave at 8:30am from my home...but u see naz
was along with us...so obviously we left at 9!!...(by the way naz was just half an hour late...not bad at all)
On the way we picked rajani....rajani was a bit nervous i could see that on her face...but she was pretending to be cool!!...she waved at me from a distance
while i was riding towards her...she sat behind me on my bike.. naz was on her bike...naz and rajani greeted each other.."how are u?"...and stuff!!
then rajani turned towards me "jish kya hoga aaj?"...i just nodded my head...trying to tell her..."God knows!!"
We left for MIT college, kothrud...i was trying to drive fast...and yet naz found me slow...huh!!...on the other hand rajani had never seen me drive fast
so she got a lil scared...and she was like "slow jish, slow"....i wonder what would be her reaction when she saw me racing from college to home...obviously
i would never race when shez around!!!
On the way...i and rajani were passing comments on people and giggling...naz used to look at us with a question mark...maybe she thought we were passing comments at her!!
When there wud be at the traffic stop signal naz wud stop leaving some space beside her so that i could squeeze in and stop my bike besides her...later i gotto to know
that naz had a bad throat and she was not able to speak out loudly!!....rajani heard this...and she was more tensed for naz than naz herself....
we somehow made it to the college...first was my turn...i had to report at 9:30...but i reached at 9:45...at least i reached 15 minutes early...the college shud
feel lucky...huh!!..3 of us rushed upstairs...i was leading...naz and rajani were giggling and teasing me...coz my turn was the first...huh!!...whats there to laugh at that?
then we went into a room...and i reported ..and informed them my batch number to the man sitting outside!!...and he asked me to sit and get prepared for the gd!!..
i looked behind to wave my hand at naz and rajani...i saw them standing at the entrance and peeping inside...almost falling on top of each other...they wished me luck...and they
disappeared...once they were gone evrything was so silent...i started to get nervous!!...i was made to sit in a classrooom...where the other students of my gd batch were already sitting..
they stared at me..as if i had done some crime...i mean...c'mmon can't i be late for no reason!!...i filled my profile...and was assigned as the 4rth student of the batch!!..one by one we
entered the gd room..we settled down...i looked at all my batch members...they looked pretty decent...one guy looked like a geek...one lady reminded me of mamta banerjee!!
finally the judges spoke...the judge panel consisted of a lady and two men!!...they explained to us what was going to happen...and how the discussion shud be done!!
then finally the topic was decided. We were given some time to think about it!!...i dunno why but i was constanly distracted by the guy next to me...his shoes were attractive!!
and he was attractive too!!...i kept chanting "concentrate...concentrate"...finally the discussion started!!...and the decent members of my batch turned out to be monsters...shouting and dominating
as much as they could...i was so shocked i went blank!!...i tried to make some attempts..i tried to speak!!...but i could not hear my own voice...i name this as a "fish market"...
i didn't understand what to do...then i decided to be quiet...i knew for sure..that if i don't speak throughout the judges will point me out in the end and i wud
get a chance to speak...and i prefered that instead of joining the fish market!!...and as expected i spoke in the end...and spoke well...but i was still in the shock
that i was unlucky to become a part of that group!!...i walked out of the room with the thought...that i was gonna loose lot of marks...a lady who was standing outside
ask me to walk into the other room...and i obeyed her...and BANG!! i was standing in front of two teachers...they were all ready to screw me...my interview was about
to begin...i took my seat and wished them "morning"...after checking the exact time...coz i was not sure if its still morning...or is it already noon!!
the interview went good to my relief...but this was only till a point...in the end the sir asked. "Whoz the external affairs minister?"...i answered" Shashi Tharoor".
examiner "No!!"...i was like "ok maybe...sir i thot i had read something like that in the newspaper-"...he didnt let me complete my sentence" u think i don't
know who it is?"....he gave me a very insulting look and i was pretty sure by now...no matter how hard i try the damage is already done!!...i was just wishing that the
interview would get over quickly...i could not take it any more!!...finally i was asked to leave....and i left with relief that it was over!!
I walked out of the suffocating rooms...i didn't have to search naz and rajani...they were already sitting outside the room on benches...they were excited to see me
...and i was...not exactly excited ...but was relieved to see them!!...i saw them talking to a new girl in a yellow dress...i don't know her name...actually i never tried to find out...
so lets name her pinky...ok so this pinky girl was in rajani's gd batch...and she spoke in marathi...rajani could speak in marathi too..at least better than me and naz...
so the pinky girl kept clinging to rajani!!...i narrated everything to them...rajani was really curious to know wht happened...as it was her first ever official gd!!
i saw naz preparing for the same gd topic that was asked to my batch...stupid naz...i think she forgot that topics are not repeated!!...finally it was rajani's
turn...so she got up...we encouraged her...and wished her luck!!...we saw her walking into the room and finally disappearing!!...i and naz...went downstairs
got fresh...came back...and were chatting...i don't remeber exactly what we spoke...but it was mostly about plans of where to eat and what to eat...we were very hungry
...we were also talking about her further plans...as which college to opt for and what to study...the problem with naz is that she thinks by talking to me she
can solve her confusion...but sadly it doesn't help...instead she becomes more confused after tlaking to me!!...we kept talking till rajani came out...
and we were really excited to see her...firstly b coz her interview was over...and secondly...now we cud go and eat something!!...we rushed to the canteen..the canteen of MIT
college was actually good at least better than fc..as naz says "any canteen is better than fc canteen"...we ordered our food...and started eating quickly coz we had just 15 min's for naz's gd to start
...we ate quietly ...rajani in between would complain about the teacher who took her interview....naz and rajani also complained that the noodles
which we were having was not cooked properly....i just nodded...i was too hungry to notice all that!!...once we were done...one by one we went to wash our hands
..so that someone shud be there to take care of the bags...in between ...i saw the sir who had interviewed me earlier...i almost felt like going under the table where we
sat...but i knew that wud not work...so i just tried to distract my self by talking to rajani!!...then we rushed back to the building...naz went into the gd room...i and rajani in the meanwhile tried to
verify our documents at ARC...which was required to complete all the procedures...we had to take prints, photo copies..attestations...we had to walk to the chowk
and we were already thirsty...so we got a bottle of sprite...we tried hard to save some of the drink for naz...but we cudn't...sorry naz...:P
finally we came back and naz was waiting for us...she started narrating about her gd pi..i couldn't hear her properly as she had a bad throat and she was speaking softly..i had to bend my head..so that my ear
wud be close to her mouth so that i cud make out what she was whispering ...i was jealous of both of them...coz their gd went very well...poor naz
was asked technical questions in her interview...and she was all blank!!...rajani tried her best to finish of the verification work...we saw her running
from one room to another!!...but in the end she did not have a nationality certificate...so she had to postpone her verification work...again as naz says, "jis din hum kaam poora karne ki koshish karte hai...uss din woh kabhi poora nahi hota!!"...we walked out of the building...naz "mujhe cet se admission nahi milne waala...yaay!!!"....
now we had a bad day...so we desperately wanted a break...i and naz planned to have a cold cofee...at durga...which was ryt in front of the gate...rajani disagreed..rajani made an excuse…”who thik se glass nahi dhota”….which naz heard as “waha glass nahi hota”…so she asked “toh phir kya hota hai?”…and we broke of laughing for almost 15 minutes on the stupid joke…
.somehow we managed to drag rajani to durga..when we reached there a stupid guy was smoking besides us…and the place was stinking…so we canceled durga and thought about going to bakers delight!!!....we started our vehicles…..all of a sudden it striked me that we could have CAD M…which was on the way….rajani liked the idea…and naz doesn’t mind where we take her…so I took a turn…naz started complaining..”I don’t know the way….at least inform before turning!!”…I was like..”oops!”….
we reached a ice cream shop named ice cream magic….we sat outside…and had our milk shakes!!...and we chit chatting…suddenly it started raining…people who were around us …were trying to find shelter so that they could avoid getting wet…and what we did was just the opposite…we ran towards our bikes…so that we could ride back home enjoying the rain…rajani was standing towards the middle of the road.
.naz ”rajani!!..road pe sirf nahi yaha bhi barish aa rahi hai… tu yaha aa sakti hai”…
people stared at us while we started our bikes and left…this time rajani sat behind naz…coz there is a danger that my bike might skid!!...i asked naz to drive slowly …and I was happy that this time I didn’t have to prove it to naz that I can drive fast!!...i was wishing that my glasses had vipers coz the rain was just pouring!!...i told this to both of them…and they stopped immediately…first I didn’t understand why they had stopped….were they thinking that my glasses could actually develop vipers…but no they just stopped coz they wanted me to wipe away the water collected on my specs….!!...
on the way we kept talking as our bikes were parallel …rajani would keep saying ”aaye jish haasa mat yaar…main iske peeche baithi hu”….whenever naz’s bike would splash muddy water on me …I didn’t scream…coz I really could not make out…as water was splashing on me from every possible direction!!....
there was a lil foam developed on the road…and rajani was wondering where it came from…I said “ Aage koi kapade dho raha hoga!!”…rajani “Haan kya?”…did she actually believe me??...then naz started explaining in a scientific way!!...sometimes naz speaks sense…it was difficult to keep our eyes open…coz the water was hitting hard on us…but we kept going…rajani was yelling so that we would stop somewhere and wait for sometime…but we ignored her!!...l
ater on…I was leading…and I could hear both of them…murmuring something!!....we went on and on….till symbiosis …where suddenly my stupid bike gave up!!....it refused to start….i had to scream at them so that they could hear me…”Abbey …gaadi bandh pad gayi”….rajani panicked…and naz had a tell-me-something-new kind of a look!!...they stopped in front of me…naz came towards me…she helped me put my bike on the main stand…we both wanted to kick start my bike…but soon we discovered that my bike didn’t have a kick…Naz “abbey iska kick gayab hai”….i looked at naz…and we both broke off laughing…..that is what we usually do when we are in trouble…and when we don’t know what to do about it…we turned towards rajani…she was shocked…maybe she thought we have gone completely mad!!...and her look made us laugh even more….we were so cold and soaked in the rain that our brains had stopped working!!...
luckily we were near a temple…there was kind of a roof outside the temple…rajani started naz’s bike and rode towards the temple…I and naz still laughing…dragged my bike behind her…rajani parked the bike right in front of “NO PARKING” …we ran clumsily towards the roof….i had a bag with me which had all of my important documents in it…they were getting wet…whenever I looked at my bag…I started getting worried…so I tried not to look at my bag!!...under the roof…we tried to think as what to do next….
rajani was dancing near the pole…as she was shivering with cold!!...we came up with stupid ideas like parking my bike in the temple…like that was possible!!....at last I came up with a plan…which didn’t sound very good…but atleast it was a solution…we decided to drag our bikes till rajani’s home which was like 2 kms away….naz “ yaar jish!!...tera dimag kabhi kabhi chalta hai!!”…so we took off our sandals…as we might slip if we tried to drag the vehicles wearing the sandals…rajani held our sandals…I pushed my bike and naz..her’s!!...we started taking turns…and slowly we proceeded….
people stared at us…and started passing comments…” gadi bandh padh gaya??”…I felt like telling him ”haan bete!!...bandh padh gaya,,,dikhai nahi deta??”…some of them gave us a sympathetic look….some people even gave us advices….we wud just smile…at them…coz we were actually enjoying it!!...rajani with our sandals in her hand looked like she was strolling on the beach!!...we walked bare feet thru the water filled roads….there was a big pool formed in the middle of the road…so we dragged our vehicles through the foot path!!...
there was this lady in a car stuck right in the middle of the pool…I felt sorry for her…coz she actually had to swim if she had to get on the road….rajani would ask us to follow her when we had to cross the road…she behaved like a leader…but our leader would suddenly run and disappear when she saw any bus coming!!....on the way we kept joking…passing lame comments…splashing water on each other….
after sometime we were silent…as we realized we were cold’ stiff and very tired!!
I was just praying that our parents should not witness the sight!!...cause we actually looked like…wat nazaneen said “Flood victims”!!..the road at times would get so poky because of the small stones…I actually felt like needles under my feet!!...and inspite of all this….we were excited…as it somehow felt like an adventure!!...and then suddenly naz succeeded to start my bike…and i and rajani watched that like a miracle…naz proudly handed me my bike…'
we sat on our bikes…and…bang !! my bike stopped again…it didn’t start again…naz got down from her bike…she took my bike…and ran with it…she explained that…this will help and the bike would start!!...i kept wondering & i found that a little stupid!!...anyways…my bike didn’t start again…and we switched back to the dragging business…finally we were at the chowk…near rajani’s place!!...
this time I was holding the sandals…so I tried to cover them and take them safely to the other side….i tried my best to look like a traffic police….i actually succeeded to stop a car…so that we could cross…and I asked naz and rajani to cross…but there was no one besides me…I looked across the road…and they were already on the other side…giggling and walking…my bravery went in vain…huh!!...i looked like a fool trying to stop vehicles for no reason!!....so I just ran towards them!!....
on the way we met an uncle who apparently knew rajani…so he tried to help us…when we did not want his help actually..but we didn’t want to be rude …so we let him try…he put the keys into the ignition and tried the auto start button…but there were no signs of life in my bike…in fact that would affect the battery…so naz started grumbling “ isse toh battery khatam ho jayega na uncle?”…finally he gave up…and we were relieved….
Rajani’s home was just 10 mins away now….and we were so excited as if we had accomplished a mission!!...naz started walking quickly…maybe because we were reaching the finishing point!!...we asked her to slow down…and in between rajani dumped naz’s sandals into her helment..”oops!”…I was like eeewwww!!...i just wanted to know naz’s reaction now!!...
finally we reached at the main gate of rajani’s apartment!!...now it was frustrating because we were almost there…but yet not reaching…coz rajani’s flat was like another mile from the gate…another 10 mins!!....so many flats!!...on the way from the gate to her house…there was a swimming pool…I and naz wanted to throw away the bike and jump into it!!....but we thought it would be better to be patient!!...finally we reached her flat…we parked our bikes there….my bike was safe now!!...
...the swimming pool had made us forget as how tired we were…so we marched towards the pool…but the security guard didn’t allow us in…huh!!...actually that was good…cause if we had stepped into the pool…later on the security guard would have a hard time cleaning it!!...and maybe I and naz would get banned from the society!!...
we sat besides the pool for sometime…and finally we decided to leave for our respective homes…we kept talking and teasing each other…finally rajani “shut up now!!...and go home!!”…I and naz laughed again…we don’t need a reason to laugh…rajani gave up and went towards the lift…murmuring something…may be now she was sure that I and naz together become insane!!...
i left everything my bag my purse with rajani…and asked her to dryclean it!!...she loves cleaning…naz started her bike…I sat behind her…and we left towards my home…my auntz apartment is on the way…she lives on the 11th floor …I was praying that she shudn’t be at the balcony to watch me all drenched and dirty in the rain….but I guess I should stop wishing or praying…as it just turns out to be the other way…my aunt was waving at me from her balcony…my cousin pranav standing besides her…he was excited to see me…but I don’t think my aunty liked wat she just saw!!...and this news was gonna reached my dad in no time now!!...i gave her an embarassing smile…as I knew I was gonna get completely screwed when I get home…naz understood my thoughts!!....she was trying hard not to laugh at my miserable condition!!
I reached home…I jumped out of the bike…I was happy to be back…but a lil sad…that the day was finally over…I saw a unhappy look on naz’s face…as she had to travel back home in the rain!!...which was again 20 mins away now…I thanked her “Chal bye yaar!!..what a day!!...haha…main status update karungi”…
.i waited till I saw naz disappearing into the traffic on the road!!...i walked upstairs sneezing!!...i didn’t want to fall sick…how do I drink the cold water from my frige then….
That night before going to bed I spoke to both of them on phone…trying to check if they were ok…if they fell sick!!...i closed my eyes I new I would fall asleep in no time!!... a thought passed thru my mind “ shud I feel guilty??..they walked in the rain coz of my bike…coz of me!!...what if I said a sorry to them..for the pain I caused to them!!”…I turned my head I knew exactly what they would say if I apologized…. “Shut up jish!!...u r an idiot!!...look the rain is so beautiful”…..i smiled..i could see ..it was raining…I guess I was into my dreams!...
Well the day was kind of important...coz we had a Group discussion and a personal interview that day...we had to leave at 8:30am from my home...but u see naz
was along with us...so obviously we left at 9!!...(by the way naz was just half an hour late...not bad at all)
On the way we picked rajani....rajani was a bit nervous i could see that on her face...but she was pretending to be cool!!...she waved at me from a distance
while i was riding towards her...she sat behind me on my bike.. naz was on her bike...naz and rajani greeted each other.."how are u?"...and stuff!!
then rajani turned towards me "jish kya hoga aaj?"...i just nodded my head...trying to tell her..."God knows!!"
We left for MIT college, kothrud...i was trying to drive fast...and yet naz found me slow...huh!!...on the other hand rajani had never seen me drive fast
so she got a lil scared...and she was like "slow jish, slow"....i wonder what would be her reaction when she saw me racing from college to home...obviously
i would never race when shez around!!!
On the way...i and rajani were passing comments on people and giggling...naz used to look at us with a question mark...maybe she thought we were passing comments at her!!
When there wud be at the traffic stop signal naz wud stop leaving some space beside her so that i could squeeze in and stop my bike besides her...later i gotto to know
that naz had a bad throat and she was not able to speak out loudly!!....rajani heard this...and she was more tensed for naz than naz herself....
we somehow made it to the college...first was my turn...i had to report at 9:30...but i reached at 9:45...at least i reached 15 minutes early...the college shud
feel lucky...huh!!..3 of us rushed upstairs...i was leading...naz and rajani were giggling and teasing me...coz my turn was the first...huh!!...whats there to laugh at that?
then we went into a room...and i reported ..and informed them my batch number to the man sitting outside!!...and he asked me to sit and get prepared for the gd!!..
i looked behind to wave my hand at naz and rajani...i saw them standing at the entrance and peeping inside...almost falling on top of each other...they wished me luck...and they
disappeared...once they were gone evrything was so silent...i started to get nervous!!...i was made to sit in a classrooom...where the other students of my gd batch were already sitting..
they stared at me..as if i had done some crime...i mean...c'mmon can't i be late for no reason!!...i filled my profile...and was assigned as the 4rth student of the batch!!..one by one we
entered the gd room..we settled down...i looked at all my batch members...they looked pretty decent...one guy looked like a geek...one lady reminded me of mamta banerjee!!
finally the judges spoke...the judge panel consisted of a lady and two men!!...they explained to us what was going to happen...and how the discussion shud be done!!
then finally the topic was decided. We were given some time to think about it!!...i dunno why but i was constanly distracted by the guy next to me...his shoes were attractive!!
and he was attractive too!!...i kept chanting "concentrate...concentrate"...finally the discussion started!!...and the decent members of my batch turned out to be monsters...shouting and dominating
as much as they could...i was so shocked i went blank!!...i tried to make some attempts..i tried to speak!!...but i could not hear my own voice...i name this as a "fish market"...
i didn't understand what to do...then i decided to be quiet...i knew for sure..that if i don't speak throughout the judges will point me out in the end and i wud
get a chance to speak...and i prefered that instead of joining the fish market!!...and as expected i spoke in the end...and spoke well...but i was still in the shock
that i was unlucky to become a part of that group!!...i walked out of the room with the thought...that i was gonna loose lot of marks...a lady who was standing outside
ask me to walk into the other room...and i obeyed her...and BANG!! i was standing in front of two teachers...they were all ready to screw me...my interview was about
to begin...i took my seat and wished them "morning"...after checking the exact time...coz i was not sure if its still morning...or is it already noon!!
the interview went good to my relief...but this was only till a point...in the end the sir asked. "Whoz the external affairs minister?"...i answered" Shashi Tharoor".
examiner "No!!"...i was like "ok maybe...sir i thot i had read something like that in the newspaper-"...he didnt let me complete my sentence" u think i don't
know who it is?"....he gave me a very insulting look and i was pretty sure by now...no matter how hard i try the damage is already done!!...i was just wishing that the
interview would get over quickly...i could not take it any more!!...finally i was asked to leave....and i left with relief that it was over!!
I walked out of the suffocating rooms...i didn't have to search naz and rajani...they were already sitting outside the room on benches...they were excited to see me
...and i was...not exactly excited ...but was relieved to see them!!...i saw them talking to a new girl in a yellow dress...i don't know her name...actually i never tried to find out...
so lets name her pinky...ok so this pinky girl was in rajani's gd batch...and she spoke in marathi...rajani could speak in marathi too..at least better than me and naz...
so the pinky girl kept clinging to rajani!!...i narrated everything to them...rajani was really curious to know wht happened...as it was her first ever official gd!!
i saw naz preparing for the same gd topic that was asked to my batch...stupid naz...i think she forgot that topics are not repeated!!...finally it was rajani's
turn...so she got up...we encouraged her...and wished her luck!!...we saw her walking into the room and finally disappearing!!...i and naz...went downstairs
got fresh...came back...and were chatting...i don't remeber exactly what we spoke...but it was mostly about plans of where to eat and what to eat...we were very hungry
...we were also talking about her further plans...as which college to opt for and what to study...the problem with naz is that she thinks by talking to me she
can solve her confusion...but sadly it doesn't help...instead she becomes more confused after tlaking to me!!...we kept talking till rajani came out...
and we were really excited to see her...firstly b coz her interview was over...and secondly...now we cud go and eat something!!...we rushed to the canteen..the canteen of MIT
college was actually good at least better than fc..as naz says "any canteen is better than fc canteen"...we ordered our food...and started eating quickly coz we had just 15 min's for naz's gd to start
...we ate quietly ...rajani in between would complain about the teacher who took her interview....naz and rajani also complained that the noodles
which we were having was not cooked properly....i just nodded...i was too hungry to notice all that!!...once we were done...one by one we went to wash our hands
..so that someone shud be there to take care of the bags...in between ...i saw the sir who had interviewed me earlier...i almost felt like going under the table where we
sat...but i knew that wud not work...so i just tried to distract my self by talking to rajani!!...then we rushed back to the building...naz went into the gd room...i and rajani in the meanwhile tried to
verify our documents at ARC...which was required to complete all the procedures...we had to take prints, photo copies..attestations...we had to walk to the chowk
and we were already thirsty...so we got a bottle of sprite...we tried hard to save some of the drink for naz...but we cudn't...sorry naz...:P
finally we came back and naz was waiting for us...she started narrating about her gd pi..i couldn't hear her properly as she had a bad throat and she was speaking softly..i had to bend my head..so that my ear
wud be close to her mouth so that i cud make out what she was whispering ...i was jealous of both of them...coz their gd went very well...poor naz
was asked technical questions in her interview...and she was all blank!!...rajani tried her best to finish of the verification work...we saw her running
from one room to another!!...but in the end she did not have a nationality certificate...so she had to postpone her verification work...again as naz says, "jis din hum kaam poora karne ki koshish karte hai...uss din woh kabhi poora nahi hota!!"...we walked out of the building...naz "mujhe cet se admission nahi milne waala...yaay!!!"....
now we had a bad day...so we desperately wanted a break...i and naz planned to have a cold cofee...at durga...which was ryt in front of the gate...rajani disagreed..rajani made an excuse…”who thik se glass nahi dhota”….which naz heard as “waha glass nahi hota”…so she asked “toh phir kya hota hai?”…and we broke of laughing for almost 15 minutes on the stupid joke…
.somehow we managed to drag rajani to durga..when we reached there a stupid guy was smoking besides us…and the place was stinking…so we canceled durga and thought about going to bakers delight!!!....we started our vehicles…..all of a sudden it striked me that we could have CAD M…which was on the way….rajani liked the idea…and naz doesn’t mind where we take her…so I took a turn…naz started complaining..”I don’t know the way….at least inform before turning!!”…I was like..”oops!”….
we reached a ice cream shop named ice cream magic….we sat outside…and had our milk shakes!!...and we chit chatting…suddenly it started raining…people who were around us …were trying to find shelter so that they could avoid getting wet…and what we did was just the opposite…we ran towards our bikes…so that we could ride back home enjoying the rain…rajani was standing towards the middle of the road.
.naz ”rajani!!..road pe sirf nahi yaha bhi barish aa rahi hai… tu yaha aa sakti hai”…
people stared at us while we started our bikes and left…this time rajani sat behind naz…coz there is a danger that my bike might skid!!...i asked naz to drive slowly …and I was happy that this time I didn’t have to prove it to naz that I can drive fast!!...i was wishing that my glasses had vipers coz the rain was just pouring!!...i told this to both of them…and they stopped immediately…first I didn’t understand why they had stopped….were they thinking that my glasses could actually develop vipers…but no they just stopped coz they wanted me to wipe away the water collected on my specs….!!...
on the way we kept talking as our bikes were parallel …rajani would keep saying ”aaye jish haasa mat yaar…main iske peeche baithi hu”….whenever naz’s bike would splash muddy water on me …I didn’t scream…coz I really could not make out…as water was splashing on me from every possible direction!!....
there was a lil foam developed on the road…and rajani was wondering where it came from…I said “ Aage koi kapade dho raha hoga!!”…rajani “Haan kya?”…did she actually believe me??...then naz started explaining in a scientific way!!...sometimes naz speaks sense…it was difficult to keep our eyes open…coz the water was hitting hard on us…but we kept going…rajani was yelling so that we would stop somewhere and wait for sometime…but we ignored her!!...l
ater on…I was leading…and I could hear both of them…murmuring something!!....we went on and on….till symbiosis …where suddenly my stupid bike gave up!!....it refused to start….i had to scream at them so that they could hear me…”Abbey …gaadi bandh pad gayi”….rajani panicked…and naz had a tell-me-something-new kind of a look!!...they stopped in front of me…naz came towards me…she helped me put my bike on the main stand…we both wanted to kick start my bike…but soon we discovered that my bike didn’t have a kick…Naz “abbey iska kick gayab hai”….i looked at naz…and we both broke off laughing…..that is what we usually do when we are in trouble…and when we don’t know what to do about it…we turned towards rajani…she was shocked…maybe she thought we have gone completely mad!!...and her look made us laugh even more….we were so cold and soaked in the rain that our brains had stopped working!!...
luckily we were near a temple…there was kind of a roof outside the temple…rajani started naz’s bike and rode towards the temple…I and naz still laughing…dragged my bike behind her…rajani parked the bike right in front of “NO PARKING” …we ran clumsily towards the roof….i had a bag with me which had all of my important documents in it…they were getting wet…whenever I looked at my bag…I started getting worried…so I tried not to look at my bag!!...under the roof…we tried to think as what to do next….
rajani was dancing near the pole…as she was shivering with cold!!...we came up with stupid ideas like parking my bike in the temple…like that was possible!!....at last I came up with a plan…which didn’t sound very good…but atleast it was a solution…we decided to drag our bikes till rajani’s home which was like 2 kms away….naz “ yaar jish!!...tera dimag kabhi kabhi chalta hai!!”…so we took off our sandals…as we might slip if we tried to drag the vehicles wearing the sandals…rajani held our sandals…I pushed my bike and naz..her’s!!...we started taking turns…and slowly we proceeded….
people stared at us…and started passing comments…” gadi bandh padh gaya??”…I felt like telling him ”haan bete!!...bandh padh gaya,,,dikhai nahi deta??”…some of them gave us a sympathetic look….some people even gave us advices….we wud just smile…at them…coz we were actually enjoying it!!...rajani with our sandals in her hand looked like she was strolling on the beach!!...we walked bare feet thru the water filled roads….there was a big pool formed in the middle of the road…so we dragged our vehicles through the foot path!!...
there was this lady in a car stuck right in the middle of the pool…I felt sorry for her…coz she actually had to swim if she had to get on the road….rajani would ask us to follow her when we had to cross the road…she behaved like a leader…but our leader would suddenly run and disappear when she saw any bus coming!!....on the way we kept joking…passing lame comments…splashing water on each other….
after sometime we were silent…as we realized we were cold’ stiff and very tired!!
I was just praying that our parents should not witness the sight!!...cause we actually looked like…wat nazaneen said “Flood victims”!!..the road at times would get so poky because of the small stones…I actually felt like needles under my feet!!...and inspite of all this….we were excited…as it somehow felt like an adventure!!...and then suddenly naz succeeded to start my bike…and i and rajani watched that like a miracle…naz proudly handed me my bike…'
we sat on our bikes…and…bang !! my bike stopped again…it didn’t start again…naz got down from her bike…she took my bike…and ran with it…she explained that…this will help and the bike would start!!...i kept wondering & i found that a little stupid!!...anyways…my bike didn’t start again…and we switched back to the dragging business…finally we were at the chowk…near rajani’s place!!...
this time I was holding the sandals…so I tried to cover them and take them safely to the other side….i tried my best to look like a traffic police….i actually succeeded to stop a car…so that we could cross…and I asked naz and rajani to cross…but there was no one besides me…I looked across the road…and they were already on the other side…giggling and walking…my bravery went in vain…huh!!...i looked like a fool trying to stop vehicles for no reason!!....so I just ran towards them!!....
on the way we met an uncle who apparently knew rajani…so he tried to help us…when we did not want his help actually..but we didn’t want to be rude …so we let him try…he put the keys into the ignition and tried the auto start button…but there were no signs of life in my bike…in fact that would affect the battery…so naz started grumbling “ isse toh battery khatam ho jayega na uncle?”…finally he gave up…and we were relieved….
Rajani’s home was just 10 mins away now….and we were so excited as if we had accomplished a mission!!...naz started walking quickly…maybe because we were reaching the finishing point!!...we asked her to slow down…and in between rajani dumped naz’s sandals into her helment..”oops!”…I was like eeewwww!!...i just wanted to know naz’s reaction now!!...
finally we reached at the main gate of rajani’s apartment!!...now it was frustrating because we were almost there…but yet not reaching…coz rajani’s flat was like another mile from the gate…another 10 mins!!....so many flats!!...on the way from the gate to her house…there was a swimming pool…I and naz wanted to throw away the bike and jump into it!!....but we thought it would be better to be patient!!...finally we reached her flat…we parked our bikes there….my bike was safe now!!...
...the swimming pool had made us forget as how tired we were…so we marched towards the pool…but the security guard didn’t allow us in…huh!!...actually that was good…cause if we had stepped into the pool…later on the security guard would have a hard time cleaning it!!...and maybe I and naz would get banned from the society!!...
we sat besides the pool for sometime…and finally we decided to leave for our respective homes…we kept talking and teasing each other…finally rajani “shut up now!!...and go home!!”…I and naz laughed again…we don’t need a reason to laugh…rajani gave up and went towards the lift…murmuring something…may be now she was sure that I and naz together become insane!!...
i left everything my bag my purse with rajani…and asked her to dryclean it!!...she loves cleaning…naz started her bike…I sat behind her…and we left towards my home…my auntz apartment is on the way…she lives on the 11th floor …I was praying that she shudn’t be at the balcony to watch me all drenched and dirty in the rain….but I guess I should stop wishing or praying…as it just turns out to be the other way…my aunt was waving at me from her balcony…my cousin pranav standing besides her…he was excited to see me…but I don’t think my aunty liked wat she just saw!!...and this news was gonna reached my dad in no time now!!...i gave her an embarassing smile…as I knew I was gonna get completely screwed when I get home…naz understood my thoughts!!....she was trying hard not to laugh at my miserable condition!!
I reached home…I jumped out of the bike…I was happy to be back…but a lil sad…that the day was finally over…I saw a unhappy look on naz’s face…as she had to travel back home in the rain!!...which was again 20 mins away now…I thanked her “Chal bye yaar!!..what a day!!...haha…main status update karungi”…
.i waited till I saw naz disappearing into the traffic on the road!!...i walked upstairs sneezing!!...i didn’t want to fall sick…how do I drink the cold water from my frige then….
That night before going to bed I spoke to both of them on phone…trying to check if they were ok…if they fell sick!!...i closed my eyes I new I would fall asleep in no time!!... a thought passed thru my mind “ shud I feel guilty??..they walked in the rain coz of my bike…coz of me!!...what if I said a sorry to them..for the pain I caused to them!!”…I turned my head I knew exactly what they would say if I apologized…. “Shut up jish!!...u r an idiot!!...look the rain is so beautiful”…..i smiled..i could see ..it was raining…I guess I was into my dreams!...
