Fond of you

•FORTY-THREE•

Next Evening
In the NGO

"Did your Boss do anything today?" Dhara asked as they sat in a corner after meeting up with the kids of the NGO.

"I didn't see him today, I went to see the venues and stuff so didn't really stayed in the office for long.... I'm tired.." Zoya replied keeping her head on Dhara's shoulder.

"And what about your Richie rich?"

"He has a name." Zoya nudged.

"I don't remember..."

"Natak na kar Zyada..."

"Mujhe nahi yaad rakhna ek aise aadmi ka naam...who can't even achieve his dream on his own...."

"Can you please let that pass now? Why do you always keep saying that?"

"Coz the more I think about it, the more problematic it gets. Mere toh ye samajh nahi aa raha ki why is it you? Why you?"

"That...even I don't know..."

"Huh!....and you still want me to trust you with that guy?"

"Arey....use bhi nahi pata... Only his Dada knows aur unhone baat karne se saaf mana kar diya hai..."

"Abey toh try toh kar na pata lagane ki.... Aisa bhi kya kiya hai tune ki bina tujhse mile tujhe apni bahu banane ki zidd pakad rakkhi thi unhone? Na toh tu kisi rich businessman ki beti hai, na khud koi business woman hai, na hi celebrity, na hi koi sucessful personality, na hi koi kind hearted angel type ladki jisne unka kuch bhala kiya ho, na hi itni koi bala ki Khoobsurat hai...."

"Hey! Zyada nahi ho gaya?  Ikdum zameen pe hi fenkegi kya ab?" Zoya turned to her.

"... sorry...but main bas ye kehh rahi hoon ki ... reason pata karna is important...akhir aisa kya hai tujhmein jo vo apne bade pote ki shaadi tujhse karana chahte hain?"

"But main pata kaise lagaun?"

"Bada mushkil kaam hai na jaise ye aapke liye"..she said in a sarcastic tone.." kaun hai vo jisne college ke first year main ye pata laga liya tha ki jo ladka mujhe line maar raha tha vo drug dealing main involved tha? Kaun tha jisne ye pata kar liya tha ki kaunsa senior raat main notes deta hai? School headboy ki crush se lekar hostel ke warden ki chai tak...you were the best at collecting information.... Tu itni si baat nhi pata kar payegi?" Dhara stood up saying all that.

"You remember so much!"

"Ofcourse I do.... You're so cool...I mean...I know you since we were kids but you still surprise me.."

"Really?..." Zoya widened her eyes being all giggle-y

"Yeah!" She smiled.

"But vo drug dealing aur notes wali baat toh mujhe Rohan ne batayi thi..."

"Rohan?"

"Arey...that backbencher... Jo dance bohot accha karta tha...."

"Ah! yeah!... I remember..."

"Han...aur headboy ki crush kaun hai...ye toh sabko pata tha..."

"Really?... And I thought you were always so cool.... "

"That's what happens when you don't get your head out of your book you idiot....The headboy had a crush on you..."

"Heeeiinnnnn????!" Dhara literally went 'hein?'

"Haaaaan.... The entire batch knew this but kisi ki himmat nahi hui mari padhaku-ladaku ko ye batane ki.... I never told you coz...kya hi fark padta tha tujhe (shrugged)... Tu bechare se baat karni aur chor deti...."