On the last day of college...
Anurag proposed Payal with red roses:I have confessed my love to you many times.But today I am proposing you.Will you marry me?
Payal blushed taking flowers from him:Yes.I too want to marry you Anurag.
Anurag carried her in his arms and twirled around.
Suddenly his eyes fell on Prerna's teary eyes.
He thought:What happened to Prerna?While all are happy why our cupid Prerna alone not happy?
Prerna ran away weeping.
Anurag:Payal...I will go to the wash room and come.
P:Ok Anurag.
Without Payal's knowledge Anurag followed Prerna.
Anurag found Prerna with Akash.
Akash:Prerna...you only united Anurag and Payal.Then why are you upset now?
Prerna:I united them as they love each other.I am happy for them.But still I am an ordinary human being Akash.I still love Anurag and I can't bear the pain of losing him.I feel really sad seeing him with Payal.
Anurag was shocked:Prerna!
Prerna looked at him with a shock.
Anurag:Prerna..I thought you are our genuine friend.But now I realized your true colour.You pretended to be our well wisher and is lusting me secretly?
Prerna wept:No Anurag.You are misunderstanding me.
Anurag:Don't try to defend yourself Prerna.I heard everything which you told Akash.Till now I considered you as my trustworthy friend.But now onwards you are not my friend.I hate you Prerna.
Prerna was embarrassed:Anurag..please don't tell this to Payal.I don't want her to hate me.I can't bear it Anurag.Please...
Anurag:Let Payal also know your true colour.
PRERNA:Please Anurag...no..I beg you.
Anurag:Stop shedding crocodile tears Prerna.
Akash:Anurag...Prerna is not pretending.She can't control herself from loving you when she sees you.Is that a fault?
Anurag:It's her fault Akash.Only Payal has the right to love me.
APrerna:Ok..But if you tell this to Payal things will get more complicated.Do you want that?
Anurag:Ok..I won't tell this to Payal.
Prerna was relieved:Thank you Anurag.
Anurag:Not because my anger got melted seeing your fake tears Prerna,it's only because my Payal won't be able to bear pain if she comes to know her best friend's true colour.But stay away from me and Payal.Never come between us.Otherwise I will tell it to everyone.
PRERNA:I promise..i will never come between you and Payal.
Present...
Payal was shocked hearing this.
Anurag:That's why Prerna broke all ties with us.She did'nt attend our wedding as I told her to stay away from us.Though she promised that she will never come between us she broke her promise and is staying with us shamelessly.
P:But Anurag...I am not able to believe all this.
Anurag:Do you think i am lying?
P:No Anurag.I know you can't lie to me.But still...
Anurag:Still what Payal?Prerna has come here purposefully to create distance between us as she wants me to be hers.She is succeeding as you started arguing with me for her.
P:But Anurag..how can she come here to create distance between us?She never knew that she will end up in our house.I only brought her here when she was unconscious.I am sure that Prerna does'nt have any bad intention now.She is married and she agreed to stay here as she is homeless.Anurag:She has left her husband Payal.So her tag of being married is not is not an issue for her.I think her husband is innocent.He hates her..may be because he came to know that she loves someone else now also.Her own parents must have abandoned her because of her immoral character.After reaching here she must have thought of separating us and get me for herself as she is free now.So Payal..let her go back.
Payal was confused.
Anurag:See her off and come.
P:Ok.
Payal went to Prerna's room.She was shocked to see the bags being unpacked.
P:Prerna...
Prerna smiled:Payal...I thought about what you said and decided to stay back.
Payal was shocked.
PRERNA:Anurag may be angry with me for not attending your wedding.But what to do?I had to go abroad for my higher studies.Admission was ready.
Payal thought:Prerna is talking just opposite to what Anurag told me.
PRERNA:I have decided to melt Anurag's anger.So I am going to do something.
P:What?
PRERNA:I will make jalebi.You know that during college days he used to die for my jalebies.
Prerna went to the kitchen and started making jalebies.
P:Prerna,what is the need of all this?
PRERNA:Payal...I will have to make it to melt Anurag's anger.
Payal thought:Oh God..what will I tell Anurag now?
After making jalebis Prerna was satisfied:Jalebies ready.
Anurag was sitting in his room.Hearing footsteps he turned back calling Payal.He was shocked to see Prerna.
Anurag:Prerna!
Payal came.
PRERNA:I have decided not to go and decided to stay back to make you my friend again.
Anurag was stunned.He stared at Payal angrily.Payal became upset.
Prerna started feeding him jalebi forcefully.
Payal felt uncomfortable seeing Prerna feeding Anurag with her hands.
She thought:What is this Prerna doing?
PRERNA:Now you are feeling better.Right Anurag?Anger level has gone down.Right?
Anurag was silent.
PRERNA:I knew that my jalebi can do that.
She patted his cheek:Bye for now.Because you are craving to spend time with Payal.
Prerna walked out.
Anurag stared at Payal angrily:What is all this Payal?
Payal was silent.
Anurag:See how she decided to stay back and made jalebi for me?Did you see how she fed me jalebi with her hand?She is trying to woo me.
Payal :I think you are right.She was being too sweet to you.
Anurag:Good that you started understanding that.
Payal thought a lot about what Anurag told about Prerna and Prerna's behaviour.
After some time...
Payal went near Prerna.She stared at Prerna.
P:Prerna...can I ask you something?
PRERNA:Yes ask.
P:Did you love anyone in our college?
Prerna became dull.
P:Tell Prerna.
PRERNA:Yes.
P:Who did you love?
Prerna was silent.
P:Tell Prerna.Don't test my patience.
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Collection of AnuPre and Shaheer,Parth Samthaan based short stories
Hayran KurguIt is a collection of AnuPre and Shaheer,Parth with other heroines short stories(Mainly OS,TS,FS). Cover page by Sameena Shanu.