When Love Is In Air

chapter 4

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Abha is a shy and a submissive girl.She is simple and lovable.So lovable that when Abha Mahajan pours her wrath on someone, that someone can do anything to re-earn Abha's friendship.

I first met Abha in the college.I had met Mahi and Netra in the college too but I was friends with them on the first day itself unlike in Abha's case.

I hadn't quite noticed Abha on the first day.But the next day I was late for History lecture and as I barged in the classroom which held a pin-drop silence,I couldn't afford to firstly search my new friends and then travel across the classroom to sit among them,so I took the nearest empty seat beside a girl wearing a maroon kurta.She gave me a smile when I smiled at her.I introduced myself and then it was her turn to do the same.Thats how I got acquainted with Abha.We chatted the whole lecture about each other's school,last year's percentage,our college,the people here,etcetera.The teacher noticed us many a times but I assume she was a follower of 'Ignorance is the best policy.'Its good for us if thats the case.

 Anyways,after the lecture I introduced Abha to Mahi and Netra.Then I had french so I went my way.They had sanskrit so they went theirs.In lunch,we got to know more about Abha.

Once we had become friends she was never shy in front of us.Like the rest of us,she didn't keep anything in her heart.Our lives are still an open book for the four of us.Everyone knows everything in  detail of the other's life.We didn't know when, but the bond was made already.And it has grown so strong over the years,that life without each other can not be thought even in dreams.And I love it this way.

I, Mahi and Netra had gathered at Abha's place soon after our first meet.We had planned to watch a movie together.Mahi put 'Gone with the wind' on the player.I was excited because I had read the book.But the others were carrying a bored expression.Well I ignored it and continued watching the movie.After some 10-15 minutes,someone switched off the main button.

'Hey!' I shouted at Netra who had the remote in her hand.

'We are getting bored.Only you were watching the movie.Lets do something else.Please.' Netra pleaded.

'Umm.Ok but Abha,you will have to give me that CD so that I can watch the movie at my place.' I tried to negotiate.

'Deal.' Everyone agreed and I grinned.

'But what else can we do?We are not kids that we will go in the play area and slide ourselves or enjoy the swings and all.' Mahi quipped.

'Hey we can actually try that.Have you ever given a thought to reliving our childhood?You know like playing in mud,building castles,helding barbie weddings and stuff like that?' I asked getting once again excited.

The three of my friends had a smile on their face and I thought Abha would bring her barbies out but instead she sat down beside me and said,'People will think you to be crazy.Nothing else.'

Everyone laughed.I too gave up on it and joined them.Next, we found ourselves sharing good old memories.

Mahi had once fallen into a dark pit at night when she was busy playing 'catch-me' game with her friends.Mahi claimed herself to be only 3-4 years old then.She was in that dry pit for whole 15 minutes and she said that she was so scared of dark monsters that she didn't utter a word.Everyone was going crazy because of her sudden disappearance.Then someone suggested her crying mother to bend her hand in the open pit.And what came out was a scared Mahi!