Besotted

CHAPTER 3 Part 14

Chapter 3
The First Date

14
RECAP- After the school got over, Aashima & Banchoddas got some time to spend together. The chat now continues....

Aashima- Haan but ladai bhi toh meri wajah se hi ho rhi hai na? I'm succha mess. Huh, khudki toh jhand hai hi, doosron ki kharab kar deti hoon....

Bancho - Tum aisa kyun bolti ho? Tumhare jaisa mujhe koi nhi samajh paaya banch... Aaj main music class mein jo bol gaya, koi aur ladki hoti toh pehle mujhe ek thappad jad deti banc.... par tumne mera saath diya. Aur ab bhi toh...

Aashima- Arrey isme kaunsi badi baat hai, ye toh normal hai. Kisi aur ke saath bhi hota toh main definitely uska saath deti. All we need to do is to think first, before reacting...

Bancho- Tum ladki ho ya kya ho banc...?

Aashima- Hehe! Tumhe kya lagti hoon?

Bancho- Kya bataun? Tumhare liye shabd nahi hai...

Aashima- (jokingly) Haan, hoon hi itni buri ki describe bhi nahi kiya jaata. [Waved at some guys who were leaving the premises & then some girls]

Bancho- Nahi, maine aisa thodi kaha banc.. Tum aur buri?? Ghanta banc..!

Aashima- Hehehe, was just joking! But tumhe pata hai, tum mood change karna aur use better banana bakhoobi jaante ho. Accha lagta hai tumhare saath..[Some friends waved at me while I smilingly waved back]

Bancho- (smilingly) Aisa kisine pehle kabhi kaha nahi mujhe banc...

Aashima- Hehe, sabka nazariya bhi toh same nahi hota hai na...

Bancho- Waise kaafi jaldi popular nahi ho gayi tum ban...?

Aashima- Hmmm... but it's not popularity. Popularity wo hoti hai jo kisiki personality ya talent dekhkar ho par mere case mein I think it's just my appearance...

Bancho- Toh kya? Baat toh ek hi hai.... (Yawns)

Aashima- Naahhh! Tumhe neend aa rahi hai na? I'm watching that from the 2nd period. Raat ko theek se soye nahi?

Bancho- Nahi banc... wo subah jaldi uth gaya tha, park jo... (stopped in between, he was this close to reveal that he was there)

Aashima- Hain? Park?

Bancho- Nahi ban... gaadi park karni thi. Galat lagayi thi maine raat ko...

Aashima- Oh okay! Ahh! Time ho raha hai, I gotta go. Par man nahi kar raha, tumse aur baatein karni hai...

Bancho- Chahta toh main bhi wahi hoon, par tumhe jaana hai na... koi nahi chats par karte hai.

Aashima- Haan, but you know tum chats par bahut different lagte ho, means kinda shy ya phir baat nahi kar paana types... In person toh itne open aur talkative ho..

Bancho- Haan wo thoda sa...

Aashima- I told you na, tum mujhse open ho sakte ho, free ho sakte ho. Hum friends hai na?

Bancho- Haan (smiles)

Aashima- Okay then! Main chalti hoon...

Bancho- Next kab mil rhe hai?

Aashima- Jab tum bolo but not tomorrow you know. Girls ke saath bahar jaa rahi hoon & ek special cheez ka bhi wait kar rahi hoon. And parso school mein toh milenge hi...

Bancho- Theek hai ban... Bye!

Aashima- (got up) Bbye, see you soon!

And as I left, I hugged Bancho leaving all the people present started. They've had a lot that day- glimpses of my growing bond with Bancho, me defending him, me going on a meet with Raj (won't call it a date tho, you'll know why), etc etc...