Dosti hi pyar hai

Chapter 14

Ashi and Randeep were in the library exploring new books.

Deep: Tum konse genres prefer krti ho?

Ashi: Mujhe fiction bohot pasand hai. And usme bhi mystery, thriller and sci-fi.

Deep: Is maamle hum kaafi similar hain. Mujhe bhi thriller stories bohot pasand hai.

Ashi: That's nice. Mere ghar mein aur koi itni books nahi padhta. Mai ekdum bookworm hoon.

Randeep: Mai bookworm nahi hoon but kabhi kabhi padh leta hoon. Mere ghar mein Anu aati hai kabhi kabhi mere saath library. Raj mostly bahar ghoomta rehta hai. Maine toh yaha ka library card banwa liya hai mere liye. Tum bhi banwa lo tumhe mujhse zyada kaam aayega.

Ashi: Ha. Aaj banwa lungi.

They picked the books they liked and went towards the librarian.

Deep: Oh no! Mai apna library card ghar pe bhool gya.. Ek kaam krte hain hum dono mere ghar chalte hain and card leke aate hain.

Ashi: Tum jao mai wait krti hoon tumhara.

Deep: Mai tumhe akela nhi chhod sakta.

Ashi: Phir in books ka kya?

Deep : Mai un librarian ko janta hoon. Woh humari books yaha rakh lenge.

Randeep handed the books to the librarian and took Ashi to the parking lot. Then they went to Randeep's house. They were greeted by Vishakha, Randeep's mom who was doing some paperwork sitting on the couch.

Visha: Randeep tum aa gye? Raj aur Anu kaha hain? Aur yeh tumhari new friend hai?

Deep: Mom mai apna library card lene aaya hoon. Raj and Anu baad mein aayenge Jai and all k saath. Aur yeh Ashi hai humare pure group ki new friend. Yeh Mumbai mein nayi hai toh mai aaj ise library leke gya tha.

Visha: Ohh! Ashi baitho na khadi kyu ho?

Randeep went into his room to bring his library card.

Ashi: No aunty. It's ok.

Randeep's mom made her sit on the couch.

Visha: Kabhi tum saare friends ghar aa jao. Ab itne naye bane hain toh kabhi yaha aa jao saare ke saare. Night stay jaisa kuch kr lo.

Ashi just awkwardly muttered: Ha.

Visha: School time mein Jai, Avu, Preeti, Reem, Randeep, Anu aur Raj kaafi baar krte the night stays. Raat bhar masti krte rehte the.

Randeep interrupted his mother: Achha mummy hum chalte hain. Yeh sab aap kabhi aur batana isko.

Visha: Itni jaldi mein rehta hai har waqt. Achha sun kal Sunday hai toh aaj sab friends ko night stay k liye bula le. Kal sab free hi honge.

Deep : Baad mein jab Raj aur Anu ghar aa jayenge tab baat krenge iske baare mein. Bye.

Randeep and Ashi left the house and went back to the library.
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That day Randeep told all the friends that his mother was calling all of them  for a night stay, to all of them agreed quickly. That night all of them including Aayu were at Randeep's house by 8. All of them introduced themselves to Randeep's parents.

All of them sat in Randeep's room, some on the bed, some on the couch and some on the carpet. While the late teenagers were in Randeep's room Aayu and Deepu were playing board games with Deepu's parents. Rest of them were thinking about what to do.

Sid: Koi game khele?

Reem: Konsa game?

Deep: Aaj tak ka sabse controversial game. Truth and Dare.