It was the day after Diwali, all of them were in the college lawn before their classes started. Everyone were present there except Anu.
Raj: Anu kaha hai?
Reem: Woh kuch din ki leave le rahi hai apne parents ke saath time spend krne ke liye.
Raj felt his hopes being crushed. He couldn't see her at home, so he thought maybe he can meet her in college but it looked like she really was going out of his life, he was losing her. He felt like crap.
Ashi: Toh uska project kon submit krega?
Reem: Mai krungi. Usne mujhe de diya apna project aaj subah.
Ashi sympathetically looked at Raj, as she knew what he was thinking.
Deep: Tum logo ne notice board padha kya? College ka dance group ban raha hai.
Avu: Ha maine padha. Koi part lega kya?
Faiz: Mai aur Jaan lenge part. Timing kya likhi thi?
Deep: 5-7 pm. Sab ki classes khatam hone ke baad.
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After college they were all home except FaiNat and it was already afternoon. Deep phone called Ashi to ask her for a hang out and she picked up pretty quick.
Ashi: Ha Deep!
Deep: Aaj kahi bahar chale hum dono?
Ashi: Kaha?
Deep: Marine drive chale? Tumne abhi tak marine drive nahi dekha na?
Ashi: Ok.
Deep: Aadhe ghante mein mai tumhe pick karne aata hoon.
Ashi: Sure.
As promised Deep was infront of her house after half an hour. She came out of her house and waved at him. He waved back and told her to sit in the car, which she did immediately. The engine revved and they drove off.
Deep: Abhi toh kaafi sara Mumbai dekhna baaki hai tumhara.
Ashi: Tum ghumao mujhe.
Deep: Waha bhutte khaane mein bohot maza aata hai.
Ashi: Maine movies mein dekha hai. Baarish mein woh log bhutta khaane jate h.
Deep: Icecream bhi khayenge.
Ashi: Ha. Tumhara favourite flavour konsa hai waise?
Deep: Chocolate, cuz I'm a chocolate boy.
Ashi: Ish! Cheesy!
Deep giggled.
Ashi: Mujhe vanilla pasand hai.
They kept talking about things and in no time they reached marine drive. Deep parked his bike and then both of them sat on an empty spot, quietly watching the sea.
Deep: Mujhe tumhe kuch dena hai, Ashi.
Ashi looked at him telling him to continue. He took out a small box from his jacket's pocket and opened it infront of her. The box had the necklace which had 'strong' written, he bought in Darjeeling. Ashi was surprised by his gift, it made her feel an unusual tingling sensation in her heart.
Deep: Yeh us ladki ke liye hai, jo bohot strong hai. Life ne kitni bhi problems daali par woh humesha strong rahi. Woh meri motivation hai.
Ashi gave him a smile, a genuine one.
Deep: Tumhari life mein bohot problems aayi, par tumne kabhi haar nahi maani. Tumhari is himmat ne mujhpe bohot bada asar kiya hai.
Ashi: Thank you Deep. You truly understand me. Yeh puri duniya humein yeh jatane mein lagi rehti hai ki hum kitne weak hai apne problems ko leke rone ke liye par tum mujhe samajhte ho.
Deep: Ab mai tumhe yeh pehnau?
Ashi nodded before turning her back towards him and holding her hair a little upwards. He gently placed the necklace on her neck and locked it. She left her hair and turned back towards him with a pretty smile on her face. Then both of them turned their gazes towards the sea.
Deep: Sunset hone wala hai.
Ashi: Hmmm. Mujhe yeh din humesha yaad rahega.
Deep: Ek photo toh banti hai.
Ashi: Sunset ki photo lo.
Deep nodded and took his phone out of his pocket. He clicked a picture of the scenery infront of him.
Ashi: Ab mai jab bhi sunset dekhungi na mujhe tumhari yaad aayegi.
Butterflies did blackflips in his stomach after hearing her words. Getting a place in her memories felt like he achieved a huge milestone.
Ashi: Tum cotton candy khaoge? My treat.
Deep: Ok.
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FaiNat were leaving college after their dance class. Both of them got selected in their colleges dance group, so it took them some extra time, as they had to some paperwork.
It was already 8 in the evening when they reached the parking lot of the college. The could feel the whether changing, the wind blowing a little harder.
Jaan: Lagta hai baarish hogi.
Faiz: Jaldi nikalte h taaki jaldi pahunch jaye.
They sat on Faiz's bike and she placed her hands on his shoulder before they drove off. They were passing through a lonely road, when they felt some raindrops falling on them. Faiz stopped his bike in a corner and both of them stood under a tree for shelter.
Faiz: Humein rukna chahiye yaha, baarish rukne tak.
Jaan: Hmmm.
Jaan put her hand out and felt the raindrops fall on her hand. She threw some water on Faiz's face and giggled when he flinched. She ran away from him and jumped in the rain. She teased him asking him to chase her, giggling. He gave in to the teasing and chased he. Suddenly, she felt herself going off balance as the road was wet. Her leg slipped and she closed eyes, preparing herself for the fall but he held her arms and mad her stand straight. She opened her eyes to see that he was looking at her. In that moment they didn't feel anything going on in their surrounding, it was just them looking into each other's eyes.
They were seeing an unknown emotion in each other's eyes. Faiz's glance slowly went down to her lips, before she could comprehend his gaze he placed his lips on hers. She was confused but she liked that feeling. She didn't want to push him away. She felt herself kissing him while placing her hands on his shoulders. He held her waist and pulled her closer to himself, leaving no gap between them. Their kiss was getting more passionate as the rain got heavier. They were so lost in the moment that their surrounding didn't bother them. They were getting breathless but were not ready to leave each other.
A loud sound of lightening got them out of the moment and pulled away from each other. It got awkward, they didn't know what to speak, they weren't even able to make eye contact. They went back and stood under the tree, awkwardly. None of them uttered a word and waited for the rain to stop. When the rain stopped, they quickly sat on the bike. This time Jaan didn't hold him, she just placed her hands on her thighs. They drove off to Jaan's house. When they reached her house, she quickly climbed down the bike and entered her house without looking back.
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