Pratapgarh Diaries

Friendships

Mahima's POV
When the kid stopped and came to me, I asked him where Rani Mahal was. He was about to answer when Kabir came. "Beta aap jao" He said and the kid left. "Kabir woh Rani Mahal kaha h?" I asked. "Raja Mahal k paas" He replied. "Ok, to Raja Mahal kaha h?" I asked. "Rani Mahal k paas" He said. "Haan to Rani Mahal kaha h?" I asked. "Raja Mahal k paas" He said. I gave him a death glare. "Accha pehle btao tumhe waha kyu jana h? Like waha koi aata jaata nhi h...to tum kyu inta interest dikha rhi ho?" He asked. "Woh...mene na padha tha uske bareme. Mujhe bas jana h waha tum btao na kaha h" I said. Finally he told me where Rani Mahal was.

I reached it and waited ten minutes. Finally Sumedh came. "Mujhe yaha bulane ka matlab?" I asked. "Baat krni thi" He said. "Woh kahi aur bhi ho sakti thi" I said. "Kahi aur koi na koi disturb krta rehta. Mujhe akele me baat krni thi" He said. I nodded and kept quiet.

"Dekho Mahima, I know k me tumhe pehle din se hi accha lagta hu. Tum bhi mujhe bohot acchi lgti ho" He said. I cocked my eyebrow. "Ehmm, yeah...I like you. Baadme pta nhi tumhe kya ho gaya. I mean, mujhe pta h kya hua...I guess, tumne woh bus wali ladki ko mere saath dekha aur..." He said and stopped. "Haan. Tum sach bol rhe ho to me bhi clear kar deti hu. Sumedh, seedhi c baat h: I-Hate-Playboys. And you are one of them, so naturally I hate you!" I said. "Mahima I'm not a playboy! Tumhe poora sach pta nhi h...meri baat nhi suni tumne ab takk" He said. "Mujhe sun-ni bhi nhi h" I said and was about to leave when he held my wrist. "Ai apni marzi se ho, jaoghi meri marzi se" He said. I looked at his hand. He quickly left my hand.

"Uss din bus stop pe Kabir ne mujhe yeh dare di thi, k jo pehli ladki mujhse baat kreghi uske saath mujhe flirt krna hoga. Uss din bus me us ladki ne 'sorry' bola to mujhe uske saath flirt krna pda" He explained.

I listened to him carefully. I wanted to trust him but, there was something that was stopping me. "No, you are lying" I said. He rolled his eyes. "Koi ek valid reason btao jiski wajah se mujhe tumse jhooth bolna pade" He said. "Kyunke tum mujhe psand krte ho" I replied. He cocked his eyebrow. "Mahima, seriously? Dil pe mat lena, lekin mujhe tumse kahi acchi ladkia mil jaenghi. Line lag jaeghi mere saamne. Me nhi chahta k tum mere bareme kucch galat rae bna kr rakho. Please Mahima, trust me yaar" He said.

I thought for a while. "Sumedh, mujhe nhi pta tum sach bol rhe ho ya jhooth. Me tumhari baato ko sach maan kar tumse dosti zarur karunghi, lekin agar ye baat jhooth hui to me tumhari life me tandaav macha dunghi" I said. He smiled and nodded.

Dimpana's POV
I was sitting in my room when Kabir came. "Yeh Kabir ka baccha yaha kya kar raha h!?" I thought. "Arey Kabir, tum yaha? Aao na, betho please" I said sweetly. He smiled and sat. We were sitting together quietly. Finally he broke the silence.

"Dimpana itni sweetness baato me? Kucch hazam nhi ho rha" He said. I chuckled. "Arey mujhe to bohot pehle hi samajh lena chahiye tha k tum kitne acche ho...abhi pta chala. Lekin never mind, shaam ka bhoola subhah ko wapas ae to use bhoola nhi kehte" I said. "Ulta h" He said. "Ohh...haan koi nhi, tum samajh gey na" I said. He smiled and nodded.

"Dimpana, lets come to the point. Meri acchai tumhe Raj Mahal ki khoobsoorti dekh kar pta chali na?" He asked. "Nhi...e-e-esi b..." I said. "It's ok. Tumhari jagah koi bhi hota to yehi sochta" He said.

He took a deep breath. "Look, mujhe aaj takk kisi ladki se itna lagaav nhi hua jitna tumse hua. I know, tum soch rhi hogi k pta nhi mene kitno se yeh kaha h. Dimpana me yeh nhi keh raha k mujhse pyaar kro, me bas yeh keh raha hu k mujhe ek mauka to do. Ek baar dosti krke dekh lo, mujhme agar tumhe kucch sahi nazar aya to thik h warna rehne dena. Please, dost to banke dekho meri" He said innocently. I smiled and nodded. An ear to ear smile came on his face.

"Cool! Abhi ek kiss to banti h" He said. I widened my eyes. "Hug?" He asked opening his arms. I cocked my eyebrow. "Handshake?" He finally asked. I smiled and nodded. We did the handshake.

"Ok abhi raat bohot ho gey h. Me chalta hu, Abbu ko pta chal gaya me yaha hu to meri band baja denghe. Good night" He said. "Good night" I replied. He smiled and left.

I smiled was plastered on my face. I laid on the bed. It was 11 o'clock. And Mahima was nowhere to be seen.

After half an hour, she came. "Kaha thi tu?" I asked. "Sumedh k saath" She replied. I looked at her. She bit her tongue. "Ahan? Sumedh k saath ishq ladaya jaa raha h aur hame khabar hi nhi?" I asked. "Ehm...no...esi baat thodi h. Hamne to bas baate ki" She replied. "Haan to pehle baato se hi shuruat hoti h, fir aage chalke..." I said and stopped. She looked at me. I smirked. "Dimpana ched mat mujhe!" She said. I chuckled. "Chal soja ab...subhah jaldi uthna h" She said. I nodded and we slept.

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Sumedh's POV
It was morning. I woke up and had shower. Kabir was also ready. "Kabir jaa dekh kar aa woh dono uthi ya nhi" I said to Kabir. "Tu ja na. Mujhe waha kisi ne dekh liya to izzat ka faluda ho jaega" He replied. "Fattu saala" I said. He threw me a pillow but I ran.

I reached Mahima's room. There was maid. I asked her to go in first. Then they called me in. "Are utho. Abhi takk so rhi ho. Utho yaar Aarti krni h" I said. "Konsi Aarti?" Mahima asked sitting on the bed. "Yaha har subhah Aarti hoti h. Raaj gharane se jude hue sab log shamil hote h aarti me...chalo abhi ready ho jao" I said. They slowly went towards the bathroom and got ready.

"Sumedh camera le au?" Mahima asked. I nodded.

We went towards the Royal Mandir. First we participated in the aarti. Half of it was done. Then Mahima started the shooting. When she recorded a small clip she came back again.

Kabir's POV
Dimpana was standing next to me. I gave her a nudge. She looked at me. I shook my head as I was hell bored. She chuckled. "Arey Aarti par dhyaan do. Shayad Bhagwaan koi acchi si ladki tumhari jholi me daal de" She whispered. "Tumhe daalde wahi kaafi hoga" I said. She lowered her lashes and smiled.

Finally Aarti was finished. We had breakfast. After that we met in my room. "Hmm, to aage ka kya plan h?" Sumedh asked. "Hame documentary bnani h. Ab Raj Mahal me h, to pehle yehi ki shooting kar lete h" Mahima said. "Correct. Tum dono ko yaha ka sab kucch pta h. Me aur Mahima camera sambhalte h tum log Raj Mahal dikhana" Dimpana said. We agreed with them.

In the afternoon, we decided to start our project. "Vese, Raj Mahal boht bada h. Hame bhi iske baareme kucch zada pta nhi h. Like main cheeze pta h" I said. "Fir kya faiyda?" Mahima asked. "Royal library me Raj Mahal k sab nakshe honghe. Waha dhoond sakte h" Sumedh said. I agreed with him.

We decided to visit the Royal Library.

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And this was the last chapter for this week. Hope you guys enjoyed the story and the weekend as well. Hmm, dosti to ho gey...low, lets see, pyaar me kab padte h chaaro.

Will see you guys next Saturday, till then think, Raj Mahal me kon kon se khufiya raaste honghe.