In The Garden Of Virtue & Vice

'First kiss'

'Yumm yaar!!! Kitna tasty hai. Aur khilao bhaiya, aaj toh mann bhar ke khaungi!!' Devaki said while eating paani-puris.

'Kitna khaegi dev!! Moti ho jaegi tu!! Pet kharab ho jaega phir apna ghar bnake baithe rehna washroom ko' Rohan said. She gave him a *whatever* look.

'Bhaiya thoda aur teekha..thoda sa aur!!' Devaki said.

'Aree do din mei fresher's hai aur tum itna kha rahi ho. Sach mei gadbad ho gyi na toh ho gya phir' He said. 'Kal subha pta chlega ki kitna teekha khaya hai' rohan said & chuckled.

'Dekh baba mujhe na khaane ke time pe mat toko samjhe nahi toh mera pet jaisa bhi ho tumhara pet jarur kharab kar doongi...bhaiya thoda paani dena!!' She said.

'Kya hoga tera!!' He said.

After few minutes-

'Kitna hua bhaiya??' Rohan asked.

'₹ 110 huye bhaiya!!' the guy said. Rohan widened his eyes & looked towards devaki who already was looking at him sheepishly.

'Thoda aur kha leti!!' Rohan said & gave money.

'Acha ab chalo ghar!!' Devaki said. Now she was feeling relaxed.

******

'Sumedh' Aarushi said. He hummed.

'Darwaza khula hai..koi aa gya toh!!' Aarushi said. Then suddenly she remembered about devaki.

'Yaar!! Devaki ko kaise face krungi!!' She thought.

'Toh aa jaane do' sumedh said. They heard devaki's laughter. Both quickly parted away. Aarushi stood straight & headed towards kitchen. But suddenly she came back towards sumedh, pecked on his lips & ran to the kitchen. Sumedh didn't even got time to react.

'Kya ho raha hai guy??' Rohan said entering the house.

'Umm...woh kich nahi!!' Sumedh said feeling awkward. Rohan cocked his brows.

'Aree aarushi maggie bna rahi hai khana hai?' Sumedh asked. Rohan & devaki looked at eachother.

'Kya hua?' Sumedh asked.

'Bhook nahi hai' devaki said.

'Haan kaha se lgegi bhook!! Itne saare golgappe jo thuse hai isne' rohan said. Sumedh looked towards devaki.

'Kya??!!' She said. 'Ab mann kiya toh kha liya maine' She continued.

'Poore 100 ke akele khaaye hai isne. Maine bs 10 ke khaaye' Rohan said. Sumedh widened his eyes.

'Aaee ladki pet hai ya petla. Aur pet kharab ho gya toh!!' Sumedh said.

'Aree chill kuch nahi hoga!!' She said.

Aarushi came back with a plate of maggie. Sumedh, rohan & aarushi started eating.

'Yaar aarushi fresher's mei sach mei wohi dress pehnu mai?' Devaki asked settling herself on couch.

'Nahi nahi!! Show piece bnake ghar pe rakh dena!! STUPID!! Of course wahi pehn-na hai' Aarushi replied. Guys chuckled.

'Btw kya pehen rahe ho tumlog?' Sumedh asked.

'Kapde!!' Aarushi replied.

'Oh woww!!! Mujhe toh lga naked jaane wale ho' sumedh said with poker face. Aarushi rolled her eyes.

'Usi din dekh lena!!' Devaki said dreamingly, imagining herself in the the dress sara & aarushi decided for her.

'Abhishek ko call kare kya??' Rohan asked all of a sudden.

'Kyu kabab mei haddi bnna hai tujhe!! Woh khud call kar dega phir chalenge hum waha' sumedh said.

******

Sara started crying. Abhishek cupped her face.

'Ssshh!! Don't cry. Aaj mai tumse kuch nahi puchunga. You take your time. Jo tum bologi wahi karunga mai. Agar tum chaogi ki mai tumhe apna chehra bhi na dikhau toh mai khusi khusi mann lunga' abhishek said.

'Aisa nahi karungi mai kabhi bhi abhishek. Par..par mujhe darr lagta hai iss sab se. Agar..' Before she could say anything abhishek took her lips into his. At first she didn't respond but then she started responding. Abhishek grabbed her waist. The kiss was a gentle & soft one. They parted away. Sara was not able to look into his eyes. Tears were rolling down her cheeks continuously. Abhishek wiped them & made her look towards him.

'Mai kabhi bhi kuch nahi hone doonga tumhe' He said. Sara smiled a little.