Clean Bowled

Chapter 44

*Aslesha*

Finally finally finally!

Viraj aaj wapas aane wala hai.

Ye itne din kaise gaye uss idiot ke bina mujhe hi pata. I missed him so bad. Ye 7 dino me vo mujhse bass 2 baar call kar paaya.. aur tab bhi 2 minute se jyada baat ho nahi paayi.

Uski flight ka timing toh ho gaya hai aur humara pura group usse pick up karne aaya hai. Khush ho jaayega vo hum sab ko dekh ke. Plan sirf mere aane ka tha but baaki sab bhi usse itna miss kiye ke unse bhi raha nahi ja raha tha.

Hopefully vo under 19 ke world cup ke liye select ho gaya ho. Ho hi jaayega waise. He is the best.

"Aashi tere vo dance competition ka kya hua? Vo bhi toh inter state tha na" Pari asks.

I didn't realise she was standing here. Mai itne time se gate ko stare kar rahi hu ke pata hi nahi chala.

"Agle hafte hai vo. Bangalore me" I tell her. Neel, too, comes and stands on the other side of me.

"Really? Humaare liye bhi passes laana. Sab jaayenge aur mast chhutti manaa ke aayenge" he says.

"Chaddha ye tumhara final year hai na? Next week exams hai tum log ke" I say and he rolls his eyes.

"Tum log kitne lucky ho tumhare sab ke exams ho gaye. Mujhe dost bhi mile hai toh sab bachkaane. Mere year ke log sab saale mand hai" he says shaking his head.

"But passes mile toh please laana hum sab ke liye" Rudra says wrapping his hands around Pari and I nod.

Sab ek ke baad ek prakat ho rahe hai. Aur conversation sunn kaise rahe hai chup chaap. Ajeeb log.

The announcement is made that Viraj's flight has landed and my heart rate quickens.

Finally.

After a few moments, people start arriving and my eyes start searching for that familiar face.

Jaldi aao na. Aur kitna rukaaoge?

Finally I see him and he, too, is looking around like searching for someone. His eyes finally land on me. A grin spreads on his face and so does mine.

I can't stop myself and I run towards him and jump in his arms to hug him. He lifts me up and I hold him tightly. Hands and legs both wrapped around him, I'm sure I look like a monkey. I don't care. People around us are staring. I don't care.

The only thing I care about is that he is back.

He. Is. Back.

"Bahot miss kiya tumne toh mujhe" he says, his voice muffled.

"Muh kholna jaruri tha? Shut up and hug me" I say and for once he obliges.

We stand like that, in each other's arms for I don't know how long when somebody from behind clears their throat and I let go.

"Hum bhi mil le kya humare dost se Aslesha ji? Aapki permission ho toh?" Sid asks and my face turns red as I awkwardly move away but Viraj doesn't completely let me go and puts his hand around my waist to keep me by his side.

"Ab puchna padega kya saale? Bol!" Tej says and everyone looks at Viraj anxiously. I cross my fingers and wait for Viraj to say something.

"Mai under 19 world cup ke liye select ho gaya hu!" He shouts and we all scream together and literally jump on him all at once.

I am so proud of my love.

Thank you Bhagwan ji.

Everyone starts congratulating him and I can't help but jump up and down in happiness.