Gurukul - The Past Or The Present?

"Personal"

Bandana's POV
"You are the captain" Rahul Sir said to me, "and you are the vice captain" He said to Manjot.

We looked at each other.

"Aur agar iss baar kucch hua to..." Sir said but we interrupted him, "aapko hame team se bahar ka raasta dikhane me problem nhi hogi" We said in unision.

"Good" He said. "Ab jese professional teams me hota hai, vesa hi yaha hoga. Players tum dono pick karoge. Batting order bhi tum dono decide karoge. Aur Kerala me bhi tum dono hi lead karoge" Sir said.

We nodded.

Everyone started leaving as it was the end of the session. Manjot and I decided to keep practising.

"Mujhe bowling sikhao na" Manjot said, "badle me batting sikhaoge?" I asked. He smiled and nodded.

"Chalo fir" I said, "kya sikhoge?" I asked. "Kya sikhaogi?" He asked. I started thinking, "knuckleball sikhati hu, meri favourite hai" I said.

"Tumhe aati hai?" He asked surprised, "ek camp me Bhuvi Bhai mile the, unhone sikhai" I said excitingly, "Bhuvi Bhai? Bhuvneshwar Kumar?" He asked shocked. I nodded.

I gave him the ball, "index, middle aur ring finger se press karo ball ko" I said. Soon I realised that it was impossible to explain it, and I had to show him how to grip the ball.

I stood close to him and held his hand and the ball, "yeh yaha..." I said placing his index finger on the right place.

I did the same to the other fingers.

"Grip to ho geyi par aage kya?" He asked innocently. "Ball ko throw mat karna, just push it, okay?" I asked, he nodded.

He did his run up and did something to the ball. That something was neither a throw, nor a push. The ball bounced thrice and was way wide.

I sighed.

"Chuck it" I said, he lowered his lead. "Bhaagte accha ho, fast bowling hi sikhati hu" I said.

This one was easy. His speed was slow, but he was good at it.

"Chalo batting sikhao ab" I said.

"Abhi ke lie grip aur stance seekh lo, shots kal sikhaa dunga" He said, I nodded.

"Hold the bat like..." He started thinking, "tum right handed ho, me left...confusion hoga ab" He said. I hummed.

"Okay, we'll figure it out. So. Right hand neeche, left upar" He said. I followed his instructions.

"Knees bent" He said, I bent my knees, "thoda aur yaar" He said. I bent them a little more.

"Tumhari position me kucch kami hai" He said. "Haan! Bum thoda bahar karo" He said. I looked at him giving him the look, "what?" He asked.

"Yaar badtmeezi na karo" I said, "arey sacchi! Ese hi hota hai! Tumne kabhi observe nhi kia batsmen ko?" He asked, "let me show you, mere bum ko dekhna" He said taking the bat.

"Mujhe koi interest nhi tumhare bum me" I said rolling my eyes, "accha to apne Abhay Banna se pooch lena, woh bhi yahi kahega" He said.

Okay, maybe he was right.

"Pehli baar kucch vulgar nhi kaha mene, actual me sikhaa raha tha tumhe" He said, "haan haan theek hai na. Sorry" I said in a low voice.

"Chale? Bhook lag geyi" I said, he nodded and we left.

*******

I entered my room and was shocked by what I saw.

"What the actual..." I said and stopped. "Yeh kya bakwaas chal rhi hai? Hamara hi room hai na??" I asked.

There was a wall which had almost thirty photos of Abhishek. "Ehh bakwaas na bol. Pyaar hai yeh mera" Sameeksha said looking at the photos.

"Pyaar meri jutti" I said, "yeh kya hai? Kab hua pyaar? Kab lagi photos? Ho kya raha hai yaha???" I asked confused.

"Pyaar bas ho gaya. Photos aaj lagai. Hot lag raha na?" She asked. I gave her a death glare.

"Disha yeh sab..." I said but she spoke in between, "mene to samjhaa lia, yeh poori tarah pagal hai pyaar me" She said. I rolled my eyes.

"Usne haan ki?" I asked Sameeksha, she shook her head. "To woh yaha aaega aur yeh dekhega to usko pata nhi chal jaega?" I asked. "Uske lie yeh hai na!" She said showing me a sliding painting which hid Abhishek's photos behind itself.

I grabbed my hair, "me pagal hi jaungi yaha!" I said, "isse accha uss Manjot ke pass thi! Ek dusre ko apni bum dikha rahe the, par isse to accha hi tha sab!" I said going in the bathroom.

Sameeksha's POV
I saw Bandana's phone ringing, it was Manjot.

"Bandana, bum ha...I mean Manjot hai" I said. "Speaker pe laga" She replied.

"Hello?" Disha said, "Hey Dish!!" Manjot said. Wow, he recognised her voice. Disha and Manjot get along pretty well actually.

"Bandana kaha hai?" He asked, "fresh hone geyi hai" Disha said, "kucch kaam tha? Mujhe batado me usko bol dungi" She said.

"Areyyy, kucch personal tha, ham dono ke beech ka" He said in a low voice, Disha smiled.

"Kutte Bandana se door reh!!! Varna woh haal karungi tera ke life me kabhi personal kaam n..." I was saying when Bandana came and placed her hand on my mouth, in order to shut it.

She took her phone and left the room.

"Kya personal hoga Disha?" I asked, "woh to yeh dono hi jaane" She said. I wasn't satisfied. What if there's actually something going on between them?