Sudhi was a year elder than Pinky but he loved teasing girls in their class. He deliberately called her Didi, but she took it lightly. In Mumbai, it was very common to address someone as Bhaiya, Bhabhi, Chacha, Mama, Didi, Aunty or Uncle; no matter it was an auto walla or vegetable vendor.
Mumbai had taught her to give respect and take respect and at the same time to be bold with any situation. She was from the city known as Survival of the Fittest and that often got depicted in her arrogance or politeness, vice-versa. In fact, when Sudhi called her a Didi, she took it as respect and in turn called him a Bhaiya. Though she was extraordinary and the most beautiful girl in their class, Sudhi did not like her.
She and her lover were the perfect pieces of God's creation, yet Sudhi got negative vibes from her language and expressions. He somewhere felt Pinky was not the right choice for JK. He needed someone more caring and Janet was a good choice.
He acted like being Pinky's friend in their group but he had some other harsh feelings towards her. He was once insulted by her in a classroom mock murder case. Mock case or courtroom drama in the class on various crime and civil matters were thrilling and at the same time a great learning experience for all four of them. Sudhi and JK took this classroom drama seriously and fought all cases meticulously. Sudhi wanted to revenge and he thought of playing a prank. He thought he will take both lovers into confidence and give them his legal advice. He thought he will ask Pinky to get ruder towards JK and ask him to make her Jealous by ignoring her and talking to Janet. Ann's birthday party was the best situation to make this possible. Sudhi thought, if both loved each other they won't mind and patch up easily. Deep inside, he always felt JK loved Pinky, but she just liked him, as he was handsome and one day she will break his heart.
He knew JK would listen to him as this guy got easily influenced by his surroundings and friends.JK considered him as a good friend and Sudhi was his world, he didn't know, this guy was actually planning to create a rift between the lovebirds.
Sudhi saw his friend was sitting in their room, stretching his legs and there were sun bruises on his feet. The reddish Sunburn on his face looked as if he had applied rose powder and his forehead was swollen, due to the fall he had during the race. He also saw love bites and scratches on his neck. He imagined the lovers making love and was lost in his thoughts...
JK did not know his friend was scrutinizing his body from top to bottom. He was busy reading his theories book and jotting notes while munching peppermints. The lime candies laid on the table untouched.
Next day they had college and mock cases, project submission and a lot more things were in his mind. Sudhi was admiring his friend and wondered, if he was a painter, he would paint the canvas with a divine picture of his friend and it would have been the costliest piece in the world. He wanted to talk to JK and somehow distract him and give him ideas. Before he could strike a conversation, JK got up and went out of the room.
Pinky was watching TV. The national integration songs were played and she was pondering about our country's unity in diversity. A serious thought crossed her mind. Why do people in our country stand against inter-caste marriages? She was thinking about her and JK. Her parents were her best friends, but they won't allow her to marry JK because he was a Punjabi, was running on her mind. She was building a castle in the air. She thought, after college, they both should elope to a world away from their home and build their own dream world. Bengaluru was a beautiful place and a good option, she thought.
She was good at craft, art, music. She thought, she will set up a small store of accessories and support him for their livelihood. He is intelligent, so he will surely get a job as a lawyer and he can earn extra through Notary. No need to ask for permission from Parents. They loved each other. She dreamt of getting pregnant and delivering his babies. They would be super cute excited her. She realized, she has shown enough anger towards him and she needs to go and make him happy. Her Buddhu will be soon on her side, as an easy going child, treated with chocolate, after getting scolded by Parents.
Where is the time to hate?
When there is so little time to love...She was excited to see JK came out from his room. She tried to give him a smile. He was not looking at her but lost in his thoughts. He came out with a plate full of wafers and two glasses of Rasna Sahi Gulab from the kitchen. He sat next to her on the couch and without saying a word, he passed on the glass of cool sherbet to her. She took it with a smile and offered him the kissmi candies, she had bought from the Chacha. A big smile crossed his mind. He was carefully looking at the wrapper and anyone would fall in love with the love depicted on it. He broke one candy into two and he put one piece into his mouth. He nicely wrapped the other half and handed it to Pinky and she was one again flat with this gesture. He was really a cute baby and a real dream boy.
They both ate the wafers but did not utter a word.Pinky was sipping Rasna in between but JK had kept it on the table. He loved wafers and Pinky loved to make the cracking munching sound to distract his attention from the TV. JK gave her a smile and he too behaved like her. An emotional song played on the TV :
Ek Pyaar ka Nagma Hein
Mojho ki Ravani Hein
Zindagi Toh Kuch Bhi Nahi
Teri - Meri Kahani Hein
JK looked at Pinky. Her eyes were full of tears and his too. But both turned their face to hide their emotions. JK took a small sip from his glass and immediately smacked his lips, to get rid of the sugary feeling. Pinky came a little closer to him and placed her head on his shoulder. JK turned towards her and hugged her in a sitting posture while patting her back. He was happy to see, she loved him and can't stay away from him for a while, she was Nakarewali ( Arrogant), but her Nakra won't go for a long time. He kissed her head and closed his eyes. They were silent, feeling each other and their love, but someone screamed into JK's ears. Babu, come fast, I won't cut the cake without you and the lovers were separated from their warm feelings...
To be continued...
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PC: Screenshot Sudhi's Imagination by me
Candies: Google
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AventuraIt is a fiction about a lawyer named JK. He had a dream to chase. He was born in a conservative family and aspired to be a lawyer. He fought with his Papaji and seek permission. He joins a law college and then he falls in love with Pinky. A Punja...