Thanks for the cover @Hemi4life.. Loved it.. Hope you enjoy the chapter. :)
Priyanka.
I went home for a quick change. Sameer had bought a black dress for me and I was determined to find him a partner today at freshers. I was just about to change when I received a message from Nirav: "Waiting down. Come quick. Urgent talk."
I went down and Nirav asked. ''Umm.. Actually I should have asked you earlier, but somehow I couldn't. Will you be my date tonight?"
"Ah... Nirav...", I was just about to give my 'no' explanation when someone from behind came and gave me a tight hug. Awwww.. Namrata! I gave her a another tight hug.
"How come you here? No phone calls, no texts, just disappeared this summer. It's been three months, where were you all this time?"
"You know I was in a relationship with this guy, Ravi. It didn't worked well, so I just needed a break. But now I'm back in action. And guess what! I've taken admission in your college."
"That's great, Namrata! So you coming to the freshers tonight?"
"I guess no. I don't have a date."
I made calculations in my mind. 'Nirav+Namrata=N+N'. What a match! None of them shall be lonely tonight.
"Hey even Nirav dosen't have a date for tonight. You can come with him."
"Ah.. But will he mind?"
"I guess not at all. Right Nirav?"
Nirav was confused, surprised and stood there like a dumb idiot. I said again this time a bit louder, "Right Nirav?"
"Ya, ya. Okay. You can be my date."
"Okay, so all done. Namrata, you are Nirav's date."
"Fine. You better come on time to pick me up my sweetheart", Namrata said in a flirty tone. Nirav was by now, more stressed. I lauhed at his expression and Namrata's pick-up line and assured Nirav, "Dude, chill. Namrata is too flirty,mad, idiot, stupid, but fun to be with. You'll surely enjoy his company, I guarantee you. The best part about her is her crazy attitude..." Stopping me in between she said, "I'm not crazy, Priyanka. I'm just fun with a twist." She winked and this time we all laughed at it.
I, Sameer, Namrata and Nirav entered the party. I wore a black dress which was gifted by Sameer and Namrata wore an off-white dress. In any movie, the heroine looks better than her best friend, but in my case, Namrata was looking far much better than me. She caught the eye of most of the people including Sameer but not Nirav. Me and Namrata sat on the table and the boys went to take some drinks. When they returned, we had a good time amd I could see Sameer showing interest in Namrata. And the the band caught out attention. Varun and his friends- The Box Breakers. First there was a rock song, followed by a Country Pop. Then finally there was that song which was originally for me, but now Kirti had her rights on it. Varun began first. No chorus, no sharp notes.
That made my eyes a bit wet. But i didn't wanted to cry. He continued the song and people gathered around the dance floor. Sameer instead of asking me, turned towards Namrata and asked her, "Can I have this dance?" She said, "Sure." They both joined the other couples on the danxe floor. Sameer in his white blazer and Namrata in her off-white dress. And that hit my mind: 'Why not pair up Sameer and Namrata. Yes, I got the girl.' The sing ended, yet Sameer was not ready to let Namrata go. He continued to the steps - Some simple moves, some lifts and then she fell in his arms. That still passionate eye contact they shared was just amazing. The lights went on and I started clapping. Others also did the same. Sameer lifted her up, back in her position. She was maybe a bit embaressed, but then smiled and went with the flow of the crowd. This night surely meant alot for both of them and I was becoming Ms.Cupid.
