Lovelasting

The First Chat

It's scorchingly hot season of May 2019.

Semester exams are on the way (dated 6th June).

Today is 20th May 2019.

Hardik says to Rajeev, "Let's study physiology today."

"No bro, it's too early, four days for Guyton, four days for Anatomy, and one day for biochemistry. That's it! It'll take nearly nine days to finish our whole syllabus. Don't panic, I'll study from 26th onwards.", says Rajeev fearlessly.

Hardik, who was trying to open his book all while he's going through a break up, after listening to such confident monologue of Rajeev, closes his book and sits comfortably with his legs stretched on the bed. He says, "Yeah, it's too early! Foolish me!", takes his phone from the table next to him, and puts the book on the table.

*Opens Facebook*

Scrolling down, he gets a notification with a text, "You have a new friend suggestion: Viruti Jaiswal"

He first stares at the small profile picture on the left, then, he opens the account, then the profile picture and stares intensely.

"What a cute girl!", he murmurs to himself. He then looks at the details. He stops suddenly looking at, 'Studied in St. Paul's inter college, Shahjahanpur' and thinks, " Wooowww! That's my school! And she's in a medical college, SNMC AGRA! probably she's my senior, I should be in touch with her!"

He sends her a friend request.

He closes his phone. And puts it in his pocket. Then moves out of the room and
Shuts the door quietly behind him.

Moving just a bit right to his room, on the lefthand, is Rohan's room. He knocks at the door.
"Coming", Rohan shouts from inside.

He opens the door.

"What were you doing?", asks Hardik while standing on the door.

"Just ummm... phone!"

"Come with me, it's urgent!", Hardik speaks in a hurry. He holds his hand, takes him to the room next to Rohan's room. It's Pranjal's room.

He knocks at the door, and Pranjal opens quickly, as he was sitting on the chair next to the door.
" Where is Abhijeet?", asks Hardik.

"He's not in the room.", says Pranjal standing at the door, while putting his hand on the door.

Hardik stares at the books on the table which is next to the door. He says in a shock, "Were you studying! There's a lot of time left. I'm having a trouble!" Firing these words, he gets inside the room. Rohan follows him.

Hardik and Rohan sit on the bed, Pranjal turns the chair, so as to look at Hardik.

"What happened? Will you tell us? Or you'll keep us in a suspense?",Rohan interrogates.

"I'm missing her! Pratibha.", says Hardik in a flattering voice, and he then looks down in silence.

Rohan and Pranjal look at each other for a while, they both put their hands on Hardik's shoulder, silent but comfortingly.

Suddenly Hardik shrugs his shoulders one by one to remove their hands. He then says in a loud voice, "I'm not a miserable, crying man! I'm just upset."

"Let's go to the mess, we'll have some maggie and tea, and we'll talk there", says Rohan.

"Good idea, let's go there." Pranjal follows and pats Hardik on his back and says, "Come on dude, it's just a break up. It's not so big of a matter to get upset about. Thank god, You're not having erectile dysfunction. That would have been a matter to get upset."