2007:
Backdrop:WWACES,class 1A
"Ishika,I love you..."
"I will complain to Ma'am if you say that once more,Arpan"
"But you have such a beautiful handwriting.That's why I love you.."
"I will not talk with you"
Backdrop:Ishika's house
"Ma,Arpan is a very bad boy"
"What happened,did you fight with him?"
"He told me 'I love you'"
"And what's wrong with that?"
"Isn't that something bad?"
"Who told you so?Aren't both of you friends ?Friends do love each other,don't they?Go make up with him tomorrow..."
2019:
Backdrop:Durga Puja,Tala Park
"Hey,let's get on the ferriswheel",Ishika squealed in excitement.
"Nah,not interested,"Abhirup cut her off.
"Who's going to wait in that long queue now?",Ritankar added.
"Let's try at least.Ishi let's go,"Arpan interrupted Ritankar.
Anwesha and Abhirup exchanged glances.
"Will you accompany Ishi to the ferris wheel then?",Abhirup asked with an evil smirk.
"I hope so,"Arpan replied innocently.
"Obviously......after all,years ago it was you who proposed her,not us!!"It was Anwesha this time.
And everyone except Ishika and Arpan started howling in laughter.
"Seriously....do you guys even have brains?Like we were seven year old kids back then....he probably couldn't spell 'I love you' back then."
"Don't you know they are brainless creatures?Insane kids...leave them Ishika,let's go."
And they left those howling hyenas behind and headed towards the ferris wheel.It was indeed a long queue but that wasn't the problem actually.The problem was....
1)Standing in the queue were over thirty couples holding each other's hands,feeding each other bhelpuri(one grain at a time) and gazing at each other so intently that Arpan and Ishika felt that those lovebirds were memorizing the pattern of acne on each other's face.
2)The ticket cost Rs.150 per person for 5 minutes on the ferris wheel.
"Arpan"
"Ishika"
"Back to pavilion,"they exclaimed together and retraced their steps back to their not-so-sane companions.
........
"Is everything alright?You guys are back early!",Abhirup asked,a little concerned this time.
"Ummm..yeah...we just...",Ishika tried desperately to make up something.
"What!?,"Anwesha asked impatiently.
"....realized that ferris wheel is boring,"Arpan blurted out.
"Yeah,like grapes are sour,"and with that all of them became hyenas,howling in laughter.
[P.S.:Durga Puja is the greatest festival of Bengalees.Bhelpuri is an Indian snack.]
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