RAABTA : A collection of short stories

FORTUITOUS : BY CHANCE

The auditorium of the college was reverberating with all kinds of noises perfectly giving away the chaos that was going on.

A girl was busy giving instructions to a group of girls who looked junior to her...."You all are good but just be in sync .... a little disco-ordination  also will look bad on stage"

"Hey bhabhi..." Just then a boy tapped on the girl's shoulder making her hit him "Shhh......Rehaan....are you mad?"

"Arre ... aap itna darti kyun hai...pyaar kiya hai koi chori nahi ki " Rehaan spoke softly hugging her sideways...."Waise Freshers me aap kuch kar rahin hain ya nahin"

"Are you crazy....kisi ne Ammi ko bata diya na..toh bas" The girl did the action of cutting her throat making Rehaan laugh..."Ahaan..ye dekho Zaid bhai bhi chale aa rahe hain........aapko dekha nahin ki madhumakhi ki tarah.....bhin bhinane aa gaye"

"Aur Zaid bhai....kaise aana hua..." Rehaan smiled putting an arm around the girl's shoulder

"Tumhe theek karne aaya hun" Zaid smiled sarcastically removing Rehaan's arm from its present place.

"Mehek.........saari preparations ho gayin?" Zaid smiled

"Yeh puchne toh nahin aaye honge aap bhabhi se...........500 metre chal kar" Rehaan wiggled his eyerows but  seeing Zaid's fist coming his way, started running behind "ok ok...sorry..I will not disturb the love birds now......enjoy"

Rehaan winked and left.

"Aur kya kar rahin hain meri jaan" Zaid asked pulling Mehek to one of the seats in the hall.

"Kuch nahi bas...functions ki tayyariyan chal rahin hain" Mehek shrugged and took out a box "Ye lo..."

"Kya hai isme?"

"Besan ke laddoo"

Zaid at once snatched the box as if someone will come and take it away..."ummmm.........maza aa gaya yaar" Zaid was on a spree....

"Arre abhi hi sare khane ka iraada hai...?" Mehek closed the box and kept it in his bag making Zaid pout "Shuru ho gayi hitlerpanti tumhari"

"Jee....." Mehek smiled

"Acha ye Rehaan kya keh raha tha..?"

"Kuch nahi.....bas mujhe satane aaya tha tumhare naam se?" Mehek shook her head "But he is cute"

"Excuse me .... I am cuter" Zaid huffed

"Says who......"

"Me...."

"Huh...high hopes...Rehaan is the cutest"

"Acha bhai......ye batao tumhara yeh  kab tak chalega?" Zaid

"Bas.......kuch der aur........phir hum gol gappe khane chalenge"

"Please yaar.....hafte me paanch din tum wahaan ke chakkar lagati ho....mujhse zyaada toh tumhe golgappon se pyaar hai"

"Haan toh.........apna comparison me tum gol gappon se karna bhi mat"

It was lunch time and Zaid was sitting with Rehaan and his other friends in the canteen ...."Wo dekhen Bhai Haneef kuch zyada hi chehak raha hai bhabhi ke paas" Rehaan nudged Zaid's shoulder pointing towards the entrance of the canteen.

Zaid gritted his teeth seeing Haneef accompany Mehek who was all smiles........"Aur Zaid.....kaise ho ..." Haneef gave a smile and pulled a chair  for Mehek who mouthed a thankyou.

"Bhai aapke saamne apni daastan likh raha hai aur aap" Rehaan munched on his french fries instigating Zaid .....it was his hobby to rile Zaid up and then enjoy.