The Last Goodbye

Chapter 16

On the morning of 10 Feb, 2020, Divya had walked through the corridor of the auditorium with a scrunched up face. She knew the smell that was coming from here with that these people had surely done more than just some small stupid antics that they somehow always did.

"this whole place smells like cigarettes." Priya complained as she covered her mouth. Divya quickly turned towards her and said "Shh don't be loud, and if anyone asks you about the smell you just came here and you don't know anything."

"technically I really don't know anything."

"well in seconds you would understand, so I am warning you about the time after you learn about it."

"But how do you know who did what?' Priya asked. halting her steps, Divya smiled at her and said

"three years, I know the lots sitting inside for three years and I very well know what all things they are capable of." The elder sister waited as the younger one nodded her head in affirmation, processing the knowledge and then began walking down the stairs to the room, when they saw Aman and Rishi walking out the two doors. Divya quickly walked up to them and hissed.

"This whole place is smelling, I can smell it right from the front corridors...Aman, Rishi literally how many packets did you all finish in the whole night...and what the hell look at yourself," She studied the two along with Priya who had her mouth wide open in shock.

The day prior being a Sunday, and with Divya's health not being well had taken a leave. from the reports that she had received, it was clear that a whole lot of set up was left and hence as usual the boys were staying back at college. Throughout the night different scenarios had flooded her mind. These people staying back was cool, but then the kind of mess that they always created was never cool.

Divya shook her head and pulled out a piece of sellotape from Aman's hair and said, "you know what just go, you guys go home I will handle whatever is left over here."

"yeah we were actually waiting for someone reliable to come. Thanks." Aman said as the lot made their way inside. Divya stopped after walking in a few steps. The whole room was decorated the in typical signature manner with the lights covered in red gelatin papers, the black cloth covered the walls and were now decorated with different posters and designing materials, on one side of the room there was a photo booth, on the other side the chairs were divided into two sides making a straight path for anyone to walk through it. The guests table along with the college's table cloth was step up in the middle with about 7 to 8 chairs, and right opposite to it at the end was the stage, the wall had a huge banner that was hand painted with different doodled articles and Milange written over it, the and on both the sides of the poster were the screens for the projectors that were yet to be set up.

"this is amazing." She complimented and then turned around to see Dev waking up from the floor. She had almost let out a scream at the way he looked, his hair completely messed up, the shirt was surely ruined, his eyes all puffy and red. But then that was the same thing with Aman, Rishi, Dhawal and Sanket who were now waking up and rubbing their eyes.

"Divya we did most of the work here but now you will have to handle it." Dev began speaking as he handed her the chart papers. His face looked like that of a little kid who had been working for hours. Divya nodded her head as her eyes took in Dhawal and Sanket. It took her everything within her not to coo at them and pull their cheeks for how cute they looked. Just like that of kids.

"I will look after it, but you guys move now this place is stinking like cigarettes especially you all."

"heeh? Really?" Dev asked as he pulled up his shirt and smelled it, scrunching his nose he shook his head and began collecting stuff, as Divya started arranging things with Aman and Rishi along with Dev instructed her on the things that were yet to be done.