IT’S A LOVE STORY (episode 4)

It was really funny to see Naksh. Poor guy was trying his best not to strangle Vivaan in the morning. One by one everyone came down for breakfast. Gayu came down last after Vivaan. Lagta hai subh tak chal raha tha inka romance. Vivaan bhai, aapko kuch kata hai. Aap windows bandh nahi kiye?” Luv said pointing at a hickey. “Kuch machar vachar ne kata hoga.” He says rubbing it. “Machar ne kata?” Naksh asks in a threatening tone. I kicked him under the table but my luck it had to hit Karthik. “Keerti yaar, kick kyon kiya.

Chote bache ho kya?” He winces in pain. “Are you wearing heels dhi? Please say yes!!” Naira asks to which I nod. “YES!!! Tit for tat. Hahaha.” She laughs giving me a high five. Naksh was cracking up looking at this and I glared at him and he gulped. “Gayu, raath bar soyi nahi kya. Bahuth taka hua lag rahi ho?” Karishma aunty asks. “Der se neend aya.” She says and the conversation was spiralling from one thing to another. “Ananya dhi, aapko nahi lagta hum sab ko kahi aur jakar baath karnaa chahiye?” Naksh says and discretely points at Vivaan’s hickey. “Bilkul. Kuhu, Luv, Kush, Mansi and Mishti, tum sab kelo. Chal sab log cousins ki gappe ka time agaya.” She says and gets up to leave along with the whole clan. “Arey, tujhe alag batana hai kya. Chal chal.” Naksh grabs my hand and we go to the other side of palace. “I declare the gappe session open.” Ranveer jiju says and sits down. “Vivaan kya kata tumhe? Yeh toh human size machar ki kaam lag raha hai.” Naksh asks raising an eyebrow. Now I understood the whole reason for this session. GODS. I kicked him again and it had to hit Karthik again. “Subh se mujhe kick mar rahi ho. Bacha hai kya?” He says rubbing the foot. Now all of them looked at me. “My aim is bad. Leave one person gap next to Naksh.

Dono kicks uske liye tha. Becharon ko kyun pareshan kar rahi ho?” I ask him. “Becharon? Sirf Vivaan ki taang kichi ja rahi hai.” Yash says. “Sath me us machar I mean hickey dene walon ko bhi.” I blurt out. Naksh looks at me and gestures that I’m a genius. “Sach me hickey hai? Aapko kaise pata?” Rose asks. I mumble something and look at Naksh and he just shrugs. “Naksh, you started it. He will explain.” I say and stick my tongue out. “Ok ok. Yesterday after all the functions I was going to the pool side and Keerti was also doing the same. Well into the night when we decided to leave we witnessed an epic romance fail. Haina Vivaan. Kya sikkha tumhe kal? Ladki ko 3 bajhe utake usko I love you bolega. Jo bhi yeh kiya, samjho mar gaya. Karthik ko inform kardhi tune? Uski idea Naira par maath use karne ko?” He asks in a very friendly tone which screamed warnings. “Tumne diya woh idea. Kahan sikthe ho yeh sab. Woh revenge tha na bhai, is reason ke liye tha. Around 2 o clock he wakes me up and says I love you. Koi aur time nahi mila?” Naira asks both of them. Gayu looked horrified and I gave her a smile and she forced one back. “Woh ladki kaun hai?” Karthik asks. What a tubelight. There is only one more girl in the family who it can be. Yash stands and goes behind Gayu and holds her shoulders and says “Seriously? Tum itna bada tubelight ho?” “Nahi. Par sirf yeh mujhe nahi pata.” He argues. “Looks like he needs help. Karthik, woh insaan ka naam Ga se shuru ho kar Yu se katham hojatha hai. Beech main kuch nahi.” Ranveerji explains. “Aisa kaun hai. Main sirf Gayu ko janthi hoon… GAYU?!” He shouts at last.

“Sahi jawab. Agla prashna Gayu ke liye. Kab se chal raha hai yeh sab?” Ranveerji imitated KBC. Gayu looked at Vivaan and gestured 1 with her hand. “One day? You proposed only yesterday?” Karthik asks. “Mera bhai pagal hai. Naira, I’m sorry we kept this truth from you.” I say. “Naira bhi pagal hai. Correct combination. Do pagal log jinke beech hume nahi jana chahiye. Hum bhi yeh baath chupayi aapse.” Gayu says. “Kahi cheezen chupayi tune. Jaise teri love life. Naksh aur Yash ko koi pakado.” Ananya dhi says and corners Gayu. “Vivaan and I are in a relationship. Kal hamari first year anniversary tha.” She says and looks at Naira. “She knew.” “Woh woh! Calm down. I didn’t know it was Vivaan. And also it was a year already.” “Why didn’t you tell us?” Naksh asks. “Naksh tujhe toh pata hai, yeh parivaar me kisi ek ko bola toh pura parivar ko pata chal jayega, fir hamari shaadhi ki baath hogi. Naira ke sath Gayu ki bidai bhi hogi. Uncle kaisa rahega, tum nani sab. Isi liye chupke se romance.”

Vivaan explains. Naksh looked at him for a while and then hugged him. “Keerti, hum shaadhi aur pyaar ke baath kar rahen toh yeh bhi karlenge. Tujhe ata pata hai tumari woh college love ka. Woh one side wali, jiske baare main pata chal the hi teri shaadhi kardhi unhone?” Karthik asks the dreaded question. “Nahi. Last I remember he got engaged and shaadhi hone wala tha.” I say. “Shaadhi nahi huyi.” Naksh says. “Matlab?” Karthik asks. “Humare batch ki koi bhi ladke ki shadhi nahi huyi. Kaun hai woh? Atleast naam to bata.” Naksh asks me. “Shayad main uske baare me kuch info de paoon.” “I.. I can’t tell. I really need some time. What if he is not like how he was in college. I agree, he was the only hope I had all these years. I love him but I need time and he needs time too.” I try to leave. “You know something more about him. Please Keerthi, please uske baare main bata.

Atleast name, we can decide on other things later.” Naksh says. “No I can’t. Ya I have been in contact with him for 6months or something. I don’t want him to know please understand.” Karthik and Naskh kept pestering me ignoring the fact that I didn’t want them to know. I broke out atlast. “NAKSH. USKA NAAM HAI NAKSH SINGHANIA. AB KUSH HO? BATA DIYA MAINE. Woh saari letters sab meri thi. Tara ko tum par crush tha aur meri hesitation ko use ki. Tujhe laga ki woh sab usne diya.” My secret is out.