Author: Ishana_stories

“Don’t forget to take your allergy medicines, Avni.” Neil reminded Avni as the trio discussed about the things that they had to bring for their college tour. “Oh yeah, I have it with me all the time, don’t worry.” Avni replied. “I’m not worried or anything. Just remembered it.” Neil replied with a shrug, looking away. Bani just smiled to herself, watching him hide his concern for her. “We’ll do one last call at night to confirm if we packed everything, okay? Stop it for now!” Bani said, rolling her eyes. At night “Done packing?” Bani checked her phone, hearing…

“Why are you here?” Veeranshu turned around to locate the source of the question. It was a voice he could identify anywhere but what he couldn’t identify was the cold undertone it held. His eyes finally landed on the source of the voice, Bani. She was standing with another woman who looked around his mother’s age and it made him even more curious about the coldness Bani was displaying. She was always so soft and sweet to everyone. There was no way she would behave rudely to an elder lady. “Just leave. I dont want to see you,” She said…

“God, ab kya hoga? Main Avni se pyaar karta hoon, Avni Veer se pyaar karti hain, Veer Bani se pyaar karta hain aur Bani mujhse pyaar karti hain. Yeh kya siyapa hai, bhagwan ji.” Neil mumbled to himself as his fingers ran nervously through his hair. “Aaj hi mujhe andaza hua ki main Avni se pyaar karta hoon aur aaj hi yeh sab ho gaya! Issey toh love triangle bhi nahi bula sakta, yeh toh poora ka poora love square hain!” He was beyond worried and had no idea how to untangle everyone from this mess, “Yeh toh Ekta Kapoor ke serials se bhi zyada complicated…

“Surkh wala, soz wala, faiz wala love, Hota hai jo love se jyada, waise wala love. Ishq wala love.” Jay sang into Veeranshu’s ears who was busy admiring a certain someone. Hearing someone singing into his ears out of the blue, Veeranshu flinched. “What the hell, Jay?!” He exclaimed in disbelief. “Oh, I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to disturb you, I was just playing some background music to enhance the beauty of this moment. Anyway, you continue admiring your ishq wala love!” Jay replied, rolling his eyes, a teasing smile playing on his lips. “Jay, shut up!” Veeranshu snapped, but it did…

“Sadi hui chipkali kahiki, phirse Neil ko le gayi. Dikh nahi sakti kya woh, ki main usse baath kar rahi thi!” Avni muttered to herself as she watched Neil talking with Juhi who was showing him something. “At least now you tell him that you love him,” Bani said rolling her eyes at her friend’s irritated face. “Where did you even come from?” Avni asked turning around. “And I don’t love him.” “Yet you get jealous.” Bani said with a shrug. “I’m not jealous. It’s just that I don’t like how she doesn’t let me complete my conversation with him!”…

“Why don’t you confess, Bani?” Avni asked softly seeing her friend looking at Veeranshu from a distance. This had become quite a routine for Bani every morning. “You know why.” Bani replied rolling her eyes. “We’re different from eachother, Avni. We’ll never work out.” She said shaking her head. “Why?” “Kyunki, woh asmaan mein udta hain, Avni, aur main zameen par chalti hoon. Woh din hain, toh main raat hoon. Woh sooraj hain toh main chaand. Woh sabko roshni deta hain, mujhe bhi. Aur mere liye woh roshni hi kafi hain. Woh sab ka favaurite, sabka dost hain, sabse baathe karta hain,…

“What do you think about Veeranshu?” Avni asked Neil the next morning. They had been sitting in class waiting for Bani. Neil furrowed his eyebrows in confusion hearing her strange question. Why was Avni showing an interest in Veer? “Why do you ask?” Neil asked. “Why can’t I?” Avni asked with a frown. “No, nothing like that I mean why the interest all of a sudden?” He wasn’t liking that she was showing an interest in some other guy. “I just want to know about him.” She replied with a shrug. “Why him? There are so many other guys in college. Why…

~~~ “Chalte chalte Yunhi koi mil gaya tha Sare raah Chalte chalte” ~~~ “Come on bro! You can’t give in like this!” Veeranshu exclaimed a little too loudly, making a few heads turn towards him. “If you believe in it, then you must go for it!” Bani who had been walking through the corridors to reach her next class curiously looked over at the source of the voice with a sigh. She smiled softly seeing how Veeranshu was trying to cheer up his friend. Then shaking her head at her own behaiviour she continued on her way towards her class.…

Pain. What a simple word to express such a haunting emotion. If only the word managed to have the power to express the feeling that the young woman was feeling as she ran through the narrow roads between houses with no sense of awareness. Awareness of where it lead. She ran and ran without a thought, but each step she took was becoming harder than the previous one. She had no idea where she could run off to for anywhere she went, they would find her. There was no way she could hide from them in Bareilly. She had to…