Jaana Pehchana (Horror ff#6: Fb1 continues: Reconciliation)

∑’Anjali is not mad, she is the world’s best sister and don’t you dare to say anything like that again else I will pull out your tongue and keep it in your hands,’ Sanjana said and walked towards her and found her sobbing. ‘Anjali, what has happened? Why are you here that too alone?’ she asked and Anjali lifted her face and jerked away her hand that was placed on her shoulder. ‘Stay away from me, else I will kill you,’ she said and Sanjana sat down next to her. ‘But what happened? Tell me, please,’ she said insisting her.

‘Stop your drama and go,’ she shouted and Sanjana startled. ‘If she is the world’s best sister then how come she’s threatening you to kill you? Shame on you liars,’ said the girl who was bad-mouthing Anjali. Sanjana got angry and rose to her feet and went to them. ‘What did I say? Are you deaf? Go get lost all of you, get lost!’ she shouted at them pushing them and they went. ‘Anjali what happened? Come na,’ she said going to her. ‘Stop it!’ Anjali shouted pushing her away and she fell on her elbow and Sanjay came there and helped her up. ‘Sanj, I told you, she loves you,’ Sanjana whispered.

‘Did she see us? Are you sure?’ he asked. ‘No but I m sure she loves you,’ she whispered. ‘And you’ll have to calm her.’ He looked at Sanjana and then at Anjali who had closed her eyes as tears were rolling down her cheeks. ‘OK,’ he said and placed his hand on her shoulder and she opened her eyes as she felt a different touch.

Yaaron Dosti Badi Hi Haseen Hai
Yeh Na Ho To Kya Phir
Bolo Yeh Zindagi Hai
Koi To Ho Raazdaar
Begaraj Tera Ho Yaar
Koi To Ho Raazdaar
Yaaron Mohabbat Hi To Bandagi Hai
Yeh Na Ho To Kya Phir
Bolo Yeh Zindagi Hai
Koi To Dilbar Ho Yaar
Jisko Tujhse Ho Pyaar
Koi To Dilbar Ho Yaar

He placed his hand over her hand. ‘Manik,’ she said in a dry voice.

She held his hand that was over her hand and he helped her up. She hugged him and he looked at Sanjana who nodded in positive and he hugged her back. ‘Sanjay, where were you?’ she asked still in the hug and he looked at Sanjay again who nodded in negative this time. ‘I was tired after the match so I just sat to have rest, and what’s up with you fighter? Messing up things, crying and all? Hmm?’ he asked and she broke the hug wiping her tears and smiled at him. ‘Nothing, its just that I was feeling low.’

‘Oh but everything will be fine when we three go and have milkshake together, it will be a lot of fun,’ he said trying to cheer her up and she smiled. ‘Yeah sure,’ she agreed and he smiled. ‘Let’s have a race, the one who reaches the cafeteria first is a very good runner,’ Sanjay said and the trio raced out of there towards the cafeteria laughingly. They ran and ran until they reached the cafeteria breathing heavily. ‘We all are great runners, now you both sit, I will order the milkshake,’ Sanjana smiled at them and went towards canteen.

Sanjay kept staring at Sanjana. She came back with the glass and sat on the chair beside him. ‘1..,’ she counted. ‘2..,’ Anjali counted. ‘3 go,’ Sanjay said and the trio put their straws in the milkshake and bent to drink it but Sanjana’s forehead bumped with Sanjay’s forehead and they sat back holding their head. He winked at her pointing at Anjali who was busy in drinking and she smiled happily but then he kicked her under the table and she understood his plan to pretend to fight and make her laugh. ‘What yr Sanjay? Can’t you see? Blind,’ Sanjana said pretending to be angry.

‘You always do this and point at me,’ he said narrowing his eyes at her. ‘No you do this,’ she shot back. ‘No you do this,’ he fought back and Anjali lifted her eyes to look at them withdrawing her lips from the straw. ‘No you have done it,’ she replied narrowing her eyes at him. They kept fighting. ‘Now I will see how you drink it,’ Sanjana said picking the glass and splashed the milkshake on his face.

For sometime she controlled her laughter, but then seeing Anjali laugh she too bursted out laughing and had a high five with her. ‘How funny you’re looking, right Sanju?’ Anjali said and Sanjana nodded while laughing. Sanjay smiled seeing the duo unite again and wiped his face with the napkin on the table. ‘Very funny Sanjana and Anjali,’ he said joining them in the laughter. After sometime they stopped laughing panting heavily. ‘OK now can we please stop this silly fight and have a milkshake for real?’ Sanjay asked winking at both of them who were still laughing.

‘Means all this was a drama?’ Anjali asked raising her eyebrows. ‘Yes, to end the fight between you two, I don’t like you both fighting, end your fight as well,’ he replied and Anjali lowered her eyes recalling how she shouted at Sanjana in front of everyone, she turned to her and held her ears. ‘Sorry Sanju, I didn’t mean to hurt you, you were trying to ask me what had happened and I reacted so badly, I even made you fall, show me, is it paining?’ Anjali asked holding her elbow to examine it. ‘Its ok and it’s not paining.’

‘Forgive me, we won’t ever fight like this, pinky promise,’ Anjali said holding up her pinky finger and Sanjana wrapped her pinky around hers. ‘Pinky promise,’ she replied and the duo smiled at each other and shared a hug. He went to bring another milkshake and this time also the glass was one and the straws were three, they bent down to have the milkshake and drunk it without any fight. Sanjay and Sanjana glanced at each other every now and then. It was finished and they sat back wiping their lips. ‘Next month is singing competition, so will you join my band? Right now only I and Aryamann are there?’ Sanjay asked.

‘Yes, we will,’ Anjali said. ‘Ok then let’s go for practice,’ he said and they stood up together and went to an empty classroom with their instruments. A man came there, he had dashing looks. ‘Hi, I am Aryamann, Arya for short,’ he said and the duo introduced themselves to him. ‘I already know you both, we have been friends since our childhood, that calls for a hug, right?’ He said and the trio hugged him individually. ‘Ok now let’s practice,’ Sanjay said and they took their instruments.

Sanjana began:
Yeh zindagi, raftaar se chal padi
Jaate hue raahon mein,
Humse abhi keh ke gayi

Anjali continued the stanza:

Hamara yeh waqt hamara
Jo ik baar gaya toh aaye na dobara
Samajh lo zara yeh,
Hawaon ka ishaara, mere yaaro

Sanjana sung:
Apna har din aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Jiyo toh iss pal aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Apna har din aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Jiyo toh iss pal aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Whenever we know, we are
Having a blast, you know it o o
Living every day,
Like it’s your last, you know it o o
Living for today,
Letting go of the past, you know it o o
Give it up, give it up
Everybody say o o

Sanjay sang:
Hum sab jo saath mein rahe
Khushiyan sab haath mein rahe
Hum se bas faasle rahe
Yun, arrey tu ru tu ru
Chaahe kahin kisi bhi modh par
Bhigde gi bhi koi baat agar
Milke ik dujhe se kahe yun

Sanjana sang looking at Anjali:
Yeh baatein, hai chhoti moti baatein
Yeh aaye jaaye jaise ki din aur raatein
Na aankhon se lagana
Kabhi yeh barsaatein mere yaaro
Apna har din aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Jiyo toh iss pal aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Apna har din aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Jiyo toh iss pal aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho

Anjali sang:
Living for today, letting
Go of the past, you know it o o
Give it up, give it up, everybody say o o

Arya sang:
Duniya matlab ki yaar hai
Iski aadat bekaar hai
Iss se kum rakhna vaasta tu,
Turu tu tu ru tu tu
Apno se rakhna dosti
Inn se he poori har kami
Inn mein hi dhoondh raasta tu

Sanjana sang:
Na jaana, yeh tune na jaana
Yeh manzil teri, inhe tujhe hai paana
Hai maine kaha hai jo,
Wo sun le zamana mere yaaro

Sanjana and Anjali sang in unison:
Apna har din aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Jiyo toh iss pal aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Apna har din aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Jiyo toh iss pal aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho

Arya sang:
Yeh zindagi, raftaar se chal padi
Jaate hue raahon mein,
Humse abhi keh ke gayi

Anjali sang:
Hamara yeh waqt hamara
Jo ik baar gaya toh aaye na dobara
Samajh lo zara yeh,
Hawaon ka ishaara, mere yaaro

Sanjana and Sanjay in unison:
Apna har din aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Jiyo toh iss pal aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Apna har din aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Jiyo toh iss pal aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho.

The song ended and they had a group hug.