Dev was back to Delhi and this morning he had an important meeting at the workplace.
While he was getting ready for the office, his phone buzzed. It was a message from Jatin.
“When you’re free….call me back! There’s a dhamakedaar news in store!”
Dev was not really interested in whatever “Dhamakedaar” Jatin had to say….but all through these years it was only him who’d been Dev’s sukh-dukh ka saathi. So after his meeting, when he was done with all his work, Dev called him back.
Jatin: Aur bhai…kaisa hai tu?
Dev: Zinda hoon….
Jatin: Chalo shukr hai…..mujhe toh laga tha ab seedhe swarg mein hi milega.
Dev: Mudde pe aa Jatin!
Jatin: Arre haan……so the news is..
This Saturday, that is, on the 29th of March, we’re having a REUNION!!
Dev: Hmmm…..
Dev did not pay much attention to the last word that he said. And Jatin had guessed it from the very “thanda” response of his.
Jatin: Dev….did you listen to what I said?
Dev: Haan…….kya??
Jatin: Main baap ban ne waala hoon….
Dev: Kya??? Tu baap?? Kiska?? I mean….yeh kab hua….tum dono ne shaadi kab ki??
Jatin: Jab tu apne toote huye guitar ke taar jod raha tha.
Dev: Mazak mat kar Jatin….be serious.
Jatin: Jab serious tha tab tune hi dhyaan nahi diya.
Dev: Acha bhai maaf kar de…..bata kya hua?
Jatin: Iss Saturday, matlab kal shaam, humari Reunion Party hai.
Dev was shockingly surprised. This was indeed a “dhamakedaar news”!
Dev: Did you just say REUNION??
Jatin: Yes!! Tomorrow at 7 in the evening…..at The Crystal Banquet.
Dev: Sab aa rahe hai na??
Jatin: Elena toh aa rahi hai…..but Sonakshi ka mujhe nahi pata. I don’t know if she even has any idea about it.
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Elena: Welcome home!!!
Sona: Your house is beautiful!
Elena: Its OUR house! Remember- Jo tera hai woh mera hai…..
Sona: Jo mera hai woh tera…..right!! I missed you yaar!!
Elena: I missed you even more….But I must say…..tere AIIMS waalo ki timing zabardast hai….I mean, this is such a superb coincidence….just when were going to have our reunion, they posted you here. God!!! I’m so grateful to them. Ab hum saath saath rahenge….yay!!…..I’m so happy!!
Sona: Saath saath rahenge but kuch hi din……ek baar mera saaman aa jaaye….then I’ll move to the staff quarters.
Elena: Why yaar Sona??? Itna bada ghar hai…both of us can easily adjust.
Sona: I know…. But I don’t wanna be a burden to you when I know I can easily manage.
Elena: Hey bhagwaan!! Tu kabhi nahi sudharegi…..Miss. Self-dependent Bose.
Sona: You know me!!
Elena: OK…..go freshen up….I’ll get some food.
Sona: Hmmm……uhh…..Ele…!!
Elena: Haan??
Sona: Yeh reunion mein jaana zaroori hai kya?
Elena: Sona!!! Don’t even think of escaping it. You’ll have to come.
Sona: But Ele…….wahan…….
Elena: Dev bhi hoga!! Jaanti hoon main! Look Sona! I really don’t know tum dono ke beech kya hua tha….All I know is….woh jo kuch bhi tha….8 saal pehle tha. Ab tak Dev sab kuch bhool chuka hoga…….and its high time that you forget it too. You’ll have to move on Sona!
“She’s right!” Sona thought to herself, “Dev ab tak mujhe bhool chuka hoga. He would’ve moved on in his life…and now…even I will have to!”
With that she convinced herself to attend the reunion party. The next evening, our Bengali Baalas left for the function clad in elegant sarees. Both looked breath takingly gorgeous.
Here Dev had been eagerly awaiting someone’s arrival at the party. Everyone around predicted that Sonakshi will not come. There were barley any chances that the news of the reunion would have reached her as she was not in touch with anyone. But Dev’s heart continued to disagree to all kinds of logic.
“She will come…….I know!” he thought as his eyes continued to guard the entrance.

And there she was…..HIS girl….who’d bloomed into the most beautiful woman on earth. Her long wavy hairs were a bit short and straight now, her kohl filled eyes adorned with mascara…… Everything about her was just spell bounding.

Dev couldn’t stop gazing at his beauty, while her eyes were preoccupied searching for him.
But before she could spot him in the crowd, she had been caged in a cluster of old school friends. None of them had expected her to come. It was indeed the most pleasurable surprise for them.
Her eyes moistened seeing her long lost besties again. Meera, Piya, Rupali, how she’d missed their company for these eight years. Being back together with them reminded her of the good old days, those million minutes spent gossiping, pairing friends with imaginary boyfriends, sharing the “dabbas” to fill in their tummies, and then those last minutes of the recess spent at the canteen to top it all up with a single bite of a five rupee dairy milk. How contented they were……with those little things….those little pleasures marking the best days of their life.
Though her mind was all absorbed in the reminiscences, her eyes were busy hunting for him.
Finally, after a long wait, she saw him standing at a distance with Jatin and and others.

The moment her eyes fell on him, the past revived. Their friendship, her love, his proposal, the hug, and…… She didn’t want to think anymore.
To see him stand before her, blurred all her pains. She couldn’t stop stealing glances at him.
“Who’s permitted him to look so hot?
And why does he always have to wear this colour? He knows I love it! How am I going to avoid him now? This is just not done! Why do you always do this to me Dixit?”
She tried hard to hide herself gawking at him, but he had noticed it already. He knew she loved him, that is why she was here…..otherwise she wouldn’t have come. All that he wanted now, was her to confess.
After a long session of adoring him, she looked around at the people he was with. She could see Jatin, looking really handsome, Gautam standing with full tashan, and a girl she didn’t know.

Wait! A girl……the school head girl didn’t know! Her eyes retraced their path to the same girl. It was then that she found her standing next to Dev, holding his hand. He was busy introducing her to all his friends. Jatin seemed to know her well…as she was quite comfortable talking to him.
“Who could she be?? Dev’s girlfriend?? No!! But then why is she sticking on to him like that.”
Sonakshi was hell confused.
Sona: Ele listen…..who’s that girl?
Elena: Which girl?
Sona: The one standing next to Jatin…….and Dev!
Elena: No idea….but I’m sure she wasn’t in school with us.
Sona: Is she Jatin’s girlfriend?
Elena: Bilkul nahi!! I mean, just look at her, she’s way too beautiful to be HIS girlfriend!
Sona: Then is she Dev’s girlfriend?
Elena: May be……I have no idea. I haven’t been in touch with him for a long time now. But Jatin might be knowing her. Shall I ask him.
Sona: Oh…no no no…..its alright…. Why should we interfere in someone’s personal life? If she’s his girlfriend, then good for him.
Sonakshi sounded low. Disappointment had tossed to the pinnacle. So, he’d actually moved on! She should be happy for him….right?
But there was an irony. She had left him because she wanted him to forget her and move on in his life to find his true love. And now to see him stand with a girl, who probably WAS his girlfriend, gave her an absonant pain.
The function was about to start, Jatin and Gautam had seized their spots as the hosts for the day.
Jatin: Hello My beautiful ladies and Gautam’s handsome gentlemen! We welcome you all to this Ravishing Reunion of the Greenfields High!
As they say, “Every parting gives a foretaste of death, but every reunion a hint of the resurrection!”
So today we’re all here for our “punarjanma”. We’re here to relive the most amazing moments of our life, to revive the crazy kids in us. But first of all let’s thank the person who’s been behind all the arrangements, without whom this reunion wouldn’t have been possible…. And the guy is none other than……Vikram Tripathi!!! Yes guys! Our very own Vicky! He’s the one who’s put in all the efforts to make this day a memorable one. I’m sure all of you must be wondering…. How did Vicky grow so thoughtful? But people, lemme tell you, this Maa da laadla sudhar gaya!! And I guess yeh sab Dev ke uss punch ka asar hai!
And the crowd burst out laughing at the memory of that fight between “Devky”???.
Gautam: I know you’re all eager to hit the dance floor….but before that…..Let’s call upon our School Captains to inaugurate the function.
So guys give in a huge round of applause for DEVAKSHI!!
As Dev and Sona, climbed up the stairs, Sonakshi avoided his gaze as much as possible. She was clearly too disturbed to find him with a girl. I mean who gets his girlfriend to the school reunion?? This was just too much for her to handle.
Jatin saw them walking up to the stairs as two lone strangers. And he at once remarked.
Jatin: Guys! We aren’t in school anymore. Tum dono haath pakad ke bhi aa sakte ho! Come on bro show some courtesy!
How could Dev miss this chance? He at once forwarded his hand for Sona to grasp, but she didn’t. In fact she ignored him so badly that it made him fume. He held her hand without her permission, and took her to the stage. Poor girl couldn’t even resist before the public.
The function finally began. There were various performances in store. But the most awaited one was a song by Dr. Bose.
Jatin: As you all know it very well….we have a beautiful singer in the house and since she’d broken all her ties with her schoolmates eight years back……she’ll have to compensate. What say people?!
And they all started hooting and persuading her to sing. She couldn’t deny…..and there she stood on the stage with Anuj, who played the guitar for her. Her eyes constantly looking at her love as she sang her heart out.
Maana ke hum yaar nahin
Lo tay hai ke pyaar nahi
Phir bhi nazrein na tum milana
Dil ka aitbaar nahi
Maana ke hum yaar nahi
As she continued with the song, the air grew romantic. She faked a faint smile to the audience, but inside, her heart was weeping to see him stand before her, but with some other girl.
And what added to her distress was the girl, who’d been smiling continuously looking at him, throughout the song.
Though he didn’t belong to her, Sonakshi felt like losing him yet again.
Raaste mein jo milo toh
Haath milaane ruk jaana
Saath mein koi ho tumhare
Door se hi tum muskaana
Lekin muskaan ho aisi
Ki jisme ikraar nahin
Nazron se na karna tum bayaan
Woh jise inkaar nahi
Mana ke hum yaar nahi
The hall thundered with claps the moment she finished her song. As she stepped down the stage, she saw the girl, speaking something to Dev, playfully hitting him, showcasing her “haq” on him. She couldn’t take it anymore, and before anyone could notice she left the party.
When Dev realised the fact that she’d left, he felt like singing…
“Oh meri jaan
Oh meri jaan
Mere ko majnu bana kar
Kahaan chal di
Kahaan chald di
Pyar ki pungi baja kar”
Poor him! He was dreaming that today she would finally come and confess her love to him….but here she had already left him all over again.
“Its isn’t easy to convince you Miss. Bose…..but it isn’t impossible too. Aur waise bhi ab aap mere sheher mein hain. Welcome to Delhi!” He thought as a mischievous smile crept on his face.
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PRECAP: Elena’s fashion event! Something is about to happen!!!
P.S. I’m so sorry guys as I couldn’t give subtitles today. Hope it wasn’t too inconvenient to understand. I’m really busy with my studies. It has become difficult for me to take out time to post regularly. But I’m trying my best. There’s a lot of fun coming up ahead so don’t get disappointed. They have met. She is in Delhi. He is in full mood to get her back. So have patience and lemme study!?
Love you all!????