15:00hrs,Vir's Room..
“Hey Vir! What are you doing?” Ziya phoned on chill winter noon.
“Nothing such, just on the way to mars, am shooting all the asteroids come in between but running out of ammunition now”
“What?&$?? Are you lost of your mind?” Ziya surprisingly asked
“Hmm kind of, I am losing my body. I was trying hard to sleep but some damn hard mosquitoes wanted me to have some conversation with them. But I dare refused that. In result, they declared a war and attacked me all together, then out of fury I had killed some, but my mosquito coil gets finished, that’s it.”
“Hmm, so what’s the status now?” Ziya innocently inquired.
“Ae le! What I have said? Shooting asteroids baby but running out of ammunition” Vir had no strength to talk, he had arrived last night after diwali vacations, early morning classes had ruined his night sleep, after a long arduous hours of lectures he returned back to room and on the way to took a nap, when all this mosquito crap happened and on the top of it, Ziya also joined mosquito gang to spoiled his revival.
“Look Vir, I can’t get you what you are up to but I wish you will get well soon……………”
“Thanks…So tell me?” Vir asked
“Hmm…nothing” Ziya skeptically said.
“Arre…what the hell reason did it compelled you to call me?” Vir sarcastically questioned….but was calm too.
“Oh yeah yeah ! I forgot almost………Actually we are planning to go out, for dinner tonight, if you are not feeling well, then we can drop it for today, will plan it some other day” Ziya worryingly said.
“No, No, need not to cancel, I will come. Just need some time to keep my eyes close, that’s it” said Vir
“Ok, then Ronak will pick you up in the evening”. Ziya hung up the phone.
2000hrs, CONVENIO RESTAURANT
“How’s your health Vir, Ziya was saying, you were not feeling well” Shikha caringly asked.
“I am all Ok, thank you” answered Vir.
“So what’s the menu? I am starving” Said Vidish.
“Nice restrau!” Nikita graded the restaurant with pouring some pinch of Spanish accent on it.
“Yeah! Nice ambience, by looking up the interior no one could say that it’s been made in the fuel station, just a floor above”. Ronak acknowledged that by giving some additional some description.
“Why Miss Aanya is so worried?” Vidish asked.
“Yaar, I am worried about my studies, I have been lagging so much since last two months that it becomes impossible for me to match up.” Aanya explained.
“And after couple of weeks, madam will be going for her brother’s marriage” Ziya added up the information.
“Hmm, matter to fret” Vidish responded.
Vidish continued " Beta Vir ,control your emotion,staring is not a good thing at all"
"I am not staring ,it's just I was thinking something so it doesn't matter wherever my face posture directed "
"and what are you thinking,,,,,if you don't mind ,please condescend on us" asked Vidish.
Vir signaled Vidish to come near ,with a very low voice or near to whisper he said "The worst part of going out with a female friend is that the rest of the unknown hot girls think I am committed to her"
"And tragedy is that they have various options here to think more about that "
Vidish chuckled and rewarded him a salute
"I heard that" a grin look welcomed both of them form Ananya.
"Me too and we would like to say the same about you again" Ziya also joined in the grin.
"If it's start with A and end with E then no need to say ,I can understand your frustration" Vir Cajoled them
"But you are really an A$$ H**E!" the gr-inner from both of them was so low profile that rest of them were unaware of the happenings.
Vidish continued " Beta Vir ,control your emotion,staring is not a good thing at all"
"I am not staring ,it's just I was thinking something so it doesn't matter wherever my face posture directed "
"and what are you thinking,,,,,if you don't mind ,please condescend on us" asked Vidish.
Vir signaled Vidish to come near ,with a very low voice or near to whisper he said "The worst part of going out with a female friend is that the rest of the unknown hot girls think I am committed to her"
"And tragedy is that they have various options here to think more about that "
Vidish chuckled and rewarded him a salute
"I heard that" a grin look welcomed both of them form Ananya.
"Me too and we would like to say the same about you again" Ziya also joined in the grin.
"If it's start with A and end with E then no need to say ,I can understand your frustration" Vir Cajoled them
"But you are really an A$$ H**E!" the gr-inner from both of them was so low profile that rest of them were unaware of the happenings.
Meanwhile food had arrived and served.
“Anything else madam?” Waiter directed towards Shikha.
“One ‘Bundi Ka raita’ please!, madam ji just love it” Said Vir.
“So what’s new guys? How’s your Diwali?” Nikita addressed the whole.
“It was good.” Everyone posted their consent letter with the same tag.
“I am thinking of finding a new room. Old room is too congested for two people “ Ronak broke the chain of formal talks.
“Hey SJ, why don’t you find a room for three guys, so that you three can shift there, that will be fun”. Excitingly said ZIya.
“Yeah! Why don’t you do that, make sure that landlord won’t have any problem with our entry” Said Nikita.
“That will be really fun, we could come there, chat there, enjoying, no hostels limits, you guys have to come neither to hostel, nor we have to tolerate our landlady’s screech” Said Aanya.
“That’s gonna be problem, I have to seek out permission from mom-dad, and they will surely denied that.” Vir refused the proposal.
“Why so? Can’t you convince them!” said Ziya.
“Not only problem is with my parent’s approval, but also problem persists with leaving my present roommate.” Vir was in no mood to switched room.
He didn’t want to ruin his main purpose for the sake of his pass time. He knew very well that, once he got indulge fully fledged into them, he will be no more in the race of being a good engineer, his study would surely go drained. Uncle’s STONE statement was still creating echo in between his ears.
“You can make everything possible but only when, if you want it” everyone was trying to convince him. Ronak was all quiet.
“Please Vir, do something Na! It will be great fun. From all the fun we are just one yes away of yours.” Anaya’s words hit him hard or might be he was fading up.
“Ok guys’ enough! I have heard what you have said or feed in to my ears.” Vir continued
“Give me some time to think. But until then no one will discuss it again” Vir ended up the discussion.
FEW DAYS LATER:- IN VIR’S ROOM
“Are you gone nuts Vir? You are leaving us just because of that damn silly girl” Anup annoyingly said
“What the hell are you thinking of yourself, you are going to ruin your life Vir, I must say!” Karun said with the same annoyance
Outrage had burst up in the room. His roommate Vijay was saying nothing, he was quiet. All the others living in the same house was almost on VIR. Vir was accompanying his roommate. Both of them knew very well that decision was taken already. It’s just the informing procedure, which was going on. Vir knew, he was doing wrong but some unidentified force compelled him to do so. He didn’t know whether it was the attraction of fun he had been living in last couple of months or something else, he didn’t want to aware of reality. He just wanted to flow that was in the motion.
“Listen Vir, one day you will have to pay for that, the decision you have taken will gonna be the most unforgiving and exacerbate deed you have ever done” kind of curse it was from one of his friend.
Same Evening: 1800hrs
Vir: Hi Mom!
Mom: Hello beta, how are you?
Vir: I am good Mom! I have left the old room; have shifted with Ronak near coaching centre.
Mom: Hmm, Finally it happens what I have feared about. The way you were behaving in vacations .I could smell that easily, Anyways nothing to say dear .take care…talk to your baba
Vir: Hi Baba!
Baba: Hello Beta, what’s up?
Vir: first class Baba!
Baba: So beta, Mom was saying, you have shifted your room.
Vir: Yes Baba.
Baba: Well beta, according to your mom, you have done wrong but for me you have done what you want to, and doing your will is the right thing.
Vir: Thank You Baba
Baba: But remember one thing. I don’t know about the decision, you have taken, how much it will support you?
But if it goes wrong, for the time being until it get worse, get prepare yourself for its consequences, it will help you in near future. You will never feel ashamed of your decision then. Never….
Vir: Yes baba. I will remember that. Always…..
2000hrs, Vir’s old room
“Hey man! Hw’s you doing?”It was Ritesh came to visit.
“Hi! Nothing man, just paying last visit to the house.” Vir was drooling in dismay. He wasn’t happy at all.
He was sitting in the porch, watching some kids playing there in the terrace of neighborhood. Diwali lights were still glittering, they were not been taken out. Light was pouring on the open terrace although sky is all lonely; moon was on its verge to appear. A small fraction of moon was not sufficient to lighten up the terrace. Some master bulbs were continuously flickering, that create some reflection on Vir’s face. It seemed like the thought process on which he was running then was setting some synchronization with the flickering lights.
“Yeah! I heard that from Vijay, your roommate” Ritesh continued.
“But you are not looking happy?”
“I don’t know man! What should I feel now, I really don’t know” Vir answered.
“Hmm ! Is this your decision or someone else’s?” asked Ritesh.
“No no no! Decision is all mine but problem is, I don’t know whether it is wrong or right”
“But you are looking depressed, what does it supposed to mean?”Ritesh questioned.
“Hmm, that’s what my conscience can’t figure out,”
Vir continued
“Do you know? In last few days, I have changed, what I am right now, I was not used to be, I have never ever thought of leaving Vijay. ”
Vir continued
“it’s only me because of which Vijay has come here leaving his house, the day we have reached here, these all guys, Vijay, Karun, Anup, everyone were crying, were missing their home, and I was the one who was consoling them, telling them that “watch me, be like me, don’t cry like girls, I will show you what’s life outside the house” and you can’t believe everyone was stopped except Vijay, he was still crying.”
“That kind of boy he is, and damn me! What the hell I am doing now?”
“Hmm, kind of pseudo Vir emerging now! 100% agree with you Vir, I have never seen you so depressed ever”
“Well I am not depressed, I am just confused, about my doings, I am leaving this house, which is final, and I have done wrong. Now what?”
“Now what, what?” Ritesh asked
“Now what means, what I have done is done, will face the after effects in coming future, now what can I do to rectify myself”
“And the bugger is, Vijay is quiet, he said nothing. No yelling, no hard words, nothing, that is bothering me, Vijay’s quietness killing me,
“Now what do you want?” Ritesh asked.
“What I was wondering that, isn’t it possible that Vijay will yell at me” Vir was really wondering
“What? Are you gone mad, if Vijay is not yelling at you, it’s good Na! Just leave him .What’s the need of this god damn drama?” Ritesh was surprised on Vir’s wondering.
“Arre yaar, try to understand, once he yell at me, I will be free of guilt feeling, it’s obvious that I have done wrong but ,all the other house mates have done their job of shouting and screeching, so I am free from them but Vijay’s turn is still left. ”
“One yell and all mistakes of mine will be considered ok. I won’t have any problem with that”
“What a Nau-tanki Bhai you are? unbelievable. And mean too” Ritesh continued
“Just to lower down your part of crime you want Vijay to take some share of yours, egotistic, selfish”
“Yeah, yeah! I know very well. Chal chal get to your work, do some provocation, rest I will manage” Vir’s face had changed; slyness was pouring on all over his face.
Children were still playing there but Ritesh could see only one big child, that was sitting with him in the terrace, he was chuckling on him, he couldn’t figure out how to treated Vir. After so many thoughts finally he gave up and went down the house to implement the Vir’s strategy.
Within an hour.
“Happy now, everything went on as you wanted. So now you can get some air, free from your so called guilt feeling” Ritesh had made Vijay to pour on Vir a tons of slang.
“Yeah! Now I am breathing perfectly. A great burden just slip down” Vir was contended
“Tell me one thing?”
“Yes dear, you can ask anything, I owe you that much of at least for this great favor you have done” said Vir
“Well in that case, How could you bear so much of gaalis (abusive terms)? Don’t you ever feel for these? What Fuels your madness?”
“Well some think I’m hyper & some think I’m hilarious. But I just like seeing people smile. I hate seeing sad people. And when I am the reason of my hate, I certainly used to do some madness then, which makes someone relief, that makes me happy as well, else what these slangs are made for?”. Vir’s went all out of his botheration field.
“By the way, everyone should ready for consequences” Vir never forgot his BABA’s word, no matter in which way he implemented that…
“I’ll never understand you….I don’t know if I’m supposed to try and figure it out or just say fuck you………” Ritesh surrendered finally….
“Hmm. matter of thought, but problem is I have thought so much today. Now at this moment, I have nothing left to think, can we spare it for some other time, I will definitely answer you then .“.
“You will never change Vir, never”.
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