Part one
"Ek ladki ki tumhe kya sunao daastaan
Ek ladki ki tumhe kya sunao daastaan"
All the angels clapped as Rajveer began singing, remembering Naina.
"Wo pagli hai, sabse juda
Her pal nayee oskee ada
Phool barse log tarse jaaye wo ladki jaha"
Bipasha and Kareena stood up and clicked their fingers and flower petals began showering on everyone and Rajveer got a pleasant surprise and he just smiled as the fragrance reminded him of Naina.
"Ek ladki ki tumhe kya sunao daastaan
Ek ladki ki tumhe kya sunao daastaan
Wo pagli hai, sabse juda
Her pal nayee oskee ada
Phool barse log tarse jaaye wo ladki jaha
Ek ladki ki tumhe kya sunao daastaan
Ek ladki ki tumhe kya sunao daastaan"
Rani came from behind and took Rajveer's hand and then took him inside the forest like place and all the others followed as if he was enchanted. Then he sat down again remembering Naina and all the others also wanted to hear more.
"Hey khafa to khafa, phir khud hee wo mann bhi jaati hai,
laati hai hoto pe muskaan wo"
He remembered her innocent childish smile which always had made him smile too no matter what circumstances.
"ho chup hai to chup hai wo, phir khud hee wo gunn gunaati hai
gaati hai, meethee meethee taan wo
kese kahu kesee hai wo, bus apne hee jesee hai wo
Phool barse log tarse jaaye wo ladki jaha
Ek ladki ki tumhe kya sunao daastaan
Ek ladki ki tumhe kya sunao daastaan"
All the angels were now so awed by him and his description of Naina that they all wanted to be in her place. Then after a while all of them were just hanging around and then they felt Rajveer standing alone and could feel the croak in his voice which made all them sad too.
"Aaj kal her wo pal, beetha jo tha oske saath me
Kya kahu khaabo me aata hai kyu"
He remembered how they got separated on the gates of Heaven even after so much of hardship and his eyes filled up with tears.
"ho yaad jo aaye to osse bichar ne kee wo ghari,
kya kahu dil dhuk sa jaata hai kyu"
Aish came and consoled him. He turned around towards all of them and wiped his tears and forced up a smile but they all knew how sad he was.
"ab me kahi wo hai kahi
per hai dua eh ham nasheen
Phool barse log tarse jaaye wo ladki jaha"
Then Kareena came and took him along with her to change the mood and automatically he felt better.
"Ek ladki ki tumhe kya sunao daastaan
Ek ladki ki tumhe kya sunao daastaan
Wo pagli hai, sabse juda
Her pal nayee oskee ada
Phool barse log tarse jaaye wo ladki jaha
Ek ladki ki tumhe kya sunao daastaan
Ek ladki ki tumhe kya sunao daastaan"
"Rajveer I'm afraid we won't be able to take you in the main area as yet because it is highly secured." Bipasha informed him as they all had reached the outskirts of the main resort.
"But I thought you guys were in charge so why can't you just take me in?" he asked clearly perplexed by the system down here.
"We are not in charge of the main area. We have the responsibilities of the outskirts. That department is handled by the male angels and right now by the gate there is Vivek and Salman." Sushmita informed as she checked through the clouds. They were allowed everywhere but were not allowed to bring in any one else without security check.
When he heard that he was surprised alright that even the male angels were put in actors. God this place was a right circus and he thought it was worse than him being alive and on earth. At least there in KMA he was able to meet Naina but here there are so many restrictions. He made a sullen face and sat down on a fluffy cloud that came his way. The angels noticed it and came to him again.
"Oh don't worry my boy. Dekho kuch hee ghanto me onka lunch break hoga to tab ham tumhe lekar andar ghus jaaenge." Preity winked at him which made him smile again. all these were certainly not ready to leave him and for now it was to his advantage. "To till then why don't you tell us the whole story?"
All the angels joined in with her and then finally Rajveer agreed and made all of them sit down as he began his narration. It was going to be pretty long so all of them made themselves comfy and cozy. Then he began by looking up into space remembering that first meeting which had changed his whole life…
FLASHBACK
It was the Fresher's ball at KMA and all the first year cadets were roaming around looking for their partners. The rule was that every fresher had to find a senior to go with to the ball and most of them had already found their respective partners.
"Excuse me but where do you think you're going?" The cadet standing by the entrance stopped two girl cadets from entering.
They felt offended and moved him aside, "we're going inside the ball."
"The rules say you need to go inside with a senior partner."
"Exactly, it says that a fresher has to go in with a senior so here we are. It doesn't say you need to go in couples and even if it does we say we are a couple." The girls held hands and then pushed their way inside.
Now this became an inspiration for all the rest who were remaining and they also just found any odd person and hooked up. Soon the entrance was flooded with all the same sex couples and the cadets sitting there just gave up and then the rules were binned and everyone just charged their way in.
Inside the foyer was decorated with red and white balloon festoons and flowers. There were lights and smoke and music. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves mingling in and dancing to the music. In a corner stood a group where there were all the senior cadets and they all stood there observing others.
"RV that's the fiftieth girl you've rejected tonight." Yudi slapped Rajveer's back as he was getting tired of seeing him doing the same thing over and over again. "Puri academy kee larkiya tujpe marti hai or tu hai ke sab ko reject karta rehta hai."
"Please Yudi you know how none of them actually have that…what shall I say…they just don't have what I want." Rajveer took another sip of his drink.
His friends just shook their heads as he was just impossible. "Saale puree academy me Kishen Kanhaiya banke ghoomta hai or kehta rehta hai ke koi bhi larki me interest nahi." Alekh was Rajveer's cousin and he knew him too well to judge him. He saw how all the girl cadets would leech onto him as he would pass by as if he was honey and they all were bees. He also knew how much he loved the attention but on purpose pretended to be too modest about it.
"Oh come on man I'm sure there would be something in them that you like." Yudi kept his eyes out looking for his date that had gone about ten minutes ago and still hadn't returned. He was starting to get negative ideas that what if she ran away. Then Yudi looked over in the near distance and smiled, "Dekh wo rahi teree sabse bari deewaani."
All of them turned their heads in the direction Yudi pointed at and they all saw Ritu sitting near the bar drinking and waving towards them. Rajveer gave her a weak smile and a wave as he had always tried to avoid her presence. She was good looking and a senior too but she didn't have that spark which he was looking for. His friends always teased him with her as they thought she was perfect for him. "RV I think you should go to her come on," Yudi could see how Ritu was constantly inviting Rajveer towards her; "she is obviously waiting for you."
"I told you many times Yudi that I'm just not interested in her." Rajveer turned away as his friends continued teasing him as they thought he was lying and trying to hide the truth.
Then Alekh went near Rajveer and winked at the rest. "Acha Raj tu bata to sahi ke tujhe kesee ladki pasand hai. Then we'll all work together to find her for you." He just loved doing this to him all the time as they just got another thing to pull his leg about.
Rajveer began musing about it and then he smiled dreamily, "wo aisee honee chaheeye jise dekhte hee mere dil me ghanti baje or chaaro or bijli chamak ne lage." All of them cheered him on with their 'ooooooooohs' and 'aaaaaaaaahs'. "She has to be soft like the wind and sweet as honey. Whenever she would walk the whole world would come to a stand still and whenever she would smile thousand notes of music would play automatically." He stood there imagining her with a silly grin on his face and his friends nudged each other saying that he is gone again.
"Perfect description RV" Yudi put his arm around him, "You see Ritu bhi aisee hee to hai. Dekh oske aage peeche hamesha bijli chamak ti rehtee hai because of all this make up and glitter she puts on herself."
"Or phir oske baal bhi lehraate hai jab onhe khule rakhtee hai," Alekh came and took hold of from the other side. "To your wind problem is also solved and then…" he thought about the rest but couldn't find much comparison.
Then Ali stepped in, "and she also eats lots of chocolates so she is a sweet tooth to your sweet problem is also solved."
All of them ganged up on Rajveer again and began persuading him that Ritu is the one he is looking for. "Yes RV you've got to agree that she is the one for you."
"Ha Raj yeh sahi kehraha hai. She definitely is the one for you."
"Are you sure guys?" As usual Rajveer became a pawn to their prank once again and actually believed it all. They all built it up in him to such extent that he had no choice but to be persuaded.
"Come on Raj make the step…" Alekh pushed him further on purpose.
"Yes RV she is clearly waiting for you and you must go to her. Come on make the step." Yudi joined in.
"Yes Raj take the step"
They all kept saying it together pushing him further, "Come on take the step, take the step, take the step."
He was all set and finally he made the move in Ritu's direction. After he had gone Alekh and Yudi burst out laughing and gave each other high fives. Then they watched how Rajveer was zooming through the couples trying to reach Ritu. "Ab dekhna kesa paplu banega saale ka," Alekh smirked. This was their usual source of entertainment where they instigated Rajveer to such an extent and then watched how he made a fool out of himself.
Meanwhile on the other side of the hall stood another group of male senior cadets who were also observing everyone else. "Hey Navin red alert. Enemy is entering in the forbidden territory."
Navin turned around as his friend informed him and he found Rajveer walking towards Ritu and immediately his nostrils flared. He couldn't believe he was hitting on her again and he was no way going to allow this. "Yeh saala phirse meree Ritu pe daure daal raha hai. Iskee to aaj khair nahi." He was going to go forward but his friend held him back.
"Don't be too hasty Navin. You know hame sikhaaya gaya hai ke her qadam ko soch samajh ke uthaana hota hai and here clearly if you take such a step there are a lot of consequences." He pointed with his eyes towards all the faculty members who were present who would immediately give punishment.
"So what you want me to do, stand here and watch the show." He clenched his fists as he had hated Rajveer since the first day he had entered KMA and had found him here too. Then he had hated him for being more popular than him and all the female cadets were running after Rajveer and not him. That was just not done. Then he had fallen for Ritu when he had met her but she had been more interested in Rajveer than him which also vexed him to the core. Some how he had managed to go through the fresher year with the vengence but now it had come to the verge of exploding. "I'm meant to be the flirt in this story per mujhe yaha koi bhao hee nahi deta or wo saala kutta, good for nothing looser is getting all the limelight. I won't allow this at all." He moved forward to go charge on him when his friends stopped him back and tried knocking some sense into him.
Meanwhile Rajveer was nearly approaching Ritu but the couples dancing kept blocking his way due to which it was taking so long. Yudi and Alekh were watching him carefully as they had a mischievous plan up their sleeve and were waiting for the right moment.
"Chal daalde." Alekh winked at Yudi and then Yudi took a pair of skates out from behind him and then he sneaked over to the parallel side to Rajveer and ducked down and slid the skates out just as he was about to make his next step and just as expected he put his foot on the skate and he skidded.
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