Without You

What happened?

D U S H Y A N T

This was the most difficult question Daya Sir just asked and I have no idea how I will answer him. Kavin and Kabir. What happened between them, How will I explain it to them? Uss Kavin ko bola tha ki na karna aesa kuch ki kisi ko shaq ho lekin in sahabzaade ko kuch samjh kaha aata hai. Saala main fass gaya iske chakkar mein..

"Dushyant kuch bologe?" I heard Abhijeet sir speaking and shifted my focus from from the entry door to Abhijeet sir. Koi bachane aa jaaye bas yeh hi dua hai meri filhal.

"Dushyant?" Sachin kept his hand on my shoulder and I immediately looked at him and cleared my throat.

"Ahh Sir. Haan toh woh main kya keh raha tha" a failed at attempt of getting myself outta all this.

"Tumne abhi tak kuch shuru nahi kiya. Baatein ghumana band karo aur sidha point pe aao tum" and I glared Pankaj Sachin who just shrugged.

"Umm Yeah.. haan toh baat aesi hai na ki Kavin aur Ka... Pummy Auntyyy"

"Pummy Aunty?" All uttered in confusion.

"Arey mera Dushhu" a fat lady in her mid 40s exclaimed looking at Dushyant and came running towards him.

Hey bhagwaan, Kya Dushmani hai aapki merse.. haan manta hu bachane ke liye kisi ko bhejne ko bola tha par pummy aunty, like seriously? and I felt a sharp pain on my cheeks and that's when I realised that she pulled my cheeks real hard.

"Arey arey aunty bas bas" I moved a bit back so that she can't torture me more.

"Kaise hai aap?" I asked getting up after touching her feets. India and it's rituals.

"Main theek hun beta, tu kaisa hai? Yaha kya kar raha hai? Yeh sab kon hai? Meri bahu kaha hai? Abhi bhi shaadi ka nahi socha tune?" And her train of questions started and every one looked at me and I looked at them with a helpless look while she patted my back that it hurt real bad.

"Tu sunn bhi raha hai main jo bol rahi hun?"

"Arey haan na aunty, aapki baat kaise ignore kar sakta hu?" Ek hi baat itni baar repeat karte ho ki koi kaise na sune.

"Haan toh bata na"

"Haan bata raha hun na. Yeh mere colleagues hai. Main inke saath aaya tha yaha. Bahu toh dhundh li hai jaldi milwaunga" I finished with a smile, forced one.

"Acchaa changa changa, chal main chalti hun woh meri dost udhar mera wait kar rahi hai. Milne aana ghar ab yaha reh raha hai toh"

"Haan zarur aunty" pagal hun main?

"What was that?" Shreya asked once she left.

"Television of our family. You won't get bored if she's around but you will definitely get annoyed." I mouthed and the table filled with laughs and eventually I laughed too. They are our family now and they deserve to know.

"Kabir and Kavin were really good friends back in Kolkata." I said and every one stopped laughing.

"How is it connected to Kavin's changed behaviour?"

"Kavin hates Kabir as much as he loves Purvi"

"No"

"You're kidding"

"Best friends turned into enemies?" And I noded at Sachin's statement.

"The feelings are mutual though."

"How and why?"

"One incident which was actually an accident changed everything in their life."

"What incident?" Daya sir asked.