Time flew by and day after day Anuj and Anupama kept on growing closer by heart. They had started to hold each other's hands. It all started with Anupama holding Anuj's hand in a crowded place of their college.
Their college was having a fest and so everyone were roaming around preparing tha place. Anuj was also pretty much involved and so was Anupama as she had her dance in it. She was searching for Devika when she bumped into Anuj.
Anupama: Anuj, tumne Devika ko kahi dekha kya? Kab se dhoondh rahi hu mai usse!
Anuj: Nahi Anupama, mai bhi usse hi dhoondh raha hu, pata nahi kaha chali gayi hai!
They both started to search for Devika together. They were passing by the field when a bunch of people where carrying the board accross the place. Anupama was about to bump into them when Anuj pulled her back. This was the first time Anuj and Anupama had held each other's hands. After that incident, they never left each other's hands until Devika was found. But this incident started the saga of them holding each others hands in college.
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It was not long enough when the summer break started. It was the last day before the summer break and everyone were gathered in the hallway, the canteen and the lawn. While everyone had their places, our trio met inside the class as that was quite the place where there were less people inside and they had a place to sit and talk.
Anuj: Aaj tak summer break ke liye rota tha par aaj bura lag raha hai ki kya aaya yeh summer break..
Devika: really?! Well mai toh bohot hi khush hu ki summer ki chuttiya aa gayi hai! Mujhe toh bohot hi accha lag raha hai! Anu, tujhe kya lag raha hai?
Anupama: Pata nahi..dono hi lag raha hai..ek taraf se accha lag raha hai ki chutti ho gayi par doosri taraf se bura lag raha hai ki chutti aa gayi..ab hum sab milegne kaise?
Anuj: Woh hi toh! Accha mere paas ek idea hai, kyu na hum log chutti me bhi milte rahe ek doosre se? Maza aayega!
Devika: Ha waise..
Anupama: Ek dum saras idea che! Hum sab milte rahenge toh chuttiyo ka maza badh jayega!
Devika: Ha aur sath me...
Anuj: Aur chuttiyo ki jo judai feel hoti hai woh bhi nahi hoga!
Devika was getting interrupted every time she tried to say something.
Devika: (whispered to herself outloud) Inn dono ko hi baat karni thi toh mujhe kyu bithaya yaha beech me!
Anuj: Kuch kaha Devika?
Anupama: Ha kuch keh rahi hai kya?
Devika: Na! Mai kya hi bol sakti hu tum dono ke beech me? Time does toh hi toh kuch bola jaa sakta hai na!
Anuj: kuch bolna hai toh bol na!
Devika: Agar tum dono ka ho gaya ho toh hi bolungi, nahi toh kab se mai shuru kar rahi hu apna sentence aur tum dono ho ki apne me hi busy ho!
Anupama: Accha baba! Bol ne! Hum dono ab bas sunn ne wale hai! Bol!
Devika: Ha toh mai keh rahi thi ki hum pehle week me hi milte hai kyunki pehle week me hi chutti ki poori planning ho hi jaati hai almost!
Anuj: meri toh nahi hoti bhai! Mera toh suddenly hi plan banta hai! Jab tak apne relatives ke paas rehne na jaana ho!
Anupama: Devika theek bol rahi hai, mera toh pehle se hi pakka ho jaata hai!
Anuj: Theek hai toh vacations ke pehle week me milte hai sab phir!
Anupama: Theek che!
Devika: Alright then!
Anuj: Accha ab chalte hai nahi toh jo safai karne wale bhaiya hai na woh humme yaha se dhakke maar ke nikal denge!
They all laughed and when outside the classroom. Anupama and Devika headed together to their homes while Anuj left alone with a bunch of other boys who were his friends.
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It had been one week since the vacations had started and it was the day they had decided to meet up. All three of them arrived at the coffee shop on time and sat down after ordering some food.
Devika: mera toh ho gaya hai plan, tera kya scene hai Anu?
Anupama: mera bhi ban gaya hai plan, tum batao ne Anuj, tumhara kya hua hai?
Anuj: Mera bhi ☹️
Anupama: Kya hua? Itne udaas kyu ho rahe ho?
Anuj: Anupama, hum jaa rahe hai humare bhai se milne America..wapis aate aate deri ho jayegi..
Anupama&Devika: America!
Anuj: Ha..
Anupama: Anuj isme itna dukhi hone ki kya baat hai! Accha hai na ki tum apne bhai se milne jaa rahe ho! Aur phir America kitni acchi jagah hai!
Devika: Humne suna hai ki America me khud gaadhi drive karni hoti hai..driver log bohot kam milte hai..sach hai kya?
Anuj: Ha..sahi sunna hai..par uss se humme zyada fark nahi padta kyunki humari toh family hi hai na waha pe aur phir bhai baaki sab cheezo ka dhyan rakh dete hai..
Anupama: Anuj, waha se mere kiye kuch ke aana..mai toh kabhi gayi nahi hu America par waha ki baate bohot saari sunni hai maine..tum bhi kuch sunao na!
Anuj started telling stories of his visits to America. How much fun he usually has whenever he visits there, his bonding with his brother Ankush, everything from the start to finish. These guy's holiday outings were such that none of them were in Ahmedabad at the same time. They all knew that they will not get to meet each other much but they all promised to make calls and send post cards whenever possible.
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Before leaving for America, Anuj came to meet Anupama and Devika. He noted down a small list of things the girls wanted and they talked for about 2 hours before Anuj's mother came there and excused Anuj from their company and told them that it was already time for them to leave for the airport. Anuj had overstayed at Devika's house (where the trio met and talked) thus making him and his family run for their flight. They successfully boarded their flight.
It was the first time that Anuj was sad while leaving to meet his brother and his family in America. In the flight, he made Anupama's sketch and had already started to write shaiyri for Anupama, his love and his longing.
Anuj:
Yeh samay guzarta kyu nahi?
Yeh din hota khatam kyu nahi?
Beet jaye yeh din judai ke,
Taaki dekh saku usse baithe phir wahi,
Class me, nahi toh canteen me hi sahi,
Dekhunga usse muskurate hue,
Bhala dooor se hi sahi.
He looked outside the window and realised that this shaiyri was no longer applicable on him since now he could be near Anupama without her feeling wiered about it. Afterall they both had confessed their love for each other, it meant that now he could be near his beloved, see her smile, see her study, see her do anything without permission and still not be a creep!
He looked outside the held the sketch of Anupama to the window. The light rays were highlighting the lines he had drawn while sketching Anupama, uff he missed her even more now! He couldn't wait to get back home and meet her again!
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Yeh Dil Ab Tera
RomanceThis is my second MaAn story and this one does not abide by the original story that we know of MaAn. This story is set during their college days. This will narrate how it would've been like if Anuj and Anupama fell in love during college days! Hope...
