Gurukul - The Past Or The Present?

"Me Disha ka...dost!!"

Sameeksha's POV
I was sitting in the Anatomy class. Bandana, Disha and I were early.

Other students started coming in the classroom.

"Yaar Abhishek ne photo dekh li hui to?" I asked Bandana and Disha. "To kya? Kundlia milvane ki tayaari karenge" Bandana chuckled. I made a poker face.

I saw Manjot and Veerji coming. "Shit yaar, woh bhi aa raha hoga" I said hiding my face behind Bandana's book.

"Usne photo dekhli" Veerji whispered sitting next to me.

"Kya kaha usne?" I asked him, "pooch raha tha kyu rakhi hogi. Mene kaha hoga kucch" He replied.

"Fir?" I asked, "kucch nhi. Usne vapas photo notes me rakhdi" He said. "Weird" I said.

We were talking when I heard Abhishek's voice. "Thanks for the notes" He said placing my notes on the desk.

He was looking...normal.

"No...no problem" I said. He smiled and sat next to Bandana.

"Arey Veerji isne to kucch nhi kaha" I said nervous and happy at the same time.

"Agar kucch na kahe to samajh lo dimaag me boht kucch hai" Veerji said. I bit my lower lip.

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Disha's POV
Living in hostel is tough, you don't get to see your parents.

I was missing them, so I decided to video call them.

Sameeksha and Bandana greeted my parents and they talked about some random stuff.

After that Sameeksha went to study with Abhishek and Bandana went to gym.

"Beta koi ladka pasand aaya?" Maa asked, she's more of a best friend to me. She thinks I'm boring and I should have a boyfriend to add some fun to my life.

"Maa me yaha parhne aai hu, Papa samjhaiye na" I said. "Woh parhne geyi hai waha, tum bhi kya shuru ho jaati ho" Papa said to Maa. I smiled.

"Dekho beta" Papa said, "abhi naa sahi, last year me boyfriend zarur bana lena" He said, I widened my eyes.

"Hey Disha!!" I heard Shubman's voice. Damn.

I turned around and saw him coming in the room without asking for any sort of permission.

"Woh Aldrin aur Collins pe presentation bana di hai, tum check kar lo" He said, "ohooooo!!!" He said excitingly, looking at laptop's screen. "Maa Papa?" He asked, I didn't react.

"Peri ponna Mummy ji, Papa ji" He said politely, folding his hands.

"Arey khush raho beta" Maa said, "beta tum..." Papa said and stopped, "ji me aapki beti ka..." Shubman said and looked at me. I bit my lower lip, "dost! Dost hu me Disha ka" He said.

I took a sigh of relief.

"U...USB do, me presentation save kar lungi" I said to him. "Arey itni bhi kya jaldi hai? Mummy Papa se thodi baat to karne do" He said. I rolled my eyes and snached the USB.

"Aur bataiye, kese ho aap dono?" He asked. "Accha Mummy ji aapne Disha ke lie koi ladka dekha hai?" He asked.

I looked at him, gosh!!!

"Arey kaha beta! Yeh maanti hi nhi hai. Ham bolte hai boyfriend banalo, to woh bhi nhi chahiye isko" Maa said, "samajh hi nhi aata kya kare iska" Papa said.

"Arey Papa ji ladka dhoondhne ki zarurat hi nhi hai! Ho sakta hai ladka aapke aas paas ho...ho sakta hai aapke saamne ho..." Shubman was saying when I interrupted him, "ho gaya!!! Save...presentation save karli" I said loudly.

"Aa...aap jaiye ab" I said. "Arey ruko na" He said. "Shubman chaliye aap" I said holding his wrist and pulling him.

"Mummy ji iss bareme sochiega zarur!! Zada door jaane ki zaturat hi nhi hai! Punjabi ladke boht acche hote hai!! Ek dam khush rehte hai aur sabko khush rakhte hai!!" Shubman was saying while I was pulling him.

"Jaiye!!" I said pushing him, "vese me bhi Punjabi hu!!!" He said before I closed the door on his face.

"Yeh kon tha?" Maa asked with a smirk. "Shubman" I said, "Shubman kon?" Papa asked, "Shubman Gill" I said smiling. "Shubman Gill kon?" Maa asked. "Ek time me itne sawalo ka jawaab nhi deti me. Baaki next time. Ab bye" I said somehow.

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Sameeksha's POV
"Okay!! Ab baari aati hai Purkinje Fibers ki" I said and looked up, at Abhishek.

I was reading my notes and explaining them. He was chewing his pencil from the past 20 minutes.

"Bandana se bhi gaye guzre ho tum! Pehle uski yeh aadat chudvai, ab tumhari baari hai" I said.

He was quiet. Suddenly, he put his pencil down and closed the book.

He held my hands and pulled me a bit closer. My heartbeat was reaching its peak. "A...Ab..." I was trying to say with my lashes lowered.

"Sameeksha" He said squeezing my hands a bit, "look at me" He said. I looked up.

"Is there anything, and by anything I mean anything, jo tum mujhe batana chahti ho?" He asked.

I started thinking. I know he knows it and he's testing me, but should I actually say it?

Like...should I propose him?

No.

That sounds so...weird.

I clared my throat, "esa to kucch nhi hai, kyu?" I said calmly. He sighed, "are you sure?" He asked. I nodded.

"Theek hai, par jab bhi lage ke tumhe mujhe kucch batana chahiye, tab bata dena" He said. I smiled and nodded.