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My eyes opened up as the bright sun shined high in the sky sending his army of rays towards me from the open window. Lazily, I rolled onto the other side and closed my eyes again. But then again, the thought of college pinched my sleepy brain waking it up.

When I unlocked the mobile to check time, something flashed my mind. I had sent Kajal a friend request. Abruptly I got up and sat biting my fingers. Even forgetting the time, I logged into Facebook. Every passing millisecond took an inch of my finger nails. And then, there opened the page of Facebook on my mobile screen with no new updates!

I thought I would now eat my whole finger but stopped with one good thought. If I sleep at 2 in the night doesn’t mean Kajal should also remain awake till that late time at night. She might have slept before I sent her the request and then its morning, time to run to college. She wouldn’t have had yet checked my friend request.

Like every poor boy does, I too consoled my poor heart with some stupid reason and a nice thought to support it!

Finally with a forced smile on my face I got ready, obviously taking a bath, and kick started my bike. It was 8:50 AM when I entered the college campus. I parked my bike and started walking towards our building when Santosh called my name. I turned back to look where he was. Bugger was still on bike. I waited for him at the corner where main road turns to its right into parking lot and another left road from there leads to the main building of the college. Though I was waiting for him, my eyes were desperately searching for someone. I looked everywhere for her but couldn’t find even a single face as cute as hers. I felt a hard pat on my back while I was engrossed in looking for her.

“Rascal” I shouted, turning back at Santosh.

“I know your name” he said grinning wickedly at me.

Sincerely, we both started walking towards the main building of our college. Once inside the main building, we took the corridor and walked straight towards the dead end and stepped out to the cafeteria.

“Which period are we bunking?” I asked him.

“Some electronics class. Don’t worry I have 90% attendance.”

“Damn you. What about me?” I said jumping two steps at a time climbing the stairs of the cafeteria to reach the first floor, where normally our gang hangs out.

He dint reply and I dint care for his reply. As we reached the first floor and walked towards the corner of cafeteria, I saw Harsha and Chandu gobbling up the Dosas. I walked straight towards them and took a chair beside Harsha.

“Do you also want one?” Santosh yelled from the counter.

“Yep” I replied back and winked at Chandu.

He was busy eating and dint even thought of spending time to wish me back. It was the same case with me after 5 minutes when Santosh walked with two plates of hot Masala Dosas and I started eating.

While I was still busy gobbling the Dosa, Kums walked in.

Sitting exactly in front of me he asked, “So Vish, why so early today?”

Making a ‘just shut your mouth’ look I took in the last piece of Dosa in my mouth.

“What do you mean?” Harsha asked

“Ask him” Kums said again with his widest smile.

Sensing something spicy, all three of them sat straight turning at me.

Taking a look at each of them, I raised my eyebrows and my shoulders asking them, “What?”

“Why did you come early?” they asked together.

“This is the time I come daily” I said

“No there is something special. Tell me Kums” Santosh said.

“Do you guys know Kajal”

“Our junior. That silent girl with a cute smile, who always sits in the first row of the class and always attends the college forum. Red scooty. Always in group of those two other girls. Thos two girls keep roaming the city everyday in evening between 5 PM till 6 PM.” Harsha exclaimed just like being an encyclopedia of college girls.

“How the hell do know about that?” Chandu raised his voice.

“This is called general knowledge” Harsha replied winking at him.

“Heights man! You and your nonsense business” Chandu said, although it seemed at sometime he would want some information from Harsha.

“Stop it guys. Kums tell what happened to Kajal?” Santosh said.

Looking at him I guessed he was happy with his decision of bunking the class and sitting here listening to some spicy discussion.

“This guy, our poor Vish, called me yesterday evening after seeing my Like on her profile picture and asked me if I knew Kajal.”

“But how do you know her?” asked all three in unison.

I was dumbstruck! Typical boys’ behavior!

The most important thing for them is girls! Always!

“Why the hell should I tell you?” he asked with an arrogant look.

As I was sheepishly looking at him, Santosh slapped him at the back of his head and said, “Now just shut your hell and tell us.”

“Ok. Ok. It was to be Vish’s session. Not mine.” Kums said, scratching the back of his head.

Now I got why everyone had bunked the class! They all had discussed this yesterday itself and were all well prepared to take my session today.

“I know her because one of my cousins is her close friend. That’s it” he said, “now back to Vish”

“Now tell us, did you send her a friend request yesterday?” Kums asked.

“No” with such a dare that even the lie detector would have failed to catch me.

“Then why did you want details of her?”

“I never asked any details. I just asked how you knew her. Just the same way these buggers asked you now.”

“Why did you say yes when I asked if you had a crush on her?”

“Just to get the details which I wanted”

“Don’t lie” Harsha said.

“Why the hell will I lie? I just saw this bugger liking her picture and I grew curious to know how this useless crap got to know that silent girl”

“Awesome! You guys got all the detail from me and now I am a crap?” Kums said dropping his shoulders and sliding back into the chair.

“You are one big useless crap, that part is true. No need to over react on that” Chandu said.

I thought finally I was spared and they would leave me now when suddenly Harsha asked, “But you never asked anyone about any girl. Why only Kajal?”

“That’s right. Ask him that.” Kums said raising back in his chair, now.

“Yes. Why did you call him to ask about a girl? What’s the secret behind asking only about her?” Santosh asked.

I looked at all of them and none of their eyes were ready to spare me.

“I felt strange about this crap being her friend and called him. What’s so strange in that?”

“Something is wrong” Chandu said

“Ofcourse! That too you called on Sunday night.” Harsha said.

“What’s so special in Sunday night?” Chandu and Santosh asked him curiously.

“Who the hell knows? Yesterday was Sunday and so I said Sunday night.” Harsha replied raising his shoulders and spreading his arms, slowly moving them back to support his head.

“Don’t crack PJs now” Santosh said and turned towards me.

“Guys. Enough of it all. I was just curious and had nothing to do. Just called up this guy and asked him. What’s the big deal?” I asked raising my voice.

“Do you have a crush on Kajal? Yes or No? Just tell us that” Chandu asked, finally.

“No” I said smiling calmly at all of them.

To be continued…

Vishal…

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