"Hey Rohan, where are you these days yaar? You don't even recieve our call?" I heard. I looked to the source of the voice. It was Rajeeve and Sid walking towards me.
I was in the college canteen that afternoon, busy in my usual work. Texting Palak. As said, I had started maintaining distance from my friends and this time including my best friends Rajeeve and Sid. I was seeing them almost after a week. It's not like I didn't come to college during the week. But, I didn't feel like to meet them.
"A little busy I was. Nothing much. You say, how's life." I said casually.
"You are busy or, you are still angry with us for that day? If yes, then again we are sorry yaar. You know, we didn't mean to hurt you." Sid said. And he was right actually. I was really sad for their behavior. And this was the only reason to be far from my best friends.
"No yaar. I don't even remember that day. I knew you were joking. It's okay." I lied.
"No, I don't think so. If you have really forgiven us then you have to do one thing for us." Rajeeve said again. I was confused. I was not liking their company at the moment but I didn't want to spoil my mood at the same time.
"And what's that?" I asked confusingly.
"You have to come with us on dinner tonight." Sid said.
"No yaar. Actually..."
"No. You can't say no now, as you have forgiven us. I will pick you up by 6 in the evening from your place. Sharp." Rajeeve said before I could complete my sentence. Though, I didn't want to go but I had no option. I knew them both very well. Yes, I was angry with them but they said sorry and they were my only best friends after all. So I thought not to strech the one sided cold war.
Rajeeve picked me up at the same time, 6 o'clock in the evening. We reached Sid's place within fifteen minutes. He was busy in some work when we reached and we had to wait until he was busy.
"What are you doing yaar Sid? We are getting late." I asked in such a voice that he could hear it in the kitchen.
"Almost done. Give me just 10 minutes." I heard him saying. I looked at Rajeeve. He was smiling. I couldn't understand why? I asked him but he didn't answer. He just smiled. There must be something fishy, I thought. And I got up from the bed.
"What happened?" Rajeeve asked.
"Nothing." I said and walked towards the kitchen. I wanted to see, what kind of work Sid was doing.
"Where are you going?" Rajeeve asked again and I ignored him this time. I walked into the kitchen and what I saw just confused me more. It was short of surprising too.
Sid was mixing some spices and onions and chicken together. If we were going for the dinner outside, then why was he doing it. Or, he is going to cook for us? If yes, then he could have told me. Many points crossed my mind. At the same time I was surprised because if my doubt was true, that is if Sid is going to cook. I never knew how to cook and he was going to do it for us.
"Kaminey pehle nahi bata sakta tha kya?" I said to him. I was still standing in the middle of the door of kitchen. He turned and gave me a surprised look. And then he smiled.
"Sorry yaar. Actually we had a plan to go out but I thought to cook for you all and Rajeeve agreed. I was just going to tell you." He said. Anyway, it was a good and happy surprise. I too joined him to help. He had a plan to make 'Biryani' for us and I didn't even have any idea about it. He was from Lukhnow and he knew to cook it very well.
Anyway, we were still halfway of cooking when the call bell rang. I wondered who it can be. I shouted for Rajeeve to open it but he didn't respond. So, I had to go to check the visitor.
(Next post, next day)
I was in the college canteen that afternoon, busy in my usual work. Texting Palak. As said, I had started maintaining distance from my friends and this time including my best friends Rajeeve and Sid. I was seeing them almost after a week. It's not like I didn't come to college during the week. But, I didn't feel like to meet them.
"A little busy I was. Nothing much. You say, how's life." I said casually.
"You are busy or, you are still angry with us for that day? If yes, then again we are sorry yaar. You know, we didn't mean to hurt you." Sid said. And he was right actually. I was really sad for their behavior. And this was the only reason to be far from my best friends.
"No yaar. I don't even remember that day. I knew you were joking. It's okay." I lied.
"No, I don't think so. If you have really forgiven us then you have to do one thing for us." Rajeeve said again. I was confused. I was not liking their company at the moment but I didn't want to spoil my mood at the same time.
"And what's that?" I asked confusingly.
"You have to come with us on dinner tonight." Sid said.
"No yaar. Actually..."
"No. You can't say no now, as you have forgiven us. I will pick you up by 6 in the evening from your place. Sharp." Rajeeve said before I could complete my sentence. Though, I didn't want to go but I had no option. I knew them both very well. Yes, I was angry with them but they said sorry and they were my only best friends after all. So I thought not to strech the one sided cold war.
Rajeeve picked me up at the same time, 6 o'clock in the evening. We reached Sid's place within fifteen minutes. He was busy in some work when we reached and we had to wait until he was busy.
"What are you doing yaar Sid? We are getting late." I asked in such a voice that he could hear it in the kitchen.
"Almost done. Give me just 10 minutes." I heard him saying. I looked at Rajeeve. He was smiling. I couldn't understand why? I asked him but he didn't answer. He just smiled. There must be something fishy, I thought. And I got up from the bed.
"What happened?" Rajeeve asked.
"Nothing." I said and walked towards the kitchen. I wanted to see, what kind of work Sid was doing.
"Where are you going?" Rajeeve asked again and I ignored him this time. I walked into the kitchen and what I saw just confused me more. It was short of surprising too.
Sid was mixing some spices and onions and chicken together. If we were going for the dinner outside, then why was he doing it. Or, he is going to cook for us? If yes, then he could have told me. Many points crossed my mind. At the same time I was surprised because if my doubt was true, that is if Sid is going to cook. I never knew how to cook and he was going to do it for us.
"Kaminey pehle nahi bata sakta tha kya?" I said to him. I was still standing in the middle of the door of kitchen. He turned and gave me a surprised look. And then he smiled.
"Sorry yaar. Actually we had a plan to go out but I thought to cook for you all and Rajeeve agreed. I was just going to tell you." He said. Anyway, it was a good and happy surprise. I too joined him to help. He had a plan to make 'Biryani' for us and I didn't even have any idea about it. He was from Lukhnow and he knew to cook it very well.
Anyway, we were still halfway of cooking when the call bell rang. I wondered who it can be. I shouted for Rajeeve to open it but he didn't respond. So, I had to go to check the visitor.
(Next post, next day)
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