A Date ?

Chapter 1: 'Mars, Venus and Jupiter?'

Chapter 2: 'A Date?'

4th May 2009
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Few moments later.

Rahul heard a different sort of sound, sort of familiar one but he couldn't recollect what it was. Amidst pain in his limbs, he could barely move, all he could hear was the same sound.

"Baar baar haan, bolo yaar haan.... ... apni jeet hoo....unki haar ho.."

He closed his eyes strongly, partly in disbelief but mostly in pain. Those movements formed wrinkles on his forehead forming shapes. He could still hear the song being played ...

"Koi ham se jeet na paave...chale chalo..bade chalo.."

Something hit him sharply on his shoulder and he was almost falling onto the floor when Madhu held him.

Madhu: "Hey dude! Your phone has been ringing, what are you dreaming about ?"

Rahul : "Actually ..." He started saying.

Madhu: "You are crazy, take the call first. Somebody called you thrice already." She smiled and playfully continued "may be your girlfriend, who knows?" She winked.

Rahul : "Uh..huh... I had one before I went to sleep?" He muttered and took the call.

Rahul was on the phone.

Rahul: Heh..Helloo..
Voice: Hello sir. Where are you? We have a match in 5 mins.
Rahul: Oh, c'mon our match is in the evening right. I'l be there in time, why do you ..."
Voice interrupted "It is evening already, sir. Please come now."
Rahul was surprised looking at the clock "Oh god, I slept for so long ... " and said "Play someone I'd substitute soon."
Voice: "Come soon."
Rahul: "See you there bye." He said and started to look around.

While Rahul was on phone, madhu wondered how cute her friend was, wearing those wrinkles on his forehead just before she had to wake him up. Then she suddenly smiled recollecting how funny Rahul was looking, sleeping with his mouth open.

Madhu: "So, who was it ?"

Rahul in a disappointing tone "My teammate, why ?"

Madhu: "No, whom were you dreaming about?" She asked mischievously as she saw him gather his things to go out.

Rahul slowed down a moment, turned in a straight face, and said "Death." He explained "The good thing about it is that I had a girlfriend in my dream. So I guess it was okay to die there ..."

Madhu: "Who was it?" She was playing hard now. "Somebody I know ?" she said and after a brief pause she continued "Its okay Rahul you can tell me ...".

Rahul: "I have a football match that starts in 2 minutes. May I leave ?"

Madhu: "Oh sure!" She replied instantaneously. "Football before anything, sports before anybody. How exactly are you planning to ... " She stopped and continued "Ah its okay, just go now."

Rahul: He knew he couldn't help the situation and he knew she was not happy and somehow he was not happy about it himself. "Okay bye." He said.

Madhu: "See you at dinner?" She said very slowly and sweetly as he was about to leave the room.

Rahul turned back and said "A Date?" he winked.

Madhu surprised but happy "Yeah, may be. If you say so." She played back and wore that 1000 candles lit smile of hers.

Rahul "We'l have to win the match today" he said as madhu sighed with displeasure, he continued saying "I have to be in a good mood for tonight, right?" He waved good bye.

Madhu smiled as she earlier thought that the idiot before her was still talking of football while discussing a date, and said "Goodbye".


Chapter 3 here.