all my stars lead to you

chapter 15

"so, aaj yeh meherbani kaise?" questioned purvi.

"man karta hai, meherbaan ho jaata hoon, tumhe toh pata hona chahiye." Remarked dushyant.

"yeh man hi toh hai tumara, jisne logon ki neendein uda rakhi hai..." joked kavin, as dushyant raised his brow.

"what do you mean?" asked dushyant to kavin, who continued driving.

"kuch nahi, main bas yeh soch raha tha, ki waise tumhara baap bhi tumhe kuch nahi keh sakta, lekin phir woh aati hai, toh tumse ek sentence bhi nahi nikalta..." teased kavin, as purvi got curious.

"kaun hai yeh woh?" asked purvi in excitement, as she leant forward, holding onto the back of the passenger seat.

Dushyant just glared at kavin with annoyance as kavin just chuckled.

"oh come on dushyant, kaun hai woh!" roared purvi, getting impatient.

"arre hai ek, badi romantic kahani hai: yeh behosh ho gaye, aur woh inhe uthake nurse ke paas leke aayein, bas, pyaar ho gaya...." dramatised kavin.

"that's so corny, seriously, dushyant!" exclaimed purvi.

"arre, koi aisa-waisa nahi, koi purana pyaar, joh saalon se iske dil mein jagah lekar baithi hai..."retorted kavin, as dushyant grew more annoyed.

"do i know her?" questioned purvi.

"nahi...woh hum log, ek party mein mile the..." explained dushyant.

"oh god, poonam ki party thi kya?" questioned purvi, as dushyant, who clearly wanted to say no, but couldn't.

"come on! Tumhe poonam ki koi friend pasand aayi!" exclaimed purvi.

"they became friends after that night...." defended dushyant.

"arre yeh poonam kaun hai yaar?" asked kavin.

"arre woh...." started dushyant to explain.

"doesn't matter! Humare hi school ki thi kya?" interrogated purvi.

"tumhe kya school ki har ladki ka pata hoga?" remarked kavin.

"poonam kaunsa pure school ko bulayegi...humari class ki thi?" followed up purvi with a question.

"nahi...woh matlab....uss hi standard mein thi...bas, woh bagal waale girls school mein thi..." replied dushyant.

"arre, pata hai humare staircases se jaate hue, tum unke classrooms dekh sakte the. Pata hai kitne ladke wahan bhatakte rehte the, ki woh ladkiyan unko apna phone number ek sheet mein likh kar flash karti thi..." informed purvi, as kavin was amused.

"usne bhi dekhaya kya tujhe apna number?" confirmed kavin.

"arre, mujhe toh aaj pata chala hai aisa bhi hota tha." Corrected dushyant.

"arre woh poonam ki maa ki friend ki beti thi wahan, poonam ne apni maa se hi suna, phir humein samajh aaya ki ladke class mein aate hi bag rakh kar kyun bhaagte hain..." explained purvi, when she had her lightbulb moment.

"let me guess, tumhe yeh pata chala ki woh bhi involved thi...."remarked kavin, as purvi nodded her head in no.

"arre kahan, usse zyada padhako aur sharif ladki kahan milegi....kitni baar poonam ko tana milta tha uske jaisa banne ko. Waise sweet thi, ek baar usne humein help bhi ki thi physics mein.." blabbered purvi, when suddenly she had her lightbulb moment.

"woh ladki ishita waahlia hai?" concluded purvi.

"correct." Replied kavin.

"dushyant yeh kabh ki baat hai?" interrogated purvi.

"i don't know, uhmm, i must be around 15, mom ko gaye hue zyada time nahi hua tha...." replied dushyant.

"yikes.." commented kavin.

"tum dono ke beech kuch...." alluded purvi, as dushyant just looked at her, completely appalled.

"purvi!" he yelled.

"dushyant, tune ishita waahlia ke saath kaand karliya!" announced purvi in disbelief, as she reclined back to her seat.

"kya re dushyant, main toh tumhe sharif samajhta tha! Cheee!" remarked kavin as he roared in laughter.

"what, what is wrong with you both?" questioned dushyant, as kavin couldn't control his laughter.

"seriously, itna kya funny hai ismein?" asked dushyant, in a rather strict tone.

"ab samajh aa raha hai na ki tum dono ke chehre pe barah kyun baj gaye ek dusre ko dekh kar...." replied kavin.

"ek second, toh tune pehli baar dekha tha usse, woh party ke baad?" interrogated purvi.

"you got it right, sweetheart.." remarked kavin.

"she was like this...scholar student.." recounted purvi.

"haan, i think abhi biotech padh rahi hai..." chimmed in kavin, as he got a glance from both purvi and dushyant.

"what? Uska ID dekha tha woh nurse ke paas..." defended kavin.

"i'm not that surprised though....itni studious thi woh....but, like, itni sharif dekhti thi...." remarked purvi.

"hey, it's always those who appear very perfect..." commented kavin.

"come on guys, she is...she is actually very kind and...understanding....she just, had a very strict mom, so she thought she has to be this, prefect child....but who really is?"defended dushyant.

"hmm, you are right..." agreed purvi.

"sahi mein." Acknowledged kavin.

Everybody sat quietly, before the moment to break the ice followed.

"toh yeh kaand karne se pehle ya baad mein jaana?" joked purvi, as kavin chuckled.

"spot on!" exclaimed kavin as he shared a high-five with purvi.

"you both are....just unbelievable!" remarked dushyant, as kavi continued to chuckle. 

     

author's note: so hope the history between ishita, purvi and dushyant cleared up a little. please tell me how you find the story so far, and don't forget to vote!