If she come out all alone, it means she has got trust in you. You just need to entertain her, praise her for the kind of person she is and make her bloom like a flower in those spring meadows."
"Ok bro! I promise, I am going to take her out for a movie tomorrow. You please choose the best one for me.."
"Of course, It would be my pleasure for you. Remember one thing you should have a patience up to mother earth.Women love to express more than us, so to impress them you have to be a patient listener for life."
Amidst those wisdom talks I don't remember when we both went in to dreams. But it was memorable as I got the best sleep after so long time, more over the expectations for the next morning flooded in gently as it was not as usual a 'non training day' after every big fest.
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It was easy to plan a date but to ask out I had to go through hours of war with in my head.Maddy chose me the best movie among the recent releases; 'Drishyam' that too was running in a theatre kilometres away from the campus.
"Maddy, do you really think she would come out so long to khardi with me?"
"You just ask her in your way. Don't text or message her on whatsappp. That would make her feel less pleasing, better if you would meet her in person and ask out."
Though after that busy festival for a week, dean had announced a non training weekend, most of the cadets got up late in hangovers with no plan to leave their bed easily.
At around 12 in the afternoon I rang her on phone jerking aside all my anticipation.
"Hello, Roy. You are up so early?" She was half asleep in her words and I knew it was my duty to wake her up from her dreams.
"Lachu, take those pillows away from your hugs and wash your face. I have got a plan for the afternoon."
"Oh! is it so. What is your plan so exciting? apart from those funny dance steps yesterday."
"I know yaar, I look funny when I dance. But we were planning to go out for a movie and have dinner outside. Would you like to join?"
"That would be exciting! Don't mind bro, it was just an awkward joke from my side. You managed well on dance floor. By the way, who all are coming?"
"Till now it was just a plan in my head, now I just roped you in, further I will have to ask out others."
"Just bring maddy with you, he is such a movie maniac. I owe him a treat for all for his efforts backstage, lets make it tonight."
"Ok done. Get ready by two, we shall book a cab and wait for you at hostel gate."
Though I was planning to take her out all alone she roped in my buddy and it turned in to a triplet date to khardi.
Half an hour to two, I walked myself to pink house and waited for the arrival of my queen. Surprisingly she was before time and quite excited to see me at the gates. I further escorted her to masjid gate were Maddy was waiting with the cab.
"Lachu, you look dashing in these pink churidars." I appreciated her while I opened the doors of the cab for her.
"So sweet of you Roy." She was blushing with joy while my buddy patted on my back for that achievement.
"Maddy, why are you so silent today. Started missing Sana so early?" She asked maddy who was sitting dumb expecting me to talk with her.
" Hei, not like that. I have got a bad throat." He replied.
"Roy, you know this chap was literally crying at the airport when she left. Just that I was with him that he didn't spill those tears all over."
"Lachu, I know him well and how much they love each other. Let's not make him more sad, mesmerizing about her."
"Hei guys, I am not that depressed. She had skyped me early today morning, so it is always a bond so strong moving around." Maddy replied pretending he was clearing his bad throat.
"So sweet of you both maddy. Even I want a boy who would love me the same way you love her. You both make such a lovely couple together, may god bless you both with a happier life for centuries."
"So you are already in search for a soulmate? Tell me how he should be, so that I can search an appropriate groom for my sister?" Maddy took over the grip on our chat and soon I turned to be a patient spectator.
"If you have read the opening lines of 'Pride and prejudice' you would realise that every man or woman in possession of fortune in life is in search of soulmate. So I am.
A handsome boy who would love all my maddnesses would be sufficient." She smiled with shyness glowing around her cheeks.
"Very risky business, I know." Maddy cracked a joke and it was now my turn to defend her.
"Hei Mad, she is not as crazy as you're. Lachu, you will fetch your destiny soon, my heart felt blessings."
I don't know if I intervened the wrong way. She looked in to my eyes for a while and shooted the next arrow.
"So Mr Kilroy,what're your ambitions about a partner?"
"I haven't thought so deep." I tried to clear my throat gasp some air and think what should I tell her. I wanted to open up, all I wanted is her for the rest of the century. But my mind said it is not the appropriate time and place.
"But still you might have some vague ideas!!Share only if you like to."
"A charming homely girl who would love my family and will remain my pillar for life." I gathered few words here and there and completed my ambitions intending not to displease her.
"I too wish you find a girl suiting your dreams soon." She passed her wishes while maddy started laughing loud.
"What happened maddy? Did I say something wrong?" She exclaimed in surprise.
"You both are in search of soulmates, why don't you try dating each other? I think that would be a great idea." He replied.
"Not a bad idea though, but he is an intelligent guy, batch topper , talented sculptor and artist. How can I even think of matching to his elegance?" Lachu put forth her views about me and my mind was dancing with joy but I decided to remain silent.
"I assure you, you both are gonna make a charming couple in this campus." Maddy wasn't ready to give up.
"Let's complete this talk some other time. Else I would be blushing over and over althrough the way."
"I second that." Finally I raised in support for my sweet heart and maddy's matchmaking business came to halt.
We had another surprise waiting at 'Bollywood multiplex' at khardi. Most of our college seniors were around there for the same movie and Lachu started feeling awkward.
"Maddy, that boy over there our college senior is a distant family friend. I feel awkward walking in to the hall with you both in front of him" She opened up her mind to her sweet brother.
"What is so awkward in that? You're a grown up woman and you are here for a movie with your friends, which is none of his business."
"My parents are not that forward. They might get offended if they come to know I was roaming around with boys." She was little bit down and depressed and I caught it straight away.
"You need not worry, Maddy will take care of them. You just relax." I consoled her, clicking my left eyelids; a sign for my roomie to further take necessary actions.
"Yes, of course. You guys stay at the cafe with the tickets and have some snacks meanwhile I shall engage them till they enter the theatre." He left us alone and approached venom and his colleagues.
We both sat at the destined place ordered caffecino and sipped slowly observing how tactically maddy was dealing with seniors. It was a time when most of the city malls were out of bounds for first year cadets.
"Roy, you know one thing. Maddy has once gave up his medical dreams and joined NIT to be around Sana forever."
"Yes , I have heard that story from him. She later realised he had better chances in medicine and forced him to join AFMC."
"What an awesome couple they are!! How amazingly they stood up for each other in their ups and down."
"Yes, do you think we can make up to them? "I tried to give a hint to her but she was blushing again and stayed silent.
'Whatsoever may happen, you're mine lachu.' My conscience whispered then which she might not even have heard.
Once the long bell rang and the seniors left, he walked to us and finally we entered in the theatre to watch ' Drishyam'. It was quite an engaging movie that kept us tip toed till the interval. Once the lights were on for the recess we noticed our seniors were sitting just behind us and they soon kidnapped maddy from us.
"I think we gave unnecessary trouble to Maddy bringing him here." Lachu whispered in my ears during recess.
"No way, he is always in good terms with senior batches as he have got a school senior in srinagesh. He has gone to fetch treats from them. I hope he will remember us as well."
As I had anticipated he came in with popcorns and cokes for all three of us.
22) A TRIPLET DATE TO KHARDI
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