Preetha is surprised listening her sister's words about Karan as she just stands there until she hears a loud horn.
Startled,she turns back to find Rishi on his bike waiting for her,
Rishi: Kis jagah mein ghum rahe ho?
Preetha(rolling eyes): Mars mein!
Setting her side bag,she hops behind and he starts the bike.
Preetha: Drop me at hostel!
Rishi(annoyed): I don't know why you are even staying at hostel!
Preetha: It's last year and I don't wanna get distracted.You know how important for me to get the gold medal.
Rishi(sighing): Who knows better!
Rishi(mind): I know when is the right time to tell you.
He drives towards the hostel while chatting.She gets down,
Preetha: Bye teddy bear.
She tousles his hair while he does the same,
Rishi: Same to you Mickey mouse!
Preetha(setting her hair): Aghh why do you do that?
Rishi: Same to you?
She understands he is asking the same question to her,
Preetha: I like it.
Rishi(smirking): Same to you.
He is irritating her,
Preetha(smirking): I don't like you.
Rishi: Same to you.
And he realizes what he said,
Preetha: You don't like me? I am so sad.Chi Rishi I won't talk to you.Bye!
With an upset face she walks away while he hurriedly parks the bike and follows her,
Rishi: Mickey wait..... I didnt mean that....Mickey.....Mickey!
She quickly walks into the compound while the security stops Rishi at the gate. He stomps his leg and calls Preetha but she doesn't lift the call,
Rishi: Yeh mera call bhi nai uthegi.Mein aise kaise keh diya? Aghh!
Pacing another 5 minutes outside he leaves deciding to coax her tomorrow.
Reaching her room,Preetha freshen up and lays on her bed in a fresh mood closing her eyes.It's an eventful day for her but what was more special is Karan's singing,remembering it she quickly opens her eyes and takes her mobile to open his video.She pauses at his face,
Preetha: I can't believe you sang for me.(she chuckles) Thank you so much.You made this day memorable.(to herself) waise auditorium ke baad meine usse baath nai kiya.ab karthi hu!
Preetha(dialing him): Kya kar rahe ho?
After a minute he lifts the call,
Karan: Hello!
Preetha: Good evening Karan sir!
He is amused listening 'sir', standing from his chair he walks towards the coach in his office and sits there relaxed,
Karan(correcting his throat): Good evening.Kaun hein?
She smiles as he is playing along,
Preetha: Mein aapki special student hu.
Karan: Mujhe special student jaisa koi nai hein.All are equal.
Preetha: Kya sir aap jhut bhul rahe ho? Mujhe pata hein ki mein aapko bahot special hu, favourite hu aur aap mujhse bahot pasand karthe ho!
Karan: Aise kisne kaha?
Preetha:Aapne.
Smiling she rolls on bed and continues,
Preetha: Mereliye aaj aapne gaya bhi hein."Kya karu ha yeh kuch kuch hotha hein!"How sweet!
She sings while Karan chuckles,
Karan: Actually that was for my Sweetheart.But she didn't said anything about it!
Preetha: Chod do Sir.Mein hu na.mein bathathi hu. It's superb, amazing, wonderful and fantastic.
He smiles widely,
Karan: Now you are really my favourite.
Saying he kisses on the phone while she suddenly gets up and sits on the bed,
Preetha: Haww.......kya sir aise kar rahe ho? Aapki sweetheart kuch nai kahegi kya?
Karan(lying on the coach): Uski dosthon ke saath hein woh.Kuch nai kahegi.Agar thumhe ek aur chahiye tho bathado.Sharmao math aise kahi ladikiyon ko diya hein meine.
She narrows her eyes on the wall,
Preetha: Achaa.....kitne ladikiyon ko diye hein aap?
Karan: Ummm......aas paas sau ladikiyan ne maanga hein meine do sau diya hein.
She suddenly stands up,
Preetha: Do sau? Ladikiyan tho sau heina?
Karan: matlab kuch ladkiyan keliye do do diya hein.Hotha heina kuch cute si khubsurat wali ladikiyan.Unkeliye ek or do extra!
Preetha's eyes and mouth widen,
Karan: So my favourite thumhareliye kitne chahiye? Do?Theen? Ya Chaar?
Preetha(angrily): Sau!
Karan: Sau kisses phone mein dena thoda mushkil hoga.Ek kaam karenge ham kahi bahar milenge aur mein thumhe directly deta hu.What say?
Preetha(gritting teeth): Sure.Mujhe bhi aapko kuch dena hein!
Karan: Wow........Kya?
Preetha: Ek sau daant aur do sau thappad.
Karan laughs for her response which angers her more,
Preetha(angrily): Karan Luthraaa!
Karan: Sweetheart?
Preetha: Sweetheart nai Fireheart!
He couldn't able to control her laughter,
Karan: Ok fireheart.When did you come on line I was talking to my favorite student.
Preetha: Favorite student? My foot! Did you really gave 200 kisses to 100 girls?
Karan(casually): Not sure....but nearly!
Preetha(sits on bed with a thud): Hawww! That means I am 101 girl?
Karan: Nah.....You are number one girl !
Preetha: Matlab mere baad sau ladikiyan hein?
Karan: Thumhare baad hi nai aage bhi koi ladiki nai hein.You are number one and my only one.
She calms down listening him but still she wants to confirm,
Preetha: Was it a joke?
Karan: Girls are but kisses are real.
And this again riles her up,
Preetha(anxious): What? Who did you kiss?
Karan(smiling): You!
She is surprised,
Karan: I kissed you 200 times.
She is confused but relieved when she gets a doubt,
Preetha: You counted them?
Karan: Yeah.Just for fun.
Preetha(embarrassed): What fun will you get? God!
Karan: Issme sharmane wali baath kya hein?It's a proud thing.
Preetha: Oh shut up! But..........
He waits for her to complete,
Preetha(slightly disappointed): only 100?
Karan(chuckles): Those are on the forehead sweetheart.
She is happy and surprised but gets another question instantly,
Preetha: O...ok! Uhmm.... What about um........
She couldn't ask but karan understands,
Karan: Infinity on lips.
Her eyes widen as soccer balls,
Preetha: Re....really?
Karan: Hmmm.....I counted them first but I lost count after sometime as I focused more on kissing.
Her mouth too widens now,
Preetha: I.....uhmm... Me......Bye!
She puts off the phone unable to continue and flushes thinking about the whole conversation while Karan laughs at her state.
He looks at her contact pic,
Karan: You don't want to know about the kisses your pic get.(kissing her pic)They are unlimited.
Chuckling to himself, he gets ready to go home from his office.
NEXT DAY
Vicky,Sandy and Veeksha are waiting at a place in the college reading Rishi's morning message.
Vicky: Yeh Rishi kaha hein?
Sandy(sleepy): Subah subah kyun bulaya yaar?
Rishi is waiting for Preetha at the hostel to pick her up when she arrives with Meera.Smiling,he goes to her,
Rishi: Hey Mickey!
Preetha ignores,
Preetha: Meera shall we start?
Meera silently understands what's going on between them,
Meera: Sure Preetha.
Rishi glares her,she smirks.
Rishi: Mickey will come with me.
Preetha: No I will go with her.
Rishi: Nope!
Preetha: Hope like that!
She goes towards Meera's bike and they drive towards the lawn.Huffing he too reaches the place with his bike to see all his gang waiting.
Sandy: Mujhe tho laga thum dophar ko aaoge!
Vicky: Kya hua?
Rishi: I got message about the next round.
Veeksha&Meera: Itni jaldi!
Sandy's sleep is gone away,
Sandy(excited): What's the second round?
Rishi: "A dialogue'
Vicky& Sandy(confused): "Dialogue"?
Rishi: It's a debate round.The 8 groups are divided into two teams A&B.The 4 groups in each team will have a dialogue more like a debate with each other.The relatively low performer from each group is knocked out.
All look at each other except Preetha,
Preetha(happily): Wow.It's exciting!
Sandy: Only for you!
She sees the group whose faces lower a bit and seeing it Preetha laughs while the others glare at her.
Veeksha(pouting): Vicky yeh has rahi hein hame dekhkar!
Vicky: Hmmm kya kare? Hame iss musibath se bachanewali yahi hein.
Sandy: We can't do anything except seeing her enjoying our state.
Listening this she again laughs holding her stomach when someone gives her water.She drinks it and turns to give it back only to find its Rishi.
She again puts a fake upset and angry face while Rishi's face falls.
Sandy: Hogaya?
Preetha: No!
Sandy glares her while she giggles,
Veeksha(crying face): Not fair Preetha!
Preetha holds her through shoulder,
Preetha: Why fear when I am here!
They all look at her relieved,Sandy excitedly goes to them and puts his hand round Preetha's shoulder,
Sandy: I know that right.Why fear when she is here!
Veeksha: Leave us but you have to definitely fear Rishi!
Sandy looks at Rishi who is seeing him sharply,his hand automatically gets down.
Sandy: Uhmm yeah so what I am saying is we don't need to be tensed as the genius is with us.
Preetha: Maska maar rahe ho?
Sandy: mera itna immath?
She chuckles and they all laugh seeing their antics.
Aadya's group is in recreation hall.
Farhan: A Dialogue? Oh god!
Aadya(setting her hair): It's so simple.We can do it.
Farhan: Do you think it is about movie dialogues? We should do research on topic,explain,have to put our point clearly,argue with them.Its not easy.
Aadya thinks the same so her group,
Shri: Leave about others.Think about the claws.They have Preetha.Do you remember how she smashed our seniors last year in class debate? Thank god we are not in the same team as her's.Otherwise judges would think us as side characters where as she would be the heroine.
They nod but Aadya gets angry and when she is about to retort they hear a voice,
"If she is the heroine then I am the hero!"
They turn to find Karan walking with a slight smile.Aadya forgets everything and stares him while everyone greets him,
Karan: Don't worry guys.We will do it.Good thing here is they informed us the topic before.We have a lot of time and I will analyse the topic for you.You just have to make the points and understand them.That's it.
And their confidence gets back seeing him while Aadya admires him.
AFTER TWO DAYS
Round 2 gets started with great enthusiasm.The stage is ready with 4 tables and mikes.The host calls team A and the four groups occupy their seats reviewing one last time.
And the discussion begins.
Topic for Team A is " Multi national Marketing"
The four groups performs well defining the topic,pros and cons, relevance to the Indian market,changes and profits it brings to the nations.
Preetha brillantly explores and negotiates her points that no-group is able to counter her.The claws perform too well and they get down the stage more than satisfied.
Team B starts the discussion after a break.
Their topic is "Can India become a global manufacturing base?"
It is wide ranged topic and the groups use it perfectly.For every point there's a counter point with the others.For every pro there's a con.
Because of Karan's guidance,The Wings ace it.They work out on their points in a very nice way and makes everyone agree with them.
It's time for the results.
In team A&B,the claws and wings were put in the first position because of Preetha's arguments and Karan's practicality.
Aadya and group looks gratefully at Karan and thanks him while he just brushes it off with a slight smile and asks them to be ready for the next level.
Vicky & Sandy lift Preetha on their shoulders once they are out of Audi,
Sandy(shouts): Jai bolo Preetha devi ki!
Gang: Jai!
Vicky: Jai bolo Preetha devi ki!
Gang: Jai!
They shout expressing their happiness while everyone look at them. Preetha laughs seeing her friends craziness.
Preetha: Achaa ok now stop.
Rishi: Say you will talk to me.Then they will.
Preetha: What? No!
Rishi: Ok!
They continue carrying while she sighs as actually it's not his fault,
Preetha: Acha Theekey I will talk to you.
He smiles at her and they are about to sit to put her down when he stops them,
Preetha: What now?
Rishi: Say sorry!
Preetha: Why?
Rishi: That night you tricked me otherwise I wouldn't have said that.So say sorry.
Preetha: It's your fault I won't.
Rishi: I won't too.
He signs Vicky and Sandy while they hold her in the same position.She gets angry as he said he will put her down once she says she would talk to him,
Preetha(huffs): This is cheating!
Rishi: What did you do then?
She glares at him,he smirks,
Preetha: Sandy your next hair style cost is on me.Put me down.
Sandy excitedly nods but Rishi glares at him,
Sandy: Sorry Preetha devi Rishi maharaj hame mana kar raha hein.
She looks at the Meera&Veeksha asking their help but Rishi is on their way and they can't cross him.
She sees that everyone are glancing at her walking their way,
Preetha: Guysss.....it's embarrassing.Rishi tell them to put me down.
Rishi: Sure when you say sorry to me.
Preetha: Hey bhagwan!
They smile seeing her irritated when she gets an idea.
She rapidly moves on their shoulders and kicks their stomachs moving her legs which makes them to put her down.
As soon as her feet land on the ground,she beats Vicky and Sandy not giving them a second to escape.
Preetha: I helped you but you guys supported him.Bad decision boys!
Rishi widen his eyes at this and tries to escape when the girls holds his hands on either side and calls Preetha,
Preetha: Aap Kaha ja rahe ho Maharaj?
Rishi: Uhmm mere logon ko meri jarurath hein.Mujhe jaana chahiye Maharani!
Preetha: Pehle aapki Mahan karya keliye Uphaar tho lelo!
And she beats him while the boys escape with the girls behind and finally all of them have a group hug laughingly.
Karan looks at all this from the steps of Audi,
Karan: She is so happy.....
He observes Rishi holding Preetha through shoulder and they both are talking and giggling,
Karan(mind): .......with him?!
He wonders whether is it a question or an exclamation.
And continues in the next part......
Preetha's gang is awesome.Don't you think?