Chapter 83 : I'm all ears

[10 days later]


Phone rings in the office of Warrior High and Vidyut is called for. He walks into the office, wishes the receptionist and picks up the phone.




Vd - Hello? (Pauses) Rohan? I thought you would be flying.


Ro - I'm in transit. Vidurshi.... (Pauses) theek nahi hai.


Vd - What happened?


Ro (worried) - She seems to have high temperature. (Unsure) And I think she's having nightmares in her sleep.




Rohan looks at Vidurshi who was lying down on a sofa in the Airport lounge and giving expressions as though she was having nightmares.




Ro - Maine yahan kisiko bathaya nahi. If it's anything serious, I don't think they'll let us travel.


Vd - She probably has Sinus. Switzerland mein baarish hui thi kya?


Ro (stunned) - That's what you want to know? It's summer Vidyut.


Vd - Use chodo. Remember the little box I gave her before you guys left. Usme tablets hai. "Sinarest". brown colour. Just make sure she takes that.


Ro - Okay. Landing ke baad airport se seedha hospital le jaa'tha hoon.


Vd - Aaaa. No need. Hospital jao ya nahi, 2-3 din mein theek hojati hai.




Rohan was about to keep the phone when,




Vd - Rohan!! Don't worry


And Vidyut hanged up. Rohan's PoV "Why on Earth would I worry? Par worry toh Vidyut ko karna chahiye. It's his sister." Rohan was confused as to how how to over protective Vidyut was so cool with his sister being sick. She probably has these often.


Few hours later, they landed in India. As they rode their way to school, Vidurshi was holding onto Rohan's arm and lying on his shoulder almost unconscious. Rohan wipes the sweat off her face and looked concerned. It was almost midnight when they reached the campus. Vidyut was waiting by the entrance. Seeing the car arrive, he rushes to the them. Vidurshi gets out of the car after Rohan. Seeing her slip weakly, Vidyut runs to her but she is catched by Rohan who takes her in his arm. Vidyut takes the luggage and follows Rohan.


Rohan puts her in the medical room bed and covers her with blanket. Vidyut looks at this, turns around and gives an awkward expression.


Leaving her luggage at the medical room, Rohan and Vidyut walk to the boys dorm.




Ro - You don't look that concerned.


Vd - Ya. This happens sometimes. Sometimes Vi thoda overexcite hoke baarish mein bheeg jaati hai but sukati nahi hai. And she gets these fever headache combo. Issi liye maine poocha ke baarish huyi thi ki nahi?


Ro (realising, thinking out loud) - Ah. Baarish toh nahi hui. Par bheegi toh thi.




[Flash back]


At the food court in the airport, Rohan and Vidurshi were sitting across a round table,




Ro (tired) - It's been 10 days Vidurshi. And you still won't tell me.


Vi - I already told you. Newton's third law. Tum ne kuch kiya aur Tumhe equivalent and opposite reaction mila.




Rohan was super tired of hearing this talk while he begged for the reason for 10 continuous days. He let out a long sigh in despair.




Ro (hopelessly) - Exactly what evil deed did I do to deserve a punch?


Vi - Fine. (confused) I don't think you did anything wrong. It can't be exactly defined as wrong. Par mujhe bohat... bohat bura laga.


Ro - Bura laga? Kyun?


Vi - Kyun matlab? Buss Bura laga.


Ro (surprised, angry) - What kind of an answer is buss bura laga. The entire school thinks that I did something wrong to poor sweet Vidurshi. You punched someone on the face just because Tumhe buss bura laga. (loud, staring intensely) This makes no sense!!!!


Vi (angry) - Well I think it makes perfect sense.




Vidurshi took the packed juice on the table, angrily inserted the straw and leaned back. Rohan continued to stare at her intensely as she sipped her juice looking sidewards avoiding eye contact.




Ro (trying to explain) - You know the whole point of having a conversation is for the other person to make sense of what you're saying. Not for you to make sense of what you're saying.


Rohan tilts his head trying to think and,




Ro (thinks out loud) - Is it that time of the month?


SPLASH!!! Rohan, covered with water on his face, looks at Vidurshi with a shocked expression as she stares back at him with an empty glass in her hand.


Both of them looked a little bit surprised. Vidurshi was embarrassed and annoyed hearing Rohan talking "that time of the month". While Rohan was surprised as to why he was being harassed over and over again. As Vidurshi gets up and leaves, A determined Rohan holds Vidurshi's wrist as she walks next to him. Vidurshi doesn't turn her head towards Rohan and continues to look front,




Ro - One sec.


He gets up and pours an entire class of water over Vidurshi's head. Vidurshi opens her mouth giving a shocked expression and breathes deeply; she turns her head to Rohan angrily,




Ro (taunting) - Newton's third law. Right!?


Rohan said what Vidurshi has told him earlier and left the cafe pretty annoyed while an surprised Vidurshi sat on the chair with water dripping off her face.


[Flash back ends]




Vd - Huh?


Ro - Kuch nahi.


The two continued walking to the boys dorm.


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Two days passed by since Vidurshi got sick, and she finally recovers enough to sit up on the bed. As Aditya Sir leaves the medical room after giving notes for Vidurshi to catch up on portions, Utkarsh came in with a big smile, waving both his hands




U - Haaaai.


Vi (angry) - Don't "Haaaai" me. 2 din bimaar thi, Tum milne hi nahi aaye.


U - Milkey kya faida? Tu so rahi thi.


Vi (cute, angry) - So what!! I'm not being an attention seeking person. Par bimaar hoon, thoda sa attention toh banta hai.




Utkarsh laughs hearing this,




Vi - I've been thinking. Did i do something wrong? Bhaiya ke ilawa koi milne hi nahi aaya.


U - Really?


Vi (making pouty face) - Haan.


U - I guess people are avoiding.


Vi - Me?


U - Each other.


Vi - Kyun?


U - Isi liye toh main Tom cruise banke aaya tha.


Vi (confused) - Tom Cruise?




<Music plays - Mission Impossible>


                           As Vidurshi confusingly looks at Utkarsh, he stares into the wall seriously. Zooming into his pupils, Utkarsh, picturising himself wearing a black suit and black shades (spy), remembers his journey from the dorm to the medical room - hiding by the wall, pressing the button on his shades and peeping into the corridor which gave out a green image, and pointed out the students (targets) he had to dodge, timing the watch, dodging his friends, swiftly moving through the corridor, using the reflection on his shades to ensure Vidurshi had no company, hid from Aditya sir's sight by hiding behind the door and coming in.




Vi (confused) - Why were you dodging people? Kuch hua kya?


U - Kuch nahi...... Bohat kuch hua.


Vi - Bohat Kuch??


U - Haan. Bohat saare jhagde.


Vi - Kisne kiske saath?




Utkarsh takes a deep breathe and,




U (breathlessly) - Angela ne mujhse; Maine Niti se; Niti ne Sid se; Sid ne Charlie se; Charlie ne Ishaan se; Trishna ne Niti se...........


Vi - Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. What?


U - Sirf itna nahi, aur bhi hai. Siyali aur Sid ka Roz ka drama; aur shayad aur bhi kuch jo mujhe nahi patha.




As Utkarsh gave a sad look along with a sigh, Vidurshi wondered what went wrong in 2 weeks time.




Vi - Kya hua hoga?


U (with a sigh) - Patha nahi.


Vi - Tumhe kaise Patha nahi? You did have a fight with two people.


U - Ah. Woh!


Vi - So?


U - You want me to tell you.


Vi - Yes.


U - Bohat lammmmmbi kahani hai.


Vi - I'm all ears




Vidurshi asked with curious eyes while Utkarsh started to tell what happened in the past two weeks.


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