Episode 112 - Talk of the Town

Keshav smiled thinking about the fact that Gautam liked Siyali but that didn't last more than a second,




G - But those are nothing romantic.


Ke - Come on!!!!




Keshav cried in annoyance.




G - You're right. Siyali bhi Shreya ki hi jaisi hai. Same situation. Par farak itna hai ki Shreya uski saath hue anyaay ko sehkey margayi aur Siyali zinda hai. Shreya ke liye kuch karnahi paaya. Shayad isliye Shreya ki jaisi ladki ke liye kuch karnahi chahta hoon. May be that's the reason I have these strong protective feelings for her.


Keshav looked at Gautam as he spoke about the two girls,




Ke - Then how do you explain your hatredness for Sid?


G - I don't hate Sid. Siyali is a logical, mature and a girl with principles. Par baath jab Sid ki aata hai, she doesn't think straight. Mujhe nahi patha hai ki Sid uss incident main involved tha ya nahi. However, logically speaking, agar ladka ka mom involved hai, it's better to stay away from the boy too.


Ke - You're wierd.




Keshav gets up from the couch and walks away leaving Gautam wondering which part of what he said was wierd.


[Flash back]




Gautam remembering the conversation felt bad for Sid and wondered what was Siyali thinking blowing up like that. Inside his heart, he was also worried and guilty if he had anything to do with this incident. He walked into the room while Siyali was still standing looking straight without moving an inch,




G (tired) - Please Don't Tell me this was because of me.


Si (faintly) - Gautam!


G - Mere baath ka yeh mathlab nahi tha.


Si (a little louder) - Gautam!


G - Ya?


Si (lost) - Can't I just be Shreya?


G - Huh?




Gautan was shocked to hear this. The girl who was all about her identity and wanting to reveal it the previous day was acting completely opposite today.




G - Okay Seriously? Tumharey saath ho kya raha hai? Kaal ro ro kay kehrahi thi ki mujhe Sid ko bathana hai. Sab ko bathana hai. And suddenly this? Kuch hua kya? Teek ho?


Si (lost) - Mujhe thodi deyr akeley rehna hai.




Gautam seeing Siyali who was still standing still not even flinching decided that may be giving her some time was the only thing to do as of now.




G (concerned) - Okay! Jab bhi bathana hai, I'm just a phone call away. Okay? Take care.


He pats of her shoulder and leaves. Thinking that no one was in the room, Siyali only heard the sound of switches as the lights went off. Once the room was dark, Siyali collapsed and fell on the floor.


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The scene that happened in defense class had spread around the school in less than 15 minutes that it was the talk of the town,




Junior1 - She apparently called Sid Disgusting.


Junior2 - Really? Do you think Sid behaved inappropriately towards her.


Junior3 - Patha nahi. But then, he was always behind her.




Being the evening snacks break, the mess was filled with students gossiping about the incident,




Shwetha - How can she talk to Sid like this? Everyone knows how much Sid loves her. Well, agar mujse poochey toh I never understood what Sid even saw in her in the first place.


While this was happening in one of the tables, in the other table,




Punit - Shreya ko aisey sab ke samney nahi kehna chahiye tha. Be it Shreya or Siyali, they always have some kind of a scene with Sid? Nahi?


Rohit - Sid deserves it.


Sahil - Rohit!!


Rohit - Warna kya? Agar mainey jo Simmi ke saath kiye, woh misbehavior hai toh Jo woh Shreya ke saath kar raha hai, woh bohat mahaan kaam hai kya? Bada aaya mujhe sikhaney. Aur waise bhi, ladki ussey itna insult karti hai, Phir bhi uskey peechey jaata hai. Koi sharam waram hai hi nahi?




Charlie who was sitting right behind Rohit on the other table, hits the table angry and was about to get up and get into a fight with the others but,




P - Charlie. Calm down. Agar unsey ladogey toh problem aur bada ho jaa'ega!


As Charlie tries to calm down, Vidyut and Vidurshi bring coffee for everyone in two trays.




Punit - Woh bhi sahi hai, agar main hota toh kab ka move on hota. I mean there are plenty of fish in the sea.


Vidurshi was staring angrily at them as they were talking bad about Sid. Vidyut guestures her to let go and distribute the coffee. As the two of them sit down,




Vd - Yahan bhi huh? Wahan bhi sab yehi baath kar rahe hai.


Vi (angry) - Seriously? Kisiko koi aur kaam nahi hai kya?


K - Honestly! I'm more angry with Siyali. Usko aisa nahi karna chahiye tha!


T - Ya! That too in front of everyone!




Utkarsh and Niti looked at each other briefly. For some reason they felt like they did wrong too. That's how it was for them, one of them does something wrong, all three of them felt miserable just like now. The two couldn't even meet the others in their eyes and kept their eyes down on the coffee.




K - Something is seriously wrong with Siyali.


A - Argh! I told you guys! Stop calling her Siyali.


K - Tum uski side kyun ley rahe ho!


A - Main kisiki side nahi ley rahi hoon.




Angela took a deep breathe and decided to tell the gang her views on the matter because it was necessary for them to know.




A - Why do you guys think she lashed out like this today? Huh?


The gang looked clueless.




A - I mean jab sey Shreya school aayi hai, some people have been calling her Siyali some Shreya. We've been acting so strange with her. But she was fine. Ya! Kabhi kabhi she expressed how she felt, but she was composed. She never lashed out but... She tried to make sure that we knew that she wasn't not Siyali. She kept insisting that she was Shreya. Yahan dho possibilities ho sakti hai. One, she is Shreya so she wants to be identified and accepted as Shreya. Two, Agar woh Siyali hai, toh baar baar kyun kehti hai ki woh Siyali nahi Shreya hai?


Ro - Because she doesn't want anyone to know that she's Siyali.


A - Bingo.




Angela points at Rohan who didn't seem bothered about anything Angela said as his brain always had their own sets of theories and conspiracies.




A - Kyun?


Ro - Kyunki joot ko dhohraney sey joot sach banjaatha hai.


A (impressed) - Wow! And here I thought I was the only one with a theory.




Angela raised her glass (cup) to which Rohan also mockingly raised his.




U - Tum dhono kehna kya chahtey ho?


A - Just that. If she's actually trying to hide the fact that she's Siyali, uska koi wajah toh hoga. Hum nahi jaantey hai ki woh kissey chup rahi hai aur kyun? But as friends we should at least help her by not exposing her. Right?




As Angela completed her last sentences, the gang thought to themselves as it did make some sort of sense. Most of all, it blew up Utkarsh and Niti's mind which made them wonder who was she hiding from and if they've harmed her by calling her Siyali and exposing her to the threat she's trying to escape from.


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