Mohabbatein

Nagarpalika

Manjot's POV
It was lunch time and we were still playing. Prithvi and Shubman were batting from the past few overs and everyone else was fielding.

Kamlesh (Nagarkoti) was standing on third man. Abhay was the captain.

"Nagar!!!" Abhay shouted, but Nagarkoti was too busy kicking the grass. "Manjot, bula zara isse. Meri awaaz kharab ho jaegi to shaadi me ladkio ke saath flirt bhi nhi kar paunga" He said. I rolled my eyes.

"Nagar!!" I shouted, but he didn't listen. "Nagarpalika!!!" I said loudly, he immediately looked at me. Abhay and all the other team members started laughing.

Abhay showed him the ball. He came running. "Chal ball daal...aur please out karde dono me se ek ko, bhook lagi hai mujhe, lunch break pe jaana hai" Abhay said. Nagar nodded.

I went to field on third man.

Nagar bowled two balls and conceded a single per ball. The third ball was short and Shubman hit it hard. It was a clear catch and the ball was coming towards me. I was predicting its trajectory when someone patted on my shoulder.

"Hi!!" Bandana said.
"Manjot catch kar!!!" Abhay shouted but it was too late. I gritted my teeth. "Tum yaha kya kar rhi ho?" I asked Bandana. "Woh me..." She said but I interrupted her, "dikhta nhi ham khel rahe hai? Catch drop karvaa dia...jao waha jaake beth jao" I pointed at the stands.

She lowered her lashes and went towards the stands with another girl.

After a couple of overs we went on lunch break. Abhay and I went towards the stands.

"Sorry Bandana woh..." I said but she ignored me and started talking to Abhay. "Hi Abhay Banna! Kesi chal rahi hai practice?" She asked him.

I sat next to Bandana while Abhay was still standing.
"Practice theek chal rhi hai...tum dono yaha kese?" Abhay asked. "Shaadi ka card dena tha" Bandana said. "Par ham sab to ladke walo ki taraf se aa rahe hai" I said. She looked at me. "Well, Abhay Banna tum log ladke walo ki taraf se hi aana, hame Rahul Sir ko card dena tha" She said turning to Abhay.

Abhay looked at me. "Umm, kya hua Bandana? Isne kucch kaha?" Abhay asked her. Bandana shook her head.

"Abhay...yeh..." I asked him looking at the other girl, who was sitting next to Bandana.

"Oh haan! Yeh Miss Khadoos..." He said, "I mean Miss Sinha hai, Sameeksha Sinha" He said. "Tumhe kese pata mera surname Sinha hai? You stalker!!" Sameeksha said.

"Manjot isse kehte hai self obsessed log" Abhay said. "Shaadi tumhari behen ki hai" He said to Sameeksha, "uska surname Sinha hai, to tumhari bhi wahi hoga na...you...khadoos!" He said.

"Tumne mujhe khadoos kese kaha?" Sameeksha stood up. "Khadoos...ese!" Abhay said. "Khudki shakal dekhi hai?" She asked. "Haan dekhi hai, hero lagta hu" He said. "Hero? Huh! Gareebo ka hero" She said. "Gareebo ka to hu! Tumhare jese nhi..." He said.

"Mere jese...kya mere jese?" She asked. "Chonch band rakho" He said. "How dare you!?" She said.

"Kyu gali ke kut..." I said but stopped. "Kyu ladd rahe ho? Betho dono" I said. "Nhi kya? Bolde na! Ruka kyu? Bolde gali ke kutto jese" Abhay said. "Tujhe to bol bhi du, iss bechari ko kyu bolu?" I asked.

"Badal gaya na ladki ke aate hi? Tu reh yehi! Me jaa raha hu" He said. I looked at him in disbelief. "Kamaal hai...sab mujhse ladd rahe aaj" I said.

"Bandana...chal yaha se. Bye Manjot" Sameeksha stood up and left. Bandana also stood up.

"Bandana sorry" I said, she looked at me, "mujhe ese chillana nhi chahiye tha" I said. "Nhi nhi theek hai, thoda aur chillate" She said. "Sarcasm?" I asked innocently. "Ji nhi" She said with a fake smile. I chuckled. She smiled.

"Accha me chalti hu, Sameeksha wait kar rhi hogi" She said, I nodded. "Shaam ko aa rahe ho na?" She asked. "Shaam ko kya hai?" I asked, "Aap se kal baat hi nhi hui theek se, Abhay banna se baat ki...to aaj bhi aa jaana" She said.

I smiled. "Aa jaunga...aur aap mat kaha karo. Abhay to 'tum' kehti ho to mujhe bhi vahi bulaya karo" I said. She smiled and nodded.

I was looking at her leaving. Suddenly Abhay came and wrapped his right arm around my shoulder. "Ho gaya hai tujhko to pyaar sajna, laakh karle tu inkaar sajna" He sang.

I cocked my eyebrows. "Aur yeh kon keh raha? Jisko har dusri teesri se pyaar hota hai" I said. He smiled, "par yaha baat teri ho rhi pyaare" He said. "Mujhe ek se hi saccha wala hoga, tere jese bus nhi change karta rahunga" I said.