11th January - Sunday

"What the H*** - a bang on my head, with my own hand, as I cursed - one of my colony friends, who made me do - this horrible thing.

"Yeh kya mazaak hain....?" I was frustrated, staring at the screen of my phone, which showed a horrendous image, with the following words written -

YOU HAVE BEEN FOOLED BY KABIR!

Anxious at the moment, I got up from the chair, rushed to my room, and entered name - KABIR, in the search box of my contact list.

I was strolling rapidly in my room, while my phone was ringing - as I was restless - waiting for Kabir to pick up my phone.

PHONE DECLINED

"Arre yaar...yeh kitna bada....PAGAL hain..."

"I am irritated" I was pissed off, at Kabir, but more than him - at myself.

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Let me tell you the entire story -

Kabir had sent me the link, which when opened - shows the following words -

It asks you to input the name of your - LOVE/CRUSH - and tells that it will calculate the percentage between - both of you.

Nevertheless, once you input your name and the name of your crush - it displays the following result -

In simple words, UNFORTUNATELY, Kabir was the only person - who knew the name of my CRUSH.

And, to be frank, I was a little embarrassed.

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Just then, a notification popped up, on the lock screen and it was Kabir's message. I rapidly unlocked my phone, and read the message, loudly in my mind -

"Main bahar hoon abhi, will call back later."

"Kuch urgent kaam hain kya?"

I exclaimed loudly at myself - "Haan Kabir - tune puri band baja di hain - bohat urgent kaam hain!"

I thought of replying with the same words, but then, controlled my excitement and replied - "Oh okay. Please call back - when you are back home. "

Now, I again clicked on the link, which he had sent me - simply repenting on my foolish mistake.

"Yaar, yeh itne bure sites banata kaun hain - aur kyu banate hain" I exclaimed in anger.

"Mujhe complaint karna hain - iske maker ko"

"Aise log - normal logon ki privacy aur secrets kharab kar dete hain." I switched off my phone, dropped it on the bed apprehensively and left my room.

My mom asked me, whether everything was fine - and I simply nodded with a YES.

I opened my Maths books - wrote the date - 11th January, on the first page of my new rough book - and just as I started solving my first sum - my hands automatically stopped, as I had started the most simple human process - IMAGINING.

I whispered to myself," Yeh dono - toh BFFs hain.

Agar excitement mein - Kabir ne usko bata diya toh..."

F yaar...pata nahi woh kaise....

Kya react karega...meri toh puri..." I became restless as I dropped the pen on the table.

"Meri puri image!.....OH NO Shweta...tu toh gayi"

Dragging my chair behind, I got up from my table, rushed towards my phone - and switched it on.

I again started thinking about the consequences - "But woh thoda bigada hua hain...yeah.

I mean he....he is smart and usko sab samajhta hain..."

"Lekin, how will he react to this - when he gets to know- ki yeh maine..SHIT - F"

(Samsung background music in the background, as my phone - switched on)

"What if...

What if - usko yeh sab pasand nahi ho - shayad woh khud thoda sabhya hoga -

Aur phir - he might not even talk to me"

"Uska chod...Shweta - main toh khud - ab usse baat nahi kar paungi."

"Hey Bhagwan! Please bacha lo!"

I again messaged Kabir - telling him to call me urgently.

Hardly I was aware - that unfortunately, his urgently - would be directly in the evening, at 6:45pm.

I was sitting in the drawing room, when I heard my phone ringing - and my mom yelled - "Shwetaaaa..."

I rushed back to my room, before my mom would pick up.

"Kabir ka phone hai..." before my mom would complete her statement, I snatched the phone and rushed to the balcony.

"Hello..." I answered, a little anxious.

"Hello...Shweta...?" he replied.

"Ahhh...tu wapas ghar aa gaya?" I asked him directly.

"Nahi...main 10 minutes mein ghar pohachunga."

"Tune message kiya tha - to call back urgently, toh isliye..." he had still not reached home.

"Oh okay...thike...please ghar pohachne ke baad...wapas phone karna! I again requested him.

"Haan thike - par hua kya hain?"

"Arre kuch nahi - tu wapas phone kar - main batati hoon" I had the same reply.

"Haan re...woh toh karta wapas phone - lekin hua kya hain - ki tujhe URGENTLY call karna tha..." he again asked the same question, wanting a valid reason.

"Woh actually...ahhh...it was about the link."

"Kaunsi link?" he suddenly asked.

"Woh joh tune mujhe whatsapp pe send ki thi..." I whispered softly, not letting someone else - hear our talks - though it was only TWO of us, on the audio call.

"Ek second..." he asked me to wait, and he might have opened his Whatsapp, and checked about which link - I was talking.

After 10 seconds, he exclaimed loudly - "OHHHHHH

Toh tune tere CRUSH ka naam, daal diyaaaaaa"

I suddenly lowered the volume of my phone - fearing my mom would hear this - since, he was very loud and excited.

"Arre yaar Kabir...please" I pleaded.

"Wohoho..." I could make out his excitement - when he was speaking this statement loudly on the call - making fun of me.

"But tune kiska naam daala...?" he asked, as I was suddenly startled.

"Tujhe nahi pata...maine kiska naam daala???" I asked him, as my embarrassment decreased.

"Arre...mujhe toh pata chal jaayenga - but uske liye mujhe check karna padega - isliye main tujhe hi puch raha hoon."

"Whatever...main nahi batane wali" I answered, thinking that - he was simply bluffing.

"Okay...main khud check kar lunga." I was a little scared.

Before I would speak anything, he himself continued -

"Shweta...main abhi phone rakhta hoon...main ghar aane ke baad, call karta"

"Okay!" I replied.

This time - without even saying a BYE - I declined the call.

After 15 minutes, I received a message from Kabir -

TO BE CONTINUED IN THE NEXT CHAPTER