Shraddha Kapoor as Shanaya

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Room no.230 in building 2 of girls hostel was shared by three girls Shanaya, Priyanka and Bela. Shanaya was in Electronics and Telecommunication, Bela from Instrumentation and Priyanka was in Civil engineering. Some more fresh year girls from adjacent rooms had joined them in their room to discuss about the fresher's party.

Bela: I enjoyed the party though it was just an event with no snacks.

Priyanka: I still can't get over how beautifully that fresher boy sang. Crowd literally went crazy. It was the best performance. But, I couldn't hear a word of what anchor said. Anyone of you know who that boy was?

Shanaya: I couldn't see what was going on stage.I was stuck behind in the crowd and all tall senior girls and boys were standing in front. Nothing was visible from where I was standing. All I did was hear and yeah that boy who sang English songs had a lovely voice. I didn't even get a glimpse of him.

Bela: Overheard girls standing  infront of me saying, he is very handsome also. I don't know which branch he is from though.

All other girls in room: Not in my branch.

The girls had got to dress and shampoo their hair today for fresher's party after a week. For one week the freshers were instructed to have dripping oil hair braided into piggy tails. Wear only simple salwar kurta with duppatta draped making V in front. They were supposed to wear only sneakers. The reason given was  that seniors can easily recognize that they are freshers.

Bela: That tall girl who was wearing shorts and swing top was quite bold.

Shanya: Ya, and she looked very  hot.

Priyanka: Yeah, saw a lot of guys checking  her out. She definitely enjoyed all the attention from everybody, boys, girls, seniors and freshers .

Bela: Shanaya, you also looked pretty  in your pink kurta and chudidaar.

Priyanka: You are a little short but today when you dressed up, you really looked beautiful. You have this very fair flawless skin. Her skin is like baby's.

Bela: All these times, her real beauty was hidden behind the veil of Parachute Oil.

They all laughed.

Priyanka: But we should all look hot tomorrow for the dance party. Has anyone hot party clothes to offer. I got none.

Rosy:I have. I have heard these parties are strictly organized by cultural secretary of college and students are free to wear what they want and enjoy. There are no restrictions and it's not supervised by any administrators or professors.

Priyanka: But they have time restriction. I was told by a  senior, it's too much fun. Can't wait for tomorrow night.

Shanaya: But where do they have the party?

Bela: There is a big hall on the top floor of new boys hostel building and it has an entrance from outside the building. Earlier they used to do it in a hall in main building but now they stopped giving it for fun nights. It's reserved for placement talks and  talks by other accomplished people who visit the campus.

Rosy: Any of you have a boyfriends?

Mostly said no. One said that she had but she broke up with him when she came here.Most of them agreed that they are looking forward to having one during their college years but Shanaya and few others said that their parents warned them not to be distracted by boys and they intend to keep it like that.

Meanwhile in the boys hostel room

Yash: Abhi, you were the star of the show today.What singing, man?

Ram: Yash, what will you do now? Abhi scored the wickets of all girls today with one ball.He joked.

Yash: Let him enjoy the limelight as long as it lasts. Because after that it will be only my name on every girls lips.Those who sizzle fast also fizzle fast. Wait n watch me, man, tomorrow night.Ha ha ha, he laughed.

After a pause..

Yash: Good that our class rooms are in different flanks on different floors. So most likely girls of my class  at least would never cross path's with  Abhi and I'm never going to tell anyone of them that he is my roommate. He said jokingly and laughed.

Ram:Do you have any girl in mind you want to ask for dance tomorrow?

Yash: You know how these fresher girls have been looking with their oil shop. I couldn't make out which one is good looking.They all looked like tribes. Though I don't mind slipping on them.He winked.

Ram: But freshers were  looking pretty today, yaar. Couldn't recognize that they were from my class.

Yash: U need glasses Ram. And,  I'm sure Abhi went blind when one came in front. lol.

Ram: He would have immediately shut his eyes in fear of losing his purity.Ha ha...

Abhi: Yeah, Yeah make jokes. It's not like what you guys think.

Yash: I have a lot of Playboy books, if you guys need them. He offered  to his friends with a naughty smile.

Ram and Abhi: Of course,yes.

Abhi: What you think, Yash. Whole boy's hostel needs them.

Ram took one and started flipping the pages. "She is hot," he said as he stared at the pic. It reminds me, did you guys see that hot fresher today who was wearing really less clothes?

Abhi: Yes.

Yash: Abhi, tu to chhupa rustom nikla.

Ram: Thank God, Abhi is into girls, I had started getting doubts.

Abhi gently hit his arm and smiled.

Yash: If Abhi saw her, then I guess everybody saw her. She was a firecracker. Is she from your branch?

Ram: Who knows, now only we will get to see their real  faces. Showed a big grin.

Abhi was folding clothes in his closet and hanging his blazer.

Abhi: Oh! I have to wash a week long dirty clothes tomorrow. Do we have an iron in our room?

Ram: We can buy one and share. We should make a list of the items we need in our room or else we'll have to go asking for them  to other rooms.

Abhi: Good idea, Ram. I'm worried how will clothes dry in such damp, wet weather.

Yash: Put all the clothes on chairs under full speed fan. Wash your clothes regularly and don't wait so long.

       That made Abhi miss his home so much. He had called his parents after reaching there but had told his mom that he would call only on Sundays. Abhi wanted to avoid everyday conversations with his mom who would only feel sad for him. Most of the students in his college had no cellphones. During college hours, it wasn't allowed anyway. So, Abhi decided to use PCO in college and left his cellphone zipped inside his suitcase. Most of the students had their desktops and laptops with them. Internet connection was available only in few computers in computer lab, library and internet cafe shop in the shopping center.

Next day Abhi was busy washing his clothes. He had never done that before. Luckily it was not his turn to sweep their room floor. He spent afternoon completing his journals and reading Algorithms. Ram traveled to town to buy an iron so that they all could iron their clothes for the party. 

Yash: Abhi, can you iron my clothes.

Abhi: Please do your own work, Don't expect favors like this from me. On top of that, I am not free.

Yash: Alright. Are you going to party.

Abhi: Not decided. I'll see in evening.

Yash and Ram: Common Abhi! Not done.

Yash: You got to see my dance today and our classmates in their full glory. He said teasingly.

Ram: Yash, can you ever get serious about girls?

Yash: Who can be serious about them in college, yaar. Just have a good time in college and  let the future take care of it.

Abhi: I agree on the serious part.

               Shanaya was looking for something good in her closet to wear to the party but she was finding it hard to get his voice off from her head. It was haunting her since last evening. More so, because she ddn't get to know who that voice belonged to. She was already smitten to that voice. In hearts of heart, she wished to get to see him tonight.But even if she did, how would she know it's him. She knew nothing who he was or what branch he was from. She shook him off her head and brought herself to reality. She reminded herself that she was there only to study.