We took our glasses, collided with each other and said in firm voice 'Cheers'. Rahul took a big sip and made his glass half with that. Shiva took a small one and I saw no reaction in his face. Then it was my turn. I took a sip slowly and kept it in my mouth for a minute or two. Then I made it to flow through my throat slowly and the bitter taste gave me goosebumps. I felt like vomiting but somehow I managed with just a small cough.
After the large sip, Rahul kept the glass on the table and lit a cigarette. With a big puff, he offered us. I shook my head and said "No, I couldn't". Shiva too denied. He smiled, didn't force us again and said "Guys, never ever love anybody. It gives pain. Woman is difficult to understand. You can't find out what there is in their heart. How deep their thought is!" Silence engulfed the room for next moment. Then Shiva made a comment "It looks like you loved her so much and you didn't forget her".
"What made you break up and where is she now?" I added.
Rahul made a sarcastic smile and continued "I don't know whether I love her or I hate her. But, what I can say for sure is that I can never forgive her not forget her. Shrabs, the name, I can't get rid of. This name always remind me of my inabilities, my foolishness and my failures. It was four years back. The time of August. It was my 12th board examination. I used to be a very good student at that time and a high ranker. I used to spend my whole day either in library and or in my room or in college. No play, no outing and no hanging around. I used to top in all the mock tests, quizzes and assignments. It was so obvious at that time that no one ever bothered to know who top-ed the test. It was always me. That day , 13th September 2000, had a quiz too, a physics quiz and I had topped it. After the test, I was busy in discussing something with the youngest lecture of my college, Vikash. But, I noticed, he is not even listening to me rather he is staring something else. I moved my eyeballs as per his ones, and they stopped at a girl. I rolled back and interrupted him. Then he got his consciousness and felt embarrassed. So, without any more discussion, he rescheduled our discussion. So, I left the classroom and went for library. As I was busy in reading, I felt someone standing nearby me. I turned towards that someone and to my surprise, I saw the same girl, the one the lecture was staring.
"Hi, am I disturbing you ?" The girl asked.
"No, Not yet. But, you might." I replied.
She smiled and said "You are Rahul, the topper, right ?"
I nodded my head and she congratulated me.
"Thanks but no body congratulates me these days for these silly tests."
"Well, physics test may be silly for genius like you but not for all."
"Excuse me, I am not a genius."
She smiled and gave her hand for shake and said " I am Sharbs. My friends call me sexy Shrabs".
I got astonished for a second with her wordings but didn't react. I shook the hand.
It was the first time ever, I touched a girl's hand and it gave a different kind of feeling.
"So, You are new, I guess" I continued asking.
"Yah, I got admitted in 11th and my dad wants me to top and get a good college after that."
"It seems, you don't want this."
"Ohh no, of course not. I too want this but not at the cost of my enjoyment."
With that, she wanted to talk more but I was not in a mood. I had to do a lot of things other than these silly things. So I excused myself by saying that I had some pending homework. She didn't force me to stay. I just said bye to her and returned hostel. But, she waved me a bye with a nice hand gesture adding a big sweet smile on her face.
With this our first meet was over.
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