(At Karthik’s Place...)
Ajay: Hey dude! How did it go? It worked out?
Karthik: You wouldn’t believe what happened……..
Ajay: (Inquisitive) what? Don’t tell me that my plan bombed……
No way could it have…… (Sounding a little doubtful…)
Karthik: (with a smile) Plan wasn’t needed at all…..
Ajay: What? No way… Now temme what happened?
Karthik: Ok …Ok…As we had planned I was…..
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(On phone)
Ajay: where in the sweet name of hell are you? Train is about to leave in 15 min….
Karthik: stuck in the traffic dude!!!
Ajay: Make it fast!! Everyone is here except you….
(Grabbing the phone from Ajay)
Abhishek: Better be in the train before it’s gonna start... Or else you are gonna be get it from us…
Karthik: (with a chuckle) Will be there buddy… Don’t worry……
Ajay: Better be jack ass
A few minutes later……..
Karthik: See I made it on time…. (With a smirk on his face)
Abhishek: (Grabbing him by his neck)
Is it? You bugger…..
Karthik: (Freeing himself)
By the way any chicks in this compartment…. Checked the list?
Ajay: (with coyly smile)
Hmm… yet to see good ones in ours… but some in the next one…
(Meanwhile Karthik was checking list)
Karthik: (showing his big teeth)
Bunch of gals in this compartment... Hope they are good……
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At Karthik’s place...
Karthik: As planned, I called and asked where to meet today?
Ajay: hmm…
Karthik: decided that “Will meet for lunch”
Ajay: Ok! But you said no need for the plan right? Temme about that bugger….
Karthik: Yes coming to that…. What happened was….
We met for lunch and casually we were having the conversation and then she asked all of a sudden…
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(At Lunch with Sneha)
Sneha: (coldly)
You were quite popular in your school days? Right?
Karthik: Me... Nope I wasn’t….. Was back bencher all the time… (Laughs)
Sneha: (still throwing that cold stare)
But I heard you were quite a charmer in your school days……
Karthik: Who told you that? I guess I wasn’t…
Sneha: is it? You know Pooja?
Karthik: Pooja? Who?
Sneha: Yea…. My friend she said she knows you from your school….
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At Karthik’s place…
Ajay: (Freaking out)
What the hell? Pooja…. Don’t tell me…
Karthik: Yea dude... bloody hell is what would you expect me to answer for that….what about pooja..?
Ajay: (still in confusion)
So what did you say?
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(At Lunch with Sneha)
Karthik: (voice trembling)
Oh… Pooja.. I remember now... We were good friends (Sneha was staring now)
Sneha: Hmm…. So you were a charmer then…?
Karthik: (with a grin)
Come on… I am not…. It was she thought……
Sneha: She thought? (Moving closer)
Karthik: Well….. That me and her….
Sneha: (with a frown)
You and her what?
Karthik: Hmm…. (Silent)
(Voice a little low)
Ok!! She had a kind of soft corner for me at school…… and…
I deliberately acted ignorant of it……
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A few days back…….
(In the train)
Karthik: hey, there is really a cute one sitting there…..
Abhishek: (with wryly look) you are gonna talk to her eh?
Karthik: I guess so…
Abhishek: Bloody bugger... don’t fool around … You don’t even know about her….
Ajay: what are they doing now?
Karthik: The bunch of gals I talked about she is one of them… they are having fun…
Ajay: Ok… Let’s join them…
(winking) I have a master plan…. to charm them.
Abhishek: What? You are out of your mind… I’m not into this.
(Approaching gals…. As they were Playing cards….)
Karthik: Hi all…. I’m Karthik…We find Journey a little boring….
So thought we could join you people? (Pause) If you don’t mind….
Cute one: (Acknowledging him with a smile)
“Of course!” No problem guys….”
Karthik: Thanks guys….
(And she started introducing others)
Cute One: we did think of inviting you guys. but your friend….. (Pointing at abhishek)
Appeared to be little serious… So we…. … (She stopped after that)
Karthik: Oh…. (Glaring at abhishek)
By the way your name? I didn’t get that?
Cute One: Oh!! Sorry I’m Sneha
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At Karthik’s place…
Ajay: (with Stumped look on his face) what…? You told her about Pooja….
Karthik: Yea….. Don’t ask me why…..
Ajay: Ok…. But, Dude how in the hell did Sneha turned out to be Friend of Pooja…. Damn…..
Karthik: (Chuckles)
Ajay: Then did you mean when you said “Plan wasn’t needed at all”
Karthik: Hmm…. Yea... (He just winked…)
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(At Lunch)
Sneha: Hmm… Is that all?
Karthik: Yes…. I did it because I thought it was cool ….
Sneha: But….. (Cutting her in the middle)
Karthik: Sneha…
(Picking up the rose on the table instinctively)
“I never knew what I did would hurt someone…. Until I met you”
Sneha: (Speechless)
Karthik: I always feel happy and relaxed when I’m with you…. I don’t know how to say this…. I feel I can confide anything … you complete me sneha… and “I love you”
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At Karthik’s place…
Ajay: (Jumping from his place) You proposed her? You bloody bugger?
Karthik: (smiling)
Ajay: I don’t believe it…… what did she say?
Karthik: Consenting to my proposal she said (winking at me)
“Pooja told me that you are a good guy and she liked you”
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