books and fags… dont go together..

5 days had passed after Diwali vacation… dude drove his CD 100 into the shed out side the back door of the girls canteen…

This shed belonged to the MSA (management students association) group… all marketing students…basically people who were dumbo’s in accounts and didn’t know which side of a ledger was debit and which was credit.

A few platforms were made in the shed… to actually sit and study… but they would be used for lying about… smoking… style maaring in front of girls… !!!

The guys were permanent residents… girls would come and go… they had lectures to attend… the guys would just stay put… sometimes just travel to different faculty canteens… but largely stay put… sharing one cigarette… soota maaring till the cigarette wouldn’t have anything to yield…

Chai… anyone that went near the canteen back door would be forced to order chai… so everyone would loudly announce …. PAANI !! sirf Paani lene jaa raha ho… !! (no jokes its very important to announce this… )

Dude parked his CD 100 and immediately parked his ass on the seat… his back on the petrol tank… his head on the meter… his legs on the carrier… and proceeded to sleep in style… just lifting his goggles from his eyes to move them on his hair… out came a small gold flake… and lighter… !! puff puff…

Two drags taken coolly… then proceeds to look at his mates… winking… !! carries on… suddenly another guy comes in…

“gimme a drag..”

“no way…”

“first cigarette of the day, I don’t share”

“come one man.. just one drag”

“no way…”

Enter the girls…

Two of them… on their scooty.. one is short a lil plump.. blunt hair… bag on her shoulder.. the pillion rider is a lil taller… with books in her hand… she is skinny and wears glasses… goes without saying both look pretty …

Girl one..

“Oye cigarette bandh kar.. lets go for lecture… its final year.. only last 4 months lets study..”

Dude

“yaar… in 2 and half years attended 7 lectures… haven’t attended even one this whole year.. ab attend karke koi farak padega kya …”

Girl is adamant..

“If you value our friendship… tujhe meri kasam.. please chal… I m telling you since 5 days…wake up… get serious… you don’t want to fail..”

Argument goes on for 40 mins… one lecture is missed… the girl misses her lecture too… !!

Eventually dude is convinced to attend the lecture starting in 5 minutes… dude can’t believe he has been convinced for jail for 45 minutes… and no cigarette for 45 MINUTES !!!!!!!!!

Enter the class.. it’s a theatrical class… each step has one bench… (remember Munnabhai class) yes…

Each student can clearly see the professor… most importantly the professor can see each student… its Principal of Economics ka lecture…

Enter the professor… Bald.. spectacles.. skinny… pointed noise… with hair sprouting out of it… but some how looks intelligent and in command…

5 minutes into the lecture… dude takes out a chana from his pocket and munches…

Suddenly the professor notices…

“First time ?”

Dude looks back.. err… its him he is talking to…

“Me ??”

“ Yes you.. First time..?”

“Yes..” (suddenly dude has something in his eye)

“Never mind.. you won’t get anything…”

S I L E N C E

Professor repeats “Never mind.. you won’t get anything… its better you go..”

Dude is stunned.. INSULT (INSULAT, that’s how it is said…)

But dude doesn’t show… gets up in style.. gives the note book to the friend who brought him…

Trudges down the stairs.. tic tac tic tac… hands in his jeans pocket… whistling.. pulling his glares from his head onto his eyes… out of the class… and out in the open…

Goes back to his shed… parks his ass on the seat of his CD 100… his back on the petrol tank… his head on the meter… his legs on the carrier… and proceeds to sleep in style… just lifting his goggles from his eyes to move them on his hair… out came a small gold flake… and lighter… !! puff puff… this time he has a song on his lips too…

Duniya ne humko diya kya… Duniya se humne liya kya…

Hum sabki parwah kare kyo…

puff puff