A force of nature

G-one steps in, Buddy slips by his side and goes to Akash.

Akash: Yo Buddy, (pets) I thought you ran off. Should have told me if your were going to this termite? Wait, what, you can't speak expect for woof.

Piyush: (Lying on bed using his phone) Your dinner is in the kitchen as usual.

Moon: (sleeping on the couch).

Akash: Wait a minute, you are not planning to feed Buddy the same food as us, are you?

Moon: (sits, rubs her eyes) Baby has a different choice for his meal?

Piyush: Ofcourse, he doesn't have the same digestive system as us, you are awake?

Buddy: (goes to Moon)

Moon: Obviously, how can I sleep without my baby? (rubs his head).

G-one: Who is this Baby?

Akash: Your Buddy, for some reason she wants to call her Baby.

Piyush: Girly things, you know.

G-one: Fine then, let's call him both, Baby Buddy.

Piyush: But, what about his meal?

G-one: I am not an idiot like you two. Both were very fast when you brought him with you. But didn't even prepare his meal. I have been feeding him from past few days. I knew what I had to do (takes out a pack of dog food out of his bag).

Akash: Always a step ahead, (takes the pack) Let me give him that. You get yours by yourself(Buddy follows).

G-one: Could bring for me too, bitch.

Moon: I will bring your plate to you.

G-one: Easy, I will get it.

Piyush: Do not scatter food around the kitchen, careful.

The next day...

On the way towards the college...

Moon: (Buddy jumping out with her) Baby, where to?

Akash: He is not planning on coming with us, is he?

Piyush: He cannot come to college with us.

G-one: Obviously, (crouches, grabs Buddy's face) Hey, why don't you stay at the room?

Buddy: (shakes his head negative haphazardly)

G-one: So, you want to be outside? Ok then, don't go very far and meet us after college.

Buddy: (Walks away to the opposite side)

Akash: Hey, Buddy (calls him), what the! Why did you do thar? What if he doesn't come back?

G-one: Don't beat yourself about it. He will be back. I know him.

Piyush: You are very sure about a dog you just met a few days ago.

Moon: I am sure too.

Piyush: Why is that?

Moon: Look ( Buddy stares at them standing at a distance).

Piyush: Why is he standing there like that?

G-one: He is waiting for everyone's approval, bitch. He knows we are sceptical about him.

Piyush: I wanna learn dog language too.

G-one: Just read his eyes and you will understand, you already know that language.

Moon: (smiles and signs him to go)

Akash: (shows a thumbs up smiling and Buddy runs away jumping).

G-one: See.

Piyush: That dog has really got a very interesting story about him, I am sure.

Akash: Oh shit, I already feel very lucky to have met such an amazing dog. I had only seen such intelligent dogs in movies. I am totally in love with Buddy.

Piyush: Get married to him, crazy shit.

Moon: (laughs) I am sure Lily will not be very happy to hear about that arrangement.

Akash: Oh man, I wanted a dog like him always.

Piyush: Now when you said that, I remember I always imagined having a dog too.

G-one: Lewd bastard!

Piyush: (yells) What's lewd about having a dog, crazy fuck?

G-one: Not having a dog, but imaging a dog helping you get girls.

Piyush: Oh shit, how did you know? Damn, I mean you know. You know dogs attract girls. Chicks are totally out for cute pets.

Akash: Now when you say that, I can use him to show off before girls.

Moon: Cracked brain, what about Lily?

Akash: I said my girl, what did you hear, princess?

Moon: Girls?

Akash: That's why it is said don't play too much games.

Moon: Game ruins eyesight, jerk.

Piyush: Oh how I wish for a girlfriend right now?

As he says that, Simar appears out of the cross-section dressed as a bad girl.

Piyush: Who's a bit normal, (suddenly sees Simar and his jaw hangs in awe).

Moon: (sees Simar) Oh my, Simar, is that really you?

Akash: (eyes pop out)

G-one: (glasses crooked)

Simar: (swings herself around trying to act as a bad girl, gets into Piyush's face) Hey, dude, yo, nice weather we are having, right?

Piyush: (sweating) Umm, yeah, yes Mam.

Akash: (takes out and clean his eyeballs and puts them back, imagines)

G-one: (pushes back his glasses on)

Lavangi: (appears from behind Simar, dressed normally as Simar used to, and acting kinda timid) Good, good morning, Piyush and everyone.

Piyush: Good morning, Ah! (realises it is Lavangi) Oh my god! Moon, what did you do?

Moon: (surprised) What did I do now?

Piyush: I thought all the magic talk was a joke. But you really have magic, you switched their personalities.

Moon: Why would I do that?

Piyush: What tempted you to do that?

Moon: You have lost it, I said I didn't do anything.

Piyush: Do not jok...

Simar: (grabs Piyush's collar) You bitch! You got a problem with my attitude then speak to me. Your bickering is annoying me.

Lavangi: Simar, don't hurt him. He is just worried about us, please.

Simar: (Let's him go) Huh! (jerks her hands). I thought you were a man, but you are just another wimp.

Piyush: (afraid) I apologise, Mam.

Simar: Come on, let's go. We are getting late for school. You are gonna come with me (pulls Piyush away with her).

Lavangi: Don't be so rough Simar (follow them).

G-one: (nods to Akash asking what's going on)

Akash: (touches his forehead in distress).

Moon: Is this another game of theirs?

Mia: (flicks from the side, with a stressed face) Those two are acting like this since I met them this morning. I don't know what kind of strategy is this?

Lily: (Slides in with Lily) Akash!

Akash: (jumps to her) Ya, my heroine!

Lily: This is your doing, isn't it? (twists his ear)

Akash: (groans) Nah! I just told them to improve their shortcomings which they are respectively good at. But looks like they interpreted what I said totally wrong.

Lily: That means it is your doing. What are you gonna do about this?

Akash: (gets his ear free) It's my job, I will fix it.

G-one: (sighs)

Mia: G-one!

G-one: (looks at Mia standing to his side) Oh yeah! Mia, what is it?

Mia: You are not gonna help him with it?

G-one: Help who?

Mia: Akash.

G-one: I have already agreed to (realises, he made a mistake, looks at Mia).

Moon: (rises like a shadow with glaring eyes behind G-one) Oh! So you are in it too. I see, you both are colluding to make fun of my brother together (swings a punch on G-one's back).

G-one: Holy!

Mia: (laughing)

Moon: Always try to mess with each other, you three (gives another punch).

G-one: Mummy!

Lily: Hey, Moon, what, why? You possessed or something? (goes to stop her).

Simar was taking Piyush hanging him on her shoulder and Lavangi acts worried while calling out to Piyush who had his soul sticking out of his mouth.

G-one: (getting beat by Moon, thinks) Why am I getting hit? I didn't even do anything (looks at Akash and displays throat slicing).

Akash: (smiles nervously gesturing him to calm down).

Moon: Look at him, still he is (punches in G-one's abdomen).

Mia: (laughing) Ok, Moon, enough.

Lily: Arey!

And the day begins...

The class was about to start. Nikita steps through the row to find her seat. Simar was sitting like a queen and beside her sat Lavangi squirming. Nikita walks past the seat not mistaking it for another. She then sees Piyush sitting behind them. She come back and looks at the girls again. She, surprised by the scene, stares at them like she didn't now who they were. Simar and Lavangi fake spit to the side annoyingly as they look at Nikita.

Nikita: Got it, just changed clothes (sits).

Akash: The irritation is still their.

G-one: Apparently.

Nikita: (looks at Akash and nods to what is this).

Akash: (smiles forcefully and swings his one finger around his one side of the forehead indicating they have gone crazy).

Nikita: (smiles and shows a thumbs up).

Akash: (thinks, with a twitching eye brow) She thinks I did it for her, keep dreaming termite.

Teacher: (walks in) Good morning students, let's get started.

At the end of the class,

Teacher: Ok, everyone, only physics students stay behind, other go to your respective classes.

Nikita leaves with other students.

Teacher: Today, your physics teacher is on emergency leave so I will be taking this class on his behalf. Kindly get the question papers from the staff room, it is on my desk. Who is going?

Lavangi: (raises her hand) Sir! I will.

Teacher: Yes, please, Simar (looks carefully), Excuse me, who are you?

Lavangi: Lavangi, sir.

Teacher: Oh! I am sorry, Lavangi, I thought you were Simar. You kinda, look, different today.

Lavangi: Yes sir, it is a change over.

Teacher: Ok, your choice. Go get the papers please.

Simar: Yup, go, I don't do little tasks like this.

Lavangi: Yes sir (walks out).

Teacher: Take some one with you, your teacher said their were some practical copies of some students along with the papers. The pile is huge if I remember correctly.

Akash: (shoves G-one)

G-one: I will go, sir.

Teacher: Mr G-one, yes it would be best if you go. You got long arms.

Piyush: What long arms have to do with lifting a pile of copies sir?

Teacher: He can pick more copies, compared to you Mr. Piyush.

Piyush: Could put some on the head as well.

Teacher: He is not going to a riverside to fill a water pot, lad.

Everyone laughs.

G-one follows Lavangi outside.

G-one: Yo, Lavangi, you know the staff room, right?

Lavangi: (timid) Ye..Yes.

G-one: If you are trying to act out as Simar, know she is not that modest. And you can act like your true self before me atleast.

Lavangi: No, it is tough to act like this in the first place G-one, if I switch so casually now and then, I might stumble.

G-one: Stumble you say. You are taking this seriously.

Lavangi: Shouldn't I?

G-one: It's upto you. But I would suggest that instead you take this as an entertainment, it will appear easier then.

Lavangi: This is a matter concerning our futures, G-one, and you are telling me to take this as fun. How could you suggest this?

G-one: Oh shit! I didn't know you had thought that far ahead. And ours! who ours?

Lavangi: Me and Piyush, and ofcourse Moon.

G-one: How is Moon involved in this?

Lavangi: Huh! You got brains or not? Moon will be my sister in law.

G-one: I see, she is in the game too.

Lavangi: Ofcourse, she is my main target, I want a sweet sister in law like her. I won't give her up to anyone.

G-one: (smiles nervously) Oh! It is tough to get a sister in law like her, right.

Lavangi: Ofcourse, as beautiful as her with no arrogance, we get along so great.

G-one: You will get along so great going ahead as well.

Lavangi: See, you agree too. But don't forget, I like Piyush too. She is my target, and he is my journey.

G-one: And journey is more important than the destination.

Lavangi: Ya! (low five with G-one). Let's get the question papers and copies.

In the class,

Moon: By the way Simar, I like your outfit, you look cool.

Simar: Oh yeah, I wore this for you baby. Glad you like it.

Moon: (smiles) For me, oh my.

Akash: Huh? (thinks) For Moon, then where did Piyush go? To get fucked?

Piyush: (chewing on his pen, diving in his phone under the bench).

G-one and Lavangi come back with the stuff.

Teacher: Leave it on the table please. Get your practical books when I call your names.

Lavangi and G-one take their seats.

G-one: We didn't submit our practicals yet. Looks like we will have to get it done as soon as we can.

Akash: I bought the notebooks for us four from the stationery as you had asked.

G-one: Have anyone of you done your physics practical yet?

Simar: Huh! I do not do such small tasks.

Piyush: Badass.

Akash: We are getting number on it, big task doer.

Simar: Ya, so.

Piyush: Damn!

Lavangi: I asked Mia's book to copy it.

Mia: Ya, I have done it. I was planning to submit it with everyone.

G-one: Then can we have it after Lavangi is done with it?

Mia: Yes, why not.

Piyush: I remember we have assignments to complete for chemistry as well. We have to write practicals for each semester. (sighs) Damn, and some crazy bastard said college was gonna be fun and smooth.

Akash: I was hoping the same thing.

Moon: What is all this stuff? We used to do physical practicals where I have come from.

Simar: Since when did villages become so advanced in education? Here we barely get chance to perform physical practicals.

Piyush: (swats Moon's head) Hahaha! She is just kidding. Couldn't joke, I don't know why does she even try? Hahaha!

Mia: We have to do with just copying someone else's written practical. It's just a formality.

G-one: It is not like that just here, our schools made a joke out of it in the name of practicals too.

Mia: Hmm!

Akash: We need our education system reformed asap. I am bored of the same pattern from past 15 years.

Teacher: (students in the first seat) Distribute these question papers to everyone, only one to every seat. Share it among yourselves and try to solve it. It is a quick quiz by your physics teacher for what he taught you all up till now.

Piyush: Damn, how many days has it been since we started college? A quiz, this early on.

Mia: Looks like teacher is trying to drag the course fast. He wants to cover up the time lost during the college shut down.

Akash: Oh! yes, our admission was late too.

G-one: No choice then, let's pull through.

The classes go by. Nikita again missed the lunch today. Akash and Lily enjoying their time together in the ground, Akash lying on her lap as usual.

Lily: (playing with his hairs) You were saying that you were gonna fix what you did to Simar and Lavangi.

Akash: I will, but I won't give up my precious time with you for that. And why do I have to do anything? They are not kids, you know. They are intelligent enough to know what is stupid and what is justified.

Lily: Valid points, but even so, you were helping them to win over Piyush, so you have to see it through.

Akash: Who told you?

Lily: I am not stupid, ok.

Akash: Oh! You are not?

Lily: Jerk (slaps on Akash's chest)

Akash: (jumps up, then laughs) Ow! Hahaha! Your face looks like a rabbit when you get angry, (pulls her cheek) I just wanna do this.

Lily: Ouch! Now just wish for your mouth to mouth.

Akash: Arey! Don't do this, I need it to live.

Lily: No, you will turn stupid too if I kissed you.

Akash: No, I want to turn stupid.

Lily: But one of us need to stay sane, or anyone could take advantage of us.

Akash: Ok, then transfer your stupidity over to me, with a kiss (approaches her with a pout).

Lily: (laughs, pushes his face back) There is still time.

Akash: (falls on his back) I am dead.

Lily: (falls on his chest) Me too.

Akash: (holds her in his arms) Why are you dead?

Lily: For you.

Akash: One kiss is too much for you, and dying for me is easy for you. Haah!

Lily: (gets up) Don't worry, I am not going anywhere.

Akash: (smiles) Yeah, you are not.

Piyush walking behind Moon and Mia.

Moon: Lavangi and Simar went to the Hindi teacher. About what?

Mia: Don't know, she called Simar, and Lavangi went with her.

Moon: Lavangi is totally acting different today. How did she change into a completely innocent girl all of a sudden?

Mia: Lavangi! Simar has flipped to a total opposite character of her usual self too.

Moon: What do you think? Is it really a game?

Mia: Game, I suppose. And looks like they both are very eager to win too.

Piyush: Where did this G-one go?

Suddenly he hears someone bickering at the turn on the stairs.

Moon: What's happening?

Mia: Someone is getting trashed.

Moon: (Sees Simar barely) Isn't that, Simar?

Simar: (punches and then kicks away the person she was fighting with) Asshole!

The person runs away.

Simar: (comes down) Son of a bitch!

Piyush: Yo Simar! What happened?

Simar: Some douchebag bumped to me. When I told him to watch it, he said I should watch it.

Moon: So, you whooped him.

Simar: Ofcourse, some people only understand the kick talk.

Piyush: That was, crazy.

G-one: (appears behind Piyush, whispering) That bitch, what else would he make me do now?

Mia: You took your time, G-one.

G-one: Ya, sorry about that. Nature's call went longer this time. Hahaha!

Moon: Did you leave Lavangi behind?

Simar: She, Mam asked us to get his boy from the school.

Mia: And Lavangi went to get her alone.

Simar: She said so, I let her.

Moon: Oh my! She is really working.

Mia: Doesn't Mam ask you to go get her boy? You are her favourite after all. And Lavangi doesn't like kids anyway.

Piyush: She doesn't like kids?

G-one: Really?

Simar: She is her favourite too, you know. And I don't do such small tasks.

Piyush: Doesn't sound very small to me.

Simar: You got a problem with me punk.

Piyush: Nah! Joke, just a joke.

G-one: (whispers to Piyush) Don't joke too much or she will break your arse.

Piyush: (squints at G-one) You know.

G-one: Why, didn't she just beat up a guy earlier?

Piyush: So I am saying, you know.

G-one: I heard you all talking, that's why.

They go to class and Piyush sees Lavangi bringing the boy through the front yard.

G-one: Oh! See, Lavangi is back.

Piyush: Ofcourse, I can see that.

Mia: Actually, the school of her son is not very far away from here. Usually his grandmother takes him home. But somedays she has to go visit a doctor, so he has to stay with his mother.

G-one: I see.

The activity period...

The basketball team, continued with their regular running around the boy's football field.

Rishabh: (trying to keep up)

Akash: Yo dude, breath through your nose man.

Rishabh: I am (huffs) trying..

Shivam: Is this how you are planning on reducing your fat?

Ayush: Easy, he will get to it. It is just the start.

Shivam: But bro, you need to feel it from your heart that you want to do it. Come on, you need to enjoy this. This should intrigue you.

Rishabh: (pulls up) This is, interesting. But, my body is giving up.

Akash: Don't worry, let's go slow bro.

Shivam: We will complete the rounds. I am with you.

Simar steal the football from Lavangi and then smirks back at her.

Manas: Hey, what's wrong with Lavangi? Why is she acting so, unassertive?

Harsh: Yeah, she appears totally opposite of her usual self.

Ashutosh: Leave her, look at Simar, She is Simar, right?

Manas: Damn, have they switched soul or something?

Piyush: Shall we continue with running please?

Harsh: Huh!

G-one: Hahaha! Hmm!

Lady coach: Simar! What are you doing? That was a pass for Lavangi, why would you take it? You broke the formation.

Simar: Sorry mam.

Lady coach: Pass to Lily. Let's start again. Lavangi, get your gears running.

Lavangi: Yes, yes mam.

After a vigorous game, the basketballers, sat on the court, together, laughing about discussing on general topics.

Akash: (pats on Rishabh's back) Good, you are getting the hang of it.

Rishabh: Not yet, it just the start.

Shivam: Ya, my boy, that's the spirit.

Ayush: Yo, did you all hear about Saurabh?

G-one: Saurabh? As of second year of our department, right? The well known mid runner of the football team.

Ayush: That's the one.

Harsh: What, he has got a girlfriend, right.

Piyush: He got a girlfriend! Lucky bastard. And he was just saying the last I met him that he wasn't interested in anyone.

Ashutosh: Everyone says that, every boy is a dog, it's a fact.

Manas: You don't know anything. He was after that girl since first year. She was just a friend of him at first, but that guy had a crush on her as soon as he saw her. Beautiful, studious and cheerful, who wouldn't want her to be his girlfriend.

Akash: Hey, about that, I just remembered, the couple who sat beside me started going out as well.

G-one: Who? Shakshi and Chetan?

Manas: Those, they enrolled as a couple to begin with.

Akash: Really, I thought they were just friend. They never appeared that intimate.

G-one: I thought that too.

Harsh: Friendship shall go and get fucked. 95% of college girls and boys sitting together, alone that is, are most probably love birds.

Akash: Son of a ...

Manas: Not everyone is that open about their relationship as you, dumbass. I think that's probably a better thing to do.

Piyush: Better thing to do, what?

Manas: Hiding your relationship, ofcourse.

Ayush: Like he is hiding his.

Akash: No way, really? With whom?

Ashutosh: You haven't noticed yet. Ofcourse, Shanaya.

Manas: Don't even joke about it, there is nothing like that.

Shivam: Look, he is blushing, shitfuck.

Manas: Shut up, damn it.

Akash: Tell me, how did they two get together?

Ashutosh: They are not particularly together yet, but it is clear that Shanaya is crazy about him. She keeps looking for a reason to talk him.

Shivam: She has totally dead on his decency.

G-one: The guy is decent for sure.

Manas: Could we not talk about this?

Piyush: (thinks) And here, I am getting fucked between two psychos. And don't even know when the third one will join the fray. And that's the most dangerous one of them all (looks towards Nikita standing as keeper at the goal, looking towards the basketball court, she grins wide, he turns quickly to the other side) Damn, she can notice me even from that far, crazy bitch.

Akash: What about you all?

Shivam: Nah! I don't have such luxury.

Ayush: I am busy in getting fucked right now, life sucks.

Ashutosh: Don't look at me, I am not of this world.

Harsh: I am actually, trying on a girl, but I don't think I will get her.

Akash: Arey! how can that be?

Shivam: Let the fucker say, I know he will get her. He got the face.

Harsh: Face is not everything man.

G-one: According to that, Shivam should have got one by now.

Ashutosh: He is a coward, stupid shit, doesn't even try.

Shivam: I don't wanna waste my time on rubbish things like love and dick. Just rub it out and your are set.

Ayush: Rightly said bro (high five with Shivam).

G-one: And who are you waiting for? You are not a scaredy cat, right?

Ashutosh: I have a hole in my heart. Anytime I try to put someone in my heart, she dribbles out into someone else's palm.

Akash: That's no hole, bro. It is pure bad luck.

Shivam: I told him to reduce masturbating. This is what will happen if you don't control your hands.

Everyone laughs.

Akash: (wraps his arm around Rishabh's neck) Hey, why are you sitting like a dumb cock? Say something. Tell us about your crush.

Rishabh: I have no one yet. I have just started.

Shivam: Everything you have just started. Then start jerking off too.

Manas: What the fuck man! You are out of your mind? Teaching a boy masturbation.

Shivam: Just joking dude, chill.

Akash: Who are you calling a boy? He will put a boy in your arms before you could even blink.

Laugh...

Piyush: Hey guys, if I am not wrong. You are familiar with most of the guys and their crushes, right?

Ashutosh: Not most, but famous ones I might be aware of.

Shivam: Ya, who would know about most of the lovey dovey shit. Like we don't have any other work to do.

Ayush: Some people are always flying around in the chatter. It would be a miracle if someone doesn't know about them.

G-one: Like who?

Shivam: Like our popular football friend, Subhan.

Harsh: Oh he, if I am right, he was after a senior but he failed.

Ashutosh: It is right, but he has not given up.

Piyush: Damn, really, I didn't know. The scum kids a lot but never speaks about his crush.

Shivam: Leave that, this is the wierd one, since the topic has come up, I have heard this rumour.

Piyush: What is it? Is it about someone big?

Shivam: Oh it might be, for you all.

Akash: You all? You mean us three.

Shivam: That friend of yours, what's her name? Ya, Nikita, right, the one who almost broke a boy's arm, is said to be roaming around with Uddeshya.

Akash and Piyush: (gloomed)

G-one: What does that mean?

Ayush: I have heard that too. She was supposed to be unapproachable, wasn't she?

Harsh: You all are so stupid, she is crazy about our crazy buddy, did you all forget?

G-one: Obviously, how is this even possible? I even saw with my own eyes how intimate they are?

Piyush: Shut your mouth, fuck!

Shivam: You saw them doing that.

G-one: They were about to, but I interrupted, hahaha!

Ashutosh: Filthy scumbag. What the hell! Why would you do that?

G-one: I ask myself that too.

Akash and Piyush: You did absolutely right.

Piyush: My brother, atleast you understand.

Akash: Ofcourse, I have seen her true face.

They console each other.

Manas: But that's true. She has been spending so much time with that Arts BR, it almost seem like there is something brewing between them.

Ayush: I saw her sitting together with Badshah and a group of her class students like they were discussing something serious.

Piyush: I told you she is planning on taking over the college.

Manas: Don't over estimate this, it is just a local group discussion. Don't stretch the situation to the sky.

Piyush: You will see.

G-one: Badshah, who is he? I have heard this name before.

Akash: Oh, it is the one who came to stop Vinay and us getting into a fight. If I remember, the untouchable queen know him, what name did she say?

Manas: Rajneesh, the strongest person in the college presently known.

Piyush: Hah! Just to say.

Harsh: Not just to say, he is. He was trained by a previous senior along with Karan, until the senior graduated and the club of his got dissolved. After that, Ana started another defense club, we know as taekwondo club.

G-one: Hmm. I saw him and Karan fighting the other day. He was, kinda strong.

Akash: Oh, during the fight with Shivaji college.

Manas: Why won't he be? He has been training for two years continuously.

Harsh: And Karan too.

Piyush: Damn, that is too much time. He must have mastered it.

Harsh: Ofcourse he did. But he is a diligent student. He doesn't involve himself in fights until his department or college name is involved.

Akash: He seems a responsible person.

G-one: But, how did Karan turn out the other way?

Shivam: You know, drunk with power, he thinks he should take advantage of it, since he has it. And even his father is influential too. What is he, a MLA, ya.

Piyush: What about Vinay? Is he good in fighting too like them?

Shivam: That punk is just a termite.

Akash: Huh!

Shivam: (To Akash) Sorry I used your word, but that what he is. His uncle is influential, he is a MP. He flies on the sheer number his department has. He thinks that he can over power any department just by numbers.

Ayush: And ofcourse, he backs that notion, everytime the faculty war has happened, the science and arts had to join up to fend them off.

G-one: Why does the arts department help science?

Shivam: So that the war doesn't disturb their studies.

G-one: They are that serious about their studies. Great!

Shivam: No, their leader is.

Piyush: Leader, is as Uddeshya.

Ayush: He is just a Branch representative. The leader is Badshah, all right. He refused the position because he says he is just here to study in peace.

G-one: He is, very intriguing.

Piyush: And he involved himself with Nikita. He is a sucker for beautiful girls like all atlast.

Manas: She is in his department. And she was making quite a reputation for herself. Ofcourse it would get his attention. What did you think?

Ashutosh: You think he fancies Nikita?

Akash: He would be out of his mind if he does.

G-one: Does Badshah has someone?

Shivam: Like who, a girlfriend? You are deaf. He is just here to study.

Harsh: Though, girls are crazy over him. He is just busy in his own world.

Ayush: Or maybe he is just scared, like someone I know (looks at Manas).

Manas: I will take your ass right here, bastard.

Piyush: And Vinay, who does he have?

Shivam: That stupid fuck, he had one or has one, no one is sure.

G-one: And our BR? Does he has someone?

Manas: He is a Playboy, everyone knows. He keeps jumping from one girl to another all the time.

Ashutosh: That bastard uses and throws girls like they are nothing.

Harsh: Even so, girls are crazy about him. Girls these days are just, unbelievable.

Rishabh: Guys, I saw some girls in his gang. One of them keep clinging to him, her name, ya, Divya. I don't know if Karan is serious about her, but she sure is. But that girl is a drug addict.

Harsh: All of his group are, buddy. I am surprised that you didn't notice.

Rishabh: Huh! They are?

G-one: Drugs! Where do they get drugs from?

Harsh: Don't know man, but from a bar or something. That Karan is a heavy doser. He takes them to those clubs and bars frequently and gets them high.

G-one: (disturbed).

Manas: I remember, there was a huge case, after which he started pursuing Ana.

G-one: Huh!

Akash: Ana, ya right. He seriously wants to get her down on bed. That bastard has something against her, I knew.

Piyush: You were about to tell us that one day, but you didn't.

Manas: Ofcourse, let me tell you. There was a a girl in her first year this last year.

Piyush: Previous year?

Manas: Hmm! She was so sweet and charming, and so straightforward, this quirk of her got her into trouble. She caught Karan's eye and he tried to box her in.

Akash: Box her in, meaning he tried to force her too.

Manas: Ya, but she refused. Then he sent his girl gang to torment her. They bullied her everyday so that she would submit to Karan and finally get laid. But that girl had formidable endurance. They ragged her every moment they got, from throwing water while she was in washroom to making her clean floors and lick her table trampled by dirty shoes. She did everything but didn't give in.

Piyush: Crazy bitches!

Akash: Didn't the teachers do anything?

Shivam: Influence, my friend. Karan had his hand over those girls. The teacher neglected this saying it was just a normal ragging from seniors, that's all.

Akash: That's all. Those coward termites.

G-one: (endanger reaction).

Piyush: What happened after that?

Manas: There is so much a person can take, she is a human too. When she couldn't handle it anymore, her attendance got scarred. Then she came into the scene.

G-one: She?

Piyush: Who is she?

Ayush: Who else.

Harsh: The queen ofcourse.

G-one: (relieved) Queen.

Manas: Hmm, she flipped the entire game. One day when the girls were bullying the sweet girl, Ana happened to witness it. The college already knew the limit of torture they were inflicting on her. But that day, they crossed it. They tried to undress her recording the scene, in the girl's toilet.

The three: (shocked, annoyed).!

Manas: As they ripped the cover on her arms, Ana showed the entire college where she stands. That girl is a force of nature. She appeared out of nowhere and kicked the face of one girl, and she was knocked out of this world. she was so brutal that she broke a piece in each and every bully.

Akash: Damn, girl. She is awesome. She is my rival alright.

Piyush: That girl is fierce. I had some idea, but I never thought she would be a kick maniac. Better not be on her bad side.

Shivam: That incident was so huge, but like teachers did for Karan, they stayed out of it as well. Since then, Karan is after her. She is strong, but she is hell of a beauty too. That's why Karan wanna lay her down as well. But I don't think he is gonna get it.

Piyush: Definitely, not. I bet on it.

Akash: Like hell, if she didn't give in by now when she was alone, then now she has us, there is no chance she will bow now, right G-one, (pats on G-one's back).

G-one: (smiles) Ofcourse.

Manas: Now, I think she will only be free of him when he leaves the college. I am just shocked that Karan hasn't used his influence to get her yet.

Akash: He must be scared of her. Bloody termite, hahaha.

Manas: (smiles) I wish that shall be it.

Harsh: Hey guys, everyone is taking the equipments inside.

Shivam: What's that? Lavangi is taking the balls inside. (everyone looks at him) Foot, footballs inside.

Everyone: Ohh!

Ayush: What? Why is Simar tripping her? Look, she kicked that ball at that boys face. God, she is rough.

Shivam: Everything about them is flipped today.

Manas: Let's get our stuff too guys.

The girls changing room,

Lavangi: This is, not right. What you are doing.

Simar: That's what bad girls do, bitch. Deal with it.

Lavangi: (grinds her teeth in anger).

Moon: Another day with a good game.

Mia: Ya, the coach was very serious about the practice today. Looks like she wants us to win in the upcoming friendly match for sure.

Moon: Ya, the way she kept changing the formation, she was definitely strategizing on which one will benefit us. The way she kept switching the places of players from defenders to attackers, she was analysing who is best for what. Lavangi and Lily and Simar really run brilliantly with the ball, wouldn't you say?

Mia: (vision goes blurry, tries to balance herself).

Moon: Mia, most of your kicks always hit the mark, and I only try to hit in a header. If you could give me some tips, if nothing, atleast I could assist you with some shoots. (notices Mia shaking) Mia! (grabs her) what's wrong?

Mia: (recovers) No.. nothing. I think I am just a little tired.

Moon: We should go then. Let's get changed quickly.

Mia: I agree.

Akash, Lily walking in front, behind them Piyush, Moon, Lavangi and Simar followed by G-one and Mia.

Lily: Really, I heard the same thing about her. Poor girl, Ana did a great work saving her. But she was way brutal.

Moon: Hmm! She shouldn't have beaten them that bad. The pain must have been unbearable.

Simar: She did right, some people only understand the language of the feet.

Piyush: And you are not considering the hell that girl had to go through. The pain those bullies felt was nothing compared to what they gave her. They deserved it.

Moon: What did they do? It might not have been that wicked.

Piyush: You got so much to learn my dear sister. You still don't know the way of this world.

Lily: Let me tell you what they did (whispers to Moon).

Moon: Oh my, that's heinous.

Lily: It hurts just to speak about it, think how she felt.

Moon: Who is that girl? I will like to meet her to see if she is all right.

Lily: That's a pretty good idea.

Akash: She has stopped coming to college. It was her first year last year. This year she must be a second year.

Simar: Second year! I think Ana could tell us about her.

Lavangi: Maybe, if we made her our friend she would decide to come back to college.

Moon: I would like that.

Mia: (stumbles, her vision spinning, weakened).

G-one: (catches her hand and supports her back, eyes grow like he realised something) Mia, you don't seem very good. You should,

Mia: (the sensation rectified her temporary, stands good) Thankyou, I think I have played too very roughly today. My body is kinda wobbly. I will be alright with some rest.

G-one: Are you sure?

Mia: I am sure (jumps on a bark) Woah!

Akash: Hey, Buddy is here.

Moon: My Baby, come here.

Lily: Baby!

Piyush: That's actually our dog. We took him in yesterday.

Simar: Huh! Is he trying to scare me? You think you are tougher than me, punk. I will show you, come on.

Piyush: Don't fight with the dog now.

Lavangi: (pets buddy) He is so cute. Let's take him with us.

Mia: (crouches and pets) Adorable.

G-one: Moon, Why don't you go with them?

Moon: Alright, I will. Baby is coming with me.

G-one: That's why I said it. Go play with him and get familiar.

Lily: Come on, let's go to Mia's place. Her house is the closest and her father must not be home. Right Mia?

Mia: Yes, he is not, as far as I think.

Simar: Let's see who wins the race to her house, you fluffy little Baby. Come on.

Mia: Do not run, (they run away) oof! why won't she hear me?

Moon: Hey, I want to race too (runs after them).

Mia: Not you too Moon. I will be going guys, see ya.

Akash: Yup, see ya, girl.

Piyush: Take care Mia.

G-one: (smiles).

The girls go their way and boys return to their room. G-one goes to his part time job after keeping his bag at the room. He stood behind the counter as always with Swati watching Subhu and Kajal flirting along the mall sections. Swati and G-one smile and carry on with their job. Moon and others play with Buddy in the yard before Mia's house. She returns back to the room with Buddy.

Moon: I am back, guys. Oof! I am tired. I need some water (goes to Kitchen).

Buddy: (runs to Akash)

Akash: Yo! (pets) I bet you are not tired yet, my boy.

Piyush: Hey Moon, come let's go with that game. You have G-one's phone with you right now, don't you?

Moon: Be right there.

Akash: Hey Moon, gonna work only on water? Don't you wanna eat something?

Moon: Nah! (sips) I am full. Mia fed us quite a meal.

Akash: Oh! Then bring some biscuits for your baby, please.

Moon: Ok (gets the biscuit) Here! (gives to Akash and shows one to Buddy making him jump for it) Here, ya, take it! (tosses) Catch!

Buddy: (gobbles)

Akash: Only be with her, I am going then (gets up and starts walking but Buddy follows him), what now? You need biscuits, come here then. Let's watch something on my laptop (plays a movie and Buddy sits on a chair beside him, both watch the movie while Akash feeds him biscuits one by one).

Moon: (lies beside Piyush) What's this? You are already in game.

Piyush: You were taking your time, so I thought I should play one round by the time you come.

Moon: You think too much, just finish it quickly.

Piyush: Don't go crazy, I am doing it.

Moon: I am going online too (starts the game).

Akash: (feeds a biscuit to Buddy) There see, the dog in the movie looks just like you.

Buddy: (climbs the table, looks at the screen then looks at Akash then again looks at the screen).

Akash: Sit down, he won't shake hands with you if you kiss the screen. Just watch the movie.

Buddy: (sits down).

Piyush: (sees Moon playing) What the! You told me to wait out for you and you started playing yourself.

Moon: (tapping rapidly) You were taking your time so I thought...

Piyush: What is this behaviour?

Akash: Look at her, since she has learnt it, how much does she play?

The supermarket...

G-one: How much does she play?

Swati: Huh! You say something?

G-one: No, just talking to myself.

Swati: (squints) Suspicious!

G-one: Excuse me, Miss. I am sorry if I committed a crime talking to myself. Don't call the cops on me now.

Swati: Did you hear about it?

G-one: Huh! About what? Did Kajal mam again pulled down Subhu's pants? (giggles)

Swati: (swats him) Listen first, this is bigger than that. The incident of the three years, it has become a national issue. People are not agreeing with the conclusion.

G-one: What did you expect? I wouldn't have agreed with the results as well if I had lost a loved one too. But how has it become a national issue?

Swati: Some reporter uploaded a video on social media, saying that the current government refuses to give the identities of the terrorists.

G-one: (thinks) How could they? They don't even know who the real culprit is.

Swati: The thing that he said strikes most attention is that why didn't the news of abduction and deaths were relayed? It could have saved so many lives if they had taken precautions. Three years is a very long time.

G-one: That's right. Can I see the video of that reporter?