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I remember the day when I stepped in the college, the first thing I saw was a beautiful girl on about two yards in front of me. Our eyes met for a few nanoseconds but I don't know that it was my imagination or reality. I just wanted some more glances of her. Such a beautiful face I had never seen. Her hair was curly with a cute face and a height of about 5.8 feet, 2 inches less than me. I had never seen a girl like her. From her dressing style she looks to be from Gujarat. She wore red and white coloured salwar kameez with blue dots on the white portion. She was looking so pretty in that. She had a skinny face with much fairer complexion. All the boys were staring at her constantly. I went ahead to check for my room and she left the place. My room number was 210. I also checked the girls room numbers but unfortunately I don't her name. So, I walked away to my room. IIT Delhi has a big hostel, so there was no need to adjust two or three persons in a room like in other colleges.
Our first lecture was of physics by Prof. Manish Verma. I wake up at 6 in the morning and went to mess at around 7:30 for breakfast. I walked through the benches of the mess and suddenly I saw the girl discussing with the mess incharge about the food. I took my plate and served myself with the toasts and tea.
She sat next to me with her plate, enjoying her breakfast. We were over with it and went to the physics lecture hall. I was on the second last bench three rows behind her seat. Professor Verma arrived and started his lecture. He introduced himself but my concentration was on her only.
He asked us ‘How many topped in physics in your school or institutes’.
Around 25 students raised their hands including her.
‘Okay’ said Prof. ‘But now you have to top the College’.
All the students replied Yes including me and her.
Prof. gave us our first task to write a note about Newton and his discoveries. We were asked to write our state to which we belong.
We all were over with our note and submitted it to the Professor.
Around 10 minutes later, Prof. Shouted ‘Trisha Joshi come here’, and I was surprised my girl stood up. My expectations came true that she was from Gujarat when Prof. Added that ‘she is really topper of her school in Gujarat, I'm sure’
All the students were looking at her only. ‘Excellent- Excellent work beta, I'm really impressed. She wrote what I want about Newton.’ Prof. added this.
Then all the students were listening to the Prof. About her speech but I was looking at her only, at her smile on her gorgeous face. The lecture was soon over and I waited for her to come outside the hall to congratulate her. Just because I want to be her friend.
She came with her small bag on her shoulder and a book in her hand.
‘You are amazing Trisha. Your note was wonderful’ I said.
‘Thank you’ she replied.
‘I'm Rahul- Rahul Khanna’ I replied.
‘Okay’ she answered ‘Are you from Punjab’, She asked me.
‘From Chandigarh’ I answered. How do you know? I said in my mind. ‘And you?’
‘I am from Gujarat, from Ahmadabad’ she answered.
She left the place after saying this for chemistry lecture.
Two days later I met her again in the mess. She was wearing a orange coloured top looking beautiful in that. ‘Hey! Trisha’ I said.
‘Hello! Rahul’ She replied. ‘You missed physics class yesterday’ she added.
‘Yes, I had to go somewhere urgently, that's why I missed it.’ I answered.
‘Okay’ she replied serving me the tea. All the people at the hostel mess were looking interestingly at us. I don't know why people have interest in other's matter.
‘Today's first class is of organic chemistry and Prof. Lugani will be taking it’ I said.
‘Actually I am not so good in
chemistry’. She answered.
I was very happy at that time to listen this as I was topper of my school in chemistry so I can spend some more time helping her.
‘Okay but I am better in chemistry than in physics’ I answered gratefully.
‘Okay Lets go to the class’ she replied after sometime finishing with her tea.
We both went to the class and sat together. That night my mom called me from Chandigarh.
‘Hello Mom How are you?’ I picked up the phone.
‘You say first everything settled there in college? Your dad is asking for you.’ She answered.
‘Yes mom all settled here tell dad that I am fine here’I said.
‘Okay my child take care of yourself’ she replied.
‘Yes Mom I will. Bye.’ I answered.
‘Bye beta Good Night’ she said and hung out.
Wineesh Malhotra was my room neighbor. We both became good friends within two weeks only. As he was also Punjabi like me, we understood each other's language very well.
One day during physics class I was watching Trisha who was sitting two rows ahead of me and Wineesh was sitting next to me. Suddenly he asked me ‘Do you love her?’
‘What? Whom?’ I replied.
‘Trisha Joshi. I always see you watching her during class.’ he answered.
‘No not at all. Are you mad? We were just friends, nothing more.’ I laid him because I don't want to tell anyone that I like her.
‘Okay’ he said and continued with his notes. I also concentrated on my physics notes.
Already Trisha had a good image in front of Prof. Verma, so he called her in that class and asked her to chose a volunteer from other students and prepare working model on electricity with him. Surprisingly, she called my name- ‘Sir, Rahul Khanna’. I was so surprised at that time and stood up with an unexpected face. Wineesh gave me a bad look but I didn't bother about him at that time. ‘Sir, I will complete my project with him’ said Trisha. A sudden electricity ran through my body. I am very happy I said in my mind.
After the class I was waiting for the Trisha in the corridor.
‘Why did you call my name Trisha?’ I said when she came.
‘Because I think you are good and safe. Now let’s go to canteen Rahul I am feeling so much hungry.’ She answered.
We went to campus café.
The cafeteria was full of students because of lunch break. We had to wait for five minutes to get a table.
'So we had to make a model on electricity.' she said.
I was not satisfied with her answer that she gave me outside the hall, so I ask her again about that.
'Why have you chosen me?' I asked her again.
'I answered you this before.'
'But I don't think so that’s the only reason'
‘Actually I like Punjabi’s, there accent and there style. I am fond of Punjabi actors.'
What she like Punjabi’s, that's so funny I thought. I love Gujrati’s a lot I said in my mind.
'Really? Do you?' I asked.
'Yes' She said in a serious tone.
We ordered coffee and grilled sandwitches. I continued to stare at her but she concentrated on her sandwitch only.
'Do you want some more?' I said.
She ordered two more sandwiches one for me and one for her without asking me. We finished our lunch and sat on a bench near the café.
'When we should start?' She asked me.
'What?' I said. I was stupid. I forgot that she was asking for the model.
'Model' she said giving me a bad look.
'Oh, sorry, should we start it by doing some research?' I asked.
'Yep, let's go to library after chemistry class'
'Sure'
We went to library after chemistry class. We took some books from shelves.
'Search in these books' she said giving me some books.
We searched down the books and decided to make model on induction motor.
‘So, when we should start making it.’ I said in a low voice.
‘I think we should start it by tomorrow.” She replied.
‘Okay done but where?’
‘Come to my room tomorrow in evening’
‘Okay’ I said
(To Be Contd.)