Our first 'Date'

"Common...Paddle fast" I yelled!
"I am trying... damn it"
"Maybe this is the most stupid thing we've ever done Sumit...isn't it?" I stupidly murmured...

Yes stupid it was...To ride a bicycle 8 kms away on a sizzling summer day.
Sumit and I were drenching from sweat...And strugling to grasp breathe.
And did I mention that we were on the same bicycle!!!

No, we were not just roaming around in the town coz we were mad, but we had, or atleast Sumit had a pirticular reason behind that...to go to a girl's place to meet her.
Now the girl, whom we were going to meet, was a classmate of mine.
Mind you we were just classmates, and not friends.
And this friend of mine...sumit 'likes' this girl...Named Esha.
So basically My friend is going to meet this girl, then what am i doing with him?
"Shit this is so embarrassing,I am going to see a girl who never even shared a 'hi!' with me"...I thought.
I sometimes really behave stupidly...I told you.

And so there we were, after riding halfway accross the town, standing in front of her gate.

"Ring the bell"....I uttered.
"No! you do it"...came the reply instantly.
"Why should I?"
"Coz I want you to..." God I hate this friend of mine.
"Why dont you dare?"I challanged him.
"Why don't you?"

And while we were arguing with each other, esha opened the door, appearently to throw some litter out.

'Hey Esha!' I stupidly said, more out of shock... to see her when I was least prepared.
'Hey..er...ga.....gagan and hi..Sumit!'' I guess she too was equally shocked.
'What are you guys doing here?'
Oh intelligent question esha....What are we guys doin here was one question that I was trying to answer myself for the past 15 minutes...I thought.
'Nothing...just passing by!' sumit explained...
Yes why not Sumit, we were just passing by!...God I wanted to kill him.
'Why don't you guys come in?'
'No..er...we have to go...I've got some work to finish...Sumit'
'Noways, you can finish all of 'em later dude...'
'yes...common in guys...'

And there I was, sitting inside the bed room of a girl who just doesn't qualify being my friend... or rather it was the other way round.
'What can I get for you guys?'
'Can I get some water please?'...I replied so instantly that I don't remember what finished first...Her question... or my answer.
'Oh wo to main la hi rahi hoon... I meant, what else?'
'Nimbu-paani'....STUPID SUMIT.
And why not, we had come all way accross to drink nimbu pani after all. And then she went to the kitchen to make the all important beverage for us. Apparently she was alone at the home.

'Where's you mom?' Sumit broke silence for the first time.
'She is in the school, might be comming back any moment'

At that point I didn't realize what did being in a girls bed room meant while her mom is away.
I was busy uttering all sorts of ill words to sumit when I gazed at esha's photo which she had put on her computer table. It was the first time when I noticed that She looked so beautiful! She wore a pink top and white skirt. For the first time I noticed the innocence and the cuteness of her face!
I was still praising her when she reappeared before us and served the nimbu pani and some imported biscuits.
'They are nice...n tasty' I commented. I was more interested in starting a conversation than being good to those ill tasting biscuits.
'Ya. my didi sent this for me'.
'Where from? Delhi I guess.'
'No, not from delhi...but from California, she studies there.'
'So you must be recieving all sorts of imported presents!'
'Oh ya...sometimes I do.....'
'hmmmmm...' I guess this was all I could say more.

It was after finishing my nimbu pani when i suggested...'Sumit, we should be leaving now.'
'Oh ya.....er...I mean yes...We should leave'
'Okay guys...see you in school'
'Ya. And Esha what about that chemistry notes? Have you completed them?'
I hate sumit when he gives in all sorts of bahane to spend some more time with her.
'Oh! Yes sumit. I have. Let me get them for you in a moment.'
And while we waited, sitting on her bed...I just dozed off and lied back.
And then suddenly, the door opened, and I was like totaly dumb.

'Namste...er...uncle' Said Sumit, more out of fear than respect....