36. I AM DONE

"Ufff.... I thought this day would never end" Navya sat on the couch and stretched. She had just given the news to her parents about the successful meeting.

She looked at her phone screen that just popped up with a message. She took the phone in her hands and laid on the bed, making herself comfortable on the pillow. 

 "Abhi tak tho match katam bhi ho gaya hoga" She thought to herself and web seached the highlights. "Wonderful!!" she said excited. "Call karu... Nahii celebrate kar raha hoga. Message kar dethi hu".

She was shocked to see over three hundred messages form Nidhi and her other friends.

Nidhi's  immediate call was the result  of the seen notification.

"Yaar tu teek tho hain na, iss baar na baat had se zyada bad gayi hain" her voice came from the other side.

"ha... par hua kya hain. You are scaring me" Navya answered still not sure what was happening.

"Tune messages nahi pade" Nidhi questioned.

Navya - mere chat open karne ke do second baadh tune call kardiya, kaise padthi. Uperse itne saare logo ne text kiys usme teen sow tho tere akele ke the.

Nidhi - Behen, complaint baadhme karna pehle messeges dekh.

Navya - ok chill.

Navya scanned through the chat was filled with screenshots. "Oh! The tea comes with screenshots"

Nidhi - Not funny Navya. READ THEM.

A bizarre clip and she became a cheater and a meme.

Silence spread over as she read the comments and watched the edits.

Dev and  Nidhi exchanged glances. Then Dev spoke.

Dev - I don't think Shub knows it yet. Uske pata chelega tho-

Navya - Tho kuch nahi hoga.

Nidhi - Navya 

Navya - I AM DONE. (Anger visible through her tone)

Dev - What do you mean you are done?

Navya - Main roz roz meme banthe banthe thak gayi hu. I can't do this anymore. I just can't. 

Dev - Navya, listen to me.

Navya - No you listen to me. I am done being Shubman's friend. 

Nidhi - Tum abhi jusse main ho

Navya - Tho nahi hona chahiye gussa.

Dev - Bilkul hona chahiye par media pe yaar. Shub pe nahi.

Nidhi - Tum usse baat karna kaise chod sakti ho.

Then a playful tone replaced Navya's anger. "Tho maine kab kaha ki main Princy boy se rishtha thod dungi"

"Ehh" Dev and Nidhi said in union. Confusion mounting their expression, as if to increase the intensity Navya began to laugh, not the 'life is unfair" kind but 'I enjoyed it' kind. The whole hearted kind.

"Aisa hi reaction expect kiya tha na.....Tum logo ko kya lagta hain main kuch logo ke time pass ko seriously le lungi aur depression main chali jaungi" Navya spoke after the laughter settled.

Nidhi - Matlab tu teek hain.

Navya - Ofc, I knew from the beginning ki aessi cheeze hongi. Main bakwaas ko dimaag pe nahi chadati.

Dev - Dara diya yaar tumne.

Navya - Abhi aap log bhi chill karo, main Ishan se proposal ke baare main cross check kar lethi hu.

Nidhi - yeah ok..... All the best bestieeee.

Navya - Thank youuuuuuu.

Navya dialed Ishan.

 Ishan - Bhabhi aapne news dekha. Tum unko seriously mat lena. Log kuch bhi bolte hain. Hum jaante hain tumhe acchese. 

Navya - Ishan Ishan. Nonsense doesn't effect me. 

Ishan - Gr8. Main thoda tension main aagaya tha

Navya - Dikh raha tha. Tum sensible baat karo preparations kaisi chal rahi hain.

Ishan - Bulkul nahi chal rahi hain.

Navya - Kya?

Ishan - Ud rahi hain bhabhi. Seedha space ke baahar.

Navya - Oh!... Ok... Main na seeda India aa jaungi and then we will execute the plan.

Ishan - What no. 

Navya - Why no?

Ishan - Itna sab kuch hua baat tho karna padega na.

Navya - Actually main phone pe baat karne wali thi par abhi soch rahi hu tension banaye rakhu.

Ishan - Are par ese kaise chalega.

Navya - what happened? Pehle Tumhara hi tho plan tha na ki Abhi ko tumse pata chalega ki I don't wanna be friends with him anymore aur fir hum surprise karenge. Abhi just small change main message karungi usse.

Ishan - Haa teek hain ok.

Navya - ok main abhi jaarahi ru khane ke liye , baadh main tum update karna mujhe.

Ishan - ofc, minute to minute karunga.

"Margayeee, pehle Abhi ko batana hogaaaaaa" Ishan was stressed to his last vein. Everything they have planned is going down the drain. 

Abhi - haa bhai

Ishan - Dekh abhi bhabhi se ek message aayega tum usse Shub ko mat dikhana. Infact kolna bhi mat 

Abhi - ok, agar kuch important hua tho.

Ishan - Kuch important nahi hain, main jaanta hu kya hain vo. Koi zaroorat nahi hain.

Abhi - teek hain par itne tension main kyu ho?

Ishan - Bataunga, Shub kaha hain?

Abhi - Nahane gaya hain.... And uske social media vale kaand ke bare main kuch nahi pata. Kaise bataye samaj nahi aaraha hain. 

Yashasvi - Pata chelega tho bohot gussa karega. 

Abhi - Haa tho gussa karne wali baat hain. Main tho kehta hu sar phodne wali baat hain.

Yashasvi - Aur abi saamne hum hain, humara sar na fute issi leye keh raha hu.... Actually.... Ishan bhai bataenge.

Ishan - kya kyu? main kyu?

Abhi - Best friend hona.

Ishan - Tho main bali ka bakra. tu bhi tho best friend hain vo bhi mere se pehle. Tho pehle tum bataoge.

Shubman - kaun kya batae ga?

Yashasvi - Vo Abhi ko kuch batana hain.

Shubman - Bol.

Ishan - haa haa bol bol.

Abhi - Bhai Navya ka cafe main kisi ke saath video viral hua hain, aur

"Phone kaha hain mera" Shubman's voice rose as his expressions stiffened. 

"Har do din main war shuru ho jata hain" Abhi added his tone serious.

"Inko tho main..." Shubman's mind raced with brutal ideas.

"Bhai shaant" Yashasvi spoke trying for some reasonable words. "Dimaag shaant karo. aur business meeting hain na wo news bhi announce karenge tho sab ko pata chal hi jayega." He looked at the Punjabi's face loose it's anger. "Proposal acchese hoga tho Navya bhi kush app bhi kush, sab balle balle"

Shubman took a deep breath and dialed Navya.

"Navya phone nahi utha rahi hain" his voice low.

"Nahi utayegi vahi batane keliye call kiya tha" Ishan began slowly.

Shubman - Kya matlab?

"Wo actually...."