Broken yet beautiful (2)

                                    

                                          
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Karan enters the campus jumping  happily as today it was his birthday. Though he hates his mother he doesn't judge the whole world with her behavior. He's happy to be born and to have a father like Mahesh . He's a retired army man who got ditched the moment he returned from army by his wife. All he found was a letter from her stating that she found her love and is giving the responsibility of her son to him. He was just 8 years old then. He couldn't understand why did his mother disappeared all of a sudden as he was too young for it. As he grew up he understands the reality but more than hate for his mother it's his respect for father which grew more. His father is his role model for life who still approached life with positivity and gave such a good up bringing for him. His father is the reason for his positive and bubbly nature.
                          
It's been already a week since he joined the college. From the first day it's only Preeta who occupied his mind. He gets reminded of the time where he took a step towards her the next day.
                          
Flashback starts
                          
Karan on his way sees Preeta going towards her class. By the time he got to know that she has no friends to share her pain with. So he decided to offer friendship to her and then solve her problem.
                          
Karan: hey.. I'm karan.. karan luthra.. I'm sorry for yesterday's incident. Hum vo sab bhoolkar Let's just forget and start a new chapter. Will you be my friend?
                          
All he got was a glare that could dig a hole on his head by its intensity and then she storms off. He tried many other times too. Once she complained against him to H.O.D for disturbing her continuously and once she threw water on his face. His friends scold karan for bearing everything despite her continuous insults. Only karan knows that there's a vulnerable dark side hiding behind that fake emotionless mask and he's not going to back off until it wears off.
                          
Flashback ends
                          
Karan hops happily to his class and meets mahira on the way. She was actually waiting for him and wanted to be the first one to wish when he enters. Mahira was about to open her mouth when preeta all of a sudden barged in shocking both karan and mahira
                          
Preeta : I want to talk to you. Come with me.
                          
Mahira's mouth opened in shock while Karan's reaction was no less.
                          
Karan.: you are talking to me?
                          
Preeta: are you blind or deaf? Can't you see or hear what I said? Yes it's you.. Now come
                          
Karan though she behaved rude is really happy with her first step towards him which she has never did with anyone. He happily agrees and runs after her..
                          
Mahira called out  his name many times  but he's too involved in Preeta that he failed noticing her.
                          
Mahira felt a sharp pain and mumbled : I wanted to wish you first karan"
                          
Preeta and karan stands under a tree while preeta initiated the conversation.
                          
Preeta : you, whatever you are, stop flying high.. I called you as we both are in charge for farewell arrangements for our seniors. I wanted to discuss about it with you. just don't understand how they did gave such a big responsibility to a newbie like you.
                          
"it's karan's charm" He winked at her while preeta rolled her eyes.
                          
Preeta: whatever. Ok.. Meet me in the library today after class. We will discuss about the arrangements then.
                          
Saying so she started leaving but karan stopped her 
                          
Karan : mujhe apna no. de do
                          
Preeta : what?
                          
Karan : listen, you are willing or not we are going to be partners and we do need to contact each other for work.. So..
                          
Preeta thought for a while and then gave her number in express speed and left. Karan is however smart enough to remember it despite her dictating it with 100m/s speed.
                          
In the evening:
                          
Both karan and Preeta met and discussed about their work. Before leaving karan asked Preeta for a coffee.
                          
Preeta just glared at him.
                          
Karan however made a cutest face possible and blackmailed her with his birthday. Though Preeta wants to turn down the offer despite his antics she's not cold enough to deny someone's wish on their birthday. She agrees after a lots of hesitation and they both left for cafe..
                          
Whole college including karan's friends and mahira looked gaping at them with an unbelievable look. The great Miss Lady Hitler is talking with someone and to the top of it is having coffee with him.
                          
Preeta felt uncomfortable at their gazes while karan seemed unaware of the reactions he's getting as he's totally into Preta . Preeta  for a moment felt to leave the place with her angry mask on as she doesn't want to become an easy target before anyone's eyes. She looked at karan who seemed completely clueless about the surrounding. She couldn't help but admire him a bit for his I give damn to the society attitude. She's also not someone who breaks her promise, so she too decides to ignore the glances they are getting.
                          
Avni : guess today someone mixed alcohol in my food.
                          
Shivani: what?
                          
Avni : I'm serious shivu. I'm hallucinating things. That too the weirdest things possible. Like Miss Lady Hitler having coffee with karan 
                          
Everyone rolled their eyes at it.
                          
Neil: Drama queen stop it. Although I myself couldn't believe what's happening in front of my eyes.
                          
Harman: So true. Did karan's charm work on Hitler too? Aren't they are the same people who fought here in the same canteen few days back like cat and mouse
                          
Everyone nodded yes.
                          
They all are clueless, shocked, confused and what not. But more than them it's Mahira who couldn't bear the sight in front of her. Pain, anger, Jealousy everything flowed through all parts of her body.
                          
Preeta started to leave after having the coffee as fast as possible but stopped hearing karan's voice.
                          
Karan : At least you could have wished me.
                          
Her half heart wants to wish him but her broken part of the heart doesn't want to take the risk. So she simply walked away. After she leaves Avni , Neil, Harman and Shivani came to karan .
                          
Everyone looked at him with a raised eyebrow. Karan sighed defeated as he mentally prepared himself for the war of question.
                          
Karan entered his home gate a tired and worn out. Though he failed to notice at that time he realized what impact his coffee with Preeta made in the college and it's definitely not made in the college  something to be happy about. He remembered how people spanned story with a small coffee treat.
                          
"Guess he's using her as she's central minister daughter"
                          
"Guess Miss Lady Hitler finally found her boyfriend"
                          
"guess he's taking revenge on her for his insult"
                          
"I think they already know each other and were just pretending in front of us."
                          
Uff.. How many guesses. How many stories over a cup of coffee..
                          
He shook his head to clear off things from his mind and entered his home only to find it all dark. He panicked for a second if his father collapsed that he forgot to switch on the lights. However his worry immediately turned into a smile when he found his father standing in front of a cake with few of his friends around him. He sang birthday song for him and karan felt extremely happy.
                          
He cuts the cake and fed his father and they click pictures. After a few hours of meet and greet karan left to his room after a hectic day and immediately dozed off.
                          
To be continued .....
                          
Signing off
-tanya 💫