Coal Mines: Chapter 04>
Her sense of winning soon vanished when her benchmate told her about me, as one of the sincere, honest and class monitor since class 3rd who never got punished.
The revelation embarrassed her, which was visible to me from the window of classroom as i was also punished to kneel down in verandah.
Later during recess she approached me with her lunch box, it was alpha of our friendship, as she extended her hand for dosti and said sorry in such cute manner that inspite of inner feeling of desistance, i shook hand and took our lunch together, during which she shared some strange information, which brought dimay to me.
What was the revelation ?.... contd...

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Prologue :

He was too late to catch his college bus.
Walking past by durdarshan telecast centre, he accidentally glanced the eyes of a lassie crossing him. She was fully dressed and veiled given ONLY her twinkling eyes, which he somehow noticed, and palms weren't covered.
As they crossed each other, for a microsecond he apprehended and turned back to pronounce Stuti, almost after two years. His heartbeats were drumming so hard that it may burst his veins at any time sooner. Those two seconds seems like two hours.
She turned back astonished to look who called her. She after few seconds reverted Lokesh, you.
She remembers me.

(And that's the story begins..........a medium length story of separation.)

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Coal Mines - Chapter 02>

All throughtout in bus to college, i was recalling old memories and my lips were humming 'bewafa tera masoom chehra bhool jaane ke qabil nahin hai, tu bahut khubsurat hai leqin dil lagane ke qabil nahin hai.'
ASAP, i alighted from bus, message flashed on my cell screen,"Sorry" from an unknown number. "Who?", I replied.
Other side replied, itni jaldi bhul gaye. My reply, "stuti, are you?".
I was checking my inbox every 5 minute for any reply throughout the day, which came only by 6 pm, when i collapsed on my bed.
"Can we meet?" She asked.
I replied, " When & where?"
She: tomorrow 5am at Mayur Garden.
I'm totally befuddled why at 5am, but stifled my emotions.

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Coal Mines- Chapter 03>
Whole night i read her message again n again while an inquest into our memories.
It was a sunny day after heavy downpour last night, the 3rd of July. We recently promoted into 9th std and were enjoying our 2nd day after school reopened.
There, she entered our class with deep dimples on her cheeks. A bulbul with long curly hairs tucked neatly, eyelids adored with kajal, a small bindi at her forehead. All of us left in awe, surprised by the entry of stranger in our class.
She chuckled good morning to all and as per our sitting arrangement she sat behind my bench at an empty seat.
I looked slyly at her to notice her fading mehandi on right hand. Mesmerizing one, i mumbled. Unluckily sound didn't went unnoticed and she pointed it out to teacher. This sudden reaction left me trembled.
Return favour, i was punished by class teacher for the first time after class 3rd.

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Coal Mines - Chapter 01>

For next few minutes she bombarded series of questions; all 5 W's again & again. I was left flabbergasted & mesmerized again by her crème ​de ​la ​crème lips, reverberating her words and my heart.
I, habitually, put my index on those curve to sense that yesteryear softness still prevails. Does she missed my caressing, I pondered.
She was perplexed through my move and stepped back instantly.
I was about to ask why......,however, from nowehere a bike approached her as if we knew him.
He offloaded his helmet to reveal himself, non other than my school mate & best friend, Raj. I was thunderstrucken & dismayed after inferring happening.
He noted my phone number and i bade good bye then.

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