I just felt the urge of writing something...anything.I thought about giving some moral values to members of Ram Sene or VHP or other so called custodians of Hindu culture.I thought about asking the Islamic Board members that 'Does Islam actually prohibits girls from taking higher education alongside boys even when they are with the purdah?' But I did not feel like talking about these issues.No,am not an ignorant citizen nor am I turning my back on these issues.It's just that I didn't feel like writing on these issues.But then my hands were itchy..and this is what I wrote...
Aniket had the looks. And he had much more.He was the unique combination of the brain with the brawn.He knew that almost all the females in the college found him cute.Especially after being the chairman of the organizing commitee of the Tech-Fest,people knew of him as being a complete allrounder.
But despite such adulation,he knew Anisha was the one for him.She did not have the looks to die for but was very practical,independent and headstrong.Plus she was not the interfering types.In short,all the qualities that Aniket wanted.
They were a fantaboulous pair.She the bubbly types,he the quite one.She loved dancing and he had a penchant for writing.All in all,they were apt examples displaying that opposites do attract.
"The results are out! And as usual no Internet in the hostel.We have to rush to the Nirmal Browsing Centre.Am leaving.You meet me there."Aniket did not need an alarm clock to get up as Nishant's words fell in his ears.There was this sudden calm on his face.He did not rush through his chores taking rather longer than usual.Then just as he was about to leave for NBC( college lingo for Nirmal Browsing Centre),he received a call from Nishant,"Dude....you saw my face first thing in the morning today.See,I knew I was lucky for you.You are a 9 pointer.Congrats..!!"
"Thanks Nishant!Anyways I will be there in 10 minutes",saying this Aniket disconnected the line.
'Saw his face .Bloody looser,as if I wasn't a 9 pointer before I met him.Human psyche I guess.They just want to be a part of a success story by any means.
' Anisha's call came next,"Hey Sweetu! Ritika saw your grades and informed me. Waise even am an 8 pointer now .
"Wow!Great News.That calls for a celebration. Just the two of us.What say?"
"Sure..Blue Toad 8 pm".Anisha had loved Blue Toad the last time she was there with her friends.
"Blue Toad!!Anisha you know I don't like discos.Plus what is the point if I don't dance or drink?"
"But why Anik..why?See we will have a good time.Please Baby.Don't say no.Just this once"
"Ok.Sweetu..just this time only for you.See you at 8.Hey one more thing.Can you please wear that Pink Saree you wore on the day of the fest.I feel its tailor made for you.You look out of the world in that."Aniket surely knew how to flirt.
"A saree in a disco?Are you crazy?The guards won't let me in." "Oh Cmon.See that's another reason why I hate discos.Okies.Some other time I guess.Bye.Be on time."
"Okies.Bye..!!"
Aniket knew he had everything he wanted.Suddenly he turned back.The urge to see the results had died.He rushed back to his room and secured the locks.He had to inform his father that the time had come.He dialled the number.
"Assalam Aalaikum Abba.Do not panic.Am on a secured line."
"Wa Alaikum Assalam.Sab Khariyat Bacche"?
"Yes Abba.Just wanted to tell you that the time has come.The results are out and I have secured good grades.Now no one will have even a speck of a doubt in their minds."
"Very Good!That means everything is falling into the right places.I knew it.I knew Allah would bestow his choicest blessings on you."
"Yes Abba!Everything is ready.The Blueprints are with me.I have an idea about every nook and corner of this city now."
"Theek hain baccha.Then as per schedule I send Saleem and Rahat on tuesday.Ensure that the rented apartment is secured"
"Ok Abba.I feel so good.After 3 years of facing humiliation,After 3 years of being Aniket,I finally get to become Aslam.I finally get to do something for my brethern"
"Yes my son!The loud noise of your deeds would shake not only this country but the world and then they would realize our capabilities.I am so proud of you.Very soon you will be among the angels and Allah would be proud of you.Any last wishes Bachha?Am asking you now so that later if I ask you it should not divert your mind."
"No Abba.Just ensure that our contribution doesn't go in vain."
"Of Course.Best of Luck.I will be in touch.Khuda Hafiz".
"Khuda Hafiz"
Aslam kept the phone back in the trunk and locked it.'Bloody fools',he thought,'they never ever enquired about the trunk and its belongings.Good for me.'
Blue Toad had everything in it.It surely deserved the tag of being the most happening places in the city.Great music,good food and loads of alchohol.
Aslam felt a little out of place at such joints.There was no sign of Anisha yet.He silently mumbled prayers,"Ya Allah!Reham.How many more sins would I do to achieve this noble cause?Music,Alchohol,even my presence among these is a sin.An unpardonable mistake.Forgive me Allah.Forgive me."
And then she was there.And yes.She was draping the pink saree.'Emotional fool',thought Aslam. "Hey Sorry.See am just 45 mins late.Much better than the last time when you had to wait for a couple of hours"
"No probs!"Her perfume made the surroundings redolent."But you said you wont wear the saree?"
"Yeah but then I thought not to dissapoint you.Plus its out of place so everyone would notice me, for the wrong reason of course.But who cares?"
"Mindblowing is all I can manage right now."
Aslam took out a box of chocalates."See,I brought you a gift"
"Chocalates.Wow.I love you."
"Hey Sweetu.Even I have something for you."She frantically started searching her bag.She carried a big bag.A mighty big one for such a small petite girl.
Searching frantically she finaly exclaimed"Ah.Got it.!"
Saying so she took out a Walter P99 semiautomatic revolver and.........2 bullets at point blank range.One through the inferior venacova of heart and the other through the hippocampus of the brain.She knew he was dead.Her training said so.Still she checked his pulses for one last time to ensure that they weren't responding. Meanwhile her two accompolices ensured that the disco was cleared in seconds without any troubleShe then dialled a number"Special RAW agent Sakshi Bakshi reporting.Batch number-9192.Mission accompolished.Aslam's dead.Requesting units at Blue toad right now."
"Well done!Units will be there in 15 minutes"
Sakshi sat on the table and opened the box of chocalates.She loved them.'Finally I can ask for a holiday',she thought.
