Luck By Chance

DF2 Third Hostel. Enter Manish. Bent at right angles, hands stretched in obeisance. 

Manish: "Namaste Sreemanji, Namaste Sreemanji, Namaste Sreemanji.  

Thug#1: "Come in, come in, Corporal Crap. At ease.

Thug#2: "I don't think you have met your great-grandfather, here. Why don't you give your intro?

Manish: "Yes, Sir. My name is Manish Malhotra. My father's name is Mr. Raghav Malhotra. I am from Mumbai and I did my Higher Secondary Certificate from MBM College, Chembur.

Thug#1: "What d'you mean by MBM? Main Bhi Madhuri College?!

Manish: "Sorry, Sir. Sir, Motilal Bharatram Mehta College. My percentage in the Higher Secondary Certificate exams was 88.6%. My father works in Indian Railways and my mother is a housewife. I have...

Thug#3 (a final year student): "Hey, enough enough. I don't want to know more about you. Tell me about this girl in Section B. What is her name?

Manish: "Prema Maheswaran, sir.

Thugh#1: "Is she your sister?

Manish: "No sir, sorry sir. Ms. Prema Maheswaran.

Thug#3: "That's better. Bol, what do you know about her?

Manish: "Nothing sir. Just her name, sir." 

Thugh#3: "Kya dhakkan hai!. Tomorrow by lunch time, I want to hear her intro. I will meet you at the canteen, OK. 

Manish: "Yes, sir. Sure, sir.                                      

Later that night, in Manish's room. 

"Aisa mauka phir kahaan milega..." Manish belted out, in context and out of tune. Attracted by the noise, Swami entered, followed shortly by Thomas. Good looking and with curly hair, Thomas was an aspiring rock singer from Goa. Unfortunately for him, he was also quite intelligent and scored such high marks in HSC that he was forced to join engineering college. Little did he know then that engineering college would give him ample time and opportunities to pursue his primary career interest.

Thomas: "What's the scene, man! You seem totally khush.                                

Manish: "Nothing, guys. Generally singing a song.

Swami: "Is this fellow blushing or what? Why are your cheeks turning red?

Manish: "What crap! Why should I blush? I just got back from ragging.

Thomas: "Blushing, blushing. Our man is blushing...

Swami: "I know. I know. He has fallen for that girl in our section. 

Thomas: "Prema? What!

Manish: "What crap!!

Swami: "I know. He had this dazed look from morning.

Swami & Thomas: "Manish is in love. Manish is in love.

Manish: "What crap!!!

Thomas: "Saanson ki zaroorat hai jaise, zindagi ke liye, bas ek Prema chahiye, aashiqui ke liye. 

Manish: "Swami, mein tere ko dekh loonga. Now I am going to sleep. Good night.

Thomas: "Sweet Dreams.

This is Episode 5 of the Hostelitis saga. Check all episodes here. The Preface can be found here. 

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