Free Sorry, You're Not My Type by Sudeep Nagarkar Page A

he didn’t like Anurag, he would stay away from him. Anamika agreed.

    Satyam Cineplex, Nehru Place, Delhi
    24th August, 2012
    All of them decided to go for a movie to Satyam Cineplex. Yuvi and Anurag were supposed to reach early to buy the tickets. It was an awkward moment when both of them reached almost at the same time and stood one after the other in the ticket counter line. Being from the same college, they vaguely knew of each other but had never got a chance to talk. To avoid embarrassment, Anurag broke the silence.
    ‘Hi. So what’s up? We never interacted with each other much. But I hope everything is going well,’ Anurag asked Yuvi.
    ‘Indeed. Everything is good. Even the grades are good,’ Yuvi replied.
    ‘I hope we both didn’t disturb you. I mean you know how Anamika is. She must have forced you to come along, right?’
    ‘Not really.’
    ‘Where is Vikrant? He didn’t come?’
    ‘He is in Lapataganj,’ Yuvi smiled and said, ‘How’s it going with Anamika?’
    ‘I am confused as to what it is that she wants from me. You won’t believe it but we still haven’t taken our relationship to the next level,’ he said.
    ‘That’s not a big deal,’ Yuvi said casually. He believed if you are serious in a relationship and have made up your mind to be with the other person, then the physical act of love does not really matter.
    ‘Yes, I agree. But if you want your relation to sustain for long, you need to get close. Else how would you…you know…’ Anurag gestured shrugging his shoulders. Yuvi felt weird talking to Anurag about such intimate matters. He wanted to run away but kept put just for Anamika’s sake. He felt that Anurag wanted to take advantage of Anamika and was in the relationship only for sex. On the other hand, he knew that even Anamika was not serious about Anurag. Then why did the relationship last so long? Probably, that’s what relationships have become these days. Chalti ka naam gaadi.
    Where Yuvi and Anurag were a complete mismatch, Anamika and Kashish gelled along well, especially when the topic of discussion was Yuvi. Though Anamika and Kashish had not interacted with each other ever before, they got along like a house on fire. Kashish was a bit shy when it came to expressing her views. But when the conversation drifted to a discussion on Yuvi, she completely let loose.
    ‘How do you manage to handle his mood swings? He goes crazy once he’s doped,’ Anamika winked.
    ‘You have not seen the worst of him after doping. I know him better that way and I know how far things can go,’ Kashish smiled teasingly.
    ‘Is it? Then I should try it once,’ Anamika added.
    ‘No no. He is best suited for me. No one else can handle him the way I do. He is mine,’ Kashish said holding Yuvi’s hand.
    ‘Who is what? What’s going on?’ Yuvi asked but Kashish pushed him inside the theatre.
    They took their seats. Yuvi and Kashish took the corner seats while Anamika and Anurag came and sat next to them. The lights were put off and the opening credits started rolling on the screen.
    As time passed, Yuvi tried to get close to Kashish. Kashish hesitated as Anurag and Anamika were sitting right next to them. But eventually Yuvi managed to seduce Kashish and kissed her passionately on her lips. Anamika was more interested in what was happening in the seats next to her than the actual movie. She saw Yuvi insert his hand into Kashish’s top. Anurag had no clue what was happening. He felt Anamika was staring at him in the absence of lights. He put his hands on her shoulder and brought her close. They gazed at each other for a while until Anamika took his arm from her shoulder and placed it back on his lap.
    ‘Now what? Why are you pushing me away?’ Anurag asked in frustration.
    ‘Nothing. Please, not here,’ Anamika replied.
    ‘Is it the first time we are doing this?’ Anurag questioned again.
    ‘Please, not now. Can we just watch the movie, please, like the rest of the audience?’