Chapter 7 New Friend

• Simmi was driving her racing car in the fastest speed not coz they were getting late but Pari was highly upset with Simmi and was right now sitting beside her with a grumpy look on her face.
• “Oh god, PS, what is wrong with you, why have you been pulling a long face since morning. You know I can’t see you upset.”
• Simmi couldn’t take her best friend’s anger specially when she had no idea what’s she had done her wrong.
• “Shut up you idiot, you are a spoil sport. Silly girl.” Pari already cursed her many times under breath, still vent her anger out.
• Simmi raised her shoulder and widen her big doe eyes in amusement and asked, “What did I do now?” “Why do you get emotional every time? Even you could’nt emotionally blackmail Aunt Disha and Mr. Oberoi in order to seek their permission to live in the dorm.” Pari busted out.
• They both are best friends since long, they planned to live in dorm together during their internship so that they can enjoy these days on their own. Pari already registered her name for dormitory accommodation but unfortunately Simmi is not getting permission from her family to live on her own. And as per Simmi’s temperament she will never fight with her elders if she wants something.
• “Shut up PS, you know that’s not me. I can’t play with emotions of my mom or brother, I love them.”
• “But they can do.....” Pari said in irritation and realized her mistake.
• Simmi tighten her fist and about to punch Pari, but spared her at the nick of time and stopped her punch near her face.
• “PS, one more word against my family and you will see the worst out of me.”
• “I am sorry Simmi; I didn’t mean to hurt you.” Pari apologized.
• “Hmm, it’s alright.....” Simmi answered and let go off the matter.
• “But seriously Simmi, you loves your family more than yourself.”
• Pari is a daughter of home minister and being born and brought up in a political family she knows self love is the most important thing. She learnt about selfless love only when she met Simmi, who loves her family more than herself.
• “Yes because they also love me more than themselves. I hardly remember anything about my dad, but our mom fulfilled all responsibilities of both father and mother alone, then my brother Rahul always showeredme with warm and fatherly love.”
• “They are my foster family still they did so much for me.” Simmi’s voice turned heavy. Pari realized her conversation made Simmi emotional.
• “Yes, they are so sweet, but why is your elder brother always after me. Why the hell does he always glare at me with fire spitting eyes.”
• Pari said half jokingly to change Simmi’s emotional mood.
• “PS, stop always complaining about my brother, it’s just that he is very protective towards me.” Simmi royally supported her brother which irked Pari more than before.
• “Protective? Are you serious? Do I look like your boyfriend to him who will take advantage of his poor little sister?”
• Pari said while making faces and Simmi shrunk her nose in irritation as she chewed something bitter.
• “Oh jeez, PS, I would die out of shame, if you were be my boyfriend. The merry thought is horrible to chill my bones.” Simmi act shivering.
• “Even I am not interested in being your boyfriend, the best friend thing is more than enough.” Pari retorted.
• “Do you want to be someone else? You got weird thoughts these days.” Simmi teased.
• “You......”
• The next moment both burst into laughter. Pari released a sigh of relief that Simmi’s mood is back to her naughty self, but before Pari could release another breath, Simmi stopped the car with a jerk which made Pari almost collide her head.
• Pari turned towards Simmi with red face and fire spitting eyes, whereas Simmi only smiled to her sheepishly. Pari raised her eyebrows with a cute anger to ask what is wrong with her. Why did she stop the car?
• Simmi point towards a direction through her eyes, Pari turned around to look at the direction Simmi pointed and beat her forehead in irritation.
• ‘Here comes out miss environmentalist.’
• Simmi got out of the car and moved towards a girl of around her age who was standing near a car and looking keenly in the open bonnet. She got that something is wrong with the car and that’s why moved to the girl to offer help.
• “May I help you, miss?” Simmi asked to the girl while looking at the machinery of the car.
• Young girl was surprised by the sudden voice from behind; she came out of the opened bonnet and looked at Simmi from top to bottom.
• “Excuse me?” Young miss could only utter.
• Simmi didn’t care about the girl’s surprising expressions, looked into the car’s open bonnet and said, “I said, may I help you?”
• Young girl was still amused by an unexpected arrival of a stranger and offering help, so what should she answer?
• The next moment Pari came from behind and said ironically, “Yes, sure, miss, you can tell her your every problem, she will solve each one of them in a finger click. You don’t know her right?”
• The girl could only nod her head in ‘No’. She was flabbergasted to see these two strangers, who are behaving like old pals of her.
• “She is the daughter of a famous social welfare organizer and herself is not less than an environmentalist.” Pari said in infuriation.
• She knows that even though they are getting late for the first day of their internship, Simmi will not leave from there until she helps this stranger.
• “Shut up PS.....” Simmi scolded her.
• “Hey miss, your car has broke down, you need to send it to a mechanical work shop and I guess there is no work shop around.
• So just tell me your destination, I will give you a ride.”
• The girl still trying to register who are these two young girls with opposite temperament, one is offering help and another is sounding pissed.
• “No it’s alright I will take care, and thanks for the offer.” The girl refused politely but looked at her wrist watch which was showing she is running out of time.
• Pari again meddled immediately. “See sweetie, she said, she will take care and she doesn’t need help. Let’s go first, otherwise we will be late on our first day.”
• Simmi glared at Pari with her big doe eyes which made her zipp her mouth.
• Simmi looked at the girl keenly and got that she is an introvert and shy to take stranger’s help.
• “Hey don’t bother about her and tell me where do you want to go?” Simmi once again offered help.
• “It’s really fine, I will manage.” The girl again refused while looking at Pari.
• To be truth, she was pleased by the warm help in this busy city, but scared of Pari’s reaction which was not as friendly as another girl’s.
• “Listen miss, you will not get a cab easily on this road and I can see you are getting late to somewhere. Let me help you and don’t bother about her. It’s just that we are getting late for the hospital for the first day of our internship that’s why she is behaving cranky.”
• The girl was surprised to know that they both are doctors and first year interns. “What a coincidence, it’s also my first day of internship. By the way which hospital?”
• Simmi was also amazed. “Goenka medical college and hospital, and yours?”
• “Same.....” Trio astonished, but the introvert girl was happy that she met nice people before entering into the hospital.
• “Wow, I like this coincidence, we actually have the same destination.” Simmi said while closing the bonnet of that girl’s car.
• Pari shook her head and mimics like Simmi but ironically, “Wow, even I like this coincidence, we have same destination.”
• “So would you mind leaving for the same destination, or do you want me to open a champagne bottle here and celebrate?”
• “Come on, PS you are such a drama queen, let’s leave.”
• They all got into the car and Pari said excitedly, “Drive fast, otherwise that so called Dr. HM of yours will get another reason to cancel your internship.”
• “Oh PS, take a chill pill, now I got the approval of Dr. AG for the internship, nobody can mess with him.” Simmi said with confidence while driving fast.
• The girl was confused by their conversation; they sounded weird to her.
• “What the heck are you both are talking about, who is Dr. HM or Dr. AG in Goenka hospital, why don’t I know them? And PS….? What a weird name.”
• Pari was offended. She has nice name which is spoiled by Simmi.
• “Excuse me, my name is not weird. This weird, physco has many weird habits and picking initials is the most irritating one.”
• Then Pari told the girl about Simmi’s habit to use initials rather than the names which astonished her.
• “By the way my name is Pari Singh and she is used to calling me PS, what is your name?”
• “I am Riya Grewal.” The girl introduced herself.
• “And I am Simmi Oberoi.” Simmi introduced herself and Riya yelled in shock. “What are you serious? You are the one, Simmi Oberoi?” This sudden yell startled both Simmi and Pari.