BIG DEAL !!!

" What?? U drank beer yesterday? " i asked her
"Yeah .. big deal ! " she replied snappishly
" Its a big deal . u drank widout ur parent's permission. u r under 18!" i stressed on d last phrase.
" luk Ric, its my lyf and m old enuf 2 judge wats wrong n rite 4 me. i don't need permissions least of all if u r d 1 who is suggestin me" her stunnin statement echoed in my brain.

" Ric! m talkin 2 u. " her voice brot me bck 2 d reality.
"huh? sry? u said smthn 2 me ?" i gave my clueless luk.
" no 2 d walls! " her sarcastic tone made me guilty .
" m sry ... m stressed up.. cdn't sleep last night.. xam at aakash institute.. this sunday ." i crossed my fingers...
she kept quiet. damn i can't even lie properly!
" cum on niya.. big deal if i lost track of wat u were sayin."
she stared at me.
" u still've n't forgiven me? " she asked fillin water in her eyes.
" forgive? u were correct . i was being unrealistic. gud dat u made me realise. its ur lyf whether u decide 2 drink ..or watever...uhm.. no need of sayin sry." i tried reasonin out..more wid myself. indeed i had not forgotton d yesterday's incident.
" hmm.." d water got absorbed nd i cdn't help marvelling at her immense controlling power.
[pause]
" uhm... i g2g bck 2 my dna xtraction exp.. uhm.. will ttyl " i gathered my biotech folder n left d classroom hence endin d 'just -4- d- heck -of-it ' convo.

[AT BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB. ]

" hey honey!" i greeted pooja
"hieeeeeeeeeeeeee!" she reciprocated wid a flyin kiss.

" so ne progress wid d matin? " i asked her
" naah ! d bastards rn't horny at all!" she sighed.
"mayb d bitches rn't seductive at all!" i suggested
"hmm...maybe......" she nodded
i tuk a bird's eye view of her drosophilla honeymoon stage.
" ne suggestions?" she asked.
" 4m me? puhleez i suck at suggestions!" i answered thinkin abt niya's statement
"cum on! u only suck at maths!"
" oh yeah?"
"yep!"

[pause]
" hmmm... " i reviewed d honeymoon stage.
[k lemme get in2 d finer details - d stage was composed of a white cardboard covered wid overripe bananas nd brown apple pieces placed on d bottom of a rectangular glass jar. on one of its walls 4-5 female fruitflies were humming nd on d wall opp 2 it were d male fruitflies who seemed 2 b deeply engrossed in snoggin d glass wall. ]

"so?" honey asked ,puttin her hands on her butts.
" well... d bitches rn't attractive. ask them 2 strip ." i gave my 'uh-usual-crap'suggestion
"yeah.. like how?"
"if i'll tellya everythin then wat'll b ur efforts huh? " i smirked
"abbe m serious.... past 6 weeks ..... no progress." honey spoke in her irritated tone
" did u chk their breedin season?" i asked
"nope"
" toh sali kar na.... they r not humans dat jab mauka mila ki shuru ho gaye. they follow a code of conduct." i did my patented eyebrow flutter.
"yaar ..i saw 2 wild drosophillas sittin on top each other d other day. m pretty sure its THE season!"
" did u actly c them copulatin? " in btwn i saw a glint of some green-red cloth.... at d lab entrance
" nahi gulli danda khel rahe the..ek dusre ke upar beth kar" honey replied in her exasperated tone.
" zaroori thode hi hai dat they were matin!"
" its very much essential ric! don't temme det u dunno! " i love teasin her
" cum on honey dats crap .. 1 can make out widout lyin on top ......" i was interrupted by
"WHOOF RIC! " n a lecture abt d ding dong followed.
k..k.. i must say dat was very informative n highly educatin.. BUT....
" POOJA! what on earth were u talkin abt ? " mrs. shonali sen's raged tone, dilated pupil,crocodile jaw..and green-red attire materialised at d lab entrance.
" err.. oh fish! nthn mam." honey stammered.
"i heard everythin, so don't act innocent ." mrs. sen is a tuf getaway!
" richa u tell me!" she demanded when honey kept silent.

"me?" i asked .. tryin 2 create n innocent xpression by magic.
"yes u!"
" err...mam..... just dat .. uhm... mam.... actly she was tellin me how these fruitflies mate but instead of sayin female n male drosophillas she used d common lingo.. u kno guy n a gal." m a saviour.

" just chuck this exp! i don't want such crap projects 4m brainy students like u! nd pooja i never xpected such kinda thing 4m u ." mrs sen stormed outta d lab mutterring..'aajkal ke bachche!'

[pause]


" nd then they say... sex is divine .. spiritual.. ultimate... a union of supreme power . phew! wats d use when v can't even talk abt it openly ? " i sighed
honey was still stunned.
"u k?" i asked controllin my urge 2 laf on her face.
" u knew it?" she asked me
"wat?" i asked innocently
"don't act!"
" sry?"
"U KNEW DAT SHONALI WAS ARND!"
" yeah.... big deal huh? " i smirked.... gave my wicked grin....nd left d lab knoin dat in a matter of few seconds i'll b devoured by honey.

( 12 grade,2005)