Happily ever after

The four of them were sitting in a circle,on the terrace of their hostel building, chugging beer. Ram, Sunny, Kumar and Raj. They were all talking loudly, having fun.They just got done with their undergraduate degrees. It was the night of their last exam of the final semester. They all secured jobs in different companies. They were talking about their college life, how they first met, and their future.

“Does any one remember how we met first?” Ram said.

“I do..no wait,i don’t.” said Raj.

“I do. we were collectively summoned for ragging by the seniors, in first year.” said Kumar

“oh yes, that time where they got us to give random girls roses.” Sunny added.

Ram was quiet. He was In deep thought, sipping his beer slowly.

‘What’s his deal’ asked Kumar

‘It’s the girl. He is worried about the girl’ said Raj, looking at Sunny, signalling something.

‘Ah yes. What happened, hasn’t he told her yet?’ asked Kumar.
‘no, he hasn’t the balls to do that’ said Sunny.

‘ i need your help, guys’ said Ram.
Kumar finished his beer, opened another one and started thinking.

‘How about you tell her over the phone?’ Raj said.

‘ No, that wouldn’t be impressive’said Sunny.

‘What do you know. I’ve got so many people hitched on the phone’ Raj retorted.

‘They must have broken up on the phone too’ said Sunny, laughing. He high fived Kumar, they all laughed for a while.

‘Guys, be serious’ said Ram. He looked tense.

‘Send her an email’ said Kumar.

‘Who will get him her email ID, your dad?’ Raj asked rhetorically.

‘What does my dad have to do with all this?’ said Kumar.

‘Okay then, write her a letter.’ Sunny said, getting his headphones away from the phone, just in case someone spilled beer.

‘That sounds like a good idea, improvise on it. Make sure that i’m not involved’ said Ram, showing a hint of relief

‘We will get someone else to give it to her’ said Sunny

‘She will fall for the courier then’ Raj quipped.

‘Yes, let’s do something else. Get someone like her brother to do it’

‘She has a brother’ Ram’s face lit up.

‘OH, this guy. You got your enquiries done, then’ said Kumar.

‘Okay, find her brother then’ Kumar said, in a matter of fact manner.

‘Why finding him, when he’s right here’ Raj said.

Kumar was puzzled.

He glanced at each of them.

‘it can’t be his sister,cuz he loves he’d he thought, looking at Raj

He looked at Sunny. ‘he’d be tensed if it were his sister’ he dismissed.

‘this joker doesn’t even have a sister’ he thought, looking at Raj.

‘okay, it’s my sister then’ he said, standing up from the table.he walked away and immersed himself in thought.

He turned. ‘why aren’t you two shocked?’ he asked, looking at Sunny and Raj.

‘we knew it already. We didn’t know how to tell you. Hence the whole arrangement’ said Raj, pointing at the drinks table.

They all laughed. And then, they drank happily ever after.