ImMATURE

Between the board exams,

Between childhood and adulthood

There is only 1 year which is the 11th,

Till the time we can be immature,

we can truly live freely.

A few months are remaining in the 11th standard now.

But I have started living now.

It seems like yesterday

when I met my new friends.

Kabir. Whose friend is not his friend anymore.

And his one-sided love has been lost.

He has become Kabir Singh after his heart has been broken.

Bro, give me some as well.

It's very hard. 90ml neat hot chocolate.

Kabir has been traumatised by Nandini and Sussu's kiss so much

that he is stepping out to drink water when

a kissing scene appears even when his parents are not around.

The one who broke his heart, Sussu, was a MC for him.

But he had become MC Stan for the girls in the school.

Hey, you look like a scooter. How are you? Come on. Give me the beats.

Yes. My name is Sussu. No one can flush me.

Your girl looks at me and starts blushing.

You, I and hush.

Kiddo.

-You are like so awesome. -Thank you.

Look at how Kabir is staring.

Looks like he is the sexist boy in the school.

Hey, don't talk rubbish.

I am the sexiest boy of the school. Right, Nandini?

Look at how he is smiling.

I will thrash him nicely.

Even if he thinks about checking out someone else's girlfriend in school,

he will piss his pants.

Yes. But Nandini was never your girlfriend.

-Hey. -And Dhruv.

Dhruv.

He thought that he loves me.

I said that we are friends and he said the same thing.

I thought that I love him.

It's complicated.

He was confused about Chhavi earlier.

But I think he is over her now.

For now, we are friends.

But a great man has said that friendship is love.

Because someone who can't be my best friend,

how can he love me?

And maybe he doesn't know it yet

that he loves me too.

I missed school so much for the first time during the holidays.

I was feeling like having a flavoured ice ball during winter. Imagine.

Yes. We can only imagine winter in Mumbai.

Because it's never cold.

You can joke all you want.

I just told you how much I missed school

because of Dhruv.

Yes. So, what's new about it?

Many people miss school because of Dhruv.

He bunks at school a lot.

-Hey, want to bunk the class? -No.

If we bunk the classes on the first day

of the year, then we will continue doing it.

Yes. That will be good, right? Right, Chhaya?

How are you? Do you know how much I missed you?

-Did you miss me too? -What do you mean by that?

Were you missing me as well? Why?

You should tell me first.

Actually, I wanted the holiday assignment.

And I knew that you must have done it even if no one else did it in school.

And I knew that you wouldn't have done it whether someone else did or not.

-That's why I already wrote it for you. -What?

Thanks, Chhaya. You are truly the best.

-Well, I will see you then. -See you.

Did you see that? I told you that he must have missed me too.

That's why he was looking for me and came to me.

Not you. He came for the assignment.

Yes. But why only me in the entire school?

Oh yes. I didn't think about that at all.

He surely loves you.

Oh shit.

PT sir asked me a question out of everyone in the school.

Where are you?

He must be in love with me, right?

Sarcasm. Seriously, Kavya?

Yes. Because you can't understand it in a simple way

that he doesn't love you.

He just friend zoned you, my friend.

-What do you mean? -I mean

that he is just your friend. That too because of his selfish reasons.

Well, how can you say that?

Side hug. An early symptom of a disease called friend zone.

Okay then. Tell me one instance when he remembered you

without a reason.

Did you see that? You don't have an answer, do you?

-Because he never... -Chhaya.

Do you want to go and get flavoured ice balls after this class?

Okay.

Yes. So, what were you saying, Kavya?

That I am just his friend.

Kabir and Sussu are his friends too.

But whom did he ask? Me. Why?

Because they have gone mad. They keep fighting all the time.

It's good that both of you came

or the first day after vacation would have been ruined.

-Here you go. Kala khatta for you. -Thank you.

-Kala khatta for you too. -Thank you.

And this is your favourite. The one without ice.

-Mister. -Yes.

-Do you have a big stick? -Big? Why?

If you put it up your arse, you will surely look like kala khatta.

-Wait. I will thrash you. -Run.

-I will show you right now. -Mister, forget about it.

Fucktard Lalit does that every day. Don't worry.

It's time for the class now.

She just left.

Dhruv.

I was wondering,

do you want to attend the class?

It's good that we came.

I didn't want to attend the class at all.

And who will understand what's in your heart if not me?

Even I know that you want to spend time with me.

And make reels with me.

And share cold coffee from the same bottle.

And go on a long drive.

-Apply the brakes? -I want to get my scooter repaired.

Nandini took Sussu on a ride on New Year's Day.

So, Kabir got angry and wrote traitor on it.

'Traitor'

Actually, Kabir's Hindi is weak.

Just like his English.

And Maths.

And Physics.

Forget about all that. I will have to bunk classes on the cycle if I don't

fix it before dad comes the day after tomorrow.

Come on. Uncle.

-It will take rupees 400. -400?

Lucky said that it will be done for 250 if I use his reference.

You are getting it done for rupees 400 because Lucky referred you here.

That fucktard owes me rupees 150 already.

He emptied the whole bottle of the black spray to get his hair painted brown.

Okay.

Okay. Let me see.

-Uncle, I only have... -What?

Brother, I just have rupees 300.

-It can't be done for rupees 300. -Please get it done.

-It can't be done. -No.

That's okay. I will pay the rest of the amount.

-No. I will pay you tomorrow. Promise. -Take it.

I am seeing a girlfriend spend money for the first time.

She is not my girlfriend. We are friends.

Dhruv, how does it matter?

Here you go.

Please repair the scooter. We will be back in an hour.

Actually...

We will keep them here. We will be back in an hour. Okay?

Brother, please give me some money.

-Please, brother. -Who gives money to kids?

Brother, please give me some money.

I will pray to God that both of you are always together.

-Brother, please. -Why us?

I asked, who gives money to kids?

Me.

-You may go. -Sister.

Please give me the balloon as well.

Yes. Sure. Dhruv, give yours to him as well.

Take it.

-Bye. -Thank you.

Three of us love this place. We bunk classes and come here.

Uncle, the usual, please.

-Here is your favourite, cola noodles. -Thank you.

They say that people even drink poison in love.

This is just cola noodles. What will happen?

What happened?

Nothing. It was just motion sickness.

It happens even if I walk for some time.

Let's go. The noodles are great.

Forget about the noodles. Try the schezwan cheese lassi.

-Should I order two of them? -Dhruv, we are getting late.

The scooter must have been repaired. Come on. Hurry up.

Chhaya, my parents are not at home. Do you want to come?

-Yes. -Come then.

But what shall I say at home?

-You can say that you are going to Kavya's place. -Right.

-Hop on. -Done.

-Hey. -I find Titanic scary.

Hey. I will be with you, right?

-Okay then. Bye. -Bye.

Oh my. Look at the glow on your face.

Come on. Now, tell me all that happened.

What should I tell you? There was no one at his place.

-Okay. -We sat on his sofa.

I did his assignments there.

And he made noodles for me for dinner.

Thank God he didn't have a cola at his place.

Did you just do his assignments last night and come back?

Do I seem crazy to you?

-The real fun began after that. -Really?

Just him and me. Dim lights.

We watched a movie all night long sitting on the same sofa.

You went to his place and stayed the whole night