Next Day at MPT, there wasn’t a lot of hustle bustle… SS and CC were working on some files, PS was busy counselling a couple whereas KS was on field duty… HM was in her cabin going through the completed files… AS entered, “Jai Hind…” he said grabbing everyone’s attention… “Jai Hind Sir…” they replied… “Jari rakhiye… Hum Haseena ji se milke aate hai…” he replied with a smile and walked away to HM’s cabin… “Jai Hind…” he said startling her… “Jai Hind Sir…” she replied with a smile… “Aap yaha??” “Routine visit pe aaye the… Sab thik?” he replied… “Ji Sir… All good…” “Good… Lekin humara haal thik nahi hai…” he said leaning on the table… She tried to glare at him but failed miserably… “Kyu haal thik nahi hai??” “Humari ek ‘Girlfriend’ hai… Hum unhe ‘Date’ par le jana chahte hai… Parantu samajh nahi aa raha unse kaise puche chalne ke liye…” “Ohh… Date… Waise aam taur pe ‘Boyfriend’ apni ‘Girlfriend’ ko ek pyara sa phool dekar puchta hai ‘Date’ ke liye…” “Parantu humari ‘Girlfriend’ ko phoolon se allergy hai…” he said sadly… “Yeh toh bohot buri baat hai… jaankar dukh hua…” “Koi aur upay hai aapke pas??” “Agar phoolon se allergy hai toh bas pyaar se puch lijiye… Aapki ‘Girlfriend’ maan jayegi…” she said with a smirk… “Acha…” he said while pulling her into his arms… He held her by her waist while she placed her hands on his chest… “Kya kar rahe hai… chodiye…” she said trying to wriggle out of his hold…
“Nahi chodenge… pehle humari baat suniye…” “Acha thik hai… jaldi boliye… koi aa jayega…” “Kya aap humare saath Date par chalengi??” he asked sweetly… “Lekin kisine dekh liya toh??” “Aap woh sab mat sochiye… Bas jawab dijiye… Chalengi ya nahi??” “Haan chalenge…” she said… He pulled her closer and pressed his lips against hers… He let his lips linger for a second longer and let her go… She stood there shocked, unable to assimilate what just happened… He smiled looking at her stupefied figure… “MS…” PS called out and rushed inside the cabin… “Kya baat hai Pushpa ji?? Itni uttejit kyu hai aap??” AS asked her while HM was still in a trance… “Sir baat hi aisi hai… Hum aaj bohot khush hai… lekin MS ko kya hua hai??” PS said looking at HM… “MS…” PS shook HM… “Haan…?” HM said… “Kaha khoyi hui hai aap??” “Haan Haseena ji… Kya hua aapko??” AS teased HM… “Kahi nahi… bas kuch soch rahe the… Aap kuch keh rahi thi Pushpa ji??” HM replied trying to divert PS’s attention… “Haan… Woh aaj Lalla ka promotion ho gaya… Bas wahi khushkhabar dene aaye the aapko…” “Are waah Pushpa ji… Mubarak ho aapko…” HM congratulated her… “Kya baat hai!! Jijaji ka promotion ho gaya…Mubarak ho Pushpa ji…” “Thank you MS… Thank you Sir…” “Waise Behna kaha hai?? Hum unko bhi badhai de dete hai…” AS asked… “KS toh field duty pe hai aaj…” “Acha… Koi baat nahi hum unhe durbhash kar denge…” he replied… “MS… Hum kal chutti le sakte hai?? Soch rahe hai is Khushi ke mauke par ghar mei pooja rakhwale…” “Ji… ji… kyu nahi…” “Kal shamko aap aur sir aap bhi aa jaiyega pooja ke liye… Hum Samdhanji ko bhi call kar denge…” “Ji Pushpa ji… Hum avashya aayenge…” AS replied… “Hum bhi aa jayenge Pushpa ji…” HM replied… “Thank you MS… Hum jaakar Santu aur Cheetah ko bhi bata dete hai…” PS said and left the cabin…
Once PS left the cabin, HM turned towards AS and glared at him… He smiled at her… She hit his arm, “Kya harkat thi woh??” she hissed… “Kaisi harkat??” “Wahi jo aapne abhi kiya…” “Humne Pushpa ji ko badhai di… Aur kya kiya??” he said teasingly… “Kaju aap…” “Haseena ji… Hum duty par hai…” he said cutting her in between… “Acha… abhi yaad aaya aapko ke hum duty par hai?? Aapko toh hum baad mei daant lagayenge…” she said… “Abhi hum prasthan karte hai… Shamko mulakat hogi… Ready rahiye hum aaj ‘Date’ par ja rahe hai…” “Hmm… Jai Hind…” “Jai Hind…” he said and winked at her… Before she could react, he quickly went away… She stood there blushing at his antics…
HM was waiting for AS to arrive… She had put on a simple light yellow-coloured top and blue jeans; eyes adorned with kohl and lips tinted light pink… She heard the horn of his car… She picked up her phone and keys and walked out… He was waiting in the car just outside her house… He was lost as soon as his eyes fell on her… Her top swayed when she walked giving him a glimpse of her belly button… Her kohled eyes cast a spell on him… She smiled at him but he only kept gazing at her… “Chaliye…” she said trying to get his attention… “Haan…?” “Kaju… chaliye… Padosi dekhne ka wait kar rahe hai kya??” she said and looked at him… He was wearing a black-coloured shirt, his sleeves rolled up giving a good view of his toned forearms… He looked divine and delectable… “Aap bohot khoobsurat lag rahi hai…” he said still in his trance… “Thank you… Waise aap bhi kam ache nahi lag rahe…” she said with a teasing smile… “Abhi chaliye… Please…” she pleaded… His trance was broken and he drove off to their destination.
She immediately recognised the route they had taken… They reached their secret location and walked over to the clearing… She was mesmerized by the efforts he had taken… The tree under which they had kissed was decorated with little fairy lights… A picnic was laid out on a blanket under the tree… “Beautiful!!” escaped from her lips… They walked over to the tree and made themselves comfortable… She blushed at that night’s memories while he kept adorning her… “Kya soch rahi hai aap Sona??” he asked… “Kuch… kuch nahi… Khana kha lete hai… Bhook lagi hai hume…” she said trying to divert the topic… She opened the picnic basket and pulled out all the little containers… “Kaju aapne itna sab kab banaya??” she asked… “Humne nahi banaya Sona… Hum banana chahte the lekin aaj kuch jyada vyasth the…” he replied gloomily… “Koi baat nahi… aapke haathon se bana hum kabhi bhi kha sakte hai…” she said… “Waise bhi yeh sabhi humari pasand ki cheezen hai… Hum toh already khush hai…” she said smiling… He was happy that she liked everything… He too smiled back… They finished all the food he had packed… She leaned against him and put her head on his shoulder while he wrapped his arm around her… The comfortable silence and cool breeze made their date simple yet memorable one… Though he did nothing extraordinary but she could feel his love… He felt blessed to have her by his side…
