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"Hello? Shravan?"

"Ji Nana ji boliye, kaise hai aap?"

"Main theek hoon beta. Tum busy hoge aur mera ye kahna shayad tumhe disturb kare..."

"Arey Nana ji, kaisi baat kar rahe hain aap, aap boliye na?"

"Beta, Suman ne tumhe bataya ya nahi pata nahi, par wo akeli hai ghar par, sabhi log US gaye hain aur main ganv aa gaya, mujhe yaha se tension hoti hai apni bacchi ki, tum jara usee kabhi kabhi mil aaya karna, usko hausla rahega, aur tum to uske acche dost ho, usee accha lagega"

"Aa..ji Nana ji, aap chinta mat kijiye, main sambhal lunga"

"Khush raho, beta, dhyaan rakhna"

"Ji aap bhi, pranam"

He was planning to avoid Sumo at any cost but couldn't avoid Nana ji's request, so, he decided to go see her.

"Abhi madam PCT mein hi hongi, wahin chala jaata hoon, phir wahin se hi dosto se milne nikal jaaunga"
He decided and reached PCT.

"Aa...hi...Suman kahan hai?"

"Kyu ji, Suman se kya kaam hai, mujhe batao, main yaha ki manager hoon"
Preeta said.

"Nahi, main uska dost...aa...main jaanta hoon usko..."

"Arey to jaante to bahut log hai usee, sab se hi milwayenge kya?"

"Actually, wo bhi mujhe jaanti hai, main school mein padhta tha uske saath"

"Accha, school friend ho, aisa bolo na, khama-kha...khair...wo ghar par hai, rest kar rahi hai, number hai tumhare pass?"

"Okay, main kal aata hoon"

"Wo kal bhi nahi aayegi"

"Kyu?"

"Tum uske school friend ho aur tumhe pata nahi?"

"Kya nahi pata?"

"Arey, kal party mein nahi the tum?"

"Haan, main tha, maine usee jaate hue dekha..."

"Haan, usi ke baad, accident ho gaya Sumo ka...."

"Kyaaaa...."

"Haan, wo.....arey poori baat to suno"
Preeta said to a running Shravan who quickly ran to car and drove away speedily.

He was in traffic and was constantly thinking about her. He finally reached her home, parked the car and ran to get inside. He pressed the bell so many times in one go.

"Arey kaun hai? Aa rahi hoon. Itni baar bell bajane se jaldi nahi aa jaaungi"
She said while limping because of her injuries.

She opened the door to find a very tensed Shravan.

"Tum?"
"Sumo? Sumo, tum theek ho? Accident kaise hua? Tumhe choth to nahi aayi? Ye haath mein bandage? Tum kaisi ho Sumo, ye sab kaise hua?"
He threw a series of questions and was very worried for her. His eyes started developing tears and she was just looking at him and not saying anything.

"Damn it, Sumo, bolo kuch?"

"Tum yaha kyu aaye ho?"

"Sumo, let's not fight right now, you got into an accident and tumne mujhe ek baar bhi call nahi kiya"

"Kya kahti call karke? Ki jis ladki ko tumne abhi thodi der pahle sab ke aage humiliate kiya tha, usi ka accident ho gaya hai, aa jao! Haan, ye kahti?"

"Sumo, I was angry, I'm so...."

"Nahi, Shravan. You don't need to say anything. I can manage myself, you can go"
Said she tried walking to the main door but got stumbled because of her leg injury.
He hold her before she could fall down.

"Bahut ziddi ho na tum? Lekin main tumse jyada hoon, ab main bhi yaha se tab tak nahi jaaunga jab tak ya to tum theek nahi ho jaati ya tumhare saath koi rahne nahi aa jaata"
He said looking directly in her eyes and in the same position.

He made her stand properly and went to lock the main door. He came and hold her to walk to the room.

"Maine kaha na mujhe tumhari koi help nahi chahiye, samajh nahi aata tumhe?"
She said angrily.

"Mujhe pata hai, tumne ye accident ke baare mein Nana ji ko nahi bataya hoga, theek hai, main bata deta doon"
He said in order to make Sumo listen to him.

"Shravan, tum itne gir jaoge maine socha nahi tha, apne ego ko satisfy karne ke liye, tum Nanu ko tension doge? Really Shravan? Is that point you've come to?"

"Main Nana ji ko koi tension nahi dena chahta, par unki naatin meri baat hi nahi sun rahi"

"Ugh, Shravan, please go, I'll manage"

"I'm not leaving, jo karna hai kar lo"
Said he leaned over the wall.
She tried going inside limping like before.
He couldn't see Sumo like this so he went and picked her up in bridal style.

"Shravan, ye kya kar rahe ho"

"Bahut moti ho gayi ho tum"

"Hein?"

"Haan, waise main bhi kya kah raha hoon, tum to hamesha se hi moti ho"
Said this he laughed.

"Shravan, mujhe utaro, I'll walk on my own."
She said but he paid no heed.

He came into her room and he leaned to put her on bed, they came very close to each other, their heartbeats were increasing with each passing moment. He was trying to make her comfortable by putting pillows around her without breaking the eye contact. He slowly touched her cheek after removing hair strands from her face.

"Mujhe tumhare saath rahne do, please Sumo"

He asked her so affectionately that she couldn't say no.
She just nodded her face and lowered her eyes.
He, in response, got back and put her legs properly. He came from the other side of the bed to sit near her.

"Ab batao, kya hua tha kal?"

"Mujhe nahi batana"

"Tum thodi der ke liye zidd chorh nahi sakti kya?"

"Aur tum mujhe akela nahi chorh sakte kya?"

"Nahi, nahi chorh sakta tumhe akela aur chorhunga bhi nahi"

"Tum ek baar mujhe akela chorh chuke ho Shravan, 10 saal pahle"
She said this and the environment once again turned serious.

"Sumo, let's not talk about it now"

"Hmm, okay. Dekho, main abhi bhi keh rahi hoon ki chale jao kyuki agar tum yaha ruke, to tumhe meri saari baat maan-ni padegi"
She said changing the topic.

"Jaisa aap kahe madam"
He said bowing towards her with joining hands.

Day went like this and they ate from the tiffin which came from PCT.

It was 4 in the evening.

"Let's go out"
Shravan said.

"Finally, something good came out of your mouth"
She said getting up, he helped.

"Yaha baithe baithe bore ho raha tha, so I thought...."

"Kahna kya chahte ho tum, haan? Main bahut bore karti hoon?"

"Well, ab tumne accept kar hi liya hai to main kya bolu?"

"Mujhe nahi jaana tumhare saath"

"Tum chal rahi ho, bas"

She gave up after his efforts. And they drove off.

"Hum kaha jaa rahe hai?"
Sumo asked.

"It's a surprise"

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