Ek Ajnabee Haseena

chapter 8

ishita was sleeping peacefully, as the early morning was setting on her, suddenly, she heard a very loud noise, it seemed like a song. She was so confused, as she got up, and lifted the curtains out of her window to see what was happening, and there was rohan, with a speaker he lifted with his hands, as she couldn't help but smile at the song playing.

"isliye pucha mera favourite gaana?" asked ishita, as he nodded in agreement, still smiling at her, she couldn't help but blush.

"mummy papa jaag jayenge!" warned ishita, as he just shrugged casually, as if it didn't matter to him, but as soon as ishita turned to her back, and looked at him, scared, as rohan was about to run, when ishita started to chuckle.

"neeche aaona!" exclaimed rohan, as ishita signalled him to wait for a minute, before she came down, with a shawl wrapped around her arms.

Ishita woke up in a shuttering second, that memory had seemed to frighten her more than a nightmare.

***

Tarika, was grabbing clothes to wear quickly, to leave for her office, as she immediately shut the almirah close, when her glance fell on the coffee cup, on the nightstand beside her bed, forcing her to stroll down memory lane.

Rajveer placed a tray, filled with a cup of coffee, a plate of an omlet, and a plate of two slices of toast.

He gently shook tarika's arm, in order to wake her up. She was not exactly happy about it, but her mood was changed, when he gave her a soft kiss on the forehead.

"uth jao an, jaan..late ho jayega.." he whispered into her, giving her another kiss on her cheek, as tarika took a turn to her left side, smiling.

"good morning..." she wished happily, as he did too.

"chalo, ab nashta karlo, you are already late..." reminded rajveer, as he got up, when tarika pulled him back, by grabbing his wrist, which made him turn back to her.

"tumne na bilkul bigad kar rakh diya hai mujhe...." remarked tarika, as he gave her a look, as if saying, 'oh really?', taking her hand off his wrist.

"bigdi hui hi sahi, mujhe toh phir bhi pasand ho..." retorted rajveer, as he left her chuckling, while he too had a little smile on his face.

A tear escaped by tarika's eye, as she quickly brushed it off, and went to get ready.

***

Ishita is walking down with rohan, her arm into his, as she took a bite from her softie.

"toh tum hamesha hi mujhe aise softies kahilaoge puri zindagi?" questioned ishita, as rohan scoffed.

"paise aa jayenge, toh kabhi dhabe pe bhi khila dunga..." remarked rohan.

"matlab yahi khilauge saari umar..." concluded ishita, as he turned her to the right, as she was facing him now.

"hum na, bhaag jayenge kabhi yahan se...shaadi karenge, chota sa ghar banayenge apna, bache honge humare...khush rahenge..." stated rohan, as ishita smiled.

"kahan lekar chaloge?" asked ishita.

"jahan bhi tum kahoge..." replied rohan.

Ishita was scrolling through jobs isted on a website, on her phone, as she starred some of them. her prospects seemed to be little, but atleast they were nothing. She exited google, and kept her phone aside, as she couldn't help but break down in tears, remembering rohan's promises.

***

purvi was seated by a tea stand, as the lady, who seemed to be the owner of it, was applying butter on a bun, before burning it slightly. Kavin, handed over a cup of khullad tea to her, as when she grabbed hold of it, she recounted an unwanted memory.

Purvi sipped the tea out of the khullad cup, as she looked at ajay, with a wheezing smile.

"college ke dino ki yaad aa gayi, bunk karke tum date pe leka jaate the..." recounted purvi, as ajay too chuckled, reminiscing.

"yaar i'm sorry, i know hamari anniversary hai, but i really have to work late...you know audits mein kitna late ho sakta hai..." apologised ajay, as purvi glared at him.

"it's ok...pre-anniversary gift se kam chala lungi...bas ghar aa jaana barah baaje tak, kuch acha sa mangakar rakhungi bahar se, and we'll celebrate...ok?" assured purvi, as ajay nodded in agreement.

"acha, bas, aate hue, bijli ka bill bharte aana..." reminded purvi, as ajay chuckled.

"tumne birthday pe bhi barwaya tha pichli baar..." protested ajay.

"tum bhi toh mere birthday pe khaana banwate ho mujhse!" exclaimed purvi.

"acha, woh joh tum jalli hui rotiyan khilati ho.." argued ajay.

"ek kaam karo, tum audit hi karo, jaake, koi khushi ka mauka tum kabhi acha rehne hi nahi dete ho!"exclaimed purvi, as ajay too left.

Purvi's eyes were filled with horror, as she couldn't help but feel guilty that it was the last memory she had of him.

She placed her head on kavin's shoulder, smiling at him, she knew that she needed to make some good ones this time.