Ek Ajnabee Haseena

chapter 14

Abhijeet, was seated next to kaveri, as he munched on his sandwiches.

"dekha, ab tum nahi dekhti ho na, toh ab sab tel waala aur fried khaata hoon, haan ab dawai khaleta hoon cholesterol ki, aur walk bhi kar raha hoon, haan!" exclaimed abhijeet, continued to eat more of the grilled sandwich.

"aur dekho, tumhare liye, ghar se lekar aaya hoon, woh joh obli hui sabjiyan khaana pasand hai tumhe...diet ke liye...kambal hi hai, hospital mein hi salad nahi milta...tumhe toh thik se rakhte haina? Warna band karwa dunga hospital!" remarked abhijeet, as he chuckled, while kaveri just lied unconscious on the bed.

Suddenly, he heard noises from outside, and got outside to see. A woman, must be in her early thirties, was fighting with the nurse, as a little child hid behind her.

"arre main keh rahi hoon na! Pati hai mera!" she exclaimed as abhijeet raised his brow in confusion.

"dekhiye madam aapko koi galat faimi hui hai...inki patni ka naam tarika hai..." stated the nurse, trying to keep her out of the ward.

"arre woh pagal uski biwi nahi hai! Main hoon.!" She protested, as abhijeet just walked over to her at this point.

"madam please aap tamasha mat kijiye, aur bhi patients hain yahan..." attempted abhijeet to calm her down.

"arre kya tamasha! Woh pagal ne mujhe marne ki koshish ki hai, ab mere pati ko apna pati bata rahi hai!" she insisted.

"dekhiye madam, pagalon waali harkatein abhi aap kar rahi hain....arre, biwi nahi thi uski, toh roz yahan kyun aakar baith jaati hain?" questioned abhijeet.

"arre main keh rahi hoon, pagal hai woh...mujhe marne ki koshish ki, aur mere bache ko anaat ashram chodkar aa gayi!" she replied.

"acha thik hai, woh ab shaam ko aayengi, tab aap unse baat karlena thik hai, abhi ke liye bas baith jaiye shanti se..." stated abhijeet, as she agreed, making her child sit on her lap, abhijeet was left to wonder if all this was true.

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Tarika had a look of hope in her eyes, a sparkle in her voice, as she continued to talk and vikram listened.

"hamari first date, basically it was him sharing his lunch with me, kyunki i forgot my wallet and i couldn't pay at the office canteen...and, we talked about everything, like his favourite song, his favourite movie, and like, how he just hates reading books and never got the point off it, and i just, pretended i believed the same thing, even though i just love reading.....and i didn't even have a tv at my home, just my books...and, of course he knows now i lied.." tarika's chuckle faded away, as she remembered his condition now.

"i just, i just want him to be okay, and just come home to me one night, and complain about our boss, and just everything will be normal again...." confessed tarika, as vikram took a sigh before relpying.

"tarika, i think, you are a very romantic person at heart, and that can be adorable, but, i don't think you understand ki humein apne baarein mein nahi bhool jana chahiye, just because, we love someone...you want to talk about him all the time, and it's a very unhealthy co-dependency..." stated vikram, as tarika was enraged.

"aap kehna chahte hain ki mujhe kam pyaar karna chahiye hai vikram se? Nahi, matlab kya lagta hai aapko, meujhse aadha ghanta baat karli hai toh sab jaante hai aap mere baarein mein! You know what i don't need you!" exclaimed tarika, as she left the room angrily.

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It was 8 at night, as tarika casually entered rajveer's ward, only to see her sitting with abhijeet, in front of it. she was shocked, caught off guard and she wanted to desperately hide it.

"toh tum raj ki biwi banke ghoom rahi ho?" she questioned angrily, the child hiding behind her, scared of tarika.

"shweta woh..." attempted tarika to defend herself.

"tum jaanti ho iski yeh haalat tumhari wajah se hui hai! Tum samajhti kya ho khudh ko...raj ne tumhare saath cooperate kiya tumhari haalat dekh kar, sabse cooperate karwaya, lekin tum apne pagalpan se baaz kaise aa sakti thi, huh! aur tumhe kya laga tha, marr gayi main, ho gaya tumhara kaam? Yaad rakhna, bahaut badi saza bhogtogi iski..." she warned, as she took her child away, and tarika was left broken in tears.

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Author's note: ok so thirty votes and reviews for both wattpad and fanfiction respectively, i mean guys, i just don't know what to say, your support is so admirable. And, just want the love to stay like this and grow more. Also, i wanted to know what do you all feel about old movies, or more specifically, sholay, i have this story idea, and your insights on it, can tell me if i should go for it or not, so please do tell me your views down below