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Anokhi goes back to her room which was locked. The room mate had locked the room and left even thot her key was inside. She had no option but to stay out.

Anokhi-Nikki! Ab toh ho gya.

She sat in the corridor. Before she knew she fell asleep. Suddenly she felt a gentle touch on her shoulder.

Aisha-Hey! Are you ok?

Anokhi-Woh my room mate. She locked me out and left. So... Aankh lag gyi.

Aisha-Come with me.

Anokhi-Its ok.

Aisha-Arre come with me. Meri room mate bhi chali gyi. Doesn't want to stay with a lesbian.

Anokhi-That is so stupid! And discriminatory. You should complain.

Aisha-Arre I don't care. But right now come along. You seem tired. Mere room mein so jao.

Anokhi goes to sleep. Next day morning she wakes up at 12pm.
Aisha was doing some work. Anokhi panics.

Anokhi-Oh my god! How could I keep sleeping?

Aisha-Hey it's ok chalta hai.

Anokhi-I know but Shaurya! Woh pareshan ho jayenge.

Aisha-What?

Anokhi-Oh. Woh mere boyfriend hai. My everything. My best friend, family, sab. Uska call aayega ho subah. Maine nhi uthaya toh he will get stressed.

Aisha-Oh! You have a semi possessive but caring boyfriend.

Anokhi-He is possessive but luckily in all the good ways. Sometimes it feels like he is my mom.

Aisha-Lol.

Anokhi-Ok bye. Have to run.

Anokhi enters her room and finds his missed call and text. She calls him.

Shaurya-Anokhi tum theekh ho? Itna late uthi ho.

Anokhi-Haan bas tired thi. Woh phone pata nhi kaise silent pe ho gya.

She lies because the truth would anger him. Later Aisha comes to her room.

Aisha-Let's go for lunch naa. Chole hai chalo.

They go for lunch. Shaurya sends her a pic of him eating. And some random selfies.

Aisha-Your bf is full laptop yaar.

Anokhi-Tum uske baare mein mat bolo.

Aisha-Hey! I meant in a good way. You are lucky to have someone who loves you so much. It's nice. It's cute and adorable.

Anokhi-So toh hai. Tell me about your girlfriend Simran naa. If it's ok.

Aisha-Simran. She is doing modelling in Mumbai. She is a total badass but also sweet heart. Pata hai she loves jalebis and I am sure yahan hoti toh saare kha jati. Mere plate ke bhi.

Anokhi-Aap kaise mile?

Aisha-Arre hum Bachpan se paas Wale Ghar mein rehte the. Dheere dheere pyaar ho gya. But we are so different. Kabhi nhi socha tha.

Anokhi-Hum dono bhi.

Aisha-Tum batao.

Anokhi-Woh actually. He was my professor. In college. Some extraordinary circumstances brought us close. I mean I knew his mom. And we had a bond. So....

Aisha-Oh. That's nice. It's ok. I don't judge yaar. And tum samjhdar ho. I am sure you would know your boundaries and so would he. It's ok to date that way.

Anokhi-More than a date. In fact I don't like to call him boyfriend. Woh toh family hai naa meri. Matlab I share everything with him. I stay with him on weekends. He takes care of me.

Aisha-Marriage plans?

Anokhi-Not now. After masters maybe.

Aisha-Ok! Chalo I am done. Mein room mein jaa rhi hoon sone.

In the evening Anokhi was talking to Shaurya on video call because her room mate had gone with her bag off somewhere. She felt she would have her privacy. Just then Aisha enters.

Aisha-Oh hi! Is this?

Anokhi-Yeah.

Aisha-Hello! I mean ek baat toh kehni padegi you have maintained quite the standard in terms of boyfriends.

Shaurya-Thanks.

Aisha-Ab udo mat. Phool si girlfriend hai tumhari. Khayal rakhna.

Shaurya-Koi phool si nhi hai. Yeh toh Qayamat hai.

Aisha-Achaa? Anokhi dekh uska opinion tere baare mein.

Anokhi-Mein?

Shaurya-Arre usko pata nhi kaise fight karti ho tum. I mean jab Siac mein pehli baar aayi thi. Tab ki baat kar rha hoon.

Aisha-Nice meeting you. Chalo mein chalti hoon. Make most of your time.

Shaurya-So madam aapne ek dost toh banaya.

Anokhi-Hmmm.

Suddenly there is this noise of someone almost knocking her door down. She left the phone in a hurry and went to open the door. It was her room mate.

Anokhi's room mate-Akal nhi hai kya? Room lock kyu kia? Find some other corner to do your aashiqui.

Anokhi-Excuse me. You left with your bag so I thought.

Anokhi's room mate- Next time don't bother thinking.

The room mate leaves her bag on the desk and leaves.

Shaurya-Hey! You have one horrible room mate. I am glad that you have a friend to balance it out.

Anokhi-Yes.

Shaurya-Chalo mein rakhta hoon. Family ke sath bahar Jaa rha hoon dinner pe.

Anokhi-Great.

Anokhi too left her room to get water. Meanwhile she saw her room mate was gossiping about her.

Anokhi's room mate-Hey you know that boring room mate of mine has a boyfriend. Some boring guy! I mean he looked so much older than her. Kinda not my thing.

Another friend-What are you talking? She didn't look that type.

Another friend-Yaar hume kya. Chodo naa.

Another friend-Yaar let's not poke our noses everywhere.

Anokhi's room mate-Ek toh I give you gossip. And then you turn on me. Do you have an older boyfriend too?

Anokhi-Tumhare paas sach mein koi kaam nhi hai. Dont talk about my guy ever like that again. I feel sorry for you that you don't know him.

Anokhi's room mate-I saw him. Very boring kinda guy! I mean someone who video calls everyday, who stays behind you all the time. Clingy and not interesting at all.

Anokhi-Hhhmmm. Ms. Snooper and trash talker. I don't have to tell you anything. Because you don't know what it is to feel the most loved and wanted in this world. To be with someone who is always there just for you. So yeah. Never again talk trash about him. Don't get me to the point where I need to talk trash about you.

Anokhi didn't know but her phone was on and Shaurya had heard it all. That how she talked about him behind his back, sided with him even when he didn't know and wasn't there. He got a bit emotional too. So he hanged up. Anokhi on the other hand just saw her phone nd realised he had hung up. Anokhi thought he was hurt.

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