Jab Hum Miley-Ek Bar Phir

~O'Zaalima~

"Bataye na kya yaad karwaya hai, Hum ne aap ko," Karishma asked as she entered Haseena's cabin after her.

"Kuch bhi nahi, Jaye Ja kar kam kijiye," Haseena pointed towards the door aur darwaza bhi band karti jaye ga.

Karishma placed her hand on Haseena's desk, she leaned forward a little, and while endearingly looking at Haseena's face, she started speaking, "I can't believe that you are the same woman who was feasting on me just five minutes ago. What a one-eighty degree shift in your behavior?"

Haseena ducked her face in order to hide the crimson hue that was starting to spread across her face. "Please, jaiye aap yahan se," Haseena again pointed towards the door; she uttered while avoiding eye contact with Karishma.

Karishma unheard Haseena's pleas and continued, "Waise to aap har roop main bhoat achi lagti hain, lekin aap ka ye surkh hota chehra, ye jhuki jhuki nazrein, aur aap ke ye kanpkapate hoont, ek alag hi kisam ke jazbaat uthate hain humare ander."

Haseena was unable to bear this proximity, so she just got up from her chair and literally dragged Karishma out from her cabin and after locking the door, she sat back on her chair.

"Yar!" Karishma sighed, "ye na insaafi hai," while lightly knocking on the door. But, Haseena didn't pay any heed to Karishma's request and pretended to be busy at work but her mind was elsewhere.

"Kya Hum yaha soo sakte hain," Karishma asked after entering Haseena's tent.

"Good Improvement!" She uttered.

"Aisi koi baat nahi hai, woh priya ne humain Kaha tha switch karne ke liye," Karishma explained her situation.

"Chalian, jo bhi aap kahain," Haseena said in a teasing manner.

"Hum sach keh rahe hain," Karishma defended herself.

"To hum ne kab Kaha ki aap jhoot bol rahe hain," Haseena answered back in a playful tone.

"Aap se baat karna hai hi fazool hai," she said while lying down in a slightly frustrating tone.

"Haan! Aap to yahin kahin gi ab," Haseena mumbled.

"Ek baat bataye," Karishma asked while turning her face towards Haseena, "Yeh aapne tracking ko hi kyu choose kiya, aap kuch aur bhi choose kar sakti thi, aap ko pata hai kitne students is baat se khush nahi hai."

"Aap thi na room mein jab hum ne sab se pocha, us waqat to kisi ne bhi kuch nahi bola tha," Haseena said while opening her book.

"Dar jo lagta hai, aap se sab ko," Karishma answered back.

"Hum kya bhoot dekhte hain?" Haseena asked with an innocent look on her face.

At this sudden inquiry, Karishma felt lost of words, "Nahi, Bilkul bhi nahi," she answered her with a slight fumble.

"Hmm! Trip se ja kar baat karte hain, Abhi humara kisi ka mood kharab karne ka koi bhi irada nahi hai," Haseena said while going back to her book.

"Aur aapne tracking ko hi kyu chuna?" Karishma repeated herself once again.

"Nature!" Haseena exclaimed."Hum chate the ke sab nature ko kareeb se mehsoos kare.....aapko pata hai, Karishma Singh," she continued with excitement in her voice and the spark in her eyes, "Hamain nature hamesha se hi bhoat fascinate karti hai. It is so mysterious yet so ajar, It seems still yet it is in continuous motion, and it is soothing yet spine-chilling. I thought the change of scenery will work for everyone, it will be refreshing for those who come from the city." She said with a tinge of sadness in her voice."When you are in the middle of nowhere, just surrounded by the trees and mountains, it's a different vibe altogether. You gain a different perspective once you are away from the noises of the city, the social media, and the continuous bombardment of information. Once you are in the presence of nature, all those noises just shut down. Then, you can hear nature talking to you; the tweeting of birds, the sound of the water waves, the vibration of the earth, the rustle of the trees, and the crackling sound of dry leaves under your feet, this all so is very enchanting. These open planes introduce you to yourself. So, Hum bus chate the ke sab explore karain, apne ap ko, Thoda time apne aap ko dain, lakin shayad hum galat the, lazmi nahi hai jo humare liye kaam kare wo baqi sab ke liye kam kare," her voice was downcaste towards the end of her sentence.