TejRan : Escape The Ordinary

We Belong Together - 4

“Itna bata doon tujhko
Chaahat pe apni mujhko
Yun tto nahi ikhtiyaar
Phir bhi yeh socha dil ne
Ab jo laga hoon milne
Poochhu tujhe ek baar
Tu hi ye mujhko bata de
Chahun main ya naa
Apne tu dil ka pata de
Chahun main ya naa”

‘Mr. Kundrra, Hi I am Ruhaan, and this is Shruti, we didn’t know that this apartment is yours.’

‘Hello Ruhaan, first of all, you can call me Karan, and I wanted that you guys take this project without knowing it’s me.’

‘Karan, we will start on Monday, till then you can tell Teju about your requirements and if you have something specific in your mind, actually I and Ruhaan have to go and sort something out with another client.’

Karan nodded with a smile.

‘Would you like to take something?’

‘No, Thank you.’

‘No, not even Cold Coffee with a croissant.’

He laughed, while she shot daggers at him.

‘Ok ok… On a serious note, let me get you at least a chai, FYI I make amazing Chai.’ He informed her proudly.

‘Ok, I’ll have a chai.’ She replied chuckling.

‘So do you have anything in mind, I mean somethings that you need?’ She asked keeping the empty cup on the table.

‘Yeah let’s start with the living room.’

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‘Ummm Actually this is going to be my parent’s room I want it to be as simple yet as elegant as possible.’

Karan said smiling looking at the room they have already discussed the living room Kitchen and other areas of the house except for the Bedrooms.

‘Actually, they live in the states, with my sisters but they are coming here to India next month so I want this place to get ready as soon as possible.’

He said happily, he definitely love his family the most.

“In every meeting of ours, there is some intoxication, whenever you are here, my smile is there I wish to be with you every moment… What is happening?” Tejasswi looked at him smiling.

‘States? I thought you are from Delhi.’

‘Actually, I am from Jalandhar, Punjab. My papa started this business after he took voluntary retirement from Airforce, with his best friend, I and Om were handling Delhi’s branch for many years after Papa and Mumma shifted to the states. And now this business needs me here so I am here.’

‘So, you don’t know anyone here?’

‘No, I have business clients and friends, my childhood best friend Jessica also lives here but right now she is in Punjab, Covid work-from-home shit and now I know you too.’  He said smiling and looking into her eyes.

“Mujhko na jitna mujh pe
Utna iss dil ko tujh pe
Hone laga aitbaar
Tanha lamhon mein apne
Bunti hoon tere sapne
Tujhse hua mujhko pyaar o o...
Poochungi tujhko kabhi naa
Chaahun main ya naa
Tere khaabon mein ab jeena
Chaahun main kyun naa!”

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‘No Om you can’t do this to me, what will I do tomorrow, Jess is also not here, how can you? I’ll be all alone, I don’t want to be alone on my first Sunday in a new city, I wanted to explore.’