Gudiya...

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Shaurya- Anokhi aaj kal class mein dhyaan kahan rehta hai tumhara? Ho kya gya hai tumhe?

Anokhi- Koi baat nhi hai....

Shaurya- Anokhi I guess hum ek dusre se kuch chupane nhi wale the.

Anokhi- Hmmm. Par gade murde kyu ukhadoon?

Shaurya- Kyu naa ukhado! Jab woh already tumhe itna stress de hi rhe hai.

Anokhi- Rehne dijiye naa!

Shaurya- OK....

Anokhi- OK? Itni asani se maan gye? Pucha nhi ek aur baar aapne.

Shaurya- Ek aur baar puchta toh bata deti? Nhi naa! Maine koshish ki. Chahta bhi hoon tum kaho. Tumhare baare mein sab kuch janna bhi chahta hoon. But usse pehle chale? Shikanji peene?

Anokhi- Shikanji? Aaj yeh kyu! Hum toh coffee wale log hai naa. Hala ko mein cold coffee wali hoon aur aap capacuno yaa espresso wale.

Shaurya- Hmm. But chalo naa!

Anokhi- Shikanji! Mein samjh nhi paa rhi. Aaj tak kahan nhi aapne ki aapko shikanji pasand hai. Aapne kabhi kahan nhi! And capacino kadwi aur shikanji toh meethi namkeen hoti hai!

Shaurya- Isse badi mysteries hai life mein. Ab chale?

Anokhi and Shaurya go to the shikanji stall.

Shaurya- Jab mein chota tha tab mein, mom aur dad aate the. Mein kabhi shikanji nhi pita. Mom, dad pite the. Aur haan woh iss stall ki sabse meethi yaad hai meri. Uska baad woh alag ho gye but mein dusre yeh stall dekhta tha. Bohot dard hota tha yeh jagah dekh ke. But ab dekho maa, papa life mein wapas aa gye hai. Aur yahan aana fir bhi mujhe takleef de rha hai. Kyu ab lagta hai mom ke against woh gussa fizul tha, woh dard fizul tha. Kyunki uss dard se kuch sikha nhi. Uss dard ne yeh sikhaya ki meri mom meri gusse ke kabil hai. But koi bhi usse gusse ko deserve nhi karta. Waise kafi memories, kafi ghav, kafi pareshani hume deserve nhi karte. But hum khud ke liye waqt nikalna deserve karte hai. Hum rona, dard jatana deserve karte hai. Pata nhi aaj tumhe gumsum dekh kar mujhe mera bachpan dikh gya. Kyu nhi pata! Agar woh Shaurya se aaj milta toh usse shikanji pilane har hafte le jata jaise mom dad le jaate the. And jab chota tha tab socha nhi tha ek gudiya ke sath aaya karunga yahan pe kabhi!

Anokhi- Hmmm. Gudiya! Gudiya nhi hoon aapki....

Shaurya- Thodi toh meri ho! I mean dekho... Ruko dikhata hoon.
He pulls her close and fingers the dimples on her cheeks.
Hmmm? Ek second. Haan galat fehmi hui hai. Meri toh nhi! Haan meri gudiya nhi ho. Hmm. He shifts his gaze away to look elsewhere and withdraws.

Anokhi- Haan! Aapki nhi hoon? Itni aasani se haar maan gye?

Shaurya- Hello! Tumse haar manana not a bad thing. Because it's always nice to see you smile. So small losses for the bigger victory of your smile. Haan meri gudiya toh nhi. But gudiya zaroor ho. Kuch mamlon mein. Kuch bhi andar chale honton pe sachai nhi aati. But jab aise muskura deti ho tab pata chalta hai shabd bhale nhi par aankhein kuch gawara karti. Gudiya ki aankhon mein woh dikhta hai jo hum dekhna chahte hai. Buy tumhari aankhon mein shuru se woh dikhta tha jo mein dekhna nhi chahta tha. Kabhi kadwa sach, kabhi bagawat, kabhi dosti jo mein nhi samjh paya. Abhi pyaar dikhta hai jo I don't mind but mujhse pyaar mangna ka hak nhi dekhta, mujhse umeed ki mein cheezein theekh karu yaa naa but behtar karunga woh umeed nhi dikhti. Toh yahi toh safar hai humare beech. Aaj se uss din tak ka safar jab tumhari aankhein kuch apni kahen, kuch meri sune, kuch sawal puche, kuch khamiyon pe meri toke. Kuch galti pe has de aur kuch pe meri shamat la de.

Anokhi- Apanapan seekhne mein time toh lagega. Mehsoos kar leti ho bas baayan karne mein shayd thoda waqt lag jaaye. But kabhi kabhi baat karne ka maan nhi karta. Lagta hai bas kuch pal tumhari sath reh loon. Bas reh loon.... Kabhi kabhi hum past ko ijazat dene ki himmat nhi rakhte.

Shaurya- Mein banoonga tumhari himmat. Jaise tum meri ho. Par abhi shayd tumhe himmat nhi sukoon chahiye?

Anokhi- Dono shayd.

She gets teary eyed.

Anokhi- Ghar yaad aata hai Shaurya.

Shaurya- Shaurya!... I mean pehli baar ghar se door aayi ho toh kuch toh takleef hogi hi. Ghar jaa nhi sakti but ghar walon se baat toh karlo. Shayd better lage.

Anokhi- Ghar pe baat nhi hoti.

Shaurya- You mean? I.... Tumhari di toh tumhari sath thi uss din. Ragging wale din. Toh mujhe nhi pata laga.

Anokhi- Hmm. Papa se nhi banti. I mean unko mere college se problem hai.... And phone pe try kia tha uss din jab tum ghar pe party kar rhe the. And no answer. So yeah!
Her tears are hot with tears.

Shaurya- I. Don't know. Khud navigate nhi kar paya. Tumhe advise karne ke position mein nhi hoon.

Anokhi- It always feels good. Aapko Aastha ma'am aur Shaan sir ke sath dekhna. But that's probably  the only night I was jealous. Why can't I have! Jo aapke paas hai.... Kyunki mein ladki hoon? But ladki jaise ladki bhi nhi. Fir bhi! I mean kya hona chahiye tha ki yeh nhi hota. Khudko nhi kosna asaan nhi. Pata nhi galti meri nhi fir saazi mere naam kyu! Kyu Shaurya kyu!!!! Achaa nhi lag rha..... Uss din se.

Shaurya- Hmmm. Samjh sakta hoon.  Kabhi keh sakti ho mujhe yeh sab. Aur mein bhi tumhara dukh bantne ke layak banke dikhaunga!

Anokhi- Kaisi baatein kar rhe ho PS! Aap ho mere liye bohot special. Aap special ho PS....

Shaurya- I know... Woh toh mein hoon! Shikanji pasand aaya?

Anokhi- Haan. Acchi thi. Waise aap Aastha ma'am aur Shaan sir ke sath nhi aaye? I mean aap yeh sab yaad rakhe ho kaha unse? Unka yahan aapko leke aana I mean.

Shaurya- Nhi pata nhi thodasa unkaha chodne ka dil kia. Pyaar kabhi kabhi bas karna chahiye. Not always but kabhi kabhi! Chale! Baaki baatein aaram se mere ghar pe kare?

Anokhi- Karne ko koi baatein toh hai nhi. Ab toh keh bhi dia. Kya hua tha!

Shaurya- Anokhi tum itni upset thi ki iss tarah beemar pad gyi. And mein darr gya. Anokhi kabhi bhi thoda bhi akela yaa beemar padti ho aa jana. Please!  I know jab insaan beemar hota hai tab bohot akela feel karta hai aur jab akela hota hai tab beemar. So bas aa jaye karo. Akele se beemar banne se pehle yaa beemar se akela banne se pehle! Hmmm?

Anokhi- Aa toh jaungi mein... For sure! But haan bade din ho gye aapke sath utna time nhi spend kia. Aa jaun?

Shaurya- Bilkul! Bas intezaar kar tha! Can't wait to have you! Can I actually jump in the air? I am like so happy.

He looks here and there, gives her a quick side hug before getting shy and moving away. Anokhi gives one of her blushes. And they walk towards Shaurya's car. After quite sometime, there were butterflies in the belly! And both loved the feeling....

How was it? Do comment! Please. I really want to know if people are liking or not.....

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