Mere Humsafar

The New Lead

HM- Ye Vikrant ke aate Anubhav ekdum mast Magan ho jaate hai, jaise humne toh jail me baandh rakha ho. Sahi kehte hai sab apne bestfriend ke saath khuch alag hi ho jate hai. (She says feeling a little irritated, unknown of the situation)

Kabse phone laga rahe hai ye Jaan ne ke liye ki Sneha ke saath kya baat hui. Na khud baat kar rahe hai, na humara phone utha rahe hai (she speaks to herself while driving home)

As she entered home she met Maa first and then went to Ammi.

HM- ab kaisi tabiyat hai Ammi?

Ammi- theek hai Haseena. Lekin jaise halki thand hoti hai toh thoda dard zyada hota hai.

Haseena sits near her and loosely hugs her.

Ammi- bahout thaki lag rahi hai beta...khana nahi khaya?

Haseena snuggled a little more into him.

HM- kha liya tha Ammi...lekin (sighs) bahout thak gaye hai hum is case se Kitna bhi kosish karle khuch thos milta hi nahi. Sab paise ke peeche hai...dekhiye na Shaadi ki sabhi rasme khatam hue ek mahina bhi nahi hua or hum dono itne busy hai ki ek dusre ko hi time nahi de pa rahe. Iski wajah se hum Anu ko hi daat dete hai...

Her mother caressed her hairs softly relieving her of stress.

Ammi- ye toh aam Jan ke liye bhi bahout badi samasya hai Haseena. Woh kya kehte hai work-life balance?! Aur tum toh tehre imaandar police officers, jinke aage 100 alag chunotiya hoti hai...or phir humare Nati - Natin ayenge tab toh ye ruthne manane kya bhi samay nahi milega.

HM- (blushing) kya Ammi...aap janti hai na ki kam se kam agle 2-3 saal iska koi scope nahi hai!

Ammi- toh kya hua...woh tumhara decision hai lekin tum dono ka chedne me jo hume maza milega woh hum thodi jane denge 🤭 Diwali ke baad thoda honeymoon ka planing karo kya pata Allah ki meherbani hum pe ho hi jaaye...

HM- Ammi...(whines and hides her face in her dupatta)

It was great how in such a small conversation a mother could calm the nerves of her daughter. All through a little tease.

"Haseena...aap aa gayi kya?", Anubhav shouted from the upper floor of their duplex house from their room.

HM- dekhiye Zara in janab ko (complaining to her) humara phone uthaya nahi or ab hum agaye toh chain nahi...

Ammi- ja...ja kam hoga usse khuch

HM- humesha unhi ki side lijye aap 😒 huhh...

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HM- ye kya harkat hai Anu. Itne phone kiye aap ek phone nahi utha sakte the? (Angry)

AS- Shama chahte hai hum mobile gadi me hi bhul gaye the.

HM- (laughing sarcastically) or uske baad aapne phone uthake dekha nahi? Aapka humesha ka hai Anu...hum aapko kitna samjhate hai...space dete hai ki aapko koi problem hai toh humse share kijye...lekin nahi! Apni saalo purani dost ke paas toh yu chalegaye aap.

He raises his eyes passing her a death glare.

Aise mat dekhiye humme. Hum aapke sirf colleague nahi hai Anubhav. Wife hai jisse Kai baar aapke liye dar lagta hai. Jab aap keh rahe the ki Sneha ki baate ajeeb lag rahi hai toh kitne tensed ho gaye the hum. Kaise normal rahe ye jaan kar ki ek time pe woh aapse pyaar karti thi? Ki us incident ki wajah se aapne pyaar pe vishwas karna chod diya tha.

Anubhav grips her hand tightly and pulls her to hit sit next him. His eyes reflect anger. While she holds her tears back at his behaviour.

HM- haath chodiye humara Anubhav (she looks away)