Woh ek saal

A much needed convo

Aaru and Neil reach Neil's car , aaru was sitting at the back seat
Neil : excuse me?
Aarohi : what?
Neil : mei driver nahi hu tumhara
Aarohi : toh meine bola tha kya mujhe drop karne
Neil : ek toh mei tumhari help kar raha hu and upar se tum mujhe hee tevar dikha rahi ho
Aarohi : okay fine mujhe apna saaman lene do I'll go by myself
Neil : no no ... Acha fine , can u pls sit on the front seat?
Aarohi : Arre kya farak padh raha hai
Neil : mujhe driver wali feeling aari hai
Aarohi : uggghhh tum aur tumhari feelings
Aarohi comes and sits in the front seat
Neil : Dhanyawad
Aarohi : oh by the way meine tumhei address bheja hai tum mujhe waha drop kardo
Neil : girls hostel ... kyu?
Aarohi : Kyuki mei ek girl hu
Neil : tum seedhe muh kabhi jawab de sakti ho?
Aarohi : tum Bina sawaal puche koi Kaam kar sakte ho?
Neil was annoyed
Neil starts driving

Sometime later
Aaru was busy looking outside , recollecting whatever happened today
Neil looks at her (feeling a lil bad with whatever happened)
Neil removes a chocolate from his pocket and gives it to aaru
Aaru : no thanks (although she was craving for some sweet at the moment)
Neil : mei doctor toh nahi hu but Itna pata hai ki chocolates do work 😌
Aaru laughs a bit : okay fine ... Thankyou!

Neil : genuinely puch raha hu , Are u fine now?
Aaru : honestly, no ... whatever happened was extremely shocking but you know , after talking to harsh Sir , I feel much better .... I know meri hee mistake thi but jo hua uske baad I just wanted some sorta care and affection, a feeling ki yes I'll do good aage jaake , some support ...
Neil : but ye Achanak se ghar chodhna?
Aaru : because ghar pe mujhe aisa support nahi mila ... that's it! Ghar gayi and sab baras padhe mujhpe, nobody understood what I was going through at that point

Neil: so you think ghar Chodhna is the ultimate solution?
Aaru : Idk if it's the ultimate solution but a temporary solution for sure ... anyways chodo mein pata nahi tumhei ye sab kyu bata rahi hu , tum kya hee karloge .. jaaoge , apne bhaiya ko bologe Aarohi sabki burai kar Rahi thi and tumhara bhaiya bhi add karega ki Aarohi hai hee aisi blah blah... and uske baad apni mahaan Patni ko appreciate karega ... ooo akshu ke jaisa toh koi hai hee nahi blah blah .... Phir akshu ko medal bhi de dega for the best patni ... Arre award bhi kam hai trophy de dega .... Arre trophy bhi kam hai uski toh murti bhi banwa dega

Neil : laughs
Aaru : meine koi joke maara kya
Neil : mujhe hasi aari hai tumhari baatei sunke , tum seriously aise sochti ho  ... gosh trophy , murti 😂😂😂😂
Aaru : tumhare bhai ka bharosa nahi hai banwa dega .. anyways mujhe kya .. mujhe abhi Sirf aage focus karna hai , Like harsh Sir said ye sab faaltu thoughts mei time waste nahi karna hai
Neil : absolutely!

Aarohi again starts looking outside the window
Neil in his thoughts : probably Aarohi just wanted someone to listen to her when she was weeping , someone who could just boost her confidence , give her some sorta support the way dad did, toh shayad baat ghar chodhne tak nahi aati

They reach the hostel
Neil : lijiye madam your destination has arrived
Neil looked at aaru who had fallen into deep sleep
Neil : im sure thak gayi hogi
Neil gently removes her seat belt and Aaru's head falls on his shoulder with her hair all over her face
Neil felt awkward , his hearts started beating faster , he gently puts her hair behind her ears
Neil : Aarohi , wakeup
Aarohi wakes up finally and realised her head being on Neil's shoulder : ahhh sorry
Neil : wait ... did you just say sorry??
Aarohi : dramebaaz
Both come out of the car
Neil removes all the bags : Arre iske opposite jo boys hostel hai waha mera friend rehta hai , I often come to meet him .. ab tumse bhi mulakaat hoti rahegi
Aarohi : oh god ab dusra hostel dhundna padega
Both of them chuckle

Aarohi : anyways Thankyou for dropping
Neil : Thankyou for sitting on the front seat
Aarohi : also Thankyou for listening to my rant ... okay bohot Thankyou boldiya tumhei ... ab hero banne ki zarurat nahi hai .. go now
Neil : meine kab bola ki mei Hero Banra hu , tumne hee bola
Aarohi : ya whatever ... good night .. bye!
Aarohi carries all the bags and gets going
Neil : bye chipkali (he waits till Aarohi actually goes inside)

Aaru comes out again : umm Neil
Neil : oh what happened?
Aaru : Do u have some cash? Actually ye log card payment accept nahi kar rahe and I'm falling short of  1000 rupees ... mere paas jitna cash tha meine de diya bas 1000 rupees aur chahiye the
Neil : ohh lemme Check ... mere paas actually 2000 ki note hai
Aaru : toh tum Andar aake change le lo
Neil : so smart

Neil and Aarohi go to the reception where Neil gives 2000 rupees and collects his change
Aarohi: thanks a lot ... I'll pay you later
Neil : uski treat mei tumse alag se le lunga don't worry about that
Receptionist: madam ye lo room ki keys , aapko kuch rules follow karne padenge
1) 10:30 baje room ki lights off ho jaati hai
2) timely rent warna fine pay karna padega
3) meals ke bhi fixed timings hai
And lastly... (looks at Neil)
4) boyfriend ka aana jaana mana hai

Aarohi : woh toh hoga to aayega na ... aap tension mat lijiye
Neil : but rishtedaar toh milne aa sakte hai na?
Aaru : woh bhi nahi aane wale
Neil : Aarohi ....
Receptionist: Haa aa sakte hai ... tum iske rishtedaar ho kya
Neil and Aarohi were clueless with what to say
Aarohi: ye mera dost ho dushman ho aapko kya ...
Receptionist: Whatever
Neil : you didn't have to be so rude
Aarohi : sorry
Neil to receptionist: Haa ye actually mere bhai ki saali hai
Aarohi : anyways... thanks for the help Neil ... umm raat bohot hogayi hai Pls drive safely and text me when you're home... goodnight!
Neil : aye aye captain!!
Neil leaves

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