𝙹𝚊𝚋 𝚆𝚎 𝙼𝚎𝚝 (✔)

Chapter 18

"Ruko ruko.. bas, yehi par." Karishma instructed the taxi driver opening her purse. Haseena tugged her hand indicating that she would pay. Karishma shake her head in no. She made herself clear everytime that she doesn't need anyone's support, but Haseena failed to understand everytime. May be she didn't drink bornvita in her childhood, that leads weaker memory.

Haseena tugged her purse again, "Rukiye, main pay kar deti hu."
Karishma pulled her purse back, "Kaha na main kar rahi hu chodo." After sort of tug war both huffed and glared each other. Taxi driver watching free action sequence from his interior mirror. Oh! someone give him popcorn.

Karishma pulled harshly her purse causing Haseena to drift over her also. The driver tried not to look at them but his eyes every time finds the mirror. Karishma bent over door and Haseena's slightly leaned over her. Karishma's lips parted slowly like fish, tried to backfire, but nothing came out. Her eyes dumbfoundedly looks at Hassena and her soft features. Her dimple, which is the most beautiful feature in her is missing because she isn't smiling right now. She gradually looked up, her nose to her eyes. Half of her locks falls into her face, hiding her right eye. Her glasses came down to her nose and her dark irises looked more darker, due to dark interior of the taxi. She could feel her uneven heart beat, might because of their proximity. Haseena started to lean towards her..

Driver scratched the nape of his neck, decided to broke the tension between them.
"Ap dono adha adha kar lijiye, aur jaldi kijiye mujhe wapas vi jaana hain."

Haseena instantly jumped back, before tucked her locks behind her back and straightened her glasses. This is the second time she leaned onto Karishma for... 'No.'
She shake off her unholy thought. After giving the fare they both started to walk down. Haseena with 4 bags in hand while Karishma only have her purse. They didn't brought Haseena's car because of parking problem in that society.

Tomorrow is their office party, so they are going to meet Pushpa ji. To get some tips from her. It was Karishma's plan as she convinced Haseena that her Amma is one of the *'Dhuadhar, bawal, Kamal, lajawab, Pratibhashil, Gajab, lallantaap... (list goes on)'* actress in Lucknow. So Haseena agrees.
She convinced Haseena just because she's missing her Amma and her food so much. Besides she would handed over the gifts which she brought for them in the mall.

"Karishma ap zara do bag le lijiye na."
Karishma smirked at her, "Bilkul nehi!!"

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When they both passing from the narrow street, a big and old mango tree which kind of leaned onto wall caught Karishma's eye. An naughty plan quickly cooked into her mind's kitchen. It was the same mango tree from where she used to steal mangoes every day. As long as she remembered, the owner of the tree wasn't darling to her.

Karishma stopped infront of the tree and tugged her hand. "Haseena, lao mujhe dedo." and without giving her chance to respond she quickly took four of her bags. "Are.. acha sukriya." Haseena smiled innocently, "Acha chaliye ab."
"Aree, ruko zara sabar karo.." Haseena turned and looked at her questionly, "Kya?"
"Wo dekho, woh kya hain?" Karishma pointed towards the mango tree. Hassena looked at it's direction, "Aam ka pedh."
"aha, aam k pedh mein wo pila pila, gol gol kya dikh raha hain?"
Haseena gave her an unbelievable look before saying, "aam k pedh mein aam hi ugega Tarbuj thodi hi ugega?"
"Haa.. wohi to aam khana hain kya?"
Haseena looked at her with raising eyebrow, "Ha badh mein kharid lenge, ab chaliye humein der ho rahi hain."

Karishma made 'tsk' sound before tugging her hand, "Nehi.. matlab hum chahe to ye Wale aam vi kha sakte hain. yeha ho dadi rehti hain na wo bohot acchi hain. koi unka aam thod kar le vi jaaye to kuch nehi kehti. Aur mujhse? mujhse to unki satruta.. um mitrata hain."
"Bohot acchi baat hain par mujhe abhi aam nehi khana." Haseena's therapist radar could sense something fishy in Karishma's voice. "Par mujhe khana hain.."
"ha to thod kar kha lijiye, ap ki to acchi dost hain na woh?"
"Ha par mujhe thik se nishana lagana nehi aata.. tum thod do." Karishma pleaded through puppy eyes. Then Haseena's eye caught a sign board, hanging arch with the gate, "Aam thod na mana hain." written on it.