LET ME LOVE YOU

A TIPSY EPIPHANY OF EMOTIONS

Karishma was unable to understand why was this pang of some unfamiliar emotion prickling at her heart? Without her consent, a lone tear was shed from her eyes. 

Here Haseena's condition was no different. For Misha's sake she was acting all strong but deep inside her heart was paining too. "Do minute bhi baat nahi kar sakti thi kya? Humne aisa kya kia hai? Agar aap yahi chaahti hain toh yahi thik hai phir..." She hides her face under a pillow for the rest of the night. 

-

The next day, late evening; Haseena and Karishma were alone at the station. Karishma had night duty while Haseena was staying late as she had some extra work. They both were stealing glances at each other. Both were fed up with their emotions. After some time, Karishma walks to her cabin with a set of files. "Maddam sir inpe signature kar dijiye toh phir hum headquarters bhijwa dete hain." She said as she kept the files on her table. 

"Ji" She picked up the files one by one for signing them. 

"Misha kaisi hai ab?" Karishma asked. 
Haseena raised her head to look at her. "Pehle se behtar hai... I am trying to keep her happy" She responded. 

"Ah, I can see," Karishma says with a smile. "Aap bhi bahot khush dikh rahi hain aaj kal, Misha ke saath!" Her voice was dipped in jealousy but Haseena was too naive to interpret. She just grinned at her statement. 

"Aaj movie dekhne jaane waaley thy lekin itna zyada kaam tha isliye nahi jaa paaye... Shayad ghar pe hi dekhenge ab" She told her. Karishma nodded with a smile. 

While Haseena was signing the rest of the files, Karishma's brain presented a terrible scene before her in which Misha and Haseena were watching a movie-- cocooned in the same blanket-- into each other's arms. The atmosphere was romantic in all ways. To her dismay, scented candles were also there and then a romantic scene came on the screen, making their moods and......

"Karishma Singh... Karishma..." She came out of her dream with a jerk. 

"J...Ji maddam sir..."  She fumbled. 

"Kahan khoyi hui hain aap? Dekhiye aapko agar neend aayi hai toh koi baat nahi hai, Night duty hum kar lenge, aap jaa sakti hain" Haseena said, keeping her palm over Karishma's hand. 

"Nahi... nahi... hum thik hain... aur aap agar night duty karengi toh aapki movie date ka kya hoga? Aap araam se jaiye, hum hain yahan par" She replied to her, picked up the files, and waltz out of her cabin. Haseena was confused by her behavior at first but then she shrugged it off. 

Karishma chugged down a glass of water once she reached to her desk and took a couple of deep breathes. She found herself in a sea of uncertainty. "Yeh sab kyu mehsoos kar rahe hain hum!!" She was frustrated and was at verge of crying. "Aisa kaahe ho raha hai hamare saath!!"

Totally unaware of Karishma's situation, Haseena came out of her cabin, ready to leave. "Hum chalte hain Karishma Singh" 

"Ji, Jai hind maddam sir" Karishma saluted her. 
"Jai Hind" The latter said before leaving. 

-

Here, Karishma was left alone at the station doing absolutely nothing but overthinking. Cooking scenarios between Haseena and Misha and ultimately hurting herself. The thoughts were terrifying her and then a time came when she called someone. 

"adadsdjhkjh" Someone yawned. "Kaun bol raha hai be"

"Ama o... kumbhkaran.."

"Karishma madam...Jai hind madam" He said, alerted. 
"Cheetey thaane aa jaao. ABHI." She said. 

"Ka hua madam? abhi aatey hain" 
"Aao phir batate hain"
"Ji madam"

Cheetah hurried inside the station in a few minutes. "Karishma madam? itna urgent mein bulaayi aap humko? Sab thik toh hai na??" He asked worriedly.