Rabbit & Mouse (Deb & Ayeza)

Fondness

"Pareshani nahi hai wo" As those words slipped out from the poet's mouth Aliya's gaze went towards the poet's hands which were slightly shaken up.

"Kuch baatien maan lena hi behtar hota hai ghalib" Aliya gripped the poet's hand's calmly then dragged her towards the bed.

"Tumhe pata hai agar ham kisi ko hasil karne ki koshish na kare to wo hame aasani se kabhi nahi milte hai,... Mujhe hasil nahi karna hai usse. Aisa nahi hosakta ke bin maange mujhe wo mil jaye.. soch kar dekh liya hai or kuch socha hi nahi jaa raha mujhse. Agar jo bhi hua hai wo angry bird ko pata chal gaya to kya tab bhi wo fikar mand hogi mere liye?"

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After a little bit of silence Aliya nodded her head with a gentle smile. Ayeza sighed helplessly then engulfed the bear in a tight embrace. Aliya closed her eyes momentarily hugging her back but soon started to tickle the poet's waist while both broke down in a pile of laughter.
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After coming down from there out of the blue high energy both lay down while happy tears were gathered at the corner of their eyes.

"Wese.. itni bhi buri nahi hai ms.angry bird kya pata ghalib ko dekh kar pighal hi jaye?" Aliya asked while raising her eyebrows up and down continuously.

Within a few seconds a pillow landed on her face hardly and the bear groaned loudly in protest. "Soch kar bola karo na khuda ne bolne ke saath ma sochne ki taqat bhi di hai na to apne dimagh ko thoda sa istemal bhi kar liya karo khatam nahi hoga istemal karne se"

Aliya thought for a minute then nodded understandably. Ayeza shook her own head while patting the bear's head.

"Kaash dimagh chalana aata hota.... phir to kabutar se kabhi pyar hi na hota!!" Aliya exclaimed in an utterly shocked manner while Ayeza covered her ears closing her eyes angrily.

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Around evening the poet grabbed up her varsity jacket while sat down on the edge of the bed, leaning downwards a bit to wear her sneakers. At the exact moment a gentle yet steady knock was heard. She groaned lightly as she had only worn one of her footwear. As the other person on the door wasn't that patient and kept knocking continuously she had gotten up from the bed while dropping the jacket on the bed. After opening the door slightly she stared at the person who was standing in front of her.

A few seconds later Deb got a little worried about the dazed poet so she knocked again, not on the door this time.

Ayeza rubbed her forehead confusedly while cursing at herself for zoning out suddenly. She stared at her eyes with confusion written over her face. Deb seemed to notice her questionable stare, started with her explanation.

"Umm.. maa bata rahi thi ke bhalu, vrat or tum kahi outing ke liye jaa rahe ho"

"Haan maine Aliya or Vrat ke liye hi kaha tha shayad bhalu ne baat kar li hogi maa se" Ayeza answered while shifting weight on her other foot. Deb turned her head downward as she saw the poet wasn't wearing her shoe, she held back her smile while scratching her eyebrow. Ayeza noticed that as she closed her eyes in embarrassment.

"Shoes pehan kar neeche ajao jaldi intezaar kar rahe hai wo dono bhi"

"Dono bhi?"

"Haan mai bhi saath ma jaa rahi hu na, bhalu or vrat saath ma ghum lenge or tumhara khayal ma rakh lungi" Ayeza's auricles turned red as she heard her reason for joining them.

After fighting her brain and heart for a minute while standing there dumbfounded she nodded twice then closed the door hurriedly while ignoring the rabbit's curious look.

Some moments later Ayeza opened the door again while struggling to wear the jacket as she wasn't looking ahead she ended up colliding with the angry bird who was waiting for her in front of the door. Before one of them ended up on the floor Deb held the girl steadily while balancing herself upwards.

"Tumhara din bina gire shuru ya khatam nahi hota hai na?" After hearing her question Ayeza looked at her while her ears turned red again.

"Mujhe thodi na pata tha saamne ajaouge aise achanak se.." Deb made her stand up straightly while keenly looked at her after hearing her reason.

"Chalo ab mohtarma wese bhi bohat waqt laga liya hai tumne" Ayeza nodded her head once then held out her hand infront of the angry bird. Deb confusedly glanced back and forth between her hand and eyes. The poet cleared her throat embarrassingly as she held the girl's hand in her own. Ayeza glanced at their connected hands fondly then glanced at the rabbit who was already looking at her. As they were staring at each other a light click broke their connected gazes.

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"Baat to chahat se bhari ik nazar ki hai
Har kisi se kaha karti hai kalam aankhe"

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