❝
paake tujhe
mai haarke sab jau jeet..
bhar bahon mein apni
aise mujhko tu piya
aur kisike kareeb mujhko
jaana nehi
tu dikha de
andhere mein rasta woh piya
leke jayein teri hi taraf jo piya
❞
vanraj :
And then she left.
Realising how close we were, she just stood up and left.
A part of me had just healing, but she left before it could.
I had searched up on Sumedh and booked an appointment with him.
Next evening I sat alone.
I placed the glass to my lips, in silence.
The club downstairs was a noisy place to be in - and I needed peace.
The cool breeze, a glass of whiskey and the sky with the carpet of a million stars.
I did not drink for years now, but somehow tonight I needed it.
After almost thirty four years.
"Toh aap bhi shaam ko jaam ke ghulam hote hai?", I heard from behind. I turned to find Anupamaa's Boss, Yashdeep.
I smiled weakly, feeling exhausted.
"Ghulam toh shayad sirf apni kismat ka hi hu mai.. yeh toh bas.. aaj kayi saalon baad.", I whispered, looking at the glass.
He took a chair and sat beside me.
"Bura toh nehi manenge?", He asked. I nodded into a no, breaking into a smile.
"Toh.. Aaj achanak kyu?", He asked.
I glanced at him.
The blue jacket, muffler, and bachelorhood.
"Pata nehi. Bas dil bhar aaya.. mann toh Ahmedabad mein bhi bohot karta tha.. lekin dry state hai toh bas wahi akele mein gaane sunkar khush rehta tha.", I said, sitting back.
"Likhte hai aap? Shayri? Gaane?", He asked.
I smiled.
"Kaash likhta.. lekin kabhi khudko shabdon se zahir karna seekha hi nehi. Kabhi waqt hi nehi mila.", I said.
"Yeh baat toh sach hai.. Vanraj ji.. waqt ki kami toh puri zindagi ki satati hai..", He said putting his glass to his lips.
"Aur? Prem ki dariya mein kud gaye?", I asked.
"Asaan nehi hai Anupamaa ji se pyaar kiye bina rehna.", He said plainly,
"Sochta hu.. aapne kaise kia hoga yeh 25 saalon ke liye?"
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anupamaa :
Biji looked a little tensed.
"Kya hua Biji?", I asked.
"Yeh Deepu ko dekh.. abhi tak Ghar nehi aaya.", She said irritably.
"Kahan honge woh? Mai le aati hu.", I said immediately.
She thanked me and gave me the address.
I reached there in another half an hour.
It was a club.
Yashdeep sir was a regular customer apparently.
I was asked to find him on the terrace.
I walked up to find him sitting with the man I never thought could drink.
"Kyuki maine Anupamaa mein humesha hi kisi aur ko khoja.. ab kisi aur mein usse khojta hu..", Mister Shah said.
"Matlab koi aur thi?", Yashdeep sir asked.
I froze.
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