Neil was sleeping when his phone rang. The ring wake him up. He takes the call and talks with the person and then cuts the call. He calls Manjiri and Abhimanyu for help as he needed to go to the washroom. But nobody answered. So he tried to go himself. But due to his sleep he forgot to take the medicines. So, when he came out from washroom suddenly his head starts reeling... He tries to give himself support but it all goes in vein. He was about to fall when he felt a hand giving him support and then he hears Aarohi's Voice, " Neil! Shitt!.. Kya hua? "
Aarohi makes Neil sit on the bed. Tries to make him concious and gives him water.
— Tum kya karte ho Neil! Dabai nahi liya na!
Aarohi gives Neil the medicine and soon Neil becomes steady.
— Tum yeha!
— Tumhari fikr ho rahi thi!
Aarohi answers unconsciously as she was searching a medicine in the box.
— Kya! Tumhe meri fikr ho rahi thi!
Now Aarohi understood what she said.
She tries to cover up her words.
— Birla Hospital ki haar ek patient ki fikr as a doctor mujhe hoti hai...
— Saab or mein same hai?
Aarohi very well knew this. Neil always tries to talk aboit the past, the past which Aarohi want to forget.
— Tumne khana khaya?
— Nahi. Shayad Ma busy hai thoda.
— Ma papa ko ek file dene gaye hai... Filhall tumhare gharwale yeha nahi hai. Tum baitho mein khana leke aati hu.
Aarohi leaves the room...
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Harsh opens the door of his flat as soon as he heard the knock.
— Apki file!
— Oh, Thank you! Tum andar nahi aayogi?
— Nahi. Neil akela hai.
Harsh seems sad. But Manjiri ignores it and leaves.
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— Neil akela hai kaamre mein... Aaplog atleast thoda to dhiyan rakh sakte the na...
— Sorry mam... Woh hum yeha busy the.
— Ajeeb hai aaplog bhi. Abb khaana dijiye... Neil ko khilakar hi jaungi mein.
Aarohi takes the food and leaves.
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— Kya hua Samir ji?
— Mam, Gadi start nahi ho rahi hai!
— He Kanha Ji! Neil bhi akela hai ghar mein or yeha yeah...
Manjiri comes out from car.
— Dekhiye kya hua hai!
— Ji mam...
The Driver checks the car and states,
— Mam, yeah thik hone mein time lagega. Saamne garage hai woha ka aadmi meri pehechan ka hai... Use laake thik karta hu mein. Aap taab taak Sir ke ghar baithiye.
Manjiri hesitates but then goes to Harshvardhan's falt again. She knocks and after sometime Harsh opens the door.
— Tum yeha!
— Woh gadi kharab ho gayi to Samir ji gaye mechanic laane... Mujhe wait karna hoga.
— Andar aao naa.
Manjiri enters in the flat and surprisingly see that the whole flat is covered with many pics of her, her and harsh, Abhimanyu, abhir, Roohi and Neil's...
— Yeah saare pics ajkal mere jeene ki wajah ban gayi.
Harsh says. Manjiri looks at him for some second and then ignores it and sits on the sofa. She is uncomfortable as the person sitting opposite to her is the same person she loved for more than thirty years and also he is the same person who treated her like hell.
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Aarohi gives the food to Neil then realises that his right hand is also bandaged. So, She starts to feed him.
— Tum khilayogi!
— To koi or nazar aaraha hai iss kaamre mein?
— Tum sidhe muh baat karna kaab sikhogi Chipkali?
— I am not your chipkali.
— Yeah to hai...
Aarohi feels that Neil's voice became deep. Neil comes near Aarohi and says,
— Yeah meri chipkali to ho hi nahi sakti... Meri chipkali hamesha mujhe samajhti thi, meri baato ko sunti thi. Meri chipkali ko aise hamesha dusro ki baare mein chinta karna nahi aata tha... Meri chipkali khudko importance deti thi.
Aarohi says,
— Time saabko badal deta hai Neil. Tumhare zindagi mein bhi pehele mein hi important thi... Phir kahase tisre log aagaye hume pata taak nahi chala.
— Aarohi, Meri zindagi mein tum hi hamesha important thi. Tumne hamesha overthink kiya hai.
— Ha... Mein hi thi woh shaks jo raat bhar dusre ladko ke saath ghumti thi.
—Aarohi, kitni baar bola hai ki mein apne friends ke saath gaya tha. Simran mujhe waha mil gayi thi.
— Tumhe kya lagta hai Neil, mein pagal hu? Tumne mujhe bolna zaruri taak nahi samjha... Simran ki fb post dekh ke mujhe pata chala ki tum or Simran ek saath party mein the. Or woh pics... Neil, tum kabhi nahi samjhoge meri insecurities. Actually galati meri thi, mujhe samajhna chahiye tha ki tumhara or mera rishta galat tha. Tum or mein bohot alag hai... Tum Chaand ho to mein Suraj. Hum ek aasmaan mein rehete zarur hai paar mil nahi sakte kabhi!
And with that Neil's dinner was also over. Aarohi takes everything to the kitchen and then again comes back. She gives Neil medicine. Neil takes the medicine. Aarohi was about to leave when Neil says to Aarohi,
— Tumhe pata hai Aarohi, Chaand Subah bhi reheta hai aasman mein. Baas hume dikhta nahi. Suraj ki power ke niche daab jaati hai thik jaise mera pyaar tumhare gussa, insecurity ke niche dabb gayi...
Aarohi silently leaves Birla house.
To be continued... ❤️
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