chapter 23

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A gush of wind flew the curtains inside, as the window that was left open ended up letting sunlight shine through, announcing the arrival of morning. Ishita who was seated on the bed next to dushyant, while her head rested on his shoulder, her eyes shut from deep sleep, he had simply fell asleep with his head rested on the back of the bed. The sunlight fell on her eyes first, making them flutter open. 

She looked around, only to find her head resting on his shoulder, somewhat surprised, she distanced herself from him, not realizing he had clasped onto her hand, which prevented her from parting from him and instead ended up waking him up. 

He got up in a jolt, his eyes immediately opened, his first sight ended up falling on her. She was only perplexed, her glance falling on their hands clasped together, as he reflexively let go of the grasp he had on her hand. 

"uhh....woh...." uttered dushyant as he found it hard to find what to say, meanwhile ishita just distanced from him, looking awkwardly. 

"pata hi nahi chala na kab aankh lag gayi na..." remarked ishita, as she let out a fake chuckle, while dushyant just nodded, forcing a smile too. 

They both averted their glances to anywhere to but each other, when ishita looked at the clock hanging on the wall of the room in front of her. 

"aapko toh late hogaya!" exclaimed ishita in panick, as dushyant looked at her again. 

"arre...nahi...nahi...mujhe aaj nahi jaana office...uhmm....in fact, iss hafta nahi jaana..." informed dushyant, making ishita raise his brow at him. 

"woh...merger hua haina abhi ek company...toh abhi saari restructuring ho rahi hai...toh ek hafta lagega kaam resume ho paaye isse pehle..." explained dushyant.

"oh.." replied ishita. 

"upar se job title aur salary changes hai mere case mein toh...naya contract banna hai...toh..mujhe toh iss hafta wait karna padega..." stated dushyant, as ishita nodded in agreement. 

"acha hi hai waise...aapko waise toh chutti milti nahi...aur abhi jaane ka mann karta nahi..." expressed ishita, as dushyant smirked in response. 

"pata nahi...shayad office jaana theek lagta...jia ki yaad har jagah hai iss ghar mein..." stated dushyant, as ishita couldn't help but relate.

"ajeeb toh hai...woh na hote hue bhi hai..bas..." remarked ishita, as dushyant just nodded in agreement. 

"yaad reh jaana kuch na hone se toh acha hi hai..." contemplated dushyant, as ishita smiled slightly. 

"yaad kabhi marzi se nahi rehti...hum hi rakhte hai...." retorted ishita, as dushyant just sighed. 

"yaadein aisi cheez hoti haina...kabhi sach mein jaati nahi hai...shayad unke baarein mein kam socha jaa sakta hai.." pointed out dushyant his thought, as ishita nodded in agreement. 

"humare haath mein kuch khaas hota nahi hai....itna kuch bas taqdeer ke upar hota hai...humare paas bas koshish hoti hai, chahe bhulane ki hi hoon." expressed ishita her perspective, as she looked over to him carefully, while his eyes only showed poignance when they met hers. 

"bhulane ki koshish yaadon mein rehnse se zyada takhleef deti hai..." commented dushyant, his voice quite low. 

"koi takhleef bantne ko ho toh?" offered ishita, her gaze fixed on him, as he sensed an add comfort sharing a glance with her, bringing a light smile to his face, which she reciprocated. 

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Purvi stood in front of the mirror, glancing upon her reflection, as she fixed her earrings on her earlobes. She seemed hasty in movement, as if in a rush, only for kavin to appear behind her.

"jaldi karo...late ho raha hai..." stated kavin, as he was fixing his belt on his pant. 

"haan bas ek minute aur.." responded purvi, before she brushed her lower hair one last time to fix them properly. 

She then turned back and walked over to the bed to grab her purse, and hung it on her shoulder. Kavin who had composed himself for one last time, finally looked at purvi. 

"wow..." expressed kavin how amazed he was instantly, as purvi couldn't help but chuckle slightly. 

"tumhara ab roz ka hogaya hai yeh...pata hai..." remarked purvi, shaking her head in disbelief. 

"yaar tum kamaal aurat ho...tumhari tarif karo tab bhi tumne taana hi dena hai..." argued kavin jokingly, as purvi couldn't help controlling her laughter. 

"aisa nahi hai...mujhe toh roz hairaani hoti hai ki tum din ba din aur handsome ho rahe ho kitne..." remarked purvi, as kavin just glared at her. 

"seriously? ek aur taana...mujhe ab samajh aane laga hai humari kyun nahi banti thi bachpan mein..." remarked kavin, as he carried his bag and some extra files. 

"arre...main serious hoon, tum hamesha yahi kyun sochte ho?" asked purvi, as kavin just sighed in disbelief. 

"acha? serious ho tum?" asked kavin, his tone becoming serious, as purvi nodded in agreement in an instant. 

Kavin too nodded, taking steps to move closer to her, such that he ended up standing barely apart from her, making purvi slightly nervous when their glances met. 

"kya keh rahi thi tum?" asked kavin, a mischievous smile took over his face, as purvi felt her heart rush. 

"kavin...woh...." uttered purvi, slightly jittery, feeling ditzy. 

Only for her to be surprised, when kavin slightly distanced himself from her as he burst out laughing. 

"kavin!" exclaimed purvi, as she felt slightly embarrassed, while he continued to chuckle. 

"kya yaar purvi! aisa kya hojata hai tumhe jab main tumhare paas aata hoon, huh?" joked kavin, as he let out a slight giggle, while she tried to glare at him, but couldn't help but find her cheeks flushing. 

"waise ab hum seriously bahaut late ho rahe hai...humein chalna chahiye hai..." stated purvi, trying to be normal, getting out of the room as fast as possible, while kavin just smiled. 

"arre ruko! drop main hi kar raha hoon tumhe!" exclaimed kavin as he followed her behind. 




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