Mohabbat~E~MPT

Twisted Feelings

Later That Day,
Karishma returned back to her cafe, totally exhausted, both physically and emotionally but she knew she had to take control over the emotional turmoil she was experiencing..
As she pushed open the cafe door that creaked just the same, she felt a knot tighten in her chest. It had been years since she had seen Haseena, the one who had once filled her world with warmth and laughter, now a distant memory she tried to bury deep within.

As she came in, she saw Haseena and Shivani sitting at the same table as earlier and were having some serious discussion over a coffee, probably regarding the mission, KS quietly placed the bag of supplies on one of the tables , as she moved towards the counter,her eyes met with those of Haseena's for a brief second,her(HM) eyes looked puffy, probably due to crying..

HM passed her a gentle smile...

KS immediately averted her gaze and ignoring Haseena completely ,she quietly stepped behind the counter her hands moved mechanically, arranging cups and saucers in a way that felt too mundane for the storm raging inside her. The sound of a familiar voice made her heart skip a beat, and she turned to see Shivani walking towards her with a bag of supplies slung over her shoulder, followed by Haseena...

"Hey, need a hand with these?" Shivani asked wiggling her eyebrows and a smile plastered over her face...

KS( suspiciously): What happened to you? Why are u being so nice to me?? Do u want something??

SP: Ouch!! That's offensive and tum toh aise keh ri jaise mai tumhari kabhi help ni karti...

KS(shook her head in disbelief & murmured): Nautanki..

SP: Sunai Diya mujhe and ab agar apki ijazat ho toh may I help Miss.Singh???

KS took a deep breath and nodded gratefully, allowing Shivani to take over, her movements quick and efficient as she helped KS put everything in its place...

As both KS and Shivani were busy keeping things at their respective places, Haseena was busy looking at Karishma and keenly observing her every move...

Karishma was totally aware of Haseena's gaze, but chose to ignore it and continue with her work and once they were done placing things at the places, Shivani cleared her throat and once looked at KS with a sheepish smile..

KS (suspiciously): Why are you looking at me like that?

SP ( once looked at HM and fumbling): Mai kya keh ri thi...

KS: I Knew it, I knew it so damn knew it...spill it up...what do u want...

SP( hesitantly): Wo Darsal maine kaafi socha and kaafi soch vichar ke baad maine ye decide kia hai ki...

KS: Ki???

SP( in one go): Haseena will be joining us in the cafe."

KS & HM( in Unison and shock): What???

KS: But why???

SP: Because it makes sense..

KS(confusingly): Accha..Kaise??

SP( shifting her gaze between the two): See..we already have a lot of crowd to cater and even though Karishma helps me out a lot but most of the time she is busy at the counter or going to market which literally takes up a lot of time and fir mai aur Bittu( help at cafe) akele ho jaate hain and bittu ko computer ki technicalities bhi nahi aati sahi se aur na hi he can do the Barista toh fir mai akele ho jaati hoon islie You( HM) can help me in the kitchen.. and waise bhi sabse ghulne milne ke liye Haseena ko kuch toh karna padega na, toh ye option best hai..

Hearing the suggestion a wide smile appeared on HM's face as she was quite happy with the suggestion and ho bhi kyu na, afterall she was getting some time to be around KS and that is what she wanted so that she could once again win over KS's trust and love , but on the contrary KS wasn't too happy about the suggestion as she was trying to avoid HM..