At night, Kartik was scrolling through his mobile, laying on his bed. At that time, it rang. His facial expressions changed as soon as he saw the name that flashed on the screen. He sat up on his bed.
His eyes shifted to the notification bar on the phone, to check the time. It showed 12:30. Worried, he quickly picked up the call.
"Hello Priyanka? Kya hua? Sab teek hai na? Aap teek hai na? Aapne itni raat ko call kiya, koi tension hai kya? Main aau? Ek kaam karta hoon, main abhi nikalta hoon. Don't worry, main bas 5 minute mein pohanch jaaunga. Aap tab tak....."
"Kartik chup ho jaiyeeeeeee!" He went silent when she shouted from the other side of the phone.
"Aap do minute shaant ho jaaiye. Aap toh call uthate hi shuru hogaye, saamne wale ko bolne ka mauka toh dijjiye." She continued.
"Sorry! Woh aapne itni raat ko call kiya toh I just got tensed." He mumbled.
"Itni raat matlab? Oh no! Kartik I'm so sorry maine toh call karne se pehle time hi nahi dekha. I'm really sorry. How stupid I am!" She apologized when she looked at the wall clock in her bedroom and realised what time it was.
"Bas bas sorry ko chodiye aur ye bataiye aapne call kyun kiya? Sab teek hai na?"
"Ha ha, everything is fine. I just called to tell you something."
"And what's that?"
"I just got an amazing idea, Rahul ka sach Riya ke saamne laane ke liye."
"Accha? Sunaiye."
"Suniye. First i will start messaging him aur main usse bilkul freely baat karungi, jaise kuch hua hi na ho. Phir woh bhi toh mujhse baat karega na and flirt bhi karne lagega. Aur phir hum Riya ko dikha sakte hain that his boyfriend flirts with other girls, aur uska saara sach samne aa jayega. Kaisa laga idea?" She asked being excited.
"Bahut hi bekar idea hai." He responded immediately.
"Why?" She asked him back.
"Dekhiye Priyanka, aap pehle message karengi toh woh Rahul bol dega ki aapne hi pehle uske saath flirt karna shuru kiya tha, toh aap hi uske peeche padi hai, aur Riya bhi yahi maanegi. Forget Riya, everyone will say the same thing. Samajh rahi hai aap?" He made her understand.
"Ha. Ye toh maine socha hi nahi." She mumbled scratching her head.
"That's why I said ki ye bahut bekar idea hai. Galti se bhi please usko message nahi karna."
"No I will not. Par ab koi doosra idea sochna padega na."
"Don't worry hum milkar kuch soch lenge. Ab itni raat ko apne dimaag par itna zor mat daaliye aur so jaaiye."
"Ha ye bhi sahi hai. Accha ok then i will hang up. By the way yaad hai na kal subah 10 baje?"
"Of course! I will be there on time. Good night."
"Good night." Saying this she hung up the call.
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Kartik was standing outside the cafe, taking support of his car, waiting for Priyanka. He glanced at his watch, which showed the time as 10:20. Then he again shifted his gaze towards the road.
He checked his mobile to see if there was any response to his message that he sent her a few minutes ago. But there wasn't any. He slipped the mobile into his pockets and stood there, waiting for her.
After some time he saw her running towards his direction and he started walking towards her.
"Hey bhagwaan! Ye ladki hamesha bhaagti kyun rehti hai? Ab dekhna aate hi ye dus baar sorry karengi." He spoke to himself.
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RomancePRIYANKA:- Loving, caring, kind and a broken person. She is 21, living alone and attending her university in Delhi. _________________________________________ "When you love someone, you protect them from pain, you don't become the cause of it." __...
