Akshita

Chapter 3

Ghar waapas aate waqt, mera dimaag ek hi baat ko repeat kar raha tha...
Woh kaun tha? Kahan se aaya tha? Kya mujhe uska naam pata lagana chahiye tha..?

Auto ke bumpy ride mein bhi, main khidki se bahar dekh rahi thi..but actually, dikh kuch bhi nahi raha tha.. Dimaag bas us ek hi chehre ke thought process mein uljha hua tha... Woh soft si smile, woh confident attitude, aur woh eyes... ufff.

"Aunty ke saath road cross karana? Matlab hero wali entry toh bilkul hui thi ladke ki meri life main." Main apne aap se bol rahi thi.

"Beta, tum kuch bol rahi ho?" Auto wale bhaiya ne pucha.

N-nahi, bhaiya! Vo Bas... bas gaana gaa rahi thi... maine awkwardly bola aur seedhi baith gayi.

Ghar pohonch ke sabse pehle, bag corner mein patka aur sofa par lete hi apna phone nikala. BTS ke gaane lagake, apne sapno ki duniya activate ki..

But is time, woh mera fictional bias Jungkook nahi tha jo mera hero ban raha tha.. Nahi, nahi. Aaj toh us naye irl ladke ka chehra mere sapno mein chha gaya tha.

"Akshu, mujhe paani la do..or ye kya h abhi tak kapde change bhi nhi kiye" Mummy ki awaaz reality check ke jaisa kaam karti hai.

"Arre Mummy, abhi thoda busy hoon!" Maine pretend kiya ki mera phone par kuch important chal raha hai..

"Busy kya?" Mummy ne gusse se pucha.

Main toh apne pehle real life crush ke analysis mein busy thi or apne hi khyalo main khoi hui..

Kuch derr baad kapde change krke main
Apne room mein jaake bed pe leti, aur ab analysis mode shuru hua. "Toh Akshita Singh, yeh ladka Tera pehla irl crush ban chuka hai. Wow, history in the making!!"

*Maine apne pillow ko hug kiya aur apne aap se sochne lagi*

"Akshu, tujhe kya lagta hai? Woh ladka single hoga kya? Ya fir woh already kisi pretty girl ka boyfriend hoga.., jo Instagram pe reels banati hogi aur captions likhti hogi like 'us and forever'?"

Main apne khayalon mein hi jealous girlfriend ban gayi thi.

"Par kya pata, woh bhi single ho? Aur... kya woh mujhe phir milega?" Yeh thought ekdum filmy lag raha tha, par mera dil sach mein yeh pooch raha tha.

Phir mera dimaag practical ban gaya'
"Chhod na Akshu, tu toh waise bhi uska naam tak nahi jaanti. Tu kahan woh dreamy movies ki heroine hai, jo apne crush ko magically dhundh legi kahi.."

Par mere dil ki koi logic samajhta hi nahi. "Kya pata? Kya pata woh meri destiny ho kya pta hum firse kabhi mile..?"

Tabhi mera bhai Abhinav room mein ghus aaya, ek packet chips leke. "Akshu, yeh le, tere liye chips le aaya."

Maine suspiciously uski taraf dekha. "Kya chahiye tujhe?"

Kuch nahi! Bas dekha ki tu aaj kuch zyada hi khoyi hui lag rahi hai. Kya hua, pehla crush hua kya? Oh bhai ye ladki jo humesha apni hi duniya main fictional logo se baate krti h use kya kisi irl ladke se pyare hogya hai?!

Abhinav ki baat sunke main ekdum jhaansi ki rani ban gayi. "Chup kar, Abhi! Mujhe kyun chedta rehta hai? Teri to girlfriend h na jakr use baat krna mujhe kyu pareshan kr raha h idhar!!

Aur woh mere bed pe girke hassne laga. "Teri shakal dekhne layak hai, Akshu!"

Main gussa ho kar pillows uspar phek rahi thi, par andar se mere dimaag mein sirf ek hi thought tha..*Kya yeh pehla irl crush sach mein special hone wala hai?*

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Kya Akshita ke sapne reality mein convert honge? Kya woh us ladke ko phir se kbhi milegi? Ya fir yeh crush bas ek fantasy banke reh jaayega? Jane ke liye padhte rahe "Akshita".