A few hours later Randhir and Ananya were sitting in the canteen having their dinner in silence when Ananya suddenly remembered that Randhir wanted to talk to her about something,
"Arey Haan tum Mujhe aaj Shaam kuch kehne wale the na..."
"Errr... Hhh... Haan ... Woh ... Actually ... Mein tumhe ...kuch ... Batane wala tha... Ummm... Errrr... Actually ... Baat Yeh hai...ki..."
"Hi Randhir....", he was interrupted by one of their classmates who walked upto their table and stood in front of them.
"Hey Arjun..", Randhir replied to his gesture.
"Would you guys mind if I join..", he asked
"Of course not yaar ... Please have a seat", Ananya chipped welcoming him pointing towards an empty chair.
"I hope Maine Tum dono ko disturb nai Kiya..."
"Nai ... It's okay", Ananya replied with a smile.
"By the way Randhir... Itne din tu kahan Gayab tha ??", Arjun muttered looking at Randhir.
"Woh main Kisi kaam SE ghar Gaya tha...", Randhir replied in an irritated tone as he didn't want anybody to disturb them when he wanted to tell her the truth.
"Chalo good that you are back now ... But Tumhare absence mein Maine aur Anu ne bohot enjoy kiya..."
"Anu ???", Randhir frowned
"I mean Ananya ... I hope you don't mind me calling her that .", Arjun muttered sheepishly.
"Of course not.. Why would I mind if she's okay with it.", Randhir retorted back.
A minute later , two more girls joined the table and Ananya got busy giggling with her new friends. Randhir was pissed . He wanted to talk to Ananya and tell her everything about Sanyukta as soon as possible but she wasn't giving him a chance . He ate his food in silence , pushed the tray and left the canteen not before glaring at Arjun who was throwing another of his stupid joke, making Ananya and the other girls laugh hysterically .
"Ab isey Kya hua??? ", Ananya said to no one in particular to which Arjun just shrugged his shoulders.
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In the middle of the night , Randhir was unable to sleep. He was tossing and turning in his bed. His mind was restless battling with his thoughts , trying to overcome the guilt which kept on increasing with each passing minute. He just wanted to talk to Ananya and tell her everything but she wasn't giving him a chance . He wanted her to tell him ' It's okay Randhir.. Iss mein Tumhari koi galati nahi hai. Tumne jaan boojh kar Mujhe cheat nai kiya ....I can understand' , but he knew nothing such was going to happen.
She was already hurt by her neglected childhood and her parent's indifferent attitude towards her. Telling her everything would make her even more hurt . She might even end up hating him . But he had to tell it to her sooner or later .He preferred getting slapped by her rather than losing her friendship.
Frustrated with the current situation of his life he sat up in bed. He then threw off his blanket , slipped his feet in his flippers , picked up his phone from the side table and walked out of his hostel room as he needed some fresh air to calm himself down.
He strode towards the open campus area and sat down on a bench. He threw back his head , rested it on top of the back rest and looked up towards the sky reminiscing the incidents of the past few months of his life , which had been nothing less than a roller coaster ride - with him realising his love for Sanyukta on the day of her engagement with Sameer , Ananya proposing him , he saying 'Yes' to her to forget Sanyukta and move on in life, the news of Sameer being fraud and Sanyukta's broken engagement ,Mr Aggarwal's condition and his last wish , his dad persuading him to get married to Sanyukta and finally his marriage with Sanyukta .
His chain of thoughts were broken by the ringtone of his mobile. He pulled it out from his pocket and looked at the screen. His frowned expression turned into a sweet smile as he saw Sanyukta's name flashing . It was the first time she called him on his mobile.
"Hello ...", he chipped after answering the call.
"Umm...Errr... Hi ...", he heard her voice from the other side. "Umm ... I hope I haven't disturbed you."
"No. Not at all... Is everything all alright ???"
"Yeah... Everything's fine.. Umm... actually.. Mom asked me to call and check whether you've reached safely. "
"Oh.. Badi jaldi yaad aaya tumhe call karna ... ", he chuckled taunting her. "By the way ... if Anju Aunty wouldn't have asked you to do so, you wouldn't have called???",
"Errr... Yeah... Ummm .. No ...actually.. I thought that you might be resting after you reached .Aur Waise bhi you were very tired last night after the party and upar se humari gaadi bhi kharab hogayi thi . Jiski wajah se hum kal Raat ghar kaafi late pahunchey the and aaj aapko achanak Delhi ke liye nikalna pada Toh I didn't want to disturb you....", she said it in a go without taking a breath.
"It's okay... Main mazak karraha tha.. I have reached safely . Don't worry..."
"Umm.. Actually, I wanted to thank you as well...", she spoke after a moment of silence.
"Kis cheez ke liye ???", Randhir frowned
"For allowing me to stay at my parent's house . Mom really needed my help. Woh kaafi raaton se theek se soi nai hai. Specially humari shaadi ke baad Woh kaafi stressed out hogayi thi."
"It's okay... You don't need to thank me for it. It's my responsibility. By the way, Uncle kaise hain. "
"Aaj aapke jaane ke baad, Dad Kaafi restless the. Badi mushkil se Abhi soye hai."
"Umm.. Okay...", he sighed
"What's wrong??? Sab theek Toh hai??", she spoke from the other side.
" Errr .. Wrong?? Kya Matlab ... Kuch nai .. Sab theek hai.", Randhir replied hesitantly .
"You sound disturbed as if you are worried about somethings . College late join karne par koi problem Toh nai hui na aapko.."
"No I'm not worried or disturbed. I'm alright. Everything is fine. You don't worry.",
"Okay..err... I have go and check on papa.
Main aapko baad mein call karoongi. Waise main aapko call kar Sakti hoon na ???", Sanyukta asked hesitantly ."Of course .. You can call me,Sanyukta . Tum meri wife Ho. Yeh bhi koi poochne wali baat hai. "
"Thanks .. Bye.."
"Bye..", he disconnected the call and a serene smile adorned his lips thinking that now she started figuring out his mood by judging the tone of his voice. He chuckled and went back to his hostel room .
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