Just Like That! [ A Carryminati & Manan FF ]

14

Nagar House

Malar entered the house, followed by Ajey, who was dutifully carrying her luggage.

On seeing Malar, an excited Sia eclaimed “arrey yeh dekho finally Malar aa gayi!!!”

Coming forward an overwhelmed Sia, took Malar in a bone crushing hug.

Surprised by Sia’s warm gesture, Malar also hugged her back.

Standing at one corner the Nagar brothers witnessed a new side of their mummy dearest.

Tilting his head a bit towards Yash, Ajey commented “yeh hugging wala scene kuch zyaada lamba nehin khich raha????”

Yash also agreed “haan…mummy humein toh kabhi itne pyaar se galle nehin laagati!!!”

Ajey sarcastically said “Malar ke ane se…tujhe behen aur mummy ko beti mil gayi..bass mere hi kismaat mein biwi nehi likhi hai!!!!”

Ajey would have ranted further, but breaking the hug, Sia enquired “ane mein koi taklif toh nehi hui naa beta???”

Malar calmly answered “ji nehin aunty….everything was fine!!!”

Suddenly remembering something, Sia proclaimed with urgency “main bhi kya sawaal jawab karne baith gayi!!!...main naa jaldi se dinner laagati hu…tumhe bahut zor ki bhukh laag rahi hogi naa beta…”

Politely denying, Malar stated “nehin aunty…woh ate waqt maine flight mein hi dinner kar liya tha!!!...all I need is some good sleep…”

Not at all wanting to force Malar, Sia spoke “ohh…koi baat nehi beta…tum bahut thaak gayi hogi toh jaake rest kar lo….Ajey tumhe tumhare room taak chhod dega!!!!”

Carring the luggage, Ajey took the responsibility of showing Malar her room.

Through out the walk, none of them felt the urge to speak anything. They were just content with the silence. At least Ajey was. For Malar, she had no energy left to strike a conversation and simply wanted to crash on the bed.

Putting down the luggage, Ajey opened the door for Malar to enter.

Walking inside the room after Malar, Ajey informed “yeh ab se tumhara room hai!!!....agar raat ko kisi bhi cheez ki zarurat ho toh main baju wale room mein hi hu…you can call me any time!!!”

Giving Ajey a tired smile, Malar acknowledged “thank you Ajey for everything…you have been of great help…”

Scratching the nape of his neck out of nervousness, Ajey told “arrey no issues…you take rest …good night..”

Biding Malar adieu, Ajey walked back to the dining room, feeling a bit low that he won’t be seeing her during dinner.

5:00 am

Opening the door of his room, a sleepy Ajey walked out with an empty bottle in his hand.

Climbing down the stairs with his partially opened eyes, Ajey managed to find his way towards the kitchen in darkness.

Getting near the tap, Ajey started filling his bottle with water.

Ajey was so damn sleepy, that he fell asleep while standing over there itself.

Soon Ajey was brought back to his senses, when the water bottle in his hand started overflowing.

Mouthing a ‘SHIT’ Ajey frustratedly closed the tap.

Suddenly someone called him from behind “Ajey…..”

Turning around, Ajey’s face turned pale, as if someone had sucked the daylight out of him.

Ajey found a jet black apparition standing infront of him with really long hair.

Shaking out of fear, Ajey loosend his hold on the bottle due to which it landed on the floor with a thud sound.

That was it, getting more scared Ajey started yelling to save his life “mummyyyyyyyy…Stree aa gayiiiiiii”

Totally confused with Ajey’s behaviour, Malar instantly covered his mouth with her hand, to prevent him from screaming.

Ajey was so scared that he shut his eyes tightly, not at all wanting to look into the eyes of his alleged ‘STREE’.

On realising that Ajey was breathing heavily and in any moment he can get a panic attack, Malar removed her hand from his mouth and jerked him.

Malar literally roared “Ajey hosh mein aao!!!!”

Listening to the familiar voice, Ajey stopped shivering.

Giving him some time to gain his composure, Malar reached for the switch board and tuned on the lights.

Calming down a bit, Ajey opened his eyes only to find a tensed Malar standing in front of him, with her open hair.

At that moment Ajey realised that it was Malar on seeing whom he got scared.

Taking his hand Malar started checking Ajey’s pulse and questioned “what happened to Ajey????...why were you panicking so much???”

Feeling like a baby, Ajey answered “woh…mujhe laaga ki…mere saamne Stree khadi thi????”

A perplexed Malar queried “kaun Stree???...kitchen mein toh sirf hum dono hi the..maine toh kisi aur ko nehin dekha…is she a servant????”

Embarrassed as hell, Ajey enlightened “nehin woh….darasal ek Bollywood movie hai…jiss mein Stree naam ki ek Chudail hai…joh ladko ko kidnap karti phirti hai!!!”

Getting the whole point, Malar exclaimed “ohh..tabhi tum andhere mein mujhe dekh ke aise chilaye…because you thought me to be Stree!!!!”

Giving an apologetic look Ajey nodded his head in a ‘YES’.

Thinking for a bit, Malar interrogated “accha…tell me one thing Ajey…do you often watch horror movies that to before going to sleep at night???”

Ajey affirmed Malar’s doubts by nodding his head.

In a grave tone Malar, said “why didn’t you tell me this at the hospital???....you know..tumhe raat ko neeind issi wajah se nehi ati hai!!!....your mind keeps replaying those scary scenes…..I strongly feel that you should take a break from watching horror movies!!!”

Nodding his head in agreement, Ajey spoke “yeah…will do that!!!....wasie tum iss waqt yaha pein kya kar rahi thi???”

Malar casually replied “mere bottle ka bhi paani khatam ho gaya tha…so I had come here to fill it”

Taking his chances, Ajey querried “tumhara aaj ka plan kya hai???”

Malar calmly proclaimed “ummmm…thode der mein ready hoke will leave for hospital!!!!”

Grinning at Malar, Ajey announced “hospital jaane mein naa abhi bahut waqt hai…till then I have the perfect plan for you Miss Malhotra!!!!!”