Romance 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴'𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁

[Werewolf]

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[Dhakad boy]

Update - 2 ~ Test​

Ab tak...

"Mein jhooth nahi bolunga. Dekho! Tum sundar ho. Aur, bold bhi. Tumne jo kaha aur kiya, ye sab ek ladki ke liye asaan nahi. Lekin... Mujhe time chahiye, Prerna. You know... It's a lot."

Usne ek pal me jawaab diya.

"Jitna time chaahiye lelo, Rachit. Mein wait karungi. Lekin, zyada time bhi mat le lena mujhe bataane me."

Aur, bas itna hi. Koi dabaav nahi. Koi drama nahi.

Isi wajah se, wo aur bhi khatarnak bann chuki thi. Mein uss poori raat nahi soya.

'Fuck...!!!!'

Na jaane kya hone waala tha.

Ab aage...

Mujhe nahi pata ki akhir kya ho raha tha.

Nahi. Ise firse dohrana chahunga — mujhe pata tha ki akhir kya ho raha tha.

Ek khubsoorat, hoshiyar, vakeel ladki ne kal raat mujhse apne pyaar ka izhaar kiya tha. Confession. Ek direct, to-the-point confession ~ "I love you."

Mere jaise logo ke saath aisa aam taur par nahi hota tha. Asal zindagi me to bilkul bhi nahi. Aur, khaaskar Indore ki iss library me to bilkul hi nahi.

Mein koi filmy hero nahi tha jo slow-motion me chalta hai aur uske peechhe background music bajta rehta hai. Mein to bas aam, semi-handsome, berozgar, aur caffeine-paglu, ek UPSC ka aspirant tha, jo polity aur international relations ko yaad rakhne me apna dimaag khapa raha tha.

Par, fir bhi... Mein yaha tha. Ek ladki jo mujhpar crush kar rahi thi... Nahi. Ek ladki jo mujhse pyaar kar rahi thi. Jo dekhne me aisi thi maano jisey aap train ke safar me sirf ek baar dekhte ho, aur aapka uss par dil aa jaata hai, aur wo fir aapki bas yaadon me bas ke reh jaati hai. Dobara kabhi nahi dikhti.

Too good to be true. Waqai. Meri bhi yahi soch thi.

Jab mein bathroom me khada, apne nakhoono ko kaat raha tha, aur iss baare me soch hi raha tha, theek usi samay-

'Oops!'

Nail cutter fisal gaya. Maine na aav dekha na taav, drawer khola, ek bandage nikaali aur ungli par baandh li.

Subah ke 9:15 ho rahe the aur mein library ki orr nikal pada. Mein library me daakhil hua aur turant hi meri nazar uss par padi-

Prerna.

Pehle se hi baithi hui thi. Kaano me earphones lagaaye. Apple ka ipad khula hua, aankhein uski screen par video lecture par tiki hui thi.

'Ipad huh!?'

Maine ek mental note kiya ki Prerna ka parivar raees toh tha. Maine kuchh na kaha. Bas, uske bagal se apni seat par gaya aur shuru ho gaya — bag side me, water bottle desk par, notebooks ko arrange karna, aur fir baithna.

Lekin, jab mein apni notebooks arrange kar raha tha, toh usne bagal se dekha. Uski nazar kisi cheez par tiki.

Bandage.

Usne apna video lecture roka aur bas chup-chaap ishaaro me hi poochhi ki : kya hua?

Mein jhuka aur fusfusaaya, "Subah nail cutter se war chal raha tha. Sadly, ek sipaahi shaheed ho gaya."

Usne apni aankhein ghumaayi, lekin mere humour par muskurayi. Aur, firse poochhi, "Zyada lag gayi kya?"

"Nah!" Maine naa me sarr hilaaya. "Ye sab kuchh bhi nahi. Chhote mote ghaav hai."

Usne hasste hue sarr hilaaya aur fir wapas se apne lecture me lag gayi.

Kal raat ka koi zikr nahi. Koi drama nahi. Bas... Khamoshi.

Mujhe uske saiyyam par garv tha, magar thoda darr bhi.

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Aur, fir aaya tea time. Humara pasandeeda samay.

Khushi humesha ki tarah samay par humaare saath aa gayi aur hum teeno chauraahe ke paas chai ke stall ke liye chal diye.

Maine chai ka disposal cup liya aur foonk maari. Mausam garm tha. Chai bhi garm, fir bhi... Humare beech ho rahi ye baatein humein kaafi raahat pahucha rahi thi jab achanak-

"Arey?" Khushi ne mujhe dekha, "Tumhari ungli ko kya ho gaya ye-!?"

Iss se pehle ki mein jawab de paata, Prerna meri vakeel ki tarah apne client ka bachaav karne ke liye bol padi, "Subah nail cutter se use chot lag gayi. Nothing serious re...!"

Khushi ne halki chinta ke saath meri orr rukh kiya, "Be careful, okay?"

Iss se pehle ki mein haami bhar paata, Prerna fir beech me bol padi, "Wahi na! Mein bhi yahi kehti hu. Par, maharaj ji kabhi sunte hi nahi. Humesha laparvahi."

'Huh!?'

Maine bauhe chadhayi. Mein kabhi sunta nahi??? Mein kab se uski zimmedari bann gaya bhala? Aur, upar se humein mile to bas chand din hi hue the.

Khushi halke se muskurayi, lekin maine uski aankhon me kuchh dekha. Jaise woh kuchh poochhna chaah rahi thi. Kuchh kehna chaah rahi thi.

Prerna ki baatein chaalu thi, "I told him to be careful. Ab chot bhale hi chhoti ho, lekin iss se ab likhte time kitni dikkat hogi. Notes bhi banaane hote hai. Isliye..."

Mein bas apni chai peeta raha, aur dekhta raha.

Prerna mujhse poochhe gaye har sawaal ka jawab aise de rahi thi jaise naye-naye rapper ko kisi ne mic pakda diya ho. Aur, usne bechaari Khushi ko mic pakadne ka mauka tak nahi diya.

Hmm! Interesting!

Chai jab lagbhag khatam hone lagi, tabhi Prerna ne mujhse ek aisa sawaal kiya jaise woh isi lamhe ka intezar kar rahi thi.

"Toh, Rachit... Tumhari koi girlfriend hai?"

Meri chai ne mere galey me U-turn liya aur lagbhag wo muh ke baahar girte-girte bach gayi.

"Excuse me!??" Mein aise pesh aaya jaise maine uska sawaal theek se suna nahi. Kya usne waqai me mujhse ye poochha tha?

"Maine poochha ki tumhari koi girlfriend hai? Sach sach bataana!" Usne dobaara poochha.

Maine Khushi ki orr dekha. Woh na sunane ka naatak kar rahi thi, lekin uske kaan nishchit roop se mera jawaab sunane ke liye ekdum chaukanne khade hue the.

"Nahi!" Maine shaant swar me uttar diya.

Khushi hairaan thi. "Sach me??? Koi crush bhi nahi??"

"Crush??" Maine bauhe chadhayi. "Crush hai na!!!"

Mere jawaab se dono ki aankhein chaudi ho gayi. Aur, dono lagbhag saath me hi poochhi-

"KAUN???"

Aur, maine bas muskuraate hue apne chai ke cup ki orr ishaara kar diya.

"Ye hai meri crush."

Khushi hasi. Par, Prerna mere jawaab se sehmat nahi thi.

"Chal jhoothe! Mein maan hi nahi sakti ki tumhari gf nahi hai."

Dekho toh! Kal khud isne hi mujhe propose kiya tha aur aaj ye mere se meri hi gf ke baare me poochh rahi thi. Jaise ise pata hi nahi tha pehle kuchh...!

The audacity!

"Agar, meri koi gf hoti..." Maine chai khatm karte hue kaha, "toh kya tumhe lagta hai mein yaha padhayi kar raha hota? 10 rupaye ki chai pee raha hota? Aur, iss tapti garmi me zinda rehne ke liye cooler ke bagal se seat ka jugaad karwaya hota?"

Khushi hasi. Par, Prerna aascharya me mujhe dekh rahi thi.

"Oh hooo! Waah mahashay! Tabhi mein sochu ki tumhe itni achhi seat kaise mil gayi?" Prerna mujhse shikayat karte hue boli.

Khushi ko mera mazaak samajh aa chuka tha. Baat sahi thi. Agar meri gf hoti, toh woh tabhi hoti na jab mein use kuchh provide kar raha hota?

Par, asal baat toh ye thi ki-

Haan! Meri ek gf thi. Abhi nahi. Pehle. College ke dinon me. Teen mahino ke liye. Shayad hi use ek asli relationship ka darja diya jaa sake. Lekin, jitna bhi tha... astitva me tha.

Aur, iss sach ko... maine apne tak hi seemit rakha.

Kyunki, bharose ko chai ke break me yuhi nahi baata jaata. Use kamaya jaata hai.

Aur, mein... abhi bhi dekh raha tha. Dekh raha tha ki zindagi kis nayi kahani ko mere saamne chala rahi thi.

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Jab hum waapas pahuche, wapas se apni seats par virajman hue, tabhi mein apni water bottle uthaate hue water cooler ke liye neeche jaane laga aur Prerna ne mujhe tabhi toka-

"Umm! Rachit!"

"Huh?" Maine palatate hue uski orr dekha.

"Meri bhi bhar laoge, please???" Woh request karte hue poochhi.

Aur, mujhe bhi isme koi taqleef nahi thi. Water cooler neeche laga hua tha. Toh, har baar paani bharne neeche hi jaana padta tha. Jab ek jann jaa hi raha tha, toh logically yahi better tha ki wahi dusre ki bottle bhi bhar laaye.

Magar, haan ye sirf tabhi agar bottle bharwaane waala aapka parichit hai toh... Warna Prerna ki jagah agar koi aur anjaan hota, toh mein use mana kar chuka hota.

Mein neeche aaya, water cooler ke paas bottle bharne laga ki tabhi, library ke theek baahar, parking side se mujhe kuchh awaazein sunayi di-

Library ke hi koi do ladke aapas me kuchh baatein kar rahe the.

"Woh ladki hai na? Patakha waali!?" Ek ne kaha.

"Haan! Nayi waali na? Apple ka tablet rakhi hai behanchod. Kaisi chipki rehti hai bagal waale ladke se."

"Haan! Lagta hai bhai apna UPSC se zyada baterr-baazi me focus kar raha haha."

"Dusri waali bhi aur kamaal ki hai yaar."

"Behanchod sahi kismat hai launde ki. Do do samaan ek saath."

"Lauda kismat behanchod! Bhai friendzoned hoyega abhi wo tu dekhna. Wo ladkiyaan abhi uss se isliye chipki hai kyunki dono hi nayi-nayi aayi hai. Dono abhi zyada kisi ko jaanti nahi hai. Thode din baad dekhna tu-"

"Hmm! Ye baat bhi hai. Tu baat kar le phir haha. Pata le ek do tu bhi."

"Arey apne ko ye sab nahi jamta. Padhayi bhai. Full focus on padhayi."

"Gaandu seedhe-seedhe bol na nahi pategi tere se. Teri shaqal gandi hai hahaha"

"Madarchod! Beta mein chaahu toh abhi pata lu bhai! Par, study bhai! Study!"

"Haan haan!"

Mein jo unki baatein sunn raha tha, achanak hi ruk gaya.

'Huh!'

Mein? Baterr-baazi?? Mein? Aur, friendzoned??

Unki baatein sahi ho ya na ho, lekin maine apne andar ek badlaav mehsoos kiya. Mujhe aabhaas hua ki-

Log dekh rahe the. Sunn rahe the. Notice kar rahe the.

Yeh... Mere aur Prerna ke beech jo kuchh bhi chal raha tha... Woh ab adrishya nahi tha.

Aur, pehli baar, ek sawaal mere dimaag me utpann hua-

Kya mein apne hi jeevan ko lekar... Niyantran me tha? Ya nahi?

Kyunki, jab ek ladki jise aap mushqil se jaante ho, aapko aise ghoore jaise woh aapke aar-paar dekhne ki koshish kar rahi ho, aapko aise chhiye jaise ki ye samaanya si baat ho, aapse aise bole jaise bachpan se aap uske apne ho...

Toh, kuchh toh ajeeb lagta hi tha. Kuchh toh ho raha tha. Par, kya??? Yahi mein samajh nahi paa raha tha.

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Mein jab upar aaya aur wapas se apni seat par baitha, tabhi wo shuru hua-

Maine mehsoos kiya.

Uski aankhein.

Mujh par.

Pehle to laga ki mein shayad kalpana kar raha hu. Aisa hota hai na ki kabhi-kabhi aapko lagta hai ki aapke sarr ke aas paas machhar bhin-bhinaata hua mehsoos hota hai, lekin asliyat me wo hota hi nahi. Theek waisa hi kuchh yaha bhi tha.

Maine bahut hi dheere se upar dekha. Aur, paaya ki-

Woh ghoor rahi thi. Mujhe.

'Damn!'

Mein jo highlighter se keywords ko highlight kar raha tha, achanak hi stabdh hue ruk gaya.

Humaari nazrein mili.

Khamoshi.

Ek nazar jo bas thodi derr tak tiki rahi. Koi romance nahi, koi gussa nahi, bas... utsukta. Jaise wo mere dimaag ki ek-ek parat ko cheer ke usme jhaakna chaah rahi ho.

Mein hila nahi.

Aur, na hi woh.

Ye ek chhota dwand bann gaya. Humari nazron ke beech ho raha yuddh. Sirf do log, do kursiyo par, agal-bagal, ek dusre ko pehle nazrein hataane ki chunauti dete hue.

Aur, jab mujhe laga ki shayad mein jeet jaunga, tabhi usne apna ek paitra chala, uske honth halke se bikhre, aur ek chhoti si muskaan uske chehre par saj gayi.

'Huh!?'

Aur, bas tabhi-

'Fuck!'

Mein haar gaya.

Meri palkein jhapak gayi. Aur, maine apni nazrein ferr li. Mujhe uske chehekne ki awaaz apne kaanon me sunayi padi. Maine turant hi book par nazar daal 'defeat' shabd ko highlight kiya. Shayad, kuchh zyada hi zorr se...!

Bhale hi mein haar gaya tha par mera dil...

*Badump* *Badump*

Zoro se dhadak raha tha.

'Kya ho raha hai ye!?'

Nahi! Nahi! Nahi! Ye sab theek nahi. Mujhe neeche unn ladko ki baatein yaad aa gayi. Mein yaha padhayi karne aata tha. Na ki ladkiyaan pataane! Mujhe apni padhayi par hi dhyaan dena chahiye. Kahi aur nahi-

Aur, lagbhag 10 minute hi hue the abhi ye sochte ki mera ek pen neeche gir gaya. Jaise hi mein use uthaane ke liye neeche jhuka, theek usi samay woh bhi jhuk gayi. Aur, usi pal-

Humaare haath aapas me sparsh ho gaye.

'Shit!'

Ye pehli baar nahi tha. Usne mujhe kayi baar sparsh kiya hua tha par iss baar-

Kuchh alag tha. Ise mein mehsoos kar paa raha tha. Iski anubhooti... alag thi.

*Badump*

Uski garm twacha, komal ungliyaan, table ke neeche ek pal ke liye humaari aankhon ka milna.

Kismat humesha aise hi pal tabhi kyu laati hai jab aap inn sab ke liye ekdum kam se kam taiyaar hote ho? Maine khud se sawaal kiya.

'Damn it!'

Uska haath turant peechhe nahi hata. Aur, na hi mera. Mein jaanta tha ye ajeeb tha. Mere haatho par mera hi niyantran tha fir bhi maine use peechhe nahi kiya. Pata nahi kyu...

Fir, jaise woh achanak upar uthi aur wapas se apni padhayi me lag gayi, jaise kuchh hua hi na ho.

Lekin, mein- uski iss harqat ke baad mein-

Theek nahi tha.

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Jaise hi raat ke 8 bajne lage, hum sab apne-apne ghar ki orr gaye.

Mera ghar nazdeek hi tha. Lagbhag 1.5-2 km ki doori par. Mein apne kamre me pahucha, bag patka, darwaza band kiya, aur bistar par lait gaya.

Fir, maine apni ungli ko dekha jis par bandage bandhi hui thi. Maine use dheere-dheere khola aur use nikaalte hue use kachre ke dibbe me daal diya.

Meri ungli!? Ekdum sahi salamat!

Koi cut nahi. Koi khoon nahi. Ek kharoch bhi nahi.

Kyunki... kabhi koi kharoch thi hi nahi.

Wo bandage?

Sirf ek dikhaava.

Ek jhooth.

Ek test.

Mein library me sirf kitaabein nahi padhta tha. Mein logon ko bhi padhta tha.

Woh chhoti si bandage, jo mushqil se dikhaayi de rahi thi ungli par, jaan-boojh kar lagaayi gayi thi.

Jis bandage ko kisi ne nahi dekha, use usne dekha.

Prerna!!!

Usne ittefaq se nahi dekha. Usne apne lecture ke beech me, earphone lagaaye, screen par nazrein gadaaye hone ke bawajood dekha.

She... was paying attention!!!

Aur, Khushi?

Beshaq! Usne bhi dekha. Lekin, uske liye mehez ye ek ittefaq ho sakta tha. Kyunki, meri ungli chai peete waqt theek uski nazron ke saamne thi.

Sookshm, lekin adrishya nahi.

Aur, usne kya kiya? Prerna ki hi tarah, usne bhi sawal kiya. Lekin, uss se bhi zyada gaur karne waali baat ye thi ki-

Jawaab Prerna ne diya. Jaldi se. Mere bolne se pehle.

Jaise ki woh nahi chaahti thi ki mein aur Khushi baat kare. Aur, iss se mujhe do baatein pata chal chuki thi.

Ek : Woh mujhe qareeb se dekh rahi thi. Harr chhoti-chhoti baat. Yaha tak ki wo cheezein bhi jinhe mein khud kabhi-kabhi andekha kar deta tha.

Do : Woh parvah toh zaroor kar rahi thi.

Kam se kam itna toh zaroor ki woh unn baaton par dhyaan de jo zyadatar log andekha kar dete the.

Aur, yahi main point tha.

Duniya aise logon se bhari padi thi jo baatein to khoob kehte the, magar notice kuchh bhi nahi karte. Mujhe wo log pasand the jo bolne se pehle cheezon par dhyaan dete the.

Ye bandage bas ek chhota sa test tha. Ek test... ye pata lagaane ke liye ki kya Prerna ne jo pyaar ka izhaar kiya, wo waqai sach tha? Ya sirf ek jhooth?

Kyunki, ek pyaar me dooba vyakti, apne partner ki har activity notice karta hai. Uss par dhyaan deta hai.

Meri bauhe kuchh soch sikud gayi. Kyunki, filhaal ke liye-

Prerna iss test me pass ho chuki thi. Khushi bhi. Bhale hi ittefaq se. Magar, ho chuki thi.

Mein apne baaki kaamo me vyast ho gaya, aur uske theek baad Prerna ka message WhatsApp par jhalak utha. Hum derr raat tak ek dusre se baat karte rahe.

Kya waqai... ye pyaar tha? Kya mein aage badh sakta tha? Usne mujhse jawaab maanga tha. Aur, maine samay.

Mujhe jald hi nirnay lena tha. Aur, use jawaab dena tha. Par... Kya waqai mein aur Prerna ek saath? Kahi ye koi library waala timepass toh nahi tha?

Aur, bas isliye maine aaj bandage se use aazmaaya tha. Lekin... uski parvah... mujhe saaf-saaf dikhayi de rahi thi. Ye jhooth nahi tha.

Mein neend ke aaghosh me chala gaya, iss baat se poornta anjaan ki kal ka din mere liye aur bhi chaukaane waala hone waala tha.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Ye update chhota hai. Around 2.8k words only. But iske updates aise hi rahenge. Kabhi around 4k toh kabhi around 2.5-3k. Kahani ke do updates hi hue hai but kahani me kuchh din beet chuke hai. Around one week. Also, abhi iska maza tab badhega jaise jaise hum plot me aage badhenge. Pichhle update me above 40 likes the. Iss waale me 50 pahucha diyo. Target utna hi rakhte hai. I know you guys will do it. Baaki, jald hi next update aa jaayega. Dates nahi bata sakta. It will be random. Kabhi bhi aa sakta hai update.
Dhanyavad.

Superb update Bhai



Is update se ek baat to saaf hogayi ki rachit bhi ek sharp brainer hai koi kacha khiladi nahi

Uska bandages ke dvara prerna ko aajmana ye sabit karta hai and prerna ka rachit ki har choti choti details par dyan dena use aur bhi khatrnak bana raha hai

Dekhte hai ab aage kya hota hai

 

[SANJU ( V. R. )]

खुबसूरत हसीना पके हुए आम की तरह स्वतः आप के गोद मे आ गिरे , ऐसा प्रायः होता नही । पुलिसवाले की तरह हुस्नवालियां भी किसी के यार नही होते ।
यार हो भी जाएं तो वफादार नही होते ।

लेकिन ताज्जुब इस बात पर है कि एक हुस्नवाली ' प्रेरणा ' रचित साहब के गोद मे गिरने के लिए तैयार है लेकिन हमारे रचित साहब उस लड़की के वफादारी का इम्तिहान ले रहे है । एक ताजा ताजा जवान हुए लड़के से ऐसी उम्मीदें नही होती , बशर्ते वह लड़का महात्मा या बैरागी न हो ।
भाई जवान लड़के तो भंवरे होते हैं । आप किसी ऐसे भंवरे का तसव्वुर कर सकते हैं जो एक ही फूल पर मंडराता हो ! भाई मर्दों की फितरत भंवरे के जैसी होती है ।
जबकि यहां तो भंवरा फूल पर मंडराने से पहले फूल की एग्जामिन कर रहा है कि फूल उसके लायक है भी या नही ।
अगर फूल नखरे दिखा रही है , आप को भाव नही दे रही है , आप को पसंद नही करती हो तो बेशक आप को उस फूल से पराग चुराने का अधिकार नही ।
बहरहाल , देखते हैं रचित साहब इन खुबसूरत फूलों के साथ किस तरह का विहेव करते है !
खुबसूरत अपडेट वेयरवोल्फ भाई ।

 

[Death Kiñg]

New estory?!

 

[Werewolf]

New estory?!

Ye waali short hai. Ek prakar se aap beeti with a little flavour.

 

[RaghuveerPrasadSrivastava]

Update - 2 ~ Test​

Ab tak...

"Mein jhooth nahi bolunga. Dekho! Tum sundar ho. Aur, bold bhi. Tumne jo kaha aur kiya, ye sab ek ladki ke liye asaan nahi. Lekin... Mujhe time chahiye, Prerna. You know... It's a lot."

Usne ek pal me jawaab diya.

"Jitna time chaahiye lelo, Rachit. Mein wait karungi. Lekin, zyada time bhi mat le lena mujhe bataane me."

Aur, bas itna hi. Koi dabaav nahi. Koi drama nahi.

Isi wajah se, wo aur bhi khatarnak bann chuki thi. Mein uss poori raat nahi soya.

'Fuck...!!!!'

Na jaane kya hone waala tha.

Ab aage...

Mujhe nahi pata ki akhir kya ho raha tha.

Nahi. Ise firse dohrana chahunga — mujhe pata tha ki akhir kya ho raha tha.

Ek khubsoorat, hoshiyar, vakeel ladki ne kal raat mujhse apne pyaar ka izhaar kiya tha. Confession. Ek direct, to-the-point confession ~ "I love you."

Mere jaise logo ke saath aisa aam taur par nahi hota tha. Asal zindagi me to bilkul bhi nahi. Aur, khaaskar Indore ki iss library me to bilkul hi nahi.

Mein koi filmy hero nahi tha jo slow-motion me chalta hai aur uske peechhe background music bajta rehta hai. Mein to bas aam, semi-handsome, berozgar, aur caffeine-paglu, ek UPSC ka aspirant tha, jo polity aur international relations ko yaad rakhne me apna dimaag khapa raha tha.

Par, fir bhi... Mein yaha tha. Ek ladki jo mujhpar crush kar rahi thi... Nahi. Ek ladki jo mujhse pyaar kar rahi thi. Jo dekhne me aisi thi maano jisey aap train ke safar me sirf ek baar dekhte ho, aur aapka uss par dil aa jaata hai, aur wo fir aapki bas yaadon me bas ke reh jaati hai. Dobara kabhi nahi dikhti.

Too good to be true. Waqai. Meri bhi yahi soch thi.

Jab mein bathroom me khada, apne nakhoono ko kaat raha tha, aur iss baare me soch hi raha tha, theek usi samay-

'Oops!'

Nail cutter fisal gaya. Maine na aav dekha na taav, drawer khola, ek bandage nikaali aur ungli par baandh li.

Subah ke 9:15 ho rahe the aur mein library ki orr nikal pada. Mein library me daakhil hua aur turant hi meri nazar uss par padi-

Prerna.

Pehle se hi baithi hui thi. Kaano me earphones lagaaye. Apple ka ipad khula hua, aankhein uski screen par video lecture par tiki hui thi.

'Ipad huh!?'

Maine ek mental note kiya ki Prerna ka parivar raees toh tha. Maine kuchh na kaha. Bas, uske bagal se apni seat par gaya aur shuru ho gaya — bag side me, water bottle desk par, notebooks ko arrange karna, aur fir baithna.

Lekin, jab mein apni notebooks arrange kar raha tha, toh usne bagal se dekha. Uski nazar kisi cheez par tiki.

Bandage.

Usne apna video lecture roka aur bas chup-chaap ishaaro me hi poochhi ki : kya hua?

Mein jhuka aur fusfusaaya, "Subah nail cutter se war chal raha tha. Sadly, ek sipaahi shaheed ho gaya."

Usne apni aankhein ghumaayi, lekin mere humour par muskurayi. Aur, firse poochhi, "Zyada lag gayi kya?"

"Nah!" Maine naa me sarr hilaaya. "Ye sab kuchh bhi nahi. Chhote mote ghaav hai."

Usne hasste hue sarr hilaaya aur fir wapas se apne lecture me lag gayi.

Kal raat ka koi zikr nahi. Koi drama nahi. Bas... Khamoshi.

Mujhe uske saiyyam par garv tha, magar thoda darr bhi.

---

Aur, fir aaya tea time. Humara pasandeeda samay.

Khushi humesha ki tarah samay par humaare saath aa gayi aur hum teeno chauraahe ke paas chai ke stall ke liye chal diye.

Maine chai ka disposal cup liya aur foonk maari. Mausam garm tha. Chai bhi garm, fir bhi... Humare beech ho rahi ye baatein humein kaafi raahat pahucha rahi thi jab achanak-

"Arey?" Khushi ne mujhe dekha, "Tumhari ungli ko kya ho gaya ye-!?"

Iss se pehle ki mein jawab de paata, Prerna meri vakeel ki tarah apne client ka bachaav karne ke liye bol padi, "Subah nail cutter se use chot lag gayi. Nothing serious re...!"

Khushi ne halki chinta ke saath meri orr rukh kiya, "Be careful, okay?"

Iss se pehle ki mein haami bhar paata, Prerna fir beech me bol padi, "Wahi na! Mein bhi yahi kehti hu. Par, maharaj ji kabhi sunte hi nahi. Humesha laparvahi."

'Huh!?'

Maine bauhe chadhayi. Mein kabhi sunta nahi??? Mein kab se uski zimmedari bann gaya bhala? Aur, upar se humein mile to bas chand din hi hue the.

Khushi halke se muskurayi, lekin maine uski aankhon me kuchh dekha. Jaise woh kuchh poochhna chaah rahi thi. Kuchh kehna chaah rahi thi.

Prerna ki baatein chaalu thi, "I told him to be careful. Ab chot bhale hi chhoti ho, lekin iss se ab likhte time kitni dikkat hogi. Notes bhi banaane hote hai. Isliye..."

Mein bas apni chai peeta raha, aur dekhta raha.

Prerna mujhse poochhe gaye har sawaal ka jawab aise de rahi thi jaise naye-naye rapper ko kisi ne mic pakda diya ho. Aur, usne bechaari Khushi ko mic pakadne ka mauka tak nahi diya.

Hmm! Interesting!

Chai jab lagbhag khatam hone lagi, tabhi Prerna ne mujhse ek aisa sawaal kiya jaise woh isi lamhe ka intezar kar rahi thi.

"Toh, Rachit... Tumhari koi girlfriend hai?"

Meri chai ne mere galey me U-turn liya aur lagbhag wo muh ke baahar girte-girte bach gayi.

"Excuse me!??" Mein aise pesh aaya jaise maine uska sawaal theek se suna nahi. Kya usne waqai me mujhse ye poochha tha?

"Maine poochha ki tumhari koi girlfriend hai? Sach sach bataana!" Usne dobaara poochha.

Maine Khushi ki orr dekha. Woh na sunane ka naatak kar rahi thi, lekin uske kaan nishchit roop se mera jawaab sunane ke liye ekdum chaukanne khade hue the.

"Nahi!" Maine shaant swar me uttar diya.

Khushi hairaan thi. "Sach me??? Koi crush bhi nahi??"

"Crush??" Maine bauhe chadhayi. "Crush hai na!!!"

Mere jawaab se dono ki aankhein chaudi ho gayi. Aur, dono lagbhag saath me hi poochhi-

"KAUN???"

Aur, maine bas muskuraate hue apne chai ke cup ki orr ishaara kar diya.

"Ye hai meri crush."

Khushi hasi. Par, Prerna mere jawaab se sehmat nahi thi.

"Chal jhoothe! Mein maan hi nahi sakti ki tumhari gf nahi hai."

Dekho toh! Kal khud isne hi mujhe propose kiya tha aur aaj ye mere se meri hi gf ke baare me poochh rahi thi. Jaise ise pata hi nahi tha pehle kuchh...!

The audacity!

"Agar, meri koi gf hoti..." Maine chai khatm karte hue kaha, "toh kya tumhe lagta hai mein yaha padhayi kar raha hota? 10 rupaye ki chai pee raha hota? Aur, iss tapti garmi me zinda rehne ke liye cooler ke bagal se seat ka jugaad karwaya hota?"

Khushi hasi. Par, Prerna aascharya me mujhe dekh rahi thi.

"Oh hooo! Waah mahashay! Tabhi mein sochu ki tumhe itni achhi seat kaise mil gayi?" Prerna mujhse shikayat karte hue boli.

Khushi ko mera mazaak samajh aa chuka tha. Baat sahi thi. Agar meri gf hoti, toh woh tabhi hoti na jab mein use kuchh provide kar raha hota?

Par, asal baat toh ye thi ki-

Haan! Meri ek gf thi. Abhi nahi. Pehle. College ke dinon me. Teen mahino ke liye. Shayad hi use ek asli relationship ka darja diya jaa sake. Lekin, jitna bhi tha... astitva me tha.

Aur, iss sach ko... maine apne tak hi seemit rakha.

Kyunki, bharose ko chai ke break me yuhi nahi baata jaata. Use kamaya jaata hai.

Aur, mein... abhi bhi dekh raha tha. Dekh raha tha ki zindagi kis nayi kahani ko mere saamne chala rahi thi.

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Jab hum waapas pahuche, wapas se apni seats par virajman hue, tabhi mein apni water bottle uthaate hue water cooler ke liye neeche jaane laga aur Prerna ne mujhe tabhi toka-

"Umm! Rachit!"

"Huh?" Maine palatate hue uski orr dekha.

"Meri bhi bhar laoge, please???" Woh request karte hue poochhi.

Aur, mujhe bhi isme koi taqleef nahi thi. Water cooler neeche laga hua tha. Toh, har baar paani bharne neeche hi jaana padta tha. Jab ek jann jaa hi raha tha, toh logically yahi better tha ki wahi dusre ki bottle bhi bhar laaye.

Magar, haan ye sirf tabhi agar bottle bharwaane waala aapka parichit hai toh... Warna Prerna ki jagah agar koi aur anjaan hota, toh mein use mana kar chuka hota.

Mein neeche aaya, water cooler ke paas bottle bharne laga ki tabhi, library ke theek baahar, parking side se mujhe kuchh awaazein sunayi di-

Library ke hi koi do ladke aapas me kuchh baatein kar rahe the.

"Woh ladki hai na? Patakha waali!?" Ek ne kaha.

"Haan! Nayi waali na? Apple ka tablet rakhi hai behanchod. Kaisi chipki rehti hai bagal waale ladke se."

"Haan! Lagta hai bhai apna UPSC se zyada baterr-baazi me focus kar raha haha."

"Dusri waali bhi aur kamaal ki hai yaar."

"Behanchod sahi kismat hai launde ki. Do do samaan ek saath."

"Lauda kismat behanchod! Bhai friendzoned hoyega abhi wo tu dekhna. Wo ladkiyaan abhi uss se isliye chipki hai kyunki dono hi nayi-nayi aayi hai. Dono abhi zyada kisi ko jaanti nahi hai. Thode din baad dekhna tu-"

"Hmm! Ye baat bhi hai. Tu baat kar le phir haha. Pata le ek do tu bhi."

"Arey apne ko ye sab nahi jamta. Padhayi bhai. Full focus on padhayi."

"Gaandu seedhe-seedhe bol na nahi pategi tere se. Teri shaqal gandi hai hahaha"

"Madarchod! Beta mein chaahu toh abhi pata lu bhai! Par, study bhai! Study!"

"Haan haan!"

Mein jo unki baatein sunn raha tha, achanak hi ruk gaya.

'Huh!'

Mein? Baterr-baazi?? Mein? Aur, friendzoned??

Unki baatein sahi ho ya na ho, lekin maine apne andar ek badlaav mehsoos kiya. Mujhe aabhaas hua ki-

Log dekh rahe the. Sunn rahe the. Notice kar rahe the.

Yeh... Mere aur Prerna ke beech jo kuchh bhi chal raha tha... Woh ab adrishya nahi tha.

Aur, pehli baar, ek sawaal mere dimaag me utpann hua-

Kya mein apne hi jeevan ko lekar... Niyantran me tha? Ya nahi?

Kyunki, jab ek ladki jise aap mushqil se jaante ho, aapko aise ghoore jaise woh aapke aar-paar dekhne ki koshish kar rahi ho, aapko aise chhiye jaise ki ye samaanya si baat ho, aapse aise bole jaise bachpan se aap uske apne ho...

Toh, kuchh toh ajeeb lagta hi tha. Kuchh toh ho raha tha. Par, kya??? Yahi mein samajh nahi paa raha tha.

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Mein jab upar aaya aur wapas se apni seat par baitha, tabhi wo shuru hua-

Maine mehsoos kiya.

Uski aankhein.

Mujh par.

Pehle to laga ki mein shayad kalpana kar raha hu. Aisa hota hai na ki kabhi-kabhi aapko lagta hai ki aapke sarr ke aas paas machhar bhin-bhinaata hua mehsoos hota hai, lekin asliyat me wo hota hi nahi. Theek waisa hi kuchh yaha bhi tha.

Maine bahut hi dheere se upar dekha. Aur, paaya ki-

Woh ghoor rahi thi. Mujhe.

'Damn!'

Mein jo highlighter se keywords ko highlight kar raha tha, achanak hi stabdh hue ruk gaya.

Humaari nazrein mili.

Khamoshi.

Ek nazar jo bas thodi derr tak tiki rahi. Koi romance nahi, koi gussa nahi, bas... utsukta. Jaise wo mere dimaag ki ek-ek parat ko cheer ke usme jhaakna chaah rahi ho.

Mein hila nahi.

Aur, na hi woh.

Ye ek chhota dwand bann gaya. Humari nazron ke beech ho raha yuddh. Sirf do log, do kursiyo par, agal-bagal, ek dusre ko pehle nazrein hataane ki chunauti dete hue.

Aur, jab mujhe laga ki shayad mein jeet jaunga, tabhi usne apna ek paitra chala, uske honth halke se bikhre, aur ek chhoti si muskaan uske chehre par saj gayi.

'Huh!?'

Aur, bas tabhi-

'Fuck!'

Mein haar gaya.

Meri palkein jhapak gayi. Aur, maine apni nazrein ferr li. Mujhe uske chehekne ki awaaz apne kaanon me sunayi padi. Maine turant hi book par nazar daal 'defeat' shabd ko highlight kiya. Shayad, kuchh zyada hi zorr se...!

Bhale hi mein haar gaya tha par mera dil...

*Badump* *Badump*

Zoro se dhadak raha tha.

'Kya ho raha hai ye!?'

Nahi! Nahi! Nahi! Ye sab theek nahi. Mujhe neeche unn ladko ki baatein yaad aa gayi. Mein yaha padhayi karne aata tha. Na ki ladkiyaan pataane! Mujhe apni padhayi par hi dhyaan dena chahiye. Kahi aur nahi-

Aur, lagbhag 10 minute hi hue the abhi ye sochte ki mera ek pen neeche gir gaya. Jaise hi mein use uthaane ke liye neeche jhuka, theek usi samay woh bhi jhuk gayi. Aur, usi pal-

Humaare haath aapas me sparsh ho gaye.

'Shit!'

Ye pehli baar nahi tha. Usne mujhe kayi baar sparsh kiya hua tha par iss baar-

Kuchh alag tha. Ise mein mehsoos kar paa raha tha. Iski anubhooti... alag thi.

*Badump*

Uski garm twacha, komal ungliyaan, table ke neeche ek pal ke liye humaari aankhon ka milna.

Kismat humesha aise hi pal tabhi kyu laati hai jab aap inn sab ke liye ekdum kam se kam taiyaar hote ho? Maine khud se sawaal kiya.

'Damn it!'

Uska haath turant peechhe nahi hata. Aur, na hi mera. Mein jaanta tha ye ajeeb tha. Mere haatho par mera hi niyantran tha fir bhi maine use peechhe nahi kiya. Pata nahi kyu...

Fir, jaise woh achanak upar uthi aur wapas se apni padhayi me lag gayi, jaise kuchh hua hi na ho.

Lekin, mein- uski iss harqat ke baad mein-

Theek nahi tha.

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Jaise hi raat ke 8 bajne lage, hum sab apne-apne ghar ki orr gaye.

Mera ghar nazdeek hi tha. Lagbhag 1.5-2 km ki doori par. Mein apne kamre me pahucha, bag patka, darwaza band kiya, aur bistar par lait gaya.

Fir, maine apni ungli ko dekha jis par bandage bandhi hui thi. Maine use dheere-dheere khola aur use nikaalte hue use kachre ke dibbe me daal diya.

Meri ungli!? Ekdum sahi salamat!

Koi cut nahi. Koi khoon nahi. Ek kharoch bhi nahi.

Kyunki... kabhi koi kharoch thi hi nahi.

Wo bandage?

Sirf ek dikhaava.

Ek jhooth.

Ek test.

Mein library me sirf kitaabein nahi padhta tha. Mein logon ko bhi padhta tha.

Woh chhoti si bandage, jo mushqil se dikhaayi de rahi thi ungli par, jaan-boojh kar lagaayi gayi thi.

Jis bandage ko kisi ne nahi dekha, use usne dekha.

Prerna!!!

Usne ittefaq se nahi dekha. Usne apne lecture ke beech me, earphone lagaaye, screen par nazrein gadaaye hone ke bawajood dekha.

She... was paying attention!!!

Aur, Khushi?

Beshaq! Usne bhi dekha. Lekin, uske liye mehez ye ek ittefaq ho sakta tha. Kyunki, meri ungli chai peete waqt theek uski nazron ke saamne thi.

Sookshm, lekin adrishya nahi.

Aur, usne kya kiya? Prerna ki hi tarah, usne bhi sawal kiya. Lekin, uss se bhi zyada gaur karne waali baat ye thi ki-

Jawaab Prerna ne diya. Jaldi se. Mere bolne se pehle.

Jaise ki woh nahi chaahti thi ki mein aur Khushi baat kare. Aur, iss se mujhe do baatein pata chal chuki thi.

Ek : Woh mujhe qareeb se dekh rahi thi. Harr chhoti-chhoti baat. Yaha tak ki wo cheezein bhi jinhe mein khud kabhi-kabhi andekha kar deta tha.

Do : Woh parvah toh zaroor kar rahi thi.

Kam se kam itna toh zaroor ki woh unn baaton par dhyaan de jo zyadatar log andekha kar dete the.

Aur, yahi main point tha.

Duniya aise logon se bhari padi thi jo baatein to khoob kehte the, magar notice kuchh bhi nahi karte. Mujhe wo log pasand the jo bolne se pehle cheezon par dhyaan dete the.

Ye bandage bas ek chhota sa test tha. Ek test... ye pata lagaane ke liye ki kya Prerna ne jo pyaar ka izhaar kiya, wo waqai sach tha? Ya sirf ek jhooth?

Kyunki, ek pyaar me dooba vyakti, apne partner ki har activity notice karta hai. Uss par dhyaan deta hai.

Meri bauhe kuchh soch sikud gayi. Kyunki, filhaal ke liye-

Prerna iss test me pass ho chuki thi. Khushi bhi. Bhale hi ittefaq se. Magar, ho chuki thi.

Mein apne baaki kaamo me vyast ho gaya, aur uske theek baad Prerna ka message WhatsApp par jhalak utha. Hum derr raat tak ek dusre se baat karte rahe.

Kya waqai... ye pyaar tha? Kya mein aage badh sakta tha? Usne mujhse jawaab maanga tha. Aur, maine samay.

Mujhe jald hi nirnay lena tha. Aur, use jawaab dena tha. Par... Kya waqai mein aur Prerna ek saath? Kahi ye koi library waala timepass toh nahi tha?

Aur, bas isliye maine aaj bandage se use aazmaaya tha. Lekin... uski parvah... mujhe saaf-saaf dikhayi de rahi thi. Ye jhooth nahi tha.

Mein neend ke aaghosh me chala gaya, iss baat se poornta anjaan ki kal ka din mere liye aur bhi chaukaane waala hone waala tha.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Ye update chhota hai. Around 2.8k words only. But iske updates aise hi rahenge. Kabhi around 4k toh kabhi around 2.5-3k. Kahani ke do updates hi hue hai but kahani me kuchh din beet chuke hai. Around one week. Also, abhi iska maza tab badhega jaise jaise hum plot me aage badhenge. Pichhle update me above 40 likes the. Iss waale me 50 pahucha diyo. Target utna hi rakhte hai. I know you guys will do it. Baaki, jald hi next update aa jaayega. Dates nahi bata sakta. It will be random. Kabhi bhi aa sakta hai update.
Dhanyavad.

Ek no mast mazedaar update brother.

 

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Update - 2 ~ Test​

Ab tak...

"Mein jhooth nahi bolunga. Dekho! Tum sundar ho. Aur, bold bhi. Tumne jo kaha aur kiya, ye sab ek ladki ke liye asaan nahi. Lekin... Mujhe time chahiye, Prerna. You know... It's a lot."

Usne ek pal me jawaab diya.

"Jitna time chaahiye lelo, Rachit. Mein wait karungi. Lekin, zyada time bhi mat le lena mujhe bataane me."

Aur, bas itna hi. Koi dabaav nahi. Koi drama nahi.

Isi wajah se, wo aur bhi khatarnak bann chuki thi. Mein uss poori raat nahi soya.

'Fuck...!!!!'

Na jaane kya hone waala tha.

Ab aage...

Mujhe nahi pata ki akhir kya ho raha tha.

Nahi. Ise firse dohrana chahunga — mujhe pata tha ki akhir kya ho raha tha.

Ek khubsoorat, hoshiyar, vakeel ladki ne kal raat mujhse apne pyaar ka izhaar kiya tha. Confession. Ek direct, to-the-point confession ~ "I love you."

Mere jaise logo ke saath aisa aam taur par nahi hota tha. Asal zindagi me to bilkul bhi nahi. Aur, khaaskar Indore ki iss library me to bilkul hi nahi.

Mein koi filmy hero nahi tha jo slow-motion me chalta hai aur uske peechhe background music bajta rehta hai. Mein to bas aam, semi-handsome, berozgar, aur caffeine-paglu, ek UPSC ka aspirant tha, jo polity aur international relations ko yaad rakhne me apna dimaag khapa raha tha.

Par, fir bhi... Mein yaha tha. Ek ladki jo mujhpar crush kar rahi thi... Nahi. Ek ladki jo mujhse pyaar kar rahi thi. Jo dekhne me aisi thi maano jisey aap train ke safar me sirf ek baar dekhte ho, aur aapka uss par dil aa jaata hai, aur wo fir aapki bas yaadon me bas ke reh jaati hai. Dobara kabhi nahi dikhti.

Too good to be true. Waqai. Meri bhi yahi soch thi.

Jab mein bathroom me khada, apne nakhoono ko kaat raha tha, aur iss baare me soch hi raha tha, theek usi samay-

'Oops!'

Nail cutter fisal gaya. Maine na aav dekha na taav, drawer khola, ek bandage nikaali aur ungli par baandh li.

Subah ke 9:15 ho rahe the aur mein library ki orr nikal pada. Mein library me daakhil hua aur turant hi meri nazar uss par padi-

Prerna.

Pehle se hi baithi hui thi. Kaano me earphones lagaaye. Apple ka ipad khula hua, aankhein uski screen par video lecture par tiki hui thi.

'Ipad huh!?'

Maine ek mental note kiya ki Prerna ka parivar raees toh tha. Maine kuchh na kaha. Bas, uske bagal se apni seat par gaya aur shuru ho gaya — bag side me, water bottle desk par, notebooks ko arrange karna, aur fir baithna.

Lekin, jab mein apni notebooks arrange kar raha tha, toh usne bagal se dekha. Uski nazar kisi cheez par tiki.

Bandage.

Usne apna video lecture roka aur bas chup-chaap ishaaro me hi poochhi ki : kya hua?

Mein jhuka aur fusfusaaya, "Subah nail cutter se war chal raha tha. Sadly, ek sipaahi shaheed ho gaya."

Usne apni aankhein ghumaayi, lekin mere humour par muskurayi. Aur, firse poochhi, "Zyada lag gayi kya?"

"Nah!" Maine naa me sarr hilaaya. "Ye sab kuchh bhi nahi. Chhote mote ghaav hai."

Usne hasste hue sarr hilaaya aur fir wapas se apne lecture me lag gayi.

Kal raat ka koi zikr nahi. Koi drama nahi. Bas... Khamoshi.

Mujhe uske saiyyam par garv tha, magar thoda darr bhi.

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Aur, fir aaya tea time. Humara pasandeeda samay.

Khushi humesha ki tarah samay par humaare saath aa gayi aur hum teeno chauraahe ke paas chai ke stall ke liye chal diye.

Maine chai ka disposal cup liya aur foonk maari. Mausam garm tha. Chai bhi garm, fir bhi... Humare beech ho rahi ye baatein humein kaafi raahat pahucha rahi thi jab achanak-

"Arey?" Khushi ne mujhe dekha, "Tumhari ungli ko kya ho gaya ye-!?"

Iss se pehle ki mein jawab de paata, Prerna meri vakeel ki tarah apne client ka bachaav karne ke liye bol padi, "Subah nail cutter se use chot lag gayi. Nothing serious re...!"

Khushi ne halki chinta ke saath meri orr rukh kiya, "Be careful, okay?"

Iss se pehle ki mein haami bhar paata, Prerna fir beech me bol padi, "Wahi na! Mein bhi yahi kehti hu. Par, maharaj ji kabhi sunte hi nahi. Humesha laparvahi."

'Huh!?'

Maine bauhe chadhayi. Mein kabhi sunta nahi??? Mein kab se uski zimmedari bann gaya bhala? Aur, upar se humein mile to bas chand din hi hue the.

Khushi halke se muskurayi, lekin maine uski aankhon me kuchh dekha. Jaise woh kuchh poochhna chaah rahi thi. Kuchh kehna chaah rahi thi.

Prerna ki baatein chaalu thi, "I told him to be careful. Ab chot bhale hi chhoti ho, lekin iss se ab likhte time kitni dikkat hogi. Notes bhi banaane hote hai. Isliye..."

Mein bas apni chai peeta raha, aur dekhta raha.

Prerna mujhse poochhe gaye har sawaal ka jawab aise de rahi thi jaise naye-naye rapper ko kisi ne mic pakda diya ho. Aur, usne bechaari Khushi ko mic pakadne ka mauka tak nahi diya.

Hmm! Interesting!

Chai jab lagbhag khatam hone lagi, tabhi Prerna ne mujhse ek aisa sawaal kiya jaise woh isi lamhe ka intezar kar rahi thi.

"Toh, Rachit... Tumhari koi girlfriend hai?"

Meri chai ne mere galey me U-turn liya aur lagbhag wo muh ke baahar girte-girte bach gayi.

"Excuse me!??" Mein aise pesh aaya jaise maine uska sawaal theek se suna nahi. Kya usne waqai me mujhse ye poochha tha?

"Maine poochha ki tumhari koi girlfriend hai? Sach sach bataana!" Usne dobaara poochha.

Maine Khushi ki orr dekha. Woh na sunane ka naatak kar rahi thi, lekin uske kaan nishchit roop se mera jawaab sunane ke liye ekdum chaukanne khade hue the.

"Nahi!" Maine shaant swar me uttar diya.

Khushi hairaan thi. "Sach me??? Koi crush bhi nahi??"

"Crush??" Maine bauhe chadhayi. "Crush hai na!!!"

Mere jawaab se dono ki aankhein chaudi ho gayi. Aur, dono lagbhag saath me hi poochhi-

"KAUN???"

Aur, maine bas muskuraate hue apne chai ke cup ki orr ishaara kar diya.

"Ye hai meri crush."

Khushi hasi. Par, Prerna mere jawaab se sehmat nahi thi.

"Chal jhoothe! Mein maan hi nahi sakti ki tumhari gf nahi hai."

Dekho toh! Kal khud isne hi mujhe propose kiya tha aur aaj ye mere se meri hi gf ke baare me poochh rahi thi. Jaise ise pata hi nahi tha pehle kuchh...!

The audacity!

"Agar, meri koi gf hoti..." Maine chai khatm karte hue kaha, "toh kya tumhe lagta hai mein yaha padhayi kar raha hota? 10 rupaye ki chai pee raha hota? Aur, iss tapti garmi me zinda rehne ke liye cooler ke bagal se seat ka jugaad karwaya hota?"

Khushi hasi. Par, Prerna aascharya me mujhe dekh rahi thi.

"Oh hooo! Waah mahashay! Tabhi mein sochu ki tumhe itni achhi seat kaise mil gayi?" Prerna mujhse shikayat karte hue boli.

Khushi ko mera mazaak samajh aa chuka tha. Baat sahi thi. Agar meri gf hoti, toh woh tabhi hoti na jab mein use kuchh provide kar raha hota?

Par, asal baat toh ye thi ki-

Haan! Meri ek gf thi. Abhi nahi. Pehle. College ke dinon me. Teen mahino ke liye. Shayad hi use ek asli relationship ka darja diya jaa sake. Lekin, jitna bhi tha... astitva me tha.

Aur, iss sach ko... maine apne tak hi seemit rakha.

Kyunki, bharose ko chai ke break me yuhi nahi baata jaata. Use kamaya jaata hai.

Aur, mein... abhi bhi dekh raha tha. Dekh raha tha ki zindagi kis nayi kahani ko mere saamne chala rahi thi.

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Jab hum waapas pahuche, wapas se apni seats par virajman hue, tabhi mein apni water bottle uthaate hue water cooler ke liye neeche jaane laga aur Prerna ne mujhe tabhi toka-

"Umm! Rachit!"

"Huh?" Maine palatate hue uski orr dekha.

"Meri bhi bhar laoge, please???" Woh request karte hue poochhi.

Aur, mujhe bhi isme koi taqleef nahi thi. Water cooler neeche laga hua tha. Toh, har baar paani bharne neeche hi jaana padta tha. Jab ek jann jaa hi raha tha, toh logically yahi better tha ki wahi dusre ki bottle bhi bhar laaye.

Magar, haan ye sirf tabhi agar bottle bharwaane waala aapka parichit hai toh... Warna Prerna ki jagah agar koi aur anjaan hota, toh mein use mana kar chuka hota.

Mein neeche aaya, water cooler ke paas bottle bharne laga ki tabhi, library ke theek baahar, parking side se mujhe kuchh awaazein sunayi di-

Library ke hi koi do ladke aapas me kuchh baatein kar rahe the.

"Woh ladki hai na? Patakha waali!?" Ek ne kaha.

"Haan! Nayi waali na? Apple ka tablet rakhi hai behanchod. Kaisi chipki rehti hai bagal waale ladke se."

"Haan! Lagta hai bhai apna UPSC se zyada baterr-baazi me focus kar raha haha."

"Dusri waali bhi aur kamaal ki hai yaar."

"Behanchod sahi kismat hai launde ki. Do do samaan ek saath."

"Lauda kismat behanchod! Bhai friendzoned hoyega abhi wo tu dekhna. Wo ladkiyaan abhi uss se isliye chipki hai kyunki dono hi nayi-nayi aayi hai. Dono abhi zyada kisi ko jaanti nahi hai. Thode din baad dekhna tu-"

"Hmm! Ye baat bhi hai. Tu baat kar le phir haha. Pata le ek do tu bhi."

"Arey apne ko ye sab nahi jamta. Padhayi bhai. Full focus on padhayi."

"Gaandu seedhe-seedhe bol na nahi pategi tere se. Teri shaqal gandi hai hahaha"

"Madarchod! Beta mein chaahu toh abhi pata lu bhai! Par, study bhai! Study!"

"Haan haan!"

Mein jo unki baatein sunn raha tha, achanak hi ruk gaya.

'Huh!'

Mein? Baterr-baazi?? Mein? Aur, friendzoned??

Unki baatein sahi ho ya na ho, lekin maine apne andar ek badlaav mehsoos kiya. Mujhe aabhaas hua ki-

Log dekh rahe the. Sunn rahe the. Notice kar rahe the.

Yeh... Mere aur Prerna ke beech jo kuchh bhi chal raha tha... Woh ab adrishya nahi tha.

Aur, pehli baar, ek sawaal mere dimaag me utpann hua-

Kya mein apne hi jeevan ko lekar... Niyantran me tha? Ya nahi?

Kyunki, jab ek ladki jise aap mushqil se jaante ho, aapko aise ghoore jaise woh aapke aar-paar dekhne ki koshish kar rahi ho, aapko aise chhiye jaise ki ye samaanya si baat ho, aapse aise bole jaise bachpan se aap uske apne ho...

Toh, kuchh toh ajeeb lagta hi tha. Kuchh toh ho raha tha. Par, kya??? Yahi mein samajh nahi paa raha tha.

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Mein jab upar aaya aur wapas se apni seat par baitha, tabhi wo shuru hua-

Maine mehsoos kiya.

Uski aankhein.

Mujh par.

Pehle to laga ki mein shayad kalpana kar raha hu. Aisa hota hai na ki kabhi-kabhi aapko lagta hai ki aapke sarr ke aas paas machhar bhin-bhinaata hua mehsoos hota hai, lekin asliyat me wo hota hi nahi. Theek waisa hi kuchh yaha bhi tha.

Maine bahut hi dheere se upar dekha. Aur, paaya ki-

Woh ghoor rahi thi. Mujhe.

'Damn!'

Mein jo highlighter se keywords ko highlight kar raha tha, achanak hi stabdh hue ruk gaya.

Humaari nazrein mili.

Khamoshi.

Ek nazar jo bas thodi derr tak tiki rahi. Koi romance nahi, koi gussa nahi, bas... utsukta. Jaise wo mere dimaag ki ek-ek parat ko cheer ke usme jhaakna chaah rahi ho.

Mein hila nahi.

Aur, na hi woh.

Ye ek chhota dwand bann gaya. Humari nazron ke beech ho raha yuddh. Sirf do log, do kursiyo par, agal-bagal, ek dusre ko pehle nazrein hataane ki chunauti dete hue.

Aur, jab mujhe laga ki shayad mein jeet jaunga, tabhi usne apna ek paitra chala, uske honth halke se bikhre, aur ek chhoti si muskaan uske chehre par saj gayi.

'Huh!?'

Aur, bas tabhi-

'Fuck!'

Mein haar gaya.

Meri palkein jhapak gayi. Aur, maine apni nazrein ferr li. Mujhe uske chehekne ki awaaz apne kaanon me sunayi padi. Maine turant hi book par nazar daal 'defeat' shabd ko highlight kiya. Shayad, kuchh zyada hi zorr se...!

Bhale hi mein haar gaya tha par mera dil...

*Badump* *Badump*

Zoro se dhadak raha tha.

'Kya ho raha hai ye!?'

Nahi! Nahi! Nahi! Ye sab theek nahi. Mujhe neeche unn ladko ki baatein yaad aa gayi. Mein yaha padhayi karne aata tha. Na ki ladkiyaan pataane! Mujhe apni padhayi par hi dhyaan dena chahiye. Kahi aur nahi-

Aur, lagbhag 10 minute hi hue the abhi ye sochte ki mera ek pen neeche gir gaya. Jaise hi mein use uthaane ke liye neeche jhuka, theek usi samay woh bhi jhuk gayi. Aur, usi pal-

Humaare haath aapas me sparsh ho gaye.

'Shit!'

Ye pehli baar nahi tha. Usne mujhe kayi baar sparsh kiya hua tha par iss baar-

Kuchh alag tha. Ise mein mehsoos kar paa raha tha. Iski anubhooti... alag thi.

*Badump*

Uski garm twacha, komal ungliyaan, table ke neeche ek pal ke liye humaari aankhon ka milna.

Kismat humesha aise hi pal tabhi kyu laati hai jab aap inn sab ke liye ekdum kam se kam taiyaar hote ho? Maine khud se sawaal kiya.

'Damn it!'

Uska haath turant peechhe nahi hata. Aur, na hi mera. Mein jaanta tha ye ajeeb tha. Mere haatho par mera hi niyantran tha fir bhi maine use peechhe nahi kiya. Pata nahi kyu...

Fir, jaise woh achanak upar uthi aur wapas se apni padhayi me lag gayi, jaise kuchh hua hi na ho.

Lekin, mein- uski iss harqat ke baad mein-

Theek nahi tha.

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Jaise hi raat ke 8 bajne lage, hum sab apne-apne ghar ki orr gaye.

Mera ghar nazdeek hi tha. Lagbhag 1.5-2 km ki doori par. Mein apne kamre me pahucha, bag patka, darwaza band kiya, aur bistar par lait gaya.

Fir, maine apni ungli ko dekha jis par bandage bandhi hui thi. Maine use dheere-dheere khola aur use nikaalte hue use kachre ke dibbe me daal diya.

Meri ungli!? Ekdum sahi salamat!

Koi cut nahi. Koi khoon nahi. Ek kharoch bhi nahi.

Kyunki... kabhi koi kharoch thi hi nahi.

Wo bandage?

Sirf ek dikhaava.

Ek jhooth.

Ek test.

Mein library me sirf kitaabein nahi padhta tha. Mein logon ko bhi padhta tha.

Woh chhoti si bandage, jo mushqil se dikhaayi de rahi thi ungli par, jaan-boojh kar lagaayi gayi thi.

Jis bandage ko kisi ne nahi dekha, use usne dekha.

Prerna!!!

Usne ittefaq se nahi dekha. Usne apne lecture ke beech me, earphone lagaaye, screen par nazrein gadaaye hone ke bawajood dekha.

She... was paying attention!!!

Aur, Khushi?

Beshaq! Usne bhi dekha. Lekin, uske liye mehez ye ek ittefaq ho sakta tha. Kyunki, meri ungli chai peete waqt theek uski nazron ke saamne thi.

Sookshm, lekin adrishya nahi.

Aur, usne kya kiya? Prerna ki hi tarah, usne bhi sawal kiya. Lekin, uss se bhi zyada gaur karne waali baat ye thi ki-

Jawaab Prerna ne diya. Jaldi se. Mere bolne se pehle.

Jaise ki woh nahi chaahti thi ki mein aur Khushi baat kare. Aur, iss se mujhe do baatein pata chal chuki thi.

Ek : Woh mujhe qareeb se dekh rahi thi. Harr chhoti-chhoti baat. Yaha tak ki wo cheezein bhi jinhe mein khud kabhi-kabhi andekha kar deta tha.

Do : Woh parvah toh zaroor kar rahi thi.

Kam se kam itna toh zaroor ki woh unn baaton par dhyaan de jo zyadatar log andekha kar dete the.

Aur, yahi main point tha.

Duniya aise logon se bhari padi thi jo baatein to khoob kehte the, magar notice kuchh bhi nahi karte. Mujhe wo log pasand the jo bolne se pehle cheezon par dhyaan dete the.

Ye bandage bas ek chhota sa test tha. Ek test... ye pata lagaane ke liye ki kya Prerna ne jo pyaar ka izhaar kiya, wo waqai sach tha? Ya sirf ek jhooth?

Kyunki, ek pyaar me dooba vyakti, apne partner ki har activity notice karta hai. Uss par dhyaan deta hai.

Meri bauhe kuchh soch sikud gayi. Kyunki, filhaal ke liye-

Prerna iss test me pass ho chuki thi. Khushi bhi. Bhale hi ittefaq se. Magar, ho chuki thi.

Mein apne baaki kaamo me vyast ho gaya, aur uske theek baad Prerna ka message WhatsApp par jhalak utha. Hum derr raat tak ek dusre se baat karte rahe.

Kya waqai... ye pyaar tha? Kya mein aage badh sakta tha? Usne mujhse jawaab maanga tha. Aur, maine samay.

Mujhe jald hi nirnay lena tha. Aur, use jawaab dena tha. Par... Kya waqai mein aur Prerna ek saath? Kahi ye koi library waala timepass toh nahi tha?

Aur, bas isliye maine aaj bandage se use aazmaaya tha. Lekin... uski parvah... mujhe saaf-saaf dikhayi de rahi thi. Ye jhooth nahi tha.

Mein neend ke aaghosh me chala gaya, iss baat se poornta anjaan ki kal ka din mere liye aur bhi chaukaane waala hone waala tha.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Ye update chhota hai. Around 2.8k words only. But iske updates aise hi rahenge. Kabhi around 4k toh kabhi around 2.5-3k. Kahani ke do updates hi hue hai but kahani me kuchh din beet chuke hai. Around one week. Also, abhi iska maza tab badhega jaise jaise hum plot me aage badhenge. Pichhle update me above 40 likes the. Iss waale me 50 pahucha diyo. Target utna hi rakhte hai. I know you guys will do it. Baaki, jald hi next update aa jaayega. Dates nahi bata sakta. It will be random. Kabhi bhi aa sakta hai update.
Dhanyavad.

Beautiful update and nice story

 

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