ARJUN vs ZAHEER

[Greenwood]

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SAAL 1995, JANUARY KI JAMANE WALI SARDI ME DUNIYA ME KAMPKAMPA RAHI THI. JAHA BAKI LOG SARDI SE BACHNE KA TARIKA NIKAL RAHE THEY WAHI RAJASTHAN KE JAIPUR KI INDEPENDENCE COLONY ME IS WAQT DO LADIES LABOUR PAIN SE PARESHAN THI.YEH COLONY INDEPENDENT KE BAAD BASAI GAYI THI JAHA HAR CAST KE LOG MIL JUL KAR REHTE THEY. YEH COLONY BASAI HI ISLIYE GAYI THI KI US WAQT CHAL RAHE LADAI JHAHDE KE MAHOL ME EK EXAMPLE SET KIYA JA SAKE. BEHEREHAL DONO LADIES KE NAAM THEY MADHU SINGH OR SAMIYA QURESHI.JAHA MADHU SINGH KE HUSBAND THEY PRATAP SINGH TO WAHI SAMIYA QURESHI KE SHOHAR KA NAAM AZHAR QURESHI THA.AZHAR QURESHI OR PRATAP SINGH ME AISI DOSTI THI MANO KI DOSTANA FILM KE AMITABH BACCHAN OR SHATRUGHN SINHA HO. DONO HI FAMILY KA EK DUSRE KE GHAR AANA JANA THA. FESTIVAL HO YA KOI ANHONI BAAT, DONO FAMILY HUMESHA EK DUSRE KE SATH DIKHAI DETE THEY. PRATAP SINGH JAHA EK CHOTI SI KAPDO KI DUKAN CHALATE THEY TO WAHI AZHAR QURESHI PESHE SE EK BUTCHER THA. AZHAR QURESHI KE WAALID KA PARTITION KE WAQT GHAR UJAD GAYA THA OR WO CHHUPTE CHHUPATE RAJASTHAN AA GAYE THEY OR TAB GOVT. NE INDEPENDENCE COLONY ME BHICHDE OR BEGHAR LOGO KO GHAR ALLOTE KIYE THEY. APNE WAALID KE GHAR ME AZHAR QURESHI REHTA THA TO WAHI PRATAP SINGH BHI APNE PUSHTO KE GHAR ME CHAIN SE REHTE THEY. DONO ME DOSTI ITNI PAKKI KI EK DUSRE KI BURAI BHI NA SUN SAKE. KHAIR PRESENT DAY PAR AATE HAI MADHU OR SAMIYA KO AB HOSPITAL LE JANA JARURI HO CHUKA THA, DONO HI MARD APNI APNI WIFE KO KISI TARAH HOSPITAL LEKE JATE HAI. HOSPITAL ME BHI DONO DOST EK DUSRE KO HOSLA DE RAHE THEY OR KHUD BHI APNI PARESHANI ME GHIRE HUYE THEY.KUCH HI DER ME PRATAP SINGH KO EK NURSE AAKAR BADHAI DETI HAI KI UNKE GHAR LADKA HUA HAI. PRATAP SINGH YEH KHABAR SUN KAR KHUSHI SE UCHHAL PADTA HAI, OR AZHAR USE GALE LAGA LETA HAI.


AZH:- PRATAP BAHUT MUBARAK HO MERE BHAI... TU JO CHAH RAHA THA WO HO GAYA...

KI TABHI EK OR NURSE AATI HAI OR AZHAR KO BHI BADHAI DETI HAI KI USKE GHAR BHI LADKA HUA HAI... IS BAAR BARI PRATAP KI THI WO AAGE BADH KAR AZHAR KO GAUD ME UTHA LETA HAI...

PAR:- OYE SHERA,TU BHI BAAP BAN GAYA YAAR.... CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU MERE BHAI

OR ITNI DER ME DONO FAMILY KE BAKI RELATIVE BHI AA JATE HAI... SAB KHUSHI MANA RAHE HOTE HAI... MITHAI BANT RAHE HOTE HAI....

AZH:- YAAR PARTAP, TU KUCH BHI BOL LEKIN MAINE TO TERE BETE KA NAAM SOCH LIYA HAI...

PAR:- YE DEKHO IN JANAB KO KHUD KA BETA CHHOD KAR MERE BETE KA NAAM RAKH RAHA HAI...

OR DONO FAMILY KE SARE LOG HANS PADTE HAI...

PAR:- OYE AB BATA BHI KYA NAAM SOCHA HAI...

AZH:- ARJUN... ARJUN SINGH.... TUJHE YAAD HAI JAB HUM TV PAR DEKHTE THEY, TO MERA SABSE PASANDIDA KIRDAR ARJUN HI THA... TU DEKHNA PRATAP, ARJUN BADA HOKE ITNA NAAM KAMAYEGA,BAHUT TARAKKI KAREGA BILKUL ARJUN KE JAISE... JO KABHI BHI APNE NISHANE SE NAHI CHOOKEGA... TU DEKHNA MERE BHAI YEHI LADKA EK DIN BAHUT BADA KAAM KAREGA

PRATAP KE YEH NAAM DIL ME UTAR JATA HAI OR WO APNE DOST KI PITH THAPTHAPATA HAI...EK DO DIN KE BAAD DONO FAMILY APNE APNE BACHO KE SATH GHAR AA JATI HAI...SARDI KI IN THANDI RAATO ME BACHE RAAT KO SO NAHI PAA RAHE THEY...SAB LOG UNHE SULANE KA BAAR BAAR JATN KARTE THEY..AISE HI 3 SE 4 DIB NIKAL GAYE OR EK DOPEHER PARTAP AZHAR KE GHAR AATA HAI

AZH:- ARE AAO AAO PARATAP....

PAR:- YAAR US DIN TUNE MERE BETE KA TO NAAM RAKH DIYA THA, LEKIN TUNE ABHI TAK APNE BETE KA NAAM NAHI RAKHA...

AZH:- HAA YAAR... AISA KUCH NAAM KISI KO PASAND NAHI AA RAHA HAI... KISI NE KOI NAAM BATAYA TO KISI NE KOI... AB TU HI BATA KYA NAAM HONA CHAHIYE...

PAR:- ARE BHAI ISME ITNI TENSION LENE KI KYA JARURAT HAI... MAINE ISKA NAAM SOCH LIYA HAI...

AZHAR BAHUT TAZUB OR KHUSHI SE USKI BAAT SUNTA HAI...

PAR:- ISKA NAAM HUM ZAHEER RAKHENGE... ZAHEER QURESHI.... JANTA HAI ZAHEER KA NAAM KA MATLAB KYA HOTA HAI...

AZH:- MUJHE KAISE MALOOM HOGA... MAIN THEHRA EK ANPADH DESI KASAI...

PAR:- ISLIYE HI TO TUJHE TERE BETE KA NAAM NAHI RAKHNE DUNGA... TU FIR AISE WAISE NAAM RAKH DEGA OR TERA BETA BADA HOKE EMBARRASSMENT FEEL KAREGA... ARE ZAHEER KA MATLAB HOTA HAI CHAMAKDAAR... TU DEKHNA AZHAR TERA BETA BADA HOKE ITNA NAAM KAMAYEGA KI TUJHE TERI IS DUKAN SE CHHUTTI MIL JAYEGI...

BEHRAHAL WAQT GUJARTA GAYA OR ARJUN OR ZAHEER BHI BADE HONE LAGE... ZAHEER JAB 2 SAAL KA RHA TAB UNKE GHAR EK BETI OR HUI JO ZAHEER KI BEHEN THI... USKA NAAM BHI PARATAP NE RAKHA OR USKA NAAM THA AMREEN QURESHI AISE HI JAB ARJUN 4 SAAL KA HUA TO USKE BHI EK BEHEN OR HUI OR USKA NAAM RAKHA GAYA SHANAYA... FIR KUCH SAAL BAAD JAHA ZAHEER KO EK BEHEN OR HUI ASMA QURESHI TO WAHI ARJUN KO BHI EK CHHOTA BHAI MIL GAYA VICKY SINGH... WAQT GUJARTA GAYA OR ARJUN OR ZAHEER KA MILNA JULNA BHI BADHNA LAGA... PRATAP OR AZHAR DONO BACHO KO EK SATH GHUMANE LE JATE, SATH SATH KHELNE BHEJTE OR DONO NE EK HI college ME BHI DONO KA ADMISSION KARAYA... DONO KA BIRTHDAY BHI EK HI DIN THA TO DONO FAMILY MIL JUL KAR BIRTHDAY MANANE LAGE... WAQT APNI RAFTAAR SE BHAGTA GAYA OR AB ARJUN OR ZAHEER BADE HO GAYE THEY ALMOST 10 SAAL KE... DONO EK HI college ME JATE TEHY, EK HI CLASS ME THEY OR HUMESHA EK SARH REHTE THEY... IN DONO NE TO APNE BAAPO KI BHI DOSTI KO PICHHE CHHOD DIYA THA, DONO college SE WAPAS AAKAR EK SATH HOMEWORK KARTE OR SHAM KO EK DUSRE KE GHAR BHI JATE THEY... ZAHEER JAHA ARJUN KI MAA KO MUMMY BOLTA THA TO ARJUN BHI ZAHEER KI MAA KO AMMI KEH KAR HI BULATA THA... AB DONO BHAIYO KE SATH UNKI BEHNE BHI college JANE LAGI THI... ARJUN,ZAHEER,AMREEN OR SHANAYA... EK SATH HI LUNCH KARTE THEY...GARMI KE VACATION HO CHAHE SARDI KE... ARJUN OR ZAHEER HUMESHA EK SATH HI REHTE THEY... CRICKET,GHUMNA FIRNA YA FIR BAGICHE SE AAM TODNA HO YA FIR MOHALLE KE BACHO KI PITAI... HAR KAND ME DONO EK SATH SHAMIL REHTE THEY... GARMI KE VACATION ME PARATAP DONO GHAR KE BACHO KE LIYE WATERMELON OR MANGOES LAYA KARTE THEY,OR SARE HI BACHE MAZE SE UNKA SWAAD LETE THEY... ZAHEER OR ARJUN KI DOSTI AISI KI AAJ TAK KABHI BHI DONO ME KOI LADAI NAHI HUI... FIR EK DIN AATA HAI JAB ZAHEER KI AMMI BIMAR HO JATI HAI... BIMARI BHI AISI KI SIRF DO DIN ME HI UNKA WAJAN KAFI KAM HO JATA HAI... PARTAP OR AZHAR UNHE HAR DOCTOR HAR HAKEEM KO DIKHATE HAI LEKIN UNKI TABIYAT ME KOI SUDHAR NAHI HOTA... JAIPUR SE LEKE DEHLI TAK KE HOSPITAL DEKHNE KE BAAD BHI UNKI TABIYAT WESI KI WESI REHTI HAI... ZAHEER AMREEN OR ASMA HI NAHI BALKI ARJUN OR SHANAYA BHI BAHUT PARESHAN THEY APNI AMMI KE LIYE... SARE BACHE DIN RAAT SAMIYA KI SEVA ME LAGW REHTE THEY... OR FIR EK DIN AAYA KI SAMIYA IS DUNIYA SE CHALI JATI HAI... GHAR ME SAB KA RO RO KAR BURA HAAL HOTA HAI, AMREEN ASMA KO TO CHUP KARANA HI BAHUT MUSHKIL HO GAYA THA ,YAHA TAK KI AZHAR BHI HIMMAT HAAR JATA HAI  LEKIN ZAHEER IS DAURAN EK BHI AANSU NAHI BAHATA HAI... WO MAHOL KO DEKH KAR KHUD KO MAZBOOT KAR LETA HAI.. AZHAR PARTAP OR BAKI SAB USE RULANE KI KOSHISH KARTE HAI LEKIN WO NAHI ROTA... FIR TISRE DIN WO ARJUN KE GHAR JATA HAI OR TOOT TOOT KAR RONE LAGTA HAI,ARJUN BHI USE SAHARA DETA HAI... PURI RAAT ZAHEER BURI TARAH SE ROTA HAI,OR ARJUN APNI JAGAH SE NAHI HILTA... ROTE ROTE HI ZAHEER SO JATA HAI LEKIN ARJUN KI AANKHO SE NEEND UD CHUKI THI... FIR SUBAH HOTI HAI OR ZAHEER FIR SE NORMAL REACT KARNE LAGTA HAI... KEHTE HAI KI BACHPAN KI MOHABBAT SABSE PYAARI HOTI HAI, IS UMAR ME YE TO PATA NAHI CHALTA KI PYAAR KYA HOTA HAI LEKIN YEH JARUR PATA CHAL JATA HAI KI HUMEIN KISKE SATH WAQT BITANA ACHA LAGTA HAI... OR YAHI HAAL THA ARJUN OR AMREEN KA... ARJUN ROJ AMREEN KE LIYE CHOCOLATE LATA THA... OR AMREEN BHI USKE HOMEWORK ME HELP KARTI THI... AMREEN  DONO LADKO SE PADHAI ME ACHI THI, ISLIYE DONO DOST USSE HI APNA HOMEWORK KARATE THEY... OR HOMEWORK HONE KE BAAD ARJUN APNI POCKET MONEY SE AMREEN KO CHOCOLATES LAKAR DETA THA... FIR KUCHH OR WAQT GUJARTA HAI OR DONO FAMILIES KE BUSINESS ME BHI TARAKKI HOTI HAI, JAHA PARTAP KI KAPDO KI DUKAN AB EK BADI DUKAN BAN CHUKI THI TO AZHAR KI BUTCHER SHOP BHI EK SE TEEN HO GAYI THI... KEHTE HAI KI SAB KUCH HUMESHA NAHI REHTA, NA KHUSHIYA OR NA GHAM... LEKIN KHUSHIYA JANE ME KOI DERI NAHI LAGTI TO GHAM BAHUT MUSHKIL SE KATA JATA HAI... OR YAHI KUCHH HUA IN SABKI ZINDAGI MEIN... 

SAAL 2014 YEH SAAL THA DONO LADKO KA JAWANI ME KADAM RAKHNE KA... 19 SAAL KI HI UMRA RHI HOGI DONO KI DONO COLLAGE ME AA GAYE THEY... DONO LADKO NE STREAM BHI EK HI CHUNI... OR DONO NE MOZ MASTI KO HI APNA ROUTINE MANA LIYA.... KEHTE HAI JAB JAWANI SIR PAR AATI HAI TO AKSAR HAR LADKE KI LIFE ME EK HI MUDDA JARURI HO JATA HAI OR WO HAI GIRLFRIEND....


ARJ:- SALE YE MAIN KYA SUN RAHA HUN, TERE PICHHE ANWAR MADAM PADI HAI...

ZAH:- TO PADI REHNE DENA... MAIN KYA KARU ISME

ARJ:- ABEY SAALE... PURA COLLAGE JANTA HAI KI WO TERE KO LINE DETI HAI... YAHA HUM EK LADKI KA WAIT KAR RAHE KI WO HUMEIN LINE DE,OR YAHA TUJHE MADAM KI TARAF SE LINE MIL RAHI OR TU HAI KI...

ZAH:- ABEY SALE, MUJHSE KITNI BADI HAI WO AGE MEIN... YE BHI TO DEKH

ARJ:- ABEY KUTTE USKE KITNE BADE HAI YEH BHI TO DEKH...

ZAH:- TU FALTU KI BAATEIN MAT KAR... MUJHE TO AISI LADKI CHAHIYE JO MERE BABA KO SAMBHAL SAKE... MERA GHAR JANNAT BANA DE...

ARJ:- ABEY, IS UMAR MEIN KOUN SOCHTA HAI YEH SAB... YEH UMAR SHADI KARNE KI NAHI... ACHA CHAL AGAR TUJHE NAHI CHAHIYE TO MUJHSE HI SET KARADE...

ZAH:- SUDHAR JA SALE... PADHAI PAR DHYAAN DE...

ITNE ME AMREEN UNKE ROOM ME AATI HAI OR ARJUN KO DEKH KAR SMILE KARTI HAI... ARJUN BHI TIRCHI NIGAAHO SE USE TADTA HAI...

ZAH:- YAHA KYA KAR RAHI HAI AMMU... TUJHE SHAKE BANANE KO BOLA THA NA...

AMR:- WO BHAI BAS... BANA HI RAHI THI... SHAM HO CHUKI HAI NA TO CHHAT SE KAPDE LEKE AA JATI HU...

YEH BAAT AMMU ARJUN KO DEKH KAR BOLTI HAI...

ZAH:- AREY REHNE DENA... AB SHAKE PINE KA MANN NAHI HAI... CHAL BYE, CHALTA HU MAIN BHI...

OR DONO DOST ROOM SE BAHAR AAKAR NICHE GROUND FLOOR PAR UTAR JATE HAI... DONO GHAR KE DARWAZE SE SATH SATH NIKALTE TO HAI LEKIN ZAHEER JAHA CHAI KI TAPRI PAR MOOD JATA HAI TO WAHI ARJUN SIDHA APNI CHHAT PAR JATA HAI... ARJUN OR ZAHEER KE GHAR KE BICH DO GHARO KA FASLA THA,LEKIN HAR GHAR KI CHHAT EK DUSRE SE MILI HUI THI... YANI KI EK GHAR KI CHHAT SE DUSRI CHHAT PAR JANA POSSIBLE THA... ARJUN APNE GHAR JATA HAI...

MADHU:- ARE BETA AA GAYA... EK KAAM KARDE, PAAS HI DUKAN SE SOAP TO LAA DE...

ARJ:- ABHI NAHI MUMMY, SHAM KA WAQT HAI CHHAT SE KAPDE LENE JA RAHA HU...

ARJUN APNI MAA KI TARAF DEKHTE HUYE FILMY STYLE SE YEH LINE MARTA HAI OR FATAFAT SIDHIYA CHHADTE HUYE CHHAR PAR AA JATA HAI... CHHAT PAR USKI BEHEN HOTI HAI SHANAYA...

SHAN:- BHAIYA... KAL MERI college MEIN....

ARJ:- ABHI NAHI SHANU... BAAD MEIN...

OR ARJUN APNE GHAR KI CHHAT SE CHADHTA HU DONO GHARO KI CHHATO GUJARTA HUA ZAHEER KI CHHAT PAR AA JATA HAI... JAHA AMREEN TAAR SE KAPDE UTAAR RAHI HOTI HAI... AMREEN USE EK CHOTI SI SMILE SE DEKH RAHI HOTI OR ARJUN BHI DHIRE DHIRE USKE PAAS AANE LAGTA APNE BALO KO APNE HATHO SE SET KARTE HUYE OR APNE SHIRT KE BUTTON KO BAND KARTE HUYE... AMMU ARJUN KI CHIDHATE HUYE BOLTI HAI...

AMMU:- ARJUN BHAIYA AAP YAHA
.. AAP BHAI KE SATH BAHAR NAHI GAYE...

AMMU SABKE SAMNE ARJUN KO BHAIYA BOLTI THI LEKIN AKELE ME ARJUN HI BOLTI... DONO NE KABHI KHOOL KAR PYAAR KA IZHAAR TO NAHI KIYA THA LEKIN DONO JANTE THEY KI UNKE BICH MAMLA SET HAI...

ARJUN IDHAR UDHAR DEKHTA HAI KI KAHI KOI HAI TO NAHI JO AMMU USE BHAIYA BULA RAHI THI... OR JAB USE KOI NAHI MILTA TO WO WO EK UDAS CHEHRE SE AMMU KI TARAF DEKHTA HAI... AMMU KO USKE BHOLEPAN PAR HANSI AA JATI HAI OR WO DONO HATHO SE ARJUN KE DONO GALO PAR CHIKOTI KAATTI HUI WAHA SE CHALI JATI HAI... ARJUN BHI SAMAJH JATA HAI KI YEH MAZAK KAR RAHI THI...


RAAT KO ARJUN KE GHAR KI DINING TABLE PAR USKI FAMILY DINNER KAR RAHI THI...

MADHU:-ARJUN JAA... ZAHEER KO YEH PANEER KI SABJI DEKE AA...

SHANU:- PAPA... KAL HUMARE college ME GUARDIAN MEETING HAI... AAP AA RAHE HO NA...

PARTAP:- BETA MAIN KAL JARA BUSY HU... BHAI KO LE JANA...

ARJUN JO TABLE SE UTHA HI THA KI BOL PADTA HAI...

ARJ:- MAIN ISKE college KYU JAU PAPA... OR MAIN KAISE ISKA GUARDIAN... ABHI TO MAINE KHUD COLLAGE JOIN KIYA HAI...

PAR:- TO ???

ARJUN APNE PAPA KA REACTION SAMAJH JATA HAI OR MADHU KI TARAF DEKHTA HAI... MADHU AANKHO SE USE CHUP REHNE KA ISHARA KARTI HAI... OR ARJUN SABJI LEKE WAHA SE ZAHEER KE GHAR KI TARAF NIKAL JATA HAI... ZAHEER KE GHAR BHI SAB LOG IS WAQT DINNER KAR RAHE HOTE HAI... ARJUN AMMU KO DEKHTA HAI OR APNI AANKHEIN UPAR NICHE KARTA HAI...


ZAH:- ARE AA NA BETH... KEEMA PAAV KHAYEGA...

ARJ:- ARE NAHI NAHI... TU KHA... MAIN PANEER ME HI KHUSH HU...

ARJUN ZAHEER KI BAJAYE AMMU KI TARAF WO TIFFIN BADHA DETA HAI JO USKI MAA NE USE DIYA THA... WO JANTA THA KI AMMU KO BHI VEG KHANA HI PASAND THA... AMMU USKE HATH SE TIFFIN LETI HAI TO DONO KA HATH TOUCH HOTA HAI.... OR AMMU SABKO PANEER SERVE KARTI HAI,ARJUN ABHI BHI WAHI KHADE HOTA HAI...

AZH:- HA AMMU BETA, KYA KEH RAHI THI KAL TUMHARE college ME KYA PROGRAM HAI....

OR ARJUN USKI BAAT SUN KAR KHUSH HOTA HAI OR USE YAAD AATA HAI KI AMMU OR SHANAYA EK HI college ME HAI...

AMMU:- KAL college WALO NE APKO BULAYA HAI... MERI SHIKAYAT KARNE KI MAIN CLASS ME SABKO PICHHE CHHOD DETI HU

AZH:- HAHAHA... BAS TUM ISI TARAH TARAKKI KARTI RAHO... ZAHEER TUM AMMU KO LEKE CHALE JANA, MUJHE KAL ZARA MANDI ME KAAM HOGA...

ZAH:- LEKIN BABA MAIN KAISE... MAIN TO ABHI ABHI college SE PASS HUA HU...

AMMU:- BABA REHNE DO... ISE SATH BHEJOGE TO KAHI MERE NUMBER HI NA KAAT LE...

ZAHEER AMMU KI TARAF GUSSE SE DEKHTA HAI TO AMMU BHI BHAI KO CHIDHATE HUYE USE PYAAR SE DEKHTI HAI... FAMILY KI BAAT CHAL RAHI HOTI HAI KI BICH ME ARJUN BOL PADTA HAI...

ARJ:- CHACHA... AMMU CHAHE TO MAIN USE LE JA SAKTA HU... MAIN SHANU KO BHU LEKE JA RAHA HU...

AZHAR AMMU KI TARAF DEKHTA HAI TO AMMU HAAN ME GARDAN HILA DETI OR CHUPKE SE ARJUN KI TARAF BHI DEKHTI HAI SMILE KE SATH... AZHAR FIR SE KHANA KHANE LAGTA HAI OR KEHTA HAI...

AZH:- LIJIYE JI... MASLA HAL... 

ARJUN JALDI SE WAPAS APNE GHAR KI TARAF LAUT AATA HAI OR AAKE DEKHTA HAI DINING SE SAB UTH CHUKE HOTE HAI... ITNE ME MADHU USE DINING SAAF KARTE HUYE DIKHAI DETI HAI TO WO BOLTI HAI...

MADHU:- ARJUN MAINE SHANU SE BAAT KARLI HAI... WO KOI BAHANA BANA LEGI, TUJHE JANE KI JARURAT NAHI HAI... THHEK HAI BETA....

ARJUN YEH SUNKAR SAKPAKA JATA HAI...

ARJ:- LEKIN MAA...MAIN....

OR ANDAR SE SHANU AATI HAI PANI KI BOTTLE HATH ME LIYE HUYE... APNI KAMRE KI TARAF BADHTI HAI OR ARJUN BHI USKE PICHHE BADHTA HAI...

SHANU:- HAAN TUM REHNE DENA... I'LL MANAGE...

ARJ:- ARE LEKIN IM YOUR GUARDIAN NA... PAPA NE MUJHE BOLA HAI YAAR...

SHANU:- LEKIN TUM KAISE... TUMHE TO college BAHUT BEKAR LAGTI THI.... TUM TO WAHA JANA HI NAHI CHAHTE THEY...

ARJ:- HAAN AB MAIN READY HU...

SHANU:- HAAN THEEK HAI FIR... MERI EK OR FREIND HAI USE PICK KARNA HAI RASTE SE...

ARJ:- SUN,TU US FRIEND KO MANA KAR DENA... AMMU BHI SATH ....

SHANU USKI BAAT BICH KE KATTE HUYE BOLTI HAI....

SHANU:- OHHHH TO YEH BAAT HAI SAHAB... ISLIYE TU MERE SATH CHALNE KO TAYAR HO GAYA...

ARJUN USE AANKHO SE OR HATH JOD KAR KISI TARAH CONVIENCE KAR LETA HAI OR SHANU BHI MAAN JATI HAI... SHANU KO ARJUN OR AMMU KA SCENE MALOOM THA... EK WO HI THI JO DONO PYAAR KE PANCHHIYO KI GAWAH THI PREM KI.

[Anum sheikh]

All the best for new chapter, nice start

[behka]

nice start looks interesting

[Greenwood]

Update 2

DER RAAT TAK ZAHEER CHHAT PAR AKELE LETA HOTA HAI OR AASMAN KI TARAF MUH KIYE EK MACHAAN PAR LETA HOTA HAI... WO AASMAN KO KAFI DER SE GHURA JA RAHA THA, JAISE KUCH DHUND RAHA HO... CHHAT PAR PURA ANDHERA THA LEKIN SIDHIYO KI DIM LIGHT JAL RAHI THI OR USI DIM LIGHT ME SE NIKAL KAR AMMU UPAR CHADH KAR AATI HAI... APNE BHAI KO AISE LETA DEKH WO USKE PAAS JAKAR BETH JATI HAI... OR EK NAZAR APNE BHAI PAR DALTI HAI JAB USE EHSAAS HOTA HAI KI USKA BHAI AASMAN KI TARAF DEKH RAHA THA TAB WO BHI AASMAN KI TARAF DEKHNE LAGTI HAI...

ZAH:- TUJHE PATA HAI AMMU... AASMAN KITNA BADA HAI...

AMMU:- HMMM.... PADHA THA SCIENCE MEIN...

ZAH:- OR ISI AASMAN ME KITNE HI TAARE HAI...

AMMU:- GIN NAHI SAKTI LEKIN BAHUT HAIN...

ZAH:- YE JO TAARE CHAMAK RAHE HAI NA... YEHI HUMARI AMMI NANU OR DADU HAIN...

AMMU:- OR JO WO LEFT EK MOTA SA TARA DEKH RAHA HAI...

ZAH:- HAA... WO BADA SA...

AMMU:- WO APNI FUFO HAI...

OR AMMU KI IS BAAT SE DONO HASNE LAGTE HAI....

ZAH:- MUJHE BHI IN TAARO KE JAISE CHAMAKNA HAI YAAR... KAB TAK BABA MANDI KA KAAM KARENGE....

AMMU:-TU JARUR CHAMKEGA MERA BHAI... ISLIYE HI TO PARATAP UNCLE NE TERA NAAM ZAHEER RAKHA THA...

ZAH:- SIRF NAAM RAKHNE SE WESA THODI HO JATA AMMU... WESA INSAN BHI HONA CHAHIYE... AAJ HUMARE PAAS HAI HI KYA... LE DEKE YE BAS EK GHAR HAI OR WO BUTCHER SHOP... MUJHE NA LIFE ME BAHUT AAGE JANA HAI... SABSE AAGE, LEKIN YAAR AISA KYA KARU KI MAIN TUM SABKO KHUSH RAKH SAKU...

AMMU:- HUM SAB KHUSH HAI YAAR... TU AISA KYU SOCH RAHA... JIS NE HUMEIN BANAYA HAI USI NE HUMARE LIYE SOCH BHI RAKHA HAI... WAQT AANE PAR TUJHE BHI WO SAB KUCHH MILEGA JO TERA HAI... OR RAHI BAAT SABKI TO MERE BHAI SAB LOG KAISE KAMATE HAI KAISE NAHI, US JHAMELE ME NAHI PADNA TUJHE... JO TERA HAI TUJHE MIL KAR RAHEGA... KYOKI HAR TAARE KI KISMAT ME BHI CHAMAKNA NAHI HOTA... JO TAARE HUMEIN KAM ROSHNI KE LAGTE HAI WO TAARE DOOR BETHE LOGO KE LIYE HUMSE JYADA ROSHNI WALE HAI... ISLIYE TU ITNA MAT SOCH...

DONO BHAI BEHEN KAFI DER TAK BAATEIN KARTE RAHE OR FIR DONO HI APNE APNE KAMRO ME JAKAR SO GAYE... 

SUBAH ARJUN JALDI UTH JATA HAI OR JALDI SE TAYAR HOKAR HERO BAN KAR BAHAR AATA HAI... GHAR SE BAHAR AAKAR DEKHTA HAI KI SHANU OR AMMU WAHI KHADE THEY LEKIN PRATAP KI BIKE KA TYRE BETH CHUKA THA... ARJUN AATA HAI TO AMMU SE AANKHO HI AANKHO MEIN HI BOLTA HAI OR SHANU USE BOLTI HAI...

SHANU:- AA GAYA TU... LEKIN KOI MATLAB NAHI...

ARJUN SHANU KI BAAT SUNTA HAI OR USKI NAZAR KA PICHHA KARTA HAI TO USE MALOOM HOTA HAI KI BIKE KA TYRE BETH GAYA THA... YE DEKH KAR ARJUN KE HOSH UD JAATE HAI OR WO APNI THIGHS PAR EK HATH MARTA HAI... AMMU USKE IS BEHAVIOUR KO DEKHTI HAI TO CHUPKE SE HANS DETI HAI OR ARJUN YE DEKH LETA... ARJUN APNI WATCH ME TIME DEKHTA HAI OR BOLTA HAI....

ARJ:- TUM DONO YAHI RUKO,MAIN BAS 5 MINUTE ME YEH SAHI KARWAKE LATA HU...

SHANU:- PAGAL HAI KYA, TIME DEKH... TU PAHLE YEH SAB SAHI NAHI KAR SAKTA THA KYA...

ARJ:- YAAR SHANU,PAHLE KAISE YEH SAHI HOTA... AAJ HI TO KHARAB HUA HAI...

SHANU:- TIME DEKH ABHI... ITNA TIME NAHI HAI KI YEH THEEK HO... AMMU CHAL AUTO PAKADTE HAI NAHI TO WO BHI NAHI MILEGA...

ITNE ME PICHE SE ZAHEER APNI BIKE LEKE AATA HAI...

ZAH:- USKI KOI JARURAT NAHI HAI... MAIN HOO NA...

SHANU BIKE DEKH KAR KHUSH HO JATI HAI, OR BOLTI HAI...

SHANU:- ISE KEHTE HAI BHAI... JO APNI BEHEN KA PURA KHYAAL RAKHE... KUCH SIKH ISSE

ZAH:- AMMU CHAL BETH...

SHANU ZAHEER KO BAAT KO ANDEKHA KARTI HAI OR ZAHEER KE SHOULDER PAR HATH RAKH ZAHEER KE PICHHE BETH JATI HAI... ZAHEER KANDHE PAR HATH RAKHA DEKHTA HAI TO USE WO HATH ALAG LAGTA HAI, WO MOOD KAR DEKHTA HAI TO SHANU PICHHE BETHI HUI THI OR FIR USKE PICHHE AMMU... AMMU KI NAZAR BHI ARJUN PAR THI OR ARJUN EK AANKH AMMU PAR TIKAYE THA TO EK AANKH SE SHANU SE BAAT KAR RAHA THA...

ARJ:- AB ISME MERI KYA GALTI YAAR... YE KOI MAINE THODI KIYA HAI

SHANU:- TERI NIYAT RAAT SE HI NAHI THI JANE KI... TUNE TO RAAT KO HI MANA KAR DIYA THA.

YEH SUNKAR AMMU ARJUN KI TARAF DEKHTI HAI OR MANN HI MANN SMILE KARTI HAI... WO SAMAJH JATI HAI KI ARJUN BAS USKE LIYE JA RAHA THA...

ZAH:- THEEK BHAI,HUM CHALTE HAI... TAYAR TIME PAR HO JAIYO... LATE MAT KARNA BETA COLLEGE KE LIYE...

OR YEH KAR ZAHEER APNI BIKE AAGE BADHA DETA HAI... PURE RASTE KABHI BRAKE SE TO, KABHI SPEED BREAKER SE... SHANU KI BODY LAGATAAR ZAHEER KO TOUCH HO RAHI THI... OR ZAHEER BHI YEH FEEL KAR RAHA THA... college KE GATE PAR ZAHEER BIKE ROKTA HAI, OR AMMU SE BOLTA HAI CHAL... AMMU USE BOLTI HAI KI KOI BAAT NAHI TU CHALA JA, KISI OR DIN TEACHER SE MIL LENA OR ZAHEER APNI BIKE AAGE BADHA DETA HAI...

COLLEGE KA SCENE :-

ARJUN OR ZAHEER COLLAGE KE BAHAR DIWAR PAR HI BETHE HOTE HAI KI ANWAR MADAM UDHAR SE APNI SCOOTY PARK KAR RAHI HOTI HAI... ARJUN KE SATH BETHE BAKI LADKE ANWAR KO NOTICE KARTE HAIN OR ARJUN KO KOHNI SE ISHARA KARTE HAI... ARJUN ANWAR KO DEKHTA HAI TO USKI AANKHO ME CHAMAK AA JATI HAI... OR WO ZAHEER SE BOLTA HAI...

ARJ:- DEKH SALE, TERA MAAL AA GAYA...

ZAHEER GHUM KAR DEKHTA HAI TO ARJUN KI BAAT KO ANSUNA KAR DETA HAI... SARE LADKE ANWAR KO HI TAADE JA RAHE THEY JABKI ZAHEER KI NAZREIN KAHI OR HI THI..

ARJ:- KYA STRUCTURE HAI YAAR... KYA MAINTAINING HAI... DEKH SALE OR KYA CHAHIYE EK LADKE KO...

ARJUN MOOD KAR DEKHTA HAI KI ZAHEER KI KOI DILCHASPI NAHI HAI IS MATTER ME TO WO ZAHEER KO CHIDANE LAGTA HAI...

ARJ:- KYA BHAI SAB THEEK HAI NA...

ZAH:- HAA KYU... KYA HUA...

ARJ:- NAHI BAS... AISA HOT PATAKHA TUJHE LINE DE RAHA HAI OR TU HAI KI... TERA WO SAHI TO HAI NA... DEKH AAJ KAL YEH BAHUT FAIL RAHA LOGO ME... LEKIN ISKA ILAAZ HAI MERE DOST...

ARJUN KI BAAT SUNKAR ZAHEER USKE PICHE USE MARNE KE LIYE DAUDTA HAI OR ARJUN AAGE AAGE DAUDTA REHTA HAI...

IDHAR college MEIN SHANU OR AMMU KI MEETING PURI HO CHUKI THI OR DONO KE HI PARENTS ABSENT THEY ISLIYE DONO KO HI JALDI CHHOD DIYA GAYA...

SHANU:- YAAR AMMU TUNE KUCH SOCHA HAI AAGE ZINDAGI KA...

AMMU:- HAA... YAHA SE PASSOUT OR FIR COLLEGE OR FIR FASHION DESIGNING KA COURSE KARUGI... MERA TO YAHI DREAM HAI... KI KHUD KA EK BOUTIQUE HO... OR MAIN TOP KI FASHION DESIGNING KARU... WAISA TERA KYA SAPNA HAI, TUJHE KYA BANNA HAI LIFE MEIN...

SHANU:- YAAR AMMU... SAHI BOLU TO MAINE KUCH SOCHA NAHI HAI IS BARE MEIN... DEKH GHAR PAR DO DO BHAI HAI TO WO KARENGE NA YAAR... WO MERA KHYAAL RAKHENGE... OR MAIN SIRF MAZE...

AMMU:- MAZE TO THEEK HAI BETA... LEKIN KHUD KA BHI KUCH HO TO IZZAT BANI REHTI HAI...

SHANU:- MAZE SE YAAD AAYA AMMU... KAL MERA BHAI TERI CHHAT PAR KYA KAR RAHA THA...

AMMU SAKPAKA JATI HAI OR JAWAB DETI HAI...

AMMU:- MUJHE KYA MALOOM... WAISE TERA BHAI HAI HI BANDAR... AISE HARKATE KARTA REHTA HAI... LEKIN TERA CHHOTA BHAI BAHUT SINCERE HAI... HAI TO WO CHHOTI CLASS ME LEKIN HAI APNI UMAR KE BACHO SE AAGE...

SHANU:- HAA YAAR... WAISE TERA BHAI BHI KUCH KAM NAHI, BECHARA SUBAH SUBAH BIKE LEKE AA GAYA...

AMMU:- CHAL AB JALDI JALDI CHAL... YEH BUS CHHOOT GAYI TO DO GHANTE WAIT KARNA HOGA...

SHAM KO ARJUN OR ZAHEER PATANG UDA RAHE HOTE HAI... ARJUN KE HATH ME CHAKRI TO ZAHEER KE HATH MEIN PATANG HOTA HAI... WO DONO MIL KAR AB TAK 7 PATANGEIN KAAT CHUKE THEY...

ARJ:- BAS YE DO PATANG OR MERE SHER... FIR TU IS GALI KA NAYA PATANG CHAMPION...

ZAH:- HAHAH ABEY YEH BHI KOI CHAMPIONSHIP HAI... SALEY...

ARJ:- LE TUJHE NAHI MALOOM...

ZAH:- KYA... BOLNA...

ARJ:- ABEY IS GALI ME RECORD HAI 10 MINUTE ME 8 PATANG KATNE KA... TUJHE BAS 2 MINUTE ME DO OR PATANG KATNI HAI... FIR TU NAYA CHAMPION

OR ITNE MEIN AMMU BHI UPAR AATI HAI CHHAT PAR OR USKE SATH SHANU BHI... SHANU KUCH BOLNE WALI HOTI HAI KI ARJUN USE CHUP KAR DETA HAI...

ARJ:- SHHHH SHANU... CHUP HO JA... DEKHTI NAHI COMPITITION CHAL RAHA HAI...

AMMU OR SHANU DONO CONFUSE HO JATE HAI OR IDHAR UDHAR GHUM KAR DEKHTE HAI KI KONSA COMPITITION HAI... SHANU FIR SE KUCH BOLTI HAI TO ARJUN USE BOLTA HAI...

ARJ:- AREYYY SHANU KI BACHI... CHUP REH NA THODE DER... HUMEIN 1 MINUTE ME AB 2 PATANG KATNI HAI...

AMMU OR SHANU UNKI PATANG KI TARAF NAZAR DALTE HAI OR EXCITED HO JATE HAI AAKHIRI EK MINUTE KE ROMANCH KE LIYE... DUSRI CHHATO PAR CHADHE HUYE LADKE BHI ZAHEER OR ARJUN KI PATANG KO DEKH RAHE THEY... SABKE DILO KI DHADKAN TEZ THI OR ZAHEER APNE HATHO KO TEZI SE KHICHTE HUYE EK PATANG OR KAAT DETA HAI.... OR AMMU SHANU ZAHEER TINO UCCHAL PADTE HAI KHUSHI SE... AB UNKE PAAS BAS 30 SECOND THEY OR EK AAKHIRI PATANG UNHE KATNI THI... JIS KI PATNAG IS BAAR UD RAHI THI WO HI IS GALI KA CHAMPION THA PATANGBAZI MEIN... USKA NAAM THA TAZ...

TAZ:- KYA ZAHEER... HAAR MAAN LE BETA... YE TERE ABBU KI DUKAN NAHI HAI... PATNAG BAZI KA KAAM HAI..

ZAH:- HAA SAHI KEH RAHA HAI TU TAZ... YEH MERE ABBU KI DUKAN NAHI JO TERI NAMAK HARAMI PAR BHI TUJHE RAKHE HUYE HAI...

ARJ;- ABEY SALE TAZ CHUP KAR OR PATANG UDA APNA... ZAHEER MERE BHAI AAKHIRI 15 SECOND HAI,KHATM KAR IS MATTER KO OR CHUP KARADE IS NOKAR KO...

ZAHEER APNE HATHO KO DHILA CHHOD DETA HAI OR DHEEL DENE LAGTA HAI... TAZ BHI ZAHEER KO DEKH KAR MUSKURATA HAI OR DHEEL DENE LAGTA HAI... OR ZAHEER ACHANAK HI APNE HATHO SE DOR KO TEZI SE KHECHNE LAGTA HAI OR SADDDDD SADDDDD SADDDDD KI AAWAZ KE SATH HI TAZ KA PATANG KAT KAR HAWA ME GULATI KHANE LAGTA HAI... ARJUN AMMU OR SHANU UCHAL KAR CHILLATE HAI KAAAIIII POOOO CHEEEEE...... OR ARJUN CHHAT KI RAILING KE PAAS JAKAR BOLTA HAI

ARJ:- KYA HUA BEY NOKAR... AB KUCH NAHI NIKAL RAHA TERE MUH SE... HEHEHEH

AMMU OR SHANU BHI TAZ KO THUMBS DOWN KA ISHARA KARKE CHIDATE HAI... ARJUN OR ZAHEER DONO GALE LAGTE HAI OR CHARO AAPAS ME JASHN MANA RAHE HOTE HAI OR ISI KHUSHI ME AMMU KI PITH PAR BHI ARJUN EK SHABASHI WALA HATH MAAR DETA HAI AMMU OR ARJUN KO JAB YEH FEEL HOTA HAI TO UNHE BAHUT EMBARRASSMENT FEEL HOTA HAI JO KI ZAHEER NE NOTICE NAHI KIYA THA OR UDHAR SHANU BHI HANDSHAKE KARNE KE LIYE ZAHEER KI TARAF HATH BADHA DETI HAI OR ZAHEER SHANU KE CHEHERE KI TARAF NERVOUS FEEL KARTA HUA DEKHTA HAI OR SHANU SE HANDSHAKE KARTA HAI... IDHAR TAZ KI CHHAT PAR WO IN CHARO KO DEKHTE HUYE APNI DOR SAMET RAHA THA... USKI CHAKRI PAKADNE WALA BOLTA HAI...

RANDOM GUY:- TAZ BHAI YEH JODI KABHI NAHI HARTI... INKI DOSTI JAISE PATHHAR KI LAKEER... INKE BAAP BHI EK DUSRE KE DOST HAI TO YEH LAUNDE BHI EK DUSRE KI JAAN... INSE NAHI JEET PAOGE...

TAZ USKI BAAT SUN KAR EK HAARI HUI SMILE HASTA HAI OR USKE CHEHRE PAR ZILLAT,GUSSA,BADLA OR SAJISH CHARO BHAV SAAF NAZAR AA RAHE THEY..

NEXT DAY COLLEGE MEIN ARJUN AUR ZAHEER DONO APNE DOSTON KE SAATH BAITHE HOTE HAIN… MAZE MEIN GOSSIP KAR RAHE HOTE HAIN AUR AATI-JAATI LADKIYON KO BHI HALKI SI NAZAR MAAR RAHE HOTE HAIN. THODA TAUNTING, THODA MASTI FULL SCENE CHALU HOTA HAI.

TABHI ROAD SIDE SE ANWAR MA’AM ENTRY LETI HAI — FULL SLOW MOTION WALI VIBE. SAARE BOYS USSE DEKH KE HIL JAATE HAIN, BAS ZAHEER KO CHHOD KE SAB GHUR RAHE HOTE HAIN.

ARJ: “YAAR SACH BOLU TOH KYA MAAL HAI! PURE PATAKHA LAG RAHI HAI... USKA HUSBAND KITNA LUCKY HOGA RE, ROZ ISKO BAJATA HOGA!”

TABHI EK LADKA SIDE SE BOLTA HAI,

“BHAI YEH TOH SIRF PATAKHA NAHI, FULL PATAKHO KI FACTORY HAI! AAGE SE DEKH YA PEECHE SE — DONO SIDE SE EQUAL LAGTI HAI!”

ARJUN MAST USKO DONO ANGLES SE CHECK KARTA HAI AUR BOLTA HAI,

“SAALA MAINE TOH YEH KABHI SOCHA HI NAHI THA... NA HI NOTICE KIYA!”

PHIR ARJUN DEKH RAHA HOTA HAI KI ZAHEER NE ABHI TAK EK BAAR BHI ANWAR MA’AM KO DEKHA NAHI. ARJUN SIR HILATA HAI AUR DIL MEIN SOCHTA HAI,

“CHUTIYA SALA…”

COLLEGE OVER HONE KE BAAD ARJUN KO USKA EK PURANA DOST MILTA HAI — RAVI. WOH ARJUN KO BATATA HAI KI USKE BHAI KI BACHELOR PARTY HAI AAJ RAAT.

ARJUN: “OYE CONGRATS BHAI! HAAN HAAN PAKKA AAUNGA... AFTER ALL, MAIN BHI TOH TERA BHAI HI HOON!”

PHIR ARJUN CHILLATA HUA ZAHEER KE PAAS JAATA HAI AUR PARTY KE BAARE MEIN BATATA HAI. PAR ZAHEER SEEDHA MANA KAR DETA HAI.

ZAHEER: “BHAI TU AISE PARTIES SE DOOR REH... YEH SAB HUM JAISE LOGON KE LIYE NAHI HAI.”

ARJUN KA MOOD DOWN HO JAATA HAI. THODA IRRITATE HOKE BOLTA HAI:

ARJUN: “EK BAAT BOLUN? SACH SACH BATANA... TU GAY TOH NAHI HAI?”

ZAHEER: “KYA BAKCHODI HAI BEY? BILKUL BHI NAHI! TU PAGAL HAI KYA CHUTIYE?”

ARJUN: “TOH PHIR KYA SCENE HAI BHAI? KYA TUJHE LADKIYON MEIN INTEREST HI NAHI? AB KYA TERE LIYE AISHWARYA RAI AAYEGI?”

ZAHEER THODA SMILE KARKE BOLTA HAI:

ZAHEER: “AISHWARYA RAI NAHI RE, AB TOH ALIA KA ZAMANA HAI!”

(BACKGROUND MEIN ACHANAK KOI SPEAKER SE GAANA BAJNE LAGTA HAI — “DISCO DEEWANE… AAHA AAHA…”)

ZAHEER: “DEKH BHAI... ALIA KA JALWA!”

ARJUN KUCH NAHI BOLTA, BAS CHUPP CHAAP APNI BIKE KI TARAF NIKAL JAATA HAI. ZAHEER USKE PEECHHE AATA HAI, SHOULDER PE HAATH RAKHTA HAI AUR BOLTA HAI:ZAHEER: “THEEK HAI SAALE, ZYADA SENTI MAT HO... CHALTA HOON TERE SAATH PARTY MEIN!”

ARJUN TURANT HUGG KARTA HAI ZAHEER KO AUR DONO FULL JOSH MEIN RAAT KI PARTY KE LIYE TAIYAAR HO JAATE HAIN.

INT. CLUB WILD VIBES – NIGHT

NEON LIGHTS CHAMAK RAHE HOTE HAIN, BASS FULL DHAM DHAM KAR RAHA HOTA HAI. DJ BOOTH SE LOUD MUSIC BAJ RAHA HOTA HAI — “HILA DE KAMARIYA” TYPE KOI HIGH-ENERGY TRACK. CROWD DANCE FLOOR PE FULL BLOWN-OUT MOOD MEIN HOTI HAI.

ARJUN AUR ZAHEER CLUB KE ANDAR ENTER KARTE HAIN. ARJUN PEHNA HOTA HAI BLACK SHIRT WITH OPEN BUTTONS AND A CHAIN, AUR ZAHEER THODA CHILL, WHITE TEE AUR JEANS MEIN — USKA CLASSIC NO-NONSENSE LOOK.

ARJUN EXITED HOKE BOLTA HAI

“BHAIII! YEH HOTI HAI ASLI PARTY! WELCOME TO HEAVEN, MY BRO!”

ZAHEER THODA SMILE MAAR KE

“BHAI TU HI LE AAYA MUJHE YAHAAN, AB BHUGAT!”

ARJUN BAR PE JAAKE 2 SHOTS MANGWATA HAI.

ARJ:- “CHEERS BHAI! TENSION FREE NIGHT...!”

ZAHEER HAATH UTHAKE MANA KARTA HAI.

ZAH:- “TU PEE... MAIN VIBES SE HI NASHA KAR LUNGA!”

ARJUN HASTE HASTE DONO SHOTS KHUD HI MAAR JAATA HAI.OR DANCE FLOOR KI TARAF BADH JATA HAI...

ARJUN DANCE FLOOR PE FULL DANCE KAR RAHA HOTA HAI, SAB LADKIYAN USKI ENERGY DEKH KE ATTRACT HO JAATI HAIN. EK SEXY STRIPPER- STRIPPER-TYPE DANCER USKE PAAS AAKE SLOW SENSUAL DANCE KARNE LAGTI HAI. SHE’S WEARING A BOLD OUTFIT, FULL GLAMOUR MEIN.

STRIPPER :- “HI HANDSOME... YOU DANCE LIKE FIRE.”

ARJ:- “AND YOU LOOK LIKE THE SPARK I NEEDED!”

DONO CLOSE AA JAATE HAIN, ARJUN USKE WAIST PE HAATH RAKHTA HAI... MUSIC KE BEAT PE WOH DONO THODA BOLD DANCE KARTE HAIN — FULL BODY-TO-BODY MOVES. STRIPPER USKE NECK PE KISS KAR LETI HAI... ARJUN LOST IN MOMENT

OR ZAHEER CORNER MEIN DRINK KE BINA HI MAZE LE RAHA HOTA HAI, DANCE FLOOR DEKH RAHA HOTA HAI, THODA AWKWARDLY SMILE KARTA HAI. TABHI EK WAITRESS AAKE USKE PAAS FLIRT KARNE LAGTI HAI.

WAITRESS :- “YOU’RE THE ONLY SOBER GUY HERE… INTERESTING!”

ZAH :- “MAIN DEKH KE HI SAB ENJOY KAR LETA HOON…”

BACK TO ARJUN

ARJUN AUR DANCER AB BOOTH KE CORNER MEIN CHALE JAATE HAIN, THODA AUR PRIVATE AREA. WAHAN PE SHE SITS ON HIS LAP, FINGERS USKE CHEST PE CHALATI HAI. ARJUN BHI LOSE CONTROL MEIN AATA HAI... DONO KE BEECH PHYSICAL SPARK CLEARLY VISIBLE HOTA HAI... ARJUN USKE GALE BACK OR SHOULDER PAR HATH RUB KARNE LAGTA HAI

ARJ:- “TU TOH FULL DANGEROUS ITEM NIKLI...”

STRIPPER:- “TONIGHT, NO RULES BABY…”

ZAHEER LOOKING FROM A DISTANCE

ZAHEER THODA AWKWARD FEEL KARTA HAI, LEKIN SMILE KARTA HAI — KYUNKI USKA DOST KHUSH HAI.

ZAHEER EK LAMBI SAANS LETA HAI OR BOLTA HAI

“SALA PAGAL HAI, BUT DIL KA CLEAN HAI…”

LIGHTS DIM HO CHUKE HAIN. DJ LAST TRACK PLAY KAR RAHA HAI. CROWD THAK CHUKI HAI, KUCH LOG NIKAL RAHE HAIN, KUCH CORNER MEIN CHILL KAR RAHE HAIN.

ARJUN SOFA PE DHANSA HUA HAI. SHIRT KA BUTTON KHULA HUA HAI, HAIR MESSY, LIPS THODE SWOLLEN FROM KISSING. STRIPPER AB SIDE MEIN BAITHI HAI, BORED EXPRESSION KE SAATH LIPSTICK STRAIGHT KAR RAHI HAI.

ARJUN KI AANKHEN HALF-CLOSE HAIN, USKE HAATH SE GLASS GIRTA HAI.

ARJ:

BHAIII... LIFE IS FRRREEE... MAIN KUCH BHI KAR SAKTA HOON... MAIN SUPERMAN HOON RE...

STRIPPER THODA IRKED HO KAR UTH JAATI HAI.

STRIPPER:

UGH, ANOTHER DRUNK IDIOT.

AUR WOH WAHA SE CHALI JATI HAI.

ZAHEER DEKH RAHA HOTA HAI YE SAB DOOR SE. USKA CHEHRA TIGHT HO JAATA HAI. WOH QUICKLY DRINK TABLE PE RAKH KE ARJUN KE PAAS JAATA HAI.

ZAHEER (SITTING BESIDE HIM):

CHAL ARJUN... ENOUGH HO GAYA. PARTY KHATAM, HERO. AB GHAR CHALTE HAIN.

ARJUN BEHKA HUA HOTA HAI OR BOLTA HAI

ARJ:

NAHI BHAI... YAHIN REHTA HOON... MAIN YAHIN KA HOON... YAHaan KI LIGHT, YAHaan KI SOUND... SAB MERI HAI...

ZAHEER USE TIGHT PAKADTA HAI

ZAH:

SAMBHAL BEY. GIR GAYA TOH KAL NEWS MEIN AYEGA: “SUPERMAN FOUND UNCONSCIOUS OUTSIDE CLUB.” CHAL CHUP CHAAP.

ZAHEER ARJUN KO SIDE SE, SABKI NAZAR BACHA KE, SHOULDER PE DAAL KE NIKAAL RAHA HOTA HAI. BOUNCER HELP KARNE JAATA HAI, LEKIN ZAHEER HAATH SE SIGNAL KARTA HAI: “MAIN HANDLE KAR LUNGA.”

ARJUN THODA LOUD HO JAATA HAI BEECH MEIN:

ARJ:

ZAAHEEER TU MERA BHAI HAI... MERI MAA JAISA... TUJHME MAA KA ROOP DIKHTA HAI...

NEARBY KUCH LOG HANSNE LAGTE HAIN. ZAHEER AWKWARDLY SMILE KARTA HAI AUR USKA MUH HAATH SE BAND KARTA HAI.

ZAHEER ARJUN KO CAREFULLY USKI BIKE TAK NAHI LE JAATA — INSTEAD, HE BOOKS A CAB ON HIS PHONE. TAXI AATI HAI. ZAHEER ARJUN KO USMEIN DAALTA HAI.

ZAHEER (SITTING BESIDE HIM)

ZAH:

TERI BIKE HUM SUBAH LE LENGE... ABHI SIDHA GHAR CHAL YAAR

ARJ:

TU MERA ASLI BHAI HAI... ASLI... ASLI... ASLI...

ARJUN SO JAATA HAI ZAHEER KE KANDHE PE.

ZAHEER ARJUN KO SUPPORT KARTA HUA GATE TAK LEKE AATA HAI. ARJUN BILKUL SLEEPY MODE MEIN LATKA HUA HOTA HAI.

JUST AS ZAHEER’S ABOUT TO RING THE BELL, DOOR KHUL JAATA HAI.

SHANU KHADI HOTI HAI... NIGHT SUIT, BAALON MEIN CLIP, HAATH MEIN TOOTHBRUSH. AANKHON MEIN FULL CONFUSION.

SHANU:- AREEE KYA HO GAYA BHAIYA KO? TU UTHAA KE LEKE AAYA KYA PARTY SE SEEDHA?

ZAHEER CHHOTA SA SMILE DETA HAI

ZAH:- ZYADA HO GAYA THODA... BAS CHHODNE LAAYA THA GHAR PE.

SHANU (SUST LOOK DETI HAI)

SHANU:- HMM... TOH TU WAISE DOST HAI JO 3AM DROP BHI KARE, BLANKET BHI DAALE, MUMMY SE BHI BACHA LE?

ZAHEER THODA AWKWARD HO KE ARJUN KO ANDAR LEKE JAATA HAI.

ZAHEER ARJUN KO SOFA PE LITA DETA HAI, USKE SHOES NIKAALTA HAI, SHEET DAAL DETA HAI.

SHANU STANDING WITH ARMS FOLDED

SHANU:- WAISE SERIOUS LAGTA HAI TU... BUT NOT BAD. THODA DECENT TYPES.

ZAH:- HAAN... MAIN WAISE HI HOON. THODA BORING, BUT THIK HAI NA.

SHANU:- BORING TOH HO... LEKIN ACHE WAALE. KAAM KE TIME KAAM KARTA HAI.

SHORT PAUSE HOTA HAI. DONO KUCH NAHI BOLTE... BAS EK SECOND KI SILENCE HOTI HAI JO WEIRD NAHI HOTI.

ZAHEER CHALNE LAGTA HAI. SHANU USKE PEECHHE AATI HAI... EK BOTTLE LEKE. 

SHANU:- RAKH LE... RAAT BHAR PARTY ME SAMBHAAL KE RAKHA HAI, THODA PAANI TOH DESERVE KARTA HAI.

ZAH:- THANKS.

ZAHEER JAANE LAGTA HAI. JUST AS HE STEPS OUT, SHANU CASUALLY BOLTI HAI...

SHANU:- WAISE... GOOD JOB. TU SACH MEIN DOST HAI. FULL TRUST WALA.

ZAHEER PALAT KE DEKHTA HAI... EK CHHOTI SI LOOK HOTI HAI DONO KI BEECH — KUCH BOLA NAHI JAATA, BAS THODA FEEL HOTA HAI.

ZAH: (CHHUPKE SE)

TU BHI... ALAG TYPE KI HAI.

  OR GHAR DARWAZA BAND HOTA HAI...

[Greenwood]

All the best for new chapter, nice start

Thank you anum ji
Keep support and feedback

[Greenwood]

nice start looks interesting

Thank you sir
Keep support bro... And enjoy the story

[Anum sheikh]

Nice update

[Greenwood]

Nice update

Yes just for my readers....

[one_sick_puppy]

nice start. but please DO NOT WRITE IN ALL CAPS - it sounds like everyone is shouting all the time... kindly use proper casing (all lower case is fine as well)

[Ayush01111]

Nic start if i am not wrong zaheer or arjun ka jhagda ammu ko lekar hoga or sajish nokar taj rache ga

[Greenwood]

nice start. but please DO NOT WRITE IN ALL CAPS - it sounds like everyone is shouting all the time... kindly use proper casing (all lower case is fine as well)

Okay brother I'll remember 
Plz rate kardo bhai story ko and continue read karna

[Greenwood]

Upadte 3



Canteen packed hai ,kuch log maggi khate hue, kuch tables pe cards chal rahe hain.
Arjun aur Zaheer ek kone ki table pe baithe hain cold coffee aur samosa leke.
Tabhi ek nervous ladka,1st year wala Rishi aata hai thoda hichkichate hue.

RISHI (low voice): Arjun bhai... Zaheer bhai… thoda help chahiy

ARJUN (half-smile): Bol Rishi... kis teacher ka scooter chori karna hai?

RISHI:Wo nahi bhai… meri girlfriend hostel mein hai. Aaj uska birthday hai.
Main bas 5 minute ke liye usse wish karna chahta hoon... properly.
But hostel ka guard… matlab bhai, impossible hai.

Canteen packed hai — kuch log maggi khate hue, kuch tables pe cards chal rahe hain.
Arjun aur Zaheer ek kone ki table pe baithe hain — cold coffee aur samosa leke.
Tabhi ek nervous ladka, 2nd year wala "Rishi", aata hai — thoda hichkichate hue.
RISHI (low voice):
“Arjun bhai... Zaheer bhai… thoda help chahiye…”
ARJUN (half-smile):
“Bol Rishi... kis teacher ka scooter chori karna hai?”
RISHI:
“Wo nahi bhai… meri girlfriend hostel mein hai. Aaj uska birthday hai.
Main bas 5 minute ke liye usse wish karna chahta hoon... properly.

ZAHEER: Toh chori nahi, toh chori jaisa kaam toh hai.
(Rishi nod karta hai — hopeful)
Arjun aur Zaheer ek dusre ki taraf dekhte hain kuch nahi bolte.
Bas witty smile exchange karte hain  jaise plan already ready ho.

OUTSIDE GIRLS’ HOSTEL WALL
College ka side compound  hostel ka ek concrete wall.
Arjun aur Zaheer low-voice mein baat kar rahe hain, Rishi unke saath chhupa hua hai.

ZAHEER :Left wala light bandh hai... matlab warden ka room dark hai. Guard 15-minute ke chakkar mein gate se round leta hai.”

ARJUN:Rishi, tu ready hai? Ek baar chance mila toh sirf 3-minute hai.

RISHI (nervously):Haan bhai… par andar kaise?

ARJUN:Idhar se wall chhoti hai. Tu neeche se gift aur letter mujhe de,
main ladder pakda raha hoon. Baaki sab Zaheer manage karega.

Zaheer guard ke track pe aake casual chalne lagta hai phone pe loud voice mein:


ZAHEER (fake anger dikhate huye): Arey bhai Maine kaha na battery dead ho gaya toh light nahi jal raha...
Kya tu samajhta nahi kya? Tere CCTV ke wires loose hain

Guard (irritated):
Abe kaun hai tu? CCTV? Light? Kya bol raha hai?

Zaheer: Hostel ka contractor hoon, main,Tu call de admin ko, abhi!

(Guard totally confused — Zaheer usse gate ke left side le jaata hai)

Arjun peeche ke low wall pe Rishi ki madad se chhota ladder lagata hai.
Inside the hostel fence,ek ground floor window se ek ladki slowly curtain side karta hai Rishi ki girlfriend.

ARJUN (whispers):Abey chup, tujhe dikh raha hai na? Ja, wish bol, aur chilla mat.

RISHI (excited, emotional):
Happy birthday, Ria…
(Ladki silent smile karti hai — andar se ek small paper heart hold karti hai)

Arjun quietly unka gift window se pass karta hai.



Zaheer, guard se full technical nonsense bolke usko confuse karta hai:Kal light meter reading mein spike aaya tha, aapka fan overload ho raha hai…

Guard finally kehta hai, Theek hai bhai, tu ja... lekin ye sab mat bol!

Zaheer:Bas duty samajh ke bol raha hoon. Respect hai aapke night shift ko.

Arjun, Zaheer aur Rishi back walk kar rahe hote hain.

RISHI (super grateful):
Bhai, aap dono jaise log… asli college legend ho!

ARJUN:
Bas yeh yaad rakh agle saal same date pe, tujhe guard ke liye pastry bhi leke aani hai.

ZAHEER:Wo nahi khayega... lekin respect milega.
(Dono ek dusre ko look dete hai, mission accomplished.)

Living room shaant hai. Ek kone ka lamp on hai soft yellow glow.

TV off. Kitchen ka shelf half open.
Ammu sofa pe baithi hai, ek side ka earphone laga hai, dusre se textbook dheere-dheere close kar rahi hai.
Main door quietly khulta hai Zaheer shoes haath mein leke andar aata hai.Uska shirt messed up tha lekin wo khud relax lag raha tha.


AMMU (without looking at him):Late night secret missions chal rahe hain kya aajkal

ZAHEER (lightly):Bas thoda social service... dosti ke naam pe.

AMMU:Dosti ya daredevil delivery

Zaheer paani ki bottle leke ek sip leta hai. Ammu ab uski taraf dekh ke book band kar leti hai.

ZAHEER (sitting on sofa ):Ek banda apni girlfriend ko girls hostel ke window tak birthday wish karna chahta tha.
Arjun aur main bas... assistant directors ban gaye.

AMMU (grinning):
Toh tum dono ne hostel wall ko public park samajh ke operation chalu kiya

ZAHEER:Ek dum calculated risk.
Guard ko ghuma diya, window locate ki, gift handover,. Clean exit.

AMMU:Banda apni girlfriend ke liye hostel ke peechhe ghus gaya.
Tum log uske liye time table bana ke aaye

ZAHEER:Tu samjhegi nahi. Real romance logistics pe tikta hai.

AMMU (soft smile):Waise tu bahut chilled hai.
Par tu kuch bhi kare, main samajh jaati hoon.

ZAHEER (softer tone):
Ajeeb hai na...kisi aur ke pyaar ko arrange karte hue kabhi-kabhi sochta hoon,
hum log kya kabhi us zone mein jaate bhi hain

AMMU :Shayad nahi...
Ya ho sakta hai hum kisi aur type ke zone mein hain.
Jahan hum dusron ke liye karte hain, par khud ke liye...
( Dono ek dusre ko dekhtay hain. No over-dialogue.)

AMMU (chuppi todte hue):
Chal, chocolate le aa fridge se. Tu deserve karta hai.

ZAHEER (getting up):Tu har scene mein emotional drop deti hai. Scripted lagta hai.

AMMU:Main toh naturally intense hoon.
Tu soch hostel wall cross karne ke badle chocolate mil rahi hai… fair deal.

ZAHEER (walking toward kitchen):Next time kisi ko propose karna hoga, main tujhe hi bhejunga.

AMMU (chillati hai):
“Chocolate dark wala le aana!”

NEXT MORNING

Campus mein usual hustle bustle chal raha hai students aate ja rahe hain, kuch bench pe gossip, kuch canteen ki line mein.
Arjun aur Zaheer ek kone ki bench pe baithe hain. Zaheer ne backpack god mein rakha hai, Arjun ka face thoda stiff hai dono ke expressions se lag raha hai: kaand ho gaya hai, par pakde nahi gaye.

ARJUN (low voice):Principal ne sirf Ravi ko suspend kiya... hamara naam le bhi deta toh

ZAHEER (casually flipping a pen):Main toh mentally bike bech chuka tha.
Papa ko lagta hai main counter pe khada hoon aur main hostel wall ke peeche ninja mode mein ghoom raha tha

ARJUN:Mujhe toh abhi bhi darr lag raha hai... mummy ne bola tha ‘kisi ladki ke chakkar mein mat padna’… main toh delivery boy ban gaya.

ZAHEER:Tension mat le. Ravi ne bola tha ‘main hi gaya tha, main hi responsible hoon.’
Kya hi banda hai yeh — girlfriend se milne gaya aur jail almost ho gaya.
(Dono moment ke liye silent ho jaate hain, fir thoda sa hansa bhi dete hain)


TAZ college ke main hall se aata hai casual black hoodie, earphones neck pe latke hue. Uska expression hamesha neutral hota hai na friendly, na cold.
Woh Zaheer ke papa ki dukaan pe part-time kaam karta hai, toh familiarity hai.

TAZ :Toh... mujhe laga tum dono breakfast kar rahe hoge.
Par yahan toh chehre latak rahe hai.

ZAHEER :Kya kar raha hai Taz? Dukaan se off leke aaya?

TAZ (shrugs):Zaheer bhai ke liye toh heart bhi deliver kar doon, toh papa mujhpe bharosa kar lenge.Principal ne Ravi ko kaise pakda

ZAHEER :Guard ne kuch dekha tha... rest guesswork tha. Hamara naam nahi aaya.

TAZ :Interesting... matlab kaam perfect hua, lekin jo banda andar gaya woh gaya... aur heroes safe?Chalo, good job.
Waise, agar kabhi koi kaam underground chahiye ho na... ya info chahiye ho,
toh mujhe yaad kar lena.

Waqt ne apna kaam kar diya. College ke corridor, jo pehle sirf dosti aur bunk ki planning se bhare hote the, ab future ki tension ki baat hoti hai.

Zaheer aur Arjun ab apne final year mein hain dono ke chehre pe thodi maturity, lekin aankhon mein ab bhi wahi confidence. Arjun ki kapdon ki chhoti si dukan, jo kabhi nukkad pe chhoti lights mein chalti thi, ab ek proper branded showroom ban chuki hai,glass walls, AC, aur ek board jisme likha hota hai "Singh Clothing Co."
Arjun ke sapne jaise slowly form le rahe ho.

Ammu aur Shanu, ab college mein officially students ban chuki hain naye uniform, naye groups, aur naye nazariye ke saath. Pehle jo sirf unke bhaiyon ki kahaaniyon ka part thi, ab khud apni stories likh rahi hain. Ammu,famous ho chuki hai apni debates aur clean comebacks ke liye, jabki Shanu apne charm aur soft presence ke saath sabko slowly win kar rahi hai.

Vicky Arjun ka chhota bhai ab Delhi mein hai, higher studies ke liye. Uski room se ab loud cricket commentary nahi aati, lekin kabhi-kabhi Arjun ki phone ringtone pe uska naam flash karta hai “king of Logic calling.”

Aur Asma...Usne classical dance join kiya hai thoda stage shy hai, lekin jab music bajta hai, toh pura college hall uski taal pe ruk jaata hai.

Zaheer ke liye ab woh choti behen se zyada ek grown, thinking person ban gayi hai jo samajh gayi hai ki duniya mein kaise khud ko hold karke chalna hai.

Aur fir hai Taz.
Wahi Taz jo ab bhi college mein hai, ab zyada quiet, zyada busy…
Dukaan pe ab bhi part-time kaam karta hai, lekin campus mein uska presence kisi shadow jaisa hai
sab kuch dekhta hai, bolta kam hai… aur kis taraf hai, ye abhi bhi kisi ko pata nahi.

Arjun aur Ammu ki bonding or jyada layer lete ja rahi thi

Dono ek doosre ko mehsoos karte hain, samajhte hain,
aur unki aankhon ke beech wo baat hoti hai jo zubaan kabhi keh nahi paayi.
Unka connection soft hai, clean hai, lekin unspoken.
Kisi ko kuch nahi pata na Zaheer ko, na Shanu ko, na duniya ko
par jab kabhi raasta chhota ho jaye aur dono saath chal rahe ho,
toh lagta hai jaise waqt bhi unki raftar se chal raha ho.

Sab apni-apni journey mein thode aage badh chuke hain.
Dosti wahi hai, faces wahi hain, par kahaani mein ek naya mood aur chhupa hua jazbaat aa chuka hai.

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Update 4

New academic year start ho chuka hai. Campus mein freshers ka halka excitement, seniors ka thoda attitude. Corridor thoda zyada loud, reception pe rush. Posters, fest announcements, chai tapri ke new juniors.Arjun aur Zaheer college ke andar walk karte hue dikhte hain — dono mein final year ka confidence hai, lekin chilled out vibe ke saath.

Arjun:Last year bro. Ek taraf placement ka stress, aur dusri taraf woh same canteen ka stale patties.

Zaheer:Tu toh pehle hi fail karke apna bonus year arrange kar le... scene sorted.

COLLEGE CLASSROOM LOBBY
Class ke baad ka time. Students idhar-udhar baithke chill kar rahe hain.Shanu aur Ammu dono naye admission le chuki hoti hain. First year ka nervous-cool combo. Yeh dono college ke ek kone mein khadi hoti hain, ek dusri se notes discuss karte hue. Dono ke paas woh naya-bag-new-energy vibe hota hai.

Zaheer ki nazar door se jaati hai, but koi obvious reaction nahi. Shanu bhi casually dekhti hai par awkward avoid kar leti hai.

Monsoon ka mausam hai. Aasmaan pe badal chhaye hue hain, lekin koi serious warning nahi. Campus mein sab apne apne kaam mein lage hote hain. SHANU library se nikalti hai, haath mein books aur ek chhoti si chips ka packet. ZAHEER bike stand ke paas khada hai apna raincoat dhoondh raha hai, lekin bag mein kuch aur hi cheezen mil rahi hain.

Pehla boond girta hai.

SHANU (sarcastic):-Wow, weather app ne toh dhoop bola tha.

ZAHEER (bag mein jhaankte hue):-Mujhe laga main raincoat laya hoon…

Tabhi zor se baarish start ho jaati hai ekdum se sab bhaagte hain. Shanu aur Zaheer nearby ek chhoti chai tapri ke tin roof ke neeche jaa chhupte hain.Tin roof pe baarish ki tap-tap sound ho rahi hai. Shanu aur Zaheer dono bheeg chuke hain thoda kapdon se paani tapak raha hai, haath mein chips ki packet chipak chuki hai.

SHANU (looking at chips):-Khaane laayak nahi bacha.

ZAHEER (tapri wale se):-Do chai. Adrak waali.

Shanu thoda surprised hoti hai Zaheer ke tone mein ek calm confidence hota hai jo usually dikhai nahi deta.

SHANU:- Tum hamesha aise calm rehte ho?

ZAHEER:- Nahi… bas baarish mein sab kuch thoda slow ho jaata hai. Main bhi.

SHANU:-Hmm. Mere saath toh baarish mein zyada thoughts aate hain.

ZAHEER:- Toh aaj kya thoughts aaye?

SHANU (shrugs):-Ki shayad sab log waise nahi hote jaise dikhte hain. Tum jaise…

Zaheer thoda confused dekhta hai, but kuch nahi bolta.
Tapri wala chai dete hai. Ek sip ke baad chhoti si silence hoti hai.

ZAHEER:- Main boring hoon, na?

SHANU (thoda smile kar ke):-Boring, but useful. Tum woh pen jaise ho jo hamesha likhta hai… but kabhi dhyan nahi jaata uspe.

Zaheer hasta hai a light, genuine laugh. First time dono ke beech ek warm silence banta hai, bina awkwardness ke.

Ammu apne bhai ko dhundhte huye arjun ke paas aati hai,dono ke paas hi chhata nahi hota or ammu arjun ki taraf dekh kar bolti hai

AMMU:-Itni tez ho gayi, mujhe laga main library mein phas jaungi.

ARJUN:-Come, drop de deta hoon. Free mein sarcasm bhi milega.

AMMU smile karti hai
Arjun apni scooty start karta hai. Ammu baithti hai don’t-touch-me posture mein. Lekin baarish aur thand badhti jaati hai.
Half ride ke baad Ammu thoda Arjun ke peechhe lean kar leti hai not romantic, just comfortable

AMMU (softly):-Barish mein road pe bhi kar leti hoon… tum toh fir bhi insaan ho.

ARJUN (witty):-Philosopher alert.

Barish ki boondein Arjun ke haath pe girti hain, Ammu ke baal uske kandhe se lagte hain. Ek do moment silent hote hain. Dono kuch nahi bolte. No flirting, no tension. Bas feel.

BACK TO TAPRI

Shanu aur Zaheer ek chai aur manga lete hain.

Zaheer apna wallet kholta hai par usme 10 rupaye kam hota hai.

SHANU (teasing):-Dekha… boring ho, lekin broke bhi.

ZAHEER:-Bacha le tu,nahi toh chai waala bhi mujhe reject kar dega.

Dono hans padte hain.

Barish ab halki ho rahi hai...patli road or paani bhara hone ki wajah se aage traffic zam milta,arjun bike rok leta hai

ARJUN:-(helmet nikaalte hue)

Yahaan thoda ruk jaayein,Aage full jam hai.

AMMU (thoda hesitant, phir halki si haan mein sir hilaati hai):-Okay.

Wo dono bike pe hi baithe hain. Barish ke boondein tin shed pe tapak rahi hain. Quietness mein bhi ek sukoon hai. Koi jaldi nahi hai.

ARJUN:-Tu bohot controlled rehti hai na,Jaise har baat pe break laga ke chalti hai.

AMMU(dry tone):-Kya karoon,Agar nahi lagaun, toh kaun sambhalega ?

ARJUN:-Kabhi kisi aur ko sambhalne do na. Tu thak gayi hai, ye aankhon mein dikh jata hai.

AMMU (thoda uncomfortable):-Main theek hoon.

ARJUN:-Theek hona aur zinda hona alag cheez hoti hai.

Ammu uski taraf dekhti hai. Arjun ki voice mein judgement nahi, sirf gentle honesty hoti hai.

ARJUN:-Tu jaanti hai, log tujhe samajhte nahi.

Par tu khud bhi kabhi kisi ko chance nahi deti.

AMMU:-Because chance dena matlab vulnerable hona… aur vulnerable hona matlab...

ARJUN:-...matlab ki log hurt karenge?Maybe.

Lekin kya pata koi ek banda hurt na kare, balki heal kare?

AMMU (softly):-Mujhe darr lagta hai.Ki agar main khud ko khol doon… toh main wahi sab ban jaun jisse main door bhaagti hoon.

ARJUN:-Toh main bolun kya dikhta hai mujhe?

AMMU:-Bol.

ARJUN:-Mujhe lagta hai tu duniya ki sabse zyada ‘put together’ ladki hai jo raat mein sabse zyada broken feel karti hai.Jo sabke liye strong banti hai, but khud ke liye kabhi roti bhi nahi.

AMMU (voice breaks slightly):-Tu mujhe itna kyun samajhta hai?

ARJUN (light smile):-Kyunki tu samajhne layak hai. Tu feel karne layak hai.Tu bas koi aur version ban gayi hai, jisme emotion ko luxury samjha jaata hai.

AMMU (looking down, whispering):-

Main waise rehna nahi chahti thi…

ARJUN:-Toh fir mat reh.

Tu jaisi hai, waise hi mast hai.

Suniye madam… tumhari aankhon mein andar ka raag hai  just music chalu karne ki der hai.

Ammu finally halki si smile karti hai  pehli baar bina guard ke.

Wo Arjun ki taraf dekhti hai… completely open nahi, less closed.

AMMU:-Kya main kabhi confuse ho gayi, toh tu mujhe yaad dilayega na ki main kaun hoon?

ARJUN:-Hamesha.Aur agar tu bhool gayi… toh main phir se introduce kara dunga.

Bike chalu hoti hai.

Barish ruk chuki hai… lekin andar kuch baaki chalu ho gaya hai.

Ammu ride ke dauraan peechhe se Arjun ke kandhe pe lightly tik jaati hai  not romantic, bas ek safe spot mil gaya ho jaise.

Arjun kuch nahi bolta or carefully smile karke bike chala raha hota hai

Barish ab halki halki ho rahi hai,shanu or zaheer abhi bhi usi chai ki tapri ke andar hai.TAPRI wale ne extra stool nikal diye or dono relax hoke beth gaye. Shanu chai ki sip le rahi hoti hai or ek aankh se casually zaheer ko dekh rahi hoti hai.tabhi paas se ek choti bachi or uski maa gujar rahe hote hai,dono ek hi chhate ke niche hote hai or tabhi bachi ka sleeper nikal jata hai.bachi zaheer ki taraf dekhti hai zaheer smile karke slipper uthata hai or bachi ko thama deta hai

shanu:- tu har chiz par perfect reaction deta hai, no seriously tu kabhi haste huye over react nahi karta hai, na gusse me koi gaali deta hai na kisi ko nicha dikhata hai

Zaheer uske tone pe thoda unsure hota hai samajh nahi paata compliment tha ya leg-pull.

ZAHEER:-Mujhe laga tu mujhe sirf used pen types samajhti hai?

SHANU:-Haan… but useful pen toh syllabus pass karwa deta hai.

Tu shayad woh insaan hai jo hero dikhne mein nahi, par kaam karne mein busy rehta hai.

Zaheer kuch nahi bolta. Uska dhyaan ek pass wale uncle pe chala jaata hai jinke haath mein bhari samaan hota hai.

Wo utth ke unki help karne lagta hai  naturally, bina kisi show-off ke.

Shanu chup rehti hai. Uska expression soft ho jaata hai  jaise kuch feel hua ho, jiska wo khud bhi naam nahi de paayi.

Zaheer help karke lautta hai. Thoda bheeg gaya hai shirt se paani tapak raha hai.

SHANU:-Tumhare jaise log kam hote hain.

Aur tumhe khud bhi nahi pata hota ki tum ache ho.

SHANU (halki si smile, looking away):-Kuch nahi. Baarish mein log emotional ho jaate hain.

Main bhi thoda paagal ho jaati hoon.

ZAHEER:-Matlab… tu barish mein mujhe ache adjectives dene lagti hai?

SHANU:-Sirf baarish mein. Kal se tu fir boring hai.

Dono hans padte hain. Lekin Shanu thoda awkwardly dusri taraf dekh leti hai, jaise kuch chhupana chahti ho. Zaheer ke jaane ke baad wo uski chai ki empty cup ko dekhti hai — fir casually pocket mein ek chhota tissue paper nikaalti hai aur us cup ko dustbin mein daalti hai.

SHANU (under her breath, soft tone)

Tu sach mein… alag hai.

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Update 5

Barish ab thamm chuki hai. gili sadak, thoda mist, aur street lights ki reflection puddles mein chamak rahi hoti hai.

Collage se ghar aate hi Ammu ke ekdam bhav badle huye they Ammu quietly apne room mein enter karti hai. Kapde se halka paani tapak raha hota hai. Wo bag rakh ke khidki ke paas jaake khadi ho jaati hai.

Bahar se baarish ke baad ki thandi hawa aa rahi hai. Wo aankh band karke ek second ke liye feel karti hai.

Table pe uska wet scarf rakha hota hai jise Arjun ne bike chalate waqt uske shoulders pe adjust kiya tha.

Ammu softly smiles. Koi blush nahi, koi dreamy music nahi bas ek fresh, honest si smile.

Wo diary uthati hai… likhne ka mann hota hai… phir ruk jaati hai.

AMMU (under her breath)

Aaj kuch likhne ka nahi... bas mehsoos karne ka din tha.Ammu quietly apne room ka door band karti hai.

She’s still a little damp baal se paani tapak raha hai, lekin uske chehre pe koi urgency nahi.

Bas ek sukoon sa hai.

Wo mirror ke saamne jaake apne baal kholti hai…

Ek pal ko apne reflection ko dekhti hai thoda tired, thoda raw, but strangely beautiful.

Background mein halki si baarish ki aawaaz ab bhi sunai deti hai.

Wo slowly smile karti hai woh wali smile jo kisi joke pe nahi, kisi memory pe aati hai.

AMMU (soft whisper to herself)

Tu ajeeb hai Arjun… lekin… safe lagta hai.

Phir she shrugs, jaise khud ko bhi thoda tease kar rahi ho.

Shanu ka room messy hota hai — kapde idhar-udhar, ek mug bed ke paas. Wo andar aake shoes nikaalti hai, ek long sigh leke bed pe gir padti hai.

Wo apne phone ka gallery kholti hai ek group photo search karti hai, milti nahi.

Phir accidentally camera on ho jaata hai aur wo khud ko screen pe dekhti hai: baal gile, aankhon mein halka sa sparkle, lips pe ek smile.

SHANU (whispers to herself)

Kya Zaheer sach mein boring hai… ya main hi galat padhti thi?

Phir phone side pe rakh ke light band karti hai face pe wahi soft smile bani rehti hai, jo wo khud bhi explain nahi kar sakti.Wo suddenly kuch yaad karti hai Zaheer ka woh expression jab usne bina bole uski help ki, woh halki awkward smile… woh chai wali tapri.

Wo bed pe girti hai pura thak chuki hoti hai, lekin aaj kuch light mehsoos ho raha hota hai uske andar.

Backpack se ek tissue girta hai — wohi wala jo usne Zaheer ke cup ke liye use kiya tha.

Uska haath us tissue tak jaata hai… ruk jaata hai… aur fir wo smile kar deti hai.

SHANU (to herself)

Not bad, Zaheer. Not boring either.

She looks at the ceiling.

Eyes half closed.

Smile full.

Dono apne apne beds pe hoti hain.… par dono ke chehre pe ek hi tarah ki smile hoti hai.

Jaise kisi ne andar ka ek button dabaya ho

na jise dikhaya jaa sake, na explain kiya jaa sake.

Bas… baarish ke baad ka asar hai.

Jo dil tak jaata hai, aur kabhi kabhi raat bhar wahi rehta hai.

Dono apne beds pe, apne apne thoughts mein lete hue

ek ne kisi ke kandhe par lean kiya tha,

dusri ne kisi ka simple gesture feel kiya tha.

Unke chehre pe same muskaan hoti hai

ek aisi muskaan jisme koi naam nahi,

par feel poora hota hai.

Sham ke waqt Ammu kitchen mein sabzi kaat rahi hoti hai baal thode se gile, halki thakan, lekin chehre pe ek ajeeb si soft smile chipki hoti hai.

Background mein baarish ki halki awaaz chal rahi hoti hai.

Asma kitchen ke counter pe baithi hoti hai ek haath mein phone, dusre haath se chips kha rahi hoti hai.

ASMA:-Didi, adrak daal diya? Kal tu bhool gayi thi, sabzi bilkul hospital wali taste lag rahi thi.

AMMU:-Haan daal diya, masterchef junior.

Ammu kaat rahi hoti hai, lekin uska dhyaan thoda udhar hota hai —

Arjun ka woh line yaad aata hai: "Tu jaisi hai, waise hi mast hai..."

Ek second ke liye uska haath rukta hai.

ASMA:-Tu muskura kyu rahi hai? Sabzi mein pyar daal rahi hai kya?

AMMU (snap out karke)

Shut up, Asma. Tere dimaag mein sirf memes hi bhare hain.

Ammu ignore karte hue bhi blush kar jaati hai. Wo chutney nikalti Asma ko dekhti hai dono ki aankhon mein sisters wali masti.

Phir Ammu slowly gas kam karti hai, aur spoon se sabzi taste karti hai...

ek second ke liye palkein band kar leti hai

aur woh soft muskaan fir se aa jaati hai.

Shanu Kapde change karne ke baad, ab sofa par baith ke kapde fold kar rahi hoti hai.

TV par news chal rahi hai, but Shanu ka dhyaan kahin aur hai.

Uske haath mein ek white t-shirt aati hai wohi jo baarish mein pehni thi.

Us t-shirt ko dekhte hi Zaheer ki yaadein flash karti hain chai ki tapri, awkward smile, “main boring hoon na?”

SHANU t-shirt ko fold karte hue halki si smile karti hai. Bina realize kiye softly kuch bol padti hai:

SHANU:-Haan… boring hai tu. Par ache waale boring.

MADHU :- Kisse bol rahi hai boring?

Shanu thoda jhatak ke palat kar dekhti hai — maa kitchen se jhaank rahi hoti hain.

SHANU:-Kuch nahi mummy… t-shirt ko bol rahi thi.

MADHU:-T-shirt se baat karne lagi hai tu?

Baarish mein bheeg jaati ho aur dimaag bhi leke aati ho kya?

SHANU (has ke, folded t-shirt stack karti hai)

Shanu:- Kuch cheezein hoti hain… mummy ko samjhaana mushkil hota hai.

MADHU:-Bas mujhe ye samjha… khana banana hai ki nahi?

SHANU:-Ban jayega mummy... pehle thoda... fold karna therapy chal rahi hai.

Madhu sirf ghoorti hai aur muttering karti hai kuch "drama queen" jaisa, aur kitchen mein chali jaati hai.

Shanu uske jaane ke baad slowly smile karti hai — fir woh t-shirt pakad ke bed ke kone mein softly rakh deti hai, jaise kisi ki cheez ho.

SHANU (under breath):- Zaheer... tu sach mein... not bad.

Subah ka time hai. Footpath pe baarish ke baad ke puddles dikh rahe hain. Hawa halka sa cool hai, students slow walk mein campus ke andar aa rahe hain.

Zaheer apne usual style mein aata hai jeans, simple T-shirt, bag shoulder pe. Headphones ka ek ear nikal ke chal raha hai.

Thoda soaked-in-thoughts lag raha hai as if kuch baaki chal raha ho andar.

Shanu bhi enter karti hai uski entry full confident, lekin aankhen subconsciously usse dhoond rahi hoti hain.

Ek lamha aata hai  Zaheer aur Shanu ek hi narrow corridor se opposite directions mein ja rahe hote hain.

Zaheer sidhe dekhte hue guzar jaata hai.

Shanu bas ek pal ke liye uski taraf dekhti hai aur uska chehra khil uthta hai, bina kisi wajah ke.

Na call out. Na rukna. Na smile exchange.

Bas guzarna. Lekin kuch reh jaata hai.

Shanu ka chehra halka blush karta hai, aur wo apne aap se softly kehti hai:

SHANU (under breath, playful):- Boring… par impact toh hai.

COLLEGE BACKSIDE – QUIET CORNER

Ek quiet jagah hai, chhota sa bench, thoda greenery jahan usually koi nahi hota.

Arjun aur Ammu wahan baithe hain dono ke haath mein chai ke cups hain.

ARJUN:-Tu waise aaj zyada calm lag rahi hai. Kuch khaya-vaya?

AMMU:-Kal raat mein... bas thoda real feel hua. Jaise koi filter hata diya ho.

ARJUN (soft smile):-Tere filter ke bina tu aur bhi interesting lagti hai.

AMMU:-Tu hamesha cheesy bolta hai kya?

ARJUN:-Nahi... sirf tere saath.

Ek second ka pause. Koi flirt nahi, koi forced smile nahi.

Bas ek silence jisme dono comfortable hote hain.

AMMU(looking down at her chai):-Tumhare saath baat karna easy lagta hai... pressure nahi hota.

ARJUN:-Main therapy ki tarah hoon. Side effects kam, result guaranteed.

Dono hansi mein phir se relax ho jaate hain.

Ammu Arjun ke shoulder se halki si takra jaati hai — not romantic, but real. Friendly comfort jaisa.

Dono chai khatm karte hai or apne apne class ko chal dete hai Ammu aur Arjun, dono ek dusre se alag jaake bhi ek baar palat kar dekhte hain — ye wo dosti hai jisme kahin rush nahi hai... sirf waqt hai.

Singh house me dinner time chal raha hota hai or Table pe khana laga hua hai — simple ghar ka meal: daal, bhindi, salad.

Madhu roti garam karte hue sabko serve kar rahi hoti hain. Pratap calmly kha rahe hain, Shanu aur Arjun apni plate mein busy.

MADHU (as she sits)

Aaj bazaar ke corner pe Zaheer mil gaya.

Asma ke college ke liye kuch books le raha tha. Khud cycle leke jaa raha tha — seedha simple baccha hai.

PRATAP

Haan, woh bachpan se waise hi hai.

Na zyada baat karta hai, na attitude.

Kaam quietly karta hai, bas.

SHANU kuch nahi bolti — lekin uske spoon ka motion slow ho jaata hai. She keeps eating… but sunn rahi hoti hai dhyan se.

MADHU

Aur college ke fest mein bhi kaafi help kar raha tha.

Mujhe laga, itna quiet sa ladka hoga kya karega...

Par kaam toh pura organized tha uska.

PRATAP (nodding)

Kya kar raha tha woh?

MADHU

Logistics handle kar raha tha.

Stage ke light-time ka pura schedule usne hi banaya tha. Arjun bata raha tha na?

ARJUN

Hmm. Jab main late tha rehearsal mein, usne hi manage kiya tha sab.

Bina stress ke banda calmly kaam kar jaata hai. I like that.

SHANU ab lightly smile karne lagti hai, bina dekhe.

Ek chhoti si, genuine si muskaan — jaise kuch suna ho jo already mann mein tha, ab kisi aur se bhi confirm ho gaya.

MADHU (without looking up)

Achhe dost hote hain aise log. Na shor, na show.

Bas... sahi waqt pe haazir.

PRATAP

Haan. Reliable hai.

Aur jo reliable hota hai, wo kabhi bhi awkward nahi lagta. Bas... apna lagta hai.

SHANU (softly)

Hmm.

ARJUN (casually)

Kya hmm? Tujhe toh kuch suna hi nahi gaya lag raha hai.

SHANU (without looking up)

Sun liya sab tera dost hai isliye jyada mat ban... Sab janti hu tum log ka

Or (Shanu smile karti chupke se)

EARLY MORNING

Ek typical residential lane — thodi se damp mitti, subah ki halki dhoop.

Doodhwala cycle se aa raha hota hai, ek hand pe bottle wala bag, doosre se balance banaye.

Left side pe: SINGH HOUSE

Gate ke paas Pratap akhbaar le rahe hote hain, pyjama-kurta mein.

Andar se Madhu ki awaaz aati hai:

“Shanu! Breakfast thanda ho gaya!”

Right side pe: QURESHI HOUSE

Zaheer porch pe jhaadu laga ke corner mein rakh raha hota hai.

Andar se Asma chilla rahi hoti hai:

“Ammu Didi! Mere socks kidhar rakhe?”

Gali ke beech ka aam din... lekin hawa mein thoda excitement hai.

Shanu gate se nikalti hai — backpack lagake, hair loosely tied.

Fresh face, lekin aankhon mein kuch soch rahi hoti hai.

Gate band karte hi Qureshi side se Ammu bhi nikalti hai — notebook aur pen leke.

Dono walk karte ja rahi hoti hain.

Aage thoda distance pe Zaheer aur Arjun dikhte hain — casual mode mein, coffee lete hue kisi tapri se.

Ammu aankh bhar un dono ko dekhti hai, fir casually nazar hata leti hai.

Shanu bas ek glance leti hai Zaheer ki taraf — nothing dramatic, sirf ek stillness jaise kuch cheez notice hui ho.

SHANU (lightly)

Kaafi thand lag rahi hai aaj subah...

AMMU (hans kar)

Monsoon hai baby... Andar kuch pehna nahi hai kya aaj tune

Or Ammu hansti hai or shanu use look deti hai

College gate ke andar har taraf posters lag rahe hote hain:

✨ College Trip: Details Soon!

Destination: TBA – Start Packing!

Sab students excited mood mein.

Kahi koi baat kar raha hai about clothes, kisi ko DJ night ka idea zyada pasand aa raha hai.

Zaheer ek side wall pe khada hota hai poster casually padhta hai, phir chal ke andar chala jaata hai.

Shanu kuch doston ke saath guzarti hai  lekin poster pe nazar padte hi walk slow ho jaati hai

Arjun class ke notice board ke saamne bored face ke saath “trip coming soon” poster padhta hai, phir quietly smile karta hai.

Lunch break ka time hota hai:- Ammu canteen ki line mein khadi hoti hai, aur ek corner seat dhoondti hai  jaise ab woh kisi specific ke saath baithna chahti ho, bina confess kiye.

Canteen mein usual bheed hai  chai, samose, chutney ki khushboo hawa mein.

Corner wala ek lamba table mostly khaali hota hai ek sirf do ladke baith ke uthte hi hain.

Zaheer tray leke aata hai chai aur bread pakoda.

Table dekh ke quietly baith jaata hai ek end pe.

2 mins later Ammu around dekhte hue spot karti hai Zaheer ko.

She walks over.

AMMU (casually):-Yahan baithe ho? Yeh table toh VIP zone lag raha hai akele ka.

ZAHEER (light smile):- Main hi waiter hoon yahan. Baith jao... service slow hai, par safe hai.

Ammu laughs lightly, sits diagonally.

Thodi der baad Arjun aata hai — tray mein fries aur coke.

Zaheer ko dekh ke aata hai.

ARJUN:-Oh great. Mere fries ko silence ka saath milega.

Baith jaata hai unke across.

ZAHEER:-Silence bhi snack hai. Toh fries ke saath match hoga.

ARJUN (to Ammu):-Dekha? Shayari level ka ketchup milta hai is bande ke saath.

AMMU (grinning):-Better than cafeteria ka ketchup toh hoga hi.

Itna bol hi rahe hote hain, tabhi Shanu canteen ke main gate se entry leti hai wallet aur phone haath mein.

Kahi seat nahi mil rahi hoti. She notices the trio.

AMMU (calling softly):-Shanu... idhar aa ja.

Shanu pehle hesitate karti hai... fir normal face banake chal ke aati hai.

Zaheer uske aane pe sirf ek glance leta hai  aur phir apni chai sip karta hai.

SHANU (sitting down):-Tum log kuch kha rahe ho ya bas vibes le rahe ho?

ARJUN:-Fries ke saath dosti bhi chal rahi hai.

SHANU (grinning):-Cool. Mujhe samosa chahiye... aur peace of mind.

ZAHEER (without looking up):-Samosa milega, peace thoda time lega.

Sab lightly laugh karte hain — koi flirting nahi, bas ek achha sa flow.

AMMU:-Kya lagta hai trip real hoga?

ARJUN:-Agar college ne sirf poster ke liye kiya ho, toh main complain form bharunga.

Ek full file banake.

SHANU:-Main toh mentally ready hoon.Safar acha lagta hai

ZAHEER (softly):-Kabhi kabhi destination important nahi hota.

Log aur lamhe yaad reh jaate hain.

Shanu ek second ke liye uski taraf dekhti hai zaahir nahi karti, par uske spoon ka movement rukh jaata hai.

AMMU:-Waise agar trip hua... toh tent wala group banega kya?

ARJUN:-Main toh alag tent lunga. Main raat mein logon ka snoring tolerate nahi kar sakta.

Sab table pe hansi chhuti hoti hai. Shanu bhi haasti hai, lekin uski aankhen kuch der se thoda quietly Zaheer par tikti hain.

Zaheer is masti mein full involved nahi hota wo chai stir karta hua chill mood mein rehta hai, lekin Shanu uski har reaction subtly observe kar rahi hoti hai…

SHANU:-(casually, but sirf Zaheer ki taraf dekhte hue)

"Tu kis tent mein hoga?"

ZAHEER(eyes still on his cup):Main? Main toh jungle side tent lunga. Kam se kam log disturbance se dur rahenge.

ARJUN:-Aur tu jungle mein lion ke cousin banke royega poori raat."

ZAHEER:-Main chup rehne wala lion hoon. Sirf zarurat pe dahadta hoon.

Shanu uski is line pe kuch nahi bolti  sirf ek soft smile aati hai, lekin wo smile kisi aur ne notice nahi ki.

Ammu Arjun ki cup kheench leti hai joke mei

AMMU:-Tu chai peeta hai ya dialogues rehearse karta hai?

ARJUN:-Mujhe chai nahi... stage chahiye.

ZAHEER:-Stage mil jaaye toh bolta nahi, fir mic check karte rehta hai.”

SHANU(ab softly hansi rokti hai, but again sideways glance at Zaheer)

Mic toh chal raha hai... par frequency sirf kuch logon ko sunai deti hai.

[i]Zaheer bas ek chhoti si aankh utha ke dekhta hai Shanu ki taraf. No smile, no reaction — sirf eye contact for 1 second.[/i]

[i]Shanu turant aankhen hata leti hai — like kuch feel ho gaya par usne cover kar liya.[/i]

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Update 6

Shaam ka waqt hai. Sky thoda lavender-orange ho chuka hai. Colony mein halki-thandi hawa chal rahi hoti hai. Neeche se cooker ki seetiyaa radio ki awaaz, aur doodh wale ka horn aa raha hota hai.Ammu chhat pe aati hai kapde lene. Wire pe kuch kurtis latki hoti hain, ek corner pe chhoti se stool rakhi hoti hai.

She’s wearing a loose home kurta, baalon ka messy bun. Ek haath se kapde uthati ja rahi hai, doosre haath se clips nikaalti.Tabhi chhat ke dusre kone se halki si “tap” ki awaaz aati hai. Ammu seedha dekhti hai to Arjun chhat-to-chhat jump karke uske ghar ki chhat pe land kar chuka hota hai.

AMMU: (surprised whisper):-“Tu pagal hai kya? Koi dekh leta toh?”

ARJUN: (casual tone, halki smile):-“Main toh dheere aaya tha... tu hi zyada sun leti hai.”

AMMU:"Yeh koi coffee shop hai kya jo jab chahe aa jaayein?"

ARJUN:Tu agar coffee hoti toh main roz yahin aata.

Ammu ek kapda uske muh pe fake deti joke mein.

AMMU:“Shut up, flirt.”

ARJUN(laughs, holding that dupatta like towel):-Tu serious hoti hai tab bhi cute lagti hai.

Ammu thoda blush karti hai but ignore kar deti hai. Fir quietly kapde fold karte hue bolti hai

Ammu thoda rukti hai. Ek second ke liye uske paas aa jaati hai, bagal mein khadi hoti hai dono chhat ke railing pe tik jaate hain.

Thoda silence.

AMMU:Main usually kisi se itna open nahi hoti... pata nahi tere saath ho jaata hai.

ARJUN:Main tujhse kuch expect nahi karta... isliye shayad tu khud se zyada real ho jaati hai mere saath."

Wind thoda aur cool ho jaata hai. Ammu apne baal thoda adjust karti hai. Arjun uski taraf nahi dekhta wo sky ki taraf dekh raha hota hai, but uska mood calm ho jaata hai.

Ammu softly bolti hai:

AMMU:Tu kabhi milne aaya toh... bas dheere aana. Mujhe pata toh chale.

ARJUN (side glance ke saath):-Tab toh maza chala jaayega.”

Dono thoda laugh karte hain quietly, jaise duniya se chhup ke hasna ho.

Background mein kisi ghar ke bartan bajte hain. Ammu last kapda uthake folded pile pe rakhti hai.

AMMU:Ab jaa... kisi ne dekh liya toh…

ARJUN:Main gaya... but ek cheez chhod ke jaa raha hoon."

AMMU:Kya?"

ARJUN:Apni smell… tu jab terrace aayegi, yaad aayega main aaya tha."

Ammu us par phir se kapda maarne ke liye uthti hai, Arjun has ke chhat ke dusre side se quietly vanish ho jaata hai.

BACKGROUND MEIN RADIO BAJTA HAI:

“…yeh shaam mastani, madhosh kiye jaaye…”

Madhu kitchen mein kaam kar rahi hoti hai pressure cooker ki seeti, tadke ki awaaz, TV living room mein low volume pe chal raha hota hai. Shanu pichhle 10 minute se idhar udhar ghoom rahi hai, exact moment pakadne ke mood mein.

SHANU(kitchen ke gate pe khadi hoti hai, casually):-Maa, ek baat poochhun?

MADHU(palak saaf karti hue bina dekhe):-

Poochhne ka time dekh liya tune? Baat seedha bol.

SHANU(soft voice, testing waters):-College ka trip plan ho raha hai… outstation.”

MADHU(turns toward her, straight):-Kya matlab outstation, Itna jaldi toh pichla bag bhi dhang se saaf nahi kiya tune.”

SHANU(half eye-roll, half smile):-

Maa please… is baar proper faculty ke saath hai. Girls ka alag tent hoga. Ammu bhi ja rahi hai.

MADHU(frown karke, kaam karte karte):-Jab se college join kiya hai, adventure ke peeche hi lag gayi hai tu... pehle club ki night practice, ab jungle mein tent.

SHANU:-Mummy jungle nahi resort area hai… aur sab group mein hi honge.

MADHU:-Tu kisi group mein itni ghulti kab se hai?

SHANU:-Bas... ab ho gayi hoon.

SHANU(pretending to act busy, thoda jaldi bolti hai):-Toh kya jaane doongi ya form cancel kar doon?

MADHU(ruk ke uske face ko dekhti hai, fir soft tone mein):-Ek condition pe.

SHANU(hopeful):-Kya?”

MADHU:-Har raat ek baar call karegi. Or ulta sidha nahi khayegi

SHANU(grinning):-Madhu smile karte hue fir se kaam mein lag jaati hai. Shanu quietly peeche mudti hai aur apne kamre ki taraf jaane lagti hai.

Shanu door band karti hai, bagal ki table pe trip ka form rakhti hai.Saans bahut halki si chhodti hai.Mirror ke saamne rukti hai.Thoda softly mirror mein dekhti hai, smile karti hai. Fir aankhen thoda aur narrow karti hai jaise kisi chehre ka soch ke dikh raha ho.

Zaheer.

Kuch nahi bola jaata, kuch text nahi, lekin uski aankhon mein woh chhupa hua sa khayaal hai.Woh smile karti hai… aur thoda blush bhi. Hawa halka se curtain hila deti hai.

Raat ke 10 baj rahe hain. Fan slowly ghoom raha hai. Bahar se kabhi-kabhi kisi scooter ya kutte ke bhaukne ki awaaz aati hai.Zaheer table pe baitha hai, kuch papers dekh raha hai  lagbhag bills ya dukan ka hisaab. Uska kurta thoda grease se halka sa daag wala hai.Chehra thaka hua, lekin focused.Ammu chhoti thali mein doodh leke aati hai dono ke liye.Apne liye ek plain glass,Zaheer ke liye haldi waala doodh.

AMMU:Piyo. Subah se ek cup chai ke alawa kuch nahi liya tumne.

ZAHEER:(eyebrows raise kiye bina):-Tu kaunsi nutritionist ban gayi hai

AMMU:Nahi, par main woh hoon jo fridge mein akhri dudh ke liye argue nahi karti.

Zaheer halke se hansi rokta hai. Glass le leta hai usse bina nazar uthaye.TV off hai, lights dim hain. Room mein sirf fan aur ek table lamp ki light hai.Ek second ke liye dono chup rehte hain. Ammu bed ke edge pe baith jaati hai  pair fold karke.

ZAHEER:College mein woh trip ka kya hua?”

AMMU:(slowly)Form bhar diya hai… ab Madhu aunty se permission lena hai. Shanu ke saath hi poochhungi.”

ZAHEER: baba ko mat bolna. Tu jaa rahi hai, mujhe farak nahi… lekin unka mood kharab ho jaata hai bina wajah ke.”

AMMU:“Haan… samajh gayi.”

Thoda pause.

ZAHEER:(taking a sip):-“Packing kab karegi?”

AMMU: Sunday ko nikalna hai, toh Saturday night… lekin tu jaane se pehle chappal le aana please. Jo mere paas hai uska sole nikal raha hai.

ZAHEER:Haan, le aaoonga. Bas tu extra socks mat bhoolna, barish ho gayi toh…

AMMU:-(cutting in)Tu mujhe bacchi kyun samajhta hai?”

ZAHEER:(look up finally, soft smile ke saath):-Tu hai bacchi.”

AMMU:“Main trip se wapas aa gayi na, toh tujhe ek bar properly daantne wali hoon.”

ZAHEER:“Aur main tab tak naya cushion le aaoonga. Is wale ka zip bhi kharab hai.”

Dono ek second ke liye hansi rokte hain. Raat ka thakaan unke tone mein hai, lekin connection mein warmth hai.Clock ka second hand sunai deta hai.Ammu apna glass finish karke uthti hai, bartan uthati hai quietly.

AMMU:“Light off karna, mujhe neend aa rahi hai.”

ZAHEER:“Main 10 minute mein.”

Ammu chhup chaap chali jaati hai — uske steps halki si aahat chod jaate hain cement floor pe.Zaheer lamp ki light mein fir se paper dekhne lagta hai, lekin ek second ke liye ruk jaata hai aur Ammu ke doodh ke glass ko dekhta hai jo khali hai,table pe.

Thoda relaxed expression aata hai uske face pe.

[i]Subah ki halki-halki dhoop gali ke kone tak phaili hoti hai. Singh aur Qureshi house ke beech mein doodhwala cycle le jaa raha hai, kuch kids college bags pehne jaa rahe hain.[/i]

SAME TIME

Ammu ironed dupatta fold kar rahi hoti hai. Table pe ek purani pouch, kajal, aur ek notebook rakha hota hai. She’s neat, quick, no-nonsense mode mein ready ho rahi hai.

ZAHEER’S ROOM – SAME TIME

Zaheer mirror ke saamne combing kar raha hota hai — casual kurta-jeans look. Phone charging pe laga hai, aur bag side pe rakh diya hai. He picks up his wallet and keys. Ready to leave.


SAME TIME
Arjun bed pe lete-lete phone scroll kar raha hota hai. Madhu neeche se cheekh ke awaaz lagati hai.

MADHU : “Arjun! 8:15 baj gaye  Jaldi uthja”

Arjun karte karte uthta hai, ek mast smile ke saath mirror mein apna pose check karta hai.


SHANU’S ROOM – SAME TIME

Bathroom ka door khulta hai. Halki steam nikalti hai. Shanu freshly showered, towel wrapped, baal thode gile. Chehra pink aur fresh. Jaise hi wo apne bed ke paas aati hai, corner mein rakha old radio khud se chalu ho jaata hai.

? “Mere khwabon mein jo aaye, aake mujhe chhed jaaye...” ?

Shanu rukti hai. Mirror ki taraf dekhti hai. Phir thoda muskaraati hai.

SHANU:(to herself):-Kya timing hai…”

Shanu towel mein wrapped, wet hair ke saath mirror ke samne aati hai. Chehra fresh, eyes mein shine.
Gaana sunte hi uske lips pe ek naughty si smile aa jaati hai. Ek second ke liye rukti hai  phir mood mein aa jaati hai.She starts lightly grooving full-on Bollywood heroine vibe, mirror ke saamne thoda lip sync, thoda twirl, thoda head tilt.
Suddenly…

ZAHEER (stairs se aata hai, casually shout karta hai):-“Arjun bhai! Chalna hai kya college?”

Arjun ka room cross karke galti se Shanu ka door khol deta hai jo halki si latch pe tha. Door khulta hai  aur saamne Shanu towel mein dance karte hue.

? “...jo dil ko churaaye…” ?

Ek second mein sab freeze. Shanu ki aankh Zaheer se milti hai. Uske haath ka towel halka sa slip hota hai bas girne hi wala hota hai, lekin turant sambhal jaata hai.

Next second Shanu lightning speed se bathroom mein bhaag jaati hai, door band.Zaheer khud pe freeze. Aankh blink bhi nahi karta. Thoda shock. Fir thoda sharminda. Phir... suddenly react karta hai.

ZAHEER:- “Main toh gaya... main toh literally gaya!”

Phir full speed mein neeche ke taraf bhaagta hai.

Neeche Madhu glass leke saamne mil jaati hai.

MADHU: “Arey Zaheer beta, mil liya Arjun se?”

ZAHEER:(stammering awkwardly):- “Haan... matlab... milne gaya tha... par... Arjun nahi mila, lekin… signal mil gaya.... Wo bhi strong wala signal.” Main chalta hoon aunty, late ho raha hai!”

[i]Aur wo literally hawa mein udta hua gate se nikal jaata hai.[/i]

[i]COLLEGE CAMPUS – LATE MORNING[/i]

College ka open courtyard students idhar-udhar chill kar rahe hain, canteen se bread pakora ki smell aa rahi hai. Garmi ka halki si dhoop, aur final year wale apne circle mein baithke usual masti kar rahe hain.

Arjun bench ke edge pe baitha hota hai, bag side mein daala hua. Ammu uske paas khadi hai  dono kisi baat pe casual hansi kar rahe hote hain.

Tabhi gate se andar aati hai Shanu  white kurti, jeans, side bag. Chehra freshly ready, lekin aankhon mein halke se last night ke towel-wale episode ka hangover. Pehle confident walk karti hai, lekin jaise hi aankh casually Zaheer se milti hai, ek second mein expression flicker karta hai. Zaheer bhi corner mein apne doston ke saath khada hota hai  bina kuch bole, uski body stiff ho jaati hai jaise kisi ne pause dabaa diya ho.

Dono ki nazrein ek second ko takraati hain, phir dono ne alag direction mein dekhna shuru kar diya

ZAHEER’S MIND:-

ZAHEER’S MIND

“Mujhe farak kyun pad raha hai? Kya farak padna chahiye?”

Ek soft exhale. Fir uske lips pe ek almost invisible smile aati hai jaise khud ko pakad liya ho kisi thought mein.

Vo note band karke book mein rakh deta hai. Study light band karta hai, aur bed pe jaake stare karta hai ceiling ki taraf eyes open, mind chal raha hai.

ZAHEER’S MIND

“Kya wo abhi mere baare mein soch rahi hogi…?”

Silence.

Fan ghoomta hai. Lights dim.

“Aaj subah jo dekha... woh uske liye kuch aur toh nahi lag raha na? Main... main galat jagah galat waqt pe tha. But... uski aankhon mein... disappointment tha kya?”

SHANU’S MIND :-
Usne mujhe towel mein dekh liya. Main pagal ho gayi thi kya? Usse kya laga hoga... main har subah aise hi dance karti hoon kya? Great, Shanu. Just great.”



Shanu Arjun ke paas aake rukti hai  Arjun ek casual nod deta hai, lekin Shanu ki aankh Zaheer se bach ke reh jaati hai.*

AMMU (low voice):“Kya hua Shanu? Aaj toh full late hai.”

SHANU:“Bas... ready hone mein thoda time lag gaya.”

Shanu thoda awkward sa smile kar ke baith jaati hai, lekin uski aankh baar baar unintentional corner of the eye se Zaheer ki presence check karti hai woh ab bhi kisi se baat kar raha hai, lekin visibly uncomfortable lag raha hai.Dono apne doston ke beech hain, phir bhi mind ek dusre ke reaction pe atka hua hai. Na shanu normal ho paa rahi hai, na zaheer properly present lag raha hai. Small silences, broken eye contact, aur body language hi sab kuch bol rahi hai.

SHANU’S MIND
Mujhe chill hona chahiye… but uske saamne main self-conscious ho gayi hoon. Shit. Yeh toh main kabhi nahi hoti…”

ZAHEER’S MIND
“Wo mujhse nazar nahi mila rahi. Shayad use laga main… cheap tha. Par main wahan Arjun ke liye gaya tha. Main kuch nahi keh sakta… bas door rehna sahi hoga.”

Ek hawa chalti hai. Papers udte hain. Ek second ke liye dono ki aankh fir se milti hai  phir instantly fir down.

Group ke log mazaak kar rahe hain, lekin Shanu aur Zaheer dono emotionally absent dikhte hain.

ZAHEER’S ROOM – EVENING
Kamra thoda dim light mein hai. Ek purani table fan ghoom raha hai. Zaheer apne study table pe baitha hai  books khuli hain, lekin uski aankhen un pe tikki nahi hain.
Haath mein pen hai, par woh kab se ek hi jagah pe ghoom raha hai. Back wall pe Azhar ke kaam ke kuch posters lage hain  goats & meat rate chart, etc.
Uski aankhon mein wohi ek scene baar-baar flash ho raha hai —Shanu towel mein, startled, uski aankhon se ghabrahat, phir uska bathroom mein chhup jaana.


ZAHEER'S MIND
“Mujhe nahi dekhna tha. Main galat waqt pe wahan gaya... Par uski aankhon mein... kya tha woh? Gussa? Shame? Ya bas shock?”

Zaheer apna pen table pe rakh deta hai. Forehead pe haath le aata hai, jaise kuch samajhne ki koshish kar raha ho.
Fan ki awaaz background mein chalti hai. Ghar mein sirf kitchen se halki khanak sunai deti hai. Zaheer apni kursi pe peeche jhukta hai, dono haath sir ke peeche le jaata hai, aur ceiling ko dekhne lagta hai.

ZAHEER’S MIND
“Main itna uske baare mein kyun soch raha hoon? Roz toh milte hain. Roz hi college mein dekhte hain. Par aaj... kuch alag laga.”

Ek beat ka pause.

Wo mujhe dekh ke awkward thi… par main bhi toh... main normal kyun nahi ho paaya?”

Uska hath shanu ek random note uthata hai jo kuch dino pahle hi collage project me usne diya tha

[i][i]ZAHEER's mind[/i][/i]
Mujhe fark kyu pad raha hai? Kya fark padna chaiye ?
(Soft exhale). lips par invisible smile aati hai jaise khud ko pakad liya ho kisi thought mein
wo study light off karta hai or bed par jake stare karta hai ceiling ki taraf eyes open,mind chal raha hai


Zaheer mind

kya wo abhi mere bare me soch rahi hogi ???

Silence fan ghoomta hai,lights dim ho jati hai....

[Greenwood]

Update 7


Next day in college
Canteen Side Afternoon mein.Final lectures khatam.Dhoop mellow hai, chhoti chhoti gupshup chal rahi hai. Ek kone mein low-rise wall pe Arjun, Zaheer, Ammu, Shanu aur 2-3 aur classmates baithe hain. Cold drinks, chips aur bags idhar-udhar.
Trip ka high-pitch discussion chalu hai.

Arjun (full excited) :-Main toh tent ke bahar soyega. Stars ke neeche. Aur koi hile toh laat padegi.”

Ammu:-“Sunset chahiye mujhe. Aur ek full cup chai... silence ke saath.”

Shanu:- I want one night sky so dark ki main watercolors se galaxy bana saku.

Zaheer (smiling) :- Bas raat mein koi speaker na chalayega. Mujhe neend chahiye.

Arjun (laughs):- Tu snore karta hai ya shanti mein meditate?

Zaheer :-Dono. Depends kaun sun raha hai.

Sab hasta hai. Shanu side glance se Zaheer ko dekhti hai. Aankh milti hai, Zaheer aankh chura leta hai. Ek soft undercurrent flow karta hai.

Shanu (softly, notebook me likhti hue):- Maybe... kuch yaadein banengi jo diary tak hi rahengi.

Zaheer uski taraf dekhta hai thoda rukta hai phir firse aankh chura leta hai.

Ammu (Arjun se teasingly):- Tu toh sirf reels banayega. Main sab pe report kar dungi.

Arjun:- Mujhe toh bas ek campfire aur kisi ka secret chahiye. Baaki sab free bonus hai.

Ek light breeze chalta hai. Sab ke chehre pe subtle excitement. Ye ek trip nahi, ek escape lagta hai har kisi ke liye apne tareeke se

Evening

Sky orange ho chuka hai.Road pe traffic thoda jammed hai,lekin Arjun aur Zaheer apni usual style mein bike leke slip karte ja rahe hain.Zaheer peechhe baitha hai, dono ne shades sir pe chadha rakhe hain bina wajah ke.Ek general store ki taraf ja rahe hain trip ke kuch essential lene.

Arjun (while cutting a turn):-Agar trip mein rain hua na… toh sab ke shoes bye-bye.”

Zaheer:- Isiliye main chappal le jaa raha hoon. Local style.

Arjun:-Tu toh tent ke bahar chappal mein bhi bhatak jayega.

Zaheer:-Main toh jungle mein bhi map ke bina nahi ghoomta.

Arjun:-Bro tu GPS nahi, human compass hai.

Dono haste hai.

Bike side mein park karte hain. Arjun chewing gum nikalta hai,Zaheer casually store ke andar chala jaata hai.Dukan chhoti si hai aluminium shelves pe chip packets, soaps, torch, rope sab milega.

Zaheer (to shopkeeper):- Matchsticks, torch, ORS, salt sachets… aur ek lighter bhi.”

Arjun (peek karta hua):-Mujhe chips aur cola de. Mera survival system yehi hai.”

Zaheer:- Tu trip pe gaya ya picnic pe?”

Arjun:- Main jahaan jaata hoon, picnic wahi ban ja

Sky almost dark ho chuka hai. Dono bike pe vaapas nikalte hain, headlights on. Sadak pe halke se bugs ghoom rahe hain. Hawa thodi thandi ho chuki hai.

Arjun (while driving):-
Waise... tent tu kaunse group ke saath laga raha hai?

Zaheer (slow):- Jo ho gaya chalega. Mujhe neend chahiye bas. Bakiyon ko jo karna hai karne do.

Arjun:-Tu toh waise bhi raat mein ‘mute mode’ pe hota hai.

Zaheer:-Aur tu ‘loudspeaker’.

Dono bike pe haste hue disappear ho jaate hain road ke ek smooth turn ke saath. Background mein kuch distant horns, ek dog bhaunkta hai, or fir andhera


Shanu apna suitcase bed pe rakh ke open karti hai. Room mein halki music baj rahi hai lo-fi beat. Light dim hai, fan slow chal raha hai. Kapde already folded hain, bas final cheezein daalni baaki hain.
Phone vibrates. Ammu ka call.

Shanu (call pick karte hi)Bolo madam, ready for jungle adventure?

Ammu
(voice slightly breathless) Ready nahi, confused hoon! Ye bata trip pe kitne panties le jaate hain?

Shanu
(straight face) Jitne dinn ke liye ja rahe hain usse do zyada. Safe side.

Ammu
Maine ab tak sirf teen nikali hain... but ab lag raha hai kya pata tent mein water kam mile... ya main chub jaaun!

Shanu
Aur kya! Main toh 7 daal rahi hoon. Alag alag types

Ammu (laughs)
Main toh sports bra bhi double leke ja rahi hoon. Kya pata trekking ke time kuch hilne-lagne lage!

Shanu :-Mujhe toh stress hai ki tent share karke badhiya wali bra pehn bhi paungi ya nahi…

Ammu :- Aur tu? Kaunsa bra daal rahi hai first day?

Shanu :- First day toh chill... dusre din waali thodi special hogi. Strap wala, colour wala.

Ammu:- Bas ye mat kehna lace bhi le ja rahi hai!

Shanu:- Aye! Tu kya sochti hai main kya hoon? Lace leke tent mein kya karungi?Jungle ke peepal ko seduce karungi?

Dono zor se hasne lagti hain.

Ammu :-Chal sun, ek pouch banale undergarments ka alag se. Warna tent mein koi tera bag kholke surprise na le le!

Shanu:- True that. Aur ek warning tag bhi chipkaungi — “Don’t touch, fragile contents!”

Ammu:- Tu pagal hai! Main tujhe miss karungi tent mein agar hum alag alag rahe to

Shanu:- We’re gonna slay this trip. But pehle... “inner peace” ka pouch full hona chahiye!

Call cut hoti hai. Shanu thoda smile karti hai, phir apna “fragile” pouch zip karti hai. Ammu bhi dusre side pe final cheezein rakh ke light off karti hai.


College Gate – 4:45 AM
Sky abhi poora andhera chhod ke thoda thoda neela ho raha hai. Sard hawa chal rahi hai. Street lights abhi bhi on hain, aur ek ek kar ke students college ke main gate pe jama ho rahe hain.
Ek white tourist bus gate ke bahar khadi hai — uske andar lights on hain, driver coffee pee raha hai.
Gate ke paas teachers aur ek staff registration table lagaye hue hain.
Arjun pehle se hi aaya hota hai — hoodi pehne, bag peeth pe, haath mein coffee cup. Uska mood fresh hai, aankhon mein neend nahi, sirf plans.
Zaheer thoda late aata hai, hands in jacket pocket, halki si thakan aur aankhon mein udaasi mix. Arjun use dekh ke tease karta hai.

Arjun (smirking):- Oye Romeo, tu late kyu aaya? Kahin madam ke sapne dekhte hue jag gaya kya?


Zaheer kuch bolne hi wala hota hai ki Anwar Madam pass se guzar jaati hain formal warm jacket mein, clipboard haath mein.
Unki nazar chhoti si theh jaati hai Zaheer pe ek half-second zyada.

Arjun( jhuk kar)
Ae... did you see that? Teri entry pe slow motion kyun chalu hota hai bhai?

Zaheer
(thoda awkward, aankh chura ke)
Shut up.

Thoda door pe Shanu college ke gate se andar aati hai sky blue sweater, bag crossbody. Baalon se halki hawa khel rahi hoti hai.
Wo Anwar madam aur Zaheer ki awkward nazar dekhti hai, fir Arjun ki muskurahat bhi, lekin samajh nahi paati. Thoda confuse hoti hai, par kuch nahi bolti.

Ammu dusre side se bus ki light mein nazar aati hai ek simple plain cream suit pehna hua, jisme uska complexion aur zyada nikh raha hota hai.
Uska dupatta thoda loose hai,jisse uska cleavage halka sa dikh raha hai or taz ki aankhein yahi tiki hoti hai... wo Ammu ke boobs ko golai ko aankho se maap leta hai or siskiya bhar kar reh jata hai... Ammu ke baat karne se wo thoda idhar udhar hilti hai or itna hi kafi hota hai uske upper boobs ko thoda bahar nikalne ke liye or taz ki siski ko badhane ke liye... lekin Ammu ko is baat ka maloom nahi or uska andaz calm hai.Bag ek side pe, aankhon mein thoda hesitation.

Arjun, jo coffee pee raha hota hai, usse dekhta hi rukh jaata hai.

Arjun
(under his breath)
“Okay... that’s... not fair.”

Uski aankhen freeze ho jaati hain, jaise moment slow ho gaya ho. Uska dimaag blank ho jaata hai ek pal ke liye. Wo bas dekhte reh jaata hai khudko sambhalte hue. Ammu uski taraf dekh ke thoda sa smile kar deti hai ek normal “Hi” type gesture. Arjun aankhon se hi reply karta hai, lekin andar se thoda faint type feel karta hai.

Zaheer, jo registration table ke paas khada hota hai, ek pal ke liye Shanu ko dekh leta hai uski aankhen Arjun aur Ammu ke exchange ko skip karke us frame mein tik jaati hain jahan Shanu apne baal clip kar rahi hoti hai. Uska expression soft ho jaata hai, jaise kuch sochta ho, lekin aankh milate hi nazar hata leta hai.
Sab students one by one bus mein chadh rahe hote hain.

Taz — black hoodie mein quietly khada hota hai, crowd ka hissa. Wo Ammu ko chhupke chhupke observe karta hai stare karta hai, bina kuch bole.Uski nazar uncomfortable si hoti hai  kisi ko notice nahi hota, par ek ajeeb energy hoti hai uske stare mein.

Ammu uski taraf dekhti bhi nahi, apne friends ke paas chali jaati hai.

Anwar Madam(raising her voice)
“Okay everyone, settle in. Final headcount in five minutes!”

Sab students apni seats choose karte hain. Suitcase rack mein ja rahe hain, earphones lag rahe hain, excitement slowly chadh rahi hai.

Early Morning (Around 5:30 AM)
Bus finally chal padti hai. Window ke bahar andhera thoda light blue mein badal raha hai.Andar orange-yellow lights on hain. Seats pe students settle ho rahe hain kuch neck pillows leke, kuch chips packets nikal ke, kuch sirf khidki ki taraf jhagde mein busy.Zaheer ek window seat par baith chuka hai calm, back against the seat, earphones haath mein.Arjun uske bagal mein aake khada hota hai.

Arjun(complaining)
Ae Tu window leke baitha hai, Bro code bhool gaya kya

Zaheer:- Jo jaldi aayega, wahi khidki payega. Bus seat koi dil nahi jo share ho

Arjun (acting hurt):- Mere liye toh seat bhi dil hai... aur dil bhi seat.

Taz peechhe se sunta hai aur beech mein bol padta hai.

Taz (slow voice):-
Poetic line thi, lekin weak tha delivery.

Arjun (looking back, sarcastic smile):-  Tere jaise logon ke liye toh blank page hi poetry hota hai.

Zaheer hansi rokta hai.

Taz(straight face) Window seat mere saamne wali bhi khaali hai... ab dekhte hain kaun aata hai.”

Arjun (teasing)
Tu toh us window ke bajaye, uss reflection mein zyada busy lagta hai.

Shanu, kuch seats aage bethi hoti hai, window side. Usne Zaheer ki baat aur Taz ke reaction pe Arjun ka jawab suna. Ek halki smile uske chehre pe aati hai. Phir wo sideways Zaheer ko dekhti hai, jisme thoda impressed feel hota hai  kyunki Zaheer over react nahi karta, calm stay karta hai.

Arjun ab finally ek doosri seat par baitha hai, jahan ek ladki (Ammu) pehli seat par hai, par camera uska naam ya face fully focus nahi karta.

Arjun, thoda thak ke, lekin still charming voice mein bolta hai poori seat pe spread hoke.

Arjun (half voice mein, window ke bahar dekhte hue)
Kuch log itne saaf, itne khushbu jaise hote hain...
ke bas unke paas baithna bhi ek therapy lagta hai.Na naam lena hota hai, na baat karni... bas unka hona hi kaafi hota hai.

Ammu kuch nahi bolti, sirf softly muskurati hai jaise suna ho ya nahi, pata nahi. Uska dupatta thoda uske haathon pe lapetaa hua hai, aankhen half-closed. Wo bus ke motion mein sway ho rahi hai.


Peechhe se Arjun,thoda apne baal rakh ke fake snore karne lagta hai overdramatic.

Zaheer (peeche se)
“Tujhe chadar leke aana chahiye tha, itna drama expected tha.”

Arjun (aankh band karke)
Chadar nahi, mujhe bas usi ki khushboo chahiye…

Zaheer bas sir hila ke muskurata hai.
Bus ke andar ka vibe gradually warm ho chuka hai. Kisi ke phone se halki music baj rahi hai, kuch log already neend mein jaa chuke hain, kuch chit-chat kar rahe hain.

Bus ek small tapri-type chai shop ke paas ruki hai. Aas paas fog hai, hawa mein chai aur pakode ki khushboo ghoom rahi hai.Sab students thoda fresh hone, thoda snack lene mein busy hain. Arjun ek side par loud group ke saath ho raha hota hai, aur Ammu apni friend ke saath counter ke paas chai collect kar rahi hoti hai. Zaheer ek table ke paas khada hota hai, dono haathon mein chai ke glass. Wo idhar-udhar dekh raha hota hai jaise kisi specific moment ka wait kar raha ho. Tabhi uski nazar Shanu pe padti hai, jo ek banyan tree ke paas khadi hai, apne hands rub karte hue thand se lad rahi hoti hai. Uske paas koi nahi hota. Zaheer slowly uske paas jaata hai. Nervous nahi, lekin cautious.

Zaheer (thoda ruk kar)
Ek chai le lo... garam hai.

Shanu uski taraf dekhti hai,surprise nahi hoti, sirf neutral expression mein uska haath se chai ka glass le leti hai.

Shanu(slow)
Thanks.

Chhoti si silence hoti hai. Dono ek moment ke liye chai ke glass mein nazar guma lete hain.

Zaheer (softly)
Woh... subah ka scene... I mean... main...

(ruk ke)

Main kehna chah raha hoon mujhe dekhna nahi chahiye tha. Main waha... galti se...

Shanu uski baat interrupt nahi karti, na usse aankh milati. Bas chai pe phook maarte hue sunti rehti hai.

Zaheer (cont’d, a bit lower)
Main tumhe judge nahi kar raha tha. Mujhe khud par gussa aaya us waqt.
Lekin maine react nahi kiya... aur wo bhi galat tha.
Main sorry bolna chah raha hoon... seriously.

Shanu slowly uski taraf dekhti hai. Thandi hawa uske baal uda rahi hoti hai. Uska expression clear nahi hota  mixed feelings.

Shanu
(slowly)
Tum waha rukte kyun,Tum bhag jaate...Wo reaction... woh awkward silence... ussi ne sab kuch keh diya tha.

Zaheer (aankh milata hai)
Main confuse ho gaya tha.
Tumhe dekh kar... main pehli baar confuse hua tha.

Shanu ka heart beat thoda fast ho jaata hai.Wo bas neck side se khujlati hai classic nervous habit.

Shanu (thoda soft)
Tumne jo kiya, woh galat nahi tha... lekin awkward zaroor tha.

Zaheer (smiles slightly)
Yahi toh meri speciality hai... galtiya bhi decent kar deta hoon.

Shanu (smiles back)
Haan… decent se thoda zyada.

Ek aur chhoti silence. Dono chai ke last sips lete hain. Background mein bus ka horn bajta hai signal ki sab wapas aa jayein.

Shanu (chai ka glass rakhte hue)
Thanks for saying sorry. Aaj kal log direct baat nahi karte.

Zaheer (glass rakhte hue)
Aaj kal log aankh milakar baat bhi nahi karte.
Tumne ki... isiliye thank you.

Dono ek chhoti si smile exchange karte hain koi declaration nahi.Sirf ek moment jo clean, honest aur zyada keh ke bhi kam keh gaya.Phir dono silently bus ki taraf chalte hain. Ek dusre ke peechhe, par dono ke chehre pe thoda lightness aa chuka hota hai.

Bus ke engine ka halka vibration chalu ho chuka hai.Students ek-ek karke chai pee kar waapas chadh rahe hain. Seat covers halki sunlight mein golden lag rahe hain.Ammu sabse pehle chadh jaati hai ek simple lavender dupatta tightly fold kiya hua, suit ka colour thoda dull ho gaya hai subah ki thakan se.Wo seedha apni purani seat par jaake baithti hai… aur bag hata kar dusri seat khaali chhod deti hai.Ek pal ke liye uske chehre pe soft hope dikhai deta hai. Uski nazar baar baar gate ki taraf jaa rahi hai wo chhup chhup ke Arjun ko dhoond rahi hai. Wo apne haathon se dupatta theek karti hai, thoda adjust karti hai seat par as if trying to make it “welcoming”.

Bus ke andar ab crowd bhar raha hai.

Gate ke bahar Arjun abhi bhi apne doston ke saath khada hota hai  kuch joke maar raha hai, ek ladka uska phone chheen ke selfie le raha hai.Uska dhyan us seat par nahi hai. Na us aankhon par jo baar baar usse dhoond rahi hain.Ammu, chhupke se ek sigh leti hai. Phir halki si smile banake sirf khidki ke bahar dekhne lagti hai jaisa kuch hua hi nahi.
Tabhi ek shadow uske paas aata hai.
Taz black hoodie mein, sunglasses utare hue, baal thode bikhre — slow steps mein uski row tak aata hai.

Taz (halka smile ke saath)
“Yeh seat khaali hai na?”

Ammu pal bhar rukti hai… kuch bolti nahi. Bas ek second ke hesitation ke baad, thoda forcefully muskurati hai.

Ammu
“Hmm… haan.”

Taz baithta hai, thoda lean hoke. Wo directly uski taraf dekhta nahi, lekin uska presence heavy lagta hai.

Taz (half-whisper)
“Tum morning mein bhi itni fresh lagti ho… jaise poori trip ka no filter version ho.”

Ammu, jo khidki ki taraf thi, thoda stiff ho jaati hai. Wo sirf “thank you” type smile karti hai fake, polite.

Taz
Main soch raha tha… tent sharing mein koi fix hai ya open to suggestions

Ammu ab seedha uski taraf dekhti hai.Ek controlled expression na aggressive, na smiling sirf clear.

Ammu
“Main teacher ke tent ke pass rehna prefer karti hoon.”

Taz thoda hilta hai, lekin smile banaye rakhta hai.

Taz
“Smart. Safe choice.”

Uske baad wo seat pe relax hota hai, lekin uska body thoda lean Ammu ki taraf hi rahta hai enough to make her shift slightly toward the window.

Bus start hoti hai. Engine ka sound background mein badhne lagta hai.
Arjun finally chadh ke andar aata hai hansi ke mood mein, loud voice mein kuch bolta hua.Wo aankh ghumata hai, Ammu ki seat pe Taz ko dekh ke ek second rukta hai.Fir kuch nahi bolta, bas aage kisi aur row mein seat le leta hai jaise ignore kar diya ho ya kuch feel na ho. Ammu us moment mein ek pal ke liye khidki ki taraf hi dekhte hue, aankhon se ek cheez clearly express karti hai —“Wait kiya tha.”
Taz, unaware ya careless, earphones lagata hai.
Bus speed pick karti hai. Roads ke turns ke saath, emotions bhi dheere dheere shape le rahe hote hain kuch kehkar nahi, sirf gestures aur aankhon se.

[Anum sheikh]

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