[Stubborn]

Wasim pinky ki hilti hui gand ko dekh raha tha aur use aarti dikh gayi jisse pinky bat kar rahi thi. Wasim ne turant aarti ko awaz laga di. “Hi aarti” aur use pass aane ka ishara kiya aur mohan ko bola ki nayi hai to apna intro nahi degi kya”. Mohan aur wasim dono hans pare.
Pinky aarti k pas pahunch chuko thi aur use jaldi se ghar chalne bol rahi thi. Aarti usse puchhi ki “kya hua, itni ghabrayi q hai” jab usne wasim ki awaz suni aur aarti v muskurate hue “Hi Wasim” boli aur uske bulane k ishare ko aati hun ka ishara di. Pinky turant bol pari ki “mat jao uske pas, wo ek number ka harami kanina ghatiya aadmi hai, andar uske sath jo larki hai uske sath kitni ghatiya harkat kar raha tha”. Aarti samajh gayi ki wasim kuchh kar raha hoga jo pinky ko pasand nahi aaya hoga. Aarti puchhi ki “kya kar raha tha” aur canteen ki taraf chalne lagi to pinky boli ki “main wahan nahi jaungi”.(pinky ko kisi k b saath ye sab karna aur kahi par b karna ab use achha nhi lagta th. Sayad use uski maa, beech-beech me yaad aati h)

Aarti boli ki “thik hai tu yahin ruk main 5 minute me aati hun, ye wasim khan hai, is institute ka gunda aur town ka bahut powerful aadmi ka bhai. Isne bulaya hai to jana to hoga hi”. Pinky kuchh nahi bol payi aur aarti canteen ki taraf jane lagi to wasim ka ishara aaya ki pinky ko lekar aaye.
Pinky turant apni nazren nichi kar li. Aarti uske pas aayi aur boli ki “chal usne tujhe v bulaya hai” to pinky boli ki “main nahi jaungi”. Aarti fir use samjhane lagi ki “chal to kuchh nahi hoga. Aaj teri pahli mulaqat hai, tu late se aayi hai to sabki ragging to ho chuki hai, aaj teri v hogi. Tu ghabra mat, wo jo jo puchhe batati jana bas. Main to rahungi hi sath me”. Pinky ki ankhon k samne punam ki chuchiyan ghumne lagi aur use laga ki agar uske sath v kuchh aisa waisa kiya to, fir wo soch li ki fir main bhag jaungi turant. (pinky ko to pata hi tha, ki ye saala akhir chahta kya h?)

Waise v aarti k wasim k bare me batane k bad pinky aur jyada dar gayi thi. Aarti uska hath pakri aur canteen ki taraf chal pari. Raste bhar wo use samjhati rahi.
Wasim – “kaisi ho meri darling. Bahut din bad dikhi”. Wasim ne dono ko baithte hue kaha aur in dono k liye coffie lane ka ishara kiya. Pinky ki nazar punam ki chuchi pe gayi jo top k andar se bahar jhankne ki koshish kar raha tha. Aarti ko v ye dikh gaya aur wasim se nazren milte hi wo pinky se chhipkar muskura di. Wasim ne punam ka intro karaya ki “ye punam hai, meri khas frnd. Aur ye aarti hai aur ye ……. ” usne pinky ki taraf hath kiya aur chup ho gaya. Aarti turant bol pari ki “ye Pinky hai, Pinky , meri friend aur sitamber se hi institute aa rahi hai, aur ye wasim khan hai institute ka hero”. Wasim muskura diya aur pinky dhire se dono ko “hello hello” ki.