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UPDATE 03: Sunday Wali Setting ☕❤️



Pichhle kuch din Reyansh ki zindagi apni rozmarra ki raftaar se chalti rahi. Office, ghar, Shalu ki subah-subah wali entry aur kabhi Arshad ke saath chai par mulaqat.
Kuch khaas nahi badla tha. Wahi routine, wahi zindagi.
Aur dekhte hi dekhte Sunday aa gaya.
Scene 1: Sunday Morning
Location: Reyansh's Apartment, Bengaluru | 9:18 AM
Reyansh ke phone par alarm bajne ki himmat toh nahi hui thi, lekin uske paas pade phone ki screen par ek ke baad ek notifications zaroor aa rahe the.
Reyansh kambal ke andar tha.
Phone baja.
Usne aankhein khole bina phone uthaya aur call receive kar li.
Reyansh: "Hello..."
Shivani: "Zinda hai?"
Reyansh: "Nahi. Bhoot bol raha hoon."
Shivani: "Achha? Toh bhoot sahab, saade gyarah baje ghar aa jaana."
Reyansh: "Kyun? Koi havan hai?"
Shivani: "Sunday lunch hai, maharaj. Family ke saath."
Reyansh: "Didi, Sunday ko insaan ko sone dena chahiye. Yeh family wale programs weekdays mein kyun nahi hote?"
Shivani: "Weekdays mein tu office ka bahana banata hai. Sunday ko neend ka. Tere paas bahano ka stock kaafi achha hai."
Reyansh ke chehre par neend ke beech halki si muskurahat aa gayi.
Reyansh: "Aapko mujhse koi personal problem hai kya?"
Shivani: "Haan. Tu mera bhai hai."
Reyansh: "Yeh toh sach mein serious problem hai."
Shivani: "Saade gyarah baje."
Reyansh: "Khaane mein kya hai?"
Shivani: "Aaya toh pata chalega."
Reyansh: "Paneer hai?"
Shivani: "Nahi."
Reyansh: "Toh phir main kyun aaun?"
Shivani: "Mummy ko bol doon ki unka laadla beta ab unke haath ka khaana pasand nahi karta?"
Reyansh: "Emotional blackmail! Wah didi, kya khoobsoorat shuruaat hai Sunday ki."
Shivani: "Thank you. Saade gyarah baje milte hain."
Call kat gaya.
Reyansh ne phone takiye ke paas rakha aur chhat ki taraf dekhne laga.
Reyansh (khud se): "Sunday bhi kya cheez hai. Aata aaram karne ke liye hai, aur log ise social gathering bana dete hain."
Phir usne kambal hata diya.
Aakhir khaana toh khaana hi tha.


Kitchen se bartan rakhne ki awaaz aa rahi thi.
Shalu apne kaam mein lagi thi. Reyansh neend bhari aankhon ke saath kitchen ke darwaaze par aakar khada ho gaya.
Shalu: "Good morning, sir."
Reyansh: "Tum logon ko Sunday nahi milta kya?"
Shalu: "Milta hai, sir. Lekin aapke ghar ka Sunday bhi toh aata hai."
Reyansh: "Matlab?"
Shalu: "Matlab aaj aap late uthe hain. Coffee bana doon?"
Reyansh: "Tum mere ghar mein kaam karti ho ya meri daily report banati ho?"
Shalu: "Report banane ke alag paise loongi."
Reyansh hans pada.
Reyansh: "Good. Salary negotiation shuru ho gayi hai."
Shalu: "Aap hi toh kehte ho, sir. Kaam achha karo aur apni value samjho."
Reyansh ek pal ke liye use dekhne laga. Phir muskurate hue bola.
Reyansh: "Meri baatein yaad bhi rakhti ho tum?"
Shalu: "Aapki achhi baatein yaad rakhti hoon. Baaki toh wo bachaye."
Reyansh: "Shalu, tum dheere-dheere dangerous hoti ja rahi ho."
Shalu: "Coffee mein cheeni kitni, sir?"
Reyansh: "Do chammach."
Shalu: "Aur zubaan mein?"
Reyansh: "Woh toh naturally meethi hai."
Shalu: "Ji, woh toh dikh hi raha hai."
Reyansh hans diya.
Coffee lekar woh living room mein aaya. Table par phone pada tha. Shivani ka ek message bhi aa chuka tha.
Shivani: "Late mat hona. Mummy ne khaana bana liya hai."
Reyansh ne reply kiya.
Reyansh: "Aa raha hoon. Bas helicopter arrange kar raha hoon."
Do second baad reply aaya.
Shivani: "Apna helicopter ghar par hi rakhna. Road se aa jaana."
Reyansh ne phone side mein rakh diya.
Aaj ka din shayad itna bura bhi nahi hone wala tha.
Use kya pata tha ki uski behen ne bas ek chhoti si mulaqat ka mauka banane ka socha hai.
Aur us chhoti si koshish ka anjaam kisi ke haath mein nahi tha.

Location: Shivani's Home, Bengaluru | 11:36 AM

Shivani kitchen se dining table ki taraf aa rahi thi. Usne ek elegant, understated suit pehna hua tha. Chehre par wahi sukoon, aankhon mein wahi samajhdari aur baaton mein ek aisi pakad jo bina awaaz unchi kiye bhi saamne wale ko chup kara de.
Dining table par khaana lag chuka tha.
Unki maa kitchen mein aakhri taiyari kar rahi thi, jabki papa newspaper lekar living room mein baithe the.
Shivani ne phone check kiya.
Ek message type kiya.
Shivani: "Aarohi, tum nikal gayi?"
Kuch der baad reply aaya.
Aarohi: "Haan, bas raaste mein hoon. Aunty, main zyada late toh nahi ho rahi?"
Shivani: "Nahi beta, aaram se aa jao."
Shivani ne phone rakh diya.
Uske chehre par halki si muskurahat thi.
Woh bas chahti thi ki Reyansh aur Aarohi ek baar mil lein. Dono baat kar lein, ek-doosre ko jaan lein. Aage kuch ho ya na ho, woh alag baat thi.
Shivani ko bhi nahi pata tha ki yeh mulaqat kisi disha mein jayegi ya sirf ek aam mulaqat bankar reh jayegi.
Tabhi doorbell baji.
Mummy: "Reyansh aa gaya hoga. Dekh toh zara!"
Shivani darwaaze ki taraf gayi.
Darwaaza khula.
Saamne Reyansh khada tha, haath mein mithai ka ek chhota sa dibba.
Shivani: "Wah! Aaj toh mithai bhi laaye ho."
Reyansh: "Haan, socha khaali haath aaya toh ghar mein entry band ho jayegi."
Shivani: "Tujhe khaali haath aane se zyada khaali pet lautne ka darr hai."
Reyansh: "Didi, aap meri feelings ko itni achhi tarah kaise samajh leti hain?"
Shivani: "Bachpan se jhel rahi hoon."
Reyansh andar aaya aur papa ke paas jaakar baith gaya.
Reyansh: "Hello, Papa."
Papa: "Aa gaya?"
Reyansh: "Ji. Aapko toh lag raha hoga main kisi videsh yatra par gaya hoon."
Papa: "Tere ghar se yahan aane mein bhi itna waqt lagta hai, toh videsh jaane mein toh umar nikal jayegi."
Reyansh: "Aaj sab log milkar meri beizzati karne ke mood mein hain kya?"
Papa: "Abhi toh shuruaat hai."
Reyansh ne dono haath utha diye.
Reyansh: "Theek hai. Main khaana kha leta hoon. Kam se kam khaane ki toh izzat karoge."
Shivani uski baat sunkar muskurayi.
Use apne bhai ka yeh andaaz achha lagta tha. Woh apni pareshaaniyon ko har waqt chehre par lekar nahi ghoomta tha. Kabhi-kabhi uski hansi mein woh purana Reyansh nazar aa jaata tha, jise woh bachpan se jaanti thi.
Aur woh chahti thi ki zindagi mein aise pal uske liye aur badhein.

Shivani's Home | 12:02 PM

Doorbell dobara baji.
Shivani darwaaza kholne gayi.
Saamne ek ladki khadi thi.
Simple, elegant kurta, khule baal, kandhe par bag aur chehre par ek natural si smile.
Aarohi: "Hi, Aunty!"
Shivani: "Aao beta, andar aao."
Aarohi ne ghar mein kadam rakha.
Aarohi: "Sorry, thoda traffic mil gaya."
Shivani: "Koi baat nahi. Sab log aa gaye hain."
Aarohi living room mein aayi.
Shivani ne uska parichay karwaya.
Shivani: "Mummy, yeh Aarohi hai. Maine bataya tha na, meri jaan-pehchaan mein hai."
Mummy: "Haan haan, aao beta. Baitho."
Aarohi ne sabko namaste kiya.
Phir Shivani ki nazar Reyansh par gayi.
Shivani: "Aur yeh mera chhota bhai, Reyansh."
Reyansh sofa par baitha phone dekh raha tha. Naam sunte hi usne nazar uthayi.
Reyansh: "Hi."
Aarohi: "Hi."
Bas do lafz.
Na koi filmi background music, na hawa mein udte baal, na waqt ka rukna.
Reyansh ne phone table par rakha aur ek polite smile di. Aarohi bhi muskurayi aur saamne wali chair par baith gayi.
Shivani: "Aarohi, tumhe yaad hai na, maine apne bhai ke baare mein bataya tha?"
Aarohi: "Ji, aapne bataya tha ki aapka bhai corporate mein kaam karta hai."
Reyansh: "Bas itna hi bataya tha? Achha hai. Meri image abhi bach sakti hai."
Aarohi hans di.
Aarohi: "Aur kya batana chahiye tha?"
Reyansh: "Yeh ki main bahut seedha-saadha insaan hoon."
Shivani: "Jhooth bolne ki bhi ek limit hoti hai, Reyansh."
Reyansh: "Didi, guest ke saamne toh izzat rakh lo."
Shivani: "Main toh rakh rahi hoon. Tu khud hi sambhaal nahi paa raha."
Aarohi ki hansi nikal gayi.
Reyansh ne uski taraf dekha.
Reyansh: "Aap hans kyun rahi hain? Abhi toh aapko pata bhi nahi ki main kitna achha insaan hoon."
Aarohi: "Main toh bas aapki behen ki baat sun rahi hoon."
Reyansh: "Samajhdaar lagti hain aap."
Aarohi: "Aapko kaise pata?"
Reyansh: "Meri baat par bharosa nahi kiya aapne."
Aarohi ne muskurakar sir halka sa jhuka diya.
Aarohi: "Pehli mulaqat mein hi kisi par bharosa kar lena bhi thoda jaldi nahi hoga?"
Reyansh ek pal ke liye chup hua, phir hans pada.
Reyansh: "Point toh hai."
Shivani dono ko dekh rahi thi.
Usne koi sawaal nahi poochha, na hi baat ko kisi khaas disha mein le jaane ki koshish ki.
Woh bas chahti thi ki sab aaram se baat karein.
Aage kya hoga, yeh waqt par chhod dena hi behtar tha.

Location: Dining Area | 12:28 PM
Sab log dining table par aa gaye.
Mummy ne sabko khaana parosa. Papa apne office ke ek purane kisse ke baare mein bata rahe the, jise sunkar Reyansh beech-beech mein comments kar raha tha.
Papa: "Us waqt humare office mein ek aadmi tha. Har baat mein kehta tha ki kaam main hi karunga."
Reyansh: "Aur karta koi aur hoga."
Papa: "Bilkul."
Reyansh: "Corporate ka golden rule. Credit apna, kaam doosre ka."
Shivani: "Tu apne office ke kisse sunane mat baith jaana. Khana thanda ho jayega."
Reyansh: "Maine kab kaha main apne office ke kisse sunaunga? Main toh apne experience se gyaan de raha hoon."
Aarohi: "Toh aapke office mein bhi aise log hain?"
Reyansh: "Har office mein hote hain. Bas designation badal jaata hai."
Aarohi: "Aur aap?"
Reyansh ne uski taraf dekha.
Reyansh: "Main? Main toh bahut masoom hoon."
Shivani ne paani ka glass uthaya.
Shivani: "Iski masoomiyat par research chal rahi hai. Abhi tak koi result nahi aaya."
Aarohi phir hans di.
Khaane ke beech baat-cheet chalti rahi. Aarohi ne apne kaam aur Bengaluru mein rehne ke baare mein thoda bataya. Reyansh ne bhi apne kaam ka zikr kiya, lekin corporate duniya ki lambi kahani shuru nahi ki.
Dono ke beech baat aage badhi, phir kisi doosre topic par chali gayi.
Koi khaas baat nahi hui thi.
Lekin kam se kam ab dono ek-doosre ka naam aur chehra jaante the.
Aur filhaal, itna kaafi tha.

Lunch ke baad Aarohi mummy ke saath kitchen mein plates rakhne lagi.

Shivani ne use rokna chaha.
Shivani: "Arre beta, rehne do. Tum guest ho."
Aarohi: "Aunty, do plates hi toh hain. Koi baat nahi."
Mummy: "Karne do, Shivani. Aajkal ke bachche itne bhi bure nahi hain."
Shivani: "Maine kab kaha bure hain?"
Mummy: "Tu kuch kehti nahi, lekin tera chehra sab bata deta hai."
Shivani hans padi.
Udhar living room mein Reyansh apne papa ke saath baitha tha. Uska phone vibrate hua.
Arshad ka message tha.
Arshad: "Zinda hai ya family lunch mein tujhe emotional speech dekar shaheed kar diya?"
Reyansh ne reply kiya.
Reyansh: "Abhi zinda hoon. Lekin khana khatam hote hi bhaagne ka plan hai."
Arshad: "Good. Shaam ko mil. Chai meri taraf se."
Reyansh: "Teri taraf se matlab main paise doonga?"
Arshad: "College se dosti hai, hisaab toh purana hai."
Reyansh hans diya.
Tabhi Shivani living room mein aayi.
Shivani: "Kya hua? Akela hi hans raha hai."
Reyansh: "Arshad ka message hai."
Shivani: "Achha. Toh shaam ka program ban gaya?"
Reyansh: "Haan. Aapke yahan se bachkar nikalne ke baad."
Shivani: "Mere ghar se bachkar nikalne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Darwaaza saamne hai."
Reyansh: "Aapki baaton se toh lagta hai darwaaze par security guard bhi khada hoga."
Shivani: "Tere liye toh main khud khadi ho sakti hoon."
Reyansh ne hanskar sir hila diya.
Usne Aarohi ko kitchen se nikalte dekha.
Aarohi: "Achha Aunty, main chalti hoon. Aaj milkar achha laga."
Shivani: "Mujhe bhi beta. Phir milna."
Aarohi: "Zaroor."
Aarohi ne sabko namaste kiya.
Reyansh bhi khada ho gaya.
Reyansh: "Achha, bye."
Aarohi: "Bye, Reyansh."
Woh chali gayi.
Reyansh ne apna phone uthaya aur papa se kaha ki woh ab nikalta hai.
Shivani use darwaaze tak chhodne aayi.
Shivani: "Achha laga na, sabke saath waqt bitakar?"
Reyansh: "Haan, achha tha. Kaafi time baad aaram se baitha."
Shivani: "Toh kabhi-kabhi aaya kar."
Reyansh: "Aata rahunga, didi."
Shivani ne uske kandhe par pyaar se haath rakha.
Shivani: "Theek hai. Dhyaan rakhna."
Reyansh: "Aap bhi."
Reyansh chala gaya.
Shivani kuch pal darwaaze par khadi rahi.
Usne aaj kuch karne ki koshish ki thi. Bas ek mulaqat karwayi thi, aur kuch nahi.
Na use koi jawaab chahiye tha, na kisi faisle ki ummeed thi.
Kabhi-kabhi apno ke liye sirf ek darwaaza khol dena bhi kaafi hota hai.
Uske baad andar aana hai ya nahi, yeh unki marzi hoti hai.

Location: Bengaluru | 5:42 PM

Shaam hote-hote Reyansh ghar laut aaya tha.
Shalu ka kaam pehle hi khatam ho chuka tha. Reyansh ne kapde badle, phone uthaya aur Arshad ko call kar diya.
Arshad: "Aakhirkaar! Maharaj ko hum gareebon ki yaad aa hi gayi."
Reyansh: "Tu phone uthane se pehle apni awaaz normal nahi kar sakta?"
Arshad: "Nahi. Meri awaaz hi meri pehchaan hai."
Reyansh: "Teri pehchaan toh college mein bhi kisi ko samajh nahi aayi thi."
Arshad: "Lekin tu samajh gaya tha. Tabhi toh itne saal se jhel raha hai."
Reyansh hans pada.
Reyansh: "Chal, kahan milna hai?"
Arshad: "Wahi purani tapri. Das minute mein aa."
Reyansh: "Pandra minute lagenge."
Arshad: "Theek hai. Main bhi das minute late aaunga."
Reyansh: "Toh phir main pandra minute late hi aaunga."
Arshad: "Tu aa toh sahi, phir dekhte hain kaun kisko kitna wait karwata hai."
Call kat gaya.
Reyansh ne chaabiyan uthayi aur ghar se nikal gaya.
Tapri par Arshad pehle se maujood tha. Haath mein chai ka glass, chehre par wahi purani shararat aur aankhon mein wohi apnapan.
Reyansh ko dekhte hi usne doosra glass uthaya.
Arshad: "Aaiye, aaiye. Family se permission mil gayi?"
Reyansh: "Haan. Lekin agli baar tujhe saath le jaunga. Meri beizzati mein ek partner toh hona chahiye."
Arshad: "Main tere saath family lunch par? Bhai, main apni izzat karta hoon."
Reyansh: "Teri izzat aur meri salary, dono ke baare mein logon ko zyada pata nahi hai."
Arshad zor se hans pada.
Dono chai lekar baith gaye.
Kuch der cricket, office aur purane college ke doston ki baatein hoti rahi. Arshad ne apne office ke ek naye project ka zikr kiya. Reyansh ne bhi apne kaam ki ek chhoti si baat batayi.
Unki baaton mein woh aasani thi jo saalon ki dosti se aati hai. Kisi ko har baat samjhani nahi padti thi. Ek doosre ki aadaton se lekar chup rehne ke tareeke tak, dono ek-doosre ko jaante the.

Arshad: kya lagta hai Kohli 100, century marega?
Reyansh: kya maloom bhai, aaj kal match dekhta bhi kon hai, sala pura hafta humari maari jati hai office me...
Arshad:hmmm  "Waise, aaj ka Sunday kaisa raha?"
Reyansh: "Achha tha. Ghar par lunch kiya."
Arshad: "Bas? Koi interesting baat nahi hui?"
Reyansh: "Khana achha tha."
Arshad: "Wah. Kya gehri review di hai. Restaurant khol le."
Reyansh: "Tu copywriter hai ya meri zindagi ka news reporter?"
Arshad: "Dono. Bas salary ek hi jagah se milti hai."
Reyansh hans pada.
Arshad ne chai ka aakhri sip liya.
Arshad: "Achha, kal office hai. Chal nikalte hain."
Reyansh: "Tujhe kal office yaad hai? Aaj toh bada responsible ban raha hai."
Arshad: "Monday ko boss yaad dila deta hai."
Reyansh: kya lagta hai maar dega 100 century?
Arshad ghoor ke dekhta hai.
Dono uth gaye.
Ghar lautte waqt Reyansh ke chehre par ek halki si muskurahat thi.
Sunday achha guzra tha.
Family ke saath waqt, ek nayi mulaqat aur purane dost ke saath chai.
Zindagi mein koi bada badlav nahi aaya tha.
Aur shayad har din ko badalne ki zaroorat bhi nahi hoti.
Kabhi-kabhi ek aam sa din bhi apne peeche kuch chhoti yaadein chhod jaata hai.

Reyansh's Apartment | 10:34 PM
Reyansh bed par baitha phone scroll kar raha tha.
Shivani ka message aaya.
Shivani: "Ghar pahunch gaya?"
Reyansh: "Haan, didi."
Shivani: "Good night. Kal office hai, jaldi so jaana."
Reyansh: "Ji, mummy."
Shivani: "Zyada smart mat ban."
Reyansh muskuraya aur phone side mein rakh diya.
Uske dimaag mein din bhar ki koi khaas baat nahi ghoom rahi thi. Aarohi se mulaqat bhi bas ek aam mulaqat thi. Woh uske baare mein koi badi rai banakar nahi baitha tha, aur na hi usne aage kuch socha.
Shivani ki taraf se ki gayi chhoti si koshish filhaal bas ek mulaqat tak hi thi.
Aage kya hoga, yeh kisi ko nahi pata tha.
Reyansh ne light band ki.
Kal phir Monday tha.
Wahi office, wahi kaam aur zindagi ka wahi jaana-pehchaana silsila.
Lekin zindagi hamesha apne badlav ka elaan nahi karti.
Kabhi-kabhi woh bas ek aam Sunday ko kisi naye insaan se milwa deti hai.
Aur phir kahani apni raftaar se chalti rehti hai.