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Update 20



Saturday ki subah Reyansh ke liye office ke alarm se azaad thi.
Aath bajkar bees minute par uski aankh khuli. Usne takiye ke neeche haath daalkar phone nikala, notifications dekhe aur phir phone wapas rakh diya.
Aaj koi early meeting nahi thi. Koi presentation nahi thi. Aur sabse zaroori baat, kisi client ko subah nau baje tak duniya badalne wala idea nahi chahiye tha.
Woh aaram se uthkar bathroom ki taraf badha.
Kareeb aadhe ghante baad, shower lekar nikla toh doorbell baj gayi.
Reyansh: "Aa gaya Saturday ka pehla assignment."
Usne darwaza khola.
Shalu haath mein apna bag liye khadi thi.
Shalu: "Good morning!"
Reyansh: "Itni khushi? Salary badh gayi tumhari?"
Shalu: "Nahi. Aaj maine English mein ek poora video bina Hindi subtitles ke samjha."
Reyansh ne darwaze se hatkar use andar aane diya.
Reyansh: "Wah! Matlab ab main tumse Hindi mein baat karne ke liye appointment loonga?"
Shalu: "Aap pehle English mein seedha sentence bolna seekh lo."
Reyansh: "Mere ghar mein meri hi izzat khatre mein hai."
Shalu kitchen mein chali gayi.
Reyansh dining table par baith gaya. Usne phone uthaya toh Aarohi ka message dikha.
Aarohi: Good morning! Aaj bhi coffee plan on hai na?
Reyansh: Good morning. Bilkul. Main apni social responsibilities ko seriously leta hoon.
Aarohi: Achha? Pichhli baar lunch mein tumne aadhe logon se baat bhi nahi ki thi.
Reyansh: Woh family gathering thi. Main wahan food review dene gaya tha.
Aarohi: Aaj food review nahi chalega. Coffee par focus karna.
Reyansh: Understood, madam.
Reyansh ne phone rakh diya.
Kitchen se Shalu ki awaaz aayi.
Shalu: "Aaj kahin ja rahe ho?"
Reyansh: "Haan, coffee pe."
Shalu: "Doston ke saath?"
Reyansh: "Ek dost se milna hai."
Shalu ne kitchen se hi jawab diya.
Shalu: "Achha. Toh aaj breakfast time par kar lena. Baad mein bhookhe rehkar mujhe phone mat karna."
Reyansh: "Tum mujhe jaanti hi kitna ho?"
Shalu: "Kaafi. Aapki bhookh ka schedule aapke office calendar se zyada unpredictable hai."
Reyansh hans diya.
Kuch der baad Shalu breakfast table par rakhkar jaane lagi toh usne use yaad dilaya ki introductory course ka link usne dekh liya tha aur uske free session ki details bhi note kar li thi.
Reyansh: "Good. Pehle free session attend karna. Uske baad decide karna ki aage kya karna hai."
Shalu: "Haan. Aur aap apni coffee enjoy karna."
Reyansh: "Main toh karunga. Tum apni English enjoy karo."
Shalu chali gayi.
Reyansh ne breakfast khatam kiya aur apne kamre ki taraf badh gaya.
Aaj ka din uske paas tha.
Aur filhaal, usne use kisi khaas expectation ke bina jeene ka faisla kiya.

Saturday Afternoon | Café
Café Bengaluru ke ek busy commercial area mein tha. Andar halki music chal rahi thi, kuch log laptops par kaam kar rahe the aur khidki ke paas wali tables par weekend ka aaram saaf nazar aa raha tha.
Reyansh kareeb do minute pehle pahunch gaya tha.
Usne light blue shirt ki sleeves kohni tak fold kar rakhi thi, dark jeans aur casual sneakers pehne the. Woh menu dekh raha tha jab Aarohi saamne aakar ruki.
Aarohi: "Mr. Social Responsibility!"
Reyansh ne nazar uthayi.
Aarohi ne white top ke saath olive-green trousers pehne the. Baal khule hue the aur ek patli si watch uski kalai par thi. Uske haath mein laptop bag tha.
Reyansh: "Tum laptop lekar aayi ho?"
Aarohi: "Haan. Main apni productive personality ko ghar par akela nahi chhod sakti."
Reyansh: "Mujhe laga tha aaj tum mujhe coffee par focus karne ka lecture dogi."
Aarohi: "Dungi. Lekin pehle coffee."
Dono hans pade.
Woh table par baith gaye.
Aarohi: "Waise, tumne jo café suggest kiya tha, woh kaafi achha hai."
Reyansh: "Thank you. Main kabhi-kabhi achhe suggestions bhi deta hoon."
Aarohi: "Kabhi-kabhi?"
Reyansh: "Zyada tareef karogi toh meri personality bigad jaayegi."
Aarohi ne menu khola.
Dono ne coffee order ki. Aarohi ne laptop bag chair ke paas rakh diya, lekin laptop nahi nikala.
Reyansh ne notice kiya.
Reyansh: "Laptop nahi kholna?"
Aarohi: "Pehle tumhara interview le leti hoon. Phir kaam karungi."
Reyansh: "Interview? Main kisi company mein apply nahi kar raha."
Aarohi: "Relax. Bas lunch wale din tum bahut kam bole the. Main dekhna chahti thi ki tum hamesha aise hi ho ya sirf family functions mein."
Reyansh: "Family functions mein main apni energy save karta hoon."
Aarohi: "Kisliye?"
Reyansh: "Dessert ke liye."
Aarohi zor se hans padi.
Aarohi: "Tum kaafi ajeeb ho."
Reyansh: "Aur tum kaafi jaldi conclusions nikaalti ho."
Aarohi: "Profession ki aadat hai."
Reyansh: "Tum karti kya ho exactly? Shivani ne bas itna bataya tha ki tum kaam karti ho."
Aarohi ne coffee ka intezaar karte hue apna phone table par rakha.
Aarohi: "Main ek design consultancy mein kaam karti hoon. Mostly client projects, presentations aur unke ideas ko actual workable design mein badalna."
Reyansh: "Matlab tum logon ke ideas ko dekhkar batati ho ki woh achhe hain ya nahi?"
Aarohi: "Nahi. Main pehle unhe sun leti hoon. Phir batati hoon ki woh kitne impractical hain."
Reyansh: "Tum aur Neha achhi dost ban sakti ho."
Aarohi: "Neha kaun?"
Reyansh: "Meri colleague. Uske paas bhi kisi ke idea ki dhajjiyan udaane ke professional reasons hote hain."
Aarohi: "Toh tum dono ki job ek hi hai?"
Reyansh: "Nahi. Woh meri presentation ki dhajjiyan udaati hai. Main uske coffee choices ki."
Coffee aa gayi.
Aarohi ne cup uthaya.
Aarohi: "Achha, ek baat batao. Tum kaam ke alawa karte kya ho?"
Reyansh: "Yeh sawal bahut personal hai."
Aarohi: "Coffee cancel kar doon?"
Reyansh: "Doston se milta hoon, kabhi bahar chala jaata hoon, movies dekh leta hoon. Kabhi kuch plan karta hoon, kabhi bina plan ke nikal jaata hoon."

Aarohi: "Aur?"
Reyansh: "Aur kya? Main apni biography nahi likh raha."
Aarohi: "Tumse baat karne ke liye information nikaalni padti hai."
Reyansh: "Tum design consultancy mein ho. Mujhe laga tumhe information nikaalne ki aadat hogi."
Aarohi ne coffee ka sip liya.
Aarohi: "Mujhe naye logon ko samajhna pasand hai. Lekin main unse har cheez pehle din hi nahi poochhti."
Reyansh: "Achha hai. Warna mujhe interview ke baad feedback bhi bharna padta."
Aarohi muskura di.
Dheere-dheere baat kaam se nikal kar travel, Bengaluru ke favourite spots aur un jagahon tak pahunchi jahan dono kabhi jaana chahte the.
Aarohi ko purani buildings aur unki architecture mein interest tha. Reyansh ko naye restaurants aur aise raaste pasand the jahan woh bina kisi destination ke drive kar sake.
Aarohi: "Tum bina destination ke drive karte ho?"
Reyansh: "Kabhi-kabhi."
Aarohi: "Mujhe toh bina destination ke ghar se nikalne mein hi anxiety hoti hai."
Reyansh: "Tum Google Maps ke saath emotional attachment rakhti ho?"
Aarohi: "Haan. Kam se kam woh mujhe batata hai ki main kahan ja rahi hoon."
Reyansh hans diya.
Reyansh: "Mujhe bhi kabhi-kabhi bata dena chahiye."
Aarohi: "Kyun?"
Reyansh: "Taaki mujhe pata chale main apni zindagi mein kahan ja raha hoon."
Baat kehne ke baad usne coffee ka cup utha liya.
Aarohi ne use dekha, phir muskurakar boli.
Aarohi: "Tum mazaak kar rahe ho ya serious ho?"
Reyansh: "Main khud bhi decide nahi kar paaya."
Aarohi ne is baat ko kheenchne ki koshish nahi ki.
Aarohi: "Theek hai. Jab decide kar lena, bata dena."
Woh dono kuch der chupchaap coffee peete rahe. Chup rehna awkward nahi tha. Har khamoshi ko bharne ke liye joke zaroori nahi tha.
Kareeb ek ghante baad Aarohi ne apna laptop bag uthaya.
Aarohi: "Mujhe ab ek presentation complete karni hai. Warna Monday ko mera boss mujhe design ke saath-saath life decisions bhi samjhayega."
Reyansh: "All the best. Main tumhare liye dua karunga."
Aarohi: "Tum presentation mein help kar sakte ho."
Reyansh: "Dua budget mein included hai. Professional help extra chargeable hai."
Aarohi hans padi.
Dono café ke bahar aaye.
Aarohi: "Coffee achhi thi."
Reyansh: "Main yaad rakhunga."
Aarohi: "Agli baar tum apni favourite jagah choose karna."
Reyansh: "Agli baar?"
Aarohi ne ek pal ke liye use dekha.
Aarohi: "Haan. Agar tumhe aaj ki coffee buri nahi lagi toh."
Reyansh: "Coffee achhi thi. Company bhi theek thi."
Aarohi: "Theek thi?"
Reyansh: "Main zyada tareef nahi karta. Personality bigad jaati hai."
Aarohi ne hanskar use bye kaha aur apni taraf chali gayi.
Reyansh kuch pal wahin khada raha, phir parking ki taraf badh gaya.
Aarohi ke saath waqt achha guzra tha. Uski apni personality thi, apni soch aur apni duniya.
Lekin Reyansh ke liye yeh abhi bas ek achhi mulaqat thi.
Na koi promise.
Na koi naya label.
Aur na hi koi wajah ki woh is ek coffee ko usse zyada bana de.


Saturday Evening | Building Corridor
Shaam ko Reyansh building lauta toh lobby mein Prakash Bhatia ek delivery boy ko samjha rahe the ki parcels reception par bina entry ke nahi chhodne chahiye.
Prakash Bhatia: "Maine pehle bhi bola hai. Society ka system follow karna chahiye."
Delivery boy ne thake hue andaaz mein sar hilaya.
Delivery Boy: "Sir, main bas parcel dene aaya hoon."
Prakash Bhatia: "Toh parcel do, lekin procedure ke saath."
Reyansh paas se guzarte hue ruk gaya.
Reyansh: "Bhatia ji, agar parcel ke saath uska Aadhaar card bhi mangwa loge toh system aur strong ho jaayega."
Prakash ne use dekha.
Prakash Bhatia: "Tum har baat ko mazaak mein kyun lete ho?"
Reyansh: "Main toh aapki efficiency badhane ki koshish kar raha hoon."
Delivery boy ne mushkil se apni hansi roki.
Prakash Bhatia: "Tum logon ki wajah se hi society mein discipline nahi rehta."
Reyansh: "Aap fikr mat kijiye. Main ghar jaakar apne discipline ko samjha dunga."
Woh lift ki taraf badh gaya.
Third floor par pahunchkar usne dekha ki Jheel apne flat ke bahar khadi thi. Uske paas ek chhota sa packet aur notebook thi.
Reyansh: "Aaj kya aaya? Stationery ka agla generation?"
Jheel ne use dekha.
Jheel: "Nahi. Course ke introductory session ka schedule print karwaya hai."
Reyansh: "Achha! Toh ab tum officially student banne wali ho?"
Jheel: "Pehle session toh attend kar lene dijiye."
Reyansh: "Bilkul. Main toh pehle din se tumhari success story ka witness hoon."
Jheel: "Aap har baat mein apna naam kyun jod dete ho?"
Reyansh: "Future mein interview dena padega. Bolunga, 'Main wahan maujood tha jab Jheel ne apna pehla course shuru kiya.'"
Jheel hans di.
Jheel: "Waise aap kahan gaye the?"
Reyansh: "Coffee pe."
Jheel: "Office ke kisi friend ke saath?"
Reyansh: "Nahi, Aarohi ke saath. Shivani ke ghar par mili thi na, usi se."
Jheel ne sar hilaya.
Jheel: "Achha. Kaisi rahi?"
Reyansh: "Achhi thi. Kaafi baatein hui."
Jheel: "Good."
Usne apne packet ko sambhala aur darwaza kholne lagi.
Reyansh ne use dekha.
Reyansh: "Bas? Koi aur sawaal nahi?"
Jheel ne palatkar use dekha.
Jheel: "Kya poochhun?"
Reyansh: "Kuch bhi. Jaise coffee kaisi thi, jagah kaisi thi, main bore toh nahi hua."
Jheel: "Aap bore hue hote toh abhi tak mujhe poori report de chuke hote."
Reyansh hans diya.
Reyansh: "Point hai."
Jheel ne darwaza khola.
Jheel: "Achha, main schedule dekh loon. Kal session hai."
Reyansh: "All the best."
Jheel: "Thank you."
Woh andar chali gayi.
Reyansh apne flat mein aa gaya.
Jheel ne Aarohi ke baare mein poochha tha, lekin uski awaaz mein koi khaas badlav nahi tha. Reyansh ne bhi usse kuch chhupaya nahi tha.
Filhaal, unke beech itni hi familiarity thi ki woh ek-doosre se apne din ke baare mein poochh sakte the.
Aur yeh apne aap mein ek achhi baat thi.


Sunday Morning | Jheel Ka Introductory Session
Sunday subah Jheel apne desk par baithi thi.
Laptop khula hua tha. Screen par online introductory session ka page tha. Usne notebook ke pehle panne par likha:
My Goals
Neeche teen points the.
Improve communication.
Learn digital skills.
Become more independent.
Usne pen se pehle point ke neeche ek chhoti line kheench di.
Phir apna phone silent par rakha aur session join kar liya.
Shuruaat mein instructor ne course ka structure samjhaya. Kuch der baad participants se apne goals ke baare mein poochha gaya.
Jheel ne microphone on kiya.
Instructor: "Would anyone like to share what they hope to learn from this course?"
Jheel ne ek pal ke liye apni notebook dekhi.
Jheel: "I want to improve my communication skills. And I want to learn something that can help me become more independent."
Uski awaaz mein halki si nervousness thi, lekin usne apni baat poori ki.
Instructor ne uska thank you kaha aur agle participant ki taraf badh gaye.
Session khatam hua toh Jheel ne laptop band nahi kiya. Woh kuch der apne notes dekhti rahi.
Usne abhi koi bada decision nahi liya tha. Lekin usne pehla step le liya tha.
Usne phone uthaya aur Reyansh ko message kiya.
Jheel: Introductory session ho gaya.
Reyansh ka reply kuch minute baad aaya.
Reyansh: Aur duniya badal gayi?
Jheel: Abhi nahi. Bas ek ghanta laptop ke saamne baithi thi.
Reyansh: Har revolution ki shuruaat ek ghante se hi hoti hai.
Jheel: Aap kabhi seedha congratulations nahi bol sakte?
Reyansh: Congratulations, Jheel. Sach mein. Achha kiya tumne.
Jheel ne message padha.
Is baar usne turant reply nahi kiya. Usne phone table par rakha, apni notebook kholi aur teesra point dobara padha.
Become more independent.
Usne uske saamne ek chhota sa tick mark bana diya.
Phir message type kiya.
Jheel: Thank you. Agla session bhi attend karungi.
Reyansh: Bas. Ab tumhe koi nahi rok sakta.
Jheel: Aapko toh main rok sakti hoon. Jab aap zyada bolte ho.
Reyansh: Meri success story ka witness banne se pehle hi mujhe silence kar diya.
Jheel hans padi.
Usne phone rakh diya aur apne notes sambhalne lagi.


Sunday Afternoon | Reyansh Aur Arshad
Dopahar ko Reyansh ne Arshad ko call kiya.
Arshad: "Hello, Bengaluru ke sabse busy aadmi. Aaj kis meeting mein ho?"
Reyansh: "Apne ghar mein. Apni hi company ke saath."
Arshad: "Matlab aaj bhi single-player mode?"
Reyansh: "Haan. Aur tu?"
Arshad: "Main multiplayer game mein hoon. Bas rules abhi samajh raha hoon."
Reyansh hans diya.
Reyansh: "Sakshi se baat hui?"
Arshad: "Haan. Kal wali conversation ke baad aaj bhi baat hui. Humne decide kiya hai ki future ko lekar ek-do practical cheezon par dheere-dheere baat karenge. Har baar ek hi din mein saari duniya solve nahi karni."
Reyansh: "Good. Progress."
Arshad: "Aur tu? Saturday kaisa raha?"
Reyansh: "Coffee achhi thi."
Arshad: "Bas? Coffee achhi thi? Ladki ka review nahi dega?"
Reyansh: "Aarohi achhi hai. Smart hai, funny hai. Baat karna easy hai."
Arshad: "Toh phir?"
Reyansh: "Toh phir kuch nahi. Ek coffee pi, baat ki. Har achhi mulaqat ko relationship ka trailer banana zaroori hai kya?"
Arshad kuch pal chup raha, phir bola.
Arshad: "Nahi. Lekin tu kabhi-kabhi itni jaldi kisi cheez ko normal declare kar deta hai ki mujhe shak hone lagta hai."
Reyansh: "Tujhe har cheez mein plot twist chahiye."
Arshad: "Main advertising mein hoon. Plot twist na ho toh client ko kaise samjhaun ki product yaad kyun rahega?"
Reyansh: "Tu apni job ko apni zindagi se alag rakh."
Arshad: "Tu bhi toh apni zindagi ko office ki tarah manage karta hai. Har cheez ko alag folder mein daal deta hai."
Reyansh ne halki hansi ke saath sar peeche tikaya.
Reyansh: "Aaj tu philosopher kyun ban raha hai?"
Arshad: "Sakshi ka asar hai. Serious conversations se mera vocabulary improve ho raha hai."
Reyansh: "Bas ab mujhe apni progress report mat bhejna."
Arshad: "Bhejunga. Har hafte. Subject: How to Survive a Relationship Without Making Jokes Every Five Minutes."
Reyansh: "Us course mein admission fees kitni hai?"
Arshad: "Teri dosti."
Reyansh: "Refund policy?"
Arshad: "Non-refundable."
Dono hans pade.
Kuch der baad baat weekend plans aur office ke kaam par aa gayi. Arshad ne apne ek naye campaign ka zikr kiya. Reyansh ne use ek idea diya, aur Arshad ne us idea ko turant reject karne ka natak kiya.

Call khatam hone tak dono ka mood halka ho chuka tha.
Reyansh ne phone table par rakha.
Aarohi ke saath ek achhi coffee thi. Jheel apne liye kuch naya seekh rahi thi. Arshad apni relationship mein pehle se zyada honest hone ki koshish kar raha tha.
Har kisi ki zindagi apni raftaar se aage badh rahi thi.
Aur Reyansh ki zindagi bhi.
Bas abhi tak kisi ek raaste ko usne apna final destination nahi maana tha


Sunday Evening | Flat 303
Shaam ko Reyansh balcony mein khada tha. Neeche road par traffic ki awaaz thi aur saamne wali buildings ki lights jalne lagi thi.
Usne phone nikala.
Aarohi ka message tha.
Aarohi: Presentation complete. Tumhari coffee recommendation ne kaam kar diya.
Reyansh: Mujhe lagta hai mujhe consulting business shuru karna chahiye.
Aarohi: Pehle apne kaam ke clients sambhalo.
Reyansh: Tum logon ko support karne ki jagah demotivate zyada karti ho.
Aarohi: Main bas realistic hoon.
Reyansh: Yeh line maine pehle bhi suni hai.
Aarohi ne ek laughing emoji bheja.
Reyansh ne phone pocket mein rakh diya.
Kuch der baad Jheel ka message aaya.
Jheel: Kal se course ka proper module start hai. Thoda nervous hoon.
Reyansh ne reply kiya.
Reyansh: Nervous hona allowed hai. Session miss karna allowed nahi.
Jheel: Aap instructor kab ban gaye?
Reyansh: Jab se tumne mujhe apni success story ka witness banaya hai.
Jheel: Maine aisa kab kaha?
Reyansh: Tumne nahi. Maine khud decide kar liya.
Jheel: Convenient.
Reyansh: Bahut.
Jheel ne hansne wala emoji bheja.
Reyansh balcony ki railing par haath rakhkar khada raha.
Uske liye Aarohi ke saath coffee ek achhi mulaqat thi. Jheel ke saath baat karna ab rozmarra ki zindagi ka ek familiar hissa ban raha tha. Dono connections alag the, aur unhe alag rehne dena hi filhaal sahi tha.
Woh kisi ko koi promise nahi kar raha tha.
Kisi se kuch chhupa bhi nahi raha tha.
Bas apni zindagi ko aage badhne de raha tha.
Usne aasman ki taraf dekha. Bengaluru ke aasman mein shehar ki roshni ki wajah se taare kam nazar aa rahe the.
Phir bhi aasman khaali nahi tha.
Shayad zindagi bhi aisi hi thi.