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Update 21



Monday ki subah Reyansh apni wardrobe ke saamne khada do shirts ke beech faisla kar raha tha.
Ek white shirt.
Ek light blue shirt.
Dono saaf thi. Dono iron ki hui thi. Dono pehenne layak thi.
Lekin Reyansh ke liye asli sawaal yeh tha ki aaj uska mood kis shirt ke saath zyada match karta hai.
Phone par Arshad ka voice note aaya.
Arshad: "Janab, agar aap abhi bhi kapdon ke saath emotional attachment mein hain, toh yaad dila doon ki duniya mein kuch log office pahunch bhi gaye hain."
Reyansh ne voice note ka reply record kiya.
Reyansh: "Kuch log office pahunchkar bhi kaam nahi karte. Bas doosron ko disturb karte hain. Tum unmein se ho."
Usne blue shirt nikaali aur pehen li.
Dining table par Shalu breakfast rakh rahi thi.
Shalu: "Aaj late ho jaoge."
Reyansh: "Abhi toh time hai."
Shalu: aapke andar ek aisa aadmi jo har kaam aakhri minute par karta hai."
Reyansh baithkar breakfast karne laga.
Reyansh: "Waise, tumhara course kab shuru ho raha hai?"
Shalu: "Main abhi options dekh rahi hoon. Pehle samajh loon ki mujhe kya seekhna hai."
Reyansh: "Good. Koi jaldi nahi. Lekin dekhte rehna."

Reyansh ne tiffin uthaya aur darwaze ki taraf badha.
Shalu: "All the best!"
Reyansh: "Kisliye?"
Shalu: "Aapke Monday ke liye. Bechara har hafte aapko jhelta hai."
Reyansh ne darwaza band karne se pehle use dekha.
Reyansh: "Tumhari English improve ho rahi hai. Insults bhi upgrade ho gaye."
Shalu: "Thank you!"
Darwaza band ho gaya.
Shalu muskuraate hue kitchen mein laut gayi.
Aur Reyansh apne Monday se ladne nikal pada.



Lunch ke baad office mein kaam apni raftaar se chal raha tha.
Reyansh apne desk par client ke revised campaign points dekh raha tha. Neha uske saamne ek file lekar aayi.
Neha: "Ek chhoti si problem hai."
Reyansh ne screen se nazar nahi hatayi.
Reyansh: "Kitni chhoti?"
Neha: "Client ko apna approved concept ab pasand nahi aa raha."
Reyansh ne dheere se laptop band kar diya.
Reyansh: "Toh phir approval kis baat ka liya tha?"
Neha: "Unka kehna hai ki unhone approve toh kiya tha, lekin ab unhe ek aur direction try karni hai."
Reyansh: "Matlab shaadi bhi kar li aur ab keh rahe hain ki pehle dating options dekhne chahiye the."
Neha hans padi.
Neha: "Tumhare metaphors kabhi-kabhi bahut disturbing hote hain."
Reyansh: "Main creative hoon. Mere metaphors ko respect do."
Neha ne file uski taraf badha di.
Neha: "Chalo, ab seriously dekhte hain. Humein poora campaign dobara nahi banana. Bas presentation mein alternative direction add karni hai."
Reyansh ne file kholi.
Dono ne agle aadhe ghante mein revised structure tayyar kar liya. Neha ne ek slide par suggestion diya, Reyansh ne usmein do changes kiye, aur presentation dobara workable ho gayi.
Kaam khatam hone par Neha apni chair se uthne lagi.
Neha: "Waise, weekend kaisa raha?"
Reyansh: "Achha tha."
Neha: "Bas achha?"
Reyansh: "Coffee pi, dost se baat ki, ghar aaya. Weekend successful."
Neha: "Tumhare weekend ka annual report bhi isi format mein aata hai?"
Reyansh: "Haan. Short, clear aur unnecessary details se free."
Neha ne laptop uthaya.
Neha: "Theek hai. Kabhi-kabhi unnecessary details hi interesting hoti hain."
Reyansh: "Aur kabhi-kabhi log doosron ki life mein unnecessarily interested hote hain."
Neha: "Main toh bas conversation kar rahi thi."
Reyansh: "Main bhi."
Neha ne use ek amused look diya aur apni desk ki taraf chali gayi.
Reyansh ne presentation save ki.
Uske phone par Jheel ka message aaya.
Jheel: Aaj mera pehla proper session tha.
Reyansh ne reply kiya.
Reyansh: Aur kitne logon ko impress kiya?
Jheel: Main seekhne gayi thi, impress karne nahi.
Reyansh: Galat strategy. Dono saath-saath karne chahiye.
Jheel: Aap har cheez ko competition kyun bana dete ho?
Reyansh: Corporate conditioning.
Jheel: Aapko dekhkar lagta hai.
Reyansh hans diya.
Neha apni desk se uski taraf dekhkar boli.
Neha: "Kya hua? Client ne campaign approve kar diya?"
Reyansh: "Nahi. Ek aur client mil gaya hai."
Neha: "Kaun?"
Reyansh: "Abhi confidential hai."
Neha ne aankhein ghumayi aur apne kaam mein lag gayi.
Reyansh ne phone pocket mein rakh diya.
Kaam abhi baaki tha.


Tuesday ko Jheel ka doosra session tha.
Is baar usne session khatam hone se pehle hi notebook band nahi ki. Instructor ne participants ko ek chhota sa task diya tha: apna introduction English mein taiyar karna aur agle session mein share karna.
Jheel ne notebook mein kuch lines likhin.
My name is Jheel.
I work from home.
I want to improve my communication skills.
Woh ruk gayi.
Phir usne ek aur line likhi.
I want to become more confident.
Usne sentence ko do baar padha aur phir notebook band kar di.
Kuch der baad doorbell baji.
Jheel ne darwaza khola toh saamne Reyansh tha. Uske haath mein ek chhota sa parcel tha.
Jheel: "Yeh kya hai?"
Reyansh: "Tumhara nahi hai."
Jheel: "Toh mere darwaze par kyun khade ho?"
Reyansh: "Tumhare darwaze ke paas network achha hai. Main call karne aaya hoon."
Jheel ne use dekha.
Jheel: "Aapko kabhi normal baat karna aayega?"
Reyansh: "Umeed toh hai."
Woh hans padi.
Reyansh ne parcel dikhaya.
Reyansh: "Delivery wale ne galti se mere parcel ke saath tumhara ek envelope bhi reception par chhod diya. Bhatia ji ne dono ko ek hi register mein likh diya. Yeh tumhara hai."
Jheel ne envelope le liya.
Jheel: "Thank you. Ismein course ki workbook hai."
Reyansh: "Achha. Ab toh tum officially student ban gayi."
Jheel: "Aapko yeh baat kitni baar batani padegi?"
Reyansh: "Jab tak tum mujhe graduation ceremony mein invite nahi karti."
Jheel ne hansi dabayi.
Jheel: "Aapko pehle se invitation chahiye?"
Reyansh: "Main apni importance establish kar raha hoon."
Jheel ne envelope khola aur workbook check ki.
Jheel: "Achha hua mil gaya. Mujhe laga tha delivery late hogi."
Reyansh ne uske haath mein notebook dekhi.
Reyansh: "Homework?"
Jheel: "Introduction prepare karna hai."
Reyansh: "Sunao."
Jheel: "Abhi nahi."
Reyansh: "Kyun? Main examiner thodi hoon."
Jheel: "Aap examiner se zyada difficult ho."
Reyansh ne seene par haath rakhkar fake hurt expression banaya.
Reyansh: "Itni beizzati. Main toh bas tumhari help karna chahta tha."
Jheel kuch pal use dekhti rahi.
Jheel: "Theek hai. Suno."
Usne notebook kholi aur dheere-dheere apna introduction padhne lagi.
Shuruaat mein uski awaaz halki thi. Ek sentence ke beech woh ruk gayi, phir dobara boli. Reyansh ne beech mein interrupt nahi kiya.
Jab Jheel ne padhna khatam kiya, usne notebook band kar di.
Jheel: "Kaisa tha?"
Reyansh: "Achha tha."
Jheel: "Bas?"
Reyansh: "Tumhe sach chahiye ya woh answer jo tum sunna chahti ho?"
Jheel: "Sach."
Reyansh: "Tumhari English samajh aa rahi thi. Bas kuch jagah tum bahut jaldi bol rahi thi, aur do sentences mein confidence kam ho gaya. Lekin tumne poora introduction complete kiya. Woh important hai."
Jheel ne dheere se sar hilaya.
Jheel: "Mujhe bolte waqt lagta hai ki kahin galat na bol doon."
Reyansh: "Galat bologi toh correct kar logi. Agar bolna hi band kar dogi toh improve kaise karogi?"
Jheel ne uski taraf dekha.
Jheel: "Aapko kabhi kisi cheez mein aisa darr lagta hai?"
Sawaal seedha tha.
Reyansh ne ek pal socha.
Reyansh: "Haan. Lekin har darr ka solution ek hi nahi hota."
Jheel ne uske chehre ko dekha, jaise uske jawab ke peeche kuch aur samajhna chahti ho. Phir usne sawaal ko aage nahi badhaya.
Jheel: "Theek hai. Main practice karungi."
Reyansh: "Bas. Agli baar thoda aur confidence."
Jheel: "Aur aap?"
Reyansh: "Main kya?"
Jheel: "Aap agli baar bina joke ke bhi feedback de sakte ho."
Reyansh hans diya.
Reyansh: "Main koshish karunga. Lekin guarantee nahi."
Jheel bhi muskura di.
Usne envelope aur notebook sambhaal kar rakhe.
Jheel: "Thank you. Parcel laane ke liye bhi, aur sunne ke liye bhi."
Reyansh ki muskurahat is baar thodi halki ho gayi.
Reyansh: "You're welcome."
Woh apne flat ki taraf badh gaya.
Jheel darwaze par kuch pal khadi rahi, phir andar chali gayi.
Usne notebook kholi aur apne introduction ke neeche ek chhoti si line likhi:
Speak slowly. Don't stop.
Phir usne notebook band kar di.


Wednesday Afternoon | Building Lobby
Wednesday ko building mein ek chhota sa hungama ho gaya.
Gungun lobby mein khadi thi. Uske haath mein ek parcel tha aur saamne Prakash Bhatia.
Gungun: "Maine clearly delivery instructions mein likha tha ki parcel flat par dena hai. Reception par chhodne ko kisne bola?"
Prakash Bhatia: "Madam, society ke rules hain. Har delivery ka record maintain hota hai."
Gungun: "Toh record maintain kijiye. Mujhe har baar reception se parcel collect karne ka time nahi hai."
Prakash Bhatia: "Aapko bhi society ke system ke saath cooperate karna chahiye."
Gungun ne parcel apne haath mein adjust kiya.
Gungun: "Aap mujhe cooperate karna sikha rahe hain? Main teen saal se yahan reh rahi hoon."
Reyansh lift se nikla aur scene dekhkar ruk gaya.
Reyansh: "Kya hua? Parcel ki custody battle chal rahi hai?"
Gungun ne use dekha.
Gungun: "Tum beech mein mat bolo."
Reyansh: "Main toh bas jaan raha hoon ki parcel jeetega ya society ke rules."
Prakash Bhatia ne use ghura.
Prakash Bhatia: "Reyansh, tumhe har jagah commentary karni zaroori hai?"
Reyansh: "Nahi. Lekin aap dono itni achhi discussion kar rahe hain ki audience banna pada."
Gungun ne parcel uthaya.
Gungun: "Mujhe apna parcel mil gaya. Bas."
Woh lift ki taraf badhi.
Do kadam baad rukkar palti.
Gungun: "Aur tum, Reyansh. Har baar mujhe irritate karna zaroori nahi hai."
Reyansh: "Main toh building ki community bonding badha raha hoon."
Gungun ne use ek thandi nazar di aur lift mein chali gayi.
Prakash Bhatia ne gehri saans li.
Prakash Bhatia: "Is building mein shaanti naam ki cheez nahi hai."
Reyansh: "Aap secretary hain. Shaanti ko bhi maintenance charges ke saath register karwa dijiye."
Reyansh aage badh gaya.
Lobby se nikalte hue usne dekha ki Gungun lift ke andar apne phone par kisi se baat kar rahi thi. Uske chehre par ab gussa nahi tha, bas ek thaki hui si expression thi.
Reyansh ne us taraf dobara nahi dekha.
Har kisi ka mood, har kisi ka din aur har kisi ki pareshani ek jaisi nahi hoti.
Aur har cheez ko joke mein badal dena bhi zaroori nahi tha.


Thursday ko office se nikalte waqt Neha ne Reyansh ko message kiya.
Neha: Kal client presentation final hai. Please revised file check kar lena.
Reyansh: Kar lunga.
Neha: Aur is baar koi last-minute joke nahi. Client already difficult hai.
Reyansh: Mera humour hi toh team ko difficult situations mein zinda rakhta hai.
Neha: Tumhara humour hi kabhi-kabhi situation difficult banata hai.
Reyansh hans diya aur phone pocket mein rakh liya.
Parking ki taraf jaate hue uski nazar ek café ke bahar khadi Aarohi par padi. Woh phone par baat kar rahi thi aur ek haath se apna laptop bag sambhaal rahi thi.
Reyansh ne paas jaakar haath hilaya.
Aarohi ne call khatam ki.
Aarohi: "Tum yahan?"
Reyansh: "Main Bengaluru mein rehta hoon. Kabhi-kabhi office se bahar bhi nikalta hoon."
Aarohi: "Very funny."
Reyansh: "Thank you. Tumhara presentation complete hua?"
Aarohi: "Haan. Lekin client ne ek aur change maang liya."
Reyansh ne fake shock dikhaya.
Reyansh: "Clients? Aise kaise kar sakte hain?"
Aarohi hans padi.
Aarohi: "Tum bhi toh client-facing job mein ho. Tumhe toh pata hi hoga."
Reyansh: "Pata hai. Isliye toh main tumhare dukh mein shareek ho raha hoon."
Aarohi ne apni watch dekhi.
Aarohi: "Mujhe ab jaana hoga. Ghar pahunchkar ek aur file check karni hai."
Reyansh: "All the best."
Aarohi: "Thanks. Waise, agle hafte kabhi free ho toh coffee phir pi sakte hain."
Reyansh ne halka sa smile kiya.
Reyansh: "Haan, bata dena."
Aarohi: "Theek hai. Bye!"
Woh chali gayi.
Reyansh apni gaadi ki taraf badha.
Aarohi ke saath dobara coffee ka plan bana tha. Yeh achhi baat thi. Uske saath baat karna aasaan tha aur woh apni duniya mein busy bhi thi.
Reyansh ko uski taraf se kisi badi expectation ka ehsaas nahi hua.
Aur usne bhi koi expectation create nahi ki.
Kuch connections ko bas waqt dena padta hai.



Friday ki raat Reyansh ghar lauta toh Shalu dinner bana kar ja chuki thi. Usne kitchen mein khana dekha, phir dining table par baith gaya.
Khana khate hue usne Arshad ko call kiya.
Arshad: "Bol, kya haal hai? Aaj kisi client ne teri creativity ka murder kiya?"
Reyansh: "Client ne nahi. Bas ek presentation ne meri patience test ki."
Arshad: "Same thing."
Dono hans pade.
Reyansh: "Tera kya chal raha hai?"
Arshad: "Sakshi ke saath weekend ka plan hai. Uska course bhi chal raha hai, toh shayad uske project mein help karunga."
Reyansh: "Wah. Ab tu supportive boyfriend ban gaya?"
Arshad: "Main pehle bhi tha. Bas ab apni responsibilities ko officially recognise kar raha hoon."
Reyansh: "Promotion mil gaya?"
Arshad: "Haan. Junior Boyfriend se Senior Boyfriend."
Reyansh hansne laga.
Reyansh: "Salary badhi?"
Arshad: "Nahi. Workload badha hai."
Reyansh: "Corporate life mein welcome."
Arshad ne bhi hansi ke saath jawab diya.
Phir usne poochha.
Arshad: "Aur tera kya scene hai? Aarohi se dobara mil raha hai?"
Reyansh: "Shayad agle hafte. Abhi kuch fix nahi hua."
Arshad: "Aur Jheel?"
Reyansh ne ek pal socha.
Reyansh: "Woh apna course kar rahi hai. Kabhi-kabhi baat ho jaati hai."
Arshad: "Bas?"
Reyansh: "Haan. Bas."
Arshad kuch pal chup raha, phir bola.
Arshad: "Theek hai. Main bas poochh raha tha. Har cheez ko naam dena zaroori nahi."
Reyansh ne muskurakar jawab diya.
Reyansh: "Aaj tu bahut samajhdaar baatein kar raha hai. Sakshi ne training di hai kya?"
Arshad: "Haan. Agla session tera hai."
Reyansh: "Main absent rahunga."
Arshad: "Attendance compulsory hai."
Dono hans pade.
Call khatam hone ke baad Reyansh ne dinner khatam kiya aur plate kitchen mein rakh di.
Usne phone uthaya.
Jheel ka message tha.
Jheel: Aaj practice ki. Introduction pehle se better tha.
Reyansh: Good. Dekha, practice kaam karti hai.
Jheel: Aapne bhi kabhi kuch aise seekha hai?
Reyansh ne message padha.
Reyansh: Kaafi cheezein. Kuch achhi tarah, kuch galat tareeke se.
Jheel: Example?
Reyansh ne type kiya.
Reyansh: Abhi itni lambi kahani nahi sunani. Kabhi saamne baithkar.
Kuch der baad Jheel ka reply aaya.
Jheel: Theek hai. Kabhi saamne baithkar.
Reyansh ne phone rakh diya.
Uske chehre par halki si muskurahat thi.
Unke beech ab baat karna aasaan hota ja raha tha. Jheel apni zindagi mein kuch naya kar rahi thi, aur Reyansh uski koshishon ka hissa ban raha tha.
Lekin abhi bhi dono ke beech bahut kuch aisa tha jo waqt ke saath hi saamne aana tha.
Reyansh ne light band ki aur bedroom ki taraf chala gaya.
Kal Saturday tha.
Office ka pressure kam hoga, lekin zindagi apne naye sawaal lekar phir aa jaayegi.