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Update 38


Scene 1: Subah Ka Pehla Attack
Bengaluru | Wednesday | 8:06 AM
Reyansh office ke liye taiyaar ho raha tha, tabhi phone par Jheel ka message aaya.
Jheel: Good morning, Mr. Busy!
Reyansh: Good morning, Miss Missing Me!
Jheel: Maine kab kaha ki main tumhe miss kar rahi hoon?
Reyansh: Tumne nahi kaha. Tumhare message ke timing ne bata diya.
Jheel: Wah! Ab tum messages ka analysis bhi karte ho?
Reyansh: Brand manager hoon, madam. Har cheez ka pattern pakad leta hoon.
Jheel: Achha? Toh mera pattern batao.
Reyansh ne muskurate hue type kiya.
Reyansh: Tum subah good morning bhejogi. Phir poochhogi ki maine breakfast kiya ya nahi. Phir kahogi ki main kaam mein busy rehta hoon. Aur phir khud hi mujhe miss karogi.
Jheel ne message padha aur hansi rokne ki koshish ki.
Jheel: Tum bahut overconfident ho.
Reyansh: Tumhari wajah se.
Jheel: Meri wajah se?
Reyansh: Haan. Girlfriend itni cute ho toh boyfriend ka confidence badh hi jaata hai.
Jheel kuch pal screen dekhti rahi.
Jheel: Subah-subah shuru ho gaye!
Reyansh: Abhi toh sirf trailer hai.
Jheel: Picture cancel kar dungi.
Reyansh: Ticket non-refundable hai, madam.
Jheel zor se hans padi.
Phir usne phone rakh diya aur apne kaam mein lag gayi.
Lekin uske gaalon par aayi muskurahat kuch der tak nahi gayi.
Scene 2: Ek Hug Ki Demand
Shaam 6:25 PM | Flat 303
Reyansh ghar lauta toh kaafi thaka hua tha.
Din bhar meetings aur client revisions ke baad uska dimaag bilkul khaali ho chuka tha. Usne shirt ki sleeves fold ki, sofa par baitha aur aankhein band kar li.
Kuch minute baad doorbell baji.
Darwaza khola toh saamne Jheel thi.
"Hi," usne muskurakar kaha.
Reyansh ke chehre par bhi muskurahat aa gayi.
"Hi, girlfriend ji. Aaj kaise yaad kiya?"
Jheel ne bhaunhein uthayi.
"Matlab main tumse milne bhi nahi aa sakti?"
"Arre, aa sakti ho. Main toh chahta hoon ki tum aati raho."
"Achha?"
"Bilkul. Lekin ek problem hai."
"Kya?"
Reyansh ne apne dono haath thode se khol diye.
"Entry ke saath ek hug free milta hai kya?"
Jheel use dekhti rahi.
Phir hans padi.
"Tumhe har baat mein hug kyun chahiye?"
"Kyuki tumhare hugs kaafi achhe hain."
Jheel ka chehra halka sa laal ho gaya.
"Reyansh!"
"Ji?"
"Darwaza band karo pehle."
Reyansh ek taraf hat gaya. Jheel andar aayi aur usne darwaza band kar diya.
Phir Jheel khud uske paas aayi aur apni baahen uske gird rakh di.
Reyansh ne bhi use pyaar se gale laga liya.
Kuch pal dono waise hi khade rahe.
Koi joke nahi.
Koi teasing nahi.
Bas ek shaant sa hug.
Reyansh ne dheere se kaha, "Aaj ka din bahut lamba tha."
Jheel ne uske kandhe par apna sir tikaya.
"Ab kaisa lag raha hai?"
"Better."
"Bas?"
Reyansh muskuraya.
"Kaafi better."
Jheel ne use thoda aur kas kar gale laga liya.
"Toh jab bhi din bura ho, bata dena."
Reyansh ne uske baalon par halka sa haath phera.
"Tum bhi."
Us pal dono ko kisi badi romantic baat ki zaroorat nahi thi.
Kabhi-kabhi kisi apne ke paas khade rehna hi kaafi hota hai.


Kuch der baad dono sofa par baithe the.
Jheel ne phone par ek video dikhaya. Ek ladka apni girlfriend ke liye poora kamra balloons se saja raha tha.
Jheel ne kaha, "Kitna cute hai!"
Reyansh ne video dekha.
"Main bhi tumhare liye aisa kar sakta hoon."
Jheel ne turant uski taraf dekha.
"Sach mein?"
"Haan. Bas ek condition hai."
"Kya?"
"Tum safai karne mein meri help karogi."
Jheel ne cushion uthakar uski taraf badhaya.
"Reyansh!"
Woh hans pada.
"Achha, achha! Main mazaak kar raha hoon."
Jheel ne cushion apni god mein rakh liya.
"Tumhe pata hai, romantic log aise nahi hote."
"Romantic log kaise hote hain?"
"Jo apni girlfriend ke liye kuch special karein."
Reyansh ne use kuch pal dekha.
Phir usne apna haath aage badhaya.
"Idhar aao."
"Kyun?"
"Ek baat batani hai."
Jheel thoda kareeb aayi.
Reyansh ne uska haath pakda aur muskurakar kaha, "Mujhe decoration karna nahi aata. Lekin tumhare liye waqt nikalna aata hai."
Jheel ki muskurahat dheemi ho gayi.
Woh kuch pal use dekhti rahi.
Phir usne apna sir uske kandhe par rakh diya.
"Yeh line achhi thi."
"Note kar loon? Agli baar kaam aayegi."
Jheel hans padi.
"Bilkul nahi. Har baar nayi line chahiye."
Reyansh ne gehri saans li.
"Girlfriend rakhna aasaan hai. Girlfriend ko impress karna full-time job hai."
Jheel ne uske kandhe par halka sa mukka maara.
"Resignation allowed nahi hai."
"Contract mein likha tha kya?"
"Ab likh diya."


Raat ko Jheel apne flat mein thi aur Reyansh apne.
Dono ne dinner kar liya tha.
Reyansh: Ghar pahunch gayi, madam?
Jheel: Main toh apne ghar mein hi hoon!
Reyansh: Haan, lekin abhi kuch der pehle mere ghar par thi.
Jheel: Toh?
Reyansh: Toh ab ghar thoda khaali lag raha hai.
Jheel ne message padha.
Uske chehre par muskurahat aa gayi.
Jheel: Itni jaldi meri aadat pad gayi?
Reyansh: Tumhe kya lagta hai?
Jheel: Mujhe lagta hai tum bahut filmy ho.
Reyansh: Aur mujhe lagta hai tumhe meri filmy baatein pasand hain.
Jheel: Kisne kaha?
Reyansh: Tum abhi bhi reply kar rahi ho.
Jheel: Main bas tumhari galatfehmi door kar rahi hoon.
Reyansh: Achha. Toh kal milkar door kar dena.
Jheel: Kal kya karoge?
Reyansh ne jaanbujhkar kuch seconds rukkar reply kiya.
Reyansh: Pehle hug. Phir chai. Phir dekhenge madam ka mood kya kehta hai.
Jheel ne takiye mein chehra chhupakar hansi.
Jheel: Tum bahut naughty ho.
Reyansh: Sirf apni girlfriend ke saath.
Jheel: Aur agar girlfriend sharma gayi toh?
Reyansh: Toh usse aur nahi chhedunga.
Jheel kuch pal chup rahi.
Phir usne likha:
Jheel: Good answer. ❤️
Reyansh ne phone dekha aur muskuraya.
Use Jheel ko chhedna pasand tha, lekin usse bhi zyada zaroori tha ki Jheel uske saath comfortable rahe.
Unki masti tabhi khoobsurat thi jab dono usmein khush hote the.



Raat 10:47 PM
Jheel apne bed par baithi thi.
Usne phone uthaya aur Reyansh ko message kiya.
Jheel: Reyansh?
Reyansh: Haan, bolo.
Jheel: Tum mere saath itna comfortable kaise ho gaye?
Reyansh ne message padha.
Is baar usne turant joke nahi kiya.
Reyansh: Shayad kyunki tumhare saamne mujhe har waqt strong banne ki zaroorat nahi lagti.
Jheel ki ungliyan screen par ruk gayin.
Jheel: Matlab?
Reyansh: Matlab, kabhi din kharab ho toh tumhe bata sakta hoon. Kabhi chup rehna ho toh tumhare saath chup reh sakta hoon. Har waqt entertaining banna zaroori nahi lagta.
Jheel ne message dobara padha.
Jheel: Mere saath bhi aisa hi hai.
Reyansh: Sach?
Jheel: Haan. Tumhare saath mujhe har baat par perfect answer dene ki zaroorat nahi lagti. Galti ho jaaye toh bhi main bol sakti hoon. Aur agar kabhi bas gale lagkar baithna ho, toh woh bhi keh sakti hoon.
Reyansh ke chehre par halki muskurahat aa gayi.
Reyansh: Toh kal ek aur hug reserve kar loon?
Jheel: Tum sudharoge nahi.
Reyansh: Tum chahogi bhi nahi.
Jheel hans padi.
Jheel: Good night, Mr. Naughty.
Reyansh: Good night, Miss Blushing.
Jheel: Main blush nahi kar rahi!
Reyansh: Maine dekha hi nahi, phir bhi pata hai.
Jheel: Pagal.
Reyansh: Tumhara.
Jheel kuch pal screen dekhti rahi.
Phir usne phone side mein rakh diya aur kambal odh liya.
Uski muskurahat dheere-dheere shaant ho gayi.
Woh khush thi.
Reyansh ke saath use sirf excitement nahi milti thi. Use ek aisa comfort bhi mil raha tha jahan woh apni baat keh sakti thi, hans sakti thi aur kabhi-kabhi bina wajah chup bhi reh sakti thi.
Aur Reyansh ke liye bhi Jheel ke saath bitaye gaye yeh chhote pal uski rozmarra ki zindagi ka ek khoobsurat hissa ban rahe the.
Dono ko abhi bahut kuch seekhna tha.
Lekin filhaal, unke beech pyaar tha, masti thi aur ek-doosre ke paas lautne ki khushi thi.