HM : HUM WAIT KAR RAHE HAIN... ( she said with a small smile lingering across her lips )

AS : THIK HAIN AB AAP ITNA KEH RAHI HAIN TOH HUM AA JATE HAIN...( Disconnecting the call )

CLOSING THE BALCONY DOOR , HE WORE HIS T-SHIRT HANGING BEHIND AND TOOK HIS CAR KEYS...

MATAJI : ( entered with a glass of milk ) AREE ANU ITNI RAAT KO KAHA JA RAHA HAIN TU ?

AS : AA...MAA WOH HUM HASEENA MALLIK AUR UNKI TEAM KE PAAS JA RAHE THE...UNKI GAADI KHARAB HO GAYI TOH UNHONE HUMSE MADAT KE LIYE KAHA...

MATAJI : ( Keeping the tray down ) OHH...TOH TUJHE KYA JARURAT HAIN JAANE KI ? KISI CONSTABLE KO BHEJ DE , YA DUSRI GAADI KA INTEZAAM KARA DE ?

AS :  AAP THIK KEH RAHI HAIN MAA...( she raised her eyebrows ) PARANTU AB HUMNE VACHAN DE DIYA HAIN...PHIR ISS TARAH SE MANA KAR DENGE TOH ACCHA NAHI LAGEGA...

MATAJI : USSE ACCHA NAHI LAGEGA YA TERE DIL KO ? ( Maa said with a teasing smile ) AUR YEH PHONE LEKAR KISKI CALL KA INTEZAR HO RAHA THA BALCONY MEIN HMM?

AS : ( Frowned ) JAISA AAP SOCH RAHI HAIN WESA KUCH BHI NAHI HAIN MAA...AUR RAHI BAAT WAHA JAANE KI TOH WOH JAGAH ACCHI NAHI HAIN , ISILIYE HUME BEHNA , SANTOSH SHARMA , PUSHPA JI , CHEETAH CHATURVEDI...

MATAJI : ( Cutting him in between ) AUR HASEENA...

AS : ( Rolled his eyes ) HAAN , AUR HASEENA MALLIK KI CHINTA HO RAHI HAIN...( smiled softly )

MATAJI : ACCHA THIK HAIN JA AB WESE HI BAHUT DER HO CHUKI HAIN...( Patting his cheek )

AT THE CLUB :

SS : ( Tapping on HM's shoulder ) MADDAM SIR , AAPKI FRIEND ANUSHKA ABHI TAK AAYI KYUN NAHI ?

HM : ( smiled ) ANUSHKA NAHI , ANUBHAV SIR AA RAHE HAIN HUM SABKO PICK KARNE KE LIYE...

SS : OHHH , ACCHA MADDAM SIR EK BAAT BATAIYE ? ( she nodded ) AAPKO DSP SIR KAISE LAGTE HAIN ? ( smiling )

HM : KAISE LAGTE HAIN MTLB ? WOH EK ACCHE INSAAN HAIN , IMAANDAR HAIN , INTELLIGENT HAIN AUR ( SS keenly looked at her ) APNE DESH SE BAHUT PYAAR KARTE HAIN...

SS : HMMM , ( thinking ) AAPKO SHAADI KE LIYE KAISA LADKA CHAHIYE MADDAM SIR , DSP SIR JAISA ? ( Excitedly )

HM : AAPNE PUSHPA JI KE MARRIAGE BUREAU MEIN ASSISTANT KI JOB KAB SE JOIN KI SS ? ( Sugar coated voice )

SS :  HAWW , PUSHPA JI NE MARRIAGE BUREAU KHOL DIYA AUR MUJHE BATAYA BHI NAHI ? ( GRUMPILY )

HM ROLLED HER EYES IN ANNOYANCE AND TURNED TO GO AWAY WHEN SHE COLLIDED WITH A WELL-BUILT CHEST...

AS : DHYAAN SE... ( Holding her hand to avoid the jerk )

HM : AAP...AAP KAB AAYE ? ( Setting her hairs behind )

AS : JAB AAP SANTOSH SHARMA KO TANA DE RAHI THI ( smirked )

SS LOOKED AT HM CONFUSINGLY WHILE PS , CC AND KS CAME TO THEM...

KS : ANU BHAIYA AAP YAHA ? ( surprised )

PS : BULAYA HOGA NA AAPKI HONE WALI BHABHI NE ( teasingly ) DEKHIYE TOH KAISE HAATH PAKDA HUA HAIN DSP SIR NE MADDAM SIR KA...( Blushing )

AS INSTANTLY LEFT HER HAND AND MOVED A FEW STEPS BACK MAKING CC , SS GIGGLE...

AS : AAP SAB KA HO GAYA HO TOH CHALE AB ? ( Sternly )

EVERYONE NODDED AND BEGAN WALKING TOWARDS THE EXIT WHEN A HALF DRUNKEN MAN STOOD IN FRONT OF HM , SMILING LIKE A MAD...

MN : UFF UFF UFF UFF UFF UFF ! ( swaying near HM )

SS : LAGTA HAIN KISI NE INKA REPEAT BUTTON DABA DIYA HAIN... ( WHISPERED )

AS : ( stepping between him and HM ) ISKE AAGE BHI KUCH BOLENGE AAP SHRIMAN ?

MN : ( Titling his head towards HM ) TERE CHEHRE SE NAZAR NAHI HAT TI NAZARE HUM KYA DEKHEEE...

AS AND HM LOOKED AT EACH OTHER...

CC : OOH LAHRATA PED , JYADA HI GANA GAANE KA SHAUK CHADHA HAIN NEHA KAKKAR YEHI BAJU WALI GALI MEIN CONCERT RAKHI HAIN WAHA JAAO...

MN : ( Still looking at HM ) MUJH JAISA YOUNG , HOT AUR HANDSOME MAN KAISA LAGA TUMHE ?

HM : ( Raised her eyebrows and smiled ) AAPSE ITNA BADA JHOOTH KISNE BOLA HAIN KI AAP HOT AUR HANDSOME HAIN ? ( Glanced at AS )

SS : ( gritting her teeth ) WOH JO AAP DEKH RAHE HAIN NA MADDAM SIR KE SIDE MEIN JO KHADE HAIN UNHE KEHTE HAIN , HOT , HANDSOME , INTELLIGENT , HERO JAISE...

MPT GLARED AT SS MAKING HER INSTANTLY SHUT UP...

MN : AAP MERE SAATH DANCE KARENGI HASEENA ? ( forwarding his hand )

AS : ( surprised ) AAP INHE JAANTI HAIN MISS MALLIK ?

HM : NAHI SIR , BILKUL NAHI JAANTE HUM INHE ( frowned )

AS : INHONE ABHI BOLA NA HASEENA...INHE AAPKA NAAM KAISE PATA ?

MN : AREE , MUJHE LAGI HASEEN TOH BOLA MENE , ( again looked at HM ) DANCE KARENGI MERE SAATH ?

AS : HUM JAANTE THE KI YEH JAGAH ACCHI NAHI HAIN...ISS TARAH SE MADIRAPAAN MEIN DUBE LOGO SE KUCH BHI KEHNA YA KARNA VYARTH HAIN...

EVERYONE WOULD UNDERSTAND THE EXTREME ANGER THAT HIS SLOW VOICE WAS HOLDING...

AS : INHE DANCE KARNA NAHI AATA...( he intertwined his hands with HM and walked out )

KS : EK KADAM BHI AUR CHALE TOH YEHI GAAD DENGE YAAD RAKHNA ( followed AS and HM )

HM LOOKED AT THEIR TIGHTLY INTERTWINED HANDS AND THEN AT HIM...SHE SMILED SOFTLY..

HM : FUTURE WIFE KE LIYE POSSESSIVE ? ( she said trying to lighten the mood )

AS : ( leaving her hand ) AAPKE UCHADHIKARI AUR EK BHADRAPURUSH HONE KE NAATE RAKSHAATMAK BHAV( smirked )

HM :  JI ? ( unable to understand ) TRANSLATE PLEASE ?

PS : PROTACTOR ( PJ said in HM's ear scaring her a little )

CC : YEH GEOMETRY KAHA SE AAYA BICH MEIN ? ( Thinking )

SS : PROTACTOR NAHI PUSHPA JI
" PROTECTIVE " KAHA DSP SIR NE...( correcting PS )

PS : HAAN HAAN TOH HUMNE BHI TOH WAHI KAHA NA...

AS AND HM SHRUGGED AT THEIR ARGUMENT...

THEY REACHED THE PARKING LOT AND AS WENT TOWARDS HM'S VEHICLE...

HM : SIR , HAMARI GAADI TOH KHARAB HO GAYI HAIN PHIR ?

AS : THODI BAHUT TRAINING HUMNE BHI LI HAIN APNE CAR KE MECHANIC SE...EK BAAR PRAYAS KARKE DEKHTE HAIN...

HM NODDED AND GAVE HIM THE TOOL BOX WHILE AS BEGAN CHECKING FOR THE PROBLEM...

AS : ( after few minutes ) GAADI KI CHABHI DIJIYE MISS MALLIK...

SHE HANDED OVER THE KEYS TO HIM...AS SAT INSIDE AND STARTED THE CAR...

AS : ( dusting off his shirt ) LIJIYE HO GAYI AAPKI GAADI EKDUM THIK...AB AAPLOG GHAR JA SAKTE HAIN ARAAM SE...

SS : VERY GOOD...( the MPT glared at her )

HM : AA...WOH SIR HUM KEH RAHE THE..KI AAP ITNI DUR AAYE AUR PHIR GAADI BHI THIK KAR DI...AB AAP AKELE WAPIS JAYENGE..TOH

AS : MISS MALLIK AAP KEHNA KYA CHAHTI HAIN HUMEIN KUCH SAMAJH NAHI AA RAHA HAIN ?

HM : HUM KEHNA CHAHTE HAIN KI AAPKA AANA WASTE HO GAYA... MTLB AAP HUM SABKO PICK KARNE AAYE THE PR..( fumbled )

PS : DEKH RAHI HO SANTU KAISE MADDAM SIR , DSP SIR KE SAATH JAANE KE LIYE BAHANE BANA RAHI HAIN...

SS : ( giggled ) HAA PJ...CHALO HUM BHI MADDAM SIR KI HELP KARTE HAIN...

AS : AAP CHINTA MAT KIJIYE MISS MALLIK HAMARA YAHA AANA VYARTH NAHI THA...BALKI GAADI THIK KARKE HUM NE AAPLOG KI SAHETA KAR DI...( smiled )

HM : ( nodded ) CHALIYE BAITHIYE AAP SAB HUM DRIVE KARTE HAIN...

CC : MADDAM SIR HUM KARTE HAIN NA...AAP ARAAM SE BAITHIYE PICHE...

PS : PICHE ?! ( overacting ka tsunami starts ) YAHA TOH BILKUL PAIR RAKHNE KI BHI JAGHA NAHI HAIN AAP TOH PURA JEETA JAGTA INSAAN HAIN MADDAM SIR...

KS ROLLED HER EYES AT PJ...

PS : KYU SANTU ? DEKHO TOH JARA HAIN JAGAH KISI AUR KE BAITHNE KI ? NAHI NA ? ( Vigorously shaking her head )

SS : NAHI ABHI TOH 2 AUR LOG ARAAM SE BAITH SAKTE HAIN PJ ( innocently )

PS : KAHA JAGAH DIKHAYI DE RAHI HAIN TUMHE SANTU ? ( spreading her arms and legs )

PS PINCHED SS MAKING HER WHINE...

SS : HAAN , BILKUL JAGAH NAHI HAIN CAR MEIN... ( Mimicking PS gesture )

AS : EK SAWAL HAMARE MANN MEIN KAAFI DER SE GHUM RAHA HAIN IZZAT HO TOH PUCHE ?

SS : PERMISSION GRANTED SIR...

AS : DHANYAWAAD...( looking at PS  and SS ) AAP SAARE LOG ISSI GAADI SE YAHA AAYE THE NA ? TOH PHIR WAPIS JAATE WAQT GAADI KA SIZE CHOTA KAISE HO GAYA ?

PS , SS LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND GULPED WHILE HM SUPPRESSED HER CHUCKLE...

PS : HEHEHE...WOH KAAFI PAANI PI LIYA THA HUMNE ANDAR CLUB MEIN TOH USS KI WAJAH SE ...

KS : AAP KYA WOH KHILONA HAIN JO PAANI MEIN DALTE HI BADA HO JATA HAIN PJ ? ( taunting )

HM : EK MINUTE CHUP HO JAIYE AAP SAB ( she shouted making everyone silent ) SIR , JARA PAAS AAIYE...

PS : PAAS JAIYE SIR...( widely smiling )

AS : JA RAHE HAIN PJ...( Both of them went aside ) KYA HUA HASEENA MALLIK ?

HM : DEKHIYE SIR AAP SAMAJH HI GAYE HONGE KI PJ AUR SS YEH SAB KYU KAR RAHI HAIN...

AS : AAPKO WAJAH PATA HAIN ? BATAIYE HUME BHI KI KYU KAR RAHI WOH DONO AISA ? ( innocently )

HM : ( Clenched her fists ) GALTI SE SIR AGAR KABHI HUME AAPSE SACCH MEIN PYAAR HO GAYA NA TOH SIDHE " I LOVE YOU " HI BOLNA PADEGA , KYUNKI ISHAARE TOH AAPKO SAMJH AATE NAHI HAIN...

AS : HUME ABHI BHI KUCH SAMJH NAHI AAYA MISS MALLIK...KSHAT KARKE HUME THODI SARAL BHASHA MEIN SAMJHAIYE...

HM WALKED AWAY ANGRILY WHILE AS FOLLOWED...

HM : AB GAADI MEIN JAGAH NAHI HAIN TOH KYA KAR SAKTE HAIN ? ( eyeing PJ and SS ) ISILYE HUM DSP SIR KE SAATH CHALE JAATE HAIN AUR AAP SAB ISS GAADI SE GHAR JAIYE , THIK HAIN ?

PS AND SS SIGHED IN RELIEF AND SMILED...

AS : EK MINUTE MISS MALLIK BAHUT JAGAH HAIN GAADI MEIN AAP ARAAM SE BAITH SAKTI HAIN...

HM : PAR HUME AAPKE SAATH GHAR JANA HAIN SIRRR..( she said looking into his eyes )

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