Azaan ( The call to prayer )

Looking out of the window, half eye closed , all kinds of people gathered around the stalls buying clothes and things necessary to live.

Today was a first day of the week and I had to drag myself out of bed . Yawning I Leaned my head on the window of the bus, closing my eyes only to be jerked by a child who enthusiastically jumped on the seat beside me . Oh  I wish I was such a morning person like I were some years back

~♡~

"Rida  ! Just one sip pleaseeeeeee ?"
Leaning back on her desk . 

" Okay ! You know the gossip of the day  ?! " handing  her the only love of my life
"Ahsan sir has  called  for an urgent  deal signing and guess which designer presenting  !" Her voice raised in announcement

"  Mr Khadoos! Who else ! I want to scratch his face "

"Like the  jangli  you are !"
They  looked up  at me surprised .

"Hiii Azaan , how was the meeting?" Rida greeted, her gaze scanning my appearence

Maybe it's her way of  interaction . But it feels uncomfortable

"Excellent ! Ahsan sir never fails to amaze me with his convincing skills ,  the project is ours! " I  beamed remembering the proud face of my boss at the meeting room , while Dua  was busy scribbling a sketch.

"Slow down jaglii! You'll tear the sketchbook " 

"Yess yours for sure ! Or If  You stay here for more than a minute I will tear your face apart too "

I was wide awake now , this woman  is capable of boiling my blood , All I did was a mistake to care about her sketchbook because They are precious .

I  get this unknown energy everytime I see her face, to fight. Fight .... until I win . She seems to do the same too. Unfortunately

"Uffo yeh toh Roz ka hai !" Rida  walked away.

 
The morning felt okay today .  But only when I entered the main area and heard them making me the hot topic  which I deserve to be uhm . But why does she call me Khadoos , no one in my life has ever called me that.

"Heyo man ... Sup! " Sameer  stood in the cafeteria , typing away in his phone  .

He smirked at whatever he read .

I shaked my head " Yeh kin chaakaron me para rehta hai bhai ? Tujhe pata hai na yeh sab galat hai"

He looked at me frowning " arey bhaiii bas unko company deraha hun... bore horahi hongi na "

I jabbed his ribs " acha chor... Wo gadhi phir mujhe khadoos bula rahi thi... Tujhe Mai kisi angle se khadoos lagta hun? "

"Jaldi idhar dekh! " I turned my head to the right

" Naiiii udhar dekhh" I turned my face to the left

" Ab upar " I did as told

" Neeche dekh " I looked at him confused

"Jutteee dekhh !" I looked down , WHO DARED TO SPOIL MY SHOES?!

Not a spot.

" Mujhe toh shakal ke kisi bhi angle se nai lag raha " He chuckled , earning a  glare  .

" Wo kuch bhi bulay , tujhe kya. chill kar " He said casually . 

A gave it a thought... Exactly kyu farq parta hai ?! Her calling me khadoos , my eyes - button and not appreciating for the person i am like , like i deserve to be ... But i dusted the though off like a Germ. Ewww

" Pata nai , yaar kisi ne bhi aajtak mujhse aise baat naiii ki... Mene  kya bigaara  hai? "

He laughed hard "welcome to life bro" .

Is that how friends are supposed to be ?! Laughing at you when you tell them your dukh and dard . I sighed 
"Dost hi Dost  ka dushman hai "  muttering the noble truth of life to myself  .

~♡~

I looked at my watch , This is quite late .. I have finally done the work of the day... Packing up things  I headed out only to see the one and only Dua sitting in her desk looking at the ceiling. 

Did she befriend a lizard ?

Or has Ahsan sir  given her responsibility of the interior of the ceiling  ? No no no no that's in  my bucket list to fulfil.

Her phone pinged but she kept looking up.

Whats wrong with her?

Wait ! Is she exchanging gestures to a jinn?!

Run azaaan run...

I shifted the chair it screeched.

No response

Wait do i need to check her pulse

"JANGLIIII"  it came out involuntary, and i stood surprised at myself

That shook her too... She jumped in her seat

" WHATTTT?!"

" I umm.... WHATS WRONG WITH YOU?  "

She looked at me confused

" If there is a chipkali there don't keep staring, go ahead and  eat it instead "

"What am I , a snake to you ? "

" No you are just a jangli billi "

" You cockroach "

" Yuckkk , You spider ! "

"You monkey! "

In the midst of this beautiful conversation, a cockroach flew into the room . 

Hello what are you doing here..

The sight of it flying across the main area flexing it's wings had both of us screaming our lungs out... With the adrenaline boost she pushed her chair and ran for her life .

Behind me  , clutching the material of my shirt at the back ...

Before we could speak a word, it flew in our direction.

Screaming our lungs out  after a lot of chase and run , i got into the elevator . Preoccupied she didn't notice that and the moment the elevator was closing i puller her into it .

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Pheewww *takes a deep breath *

A.N : COCKROACH. THE . THIRD.  WHEEL

Leave my poor babies alone .