Adjusting her looks, wiping her tears and masking her sadness with a forceful smile she released a deep breath and pressed the bell.

The door was opened by another girl of almost the same age of her. Seeing her all of a sudden, the girl engulfed her in a tight hug.

"Areh Naina! Kaisi Hain yaar.... Pata hain kitna miss Kiya tujhe" the other girl said

The girl called Naina smiled seeing her reaction, the smile though not reaching to her eyes...

"Andar aa !! Waha kyu khadi hain? " The girl said Naina once breaking from the hug and she welcomed Naina inside the house filled with many other people.

"Waise tere saath jijaji nhi aaye?" The girl asked and this made Naina stop in her tracks... Her clutch on the trolley's handle got tight ,Her mind going blank with the incidents that she faced just few hours ago....

" Tumne kabhi mujhse pyaar kiya hi nhi Naina"

"Jab jab tumne muh khola hain bas burai kari hain meri!"

"Sharad ki tarah koi milta na tabh tumhe samajh aata, jab woh din raat tum par hukum karta!"

"Naina?" The girl called out again breaking Naina's trance..

"Kya ?" Naina asked..

"Jijaji kyu nhi aaye?" The girl asked again..

"Woh usne kaha ki woh Munna ki side se hi aayega ladke waalo ki taraf seh because uska bhai jo hain isiliye nhi aaya!" Naina replied dryly..

"Areh yeh toh mujhe bhi pata hain par tujhe chod ne toh aa sakte the na! Krishna kasturbi seh itni door tu akeli aayi?" The girl asked.

"Haa woh mujhe chod na toh chahta tha but jab hum nikal ne waale the tabh actually mamaji ka company seh call a gaya and company ka manager hone ke naate usse turant jaana pada... abhi kaam bhi toh important hain na toh maine usse company bhej diya and yaha aa gayi akele." Naina replied fakely.

"Achcha toh yeh baat hain.. thik hain fir waise bhi functions mein toh milte hi rahenge.." the girl said and Naina smiled lightly at her words.

"Ek kaam kar.. tu andar chal mere room mein... Waha Kamya , Preeti aur Hema bhi hain... Woh bhi abhi aaye hain just kuch minute pehle... Main tab tak tere liye juice laati hu... Ok!" The girl said to which Naina nodded and went towards the direction of girl's room carrying her trolley inside.

As she entered the room, three other girls of almost her age came and hugged Naina tightly into a group hug.

"Kitne dino baad mil rahi hu tujhse Naina main! Shaadi ke baad seh toh bhul hi gaayi shayad tu ki Kamya naam ki teri ek friend bhi hain! " The girl named Kamya said making a fake angry face.

"Yeh toh bilkul sahi kaha tune Kamya... Naina ki bachchi, kehne ko toh tu meri best friend hain but pichle ek saal seh jab se teri shaadi hui hain tere darshan paana hi itna durlabh ho gaya? Yaad bhi nhi aati thi kya hum dosto ki tujhe?"the girl said with a mocking voice after she returned with a glass of juice.

" Swati,kamya?Tum log bhi kaise budhdhu jaise questions karte ho na? Usse Jijaji hume yaad karne denge tabh na yaad karegi?" The girl named Hema exclaimed teasingly...

"Areh par isme meri behen ko kyu dosh de rahe ho? Jijaji isse kabhi chodenge tabhi na milne aayengi humse yeh madam!Mere Jijaji toh humesha meri behen ko apni baahon mein hi kaid rakhte hain , kabhi apne seh dur hone hi nhi dete isiliye toh hum sabki yaad hi nhi aati iss madam ko...!" Preeti giggled.

"Aaye haaye!" The other three girls exclaimed together and passed a teasing look to Naina... Only if they knew that their talks were doing nothing but only adding salt to her wounds.

"Naina...Teri kismat na saach mein achchi hain bohot... Sameer jaisa itna pyaar karne wala aur itna romantic pati mila... Aur ek mera Munna... Ek hafte mein shaadi hone wali hain humari par woh bandar abhi bhi mera naam tak nhi le pata ... Jab dekho ' frock wala pandit, frock wala pandit ' keh ke bula ta hain mujhe... Pata nhi shaadi ke baad kya karenga..." Swati complained slapping her, forehead in annoyance having zero idea about the havoc that Naina's heart was facing...

Memories of their last night ugly fight came back to her mind again... Tears were ready to come out of her eyes but she kept them back....

"Naina?" Swati's voice brought her back again to the real world..

"Kaha khoyi hui hain? Sun bhi rahi hain main kya keh rahi hu?" Swati asked..

"Haan... mera matlab Nahi.. Main woh kuch aur soch rahi thi... Kya bol rahi thi tu?" Naina said in a low voice.

"Main keh rahi thi ki tu Sameer Jijaji ko bata na ki jab woh Munna ke waha jaaye tabh usse thoda romance aur pyaar sikha de... Atleast Jijaji seh 1% bhi romance seekh le na toh wahi bohot hoga mere liye !!! Please bol na!" Swati requested.

"Woh khud pehle pyaar karna sikh leh tab na" Naina murmured in a inaudible voice for the other four girls to hear.

"Kya kaha?" Swati asked in confusion.

"Ab.. I mean woh abhi office mein hoga so abhi nhi bata sakti main" Naina said.

"Areh abhi kaha kehne ko kaha ... Tu araam seh baadme jijaji ko bata dena... Bas shaadi ke aage bolna Haan, yaad seh!" Swati said to which Naina nodded.

"Areh Swati? Kya hai? Naina beta itne dino baad humare ghar aayi hain aur tum chaaro usse uska room dikhane ke wajai usse gappe lada rahi hai? Jao usse apna room dikhao... Thoda fresh hone do fir baate karegi tum logo seh aake" Swati's mom interrupted.

"Chal Naina... Tujhe Tera room dikhati hu.. tu aur Preeti ek hi kamre mein rahegi " Swati said and led Naina upstairs towards the room alloted for her.

"Yaha rahegi tu aur Preeti.. Preeti neh apna saaman rakh diya hain.. tu bhi rakh deh aur jaldi seh fresh hoja aur change kar le.. usse baad hum 5 aj sirf saara din aur saari raat baatein karenge... Bohot din ho gaye chain seh sab milke baat kiye huye... Ja ab tu fresh ho ja and change karke aa jaana. Main chalti hu" Swati said and left the room.

Naina closed the door of the room alloted to her and opened her suitcase and took out her towel. She quietly made her way to the bathroom then... Things gradually hit back to her memory

" Naina jitna easy pyaar karna hota hain na utna hi difficult love marriage nibhana hota hain "

" Tum jaisi ladki ke saath Sameer reh hi nhi sakta... Jyada se jyada 1 saal uske baad Sameer tumhe chod dega"

"Meri zindagi nark bana di hain tumne Naina! "

" Mere Jijaji kabhi meri behen ko akele chod te hi nhi... Humesha apni baahon mein kaid rakhte hain meri behen ko"

" Mujhe nhi rehna tumhare saath... Chali jao mere ghar se"

"Yeh ladki toh paida hi hui hain jaali hui kundali leke! Aate hi apne maa ko kha gayi.. na shakal na surat.."

"Naina...Teri kismat na saach mein achchi hain bohot... Sameer jaisa itna pyaar karne wala aur itna romantic pati mila"

"Mujhe nhi rehna tumhare saath..."

" Galti kar di tum se pyaar karke... Sahi kehte the tumhare ghar waale... Tum pyaar ke laayak ho hi nhi"

"Main keh rahi thi ki tu Sameer Jijaji ko bata na ki jab woh Munna ke waha jaaye tabh usse thoda romance aur pyaar sikha de"

" Yaha main pareshan hu aur tum yaha celebration kar rahi ho.... Bohot khushi milti hain na tumhe mujhe haar teh dekh ne mein?"

"Kabhi kabhi lagta hain ki paida hote hi tu bhi kyu nhi kar gayi apni maa ke saath!"

" Tum na toh kabhi ek ideal girlfriend ban paati na ek ideal wife , na ek ideal bahu aur na ek ideal home maker... "

"Noooo!!!!" Naina screamed and all the voice that were roaming inside her head seemed to die away... Fresh tears came out of eyes.

She opened basin tap and started splashing water on her face vigorously ... She looked at herself in the basin mirror... All she could in her reflection was the one who failed in her task... One who was born to bring only misfortune... One who was never born to be loved.

She leaned her back to the bathroom wall.Her hands made their way to her stomach and She clutched her stomach tightly. Her eyes welled up ." Kyu Sameer? Kyu? Kyu tumne bhi dusro ki tarah mujhe chod diya... Mujhe apne zindagi seh nikal diya? Kyu kaha ki mera tumhari zindagi mein hona na hona tumhe koi fark nhi padta? Kyu ek pal mein paraya kar diya? Kya galti thi meri? " She yelled and cried harder.

To be continued....
So this was it for today... Initially I thought that I would end it up as an os/ts but now I guess it would take me 5-6 shots to complete it....

It will be a short story as u all know...

Next part will be Sameer's pov...

And honestly I want to write but nowadays my days are too hectic... I have a busy schedule ... College admission, festive season, assessments wagera wagera... Also our main festival durga puja is going on for which I was so irregular regarding updates... I hardly have time... Still I wrote a short update as per ur requests... And next part will be updated soon after I update his maid... I was a little short of ideas for the story so I wrote this to entertain u all but now I have some ideas regarding what to write next for HIS MAID ... so i will be updating it within the next week.... Till then bear with me.. I will be back soon within the next week...

Hope u are enjoying my stories... Do comment and share ur reviews regarding this story.

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With love
Shreya ❤️