Kriti: Hmm.. yaha nervous hone ka option nahi hai naa..

Karan: Hmm.. matlab mujhe tumse jab bhi baat karni hogi text pe karni hogi?

Kriti: kyu?

Karan: Kyuki aamne saamne to tum baat karti nahi ho..

Kriti: I am sorry for that..

Karan: Just kidding.. mujhse baat to tumhari mai karva ke hi rahunga..

Kriti: Now.. I am not sure about it!

Karan: I am..

Kriti: Well then..

Karan: kya kar rahi ho?

Kriti: Cupboard ki safai! Ghar pe koi nahi hai so everything's a mess..

Karan: Akeli ho? Mai aa jau?

Kriti: What?

Karan: nahi.. I mean company ke liye.. mai Khushi ko chhodne aa jau? Matlab mai Khushi ko chhodke wapas apne ghar aa jaunga..

Kriti: Mai khud Khushi se baat kar lungi.. Okay bye..!
(She goes offline)

Karan: Offline.. direct offline chali gayi? Freakkk.. mai bhi kaisa idiot hu... Pehli baar acche se baat kar rahi thi aur maine kya bol diyaa.. Idiott!! Idiottt hai tu Karan.. iss duniya ka sabse bada idiott!!

(While, at Kriti's home)

Kriti: Whatt was thatt.. damn.. waise hai to banda kaafi smart.. kaafi accha cover up kiya.. lekin I am shocked!! Ye insaan aisi baatein bhi kar sakta hai.. romantic types.. (blushes) jaise mai uski girlfriend hu.. godd Kriti.. Fiancé hai tu uski.. lekin wo to jabardasti ye shaadi kar raha hai na.. it's nothing like wo bhi mujhse pyaar karta hai.. mai nahi jaanti wo mujhse kabhi pyaar karega ya nahi.. but I am happy atleast he cares for me.. I can totally live with that.. ohh godd lekin ye kamre mein jo itna saara mess hai iska kya karu? Socha tha saaf safai karungi aur saare kapde lingerie ke saath bikhre pade hai puri room mein and I am hell tired.. mai abhi aur kaam nahi kar sakti.. Khushi ko hi bula leti hu.. bohot dino baad mauka mila hai to chill out..
(She calls Khushi)
Hello Jaan.. sun na..

Khushi: Haa bol na..

Kriti: mere ghar aaja na please.. mai akeli hu aur mom dad aur nani to kal shaam hi lautenge.. aaj raat yahi rehne aaja naa..

Khushi: Umm greatt.. aati hu mai.. accha lekin abhi thodi der ke liye sabko bula le? Yash, Shiv, Karan, Jannu di.. maza aayega.. let's party..

Kriti: No issues.. mai khaana order karti hu phir.. saath mein dinner bhi kar lenge..

Khushi: perfect.. okay then.. mai sabko inform kar deti hu.. aate hai hum ek ghante mein..

Kriti: okay done.. chal bye..
(Call disconnected)

Kriti: Ohh shitt.. ye room gayi bhaad mein.. living room saaf karni padegii.. aur khaana bhi to order karna hai..
(She orders food and starts cleaning the living room. After cleaning she decides to make cold coffee for everyone and before she could finish the door bell rings and everyone comes. She opens the door and welcomes everyone in but Karan kept staring at her and she became conscious about it as soon as she realised)

Kriti: a.. aap sab baitho.. ma.. mai cold coffee fr.. fridge mein rakh ke aati hu..
(She walks in and Khushi follows her. She places cold coffee in the fridge)

Khushi: Kya hua jaan?

Kriti: Khushi.. thank god tu aa gayi.. yaar mai kuch ajeeb lag rahi hu kya?

Khushi: Ajeeb? Not at all.. kyu?

Kriti: tera bhai.. jabse aaya hai mujhe taade jaa raha hai yaar.. kuch samajh nahi aa raha.. kuch laga hai kya acche se dekh na chehre par..

Khushi: Kriti.. chup kar.. chal hall mein.. (they start walking towards the hall) aur stop behaving so stupid.. pagal.. shayad wo check out kar raha tha tujhe..

Kriti: check out? Pagal hai kya? Check out kyu karega wo mujhe?

Khushi: kyuki meri jaan.. ek baat bata.. tune kabhi aise kapde isase pehle uske saamne pehne hai? Hot lag rahi hai yaar tu.. aur shayad pehli baar usne tujhe aise dekha hai.. Fiancé hai tu uski.. check out to karega na mera bichara bhai..

(As they were talking they reached the hall and Kriti looked at her clothes shocked)

Kriti: (in mind: Ohh damnn mai change karna to bhool hi gayii.. shorts pehen ke rakhi hai mainee.. ohh godd help mee.. abhi change karke aati hu..)

(She tries to slip away but Jannu stops her)

Janvi: Kriti.. tu kaha jaa rahi hai?

Kriti: Ku.. kuch nahi di.. ab.. abhi change kar.. ke aati hu..

Yash: change? Kyu? Ye to tere favourite home wears hai..

Kriti: (in mind: ab iska bolna jaroori tha?)

Khushi: Chill yaar Kritss.. aaja baith yaha pe..

(She sits besides Khushi)
Kriti: (in mind: kaise pagal log hai yaar.. samajhte kyu nahi.. ab aise uske saamne baithna padega.. aur wo hai ki mujhe hi dekhe jaa raha haii.. ughh this is soo awkward..)

Khushi: (whispers to her) Kritss.. stop being so conscious.. tu perfectt lag rahi hai.. just relax ok?

Kriti: (whispers back) haa haa.. tujhe kya jaata hai aisa bolne ke liye..

Karan: (in mind: Oh my godd.. maine kabhi pehle Kriti ko aise kapdo mein nahi dekha hai.. she looks soo damn hot aur utni hi masoom bhii.. everytime mai ise milta hu I realise one more reason to love her more..)
(Shiv pinches Karan)
Ouchhh

Shiv: (Whispers to Karan) use uncomfortable feel karana band kar idiott.. stop staring her for god's sake..

Karan: (in mind: Oh freakkk.. mai itni der se use adore kar raha thaa.. wo bechari to samajh rahi hogi mai check out kar raha hu.. I am such a dumbb!! Karan.. tu aise dekhte dekhte kho nahi saktaa.. kya kar diya yee.. ab kya soch rahi hogi wo mere baare mein..)
(Karan suddenly takes his eyes away from her and starts looking here and there)

Shiv: (whispers to him) Aree yaar Karan.. Yaha vaha mat dekh abhi.. behave normally.. ekdum normal! Do you get that?

Karan: (whispers back) h.. haa..

Kriti: (in mind: thank god he is not staring me anymore..)

Yash: Ayee Kritss.. hum yaha kyu baithe hai? Chal na.. tere room mein jaake music system chalake enjoy karte hai..

Janvi: music system? Awesome.. chalo na let's go..

Khushi: Yesss maza aayegaa

Kriti: Nooo.. hum waha nahi jaa saktee.. (in mind: ab inhe kaisee Roku.. that room is a big mess.. aur baaki sab thik hai lekin darwaza kholte hi exactly saamne bed pe saari lingerie fold karke rakhi hai.. ab kaise roku inhee)

Yash: Nahi jaa sakte? Kyu behen? Kyu nahi jaa sakte? Mai to jaunga..

Kriti: Yash Yash Yash.. sun naa.. yaar abhi room naa.. bilkul sahi halat mein nahi hai.. bohoo.. bohot saaman na bikhra pada hai waha.. samajh meri baat.. waha nahi jaa sakte hum..

Khushi: To kya hua Kriti? Hamari bhi rooms jab dekho tab bikhri padi hoti hai.. don't worry..

Yash: exactly.. meri room ki halat to tujhe acche se pata hai kaisi hoti hai.. big deal yaar.. chalo guys..

(Before Kriti could protest any further, everyone starts walking towards her room. Karan is walking at the front)
Kriti: (in mind: Ohh godd Khushii.. kisi aur se pehle kam se kam tu darwaza to khol.. tere bhai ko kaise roku ab.. uske darwaza kholte hi saamne use wo dikhega.. ughhh.. hey bhagwaan..)

(As soon as Karan opens the door he looks at the bed and immediately understands why Kriti was not ready to let anyone enter her room and he shuts the door close quickly)

Karan: (in mind: Ohh shitt.. bed pe saamne hi iski saari personal cheeze padi hai.. to isliye wo kisi ko aane nahi de rahi thi... Oh godd.. inhe kaise roku ab? Mai at least Shiv aur Yash ko andar nahi jaane de sakte..)

Kriti: Oh damn.. noo..

Karan: Umm.. guys.. agar wo nahi chahti hum uski room mein jaaye to hame aise jabardasti nahi jaana chahiye.. we should respect her privacy..

Janvi: What? Oh come on Karan.. abhi se hi uski haa mein haa milane lag gaya? Mujhe music system chalana hai yaar.. sarak saamne se..

Karan: Jannu.. chhod na yaar..

Khushi: Are kya chhode? Waise bhi uska kamra usase jyada to mai messy kar deti hu.. big deal yaar.. hatt saamne se..

Kriti: Nahi Khushi.. meri baat samajh..

Khushi: Kritss.. what's wrong with you today? Hatt to..
(Khushi makes Kriti move and opens the door and Janvi follows her. They look at the bed and Khushi closes door in shocked state and look at Kriti who make a face like "mai bol rahi thi mat khol mat khol.. lekin yaha meri baat kaun sunta hai?")

Karan: (in mind: thank god Shiv aur Yash ke andar aane se pehle in dono ki nazar pad gayi.. ab ye dono sambhaal lenge..)

Janvi: Umm.. guyss.. Karan sahi keh raha hai.. we should respect her privacy.. chalo chalo Living room mein hi baithte hai..

Khushi: Ha ha.. chalo.. chalte hai... Chal Yash..

Yash: What? Seriously guys? Ab tum dono ko kya ho gaya?

Shiv: Exactly.. what's wrong with you?

Khushi: none of your concern.. ab chalo!!
(She holds Yash's hand and pulls him to the living room while Janvi does the same with Shiv and kriti quickly goes in her room and puts all her lingerie into the cupboard to avoid any further embarassment. She talks to herself in her room)

Kriti: Oh godd.. ab mai use face kaise karungii? Khushi kabhi to meri baat nahi maan sakti kya yaar.. ek baar maan leti aur sabko rok leti to aisa kuch hota hi nahi.. usne literally meri lingerie dekh li.. this is ridiculous!! Mai aise kaise wo bed pe chhod sakti hu? Damnn yaar.. ab kya karu?
(Her phone shows notification)
Khaana aa gaya.. ab bahar jaana hi padega..
(She goes to the living room and opens the door. Takes the food and goes to Kitchen to serve it)

Karan: Khushi... Pyaari Behenaaa.. please ek glass paani la de naa...

Khushi: bass kaam hota hai tab hi mai pyaari behena ban jaati hu na? Chup chap khud kitchen mein jaake le aao...

Karan: useless..

Khushi: Whateverrr.. aur jaa hi rahe ho to please Krits ki thodi madad bhi kar dena khaana lagane mein..
(He goes to the kitchen. Kriti is working facing the wall and hears someone entering the kitchen. She assumes the person to be Khushi)

Kriti: Khushi ki bacchi.. akal wakal hai ya nahi tujhe? Maine tujhe bataya tha na mai cupboard saaf kar rahi thi.. kitni baar tujhe ishaara kiya ki rok le sabko rok le sabko par nahi.. meri baat to kabhi sunani hi nahi hai na? Aur ab yaha bhoot ke jaise khade mat reh.. paani bhar sabke liye.. (he immediately starts filling water for everyone) aur kabhi to meri koi baat maan liya kar yaar.. upar se use sabse aage rehne diya.. I mean.. come on yaar.. are you even serious.. meri lingerie padi thi waha.. kam se kam tu pehle darwaza khol leti.. Pata hai kitni embarassment feel ho rahi hai mujhe.. ab mai use kaise face karungi? Kya soch raha hoga tera bhai.. aur itna hi nahi ye shorts.. ye sab saaf safai ke chakkar mein to mai kapde change karna bhi bhool gayi.. literally shorts pehen ke uske saamne hu mai itni der se.. pata nahi ho kya raha hai aaj.. din hi kharab chal raha hai.. ek ke baad ek siyappa.. aur jab mai jaa rahi thi kuch decent pehenane to wapas Jannu Di aur Yash ne rok liya.. aur isase bura kya ho sakta hai yaar.. mujhe sachme samajh hi nahi aa raha how to face him..

Karan: Umm.. faceee me?

(Kriti recognises the voice and turns in shock)

Kriti: t.. t.. tum.. Khu.. Khushi?

Karan: Khushi to yaha thi hi nahi..

Kriti: Ma.. matlab.. tum.. aa.. aapne.. sa.. sab suna? Nahi.. k.. kuch cha.. chahiye tha?

Karan: Well.. Ek glass paani chahiye tha.. lekin ab kaafi glasses bhar chuka hu.. Waise aur kuch help kar du parosne mein?

Kriti: n.. na.. nahi.. m.. mai kar lungi..

Karan: Oh come on.. waise to saari plate almost tayar hi dikh rahi hai.. haa mai desert serve kar deta hu..

Kriti: na.. nahi.. mai kar lungi na..

Karan: Kriti.. it's okay.. waise bhi ab ye mera bhi to ghar hai na?

Kriti: huh? Tu.. tumhara gh.. ghar?

Karan: Tum meri Fiancé ho.. to kya ab tumhara ghar mera nahi hai?

Kriti: accha.. wa.. waise.. oh.. okay..
(He starts serving desert in a bowl and she continues serving food in other plates)
I.. I am Sorry..

Karan: Sorry? Kyu?

Kriti: ek.. ek ke baad ek.. siyappe ho ra.. rahe hai aaj.. pehle to ch.. change karna bhool gayi.. ph.. phir w.. wo room.. y.. yaha pe bina dekhe.. Khu... Khushi samajh.. ke ki.. kitna ku.. kuch bol gayi.. aur.. aur upar se paani.. paani bhi bhar.. bharwaya..

Karan: (giggles) ek baat batau? (laughs) tumne Khushi samajhkar abhi abhi jo monologue diya naa.. (laughs) bohot maza aaya mujhe..

Kriti: Kyaa? (With innocent anger) Me.. meri embarassment pe hasi.. hasi aa rahi h.. hai?

Karan: Yaar to aur kya karu? Mujhse hi puch rahi thi ki mujhe kaise face karu.. aur kya dialogue tha.. matlab kisi Kartik Aaryan movie ke liye select ho sakta hai.. (she giggles) aur haa... wo room ki baat ko lekar pareshan kyu ho rahi ho? It's okay Kriti.. itna socho mat uss baare mein.. waise bhi kuch dino mein wo saara saaman mere kamre mein meri hi cupboard mein shift hone wala hai.. so just relax.. kya farak padta hai?

Kriti: y.. you are.. f.. fine with wh.. whatever ha.. happened..?

Karan: Absolutely.. haa agar Shiv ya Yash andar chale aate to.. shayad thoda fine nahi rehta.. awk..ward.. lagta may be.. lekin wo nahi aaye.. all went well right?

Kriti: th.. thank you..

Karan: Aur rahi baat in kapdo ki.. kapdo ko lekar agar tum isliye conscious ho rahi ho ki mai aate hi tumhe dekhne.. listen.. trust me on this.. I was adoring you.. tumhe check out karne ka khayal bhi mere dimaag mein nahi aaya.. mai to bass soch raha tha ki tum itni hot aur masoom ek sath kaise lag sakti ho.. baadme jab Shiv ne kaha tab I realised shayad tumhe lag raha ho mai check out kar raha tha.. trust me.. I didn't.. aur tum bohoot bohoot acchi lag rahi ho and most importantly tum comfortable ho.. Kriti tumhari mujhse shaadi ho rahi hai.. jail nahi aur na mai jailor hu.. mai tumhe bass itna kehna chahta hu ki iss shaadi ki wajah se tumhe apni choices, apna freedom kisi cheez mein samjhauta karne ki koi jaroorat nahi hai.. please.. please just be yourself.. kyuki tum jaisi ho you are perfect.. okay?

Kriti: th.. thank you.. for.. n.. not judging.. me.. (she blushes)

(Khushi suddenly enters the kitchen)

Khushi: Woah! Yaha itni der se ho kya raha hai? Oh my god Kriti.. are you blushing? Karan.. aisa kya bol diya tune ki meri jaan aisi gulabi ho rahi hai?

Karan: Khushii.. kya hai na.. wo hamari personal baatein hai.. hum.. tujhe kyu bataye?

Khushi: Personal baatein? Well lekin tum dono mujhe bataoge kyuki mai teri behen hu aur iski best friend bhi.. haq banta hai yaar mera..

To be continued...

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