Khushi: Tum bhool gaye na? To ab khud jaake le aao.. mai kyu jau?

Kriti: (in mind: Very good Khushi.. proud of you..! Ye bhoola hai to khud hi laaye na.. apna kaam kisi aur se kyu karwana hai? Aur karwana hi hai to uss Sammu se karvaye naa.. wo khushi kar kar degi.. hamari test hai.. hume padhna hai.. just goo..)

Karan: Sure na? Phir baadme mujhe mat bolna mere liye pastry kyu nahi laayi, ye aur wo..

Khushi: Pastry? Wait.. tum.. pastry laaye ho?

Karan: Waise to mai hamesha laata hu so I don't know what's there to be so surprised about.. par agar tumhe nahi lana hai to koi baat nahi.. mai hi lakar kha leta hu na..

Kriti: (in mind: Aww.. sweet! Pastry nahi.. I mean haa pastry bhi.. but something that really attracts me towards him is wo chahe aur kuch bhi bhool jaaye.. Khushi ki kabhi nahi bhoolta.. uss Meethie ke saath jakar bhi Khushi ke liye pastry laana nahi bhoola..impressive.. anywayss.. I need to stop thinking now.. mere impress hone se kya hone wala hai? Wo to apni Meethie ke saath kaafi khush hai.. chhodo.. kal test hai.. focus Kritss Focuss!! Iske baare sochte baithi to ho gayi teri test..)

Khushi: No no no.. mai jaa rahi hu naa... (She runs outside with the car keys and tumbles near the door)

Karan: Aree aree.. sambhal kar Khushii.. (she goes away) Aree koi teri pastry nahi khaane wala.. araam se..

Kriti: Gayi..

Karan: kya?

Kriti: Khushi.. Gayi..

Karan: kaisi pagal hai ye pastry ke liyee.. abhi muh ke bal gir jaatii..

Kriti: (giggles) Bo.. Bohot pasan..d hai na use..

Karan: Kuch jyada hi.. accha tumhari test ki preparations to thik se ho rahi hai na?

Kriti: h.. haa.. (in mind: agar na ho rahi hoti to bhi kya kar lete?)

(Khushi comes back with two boxes)
Khushi: Kritss ye tere liyee..

Kriti: (in mind: mere liye bhi laane ki fursat mil gayi? Nahi nahi.. mere liye kyu laayega.. Mom dad ke liye hoga..)
Kuch bhi? Rakh de wo andar.. Mom ya Dad ka hoga..

Khushi: Aree nahi nahi.. ye tera hai..

Kriti: Ispe kya mera naam likha hai jaan? Kyu assumptions kar rahi hai?

Karan: Kritii.. hamare ghar mein tumhare alawa aur koi Red Velvet pe jaan nahi chhidakta.. flavour dekh ke it's not that difficult to guess ye kiske liye hai.. (he winks but she turns down without noticing and he makes a grumpy face)

Kriti: (in mind: Uss Meethie ke saath saath mera bhi favourite yaad hai.. waah.. multi talented..! Nahi matlab problem kya hai iss ladke ki? Mujhe hamesha itna confuse kyu kar deta hai? Kabhi lagta hai shayad hamare beech kuch sachme ho sakta hai aur phir saare sapne tod deta hai aur usase bahar nikalne se pehle naye sapne bhi dikha deta hai.. wow!)

Khushi: Exactlyy.. wo kisi aur ke liye Red Velvet kyu laayega? Come on.. le naa.. mera Choco Lava mera besabri se intezaaar kar raha hai.. (Khushi looks at it with watering mouth and Kriti takes her pastry with an embarrassed and confused smile) Accha Kritss.. mai room mein jaa rahi hu.. tu.. aa ja thodi der mein upar aa ja ok?

Kriti: Chal naa.. mai abhi aa..

Khushi: Aree nahi nahi.. mujhe na kuch personal kaam hai.. 5 10 min baad aana ok?

Kriti: (in mind: haa haa.. I very well know your plan.. hamesha mujhe uske saath akele chhodne ke liye kuch na kuch bahane karti hai.. koi nahi.. I guess I should thank him for pastry.. Ok Kriti do thiss!! Wo bhi bina rukee.. ek saans mein) Oo.. Okk..

(Khushi leaves)
Kriti: th.. thank you..

Karan: (looks here and there) Mujhe? (Surprised) Kyu?

Kriti: woo Re.. Red Vel.. Velvet ke liyee.. par.. iski ja.. jaroorat nahi thi..

Karan: Seriously Krits? Ab kya mujhe apni hi wife ke liye Pastry laane ke liye jaroorat ka intezaar karna padega? Enjoy itt.. (he taps on her forehead and walks away upstairs and she is shocked looking at him walk away. He goes to his room and cleverly places diary back so that she doesn't know he noticed it)

Kriti: Kya abhi abhi ye mujhe apni wife bolke gayaa? No wait.. is this a dream? (she pinches herself)
Oouch.. damnn.. no this is not a dream.. wo sachmee... Ahh.. idiott I am.. Kritss chhod ye sab sochna.. kal test hai na? Just concentrate!
(She takes her books and goes to Khushi's room. After few hours, in Khushi's room)

Khushi: Hashh.. ho gaye na saare chapters?

Kriti: I.. guess so.. (turning pages)

Khushi: ho gaye yaar.. bass bohot ho gaya.. ab chalke dekhte hai Karan ne kya banaya hai khaane ke liye.. nahi banaya hoga to saari apne pasand ki cheeze banvayenge ya order karwayenge..

Kriti: uski kya jaroorat hai jaan? Nahi banaya hoga to hum bana lenge naa.. kyu use pareshan karna hai?

Khushi: Ooo Mrs pativrata Kriti.. chup kar.. aur waise bhi Karan bohott accha khaana banata hai.. tu kabhi uske haat ka khaana try kar.. phir samajh mein aayega mai kyu usase banwati hu..

Kriti: maine bohot baar khaya hai Khushii.. I know wo bohot acchaa banata hai par isliye use tu hamesha pareshan karegi kya?

Khushi: phir boli Mrs..

Kriti: Shut up.. mai koi pativrata vagare nahi hu.. just common sense ki baat hai.. hame bhook lagti hai yo aone piye khaana banana aana hi chahiye..

Khushi: accha thik hai thik hai.. lecture mat de yaar ab.. aur aaj tu kuch bhi bol le mujhe to usike haat ka khaana khana hai.. chal ab.. (they walk downstairs and half way Khushi stops) Jaann.. mai apna phone kamre mein hi bhool aayi.. tu jaa mai aati hu

Kriti: offoo.. kya tu bhi.. jaldi aa..

Khushi: bass abhi aayi..
(She walks back upstairs and Kriti goes to kitchen and find Karan already there)

Kriti: (in mind: Damnn.. shit.. ye Khushi naa.. ughh.. wapas chali jau? Nahi jaa sakti.. usne dekh liyaa.. madat karne ke liye puch leti hu..)
Sha.. shall I.. I help?

Karan: N.. No.. It.. it's almost d.. done...

Kriti: (in mind: ye ho kya raha hai aaj? Mere kaan baje kyaa? Ya.. ya ye sachme stammer kar raha tha?)
K.. kya hua? Why a.. are you st.. stammering?

Karan: Be.. Because y.. you are..! An.. And you n.. need to kn.. know h.. how irritating th.. that it..

Kriti: Whatt??

Karan: Obviously.. chill yaar.. tumhe aisa kyu lagta rehta hai ki mai tumhe khaa jaunga? Come on.. stop stammering in front of mee.. normally baat karti ho waise kabhi try karo naa

Kriti: H.. haa..wo.. s.. sorry.. mai..
(in mind: kya boluu ab? Damnn my life!)

Karan: (chuckles) Accha accha don't worry.. mai mazak kar raha tha.. tumhe help karni hai na? Ye lo cheese aur garnish karo..

Kriti: (in mind: hashh.. this is much of a easy task) Okk

(She garnished the dish and they took food to the dining table. Khushi came downstairs and they had food together. Khushi and Kriti kept on talking and Karan silently tried making sense of their nonsense talks. All enjoyed the amazing food he cooked and then Kriti and Karan went back to their room and Khushi went to her room. Kriti was worried about something and Karan was busy doing his work when Khushi suddenly walks in the room)

Khushi: Kriti.. tune Karan se baat ki ya nahi abhi tak?

Kriti: Shh.. jaa tuu..

Karan: kya? Ye kya hi raha hai? Kya baat Khushi?

Khushi: kya yaar Krits.. bola tha na Karan ki madat le le.. kyu nahi baat ki usase?

Kriti: Mai kar lungi Khushi.. it's okk.. koi jaroorat nahi..

Khushi: kya kar lungi? Wo hai na yaha? Kar sakta hai madat phir bhi..

Karan: hello guys.. I am still here.. koi mujhe bhi batayegaa ye achanak se mai kaha se aa gaya tumhari conversation mein?

Khushi: Actually na Karan, Krits ko competition ke liye ek gaana prepare karna hai lekin use guitar pe chords acche se samajh nahi rahe.. maine kaha tha tumhari help lene par ye pagal.. baat hu nahi ki tujhse..

Karan: accha? Kaunsa gaana waise?

Khushi: Tera one of the favourite song.. Tum Mile..

Karan: Ohh Yess.. I love it!

Kriti: (in mind: I know you do.. par kar di na wapas Khushi ne embarassing situation create.. kya karu mai iss ladki ka.. seekh leti na baadme ma'am se ya YouTube se..)

Karan: Kritii.. chalo mai tumhe sikhata hu..

Kriti: (in mind: maan bhi gaya?)

Khushi: Great.. accha chalo good night.. aur Kritss ab natak mat kar.. seekh le.. yaad hau na kal ma'am ko dikhana hai?

Kriti: Haa yaad hai Khushii..

Khushi: Good.. bye! (She leaves)

Karan: Accha tumhari Guitar kaha hai?

Kriti: Ohh.. wo to Kh.. Khushi k.. ke room mein hai.. wo so ga.. gayi hogi.. ba... baadme see.. seekhti hu...
(In mind: hashh.. accha bahana mila)

Karan: Aree koi problem nahi.. meri guitar hai naa.. usase practice kar lo.. ruko abhi laaya..
(He gets his guitar)

Kriti: Th.. Thankss.. (in mind: damnn how can I forget? Uske paas bhi to guitar hai naa.. stupid me!)

Karan: Mai ek baar tumhe dikhata hu Phir tum try karna.. it's very easy.. ok?

Kriti: Okk..
(He first played it and she kept looking at him and missed all the chords. He handed over Guitar to her and she realised not being attentive when he was telling her about the chords)
(In mind: shitt.. ye Tum mile to lamhe tham gaye bolne laga to mere sachme lamhe tham gayee... maine dhyaan hi nahi diyaa.. kya bol raha tha ye.. shitt shitt.. kaunse kaunse chords ke naam liye.. D minor, A, G.. nahi.. C F G shayad.. nahi nahi.. G E minor.. no no.. ab kya bolu?)

Karan: Aree bajao naa.. kya huaa?

Kriti: wo.. wo.. ac.. actually..

Karan: kya hua Kritss? Samajh nahi aaya kya?

Kriti: na.. nahi..

Karan: ruko..
(he makes her hold the guitar, sits behind her and holding Guitar from behind. He holds her hand and explains her chords and strumming patterns and then in same position started playing the song and singing. Kriti, mesmerized, kept looking at him yet again)

Kriti: (in mind: Ye kitnaaa sweet gaata hai.. I just can't stop looking at him)

Karan: Samjha abhi?

(comes backs to senses)
Kriti: (in mind: oh shit.. mai to phir usiko dekhte baithi thii.. Guitar to dekhi hi nahiii.. ab kya bajaaau?? Shit shitt.. I am screwed!)

Karan: Kritiii... kya hua? Try naa..

Kriti: h.. haa.. (she looks confused)

Karan: kya huaa? Tumhe samjh to gaye na chords?

Kriti: Yaa.. yaa.. k.. kind off...

Karan: Accha ok.. jitna samjha utna bajake dikhaao..

Kriti: Haa.. (in mind: kya bajake dikhau? Mujhe kuch nahi samjhaa.. bola tha Khushi koo.. samjahti nahi hai ye ladki meri baat.. ab kya boluu, kya bajaau? Kuch samajh nahi aa rahaa.. isiliye nahi seekhna chahti thi mai Karan se.. kyaa yaar..)
(She plays first two chords correctly but messes up on third chord)

Karan: Aree aree.. nahi nahi.. family ke bahar ki chord kaha se pakad li tumnee??

Kriti: s.. sorry.. sorry wo..

Karan: tum nervous ho kya? Kyuki itna to mujhe pata hai tumhe Guitar ka accha khaasa knowledge hai..

Kriti: h.. ha.. nahi.. wo..

Karan: accha accha wapas stammer karna shuru mat karnaa.. mai wapas dikhata hu.. (he again takes her hand from behind back hugging her and and shows her the chords. She concentrates this time and understands all the chords perfectly)
(In mind: bajana to pata chal gaya par iske saamne mujhse baat to hoti nahi.. gaana kya khaak gaungi? Okk Kritss relax.. tu pehle gaa chuki hai uske saamne aur wapas se gaa sakti hai.. it's not a big deal.. kya not big deal? Wo to audition thii.. itne saare log bhi the.. uske akele ke saamne kaisee gaa sakti huu? Nahi nahi.. I need to get off this situation)

Karan: Kritii.. bajao abhi and sing!

Kriti: umm.. hu.. hum so sakte hai? Mu.. mujhe bohot neend aa rahi hai..

Karan: are par gaana?

Kriti: wo.. wo m.. mai.. samajh gayi.. kar lungi mai thik se..

Karan: Are you sure? Tum chaho to mai abhi madad kar sakta hu tumhari polishing mein..

Kriti: Nahi nahii... I.. I mean.. mai.. mai kar lungi kal subah..

Karan: accha thik hai.. so jaate hai.. (he collects his pillow and blanket and starts walking towards the study door)

Kriti: Ru.. rukiyee...

Karan: haa bolo..

Kriti: aa.. aap.. yahi s.. so jayiye.. be.. bed pe..

Karan: umm.. tum.. nahi.. its ok Kriti.. mai kisi bhi tarah tumhe ya hamare beech ki situation ko aur awkward nahi karna chahta..

Kriti: Nahi.. please.. I request.. aapko st.. strain ho gaya na stu.. study mein sokar..

Karan: Kriti.. its fine... chhoti si baat hai.. thik ho jayega.. mai yaha sounga jab tum chahogi mai tumhare aas paas rahu na ki jab tum mujhpe taras khaogi..

Kriti: aur.. aur mai kahu mai ch.. chahti hu to?

Karan: (smiles) pehle kaho.. phir baat karenge.. (he again starts walking and opens study's door)

Kriti: mai chahti hu...

Karan: (leaves the door and turns back) kya kaha?

Kriti: m.. mai chahti hu.. d.. dil se.. koi taras nahi.. apni marzi se..
(He smiles widely and sits beside her on bed. She keeps looking at him and he arranges pillows between them)

Karan: don't worry.. mai iss line ko cross nahi karunga.. ye pillows tab tak rahengi jab tak tum khud unhe nahi nikalti (She nods with a smile and both go to sleep in their respective sides)

(Next Morning, at Sharma house)

Khushi: Oh shittt.. aaj to mujhe college jaldi jaana thaa Shiv ko milne... Aaj to wo batane wala hai naa uss ladki ke baare mein jise wo pasand karta hai.. waise to mujhe pata hai wo ladki kaun hogi par phir bhi.. pata nahi ye log un sweetie meethie mein differentiate bhi kaise kar lete haii.. dono to same hi dikhti hai.. dekhti hu ab wo kya kehta hai.. pata nahi ab mujhse aur kya karwayega pata lagane ke liye ki wo ladki usase pyaar karti hai ya nahi.. Wow yaar.. kya life hai matlab meri.. mai apne hi Unknowingly married husband ko madad karne jaa rahi hu pata lagane ke liye ki koi aur ladki usase pyaar karti bhi hai ya nahi.. ughh.. Anyways.. ab mai pehle ke jaise stupid act nahi karungi.. agar uski khushi Sweetie ke saath hai to mai uski life mein bass naam ki Khushi banke kabhi nahi rehna chahti.. use pura haq hai consciously apna life partner chunane ka.. aur mujhe bhi.. bachpan mein koi kuch stupidity kar dega to mai zindagi bhar wo baat lekar nahi baith sakti.. filhaal Shiv mera bohot accha dost hai aur use madad karna mera kaam.. I should leave now.. abhi nikli nahi to time se pohonch nahi paungi.. Kriti ke liye ab wait nahi kar sakti.. use bata deti hu Yash ya Karan ke sath aa jaaye..

To Be Continue...

Happy Birthday Arwa 🥳 Sparkle_AK
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