Karan: Ohh thanks Jannuu.. usme mere kuch important papers hai.. mai kal se dhoondh raha tha... Waise Khushi, Shiv.. tum logo ke saath kaun kaun aa raha hai?

Shiv: Friends
Khushi: Dance team

Kriti: matlab.. Dance team ke friends.. right?

Khushi: haaa

Karan: Ohh acchaa..

Shiv: Chale Khushi?

Khushi: haa haa.. chalo..

Karan: Wait.. jaa kaise rahe ho?

Shiv: Car se..

Karan: tum chala rahe ho?

Shiv: Haa

Karan: what ha? Nooo.. meri behen teri driving ke bharose mai nahi chhodne wala.. Khushi gaadi tu chalayegi.. Samjhi?

Khushi: Haa

Shiv: finee... To ab chale?

Khushi: yess
(They go to car and Khushi takes driving seat. Meanwhile in the house)

Yash: Chale Kritss?

Kriti: Ohh haa.. ruk mai purse lekar aati hu (she goes upstairs)

Karan: kaha jaa rahe ho?

Yash: Kriti ne bataya nahi? Don't tell mein tum dono ka wapas jhagda ho gaya

Karan: nahi nahi.. aisi koi baat nahi hai.. mai abhi thodi der pehle hi gharpe aaya aur aate hi kuch bomb fute.. chhod.. tu bata..

Yash: haa wo kuch nahi bass Krits ko kuch cheezein khareedni thi aur Khushi aaj busy hai to mai company dene jaa raha hu

Karan: Waah bhai waah.. mujhe to koi kabhi company ke liye nahi puchta

Yash: Wo Chudail puchti hai na? Jao use company dene (laughs)

Karan: I meant someone specific.. chhod ab kya hi bolu..

(Comes down)
Kriti: aapko to aaj din bhar busy the aur mai ek room mein band.. behtar hoga agar aap aaj na hi bole kuch

Yash: Ooopss.. chale?

Kriti: Chal..
(They leave too)

Khushi: So.. jaana kaha hai?

Shiv: ek special jagah..

Khushi: and that will be?

Shiv: Aree tum chalao naa.. mai raasta bata raha hu.. wo jagah mere bohot kareeb hai.. and I am sure you will like it too

Khushi: hmm okk..

Shiv: Kya hua? All ok?

Khushi: yaa.. of.. course..

Shiv: phir mujhe aisa kyu lag raha hai tun kuch to chhupa rahi ho? Something.. you are hurting about..

Khushi: Aur aisa kyu lag raha hai tumhe?

Shiv: jab se mili ho koi bachpana nahi kiya, koi prank nahi, koi excitement nahi.. on our 1st date.. come on.. that's so not Khushi.. batao na kya hua?

Khushi: kuch nahi.. ek purana box mila hai memories ka.. ek purane friend ki yaad aa gayi

Shiv: bass itni si baat hai?

Khushi: haa

Shiv: gaadi roko

Khushi: kya?

Shiv: Khushi stop the car
(She stops)

Khushi: Kya hua?

Shiv: ab sach sach puri baat batao.. kya hua hai?

Khushi: Shiv.. kaha na bass ek friend ki yaad aa gayi thi to..

Shiv: Mai Kriti aur Yash ke phone karta hu.. unse to baat karegi kam se kam

Khushi: nahii.. nahi unhe kuch mat bolna please..

Shiv: are par wo tumhare bestfriends hai naa? Ab unhe bhi nahi batayegi?

Khushi: Ok listen.. baat ye hui ke.. (she tells him about Diva and then about the letter she found)

Shiv: Hum.. iss baare mein kabhi kuch nahi jaante the

Khushi: we Always preferred not talking about her to anyone..

Shiv: Matlab Jannu aur Karan bhi kuch nahi jaante..

Khushi: Jannu di jaanti hai.. Pune se wapas aate vaqt Yash ne bata diya di ko..

Shiv: ohh.. to you think hame Jannu se baat karni chahiye pehle?

Khushi: nahi.. I have to take this to them directly.. I just don't know how.. (she starts crying and Shiv hugs her to provide comfort)

Shiv: Shh.. Khushii.. bata do unhe.. I am sure everything is gonna be just fine.. ab wo hai hi nahi to kya fayda ye sab soch ke?

Khushi: hmm.. bata dungi mai.. par..

Shiv: Ek kaam karo.. tumhari 1st term exams aa rahi hai na? Let them study.. Kriti ka to thik hai par Yash ko abhi pata chala to shayad wo distract ho jayega.. hai na?

Khushi: Hmmm

Shiv: Exam ke baad bata dena, ok?

Khushi: ya.. (she stops crying and wipes her tears)

Shiv: ab date pe chale? (Smiling)

Khushi: yesss.. (chuckles a little with a genuine smile. She again starts driving. There was darkness all around and Shiv asks her to stop the car. They step out) Shiv.. bum ye kaha aaye hai? Itna andhera kyu hai?
(She holds his hand)

Shiv: bass abhi pata chal jayega.. (jugnoos come around)

Khushi: woww... This is soo beautiful...

Shiv: hai naa? Ye national park ka outskirt area hai.. jyada log jaante nahi hai isliye aaj bhi itna saaf hai... Meri favourite jagah hai ye..

Khushi: Of course it is!! Dude... Ye Jugnoo.. they are sooo mesmerising! I Love it!!

Shiv: andar chale?

Khushi: Yess
(They go in deeper and Khushi starts twirling and enjoying herself while Shiv happily just keeps looking at her enjoy)

Shiv: Ek jadoo dekhogi?

Khushi: kya?
(He extends his hand out and few jugnoos fly around his hand)

Khushi: Wowwwww.. ye kaise kiya tumnee?

Shiv: bass stay steady and they will come around
(She tries the same and they come around her too)

Khushi: Shiv... ye kitnee khoobsurat hai.. thank you soo muchhhh!!

Shiv: mujhe pata tha tumhe bohot pasand aayega..

Khushi: yaar par yaha aana tha to pehle bolte naa.. mujhe laga hum restaurant jayenge... Pata hota yaha aana hai to kai khaana khake aati na.. bhook lagi hai abhi .

Shiv: Khushi maine tumhe dinner ke liye invite kiya tha naa?

Khushi: haa isliye mai khaana khake.. wait.. matlab?

Shiv: ruko.. (he brings his picnic basket and mat, sets in under a tree and ask her to join)

Khushi: Woww.. to matlab pehle se puri planning thi..

Shiv: of course.. meri pehli date hai yaar..

Khushi: Ohh..you mean.. hamari, right?

Shiv: hamari bhi.. aur meri bhi.. I have never been on a date before

Khushi: seriously?

Shiv: and you?

Khushi: not a date.. but there was this guy in school.. mujhe bohot pasand tha.. for a brief period hamari dosti bhi hui thi to hum kayi baar canteen mein akele baithke khaate, baatein karte baithte the.. I don't know if that qualifies as a date...

Shiv: I'll like to call that a semi date.. so yaa.. your first date too.. (raises hand for high-five, she gives him and they laugh. They have their food talking and enjoying the view. Meanwhile Kriti comes back and starts studying. She tries solving some sums but gets irritated on not being able to find the correct answer. She tears 3 pages until Karan sitting in his study notices her and Brutus starts coming closer to her in order to play)

Kriti: Brutee.. chup chal jaake baitho naa.. ab Khushi nahi hai to mujhe pareshan karoge kya? Mujhe bohot saara padhna haii.. chuo karo.. jaake unhe pareshan karo chahiye to.. (but he again tries coming closer to her and she picks him up) Yaar teri bhi kya amst life hai na? Khao piyo khelo sabse apne laad karwalo aur so jao.. phir agle din utho and repeat.. aur meri life.. kabhi ye problem kabhi wo problem aur Maths! Ye to sabse bada problem aur iske hazaro problems.. wo hum solve kare.. matlab ab hum apne problems solve kare ya maths ke? Khud ke kaam khud karta hi nahi hai.. duniya bhar ko apne problems solve karwane bitha diya hai.. tujhe lag raha higa na mai kitni bakwas kar rahi hu? Par kya karu? Exams aa rahe hai aur ye Maths naa.. dimaag kharab ho jaata hai mera.. pata nahi ye questions kaha se laate hai ye log.. ek question solve karne ke liye 4 baar wahi solve karna padta hai tab ekhada tukka sahi baithta hai.. ab exam mein utna time to waste nahi kar sakti na? School ke teachers kitne acche the.. sab samjhega aisa padhate the.. ye college ke teachers to.. oh god.. unhe padhane ka matlab bhi samajh aata hai bhala? Upar se jab se college shuru hua hai kuch na kuch drama chalta hi rehta hai.. aadha saal khatam ho gaya par ab be tak college mein kya ho raha hau kya nahi kuch samajh nahi aa raha.. concentrate karne ka time hi nahi mila.. aur ab mila hai to mai tujhse baatein karne mein waste kar rahi hu.. wow.. jaise ki tu mere maths ke problems solve karwane wala hai.. jaa jake khel.. mujhe padhne dee.. (she leaves him)

(Karan hears this entire conversation and bursts into laughter)

Karan: Brutee.. Kriti se kaho ek sum chaar baar solve karne ki jagah ek baar sahi formula use kar le.. zindagi kaafi aasan ho jayegi..

Kriti: aapki exams nahi aa rahi? Padhiye naa aap.. aapko kya pata isme se sahil formula identity karna kitna mushkil hai..

Karan: well.. mai bhi ek jamane mein 1st year student tha.. so actually mujhe pata hai.. aur meri bhi exam aa rahi hai par agar tum Brutus se aise baatein karogi to mai padhunga kaise? (She was writing something and again tears down the whole page)

Kriti: Ye bhi galat.. ughhh! Aap chhodiye naa.. aao padhai kijiye.. sorry mai baat nahi karungi Brutus se.. mujhe concentrate karne dijiye ab

Karan: Wow.. tum itni.. irritated kyu ho? Aur please ye aap aap karna ab band karo naa.. warna mai wapas tumhe bhi aap aap bolne lagunga hn.. mera naam Karan hai so please call me Karan!

Kriti: Ab mai irritated na hou to kya hou? Kal project submit karna hai z exams aa rahe hai, sums solve nahi ho rahe, mera concentration hila hua hai aur aap.. aap tum pe atke hai..

Karan: Wow.. ok.. relax! Mai sikhau tumhe formula identity karna?

Kriti: please
(Karan sits besides her)

Karan: ye dekho.. (he explains her simple tricks to identify correct formula)

Kriti: Whatt the hell.. par ye sab hame college mein kabhi bataya hi nahi

Karan: I know.. hame mid second year tak pata nahi tha.. uske baad practice kar kar ke we figured out these tricks for ourselves.. hamari halat 1st year mein tumse bhi buri thi.. (chuckles)

Kriti: Damnn.. thankss.. usase to ye kitne jaldi solve ho jayenge..

Karan: Exactly.. par acche se samajh aaya na sab?

Kriti: Perfectly! You know you are are good at this teaching thing..

Karan: really? (Curious)

Kriti: yeah.. (smiles) ok now let me try.. (she tries the tricks on next few questions under his supervision and she gets is perfectly) yesss.. thank you thank you soo muchhh!!

Karan: thank you to thik hai.. oar meri tution fees?

Kriti: how about.. you go back and study for your exam?

Karan: Well.. I believe I am quite prepared for my exams.. so don't worry about it.. tum fees dogi ya nahi?

Kriti: Fine... (chuckles) kya chahiye boliye..

Karan: Ek promise..

Kriti: and that will be?

Karan: pehle do

Kriti: pehle boliye..

Karan: Fees maang raha hu.. bargain nahi kar raha.. promise do..

Kriti: are par kya? (He takes her hand forcefully and keeps it on his hand and holds it)

Karan: Aaj se tum mujhe mere naam se bulaogi aur ye aap aap band karogi.. its not respectful, its just irritating!

Kriti: Nooo.. (she tries pulling her hand out but he holds tighter)

Karan: Come on Kritss.. yaar mujhe to yaad bhi nahi last time tumne kab mujhe normally Karan kehke bola tha.. of course not considering aaj ki supernatural pregnancy.. jaise pehle bolti thi.. bachpan mein.. as friends..ai tumhara superior nahi hu yaar.. aur na buddha hu.. kyu apa aap karti ho phir? We are equal partners, right?

Kriti: We are.. par..

Karan: Ye par ko maaro goli..

Kriti: aise kaise goli maar du? Dadi hai.. aur nahi bhi hoti to.. mai nahi chahti koi meri family ko ya mere sanskaro ko lekar bakwaas kare.. I know aap aisa nahi sochte par duniya aaj bhi inhi sab baato mein atki padi hai..

Karan: Duniya? Really? And kaun hai ye duniya? Ye hamari life hai, hamari family hai.. tumhari ya meri nahi.. aur meri family ko lekar agar koi bakwass karta hai ya meri biwi ko lekar koi bakwass karta hai to I will expect you ki uska muh wahi band karo tum.. tum koi 16th century ki abla naari nahi ho ki kuch bhi sun logi.. tumhe ulta jawab dena bhi aata hai aur sabka dil jeetna bhi.. what are you scared of? Jaha tum jawab nahi de paogi.. I hope aisi jagah kabhi ho hi na par hogi bhi to I got your back, right?

Kriti: haa mai abla naari nahi hu and you got my back.. par aisi situation hi kyu create karni hai.. mujhe bolna hi nahi hai chhodiye na..

Karan: bass ab, bolna to tumhe padega hi

Kriti: nahi bolungi

Karan: choice nahi de raha mai.. bolna hi padega..

Kriti: challenge?

Karan: Challenge samjho, dhamki samjho ya jor jabardasti.. par bolna to padega..

Kriti: Accha? Kya kar loge 'Aap'?

Karan: dikha du? (He starts walking towards her)

Kriti: aapko lagta hai aap mujhe dara sakte hai? (walking backwards) (in mind: sahi lagta hai) (she hits the bed behind her, tumbles down and falls. He leans forward caging her between his arms)

Karan: tumhe kya lagta yai?

Kriti: K.. Kabhi nahi..
(He leans nearer and changes his direction to her ears and whispers)

Karan: ab se mujhe sirf apna naam sunai dene wala hai.. so jab tak mujhe kuch sunai nahi deta.. enjoy.. (he kisses on her ear and she is shocked)

Kriti: ye aap..
(He ignores her movement and leaves a trail of kisses from her ear to her cheek and then repeats the same from other side. He hovers over her lips with their lips just centimetres apart and she just closes her eyes as he leans nearer and suddenly starts tickling her. Confused she opens her eyes absorbs what happened and starts laughing as he keep tickling her)
Areeee are ye aap.. (laughing) kar kya rahe hai.. rukiye naa.. please.. please ruk jayiye.. bohot gudguli ho rahi hai pleasee.. (couldn't stop laughing)
(He pretends like he couldn't hear anything and she rolls on the bed laughing as Karan won't stop before hearing his name)
damn.. stopp.. please stop it... Karan bohot ho gaya.. please stop Karan..

(He stops tickling her and lies next to her laughing)
Karan: dekha.. bulva hi diya na naam...

Kriti: ise jabardasti bolte hai.. sar pe pressure ho gudguli ka to insaan kuch bhi kar de...

Karan: Exactly.. aur ab tumne ek baar le liye na.. ab ho gayi tum besharam.. ab tum mujhe naam se hi bulaogi.. hameshaa..

Kriti: kuch bhi matlab? Accha wo chhodiye mujhe paani pass kijiye
(She says pointing at the bottle next to him but he passes ger AC remote)

Kriti: Remote nahi paani dijiye..
(This time he passes phone instead)

Karan: mujhe kuch thik se sunayi hi nahi de raha..

Kriti: Oh god! Finee.. Karan please mujhe paani pass kar do..

Karan: (chuckes) very good (he passes bottle this time and both giggle. Karan's phone rings, so he gets up and goes to attend the call while she goes back to study)

(Meanwhile in the garden, they have a lot of fun talking to each other and mainly discussing how stupid they were to not tell each other about their feelings)

To be continued...

So guys I was reading comments and there were two comments that caught my attention the most.

😍😍 this were lit guess, made me think that if I had shown this, then how would the book turn out.

Though most of you have read um, but for thouse who haven't read

Any more guess about diva?

Let's see what more we all come up with.

And and and... I very well know all my readers who are new and also the before one who have read the book before

So if you have read before, do not guess that 🤣🤣