Krish and Shravani were in the lift. They were about to reach ground floor but lift stopped in between.

Shravani became little fine after sometime and speaks without lifting her head," Nothing will happen. This lift is strucked, just like morning."

Krish said while pressing some buttons," What?"

Shravani," Yes... That's why I was going to stairs. This lift stopped in morning too. I was not late."

Krish," Why didn't you tell me before?"

Shravani," I tried but you didn't listened."

Krish," Did you tell anyone else?"

She nodded in no.

Krish," How did you come out then?"

Shravani," Lift started itself after sometime."

Krish," Well I can't wait for it to start itself. I have to go somewhere."

Shravani," Where?"

Krish," Why do I tell you?"

Shravani shrugged and again looked down," Okay..don't then.😣🙁"

Krish," Now, don't make that sort of face. I don't need to tell you anything."

Shravani," What face?"

Krish," The kind of you are making now."

Shravani," No..no... It's not because of that. It's..it's..totally fine you don't tell me. Who am I to ask? I am just your secretary. Nothing else...😒"

Krish," You are my wife just for namesake but not in real sense you know. We don't share that relationship but still listen I have to take my grandmother for her monthly check up. I am not going on a date with other girl. So chill and stop making those faces."

Shravani,"I remember very well you don't consider me as your wife and I am okay with it and if you do go on dates I..I don't care.(lier)😒😐

It's just I don't like closed places.😔"

Krish," Let me call security guard."

He tried to call but there was no network in that lift.

Krish," Network hi nahi hai."

Shravni," Message karke dekhiye."

Krish," Network nahi hai."

Shravani," WiFi bhi nahi chal raha?"

Krish," Range ke bhar hai ye lift."

Shravani shouts," Help! Help! Koi hai? Bachao! Bachao!"

Krish," Bachao? Seriously are you getting assaulted here?"

Suddenly lights got switched off. Shravani got scared and panicked.

Shravani shouted more loudly," Bachaoooooooooo! Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh! Maaadddd karooo koiii! Hum phas gaye haiiiii!"

Krish leaned his back on wall and and put hands on his ears and stared at Shravani.

Shravani," Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh! (To Krish) Hum yaha phase huye hai aur aap itne aaram se kaise khare hai?"

Krish," Kya karu main Madam? Mere gale(throat) mein aapki tarah loud speaker fit nahi hai."

Shravani made angry+ crying face

Krish," Signal bhi aa nahi raha. Aur aap help ke liye chilla hi rahi hai already. What else should I do?"

Shravani," Huhh!😧 Are you serious? Hum yaha marne(die) wale hai aur aapko mazak sujh raha hai?"

Krish," I am serious very much aur koi marne nahi wala. We will be out soon. Understand this!"

Some time passed.

Shravani," Koi hai? Please koi to aao. Suniye aap kuch kijiye na."

Krish," Main kya karu? Wait ke alawa hum kuch nahi kar sakte. As you said morning mein bhi thore time baad chal gayi thi lift to. Aur by chance naa chali to koi na koi to aayega hi lift use karne kuch minutes mein kyuki office hours are over to tab usse pata chal jayega lift kahrab hai and he/she will call for help. Na bhi aaya to watchman aur hamara cabin lock karne zarur jata hai working hours over hone ke baad. Aur vo thora heavy hai to lift hi use karta hai."

Shravani," To hum tab tak aise hi khare hoke wait kare ki kab koi aayega? How could you? Ab kaha gaya aapka time is money? Office hours kab ke over ho gaye. Aapko aapki dadi ko leke jana tha na?"

Krish," Kal le jaunga unhe. She's fit and fine but we keep geeting her checked regularly. Jo bhi ho age to affect karti hai na.

Hamare chaillane..I mean bulane par kisi ko aana hota to kabka aa chuka hota. Itni zor zor se jo bulaya hai tumne to kisi ko sunai dena hota to de chuka hota. And besides these walls are very thick. Na netwrok aata, na awaz jati. Kuch nahi."

Shravani," No..no..no please do something. I..I can't stay here for long."

Krish," Relax! We are fine. We will be out soon."

Shravani," What soon? It's been almost an hour. Are we gonna stay struck here all night?😟"

Krish," Koi na koi to miss karke hame dhundhte huye aayega."

Shravani groaned and sit down on floor and put both her hands on her face.

Krish," What happened?"

Shravani," I am tired. I am scared too and I feel..I feel like that again."

He saw her shoulders moving up and down lightly and understood she's silently sobbing. He felt something odd. He couldn't understand what he's feeling. For him she's a stranger but he cannot see her sad. He assured himself that he cannot see anyone sad as per his father's values. That's it... It's nothing else.

He put his hand on her head and called her softly," Shravani!"

The moment she felt his hand, her head snapped up so fastly in a fraction of a second.

He saw tears on her face and sat down on his knees and rubbed his thumb on her right cheek and nodded in no.

Shravani stands up consciously and holds her suit from side tightly. Her face was red.

Krish stands up," Don't cry please. Don't think so much. I know this situation is serious but we can't do anything."

Shravani," I don't like being closed. I feel suffocated."

He holds her shoulder," Don't think about that. Okay let us make our brain busy in something else. Let's do something."

Shravani," Like what? What can we do in this small closed place? We don't have anything to do."

He stepped closer," Well we can do many things in a closed room alone.😉"

She stepped back with open mouth and raised heartbeats," R..r..are you fine?"

Krish," Yes! You are the one who's disturbed because you are closed in a small box. Not me..."

Shravani," I..I me..mean u..you are behaving oddly. You usually prefer not to talk with me. You ignore me. Aap gussa karte hai agar main aapse kuch bolu ya aapke aas paas rahu bhi. You hate me.😐😕"

Krish," No! I don't hate you. It's just..our relation. The relation we share makes everything akward. It's not you. This marriage thing makes me uncomfortable. I never planned to marry. Not you..not anyone. I am too busy to think about that."

Shravani," Aapki kabhi koi girlfriend nahi thi😀?"

Krish," No! It's all time waste and trust me at present meri life mein tumhare alawa koi nahi hai.

Girlfriends are usually time waste. Aise bahut kam relations hote hai jo permanent last karte hai like my parents. I want a pure relation like my parents share.

Most of the time relations results into heartbreaks or pocket hurt. Ameer ho to kharch karo apni girlfriend. Zyadatar attention mujhe girls se sirf mere parents ki money aur mere looks ki wagah se hi milta hai. Not for who I am for real. No one considers my feelings."

Shravani," To aap kabhi shaadi nahi karne wale the?"

Krish," Nahi aisa nahi hai. I didn't want to end up alone in old age. Mera matlab tha abhi koi plan nahi tha. Near future mein nahi socha tha. Future mein mere parents bolte kisi se to kar leta ya koi genuine girl milti jo mujhe mere liye like karti naa mere status ko.

About you and me. This is all sudden. We do need time to accept and adjust.

Now about being angry. In office when I am busy I am always angry. Staff always do one or other thing to  irritate me or to make me furious. I don't consider personal relations here. Maine pahle hi bola tha ki office mein sirf hum head aur employee hai. I don't like to mix two things. Karan also knows. He's my best friend but in office he is just an employee.

Aur 1 reason aur bhi hai mere itne strict hone ka. I want everything perfect. Main galti se bhi koi galti nahi kar sakta. Ye mera chance hai khud ko prove karne ka."

Shravani," Prove karne ka? Kisko prove karna hai? Aap CEO hai. Ye company aapki hai."

Krish," Par ye company aur succes maine nahi banaya. Ye mere parents ka hai. Aaj jis position pe ye company hai vo mere parents ke hardwork ki wagah se. Hamesha se sab bolte aaye hai ki mujhe sab free mein mila hai. I was born with a golden spoon. Koi mehnat nahi karni pari. Sab aise hi mil gaya. I am rich spoiled brat. Ye money aur company mujhe gift mein mila hai.

I feel bad. I also work hard. I want to prove that I deserve all this not because I am born into this but because I am capable."

Shravani," Aapke parents ki mehnat ka result aapko nahi milega to kise milega? They are jealous people. I can completely understand those people. Aise kai log hai jo subah sham mehnat karte hai par phir bhi satisfaction nahi milta. Par vo unka luck hai. Unka field of work alag hai aur aapka alag. Talent alag hai.

Par aapke parents ne aapko itni badi company ki zimmedari aise hi thori dedi hogi? Kuch to talent hoga aap mein?"

Krish," They have trained me themselves. So, I ought to be good as I was trained by the best. Main 18 ki age se iss company mein as a normal employee kaam kar raha hu meri graduation aur MBA ke sath sath. I worked double in those years. Sari choti se badi post ka kaam kara hai maine. Mumma se bahut daat bhi khai hai. Par iss sab mehnat se kya faida hua, kitna seekh paya main, kya main capable hu itni badi zimmedari handle karne ke vo prove karna hai."

Shravani," You will... Hardwork ka result zarur dikhega."

Krish," Mere bare mein kafi baat ho gayi. Ab apne bare mein batao kuch."

Shravani said while looking down," Main kya batau?😳"

Krish," Kuch bhi apne bare. Tumhari family mein kon kon hai? Tumhara kya ambition tha? Marriage ke liye kya dream tha? Kaisa larka chaiye tha? Aisa to nahi tumhe koi aur pasand ho ya koi boyfriend?"

Shravani," Nahi..nahi... Koi aur nahi hai na tha. I..I have problem in talking and contacting with boys. Main hamesha males se durr durr rehti hu. Pata nahi kyu I get sacred. Personality defect samj lijiye ek tarah se. Social anxiety types..."

Krish," Mere se to tum aaram se baat kar rahi ho."

Shravani," Aapki baat alag hai."

Krish," Kyu? Main boy nahi hu?"

Shravani," Pata nahi kyu aapke sath problem nahi hoti. Shyad aap mere pati bhi hai isliye."

Krish nodded," Okay!"

Shravani was telling Krish about her family background and orphanage where she grew up but suddenly lights got switched off.

Shravani," Aaahh! 😟"

She started breathing heavily.

Krish," Don't panic... Abhi aa jayegi light."

Shravani," Light kyu band ho gayi? Light chalaiyeee... Pleaseee...."

Krish," Mobile ka torch on karta hu."

He switched on torch but it didn't helped much. He also started sweating.

Krish," Ab thek hai?"

Shravani," Naah..nahi! Mu..mujhe suffocation ho raha hai."

Krish," Take deep breaths."

Lift started to shake. Shravani started crying loudly and sat down in a corner.

Krish," Please relax! Please don't cry... I think vo log lift thek kar rahe hai. Isliye aise ho raha hai."

Shravani," I want to go out."

Krish sat beside her and side hugged her to comfort her," Hold on a little more. Relax!"

His hug in place of helping, made her situation more worse. She always got affected strongly in his proximity.

He saw her breathing more fastly and thinks she's about to get a panic attack. So, to distract her from thinking he touched his lips to her.

It was like she got an electric shock. She sat straight and held her breath for a sec and everything in her mind went blank.

He also felt different. His heartbeat also got faster. He also forgot everything for a second.

Soon they came out of their world when lights got switched on and they felt lift going down. Both stands and looks here and there.

Soon lift got opened and they came out. As they stepped out one woman engulfed Krish in a hug. At first he got shocked to see her but then he also hold her back tightly.

Shravani couldn't see her face but she was shocked to see her husband in arms of other lady.
(Who is she guys? Any guesses...)

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