Shayad Kabhi Na Keh Sakun Main Tumko

Chapter 13: Mora Saiyyan Mose Bole Na

Song inspiration: Mora Saiyaan Mose Bole Na sung by Shafqat Amanat Ali

Monday afternoon, after all the work for the day was done, Payal and Akshay were sitting in Kartik's office. Akshay was in Kartik's chair bouncing a smiley stress ball against the nearest wall, and Payal was reclining on one of the chairs across the desk from him, legs propped on the second chair next to her.

"Yaar inn donon ke beech kuch aage badh hi nahin raha. Tune theek se Naira ji ko jalaaya na?" Akshay complained, catching the ball and making quotation marks with his hands, "Paas laane ke liye doori badaayi?"

"Aur kitna karti main? Dil ko jagaana tha. Aur gussa dilaake divorce nahin karvani thi." Akshay rolled his eyes at her response as Payal continued, "Aur tu itna attitude kyon dikha rahe ho? Jaise tune kuch bada kaam kiya ho Kartik Sir ko manaane mein."

Akshay scowled. "Pehli baar main seedha jhoot bola tha Sir se aur pakad bhi gaye. Aur ab tu keh rahi hai ki maine kuch nahin kiya? Bohut nek Sir hai humara, nahin toh naukri pakka jaata mera."

Payal rolled her eyes at him and scoffed, "Itni si baat ke liye koi kyon naukri se nikaldega? Tune sirf yeh kaha ke meeting prepone nahin ho sakta tha. Aur voh bhi itni buri tarah se jhoot bola ke agar Sir ko shaq bhi nahin hota na then I would have questioned his sanity more than yours. Yeh koi koshish tha? Waah bhai, itna khoon paseene vaale koshish maine aaj tak nahin dekhi."

"Jaise tune Naira ji ko bade samjayi," he said in a childish tone. "Aayi badi," he muttered under his breath before turning serious, "Tune Naira ji se kaha ke Sir kal subah nikal raha hai?"

"Nahin." Payal responded, matter-of-factly. Akshay's eyes widened as he jumped to his feet in panic.

"Pagal hai kya?! Kal Sir jaa raha hai!!"

Payal stuck her hand down in a 'calm down' gesture. "Pata. Hai. Thoda sa wait kar rahi hoon."

"Kis muhrat ke liye wait karni hai? Bhagwan sakshat aake tujhe kamiyabi ki aashirwad dene ki?"

Payal flipped her hair and continued to remain calm. "It's all in the timing, boss."

"Haan aur agar reaction nahin aayi toh?"

"Hoga reaction." Payal smirked confidently, "Friday Naira ji ne Sir ko ek message behji thi."

"Kya pata. Divorce ke liye bhi hosakta tha," he said in an exaggerated voice, imitating Payal's voice.

"Shut up. Bas thoda aur intezaar karna hai. Last moment mein batana hai. There should be some urgency. Jaise life ki akhiri chance choot rahi hai haathon se." She said, making hand motions to accent her words.

"Aur jab plan flop hota hai aur Sir seedha plane," he motioned a plane taking off and flying away, "pe nikal jaata hai toh mujhse mat kehna."

"Nahin hoga flop." Payal glared at him for a moment. She turned her head away and ranted to herself under her breath, "Tere saath flop huwa iska yeh matlab thodi na hai ke yeh plan bhi flop hoga. Flop toh tu hai jise pyaar ka ek akshar bhi nahin pata."

Akshay pushed his glasses up his nose and looked at Payal suspiciously, "Kya kaha tune?"

"Kuch nahin. Apne kaam se kaam rakho na," she half shouted at him. Akshay rolled his eyes and sat back down in the chair, looking through the schedule on Kartik's computer. His eyes widened when he saw something.

"Oh shit!" He yelled.

Payal looked over at Akshay who was staring at the computer screen, one hand splayed against his forehead in shock and tension. "Kya huwa? Arre bataun na!" She got up from the chair, shaking her head, and stood behind him to look at the screen. Her face fell into panic as well.