ENTANGLED ✔︎

7-- An Old Friend

At night Pramod was sitting on his bed lost somewhere in his thoughts. He was thinking about Susheela's words that she didn't even checked his gift once.

He got distracted when his phone rang.

It was an unknown number.

P: hello

....: Saale kuttee.... tu rohtak aagaya aur mujhe bataya tak nhi

That voice brought a smile on his face.

P: Rishaab.... saale gadhee ... kaisa hai?.... kaha hai tu?

R: ab yaad aaraha hun na main tujhe..... ek baar bata toh deta

P: i am so sorry yaar .... aatehi aisa hungama ho gaya ki baki sab bhool hi gaya

R: ha yaar.... Garima aisa karegi maine kabhi socha nehi tha .... matlab Susheela hoti toh bhi main kuch had tak believe kar lena

P: kya matlab tera ? Tujhe Susheela aisi waisi ladki lagti h?

R: maaf karde bhai main bhool gaya tha ki tujhe uske khilaf koi baat hazam nhi hoti. Waise kaisi rahi date... bhabhi k sath?

P: ek toh tu usse bhabhi bolna kab band karega.... ek baar pit ke bhi tera maan nehi bhada... aur konsi date ? kiski date??

R: usme konsi baari baat hain Susheela toh har dusre din kisina kisiko kut deti hain. Aur koi nehi mila toh tu ha hi uska favourite punching bag (laughs) ....aur bhabhi maa saman hoti hai unse pit ne mein kaisi sharam.

Tere ghar mein call kiya tha toh aunty ne bola ki tu Susheela ke sath bahar gaya hain. Mujhe laga ke do bhichre premi wapas mil gaye honge

P: bakwas band kar... aisa kuch nehi hai hamare beech... hum dost the aur dost hi rahenge

R: kal kya hoga kise pata mere bhai... aur tune khud accept kiya tha ki tu usse like karta hain

P: arey woh bachpana tha , now we are grown up... woh sirf ek attraction tha ... i don't have any feelings for her

R: chal jootha....

ek sec ... matlab tune ab tak usko bataya nehi

P: abhi toh bola na ke i don't feel for her

R: but uss din toh bohot josh me tha tu ke (mimicks) aj tera bhai usko bol ke rahega...

P: uss din hi toh sab garbar ho gya ...

R: kya matlab

P: tu mil mein tujhe detail mei batata hon

R: ofcourse milenge ... itne saalo baad.. mai kehta hun abhi milte hai

P: abhi?... kaha hai tu?

R: Delhi me ! 

P: tu pagal h?

R( laughs) : kal miltehe shaam ko jaam ke sath  kitna maja aayega jab milenge ek hasin nojawan aur ek toote hue ashiq

P( smiles) : nautaki ....kal miltehe.... bye

R: bye

He cut the call and lied on bed. The last meeting of him with Rishaab comes to his mind.

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Pramod was arranging his documents and Rishaab was sitting sad on his bed.

P: kya hua aise uttre huye baigan jaise shakal kyu bana rakha hain

R: dekh nehi raha hai ... bhai dard mein hu

P: phir se mummy ne pita ?

R: abbey .... tere liye koi do minute chain se nehi baith sakta...  mai yaha tere jane ka dukh mana raha hu aur tu hai ki meri le raha hain