A little more than one month...
HM- kya Ammi hum dono koi 20 saal ke bache thodi hai jo Valentines day na mana ne pe dukhi hoye. Waise bhi Anubhav ko ye din khuch khaas pasand nahi.
Ammi- phir kyu meri beti itni ukhdi Hui hai? (She asked smiling putting extra ghee on roti for her)
Maa- haa. Mujhe apni Haseena aise nahi pasand, isi acha toh hum saas bahu kisi mudde pe behas hi karle.
HM- kya Maa. Chaliye humse dhyan hataiye or Movie pe lagaiye.
She smiled and again twisted the topic. The thing which was hurting her, that it was not the only special day they were going to miss. Her plans for flying kites together was already ruined. Holi, which was so special to them and ofcourse their first Anniversary could also be a miss.
Moreover from the last week he could only talk for a few minutes as he trained them from evening to the next day morning and rested for rest of the day, tired. Today was her first day of period which only intensified that hollow feeling.
She craved for his love, cuddling, sleeping near him, the bitter sweet argument, her favourite dal makhni he makes, to love him... Everything.
She is an independent woman and he made her inner child be pampered simultaneously backing her abilities and being proud of her achievements.
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"Bhaiya bola na koi parcel nahi hai humara", she scolded the delivery man in irritation. "Ma'am aapka hi hai, aapke liye order Kiya hai kisi or ne...ek minute. Mr. Anubhav Singh ne"
Hearing his name an instant smile lit her face. "Acha...sorry bhaiya. Dekhiye aap jaha hai na waha se 4th ghar left me"
"Smile dekh rahi hai aap iski behenji", Maa teased. "Haan Anubhav ka Valentine special gift", Ammi joined. Haseena rolled her eyes but at their gazes hid her face in her palms.
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10 30 p.m.-
"Thank you Anu. Humme aapke bheje roses or humari favourite pastry or kaju katli mili gayi. I know aap abhi training pe honge but I miss you a lot. Please try kijye na, ki hum ya aap aa sake weekend pe. Aur ek or baat ye itne chote se card pe aapne 400 Rs kharche🤕"
Next morning voice note (6 a.m. when his training ends)
"Gift milne pe humne I love you expect Kiya tha or aap yaha kanjusi dikha rahi hai (he huffs while laying down and that sound is heard, depicting his tiredness) or haan hum koshish kar rahe hai department se update milte hi bataye he. Ab aapke liye good morning or humari toh shubh ratri ho gayi"
8:05 a.m. -
"I...Lovee...you...😘😘"
"Golu😚"
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MPT,
Cheetah- Santu ji, Santu ji rukiye...
Santosh- Haa bol cheete, dekh jo bhi hai jaldi bol, woh Sector 20 ka robbery case dekhna hai hum dono ko fatafat. MS waise kitni sad thi kal or mujhe unke stress ka karan nahi ban na hai (she says responsibly)
Cheetah- ye ye ye
SS- kya ye ye ye ?
CC- Rose Santu ji... Rose...Peela haan lekin
(He forwards it to her)
SS- Valentines day toh kal tha. Tu mujhe ye kal bhi de sakta tha (she accepts it because Yellow rose symbolises Friendship)
CC- Mujhe laga aap dar jayegi woh...konsa phobia hai aapko. Peechli baar us case me aapne same wale ko fork de mara tha (he says shyly)
SS- lekin tujhe kaise maar sakti hu Cheete?
(She smiles seeing the rose and safely keeps it in her diary.)
Tujhe pata hai mujhe commitment phobia kyu hai?
(He shook his head)
Dar lagta hai mujhe ki koi mujhe apni aadat dekar door chala jaye. Aaj log kaise kaise hogaye hai, kisi ka khuch pata nahi chalta ki woh saalo baad bhi badal jaye.
CC- hum nahi na badlenge Santu ji (she looks at him) humesha aapke dost banke rahenge
(Though he feels a longing to tell her about his love, he always falls for her comfort.)
SS- dinner pe chalega mere saath?
CC- 😯
SS- ha ek din mess ke khane se chutkara milega ( And though now she has begun to understand his feelings are true and not silly flirts, she still fears to cross the line of their friendship )
CC- aap ke saath toh kahi bhi chlenge hum (blushing)
SS- chal toh phir abhi toh record room chal...kaam pe lag (suddenly strict)
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(Evening)
Delhi.
"Ye Haseena phone kyu nahi utha Rahi?", He tugged on his belly and exhaled irritatedly.
"Kabhi-kabhi toh hume Haseena ke taane sahi lagte hai ki humari Umar hogayi hai," he walked from one direction to another holding his stomach which burned in acidity.
"Nahi lekin akal toh humari hi Mari gayi thi subha khuch khaya nahi sirf chai pi ke so Gaye or uthke ab coffee", he chided himself finding a small box of ajwaine.
"Haash mil gayi", he quickly set a pan with a glass of water to stove and added a tea spoon full of it.
Few minutes later he decided to call Maa. Their conversation continued untill Haseena returned home.
Teri Biwi Agayi...phone usse du?, Maa teased.
"Kabhi kabhi toh lagta hai Haseena ke chakkar me humme toh tu bhul hi jayega", she fake frowned.
"Kya...maa aise itni door se hume hriday aghaat mat dijye. Aap toh achi saas hai na. Aise bahu ke bare me bolna sobha nahi deta", he said nervously. Maa laughed and called Haseena.
"Sorry Anu...aapne jab Hume call Kiya hum IG sir ke saath the. Phir battery dead"
"Koi nahi Jaa...Haseena", he blushed when his mother peeked in the frame.
"Aise mat ghooro hume. Jate hai bahar tumhe 'privacy' dene", Maa teased.
"Or bataiye kaisa Raha aapka din?"
"Wahi jaise Roz hota hai...HQ or MPT ke beech. Abhi ek robbery case chal raha hai. Bahout thak gaye hai...kaash aap yaha hote toh aapko zor se hug karlete", she smiled sadly. He kissed the phone screen to make her happy.
"Or aapka?", Before she could ask there was a knock at his quarter. "Humara toh abhi shuru hoga. Hume Jana hoga", he said feeling dejected.
"Koi baat nahi", she tried to cheer him up but all she wanted was him in his arms. "Bye", Anubhav said. "Bye..I lov...", But the call was already disconnected as his quarter's bell rang again.
Tears developed her eyes. But a ping on her phone distracted her for time being.
Anu- I love you too.
Upcoming - The Rising Insecurities.
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