Not a Fairytale

Chapter 5

Karan was having fun at home.. poore 2 din Shivin ke sath chill karne ke baad aaj woh thoda Me Time enjoy kar raha tha.. araam se utha.. aur breakfast finish karke woh.. movie dekh raha tha.. because He was obsessed with cinema..!!!
Tabhi usse khabar aati ke koi ladki usse milne aayi hai..
That was a shock.. usse aaj tak Shivin ke alawa koi ladka tak nahi milne aaya.. aur aaj pehli baar koi ladki aayi hai!!?
Karan apne ghar ki maid ke sath cctv footage check karne jata hai.. and there she wass!!!
Tejasswi?????
Woh yahan kya kar rahi thi???
Yeh sab sochte hi.. woh seedha phone Shivin ko karta hai..
"Kya hai????" Shivin canteen mein baitha.. social time enjoy kar raha tha.. doosre Dotson ke sath..!!
"Bhai, Tejasswi mere ghar pe kyu aayi hai??"

Yeh sun kar Shivin ko thodi si hairaani hoti hai.. "what?? Tere ghar pe??"

"Haan.. bahar khadi hai... kya karoon???"

"Acha!!! Maine usse mana kiya tha, woh teri mom ka pta lene aayi hai.. ke woh theek hain ya nahi?? Uss din jhooth bola tha naa!!!!"

"Arre yaar...!!! Yeh kya baat hui???"

Shivin hasne lag jata hai "acha listen... usne aaj mujhe bataya ke woh tujhe date kar sakti hai.. matalb you have chances!! And I ready to take one...!! Aaj uss par ek impression chod de... ke tu mera dost nahi..!! You are Karan.... more than that!!!"

"Pagal hai kya bc??? Apni hi girlfriend ko bech raha hai???"

Shivin ki hassi nahi rukk rahi thi "I am not selling her... I am making things easy for her.. try to take her pain away...!! Offering her a good and better boyfriend!!!"

Aur Karan baat poori sune bina phone disconnect kar deta hai..
And he allowed Tejasswi in.
Tejasswi jaise hi uske ghar mein entry karti hai.. it was huge.. bahar se jitna normal lag raha tha.. andar se double times... bda tha!! Everything seems so antique yet beautiful. Tejasswi hall mein baith jati hai.. the couch was so comfy!!
Usse lag raha tha ke seedha jayegi toh Karan mil jayega.. par nahi!!!
Pehle 2 baar guard se confirmation li.. phir.. camera's par.. confirmation aur andar aakar bhi servants ghoom rahe hain!!!
Karan is really rich!! "She thinks..."
Shivin ka ghar bhi bda hai.. woh bhi rich hai.. par uske yahan itni formalities nahi hain!! Tejasswi ek baar hi gyi thi... 12th ki farewell party ke baad.. Shivin ke ghar bhi party thi... tab dekha tha.. his house was beautiful too..
Par Karan ka ghar is something else..!!
Way too Royal.

Kuch der baad Karan aa jata hai.. jo pehle shorts mein ghoom raha tha ab usne poore kapde pehan liye the!!!
"Hi... Tejasswi... tum yahan kaise???" Woh seedha point par aata hai.

Tejasswi idhar-udhar dekhti hai "woh.. tumahari mom kaisi hain?? Unke liye aayi thi.."

"She is fine.. now!!!"

"Mil sakti hoon kya unse???"

"Uhh... nahi, woh ghar pe nahi hain!!!"

"Kab tak aa jayengi???"

Shivin was right... Tejasswi is so.. annoying!! Woh kyu itna peeche pdi hai?? Karan wk weird look usse deta hai.. jisse woh samjh gyi thi ke zyada ho raha hai..

"Anything else???" Karan asked

"Haan.. mujhe tumse kuch baat karni thi.."

Yeh baat sunte hi Karan conscious ho jata hai.. aur uska dimaag chalne lag jata hai.. Tejasswi kahin usse Shivin wali baat toh nahi bolegi..? Date karne wali...!!!
Woh haan mein sir hilaa kar ishaara karta hai ke bolo...

"Well... tum pehle promise karo ke Shivin ko nahi bataoge?"

Yeh sun kar Karan ko hassi aa jati hai, kyon ke woh dono ek-doosre se kuch nahi chupaate... par phir bhi woh haan bol deta hai..

"Tum Shivin ko shyed mujhse bhi zyada jaante ho..."

"Shyed???... 100% tumse zyada aur behtar jaanta hoon.." Karan thinks..!!!

"Aur.. tumne bhi notice kiya hi hoga ke pichle kuch din se woh mujhse thoda ukhda huya rehta hai.. kya baat hai?? Please tum agar bata do.. toh main solve kar sakti hoon!!!"

"Tum toh problem ho..." Karan thinks..

"Kahin... woh Sasha ke kaaran toh nahi?? Ya koi problem?? Because I really love him.. Karan, and don't want to lose him. Can you help me in this???" Tejasswi finished her talk.

Karan ko yeh expected nahi tha.. woh thoda sochne lag jata hai.. ek baar toh uska mann tha ke bta de... bhai... tu usko zyada preshaan mat kiya kar... thodi space de yaar.. bande ko!!! Par... he can't stab his friend like that.
"Main tumahari baat nahi samjh paya Tejasswi.. Shivin toh mujhe theek hi lagta hai, Sasha ke sath koi secene nahi hai,
Aur rahi baat... door hone ki.. toh mere kheyaal se woh study ko lekar focused hai..! I think you should give him space!! You know...!!"

"Matalb??? Maine kya usko disturb kiya hai??"

"Nahi.. tum galat matalb nikaal rahi ho.. it's just that.. kabhi-kabhi mann nahi hota.. toh it's better to make some distance..!!!"

Tejasswi ko uski baat samjh aa gyi thi par woh shyed samjhna hi nahi chahti thi.. aur uski aankhon mein aansu aa jate hain...
"Tum saaf saaf bolo Karan?? Kya matalb hai tumahara???"

Yeh dekhte hi Karan apni pocket se hath nikaal leta hai aur Shivin ko yaad karta hai.. Tejasswi was so emotional... way too emotionally unstable!!! Jisko Shivin mein sehan karne ki himmat nahi thi.. iss liye woh preshaan tha..
Par koi bhi ho jayega, jo ladki choti si baat par rone lag jaye, usse kya hi expect kar sakte hain..
"Tum ro kyu rahi ho?? Maine aisa toh kuch galat nahi kaha!!!"

"Nahi.. tumahara distance aur space se kya matalb tha?? Main usko preshaan kar rahi hoon kya?? Uske raste mein aa rahi hoon???"

"See... maine toh kuch aisa kaha hi nahi, tum khud se yeh baat bana kar bol rahi ho!!.. why ????" Karan make his point.

Yeh sun kar Tejasswi apne aansu ponch leti hai aur ghoor ke Karan ko dekhti hai.m usse umeed nahi thi ke woh aise baat karega.. woh toh ab tak usse shaant aur bhola samjhti thi.. par Karan bhi bolta hai.. aur boht rude baatein karta hai...

"Tejasswi listen...
Mujhe nahi pta.. tumahare aur Shivin ke beech mein kya problem hai.. main bas itna hi keh raha tha ke Shivin is very concerned about his studies... tum toh uski girlfriend ho.. kabhi nahi jaogi.. par uska career jaa sakta hai.. I mean.. tum dono poora time sath rehte ho.. toh.. usse padhne ke liye kabhi-kabhi raat ko mere paas aana padta hai.. All I am saying... have some space you both!!! Pyar toh kahin nahi jaa raha, you both should focus on your studies I guess!!!
Ya phir tum uski help kar sakti ho, padhne mein!! Woh tumse nahi bolega kyon ke tum log poora time baatein karte rehte ho...
I hope tum samjh rahi ho..!!!" Karan lied... par usse samjh bhi toh nahi aa raha tha ke aur kya bole... woh toh ro kar dikhaa deti hai... saamne wale ko kitna bura aur ajeeb lagta hai!!

"So.. you mean.. I should give him space so he can focus on his studies...." Tejasswi repeated his words.

"Well... paani.. pee lo... tum rote huye achi nahi lagti..!!" He changed the subject.

"Shyed tum sahi keh rahe ho... main overthink kar rahi hoon.., Thank you Karan.. I am so sorry.. maine pta nahi tumhe mann kitni gaaliyan de di..!! Tum bure nahi ho..!!"
Paani peekar kuch der baad woh chali jaati hai..