RAABTA : A collection of short stories

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"Kal raat kya tha" Mehek narrowed her eyes at Rehaan who had just got up and come in the hall.

"Mera birthday??" Rehaan made a face as if he was trying to remember something more....

"Being smart are we" Mehek crossed her arms

"I am toh already smart..."

"Ahaan.....wo toh mai dekh hi chuki hun.....ek baat batao jab tum yahi chahte the.. toh directly aa kar kyun nahin bola?"

"Agar rasta barf se bhara hota hai na..toh pehle barf hatate hain..phir us raste par chalte hain"

"Toh Zaid barf tha?"

"Obviously......" Rehaan chuckled

"Mai dekhna chahta tha aapke mann me kya hai options de kar but phir being the selfish person I am ... options ko dheere dheere hata bhi deta tha"

"Haan wo to mujhe ab samajh me aa raha hai......farz karo mai tumhari expectation ke khilaaf kuch kar deti toh"

"Halka sa bhi aisa ehsaas hota na..toh aapko kidnap kar leta mai...." Rehaan pulled Mehek in her arms...."Aapko ilm bhi hai... kaise mera khoon khaulta tha jab Zaid bhai aapse akele me baat karte the.....aur wo bandar Haneef..use toh mai baad me dekhunga"

"Waisa mera shauhar acting bahut achi karta hai" Mehek also wound her arms around his neck

"Lekin I am really sorry for the way I behaved in the early days of marriage.............actually mai chahta tha mai jisse shaadi karun wo sirf aur sirf mujhe pyaar kare........mera sapna toot gaya tha"

"Idhar dekho...." Mehek cupped his face "mai jaisi bhi hun....sirf aur sir tumhari hun......."

"Validation de dein zara" Rehaan forwaded his right cheek with a smile

"You are impossible...." Mehek tried to get out of his arms ....

"Please please ......" he pouted

"Why are you so cute...." Mehek kissed his cheek soundly making him float in air....."Idhar bhi idhar bhi" he forwarded his left cheek too.

"Ye ek pe ek free chal raha hai kya"

"Bilkul nahi..free me mai kuch nahin leta .... sud samet waapas karunga aap befikra rahein"

"Office nahin jana kya aaj?"

"Office se yaad aaya.....mujhe lagta hai humein sab ko bata dena chahiye hamare nikaah ke bare mein"

"Hmmm........it's time" Mehek agreed

"Humne pichle mahine leave li thi na usi ki koi date bata denge.....nahin toh din bhar dimaag khate rahenge sab" Rehaan made a face.

"Haan aapki friend Trisha ne call kiya tha......."

"Trisha ne .... tumhe ?"

"Nahin Ammi ko...aapka pichla phone toh kahin kabade me family ne daal diya tha...lekin purane dost abhi bhi zinda hain"

"Mazaak banao ab tum mera" Mehek hit his arm

"Kuch close friends ko message kar dein apna ye wala number" Rehaan suggested pointing towards her phone

"Hmm...filhaal toh office ke pehle office ke liye ready ho jaein humlog"

Rehaan had come to Mehek's place as he had made a long list of birthday dishes and those couldn't be made in his kitchen which only had a handful of the required equipments.

"Mehek .. tight pakdein mujhe..nahin toh gir jayengi" Rehaan said speeding the bike

"Aaj tum kuch zyada brakes nahi laga rahe" Mehek hit his back lightly